A Mississippi State University student from New Orleans is among a select group recognized for research contributions by a consortium of state universities.
Sara B. Stroble, a junior biology/pre-medicine major, recently was honored at a conference of the Mississippi Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). She was one of five graduate and undergraduate students receiving awards at the Jackson meeting.
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, EPSCoR is designed to enhance science and engineering education, research and technical capabilities.
Under its auspices, Stroble has conducted basic research to determine the theoretical effects of replacing an atom in a basic chemical compound. She has presented papers on her findings at several scientific meetings, including last year's annual gathering of the Southeast Theoretical Chemistry Association.
Mississippi is one of 18 states and one territory participating in EPSCoR. Faculty researchers and student assistants at Mississippi State, Jackson State University, University of Mississippi and its medical center, University of Southern Mississippi, and Mississippi College make up the state's membership in the organization.
Stroble is the daughter of Madeline J. Stroble [5310 MacAuthur Blvd., 70131]. A 1995 Benjamin Franklin High School graduate, she previously was honored by MSU's College of Arts and Sciences with the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Undergraduate Award.
