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Ghiska Ramahdita wins Audience Choice Award

Ghiska Ramahdita wins Audience Choice Award

May 5, 2021

Ghiska Ramahdita, a McDonnell Scholar at the School of Engineering won the Audience Choice Award during the STC Reach Out Challenge final rounds, hosted by the Museum of Science, Boston. Using captivating imagery, videos, and props, Ghiska succinctly described her research about the effects of stiffening in heart tissues to a panel of science communication […]


McDonnell Academy Scholar becomes finalist in 2021 Reach Out SciComm Slam

McDonnell Scholar Ghiska Ramahdita, a PhD candidate in mechanical engineering from McDonnell Academy partner, University of Indonesia, became the judges’ choice winner of the STC Reach Out Challenge semi-final round, hosted by the Museum of Science, Boston. Using captivating imagery, videos, and props, Ghiska succinctly described her research about the effects of stiffening in heart tissues to a panel of science communication experts and a broad virtual audience.

Watch her presentation