T.

DAVID BATEMAN

Volume 2, Issue 2
May 2015

Undergraduate Research Newsletter

Submissions Needed
Reddie Research is intended to showcase the
variety of research and
scholarly and creative activity our students and their
faculty mentors are engaged
in across the HSU campus.
To continue improving the
newsletter, I need your
pictures, stories, advice,
announcements, awards,
etc.
The newsletter is also a
great opportunity for faculty
to discuss areas of their
research open to collaboration with other faculty, and
to ask for assistance from
other faculty with current
projects.
For new faculty, the
newsletter is a great opportunity to introduce yourself
to the campus community,
and to showcase your research experience and future plans.
As always, I welcome
your input and suggestions.
Without your hard work I
would have nothing to report.

For the 2nd Year in a Row, Chemistry Researcher Receives

Highly Sought After NSF Fellowship.
Hunter Wayland, a senior
chemistry major from Arkadelphia, has been awarded
the prestigious Graduate
Research Fellowship from
the National Science Foundation. According to their
website, The NSF Graduate
Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate
students in NSF-supported
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
disciplines who are pursuing
research-based Master's and
doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.
Hunter has conducted research in Dr. David Batemans lab for the past 3
years developing biologically
active derivatives of prescription pharmaceuticals.
Hunter has also worked on
two interdisciplinary research projects in Dr. Bate-

mans Lab. The first is a project

in collaboration with Dr. Aneeq
Ahmad in the Psychology Department involving detection of
Cortisol and Oxytocin as biomarkers for stress in humans.
The second project is a collaboration between Dr. Bateman
and Dr. Renn Tumlison in Biology to determine mercury concentration in river otters in
Arkansas. She has presented her
research at numerous regional,
state and national conferences
around the country, and she has
received several awards for
these presentations as mentioned in previous issues of
Reddie Research. Hunter has
also been recognized by the
Mcnairs scholar program for
her academic and research performance. In addition, she has
been awarded numerous scholarships and awards by the
Chemistry Department. Hunter
has been accepted into the grad-

Have a great summer break!

Youth Science Night 2015

T. David Bateman, Ph.D.

Director, Undergraduate
Research
batemat@hsu.edu

Members of the HSU Biology

Club, Chemistry Club, and the
Society of Physics Students participated in the first ever Youth Science Night hosted by the Garland
County Library in Hot Springs on
April 9th. The event was an opportunity for HSU students to
show area children that science
can be fun and interactive. The
students performed demonstrations, and had activities for the
kids. HSU Faculty Dr. Brad Rowland and Janice ODonnell accompanied students and helped out at
the event. Thanks to Biology major Emily Reynebeau pictures from

uate program in
applied chemistry at the University of Arkansas at Little
Rock, where she
intends to continue her studies
in environmental
chemistry. As
her research
mentor, I am
very proud of
her many accomplishments
and certain of
her potential to become one of the best researchers in
her field. Last Year, Biology student Cynthia Holland
Won the Award. She conducted chemistry research
under the direction of Dr. Martin Campbell, and is currently in the graduate program in Biology at Washington
University in St. louis.

Youth Science Night Can be found

on page 9.

Inside this issue:

The 2015
AAS/AAURC

Researchers Receive Support

Rowland Research

Posters at the Cap- 6

itol 2015
Dr. Margarita Pera- 8
za-Rugeley
Youth Science
Night

Graduates

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Conference Highlights Undergraduate Research at HSU and

Institutions Across the State.
Henderson State University hosted the combined Arkansas Academy of Science and Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference
on April 10th and 11th. More than
200 conference attendees were
able to see oral and poster research presentations from more
than 100 conference presenters,

The2015AURC/AASBanquet.

ChemistryResearcherJoshFicutdiscusseshisresearch
posterwithDr.VincentDunlap.

and a keynote speaker during the

annual conference banquet Friday
evening. The AURC is open to
submissions from any academic
discipline, and interdisciplinary
research projects are encouraged
as well. It is an excellent oppor-

tunity for undergraduates to present their work in a comfortable

environment of their peers, and
for faculty to showcase their
scholarly interests. Please consider having students present at next
years AURC!

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Undergraduate Research Conference Success Due, in Large Part, to

Volunteers.
To make the AURC (and this
years AAS) a success, we depend
on the assistance of dedicated
volunteers to help out. The session chairs that introduce speakers, prepare the rooms, and keep
things on schedule are invaluable
to the conference. Dr. Tommy
Finley chaired the interdisciplinary
poster session, and the individual
sessions were chaired by Dr. Brad
Rowland, Dr. Cynthia Fuller, Dr.
Rick McDaniels, Dr. Ingo Schranz,
Dr. Vincent Dunlap, and the entire
HSU Psychology Department
faculty. The conference could not

have been done without them.

The student volunteers that
helped prepare the conference,
and handled registration worked
hard to help pull off a great conference. This years volunteers,
along with Dr. Vincent Dunlap,
were Crystal Holiman, Rachel
Kew, Oktawia Clem, Kaitlin
Gaiser, Mallory Bell, Hunter Wayland, and Dylan Campbell. Without their contributions, this event
could not have been successful.

that catered the oral sessions and the ban- I also want to give a big
quet were tremendous. They always do a
thanks to the physical plant
great job, and Phyllis Harrison was instru- staff for all of their help. .
mental in helping with the details. I also
want to thank Ernie Higgs and the Garrison
crew for preparing the rooms for the poster session, and banquet.

Of course the Aramark staff

BiologyResearchersKyeishaSoilsandSusieBrownwith
theirPoster.TheirResearchMentorisDr.CynthiaFuller.

BiologyResearchersDanielMorganandPaytenFrunzi
andResearchMentorDr.CynthiaFuller(center).

PsychologyResearcherConnorGoodsonWithHisResearch
Poster.

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Student Researchers Receive Funding from the Arkansas

Academy of Science
KaitlinGaiserandMalloryBell,
bothconduc ngresearchwith
Dr.Mar nCampbell,professorof
chemistry,wereawardedunder
graduateresearchfundingfrom
theArkansasAcademyofSci
ence.Kaitlinsproposal,
DiscoveryandExplora onof
NaturalProductsinIlexdecidua
willprovidemoneyforherto
evaluatethecomponentsofa
rela velycommonbutrela vely
unknownhollytreena veto
Arkansas.Mallorysproposal,
DiscoveryandExplora onof
NaturalProductsinCrotoncapita
tuswilllikewisefundMallorys

researchintopossiblemedici
nalcompoundslurkingina
commonArkansasweedusual
lyknownasGoatWeed,Dove
Weed,orWoolyCroton.The
awardswereannouncedatthe
99thannualmee ngofthe
Academy,heldinconjunc on
withtheArkansasUndergrad
uateResearchConferencein
AprilhereatHSU.Theawards
provide$500eachforexpens
esrelatedtostudyingthe
chemicalcomponentsofthe
na vespecieswiththehope
ofdiscoveringcompoundsof
medicinalinterest.

Dr. Bradley Rowland (Chemistry) to Give Invited Lecture at Louisana Tech.

BradleyA.Rowlandhasbeeninvitedby
RamuRamachandran,AssociateDean
forResearch,atLouisianaTechUniver
sitytogiveaseminaroverthegroups
researchinTechsDepartmentof
ChemistryinRuston,LouisianaonMay
18,2015.Rowlandwillspeakonthe
workdonebyresearchersinhisgroup
aswellasnewresultsobtainedbythe
group.TheresearchfocusintheRow
landResearchGroupisonquantum
dynamicalprocessesasdescribedby
the medependentSchrdingerequa
on(TDSE).Thisdiersfromthequan
tummechanicsthatmostpeoplehave
familiaritywithasquantummechanics
isthephysicalmodelfordescribing
objectswithasta cprobabilitydistri
bu onthrough me(likeatomsand
molecules),whereasquantumdynam
icsseekstomodelprocessesinwhich
theprobabilitydistribu onevolves
with me.Processeswhicharegov
ernedbyquantumdynamicsinclude
chemicalreac ons(withconnec ons
toatmosphericchemistryandclimate

change),laser/ma erinterac ons,nanoelectronic

devicesbasically,anysubmicroscopicprocesswhich
changesin me.Thepreferredmethodforconduc ng
quantumdynamiccalcula onsintheRowlandRe
searchGroupisthroughtheuseofBohmianinspired
QuantumTrajectoryMethods,developedinde
pendentlybyRobertE.Wya atTheUniversityof
TexasatAus nandHerschelRabitzatPrincetonUni
versityinthelate1990s.QuantumTrajectoriesoer
greatadvantagesovertradi onalquantumdynamics
methodsinthattheyaremorecomputa onallye
cient,easiertoimplement,andhavethepoten alto
oergreateraccuracywithlesscomputa onalcost.A
QuantumTrajectoryislikeanyothertrajectoryyou
havelearnedaboutbasically,F=mas llapplies.
However,aQuantumTrajectorywilladdi onallybe
subjecttoanonlocalquantumpoten al(whichyields
aquantumforce),whichwillchangeitsmo onrela
vetoitsclassicalcounterpart.Thesheerbeautyof
QuantumTrajectorymethodsisthatthisquantum
poten alcanbecalculatedontheflythatis,with
outpriorknowledgeoftheevolu onofthesystem.
ByevolvingsetsoftheseQuantumTrajectories,the
fullquantumdynamicalevolu onofasystemcanbe
studied,whichisen relyconsistentwiththeresults
obtainedbyatradi onaltreatmentoftheTDSE.

QuantumTrajectoriescanbeeasilyextendedtoprob
lemswithseveraldegreesoffreedom,meaningthat
noproblemistoocomplexforthem.Therearealso
formula onsbasedupontheWignerDistribu on
whichincorporatethermaleectsmeaningthatwe
canstudyquantumdynamicalprocessesatroom
temperature!Itisthisversa litythatwillallowQuan
tumTrajectoriestobeappliedtoproblemsasdiverse
aschemicalreac ons,climatechange,gene cmuta
ons,andnanoelectronicdevicesthereisevena
TDSEwhichdescribestheevolu onofop onsprices
infinancialmarkets!WorkinQuantumTrajectoriesis
s llinitsrela veinfancysothereareplentyofprob
lemstosolvenoma eryourresearchinter
ests.StudentswhoworkonQuantumTrajectories
gainavarietyofskillswhichareveryusefulintheir
educa onalandcareerpursuits.Youwilllearnhow
toapplynumericalmathema csandmathema cal
modellingtechniquestosolvepar aldieren al
equa ons,howtocode(ineitherFortranorMatlab),
howtoverify,interpret,andpresenttheresults
(makingpre ypicturesisthefunpart),andofcourse,
lotsaboutquantumtheory!Rowlandisseekingnew
studentstojointhegroupintheupcomingacademic
yearifyouwouldliketolearnmoreaboutQuantum
Trajectories,pleasecontacthimatrowlanb@hsu.edu.

Volume 2, Issue 2

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Undergraduate Research News From Dr. Bradley Rowland

The20142015academicyearhas
beenverybusyforthenewRow
landResearchGroupatHenderson
StateUniversity.Severalstudents
havejoinedRowlandsgroupand
theyhavebeenworkingtoexam
inenodeforma oninwavepackets
undergoingevolu onwithouta
poten alenergysurface.Thisis
unheardofinthequantumdynam
icalliterature,asthewellstudied
Gaussianwavepacketdoesnot
formnodesatany meduringits
evolu on.Studentswhojoinedthe
groupthisyearwereJoshFicut,
juniorchemistrymajor,andJames
Lowe,seniorchemistrymajor.
Ficut,Lowe,andRowlandpresent
edaposterattheArkansasUnder
graduateResearchConference,
heldontheHendersonStateCam
pusApril910whichdetailedour
resultsonthenodedevelopment
problemtodate.Muchworkre
mainstobedone,however,wewill
con nuetoworkontheproject

duringthesummerwiththe
expecta onofpublishingour
resultsbyAugust.
Congratula onsaredueto
bothJoshFicutandJames
Lowe.Joshhasbeenselected
topar cipateinaNa onal
ScienceFounda onResearch
ExperienceforUndergraduates
(NSFREU)intheDepartment
ofChemistryandBiochemistry
attheUniversityofArkansasat
Faye evilleforSummer2015.
TheNSFREUwillbeafantas c
experienceforJosh,ashewill
performresearchwithUA
chemistryfaculty.Joshwill
receiveas pend,academic
researchcredit,andhousing
duringtheprogram,which
runsMayJuly2015.
JamesLowewillbegradua ng
inMay2015fromHenderson.
Hewasrecentlyacceptedto
graduatestudiesintheDepart
mentofChemistryandBio

chemistryattheUniversityof
ArkansasatFaye eville.
Jameshasstatedthathe
wouldliketohisdoctoralre
searchonthemodelling/
theorysideofenvironmental
chemistry.IwishbothJosh
andDavidthebest.
Twonewmembershavecom
mi edtojoiningtheRowland
ResearchGroupforthe2015
2016academicyear.Wade
Garre andPaulBayliss,both
juniorchemistrymajors,will
bejoiningthegroup.Wade
willcon nueworkonthe
aforemen onednodefor
ma onstudies,whilePaulwill
workonacollabora veproject
withtheBatemanResearch
Grouponmodellingenviron
mentalmercurycontamina on
inArkansaswaterways.Iam
veryexcitedtoworkwithboth
oftheseoutstandingstudents
inthecomingyear.

ChemistryStudentsJames
LoweandJoshFicutwith
theirresearchposterat
the2015AURC.

Dr.BradleyA.Rowland

JamesLowe

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2015 STEM Undergraduate Research Posters at the Arkansas State Capital

On February 11, students from
several universities gathered at the
Capitol rotunda in Little Rock to
showcase STEM research being
conducted around the state. Henderson State University students
Dylan Campbell and James Lowe
mentored by Dr. David Bateman,
presented a poster describing
their research towards Detection
of Mercury in Water, Sediment,
and Biological Samples From His-

torical Mining Sites in Arkansas.

Chase Elkin, mentored by Chemistry Professor Dr. Vincent Dunlap
presented his poster Synthesis and
Evaluation of Tautomerically Ambiguous Nucleosides as Potential
Anti-HIV agents. Oktawia Clem,
Kaitlin Gaiser, Alyssa Barnes, and
Mallory Bell, mentored by Dr.
Martin Campbell, presented a
poster describing Arkansas Plants
as Sources of Bioactive Com-

pounds. Itzela Cruz, Leah Efird, and

Taylor Lee, mentored by Dr. James
Engman presented their poster describing Genetic Analysis of Bacteria
from Cave Crickets from Blanchard
Springs Caverns, Arkansas The
Arkansas House of Representatives
was in session at the time, and several
legislatorsvisited the poster event.
Governor Asa Hutchinson also
toured the event, stopping to talk
with several students and to pose for
pictures.

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Pictures From 2015 STEM Undergraduate Research Posters at the Arkansas State
Capital

TheViewFromAbove.

ChemistrymajorsDylanCampbell
andJamesLowespeakingwith
eventa endee.

SeniorBiochemistryResearcherChase
ElkinsexplaininghisresearchattheCapi

Dr.Mar nCampbellwithhisresearchersOktawia
Clem,KaitlinGaiser,andMalloryBell.

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Dr. Margarita Peraza-Rugeley, New Lecturer in Spanish,

Brings New Research Interests to HSU.
My current research is an annotated bilingual edition of Carlos de
Sigenza y Gngora (1645-1700), Glorias de Quertaro (Glories of Quertaro). My manuscript will be entitled:
Glories of Quretaro Made Legible:
Sigenza y Gngoras Exuberant and
Compelling Baroque Chronicle / Descifrando Glorias de Quertaro: la briosa
y persuasiva crnica barroca de
Sigenza y Gngora.
This work recounts the city of
Quertaros 1680 inauguration of a
new ecclesiastical order and their temple, both devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe. The outgoing viceroy of New
Spain commissioned this brief narrative
to Sigenza y Gngora, a colonial Mexicos most important thinker and writer;
Sigenza in turn produced a text that
provides a wealth of information on his
culture and society. Glories has been
understudied by scholars, despite the
fact that Quertaro was not only the
third most important city of New Spain
but also a unique place where indigenous and Spanish alike shared power
and prosperity. It was the last north-

western urbanized settlement, a crossroads where almost all colonial

tendencies converged; all that lay beyond it were roads heading to far-off
mission territories, rich silver mines,
and unreduced indigenous groups.
This edition rescues a text that contributes significantly to the study of
colonial Latin American literature and
history and will paint a more complex
and diverse picture of criollo (fullblooded Spanish Europeans born in
the New World) culture.
Even though my scholarly interests center on colonial Latin American literature, and especially on
Sigenza y Gngoras works, I use the
case of the Spanish colonies to explore
the birth of the national identities in
hybrid cultures, and the way that
those colonies became cultural hinges
between the East and the West.
The pictures below show a
combination of Quertaros landscape
as well as some buildings from Quertaro city, erected some decades before
Sigenza y Gngoras time..

Volume 2, Issue 2
Youth Science Night

Society For Physiscs Students

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Chemistry Research Students Present Research at the American Chemical Society

National meeting in Denver.
Dr. Bradley Rowland and Dr. Vince Dunlap took fourteen undergraduate research students in the Department of Chemistry to present
their work at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver, CO. The American Chemical Society is the worlds largest
scientific society with more than 158,000 members. The theme of this years meeting was The Chemistry of Natural Resources. According
to the meeting organizers: On March 22-26, 2015, almost 14,000 chemists, academics, students, and other professionals met in Denver
to address The Chemistry of Natural Resources The meeting provides valuable experience presenting research, and networking opportunities for students. There were also graduate school recruiters from across the nation in attendance. Pictures from the meeting are
shown below.

JamesLoweand
DylanCampbell

HunterWayland

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TheHSUChemis
tryClubwith
awardsforCom
mendableStu
dentChapterand
GreenChemistry
Chapterfromthe
AmericanChemi
calSociety.

HSU Chemistry Club Wins First Ever National Green Chemistry Chapter Award
The HSU Chemistry Club, a Student Affiliate Chapter, won an honorable mention award, which was presented at an awards ceremony in Denver, CO. in
March. The club has been sponsored by Janice ODonnell since its inception, Dr. David Bateman, Dr. Bradley Rowland and Dr. Vincent Dunlap also Sponsor the club. In addition, the club received its first ever National Green Chemistry Award. According to the American Chemical Society, ACS Student
Chapters may be recognized as a green chemistry chapter by engaging in at least three green chemistry activities during the academic year. The HSU
Chemistry Club has received an award at every ACS National Meeting since 1999, a feat not commonly duplicated.

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Undergraduate Research Students Graduating Spring 2014

Hunter Wayland
Hunter Wayland will graduate
with her BS in Chemistry this
Spring. Hunter has received numerous scholarships and awards
from the Chemistry Department,
and has been awarded numerous
times for her research conducted
in Dr. Batemans lab. This spring,
Hunter was awarded the coveted

Graduate Research Fellowship from

the National Science Foundation,
which is rarely won by undergraduate students. Hunter will begin her
graduate studies in applied chemistry
at the University of Arkansas at
Little Rock in the fall.

Hunteratthe2015ACSNa onalMee nginDenver

Chase Elkin
Chaseisagradua ngsenior
fromHotSpringswithadou
blemajorinBiochemistryand
Biology.HereceivedtheOut
standingGradua ngSenior
AwardfromChemistryandhas
receivednumerousacademic

awardsfromtheBiologyDepartmentand
Greekorganiza ons.Hehasconductedre
searchwithDr.Dunlapforthreeyearsand
presentedthatresearchinnumerous
se ngs.Heplanstoa endmedicalschool
inthefall.

Connor Rayburn
Connor is a graduating senior
from Bryant with a double major
in Biochemistry and Biology. He
has conducted research in Dr.
Batemans lab for three years, and
presented his work at numerous
regional and national conferences.
Connor has also served as a la-

boratory assistant in Chemistry for

two years, and worked as a chemistry tutor for underclassmen. Connor has been accepted into UAMS
Medical School , and he will begin
his studies in Fall 2015.

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Erin Yancey
Erinisagradua ngsenior
fromHotSpringswithadou
blemajorinChemistryand
Mathema cs/Sta s cs.Erin
hasbeenanexemplarystu
dentandreceivednumerous

privatescholarshipawardstoreflectthat.
ShehasconductedresearchwithDr.Dunlap
forthelasttwoyearsandpresentedthat
researchinnumerousse ngs.Sheplansto
a endmedicalschoolinthefall.

Dylan Campbell
S. Dylan Campbell, a senior chemistry major, will be graduating in
May with a B.S. in Chemistry.
Dylan has conducted research
over the past year in Dr. Bateman's lab, determining mercury
content in water and animal tissue. He has presented this research at numerous conferences
around the country. Dylan has

been an active member of the chemistry club, and he has been an outstanding laboratory teaching assistant
for the past two years. Dylan has accepted a teaching position at Robinson
High School in Robinson, TX.

Jarrod Brown
JarrodBrownworkedonde
velopmentoftrifluoromethyl
atedvanillintowardsthegoal
ofenhancingthehealthbene
fitsofthewellknownsupple
mentcurcuminunderthedi
rec onofDr.Mar nCampbell
intheChemistryDepartment.
Hepresentedprogresstodate
inMarchatthespringmee ng

oftheAmericanChemicalSocie
tyinDenverandattheArkansas
UndergraduateResearchConfer
enceheldinAprilatHSU.A er
gradua ngwithaBiologyde
greefromHSU,heplanstotake
classesatLouisianaStateUniver
sityandapplytomedicalschool.

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Undergraduate Research Students Graduating Spring 2014

James Lowe
James Lowe will graduate with his
BS in Chemistry this Spring.
James has conducted research
with Dr. Bateman for the past
year, and he has demonstrated
remarkable potential. In addition
to being an Honors College Scholar, James has been an avid mem-

ber of the Chemistry Club, helping

out with many events throughout
the year. James has been accepted
into the graduate Program in the
Department of Chemistry at the
University of Arkansas in Fayetteville
where he plans to study environmental chemistry.

Zachary Ford
Zacisagradua ngseniorfrom
HotSpringswithadoublema
jorinBiochemistryandBiolo
gy.Zachasconductedre
searchwithDr.Dunlapforthe
pastyearandhasproventobe

anexcellentu lityresearcher,having
workedonanumberofdierentprojects
wherehishelpisneeded.Zacisadedicated
student,o enspendinglonghoursinthe
departmentstudentroom.Hewillbe
a endingOptometrySchoolinMemphisthis
fall.

ZacharyFord(le )andjarrodBrownattheAURCin

Mary Andrews
Mary Allison Andrews spent the
year working on developing new
ionic liquids to serve as monomers for ionic based polyester
plastics. She presented recent
results at the Spring meeting of
the American Chemical Society in
March in Denver, as well as at the
Arkansas Undergraduate Research

Conference held in April at HSU.

After graduation, she plans to take a
year off and then possibly pursue
medical school.

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Charlie (Hunnicutt) Easterling

Charlie is a junior Biochemistry
major from Bryant. She too is an
impressive student with a golden
personality. She served in numerous student organizations and also
served as team photographer for

the HSU football team and was on the 2014 HSU

Homecoming Court. Charlie was recently married in March and is leaving Henderson to attend
Pharmacy School at UAMS in the fall.

Oktawia Clem
OktawiaClemwrappedupayear
ofprogressonstudyingthebio
ac vecomponentsofana ve
Arkansasplant,deciduousholly
(Ilexdecidua).Besidescon
duc ngresearchatHSUwithDr.
Campbell,Oktawiaspendstwo
daysaweekatUAMSinDr.Allen
Tacke slabworkingonprotein

expressionanddetec on.Oktawia
presentedherHSUresearchresults
atthe99thAnnualmee ngofthe
ArkansasAcademyofScienceheldat
HSUinApril.Inthefall,Oktawiawill
enterthePharmDprogramatUAMS
CollegeofPharmacy.

Kyle Harvey
KyleisajuniorBiochemistry
majorfromGlenwood.Heis
anexcellentstudentthathas
provenhimselfwillingtohelp
inanywayhecan.Hehas
conductedresearchwithDr.
Dunlapforthepastyearand
duringthat me,haswri ena
SURFgrantandpresentedhis

researchattheACSNa onal
Mee ng.KylealsoworksforStu
dentSupportServicesandhas
servedaSupplementalInstruc on
leaderforNonMajorsGeneral
Chemistry.Kyleisleavingto
a endPharmacySchoolatUAMS
inthefall.

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2015 AURC Keynote Speaker

Abstract of the Keynote Address and Speaker Biography Below

Mark A. Williamson, PhD Geochemist

Geochemist,GeochemicalSolu ons,LLC.Environment,Forensics,Engineering

"WhyResearch?"
"Research has been described as the scholarly pursuit of new knowledge,
discovery, or creative activity in an area with the goal of advancing that area's frontiers or boundaries. The foremost reason for conducting research
can be as varied as the people who are asked. However, there are several
over-arching reasons that lay the foundation of why we research. Among
these are the joy of direct experience, personal growth, search for beauty
or truth, and a commitment to reason in problem solving. To be human is to
pursue these ends and is the answer to the question Why research.

Profile:
Dr. Williamson is an environmental geochemist with over 25 years of experiencing in
consulting, basic/applied research and educational settings. Mark has worked extensively with the mining and associated industries and has been involved in geochemical studies and site evaluations across the United States as well as the Philippines, Peru, Australia, Indonesia, Argentina, Canada and Magnolia. Dr. Williamson has substantial experience with acid rock drainage (ARD), which began 25 years ago with his Ph.D. graduate
studies in the kinetics of pyrite oxidation and sulfur geochemistry. His experience also
includes characterization of mine material for potential ARD formation using industry
standard methods, prediction of water quality from mine facilities, support for engineered construction design of mine waste facilities, pit lake evaluations, and water treatment design support. In addition to ARD, Mark has conducted studies involved with metals in aquatic and terrestrial environments, geochemical engineering, and the fate and
transport of chemicals in the environment. He also has provided expert witness forensic
support in a number of matters.

T. David Bateman
Director of Undergraduate Research

Phone: 870-230-5306

HSU Box 7651

E-mail: batemat@hsu.edu

Reynolds 307

Psychology Student Presents Research at the Southwestern

Psychological Association conference in Wichita, Kansas. April,
2015.

HSU Research
Suggestions
Any suggestions for undergraduate research,
this newsletter, etc. are
welcome. Please send
me an email with suggestions,\questions, and
I will be happy to get
back to you. I hope I
have not left anyone out
of this newsletter, and I
am sure there are mistakes. Rest assured, I
hope to improve Reddie
Research with every issue.

AraseliZaratepresents"SecondLanguageLearningAnxiety,PerformanceTasks,Gender,andMas
teryLevel"attheSouthwesternPsychologicalAssocia onconferenceinWichita,Kansas.April,
2015.Mentor:Dr.PaulWilliamson.PhotobyFelishaThomas.

Dr.PaulWilliamson,Ph.D.
DepartmentofPsychology