The Research
Experiences for Summer Scholars program continued its Pizza Presenter Series
events on July 27 at the Hadley Union Building with its third and final
gathering to discuss student research.
The RESS
program, now in its fifth year, gives students the opportunity to conduct
summer-long research projects of their choosing, under the guidance of an IUP
faculty member.
The program
fosters student professional development with events that promote growth with
workshops, networking, and the presenting scientific work.
The Pizza
Presenter Series is a chance for the 30 students participating in the RESS
program to meet and hear about each other’s work over a pizza lunch. There were
previous Pizza Presenter Series events on June 22 and July 13.
Three students
in the program gave presentations on their research covering an array of
topics:
- Ryan Taylor (Food and Nutrition) is working with
Sudipta Majumdar (Chemistry) on a project called “Antibiotic Resistance: Why
Should We Care?” which focuses on the need to create new and better antibiotics
because humans and animals are growing increasingly resistant to the ones being
prescribed.
- Kayla Kroczynski (Geoscience) presented her
analysis of data for her project, “Storm Water Runoff at White Township
Recreational Complex.” This summer, Kroczynski has worked to find out why
runoff from storms has left the complex and flooded nearby Marsh Run, which has
a ripple effect on areas nearby. Kroczynski is working on the project under the
guidance of Katie Farnsworth (Geoscience).
- Patrick Cone (Mathematics) showed his research
relating to a specific math graphing theory called “Graceful Tree Conjecture,”
which relates to how parts of graphs are labeled, and what kind of uses they
have in the mathematical field. His faculty advisor for the project is Rachelle
Bouchat (Mathematics).
The RESS summer
of events is capped with a keynote
speaker and poster session August 9.
The keynote
speaker will be Murat Ozturan, the Mitigation Group Program manager for
Microsoft. He is a 1990 graduate of IUP. Prior to Microsoft, Murat worked for
Renault-France (automotive), and for a major bank in Turkey as an analyst
programmer. He also has entrepreneurial experience with their family business.
The event is
free and open to the public.