Patricia Mensah
STEM Scholars
STEM Scholar
-
Affiliation
Student
-
Hometown
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Biography
Patricia Mensah is a chemical engineering student from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career goals are to earn an MD/Ph.D. in bioengineering and become a physician-scientist. Mensah chose Howard because of its long legacy of excellence. She also appreciates that through the Karsh STEM Scholars Program the University has shown its dedication to her success. She opted for a career in STEM not only because of her love for math and science, but also because she wants to see more African Americans studying and researching the problems that affect the community. For the past two summers, Mensah has participated in summer research programs at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. Through these experiences she’s discovered that she enjoys learning about biocompatible materials and how parts of the body have behaviors that can be described by physics and engineering. Eventually, she would like to conduct research to improve health care for all people. Her goal is to extend and enhance the quality of life for those battling illness by developing technology and methods to improve disease diagnosis and treatment.