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National Conference <\/span><\/span>on Undergraduate Research<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Western Carolina University has established itself as a national leader in undergraduate research and has a long-standing tradition of acceptance and participation\u00a0in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Students accepted to NCUR have the opportunity to present their undergraduate research along with peers from across disciplines. Since 1987, NCUR has been a flagship conference for undergraduate researchers to share, celebrate, and promote their research achievements.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Eleven abstracts from WCU students were accepted to NCUR for the event scheduled April 8 – 10, 2024 conference. The conference will be held in Long Beach, California this year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Primary student presenters are acknowledged below by the College and Department they will represent. Congratulations to these students and their faculty mentors!<\/span><\/p>\n

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College of Arts & Sciences<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Anthropology & Sociology<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

Contributing Factors to Natural Human Mummification
<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Presenter: Alex Vacca<\/span><\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: Kaleigh Best<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Biology<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

Investigating the effects of urban noise on communication in birds: an experimental approach
<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Presenter: Emily Francis<\/span><\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span> Barbara Ballentine<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Chemistry and Physics<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Microwave assisted synthesis of strontium fluoride nanoparticles.<\/strong>
Presenter: Elvis Perez Galarza<\/span><\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span> Channa De Silva<\/span><\/span>
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Computational studies of uranium terpyridine derivatives for potential nuclear waste applications
<\/strong>Presenter:<\/span> Hayden Privette<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>Channa De Silva<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Diffusion of Limonene through Paraffin Wax Using Infrared Spectroscopy
<\/strong>Presenter: Taylor Gregory \u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: Scott Huffman<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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English<\/span><\/b> Studies<\/span><\/h4>\n

An Ethnographic Sociolinguistic Approach to Vowel Breaking in \u2018Smalltown,\u2019 NC
<\/strong>Presenter:<\/span> Wyatt Wilson<\/span><\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: Erin Callahan<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Lesson on Sexism: Saunder\u2019s Unintentional Gender Discrimination in Liberation Day: Stories<\/strong>
Presenter:<\/span> Taleigh Verrault<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>Brian Railsback<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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History<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Only Murders in the Paper: How Publications Enthralled Chicago, Elevated America’s First Serial Killer, and Evaporated Public Interest<\/strong>
Presenter:<\/span> Emma Roy<\/span><\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span> Alexander Macaulay<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Philosophy & Religion<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Definition Through Distance: Animals as the Sartrean Other<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Jared Ross<\/span><\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span> Katharine Mershon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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College of Business<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, and Business Law<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

The Association Between Bank Account and Routing Number Online Payments and Six Consumer Assessment Characteristics<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Steven Hudspeth<\/span><\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: Gary Curnutt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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School of Economics, Management, and Project Management<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Economic Effect of Food and Music Festivals on the Local Economy<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Emma Pope<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: Steve Ha<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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