Mt. Hebron Alumna Named Rhodes Scholar

November 28th, 2017

Naomi Mburu, a senior studying chemical engineering at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, has been named a Rhodes Scholar for 2018. She is the first student in the school’s history to receive a Rhodes scholarship.

Mburu is a graduate of Mt. Hebron High School. While a student there, she completed research in biological sciences. Her work focused on how the introduction of phosphate affected the ribosomal protein L4.

“Being selected as a Rhodes Scholar will provide me with the network and resources to be an influential scientist and education advocate on the global level,” said Mburu.

The Rhodes Trust awards scholarships for two years of postgraduate study at Oxford University in England. Mburu plans to pursue a doctorate in engineering science and will continue to conduct her research on heat transfer applications for nuclear fusion reactors.