{"id":18297,"date":"2014-04-17T14:16:18","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T14:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/?p=18297"},"modified":"2025-01-29T14:28:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:28:41","slug":"student-spotlight-mse-undergraduate-gabrielle-charno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2014\/04\/student-spotlight-mse-undergraduate-gabrielle-charno\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: MSE Undergraduate Gabrielle Charno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/CharnoGabrielle1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18253 img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/CharnoGabrielle1-229x300.png\" alt=\"CharnoGabrielle1\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 229px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 229\/300;\" \/><\/a>Balancing rigorous academic work and an involved extracurricular life can be a difficult task for any college student. Excelling under these circumstances is an even rarer find. MSE junior Gabrielle Charno exemplifies a well-rounded student both on and off the field, simultaneously juggling MSE courses and a spot on the UConn women\u2019s soccer team. \u201cShe is one of the few MSE students who plays a sport and balances a hectic schedule,\u201d states lab manager Adam Wentworth. \u201cShe works extremely hard to complete all assignments, is humble about her accomplishments, and is a prime example of a focused student.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Mechanical Behavior Laboratory (MSE 3056), Gabrielle worked on geopolymer analysis in conjunction with lab partner Daniel Violette. Their research project,\u00a0Mechanical Strength and Microstructure of Geopolymers as a Function of Water Concentration and Curing Temperature,investigated how processing conditions, including curing time, temperature, and water concentration, affect the microstructure and properties of geopolymer samples.<\/p>\n<p>Of the classes that she has taken thus far, Gabrielle counts Phase Transformation Kinetics with Professor\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mse.engr.uconn.edu\/theodoulos-z-kattamis\">Theo Kattamis<\/a>\u00a0(MSE 3003) and Mechanical Behavior Laboratory with Professor<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mse.engr.uconn.edu\/theresa-hennessey\">Theresa Hennessey\u00a0<\/a>and Mr. Adam Wentworth among her favorite engineering courses.<\/p>\n<p>When she is not spending time in the MSE labs, Gabrielle plays defensive center midfield on the women\u2019s soccer team. She is a team representative for the student athlete advisory committee (SAAC) and a study hall leader for her team. Gabrielle also participates in FOCUS, the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church campus outreach group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balancing rigorous academic work and an involved extracurricular life can be a difficult task for any college student. 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