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Atlanta, GA | Posted: October 30, 2017
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The annual Peach State LSAMP conference was held in October 2017 in Marietta, GA. P2P students presented their research and won awards.
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LSAMP Conference 2017The annual Peach State LSAMP "STEM Innovators" conference was held in Marietta,GA in October 2017. Hosted by Kennesaw State University, the Peach State LSAMP alliance is comprIsed of the following institutions: Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Fort Valley State University, Savannah State University, Georgia State University-Perimeter College, and Kennesaw State University. LSAMP is a National Science Foundation funded initiative to increase the number of qualified under represented minority students who pursue STEM degrees. The Georgia Tech chapter funds 40 students as part of the larger Peer 2 Peer mentoring program. The LSAMP scholars participate in undergraduate research, professional development, and peer mentoring.
This October, 20 GT-LSAMP students attended the conference and 6 students presented their research. All 6 students were presented with awards. They are:
1st place oral TECH/EE/ECE Jianni Adkisson
1st place poster BioE/ChemE/AgricE Kayla Dean
1st place poster CEE/ME/AE Michelle Myrick
2nd place poster BioE/ChemE/AgricE Joy Brown
2nd place poster TECH/EE/ECE Surafel Argaw
3rd place oral CEE/ME/AE Tamera Flowers
