The Capitol Graduate Research Summit took place Tuesday, March 24 in Topeka. Over 40 graduate students from various Kansas public universities presented their research and how it contributes to the economic development of the state.
Two Wichita State students were awarded at the summit: doctoral student Kaytie Brozek (educational psychology, advised by Dr. Beata Latavietz) and master’s student Elmiraalsadat Tabatabaei (biomedical engineering, advised by Dr. David Long). Kaytie’s poster was entitled “’What Do You Want to Talk About Today?’: A Case Study of Inquiry, Identity, and Developmental Advising” and Elmira’s was entitled “Electrospun Nanofiber Therapeutics for Localized Post-Surgical Breast Cancer Treatment.”
Nine WSU graduate students presented their research at the capitol this year, including:
- Adetayo S. Afolayan (chemistry)
- Saleh Ateiwi (industrial engineering)
- John Hammond (education and behavioral studies)
- Touseef Hasan (computer science)
- Md Zawad Hossain (electrical and computer engineering)
- Ana Lucia Jara Valenzuela (Spanish)
- Muhammad Faraz Shoaib (computer science)