ASU students present research at “Speaking of STEM Symposium” for high school Albany Boys & Girls Club members
ALBANY, Ga. – Albany State University (ASU) students extend their research beyond campus walls, sharing their finds with the Boys and Girls Club of Albany.
Four students from the analyzing the rhetoric of chemistry learning community showcased their research during the, “Speaking of STEM Symposium” for high school students and members of the Albany Boys and Girls Club.
The ARC learning community combines a chemistry course instructed by Dr. Louise Wresnford with a public speaking class led by Dr. Florence Lyons, demonstrating the fusion of academic subjects to engage and inspire the youth.
“Students are registered in a chemistry class and they’re also registered in a public speaking class. So, my class focuses on getting them ready to present their research so that anybody can understand it, particularly those people who are not experts in the field. And, we thought, why not present at the Boys and Girls Club? Because that will test to make sure that they are speaking to an audience, so that the audience could easily understand them. So, they had several practice sessions,” said Dr. Florence Lyons, Albany State University Honors Program Director.
The presentation primarily focused on chromatography. In addition to this scientific discussion, ASU students also imparted their college experience and offered valuable advice to the high school audience.
Dr. Florence Lyons, director of the Honors Program at Albany State University, further elaborates on the significance of choosing chromatography as the topic of discussion.
“Chromatography is just really important in developing vaccines, and testing crime scenes, and things of that nature. And, so, that’s why they chose to share that. That was one of their favorite experiments that they did in the chemistry class, and that’s why they chose to present that information to the Boys and Girls Club,” said Dr. Lyons.
Dr. Florence Lyons emphasizes the critical role of STEM students, who represent the future of scientific innovation. As the driving force behind tomorrow’s scientific community, their contributions are pivotal in shaping advancements in various fields.
“It’s really important that those students that present it today and any student who is in STEM has the opportunity to feel like a scientist, to feel that they are making a difference, to understand that their work is significant and can be shared with others,” said Dr. Lyons.
De’Andra Jacobs reporting.
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