Monday, April 18, 2011
Students selected for USI Early Undergraduate Research Program
Ann Libbert is joined by Luke Maurer in collecting the ebony jewelwing, a damselfly, as part of summer research with Dr. Eric McCloud.
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Betty Vawter Senior Editor, News & Information Services 812/480-1873 Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, the program is designed to engage students interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields in hands-on research early in their academic careers. Students pursue research in Pott College facilities with a faculty mentor for two summers and may continue the relationship during the intervening academic year. Participants attend weekly seminars to present research updates and learn from guest speakers representing area business and industry. The program also includes tours of area STEM industries. Students receive a $3,000 stipend for each summer of participation as well as room and board in campus housing. The following students and faculty research leaders will work together in ongoing research projects for eight weeks beginning May 9. Yena Choi, biology, Munster, Indiana, and Brittany Verble, biology, Hatfield, Indiana - Dr. Brent Summers, assistant dean and associate professor of biology Chelsy Calhoun, biology/pre-med, Henderson, Kentucky Joshua Long, biology, Indianapolis and Gavin Norton, biology/pre-med, Evansville - Dr. Jeff Thomas, associate professor of education (science teaching) Christian Duncheon, biology, Montgomery, Indiana, and Alec Kelley, biology, Evansville - Dr. Richard A. Bennett, assistant professor of biology Eric Dockery, mathematics, Evansville - Dr. Brandon Field, assistant professor of engineering Danielle Eckert, engineering, Jeffersonville, Indiana - Dr. Marco Lara Gracia, assistant professor of engineering Alison Konieczki, chemistry, Auburn, Indiana, and Sarah Schwartz, chemistry, Corydon, Indiana - Dr. Jeffrey W. Seyler, professor of chemistry William Miller, biology, Vincennes, Indiana, and Joseph Tadros, biology, Evansville - Dr. Harold McCarron, instructor in chemistry Meghann Reardon, biology, Clinton, Indiana, and Craig Roberts, biology, Daleville, Indiana - Dr. Landon Moore, assistant professor of biology Eric Tepool, biology, Evansville - Dr. Eric McCloud, associate professor of biology Aaron Williams, engineering, Washington, Indiana - Dr. Glen Kissel, assistant professor of engineering Louis Volz, engineering, Evansville - Dr. Julian Davis, assistant professor of engineering Eighteen students who began the research program last summer will return for their second and final summer in the program. During the first two years of the program, projects have included such topics as invertebrate biodiversity, wind energy, compilation of rock kits and development of curricula for the study of geology in K-12 classrooms, and the isolation of plant proteins that could be effective against plant viruses. For more information, including descriptions of faculty research areas, visit Southwest Indiana STEM Early Undergraduate Research Program. |
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