UTM announces Martin native, DéJa Graves is the first graduate to receive a chemical physics concentration.
The concentration serves as a solid preparation for chemical physics or physical chemistry careers. UTM began offering this concentration Fall of 2023.
Graves graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry May 3.
She is taking her degree in chemistry from UTM and moving further toward a STEM career. She has been accepted into the master’s program at Western Washington University.
She wants to work in the science industry for a couple of years, gain experience, then come back to teach so she can use the real-world experience in her classes.
Miss Graves played basketball at Westview High School in Martin and earned a scholarship to play at Union University in Jackson, after a year there, she transferred to UTM to focus more on her education.
