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Forum announces scholarship recipient

A view of the Smart Energy Building, where scholarship recipient Natalie Kachmarik spends some of her time. A view of the Smart Energy Building, where scholarship recipient Natalie Kachmarik spends some of her time.
A view of the Smart Energy Building, where scholarship recipient Natalie Kachmarik spends some of her time. Image Credit: Jonathan Cohen.
September 30, 2021

The Binghamton University Forum announces its scholarship recipient for academic year 2021-22: Natalie Kachmarik ’23 of Binghamton.

Kachmarik graduated from Vestal High School in 2019, where she was ranked 10th in her class and earned an advanced Regents diploma with honors. At Binghamton University, she is majoring in physics and minoring in mathematical sciences and has made the Dean’s List every semester.

In addition to her coursework, she participates in extracurricular activities related to STEM. As a first-year student at Binghamton, she joined BU Science, which presents weekly short science lessons to local elementary students. The lessons are recorded on video and played for the students in their respective classrooms. Content supplements the teachers’ lesson plans and is intended to encourage students to take advanced science courses in middle and high school.

Kachmarik was selected for Smart Energy Scholars, a professional development program for engineering and science students. Participants gain skills necessary to build careers in the smart energy field. Kachmarik and her peers hosted a panel discussion with members of the New York State Assembly on how different sets of stakeholders can collaborate on reducing climate change. She was also selected to work as a teaching assistant for an introductory physics lab. In this role, she delivers lectures, performs demonstrations and answers students’ questions as they work on lab activities.

View the full list of Binghamton University Forum Scholarship recipients online.

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