On March 27-28, four OU Honors College students presented their research to Oklahoma legislators as part of the annual event, "Research Day at the Capitol." Students gave short talks and presented research posters in this statewide competition.
Lane McCoy won the second place prize for his project "Elucidating the Mechanisms which Staphylococcus auereus and Streptococcus agalactiae use to Establish Antibiotic Tolerance in Chronic Infection." Lane, a junior, is a Microbiology major from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Kaylee Tatum won the third place prize for her project "An Investigation of Mid-Holocene Bering Sea Bear Bones to Provide Insight into Modern Day Polar Bear Population Changes in Response to Climate Change." Kaylee, originally from Broken Arrow, graduates this spring with a degree in Human Health and Biology.
Anna Troxell's project was titled "Perceived Helpfulness between Arousing and Soothing Positive Emotions." Anna, originally from Edmond, Oklahoma, graduates this spring with a BA in Psychology. She plans to complete a Master's in Physician Assistant Studies and enter the medical field
Stephen Kooker's project was titled "Foaming Properties of Per- and Polyflouroalkyl Substances for Remediation Purposes." Stephen will graduate this spring with a BA in Chemical Engineering, and he will begin working as a Solutions Engineer in the healthcare software sector.
