Six honors students represented Kansas State University in the Kansas Honors Connections statewide honors conference in Emporia, Kansas, on Saturday, Nov. 18.
Abby Collins, architectural engineering and Nicholas Edwards, biomedical engineering, “Breaking the Cycle: Analyzing Oppressive Systems and Designing Interventions for College Students,” mentored by Mac Benavides, assistant professor, leadership studies.
Kale Stahl, physics and mathematics, “A New Sampling Imaging Functional for Imaging Photonic Crystals,” mentored by Dinh-Liem Nguyen, associate professor of mathematics.
Payton Lynn, secondary educational studies, “Assessing Curriculum Design and Pedagogical Approaches for the Educational Studies Degree Path,” mentored by Debbie Mercer, dean, college of Education.
Carson Connard, math, “Morse-Smale Functions on Orbifolds and Novel Cohomology Products on Dihedral Twisted Sectors,” mentored by Lino Amorim, assistant professor of mathematics.
Susanna Jones, anthropology, and modern languages, “Student Honors Panel.”
Students described their experience at the conference as a unique opportunity to present research to an audience from a variety of academic disciplines. Students also commented on how this interdisciplinary audience provided them with insight into the many ways that honors research can be presented, and the different ways that audiences can engage with and respond to scholarly research.
For more information about the University Honors Program, visit k-state.edu/ksuhonors. To recommend a student for the program or for questions, email ksuhonors@k-state.edu
