Gordon State Students Excel at Undergraduate Research Symposium
Gordon State College recently conducted the 10th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, which was designed to provide GSC students with the opportunity to express themselves through research projects.
There were 11 podium presentations and two poster presentations provided by 12 presenters at this year’s URS. The presentations ranged from a new leadership approach, protest songs in cartoons and anime, literature, and Egyptology with a dash of biology. The posters featured Arabic literature and molecular biology.
“This event represents the extraordinary talent that we have at Gordon State College,” said Dr. Kirk A. Nooks, GSC President. “These students have excelled during unprecedented times and I am thankful we were able to recognize them.”
Here is a complete list of presentations and recognition by the URS committee:
Podium Presentations
First Place
Alyssa Copeland - Popular Gothic Novels are not Cheap Thrills: The Impact of the Gothic Sublime on Nineteenth-Century Romantic Works
Runners Up
Harrison Bishton - Effectuation of Emotionally Intelligent Leaders
Emily Duncan - King Tut: Mighty Egyptian Pharaoh or Unfortunate By-Product of a “Pure” Royal Bloodline
Poster Presentations
Humanities
Hannah Rutledge - Francis Marrash: An Analysis of His Literary Europeanism and the Nahda in the Ottoman Empire
STEM
Angela Parra and Kensley Philemond - Determination of Myoglobin content in the skeletal muscle of the Florida manatee
“Our students did a fantastic job of presenting their work,” said Dr. Amanda Duffus, Associate Professor of Biology at GSC. “Despite the difficulties of the past year imposed by the pandemic, they were able to engage in their studies in an in-depth way. I am very proud of our students!”
Special recognition also went out to the URS judges, GSC Faculty mentors, and the URS committee (Dr. Alan Burstein, Dr. David Janssen, Dr. John George, Dr. Stephen Powers, Dr. J. Franklin Williamson, Dr. Katie Wester-Neal and Dr. Melanie Mertz) for their support this year.
“I am so proud of these students,” said Dr. Knighton. “They not only survived during the past year, but truly thrived. Their excellent research presentations show that they really have the Highlander EDGE.”