BASF awards $5,000 in scholarships to University of Texas engineering students

FLORHAM PARK, NJ – December 16, 2015 – BASF recently awarded $5,000 in scholarships to two engineering students at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin. Annual scholarships are part of BASF's efforts to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and careers.

“BASF's Team Chemistry Scholarship Program encourages students to pursue STEM-related degrees and to consider careers in our industry," said Tom Yura, Senior Vice President and Manager of the BASF site in Geismar, Louisiana and executive sponsor of BASF's UT School Recruiting Team. “BASF appreciates the outstanding effort by UT to prepare engineers and leaders of the future, and we congratulate the scholarship recipients for their achievements."

Each student received a $2,500 scholarship from BASF. Grants are awarded to students who maintain excellent grade-point averages and are active in campus and community organizations. The BASF Team Chemistry scholarship winners are:

• Andrea de Wied is a sophomore mechanical engineering major from San Antonio, Texas. She is active in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Women in Mechanical Engineering and is a Peer Assistance Leader and Program Office Assistant for the Women in Engineering Program. She is a recipient of the 2015 Victor L. Hand Endowed Scholarship. Andrea is conducting undergraduate research in the Electrochemical Energy Laboratory and also is designing an educational toy that promotes children's interest in engineering.
  
  
• Caroline Kung is a sophomore chemical engineering major from Fort Worth, Texas. She is a National Merit Scholar and a Peer Assistance Leader for the Women in Engineering Program. She has served as a student mentor for the Honors Colloquium and WE@UT, and as an engineering ambassador for the Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program. Caroline is co-leader of the Engineers for a Sustainable World Solar-Powered Smoothie Cart team and was a member of the AIChE Chem-E-Car Competition team. She is a recipient of the T. W. Whaley, Jr. Friends of Alec Endowed Scholarship. Caroline is conducting undergraduate research in the Peppas Laboratory of Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Bionanotechnology.
  
  

"The support provided by BASF to Texas engineering students goes beyond scholarships," said Sharon L. Wood, Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering. “The company also provides educational opportunities with its Team Chemistry Challenge and professional development with internships and future career opportunities. We thank BASF for continuing to make a positive and lasting impact at The University of Texas at Austin.”

For more information about careers at BASF, visit http://careers.basf.us.

Download photo on right, suggested caption #1: Andrea de Wied, a sophomore mechanical engineering major from San Antonio, Texas, was one of two University of Texas at Austin students to receive a $2,500 BASF Team Chemistry Scholarship.

Download photo on right, suggested caption #2: Caroline Kung, a sophomore chemical engineering major from Fort Worth, Texas, was one of two University of Texas at Austin students to receive a $2,500 BASF Team Chemistry Scholarship.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $20.6 billion in 2014. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

At BASF, we create chemistry – and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world’s leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of over €74 billion in 2014 and around 113,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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