AWARDS ANNOUNCED IN 12TH ANNUAL 'CREATE@STATE' RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
JONESBORO – Research and creative activity took center stage during the three days of the 12th annual Create@State Symposium, a spring semester hallmark at Arkansas State University.
Create@State showcases the faculty-mentored works of high-achieving students from across all the university’s colleges and disciplines. Approximately 190 presentations were on the schedule, including oral, poster, creative and sales pitches. Almost 250 students, undergraduate and graduate-level, were involved. Prominent external stakeholders and alumni served as volunteer judges.
The program is a culmination of collaborative efforts by faculty mentors, chairs and deans of each of the colleges, working with Research and Technology Transfer along with University Advancement, KASU, ASU-TV, Marketing and Creative Services, Blackboard Support, the Student Research and Philanthropy Councils, and Assessment.
Stipends included with the various awards were: Dean’s Award = $250; InfoReady Award = $250; Dr. Emily Devereux Undergraduate Student Research and Creativity Award = $500; Research & Technology Transfer Graduate Student Research and Creativity Award = $500; Chancellor’s Undergraduate Award = $1,000; and Chancellor’s Graduate Award = $1,000.
Awards for the college of sciences and mathematics were presented to the following students:
College of Sciences & Mathematics:
Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Oral Presentation:
Nathan May, Racial and Other Disparities in Substance Abuse Treatment Completion Success Among Pregnant Women; Dr. Sudeepa Bhattacharyya, mentor
Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Poster Presentation:
MyNi Van, Marcela Miranda, Scout Weatherford (co-presenters), Electrochemical Glucose Micro/Nano Biosensors Using Recombinant MN Peroxidase and Glucose Oxidase; Dr. Anahita Izadyar, mentor
Dean’s Award for Graduate Oral Presentation:
Cherryl Quinones, Assessing Ascorbate Content of Rice Accessions Growing Under High Night Temperature Stress; Dr. Argelia Lorence, mentor
Dean’s Award for Graduate Poster Presentation:
Alexander Worm, Joint-Nesting and Cooperation Between a Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) and a Hybrid Western Kingbird x Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) in Arkansas, Dr. Andrew Sweet, mentor
Dean’s Award for Graduate Poster Presentation:
Natalie Haydt, Predicting the Distribution of Microbes Associated with Snake Fungal Disease in Arkansas, Dr. Emily Bellis, mentor
