Conferences, Workshops and Travel
Presenting Autism Research at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Author: Madeleine Schlegel | Major: Psychology | Semester: Fall 2025 My name is Madeleine Schlegel, and I am a senior psychology major and Spanish minor at the University of Arkansas. I am involved in the Family and Community Intervention (FCI) Lab, which focuses...
George at the Home of the Blues
Author: George Vessey | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2025 My name is George Vessey, and I am doing my current research under Professor Shou in the Mechanical Engineering department. The International Mechanical Engineering Congress &...
From the Water Column to the Wasatch Mountains: Advancing PFAS Research at CANVAS
Author: Abigael Villeneuve | Major: Environmental, Soil, and Water Science | Semester: Fall 2025 Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called “forever chemicals”, are chemical compounds resistant to breakdown due to their molecular structures and hydrophobic...
Chemical Engineering at the National Level
Author: Sage Paschall | Major: Chemical Engineering, Physics | Semester: Fall 2025 My name is Sage Paschall, and I am a junior Honors College Fellow majoring in chemical engineering and physics. This November, I had the opportunity to attend the National American...
“The ChemEs are Coming!” – A First-Time Research Conference Experience in Boston.
Author: Joia Traver | Major: Chemical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2025 You just pulled your nice white shirt out of the dryer, but to your despair, it is no longer white! Instead, it is a light, pinkish color that might have been perfect for a salmon Halloween...
From Lab to Conference: My First Research Conference at the 2025 AIChE Annual Student Conference
Author: Kaylee Drake | Major: Chemical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2025 Hello! My name is Kaylee Drake, and I am a senior chemical engineering student in the Honors College. My research focuses on modifying the surface of lab-synthesized silica nanoparticles and...
Exploring Stem Cell Science and San Diego: My Experience at BMES 2025
Author: Isani Patel | Major: Biology | Semester: Fall 2025 Over the last two semesters, I’ve worked on a project investigating whether adding a natural sugar molecule called heparan sulfate (HS) can boost the healing power of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs)....
Gibbs Conference on Thermodynamics 2025
Author: Reha Nunna | Major: Biology| Semester: Fall 2025 The Gibbs Conference on Thermodynamics was in Carbondale, IL, and this conference was packed with other researchers looking at protein structure and function as well. My mentor, post-doctoral mentor, and I...
Exploring New Frontiers at the GSA Annual Conference
Author: Charlotte Boehme | Major: Geology, Physics | Semester: Fall 2025 On October 18th, 2025, I traveled to San Antonio, Texas to attend the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA). Although I was one of several University of Arkansas students...
My First BMES Experience: Finding My Biomedical Engineering Path
Author: Taylor Norris | Major: Biomedical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2025 Hi there! My name is Taylor Norris, I am a senior Honors Biomedical Engineering student at the University of Arkansas. As an undergraduate student, I am pursuing a career in research with a...
