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Seniors Emma Rayfield and Makayla Jibben Bring Home Sloane Prizes for their Research Presentations

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.鈥擬embers of the 成人视频 Honors Student Association recently attended the National Collegiate Honors Council annual conference in Chicago, Ill. Participating in the event were 1,800 honors students and administrators from colleges and universities across the United States. Only 20 awards were presented for research posters, and two students from 成人视频 placed in the top three.

Emma Rayfield, a senior biology/chemistry major, won first in the Sloane Prize for Undergraduate Research in Environmental Sciences. Makayla Jibben, a senior biology major with biomedical sciences concentration, won third in the Sloane Prize in the Health Sciences division.

Rayfield鈥檚 poster was titled, 鈥淧orifera: Biology and Medicinal Properties.鈥� She conducted her research for a GWU honors thesis with Associate Professor of Paleontology and Chair of Natural Sciences Dr. David Campbell and Assistant Professor Susan Manahan.

Jibben presented on 鈥淒etermination of alpha-Terpinol Acetate and 1, 8-Cineole in Black and Green Cardamom: Steam Distillation, Spectroscopy, and GC-MS Analysis.鈥� She conducted her research through the Summer Scholars program with Professors of Chemistry Dr. Ben Brooks and Dr. Stefka Eddins, and Chemistry Lab Coordinator Jacob Willis.

Honors Conference Attendees

Honors students who attended the conference, along with Honors Director and Professor of Physics, Dr. Wilson Hawkins, were:

Presenters

• Emma Rayfield, first place
• Makayla Jibben, third place
• Marissa DiMatteo
• Blake Henkel
• Micah Moulder
• Sydney Hudson

Observers

• Charity Rosenhauer
• Breanna Littlejohn

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About The National Collegiate Honors Council

The is an educational organization that supports and promotes undergraduate honors education. NCHC has nearly 900 member institutions and several hundred individual members, impacting over 330,000 honors students. NCHC provides its members with resources, training opportunities, and collaborative events to build and sustain honors programs and their curriculum. NCHC distributes honors scholarships and hosts exclusive events for its members.

About 成人视频

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