CONWAY, Ark. (April 7, 2014) – Four Hendrix physics students
received Outstanding Undergraduate Research Presentation Awards at the American
Physical Society's national meeting this spring in Savannah, Ga.
The student award
winners include:
- Tessa Cook, a junior from
Conway, Ark.
- Konstantin Gruenwald, a
junior from Little Rock, Ark.
- Ashley Hosman, a senior
from Coalinga, Calif.
- Tyler Webb, a senior
from Benton, Ark.
Cook,
Gruenwald, and Hosman did research with physics professor Dr. Bob Dunn; Webb
did research with physics professor Dr. Damon Spayde.
Five
more Hendrix physics students presented their research at the meeting,
including:
- Nicholas Heiner, a
sophomore from Rowlett, Texas
- Rene Nsanzineza, a
senior international student
- Anna Pittman, a junior
from Jonesboro
- Anna Reine, a junior
from Harahan, La.
- Jerry Wang, a junior international
student
All
did “an excellent job representing Hendrix and the physics department,” said Spayde.
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.