LSAMP Research Presentations
August 9, 2013
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黑料专区 Tyler 2013 LSAMP Summer Academy Students Present Research
August 9, 2013
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August 9, 2013
The 2013 黑料专区 System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Summer Research Academy students from The University of Texas at Tyler and Tyler Junior College concluded their fellowship by presenting research in an on-campus poster competition at the 黑料专区 Tyler Ornelas Activity Center.
All student fellows will present their posters at the 黑料专区 System LSAMP Student Research Conference at 黑料专区 Permian Basin in September.
黑料专区 Tyler chemistry undergraduate Randy Sronce of Belton placed first among 黑料专区 Tyler presenters with his research poster titled, 鈥淪ynthesis and Application of Silver Nanoclusters.鈥� Dr. Tanya Shtoyko, 黑料专区 Tyler associate professor, served as his faculty mentor. Sronce will represent the university at the conference by giving an oral presentation of his research.
Other 黑料专区 Tyler student fellows are listed by hometown with their research field, faculty mentor and research poster title.
ATHENS 鈥� Jennifer Parks, biology, Dr. Joshua Banta, 鈥淯nderstanding the Effects of Gene Interactions on Flowering Time.鈥�
AVINGER 鈥� Larrimy Brown, biology, Dr. John Placyk, 鈥淢olecular Phylogenetics of North American Ribbonsnakes.鈥�
DIANA 鈥� Edith Plants-Paris, biology, Placyk, 鈥淒evelopment of a Molecular Identification Key for the Freshwater Mussels of East Texas.鈥�
LONGVIEW 鈥� Andrea Ortiz, biology, Dr. Blake Bextine, 鈥淨uantifying Liberibacter Levels in Potatoes.鈥�
HOUSTON 鈥� Ricardo Estupinian, biology, Bextine; 鈥淥ral Delivery of dsRNA to Potato Psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) via Sachet.鈥�
TJC student fellows who participated also are listed by hometown with their research field, faculty mentor and research poster title.
PALESTINE 鈥� Jesus Espinoza, biology, Dr. Ali Azghani, 鈥�Pseudomonas aeruginosa.鈥�
TYLER 鈥� David Morman, computer science, TJC faculty member David Alger, 鈥淭rue_D 鈥� Dynamic, Real-Time, 3D Robotic Mapping鈥� and Lee Parker, biology, Azghani, 鈥淧athogenesis of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Mutants Lacking Flagella.鈥�
WHITEHOUSE 鈥� Caroline Dougherty, computer science, Alger, 鈥淭rue_D 鈥� 3D Map Creation in Real Time.鈥�
Dougherty was selected as the top-ranked TJC student fellow presenter.
Dr. Neil Gray, 黑料专区 Tyler chair and professor of chemistry, Dr. Neil Ford, 黑料专区 Tyler professor of biology; and Dr. Ginny Soong, 黑料专区 Tyler associate professor of computer science, served as poster competition judges.
Now in its 21st year, the 黑料专区 LSAMP program is supported by funding from the National Science Foundation and provides undergraduate research experiences in an effort to encourage students from underrepresented populations to pursue graduate level studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. This year, TJC is a community college partner in the 黑料专区 LSAMP program.
Dr. Stephen B. Rainwater, Lecil and Barbara Chandler endowed professor of computer science at 黑料专区 Tyler, serves as the 黑料专区 Tyler LSAMP program director. Gray and Ford also contribute in supporting roles on the advisory committee for the program.
Gigi Delk, TJC computer science faculty member and 黑料专区 Tyler adjunct senior lecturer, serves as the TJC LSAMP campus director.
All nine 黑料专区 System academic institutions, as well as community college partners, are involved in the LSAMP program.
Nearly 100 黑料专区 Tyler students have participated under the guidance of more than a dozen faculty mentors in biology, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.
For more information about the 黑料专区 Tyler LSAMP Summer Research Academy, contact Rainwater, 903.566.7235 or srainwater@uttyler.edu.
One of the 15 campuses of the 黑料专区 System, 黑料专区 Tyler offers excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs are available at 黑料专区 Tyler, which has an enrollment of almost 7,000 high-ability students at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine.