College of Education and Behavioral Sciences News
Students honored at 2018 Kentucky Academy of Science meeting
- WKU Office of Research & Creative Activity
- Monday, November 12th, 2018

WKU hosted the 2018 Kentucky Academy of Science meeting Nov. 2-3.
WKU and Gatton Academy students were honored for their research presentations at the Kentucky Academy of Science meeting Nov. 2-3.
Students recognized at the group’s 104th annual meeting, which was held at WKU’s Downing Student Union, included the following:
Botany
- Poster Presentation: first, Wendy Cecil, a Chemistry major from Bardstown
Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Poster Presentation: first, Meg Dillingham, a Biochemistry major from Bowling Green; third, Matthew Knerr, a Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science student from Paducah
Chemistry – Analytical/Physical
- Poster Presentation: third, Elizabeth Hedrick, a Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science student from Louisville
Chemistry – Organic/Inorganic
- Poster Presentation: second, Shino Sleeper, a Biology major from Alvaton; third, Seth Klaine, a Biology/Chemistry major from Bowling Green
Computer and Information Science
- Poster Presentation: third, Richard Pike, a Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science student from Hodgenville
Environmental Science
- Poster Presentation: first, Christopher Padgett, a Meteorology/Geographic Information Systems major from Belleville, Illinois; second, Jennifer Van Antwerp, a Meteorology major from Marietta, Georgia; third, Isabel Chumbler, a Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science student from Bowling Green
- Oral Presentation: first, Evan Hendrickson, a Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science student from Mount Vernon
Geography
- Oral Presentation: first, Dallas McKinney, a Meteorology major from Mayfield
Health Sciences
- Poster Presentation: first, Kristen Miller, a Biology major from Lexington; third, Kristen Eads, a Biology major from Versailles
Microbiology
- Oral Presentation: third, Clarissa Gearner, a Biology major from Morehead
Physics and Astronomy
- Poster Presentation: first, Brendan Evans, a Physics/Mathematics major from Burlington; second, Alexander Banaszak, a Chinese/Physics major from Crestwood; third, Alex Henson, a Physics/Mathematics major from Sparta
- Oral Presentation: third, Lauren Cooper, a Mechanical Engineering major from Louisville
Psychology
- Oral Presentation: first, Sydney Wheeler, a Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science student from Scottsville
Science Education
- Poster Presentation: second, Olivia Santangelo, a Science & Math Education/Geography & Geology major from Crescent Springs
More: KAS Student Research Competition awards
Contact: Ryanne Gregory, (270) 745-6733
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