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Keia Faison is a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in Biology. During the summer of 2011,
Faison participated in the Science and Math Achievement and Resourcefulness Track (SMART) program. Dr. Christopher J. Fecko,
Chemistry Department, served as her faculty research advisor. Faison’s research project title was Dye Sensitized DNA Photodamage
Quantification. Faison plans to pursue a career that involves research.
Dylan Greenleaf is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in Environmental Sciences. During the
summer of 2010, Greenleaf participated in the Science and Math Achievement and Resourcefulness Track (SMART) program. Dr.
Matthew Redinbo, Chemistry Department, served as his faculty research advisor. Greenleaf’s research project title was Engineering
the Simultaneous Expression of Two Nuclear Receptors in E. Coli. Greenleaf’s SMART experience has made him very interested in
pursuing a career in academia.
Darius Jones is a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in Psychology and Japanese. During the
summer of 2010, Jones participated in the Science and Math Achievement and Resourcefulness Track (SMART) program. Dr.
Mark Wightman, Chemistry Department, served as his faculty research advisor. Jones’ research project title was Investigating the
Purpose of Neurotransmitters. In the future, Jones plans to continue to seek out undergraduate research experiences. Jones received
the Hayden B. Renwick Academic Achievement Award in 2010 and 2011 and served as an Office for Undergraduate Research
Ambassador 2010 and 2011.
Asif Khan is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in Psychology. During the summer of 2010,
Khan participated in the Science and Math Achievement and Resourcefulness Track (SMART) program. Dr. Wenbin Lin,
Chemistry Department, served as his faculty research advisor. Khan’s research project title was Hybrid nanoparticles for
Platinum-based chemotherapy. Khan’s research experience fueled his passion for academic research and he plans to pursue a
career in the medical research field.
Tiffany King is a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.
During the summer of 2011, King participated in the Science and Math Achievement and Resourcefulness Track (SMART) program.
Dr. Laura Miller, Mathematics Department, served as her faculty research advisor. King’s research project title was Valveless
Pumping of Sea Squirt Hearts. King plans to continue conducting research until she graduates and is considering a career in research.
She is currently serving as an Office for Undergraduate Research Ambassador.
Honorio Lara is a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During the summer of 2011, he participated in the
Science and Math Achievement and Resourcefulness Track (SMART) program.
Ryan Lovingood is a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and still has time to decide on a major. During the
summer of 2011, Lovingood participated in the Science and Math Achievement and Resourcefulness Track (SMART) program. Dr.
Alfred Kleinhammes, in the Physics and Astronomy Department, served as his faculty research advisor. Lovingood’s research project
title was Dielectric Contrast Agents for Illuminating the Reservoir for Deep Reading. Lovingood’s immediate plans are to continue
working with his current research lab until he graduates. He hopes his lab experience will get him closer to discovering what he would
like to pursue in graduate school.
Russell Maxwell is a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in Biostatistics. During the summer of 2010,
Maxwell participated in the Science and Math Achievement Resourcefulness Track (SMART) program. Dr. Zefeng Wang,
Pharmacology Department, served as his faculty research advisor. Maxwell’s researc project title was Alternative Splicing of 3’ UTR
in VEGF-A.