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Nov. 1, 2019

International student found a surprising way to practise her language skills

Laura Rios, master's student and 3MT winner, shared her experience as a U²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù student at Community Report 2019

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Laura Rios is originally from Barrancabermeja, Colombia, a small city known for being very hot and home to the largest oil refinery in the country. She moved to ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù in September of 2018 to pursue her master’s degree of science in chemical engineering at the University of ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù. Rios' work in modifications of asphalt with reactive polymers earned her the title of U²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù’s Three Minute Thesis winner earlier this year.

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