Winners of 14th annual Tarleton Student Research Symposium announced

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STEPHENVILLE (October 26, 2015) — Tarleton State University held its annual Student Research Symposium on Friday, Oct. 16, showcasing the research activities of undergraduate and graduate students in oral and poster presentations.

More than 100 presentations were given at the 14th annual Student Research Symposium, marking a 30-percent increase in participation over the previous year’s event. Held in the Barry B. Thompson Student Center and Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center, the symposium concluded with the presentation of awards in several categories, including First Year Research Experience, Creative Presentations, and awards for undergraduate- and graduate-level oral and poster presentations.

Creative Presentations were added to this year’s symposium, attacting more than 20 student entries in areas such as dance, music, art and digital media, and theater arts.

“Students were excited about presenting and receiving feedback about their research and scholarship, and faculty advisors were attentive, engaged and supportive,” said Dr. Jennifer Blevins-McNaughton, associate professor and director of Tarleton’s Office of Student Research and Creative Activities. “Many students were thankful for the event and glad they participated. It gave them a chance to present for the first time ever to an audience, judge or fellow-student.”

Many across campus were involved in making this year’s Student Research Symposium a success, said Blevins-McNaughton. Faculty judges and coordinators from all colleges were involved and were key in organization and providing feedback and encouragement to student researchers.

Winners of the 2015 Tarleton Student Research Symposium and organizers include (l-r) Office of Student Research and Creative Activities Director Dr. Jennifer Blevins-McNaughton; First Year Research Experience Oral Presentation winner Alex Campbell; Graduate Oral Presentation winner Brandon Ruehle; Graduate Poster Presentation winner Karley Goen; Creative Presentation winner Christian Lyon; Undergraduate Oral Presentation; and Undergraduate Poster Presentation winner Christopher Marble.
Winners of the 2015 Tarleton Student Research Symposium and organizers include (l-r) Office of Student Research and Creative Activities Director Dr. Jennifer Blevins-McNaughton; First Year Research Experience Oral Presentation winner Alex Campbell; Graduate Oral Presentation winner Brandon Ruehle; Graduate Poster Presentation winner Karley Goen; Creative Presentation winner Christian Lyon; Undergraduate Oral Presentation; and Undergraduate Poster Presentation winner Christopher Marble.

Students received feedback and were scored by an impartial judging process, and top performers from each category are as follows:

First Year Research Experience (FYRE)
Winner: Alex Campbell; Mentor: Dr. Rajani Srinivasan
Green Polymers as Treatment Agents in the Removal of Nutrients form Contaminated Water and Wastewater
Runner-Up: Kristen Bowman; Mentor: Dr. Tom Faulkenberry
The Effects of Mathematical Fluency on Multi-Digit Number Representations

Creative Presentations
Honorable Mention
Dance: Danielle Montemayor; Mentor: Leticia Carr
Masterpiece
Creative Writing: Hallie Raymond; Mentor: Dr. Moumin Quazi
A Modern-Day Storybook Knight
Art and Digital Media: Jordan Gilbert; Mentor: Chris Ireland
Rural Exploration
Theatre Arts: Emilia Richardson; Mentor: Carol Stavish
The Drowsy Chaperone Hair and Makeup Design
Winner: Christian Lyon; Mentor: Dr. Vicky Johnson
Themes of East Asia: A Pentatonic Canon for Saxophone Quartet

Undergraduate Poster
Runner-Up: Chris Cruz; Mentor: Dr. Jun Xu
Redesign of Two Electromagnetic Shaker Mounts: Rigid Mounts for Vibration Testing
Winner: Chris Marble; Mentor: Dr. Daniel Marble
A PYTHIA Simulation Study of Direct-Photon and Triggered Hadron Correlations

Graduate Poster
Runner-Up: Christina Morgan; Mentor: Dr. Kristin Herrmann
Alternative Treatments for Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in Juvenile Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris crepitans)
Winner: Karley Goen; Mentor: Dr. Lesley Leach
An Investigation of the Relationship of Leadership & Managerial Styles with Job Satisfaction of Higher Education Faculty

Undergraduate Oral
Runner-Up: Kelly Annestrand; Mentor: Dr. Ebony Hall
Advancing the Quality of Life in Rural Communities
Winner: Chris Marble; Mentor: Dr. Daniel Marble
Gamma Spectroscopy of FMC Garnet Samples

Graduate Oral
Runner-Up: Jenna Jenson; Mentor; Dr. Christopher Higgins
Using NABat Monitoring Protocol to Characterize Bat Assemblages in the Cross Timbers and Edward’s Plateau Ecoregions of Texas
Winner: Brandon Ruehle; Mentors: Dr. Kristin Herrmann and Dr. Christopher Higgins
The Relationship Between Parasitic Infection and Reproduction Potential of two Cyprinids

For more information about Tarleton’s Student Research Symposium, visithttp://www.tarleton.edu/studentresearch/symposium/index.html.

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