OK NSF EPSCoR Summer 2017 REU Award Recipients Announced

Four Oklahoma undergraduate students have been selected to participate in the Oklahoma NSF EPSCoR Summer 2017 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Award recipients, under the guidance of faculty mentors, will perform climate variability research at the University of Oklahoma in Norman and Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. 

The Oklahoma NSF EPSCoR REU program strengthens and encourages undergraduate students' early participation in the university and scientific communities by providing one-on-one mentorship and unparalleled research opportunities at the state's research-intensive campuses.

Summer 2017 REU Recipients:

• Student Researcher
  Kevin S. Murray Jr., University of Oklahoma
  Research Project Title
  Summer Research Experience: Programming UAS for Improved Weather Forecasts
  Faculty Mentor & Lab Site
  Dr. Andrea L'Afflitto, University of Oklahoma

• Student Researcher
  Jennifer Brooks, University of Oklahoma
  Research Project Title
  Use of Space Technology to Phenotype Crop Root and Canopy Response to Climate Change and Environmental Stresses
  Faculty Mentor & Lab Site
  Dr. Marc Libault, University of Oklahoma

• Student Researcher
  Brittney Williams, University of Oklahoma
  Research Project Title
  Physiological Responses to Repeated Low-Temperature Stress in Hyphantria Cunea
  Faculty Mentor & Lab Site
  Dr. Katie Marshall, University of Oklahoma

• Student Researcher
  Luke Wilson, Oklahoma State University
  Research Project Title
  Remember the Dry Times: The Effect of Variable Drought Stress on Tree Recovery and Survival
  Faculty Mentor & Lab Site
  Dr. Henry Adams, Oklahoma State University