Students and Faculty Attend Conference in DC

Eleven Truman MOLSAMP students and two faculty members attended the Emerging Researchers National Conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 6-9.
 
With support from the National Science Foundation, the Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MOLSAMP) scholars program seeks to increase the number of students who receive degrees in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Three students received travel awards to attend the conference, and five students presented their work from research conducted since summer 2019. Presenters included: Mary Butler, sophomore biochemistry and molecular biology major; Ulysses Butler, senior computer science major; Carolynn Gonzalez, sophomore biology major; Elsa Schenk, senior biology major; and Alyssa Tipler, junior biochemistry and molecular biology major.
 
Scholars also participated in professional development sessions, networking activities and a graduate school fair.

Underrepresented students in the following majors are encouraged to join the MOLSAMP program at Truman: agricultural science, biochemistry and molecular biology, biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics and statistics. Participants receive STEM-specific advising and academic tutoring as well as the opportunity to conduct paid summer research, enroll in classes designed to prepare for undergraduate research and learn the important interconnectedness of the STEM fields.  

Participation in the program is free. To learn more or to join, stop by the STEP Office in Magruder Hall 3101 or email Ryan Miller, academic advisor, at ryanm@truman.edu.