MSU students shine at annual science conference

The Kentucky Academy of Science held its 2016 Annual Meeting at the University of Louisville. More than 700 scientists and students attended the meeting, and hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students from Kentucky and regional colleges and universities participated in the research competitions. 

The Academy announced award winners of the student competitions from Morehead State University:

• Breanna Knicely, First Place, Undergraduate Research, Oral Presentation, Botany;
• Adam Stanley, Second Place, Undergraduate Research, Poster Presentation, Engineering;
• Michael Edlin, First Place, Undergraduate Research, Oral Presentation, Engineering;
• Enrique Samudio Cano, Third Place, Undergraduate Research, Oral Presentation, Engineering;
• Connor Owens, Second Place, Undergraduate Research, Poster Presentation, Mathematics;
• Zackary Kiser, Second Place, Undergraduate Research, Oral Presentation, Mathematics;
• Megan Peterson, Third Place, Undergraduate Research, Poster Presentation, Microbiology;
• Joshua Allen, Second Place, Undergraduate Research, Oral Presentation, Physics and Astronomy;
• Rachel Hudson, Third Place, Undergraduate Research, Poster Presentation, Physiology and Biochemistry;
• Samuel Case, Second Place, Undergraduate Research, Poster Presentation, Psychology;
• Zoe Becerra, Third Place, Undergraduate Research, Poster Presentation, Psychology;
• Brandon Yates, First Place, Graduate Research, Oral Presentation, Zoology.

The Kentucky Academy of Science is a non-profit organization, founded in 1914, whose mission is to foster scientific discovery and understanding in Kentucky. Faculty, staff and students of Morehead State University may become members of the Kentucky Academy of Science at www.kyscience.org.

For more information about science programs at MSU, visit the College of Science.