Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Marisa Sposato of Flemington Receives ISPE Boston Area Chapter Award in Scholarship

2017 Sep 18

Marisa Sposato of Flemington, N.J., a member of Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) class of 2018 majoring in chemical engineering, has received a scholarship from the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE).

Applicants, who must be Chapter members, are eligible to receive up to $8,000 in scholarship monies during their academic career based on their academic, extra-curricular and community service accomplishments, and the extent of their involvement with ISPE and the life sciences industry. The scholarship program was established to honor the memory of Boston Area Chapter Past President Joel Goldenberg.

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