![Rachael Skye](/sites/default/files/styles/width_150/public/users/user21656/Untitled%20design%20%2851%29.png?itok=tI34GTPs)
Thanks to the Travel Award, I was able to attend the Gordon Research Seminar and Conference in Crystal Growth and Assembly. Through this experience I strengthened connections with leaders in the field of crystal growth, and met other grad students from around the world. I was able to foster collaborations and discussions with people I would otherwise never have met.