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Vinay Ramsay graduated from Virginia State University in
May of 2011 with a Bachelor’s of Science
degree in Biology. During his time at VSU, he
presented research at the VSU undergraduate
research conference in 2010 and 2011. He is
currently a 2nd Leiutenant in the US Army.
Nakiesha "Danielle" Bridgers graduated from Virginia
State University in May of 2007 with a
B.S. degree in Biology. Currently, she
is pursuing her Doctorate in Fisheries
and Wildlife at Clemson University.
While an undergradute at VSU she was
an LSAMP scholar (2006-2007) and
conducted a research on Bunchgrass Lizards in Arizona. She
co-authored a publication of this research in the peer reviewed
journal, Herpetological Review.
Desmond Crawley graduated from Virginia State University
in May of 2011 with a Bachelor’s of
Science degree in Psychology. He was
accepted into the Master of Divinity
program at Virginia Union University
School of Theology. He will begin the
program in the Spring semester of 2012.
While an undergraduate student, Desmond
was an LSAMP scholar. He researched The Spirituality,
Gender, and Cardiovascular Reactivity to Stress. He
presented his research at the ERN conference, and at the
Virginia Psychological Association Convention.
William Person is a junior student in Manufacturing
Engineering program in Virginia State
University. He was an LSAMP scholar who
worked on energy-efficient house by
studying energy lost from windows. His
findings were presented in undergraduate
research conference. Currently, Mr. Person
is working on sun-tracker for improving
efficiency of solar panels in harvesting
solar energy.
Micahel Westbrook graduated May 2010 with a degree in
Bachelor of Science in Computer
Engineering. He is currently pursuing
his Masters in Electronic Engineering
at Norfolk State University and will
graduate in May 2012.
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Tierra Alvin graduated from Virginia State University in
May of 2009 with a B.S. degree in Biology. She was 2006-
2007 LSAMP scholar and together Wirh Ms. Bridgers,
conducted research on bunchgrass lizard
biology in Arizona, resulting in a
publication in the peer reviewed journal
Herpetological Review.
Naseer Conway is a junior student in Manufacturing
Engineering program in Virginia State University. He was an
LSAMP scholar who worked on Centrifugal casting. He
fabricated several parts under different
conditions and measured physical and
mechanical properties to find optimum
manufacturing process condition. He
presented his findings in this area in few
undergraduate conferences.
Myishia Cowell is a Junior Computer Engineering student at
Virginia State University. As an
LSAMP scholar,she works on the
creation of a standard operating
procedure for the QC5000 printed circuit
boards.
Jennifer Leach graduated from Virginia State University in
December 2010 with a degree in Bachelor of Science in
Chemistry. Jennifer has been admitted to a graduate school
but deffered her enrollment until next
Fall.
Oneil Paul is a senior Computer
Engineering student and will
graduate from Virginia State
University in May 2012.