Justine Paul is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in Professor Nancy Sottos’ research group. Her research focuses on the development of new manufacturing techniques that aim to fabricate functional materials utilizing a rapid, energy efficient polymerization process. Paul received a Beckman Institute Graduate Fellowship in 2020 and in 2021 she received the Material Science and Engineering Annual Innovation Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis. She received her bachelor’s degree in bioengineering from Syracuse University in 2018 with a minor in engineering and computer science management. Outside of the lab, Justine enjoys spending time outdoors, golfing, running, working out, reading, cooking, and gardening.