South Carolina Honors College junior Amanda Manea of Charleston, South Carolina, has
won a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. The scholarship, the most prestigious award
in the country for natural science, engineering and mathematics undergraduates, recognizes
their exceptional work and commitment to research careers.
Manea majors in mathematics and biological sciences, and she aims to earn an M.D./Ph.D.
in biomedical engineering and work on machine learning methods in oncology.