Edmundo Bello

The Symmetry of Fullerenes and Related Applications | English

Dr. Edmundo Bello, Florida State University international alum from Brazil, claims his experience at FSU presented him with invaluable opportunities to network with world-renowned scientists and passionate faculty who inspired him to change the world for the better with science.

Bello, who graduated in 2019 with a Ph.D. in Chemistry, is an instrumental analysis chemist at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) where he assists in the conservation of the endangered ecosystems of Lake Wales Ridge, a National Wildlife Refuge.

Dr. Bello is grateful for the academic and personal experience FSU provided him. He acknowledged, “One of the greatest things of FSU is that it enables you to explore a wide variety of activities and, by doing so, you can discover new interests.”

“I chose to attend graduate school at Florida State University (FSU) because of the incredible experience I had here as a visiting scholar in Dr. Stiegman’s Research Lab during my senior year as an undergrad. At the time, I was awarded the Latin American Student Education and Research (LASER) fellowship, which was extremely important to me, since it provided a stipend to cover plane tickets, as well as housing and meals expenses,” said Bello.