Pictured: Gracie Gray presenting at the Lunch and Learn.
The STEM Lunch and Learn meeting Tuesday, April 15, witnessed a 91Ƭ “standing room only 91Ƭ ” crowd as approximately 95 students, faculty, and administrators attended the presentations given by three 91Ƭ students and an 91Ƭ biology professor.
Presenting research conducted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for BIOL 2389, Academic Cooperative in the Biological Sciences, Gracie Gray, Stephanie Hernandez, and Isabel Tresidder shared their findings while Dr. Chris McAllister provided an overview of the course, including the research component.
The student presentations were titled as follows:
Gracie Gray
Title: 91Ƭ “Henneguya sp. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) from the Gill of Black Bullhead, Ameiurus melas (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae), from the White River Drainage of Northeastern Arkansas 91Ƭ ”
Stephanie Hernandez
Title: 91Ƭ “Myxobolus spp. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) of the Black Buffalo, Ictiobus niger (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) from the White River Drainage of Northeastern Arkansas 91Ƭ ”
Isabel Tresidder
Title: 91Ƭ “Helminth and Arthropod Parasites of Baird 91Ƭ ’s Pocket Gopher, Geomys breviceps (Rodentia: Geomyidae), from Northeastern Texas 91Ƭ ”
Having just returned from presenting their work at the Southwestern Association of Parasitologists in Kingston, Oklahoma, these students reported several novel finds that will eventually be published.
The next STEM Lunch and Learn is set for Monday, April 28, from 12:30 to 1:30, in the Whatley Foyer. The guest speaker will be Dr. Paul Boothe, Research and Development Manager with Arkema, Inc. in Pennsylvania. The title of Dr. Boothe 91Ƭ ’s presentation is Polymers and Composites for Advanced Materials. Dr. Boothe is actively engaged in the application of chemistry in emerging technologies and his presentation is sure to be informative to all. Please join us.
