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UT Tyler Promotes STEM Research with Summer Program
Follow @UTTylerTweetJune 22, 2020
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The University of Texas at Tyler announced today that the University and Tyler Junior College are community partners in the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Summer Research Academy to enhance STEM research and education.
Two UT Tyler students and two TJC students have been accepted as 2020 fellows. Participants are mentored by UT Tyler College of Arts and Sciences and College of Engineering faculty. All research interactions will be held with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in mind due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“We are both fortunate and proud to have such dedicated faculty to promote student success and continue the academy during an unprecedented time,” said Dr. Stephen B. Rainwater, UT Tyler LSAMP campus director and chair of computer science.
The program, sponsored by UT System and supported by the National Science Foundation, is designed to provide research experiences to undergraduate students from underrepresented populations and encourage them to pursue graduate-level science, technology, engineering and mathematics studies.
Fellows are listed by hometown with research area and faculty mentor.
LONGVIEW – UT Tyler student Briana Aguilar, biology, Dr. Lance Williams; and UT Tyler student Elizabeth Boshers, biology, Marsha Williams.
WHITEHOUSE – TJC Student Amy Joffrion, biology, Dr. Brent Bill.
COLORADO – TJC student Katy Bumbard, mechanical engineering, Dr. Fredericka Brown.
Each student receives a fellowship stipend for their participation, and faculty mentors receive funding for supplies and materials to support the research activities. The students will prepare personal account videos and give remote poster presentations of their research projects in August at the academy’s conclusion.
Dr. Neil Gray, dean of the UT Tyler College of Arts and Sciences, serves in a supporting role on the program’s local advisory committee. Gigi Delk, TJC computer science faculty member and UT Tyler adjunct senior lecturer, serves as the TJC LSAMP campus director.
A member of the prestigious UT System, The University of Texas at Tyler focuses on student success and innovative research in the more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered to nearly 10,000 students. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News and World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.