UALR to give research awards to 79 students

Seventy-nine University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have been selected as inaugural recipients of the Undergraduate Research Signature Experience Awards for spring 2018.

Chancellor Andrew Rogerson announced the establishment of the awards program in the fall to inspire undergraduate students to conduct research and creative projects. Each recipient will receive up to $1,000 to cover the cost of materials for a one-semester project.

The students’ projects range across disciplines and include topics such as a study of coral reef disease on San Salvador Island, a law review of tenant-landlord laws in Arkansas, an analysis of student perceptions of open education resources, the construction of a thermochemical system for conversion of municipal solid waste into fuel, and a reproduction of Egyptian faience ceramic techniques.

Award recipients will exhibit their work at the Student Research and Creative Works Showcase on April 12 in the Jack Stephens Center.

The Signature Experience Award winners by their respective colleges are:

College of Arts, Letters,

and Sciences

Reem Al-Shukri, nanotechnology.

Emily Anderson, chemistry.

Marina Avram, chemistry. Erin Beeman, philosophy and interdisciplinary studies. Lilly Bessette, biology. Becky Blackburn, fine art. Andrew Blackwell, art and design.

Marvin Bonney, physics and astronomy. Kenneth Burnett, biology. Brock Butler, chemistry. Michael Caysido, music-piano performance. Amairani Paredes-Cheguen, biology. Nathaniel Darbonne, English.

Jenish Desai, chemistry. Corrie Green, theatre, arts and dance.

Jake Green, English. Kristen Gregory, biology. Robert Hill, chemistry. Davonte Hokes, chemistry. Thomas Jackson, theater arts and dance.

Travis Lewison Jumper, chemistry.

Emily E. Junkans, English/world languages. Grishma Kc, biology. Amy King, history/secondary education. William King, biology (working with CINS). Cameryn Kirkham, English.

Samantha Macchi, chemistry. Katie Matthews, biology. Tyler Maxwell, biology. Rebecca Parker-Moreira, chemistry.

Joy Madeline Reinbold, English.

Grace Rutter, biology. Paloma Salazar, chemistry. James Sellers, chemistry. Alaa Mohammed Shahare, biology.

Kimber Stout, physics. Daniel Stuckey, chemistry.

Zaria Sumler, biology. Sylvia Szewdo, chemistry. Thuy Thanh Le, chemistry.

Conor VanLierop, theatre. Justice Williams, biology. LeShonta Williams, chemistry.

Tori Williams, English. Scott Wolf, math and statistics.

Dylan Wright, world languages.

College of Education and Health Professions Cynthia Wyman, School of Social Work.

College of Social Sciences and Communication Charlana Benefiel, Political Science.

Desiree Doyle, applied communication.

Jesse Horton, criminal justice.

Saiyeeda Hossain, sociology and anthropology. Cassandra Lester, criminal justice.

Chloe Moses, rhetoric and writing.

Trye Price, criminal justice.

Christina Redmann, political science.

Courtney Reed, sociology and anthropology.

Nigel Spears, applied communication. Emily Summers, anthropology.

Kimberly Thornton, rhetoric and writing.

Nicole Ursin, anthropology. George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology Bergras Asgeirsdottir, engineering. Anderson Banihirwe, computer science. Rebecca Bishop, earth science.

Kayla Bolin, earth science. Pablo Centeno, engineering technology.

John Graham, system engineering.

J’von Jackson, engineering technology.

Nicholas Lester, information science.

Joshua Miller, engineering technology.

Tarang Parikh, engineering technology.

Olivia Pate, earth science. Jason Simmons, earth science.

Zachary Smith, Earth Science.

College of Business Madeline Burke, marketing and advertising.

Deepali Lal, international business and human resource management.

Abigail Resebdiz, Business.

Logan Vickery, Economics. Ian Wren, marketing. Ottenheimer Library Amanda Pennington, collections and archives.