Students deliver reports at statewide research conference
Seven Harding University students presented oral reportson their NASA research at the 18th Arkansas Undergraduate
Research Conference at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia April
1-2.
Senior mechanical engineering major Matthew T. Irvine of Richmond,
Va., discussed “Hybrid Rocket to Measure the Irradiance of the Sun.”
Senior electrical engineering major Emilia N. Faraj of Tegucigalpa,
Honduras, presented “Measuring Solar Irradiance Onboard a Sounding
Rocket.” Darah McDaniel, a senior biochemistry and molecular biology
major from Mountain Home, Ark., discussed “Construction of a
Spectrometer for Measuring Biomarker Gases on Mars.” Senior electrical
engineering major Julianne V. Pettey of Kenai, Alaska, discussed
“Design of a Diode Laser Spectrometer for Space Missions.” Senior
chemistry major Daniel Smith of Cleveland, Okla., spoke on “Testing an
Open Path Diode Laser Spectrometer.” Garland, Texas, native Ethan
Lilly, a junior computer engineering major, discussed “Atmospheric
Spectrometer Payload for a NASA Terrier-Orion Sounding Rocket.” Senior
electrical engineering major Eric Locke of Richardson, Texas,
presented “Measuring Atmospheric Gases Onboard NASA Rocket From 0 to
72 Miles Altitude.”
The meeting provides an opportunity for students from all over the
state of Arkansas to present reports on the research they have done
throughout the year. All Harding students who completed a research
project were asked to present at the conference. This was the 18th
year Harding students have attended the event.
Dr. Ed Wilson, professor of chemistry, attended the conference as
well. He has been working on NASA projects for 20 years.