Dominic DiFranzo

Nominated by:
Zhila Aghajari

Comments from nominator:
I am nominating my advisor, professor Dominic DiFranzo, as the best mentor ever. He is so passionate about his job both as a researcher and as an advisor. He always motivates me to pursue my passion for research while guiding me to be critical of what I do. Also, he introduced me to several wonderful researchers in other universities and provided me the opportunity to collaborate on different interesting projects.
Apart from research, he is a very nice person and cares about his students. I believe this is a very great personality for an advisor, especially in grad school.

Mentor comments:
It is such a great privilege to work with our students. We are given the opportunity to help develop the next generation of scholars. I learn so much from the interactions with my students and am constantly amazed by the growth and progress they make.