CONWAY, Ark. (February 24, 2014) – Hendrix chemistry majors
Rebecca Meredith and Angela Gloyna recently
presented their undergraduate research at the University of Memphis
Undergraduate Research Conference.
Gloyna, a senior
from Houston, Texas, gave an oral presentation of her research titled “Formic
acid adsorption on montmorillonite clay: Insights into atmospheric gas/surface
interactions.”
Meredith, a junior
chemistry major from Little Rock, Ark., won a coveted Outstanding Student
Presentation Award, which included $200, for her presentation on “Comparing
Water Adsorption Properties of Montmorillonite Clay Minerals.” She was one of only five students
who won an award.
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in
engaged liberal arts and sciences education. For the sixth consecutive year,
Hendrix was named one of the country’s “Up and Coming” liberal arts colleges by
U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix is featured in the latest edition of Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change
the Way You Think about Colleges,
as well as the 2014 Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, Forbes magazine's list of America's Top Colleges, and
the 2014 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United
Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.