Student~ irnprov'BS ~ Nevv prgects presented in Ark., Tenn. : • • · • • • by sarah lair Students had a busy year • stay in the air, as compared to in the physical science depart- • the laboratory, which is more ment. Twelve research pro- : expensive and time-consumjects were underway with all • ing," Wilson said. except for three directed by • "I started this in SeptemDr. Ed Wilson, professor of : berandhopetocompleteitby chemistry. • early February," Null said. Most undergraduates • "It's definitely made me unworkontheirresearchprojects : derstand what is going on in for more than a year. "All of • class. The professor will say thesestudentresearchprojects • something, and I can relate to are at least year-long; some of : it because of the research that them are multi-year projects, • I've been doing." though," Wilson said. Another student who Throughout the year, the : worked on a research project students were given the op- • thissemesterwasseniorSheila portunity to present their re- • Kukta. Her project was titled search at the Memphis Un- : "Rates of Decay of Atmodergraduate Chemistry Con- • sphere Pollutants." ference, the Arkansas Acad- : "I've been working on this emy of Science, the Arkansas • since last May; it's been an UndergraduateResearchCon- • ongoing thing," Kukta said. ference or the Arkansas Space : "I'll probably be working on it Grant Symposium. • after graduation, and then Senior Liz Null conducted • someone else will take my one of the projects, "Quantum : place if Dr. Wilson keeps getMechanical Calculations of • ting the grants." Transition State Energies for Hydroxyl Radical Hydro-carbon Reactions." "She is trying to use quantum mechanics to determine how long pollutant molecules • Completing his zoology lab , jun- • ior Cameron Stewart examines a • slide. Students attended a three- • hour lab each week in addition to : three lecture periods spent dis- • cussing the animal kingdom. Photo by Andrea Waters Freshman Bryn Mayberry measures an acid for a chemistry lab. Chemistry was a core subject for pre-medicine students, helping "' them prepare for medical school entrance exams and classes. ~ 0 Junior Crystal Brazle examines a frog in a herpetology lab. ~ ctl Herpetology, a branch of zoology, studies amphibians and reptiles. i;, .0 0 166 academics _g o...---- Photo by Andrea Wate~
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