UofM Student Researchers to Present Posters at State Capitol
February 15, 2019 - Each year, undergraduate researchers from across the state converge upon the state Capitol to share their projects with Tennessee legislators. This year, seven honors students from the University of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ will present their research projects during the Posters at the Capitol event in Nashville on Feb. 26. Legislators will be encouraged to meet students from their districts and see first-hand the exceptional research being conducted by Tennessee's undergraduates.
The UofM students, their presentations and faculty mentors are:
Abigail Chaffin, "Examining the Effects of Chronic Cannabinoid Activation on Mesolimbic Dopamine Release." Faculty Mentor: Dr. Deranda Lester, Psychology.
Kasyap Cherukuri, "Branched-Clusters as a Tissue-Engineered Solution to Articular Cartilage Regeneration." Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gary Bowlin, Biomedical Engineering.
Nathan Galloway, "A Student Documentary About the Meaning of Rivalry and Research into the Phenomenon." Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cody Havard, Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality & Resort Management.
Kamron Jafari, "Partially and Fully Anchored Shear Walls Under Cyclic Loading." Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charles Camp, Civil Engineering.
Xin Ju, "Determining the Difficulty of Math Problems from Surface Linguistic Features." Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alistair Windsor, Mathematical Sciences.
Robyn Pennella, "Examining the Effects of Social Interaction and Nicotine Exposure on Mesolimbic Dopamine Functioning in Mice." Faculty Mentor: Dr. Deranda Lester, Psychology.
Quvilo Sherrod, "Acute Biomechanical and Performance Effects of Training with the iTrainFundamentals." Faculty Mentor: Dr. Max Paquette, School of Health Studies.
The Helen Hardin Honors College provides support for students to present their research, creative works and community-based learning projects at regional and national conferences. For more information on the posters event or the Honors College, call 901.678.2690.