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Rep.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E2021,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E11\u003C\/em\u003E, 2935.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tutoring.gatech.edu\/plus-sessions\/\u0022\u003EPLUS (Peer-Led Undergraduate Study\u003C\/a\u003E) leader, intro to physics; teaching assistant, evolutionary biology;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/transitionseminars.oue.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGT1000\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;team leader\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2021 Robert A. Pierotti Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPresented to a top graduating senior in the College. 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