K-State ASI Students Participate in Undergraduate Research Symposium
A total of 30 undergraduate students presented research posters during the Kansas State University Animal Sciences and Industry Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, May 3. The symposium, hosted at the Leadership Studies Townhall, highlighted ASI undergraduate research for the spring 2024 semester.
The Dr. Mark and Kim Young Undergraduate Research Fund in Animal Sciences and Industry sponsored this year’s symposium and the Undergraduate Research Awards distributed during the event.
Winners of the K-State Department of Animal Sciences and Industry Undergraduate Research Symposium pictured with Dr. Mark Young, scholarship sponsor, are Chanae Parker, Manhattan, Kansas; Meghan Garren, Pennvalley, California; Audrey Tarochione, London Mills, Illinois; and Chesney Effling, Highmore, South Dakota.
Four students were awarded $1,000 scholarships based on a combination of their scientific abstract, poster and presentation of data. Winning the scholarships were: Chesney Effling, Highmore, South Dakota; Meghan Garren, Pennvalley, California; Chanae Parker, Manhattan, Kansas; and Audrey Tarochione, London Mills, Illinois.
If you are an undergraduate interested in learning more about the ASI research program, or those interested in sponsoring the program, can contact Dr. Jessie Vipham, Coordinator of Undergraduate Research, at 785- 532-3486 or jessiev@ksu.edu.