Two ASU-Jonesboro student researchers recently placed
in the student presentation competition held at
the 92nd annual meeting of the Arkansas Academy
of Science held recently at Henderson State University,
Arkadelphia. Paul Minor, an electrical engineering
major, presented "Organic Chemical Bath Deposition
of Indium (III) Sulfide" to win first place
in the Undergraduate Physical Science category.
Dr. Robert Engelken, Engineering, is Minor's research
advisor. Other co-authors on the presentation
were fellow ASU student research assistants Michael
Sattler and Matthew Pruitt, and Dr. Tansel Karabacak
and Dr. Hye-Won Seo of the University of Arkansas-Little
Rock. Nathan Wentz presented "Mussel Inventory
and Population Status of the Federally Endangered
Potamilus Capax (Green 1832) in the Tyronza River,
Arkansas," to win second place in the Graduate
Environmental Science category. Dr. Alan Christian,
Zoology, is Wentz's research advisor; co-authors
were Dr. John Harris, Biology, and Dr. Jerry Farris,
Environmental Biology, associate dean, College
of Sciences and Mathematics. The Arkansas Academy
of Science holds the student presentation competitions
every year at its conference to showcase excellence
in high-level student research within the state.
ASU has had numerous previous winners.
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