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March 1, 2018

Acoff hosted faculty from 82 of the nation’s 101 HBCUs and predominantly black institutions.

Metallurgical and materials engineer Viola Acoff in an Electron Microscopy Lab with her doctorate student, Derrick Stokes, in 2011. Stokes was one of the historically black colleges and universities students referred to The University of Alabama to pursue graduate studies as a result of Acoff’s Introducing Science Faculty to Materials Science and Engineering workshop. Stokes received his doctorate in materials science in 2015. He now serves as a staff research and development engineer with the company UTC Aerospace Systems. Prior to his time at The University of Alabama, Stokes received his bachelor's degree in physics from Jackson State University. He was also a Bridge to the Doctorate fellow through NSF’s Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) at The University of Alabama.

Credit: Viola L. Acoff, The University of Alabama

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