Bowie State Students Present Research at National STEM Conference

With Hands-on Experience, Students Prepare for STEM Careers

MEDIA CONTACT: Damita Chambers, dchambers@bowiestate.edu, 301-832-2628 mobile

(BOWIE, Md.) – Eleven science and technology students, attending a national research conference last weekend, got to polish their presentation skills, while preparing for their future careers and graduate study.

The Emerging Researchers National Conference, which took place from March 2-4 in Washington, D.C., enabled students to present their research and attend workshops on how to succeed in careers in science, technology, mathematics and engineering (STEM). Dr. Alan Anderson, chair of the Department of Natural Sciences, was a presenter for a session designed to help science majors navigate a career in their field.

With notable increases in grant-funded projects over the years, Bowie State University continues to provide students with hands-on experience to work with faculty on real-world research. Programs like the Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI), set for its third year in 2017, made it possible for some of the student presenters to take part in research and prepare for national conferences and scholarly journals. Others had the opportunity to travel abroad in a research team, led by faculty, as they conducted their research.

The students participating in the conference were:

Undergraduate Posters Presentations

• Alexandria Brame, senior biology major (faculty advisor: Dr. Anne Osano)
  The Elicitation of Beta-Carotene in Daucus carota with the Use of Benzoic Acid and Salicylic Acid

• Chrysten Brown, senior biology major (faculty advisor: Dr. George Ude)
  DNA Barcodes of the Fish Species of South Eastern Nigeria for Dry Fish Import Protection in the United States

• David Darko, senior biology major (faculty advisor: Dr. Anne Osano)
  Analyzing Passion Fruits Using Spectral Fingerprinting Methods

• Jarrett Davis, senior biology major (faculty advisor: Dr. Anne Osano)
  Exogenous Pre-Harvest Treatment with Methyl Jasmonate and Chitosan Elicits Lycopene Biosynthesis in Tomato Plants

• Darren Sumpter, senior computer technology major (faculty advisor: Dr. Sharad Sharma)
  Creating a Collaborative Virtual Environment for Traffic Navigation in a Busy City

Undergraduate Oral Presentations

• Akinyele Akinsanya, senior computer technology major (faculty advisors: Drs. Haydar Teymourlouei and Guy-Alain Amoussou)
  Privacy Protection for Social Media

• Diliorah Arah (’16), student in the master’s degree in organizational communication program (faculty advisor: Dr. Sharad Sharma)
  Work Fitness App in Android

• Phillip Devreaux, senior computer science major (faculty advisor: Dr. Sharad Sharma)
  Collaborative Virtual Environment for Training Emergency Response Officials and Civilians in Big City Using Unity 3D Gaming Engine

• Tarrell Fletcher, senior computer technology major (faculty advisors: Drs. Haydar Teymourlouei and Guy-Alain Amoussou)
  Industrial Control System Security

• Emmanuel Ossuetta, senior computer science major (faculty advisor: Dr. Sharad Sharma)
  Megacity: A Collaborative Virtual Reality Environment for Emergency Response and Decision Making

Graduate Oral Presentation

• James Stigall, student in the Doctor of Science in computer science program (faculty advisor: Dr. Sharad Sharma)
  Mobile Augmented Reality Application (MARA) for Building Evacuation

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