Alumna, Senior Selected for New Quad Fellowship in STEM Fields

Megan Christy’s work with a Duke Bass Connections team led her from eye-tracking studies with young football players to Sinai Biodesign and now to a promising new startup.

The richness of Duke’s intellectual communities and its deep commitment to interdisciplinarity are major draws for top scholars who are leaders in their fields. Nine of these academic stars share why they came to Duke and why they stay.

Can a summer program spark a lifelong passion? For Matthew Ross, a Duke Ph.D. graduate in ecology, one of Duke’s interdisciplinary “plus programs” helped lead to a career that blends environmental science, data visualization and collaborative teaching.