Featured Students - Katie and Erik

Every year the College of Applied and Natural Sciences selects undergraduate and graduate students from the various departments to be featured students.  This year Anna (Katie) Whitehead was selected as a Biological Sciences Undergraduate Featured Student and Erik Beadle was selected as a Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology Graduate Featured Student.  Follow the links to learn more about them and their time at Louisiana Tech University.  Congratulations Katie and Erik!!

Congratulations Erik - Thesis Defense Completed!

The third and final master's thesis defense for the lab took place this morning and Erik Beadle successfully defended his thesis!  Erik started in the lab as an undergraduate and really got the project going.  He has had to demonstrate patience and perserverance but it looks like it has all paid off!  Erik will be pursuing his PhD at Vanderbilt in the fall.  We are proud of Erik and all of his hard work.  Congratulations Erik!!

Erik and his thesis committee (left to right: Dr. Bishop, Dr. Newman, Erik, Dr. Wolf)

Congratulations Katie, Summa Cum Laude!!

One more congratulations for the day, although this one is a few weeks late.



 

Winter 2016 Louisiana Tech Commencement

A big congratulations to Katie Whitehead who graduated this winter with her Bachelor of Science in Biological Scienes.  She was the only student to graduate Summa Cum Laude at the winter commencement on Saturday, March 5. 


We are proud to have had her in the lab as an undergraduate and look forward to having her in the lab for another year as a maters's student.  Congratulaitons Katie!!

 



Congratulations Ngozi - Thesis Defense Completed!

Congratulations to Ngozi Ogbonnaya who successfully defended her master's thesis today (big day for the Newman lab with one more to go next week)!  Ngozi did a great job and has accomplished so much on this project since she started in the lab 2 years ago.  When Ngozi joined the lab, the project was just an idea that she worked hard to make a reality.  Ngozi has presented her work at several local and state conferences and most recently at an international conference poster session.  In addition Ngozi participated in the LBRN summer program last year, getting some great research experience at LSUHSC-New Orleans.  Ngozi plans to pursue her PhD in the fall.  We are so proud of Ngozi and all of her hard work.

Ngozi and her thesis committee following her defense (left to right: Dr Wolf, Dr. Caldorera-Moore, Dr. Newman, and Ngozi)

Congratulations Nehal - Completed Thesis Defense!

Congratulations to Nehal Patel who sucessfully defended his master's thesis today.  He did a great job and has accomplished so much as a graduate student here over the past 2 years.  He has authored a book chapter, received a Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research, attended and presented at a national conference, and is preparing another manuscript for publication.  In the fall Nehal plans to attend Tulane where he will pursue a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology.  We could not be prouder of Nehal and all that he has achieved.

Nehal and his thesis committee following his defense (left to right: Dr. Newman, Dr. Caldorera-Moore, Nehal, Dr. Crews, and Dr. Wolf)

 

Research Symposium Winners!

I am proud to announce that our lab did a great job at the Louisiana Tech Research Symposium! 

Katie was awarded 2nd place in the Undergraduate Poster Competition and will be traveling to Nicholls State for the University of Louisiana Academic Summit next month.  Demi was also selected to attend the conference and they will serve as a small number of individuals picked to represent Louisiana Tech University at this annual meetings for all of the University of Louisiana schools.

In the Graduate Oral Presentations Erik Beadle tied for1st place and Ngozi tied for 3rd!! 

Congratulations to everyone for doing such a great job and making the lab proud!