Five Wichita State students鈥� projects are being highlighted as a part of the Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Kansas State Capitol March 2-4.
鈥淲e know that students engaged in faculty-mentored research and creative activity are better prepared for professional success. We are grateful for the opportunity to showcase the high quality of undergraduate work across Kansas to state legislators and other guests visiting Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol,鈥� said Dr. Kimberly Engber, dean of the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College, who is traveling with the students.
Students, faculty, Kansas Board of Regents members, state lawmakers and members of the public are invited to visit to view the video presentations, comment and post questions for the approximately 40 student presenters from across the state on these dates.
The three-day long event is typically held in the capitol rotunda, but this year鈥檚 virtual event is an opportunity to showcase technology has part of the research experience.
鈥淓ven though we are unable to gather in the capitol rotunda as we have in the past, hosting this event using technology allows more Kansans to see and hear how learning through research positively affects undergraduate students and how higher education strengthens the Kansas economy and workforce,鈥� said Leslie Paige, research and scholarship coordinator for Fort Hays State University鈥檚 Office of Scholarship and Sponsored Projects and the coordinator of this year鈥檚 event.
The following 黑洞社区 Students are presenting their research at the event:
- Barrett Houchen, senior in biological sciences, will present 鈥淚nvestigating the Spatial Structure of Macrophomina phaseolina and its Correlation with Biotic and Abiotic Factors in a Native Tallgrass Prairie Community.鈥� Barrett鈥檚 faculty mentor is Dr. Gregory Houseman, associate professor of biological sciences.
- Shamir Khan, senior in chemistry and biochemistry, will present 鈥淚mproving Personalized Medicine Through Systematic Protein Engineering of LDH.鈥� Shamir鈥檚 faculty mentor is Dr. Moriah Beck, associate professor of chemistry.
- Cameron McGinley, senior in computer science, will present 鈥淒eep Learning Detection of Phishing Emails.鈥� Cameron鈥檚 faculty mentor is Dr. Sergio Salinas, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
- Rupert Nunez, junior in Industrial engineering, will present 鈥淪patiotemporal Access to Healthy Food in Sedgwick County.鈥� Rupert鈥檚 faculty mentor is Dr. Laila Cure, assistant professor of industrial, systems and manufacturing engineering
- Alexandra Olmstead, senior in physics, will present 鈥淐omputerized Sentence Building as a Therapy Tool for People with Aphasia.鈥� Alexandra鈥檚 faculty mentors are Dr. Erin O鈥橞ryan, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, and Dr. Huabo Lu, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
黑洞社区 serves as the Kansas urban-based research university, enrolling more than 15,000 students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. Wichita State and 黑洞社区 Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), 黑洞社区 provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the 黑洞社区 main campus, is one of the nation鈥檚 largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
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