Rebecca Parker announced as research and creative works winner

2018 May 10

Rebecca Parker of Maumelle, AR, was among more than 50 University of Arkansas at Little Rock students announced as winners of the 2018 Student Research and Creative Works Showcase during an awards ceremony on May 1.

Parker won first place for “Novel Renewable Resource Based Nanocomposites for Removal and Recovery of Phosphorus from Contaminated Wastewaters,” first place for “How Spanish Interpreting at the 12th Street Clinic Can Lead to Medical School,” and first place for “Phosphate Removal From Contaminated Waters” in the physical science, service work and professional application, and life and physical science categories .

Students presented more than 150 research and creative works April 12 in the Jack Stephens Center. Student projects were judged on the novelty and clarity of their research, the soundness of their methodology, the potential application of their findings, and the student's ability to explain their project to an expert and lay audience.