2017 SUP Symposium Awardees
The 2017 Summer Undergraduate Pipeline (SUP) Research Symposium provided an opportunity for undergraduate students engaging in research under the direction of UNC Chapel Hill faculty to present their research to a broad audience of faculty, staff, students from across campus and the general public.
There were 141 student presenters from 14 summer undergraduate research programs that participated in the symposium.
WHEN: Wednesday, July 26th, 9:00am-12:30pm
WHERE: The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
This Symposium provided opportunities for oral and poster presentations, with awards provided in each category.
2016 SUP Research Symposium AWARDEES:
ORAL Presentations
1st Place: Carrington Merritt (McNair Scholar), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Title: “Correlates and Consequences of Social Defeat: Implications for Schizophrenia”
Research Mentor: Keely Muscatell, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience,
2nd Place: Kenya Lee (McNair Scholar), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Title: “Test-based Accountability and Alternative Education: Examining Trends in North Carolina Districts”
Research Mentor: Lora Cohen-Vogel, School of Education
3rd Place: Sydney Tunstall (MURAP Scholar), Spelman College
Research Title: “A Most Precarious Position: Black Lesbians and Interracial Relationships”
Research Mentor: GerShunn Avilez, Department of English and Comparative Literature
POSTER Presentations
1st Place (Tied Score): DeCélia Browne (SOLAR Scholar), Oakwood University
Research Title: Using Fluorescent Microscopy to Measure Calcium Response to E-liquid Constituents on Lung Epithelia
Research Mentor: Robert Tarran, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
1st Place (Tied Score): Rebecca Thweatt (SOLAR Scholar), University of Southern California
Research Title: “Drug Release of Paclitaxel from Ace-DEX Particles: an Experimental and Mathematical Model”
Research Mentor: Kristy Ainslie & Gauri Rao, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics
3rd Place: Jared Richards (IDEA Scholar), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Title: “Quantifying Macrobioerosion Within Two Coral Taxa and Across Three Reef Systems in the Western Caribbean Sea”
Research Mentor: Karl Castillo, Department of Marine Sciences
For more information, contact:
Kathy Wood, Co-Director
Diversity & Student Success Program
kathy_wood@unc.edu or (919) 962-2509