Author: Ellie Kuhn Major: Biological Engineering Hi everyone! My name is Ellie Kuhn, and I’m a junior biological engineering major here at the U of A. I have been spending the past year working closely with Dr. Benjamin Runkle and Dr. Beatriz...
Biological Engineering
How Coronavirus Research Created Opportunity in Science and in Life
Author: Katie Loethen Major: Biological Engineering My name is Katie Loethen, and I am a Biological Engineering student in the College of Engineering. I am doing research with Dr. Wen Zhang in the Civil Engineering department. I have completed my first semester...
Spotting Deer at Hobbs State Park
Author: Jesse Morrison Major: Biological Engineering My name is Jesse Morrison. I am a biological engineering student at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering. During the Spring of 2021, I completed an honors project with the assistance of my mentor...
Estimating Irrigation in Arkansas Rice Fields
Author: Kristen Trinh Major: Biological Engineering Blurb: My name is Kristen Trinh, a senior Biological Engineering major from within the College of Engineering. I worked with Dr. Benjamin Runkle who is also from the Department of Biological Engineering for...
Climate Change Research Video Planning
Author: Dawson Oakley Major: Biological Engineering My name is Dawson Oakley and I’m a Biological Engineering major at the College of Engineering. My mentor is Dr. Brian Haggard with the Biological Engineering department, and I’m currently in the first semester...
Quantifying Potential Urban Heat Islands in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Author: Clay Schuler Major: Biological Engineering Blurb For my research, I looked at measuring urban heat islands in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The urban heat island (UHI) effect is defined as a phenomenon that occurs when urban environments experience...
Continuing Research
Author: Marilynn Pharr Major: Biological Engineering For my honors research project, I worked with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are nanoscale particles that can be obtained from plants, marine animals, and other organisms. Due to the...