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| | MSU News Bulletin |
 | | MSU’s first recipient of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Undergraduate Scholarship, Tracy Kamikawa of Honolulu, now a first-year doctoral student, is heading in new directions in her biosystems engineering research. |
 | | She and her mentor, Evangelyn Alocilja, assistant professor in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, focused on the development of biosensors and bioelectronic devices for the rapid detection of food borne and bioterrorism disease agents for homeland security, food safety and environmental quality. |
 | | Kamikawa held an internship this summer at ANSER Analytic Services, Inc., in Alexandria, Va., the site of the Homeland Security Institute. |
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