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Research Symposium Winners Announced
The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith has announced the 15 best research presentations delivered at the 15th Annual Student Research Symposium.
Research projects presented at the conference included both oral and poster presentations. Among the research disciplines represented were animation technology, biology, chemistry, computer science, dental hygiene, education, electronics, engineering, English, finance, geoscience, healthcare administration, history, imaging sciences, nursing, media communication, music education, and rhetoric and writing.
The students whose presentations were selected by judges for recognition received monetary awards in addition to their accolades.
The winners include 妻友社区 students from 17 cities across Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Alma:
- Drew Montgomery (team of 5), 鈥淟unar Terrain Vehicle,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Kevin Lewelling;
- Emilee Rogers (team of 2), 鈥淪plenosis: A Case of Spontaneous Spleen Regrowth Following Splenectomy,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Brandy Weidman.
Cameron, Oklahoma:
- Makayle Stone (team of 2), "Vaginal Seeding: A Literature Review," faculty sponsor Dr. Jackie Carver.
Coweta, Oklahoma:
- Cambrie Keel (team of 2), 鈥淪plenosis: A Case of Spontaneous Spleen Regrowth Following Splenectomy,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Brandy Weidman.
Edmond, Oklahoma:
- Avreigh Watson, 鈥淲omen Support Women: A Vindication for Protofeminists,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Lindsy Lawrence.
Fort Smith:
- Sarah Goyne (team of 4), 鈥淟ook to the Future: A Periodontal Disease Vaccine,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Bonnie Branson;
- Jeason Lopez, 鈥淐hester鈥�: A Song of Tyranny and Revolution,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Alexandra Zacharella;
- Mariah Thomas (team of 4), 鈥淚nvestigation of a Recent Landslide in Fort Smith, Arkansas,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Dave Mayo;
- Nicholas Thompson, 鈥淭he Effects of Pandemics on Stock Market Returns and Volatility,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Jim Wollscheid;
- Ashley Wilson (team of 4), 鈥淟ook to the Future: A Periodontal Disease Vaccine,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Bonnie Branson.
Gentry:
- Ben Philpott (team of 5), 鈥淟unar Terrain Vehicle,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Kevin Lewelling.
Greenwood:
- Rylynd Bullington (team of 5), 鈥淟unar Terrain Vehicle,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Kevin Lewelling;
- Alex Burns (team of 4), 鈥淚nvestigation of a Recent Landslide in Fort Smith, Arkansas,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Dave Mayo;
- Emily Clem, 鈥淢issing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: From 鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon鈥� to the Present,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Ann-Gee Lee;
- Alexis Groves (team of 2), 鈥淧erceptions of Heart Healthy Behaviors in Homeless Women,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Patricia Conard;
- Rebecca Martinez (team of 5), 鈥淟unar Terrain Vehicle,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Kevin Lewelling;
- Faith O鈥橫ahony (team of 2), 鈥淧erceptions of Heart Healthy Behaviors in Homeless Women,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Patricia Conard.
Lavaca:
- Brittany Mize (team of 4), 鈥淟ook to the Future: A Periodontal Disease Vaccine,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Bonnie Branson.
Mulberry:
- Paul Gambill (team of 3), 鈥淭he Effects of Biochar on Turf Grass,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. James Brandli.
Muldrow, Oklahoma:
- Melissa Hayden, 鈥淐onductor, Composer, Philanthropist: The Life of Emma Roberto Steiner,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Alexandra Zacharella.
Norman:
- Julton Sword, 鈥淒eep-Seeker: Autonomous Robotic Path-Recognition Network,鈥� faculty sponsors Dr. Andrew Mackey and Israel Cuevas.
Pocola, Oklahoma:
- Bryan Elam (team of 3), 鈥淭he Effects of Biochar on Turf Grass,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. James Brandli.
Poteau, Oklahoma:
- Jenny Dixon (team of 4), 鈥淟ook to the Future: A Periodontal Disease Vaccine,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Bonnie Branson.
Rogers:
- Kairy Galvez, 鈥淭esting of Quinazolinone-Based Drug Candidates as Treatments for Antibiotic Resistant Bacterial Infections,鈥� faculty sponsors Roger Lightner, Dr. Jeff Shaver, Dr. Souvik Banerjee, Dr. Sandhya Baviskar, and Dr. Sayo Fakayode.
Sallisaw, Oklahoma:
- Payton Karr (team of 4), 鈥淚nvestigation of a Recent Landslide in Fort Smith, Arkansas,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Dave Mayo.
Van Buren:
- Andrew Edmonds (team of 4), 鈥淚nvestigation of a Recent Landslide in Fort Smith, Arkansas,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Dave Mayo;
- Anthony Ming (team of 5), 鈥淟unar Terrain Vehicle,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Kevin Lewelling;
- Logan Perez (team of 3), 鈥淭he Effects of Biochar on Turf Grass,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. James Brandli;
- Ian Schweizer, 鈥淭he Redesign and Implementation of the Coupler Controller,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Kiyun Han.
Vian, Oklahoma:
- Alexis Kleman (team of 2), 鈥淰aginal Seeding: A Literature Review,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Jackie Cavner.