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Marcus Johnson, a 2010 graduate of Clark Atlanta University,
earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He is currently in
his second year of the Bridge to the Doctorate
(BD) Program at the University of Alabama.
Mr. Johnson’s research is in the field of nano
electronics. While an undergraduate at CAU,
Mr. Johnson attended conferences, symposia
and presented research. “Students should take
advantage of the LSAMP network; it
benefited my career and I am grateful.”
Shasmine Kelly is currently a graduate student at Georgia State
University pursuing a Master’s degree in biotechnology. She
attended Georgia State University as
an undergraduate biology major with
a minor in chemistry. She was an
active member and president of the
Collegiate Neuroscience Society, and
also completed fellowships in the
LSAMP program, Undergraduate
Biotechnology program, and the University Scholars program.
Currently she works in the laboratory of Dr. Timothy Bartness.
Jonathan D. Madison, Ph.D. was recently named a Senior
Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories,
Albuquerque, New Mexico within the
Computational Materials Science &
Engineering Organization. He received his
Bachelors degree from Clark Atlanta
University in Engineering Science with a
concentration in Mechanical in 2003. Dr.
Madison received his M.S. and Ph.D. in
Materials Science and Engineering from the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2007 and 2010 respectively. Dr.
Madison is a member of The American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME), The Association for Iron & Steel
Technology (AIST), The Materials Information Society (ASM
International), The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society
(TMS), and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).
TaRhonda Moore, 2008 graduate of Paine College with a B.S.
in Biology. She is currently seeking a DMD at
the Medical College of Georgia, School of
Dentistry. During her undergraduate
matriculation, Ms. Moore participated in
research.
Quentin Johnson is currently in the second year of his doctoral
program at the University of Tennessee, studying Genome Science and
Technology. He also works at Oak Ridge National
Lab on projects dealing with extremophilic protein
stability/functionality in organic solvents using
computational techniques. Mr. Johnson completed
his B.S. in Chemistry at Georgia State University in
2008 and the M.S. in Computational Chemistry in
2010 under the advisement of Dr. Donald Hamelberg.
He was one of eight students to receive the NIH PEER fellowship
worth $25,000.
Adrienne Elaine Lamptey is a sophomore Computer Information
Science major at Clark Atlanta University. In the summer of 2011 Ms.
Lamptey was involved in a research program called
Hooked on Photonics at the Georgia Tech Center on
Materials and Neuroscience. She indicated that she
enjoyed the challenge and prestige of being in this
summer program, which was possible because of
being an LSAMP scholar. She presented her
research, developed a poster, an abstract, and
worked in a laboratory during this 10-week program.
Patrick Major is a 4 th year undergraduate student at Georgia State
University majoring in Chemistry. He has conducted environmental
research dealing with diurnal forcing with
sweetgum trees under Dr. Randal Mandock
(CAU). He had the opportunity to present his
research at several symposia including Capital
Hill Symposium in Washington, D.C. He is a
member of the ARMY ROTC program at
Georgia State University and will be
commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army in the summer of 2013.
Mr. Major is happy to be a member of LSAMP. He has expanded his
knowledge and passion for Chemistry since joining the program.
Dominique Morgan is a 2007 Graduate of Paine College. He is
currently enrolled at Clemson University seeking
a Ph.D. in Mathematics. During his matriculation
at Paine College he was a mentor and
mathematics tutor. He graduated magna cum
Laude. Mr. Morgan selected Mathematics as his
major because he does well in it and truly enjoys
it.
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