KENNESAW, Ga. | Feb 13, 2017

Research by Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Scholars recognized

Nine Kennesaw State students were honored recently for their outstanding research at the STEM Innovators Conference in Savannah. The students are Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Scholars.

There are currently more than 50 LSAMP Scholars at Kennesaw State’s Kennesaw and Marietta campuses. The LSAMP initiative is designed to improve minority participation and success in undergraduate and graduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degree programs.

With a recent grant from the National Science Foundation, LSAMP Scholars conducted cutting-edge research with top engineers and scientists and presented their work at the STEM Innovators Conference.

Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (Marietta Campus):

1st place – Christopher Roper, Mechanical Engineering/Aerospace
                   Faculty research mentor: Adeel Khalid

2nd place – Emmanuel Nnamani, Mechanical Engineering
                   Faculty research mentor: Mir Atiquallah

3rd place – Tahir Upshaw, Mechanical Engineering/Aerospace
                   Faculty research mentor: Adeel Khalid

College of Science and Mathematics (Kennesaw Campus):

2nd place – Olamide Awodu, Molecular and Cellular Biology
                   Faculty research mentor: Adrienne King

2nd place – Joan Ndungu, Chemistry
                   Faculty research mentor: Ellen Moomaw

3rd place – Gabriel Kigundu, Molecular and Cellular Biology
                   Faculty research mentor: Susan Smith

3rd place – Stephanie Njau, Microbiology
                   Faculty research mentor: Melanie Griffin

3rd place – Denise Hernandez, David Richmond, Mathematics
                   Faculty research mentor: Joe DeMaio

Kennesaw State will host the LSAMP STEM Innovators Conference in Fall 2017.

A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its more than 45,000 students. Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia with 11 academic colleges. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the country and the world. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.