BECT Symposium shines light on SC State faculty-student research findings
ORANGEBURG, S.C. 鈥 At 51品茶, students are engaged in more than lectures, homework and tests. They are conducting research with real implications in their fields of study.
SC State has a goal of achieving designation as a Research 2 (R2) institution, which would qualify the university for more grants and sponsored programs.
So, on Feb. 15, SC State鈥檚 Institute for Business, Environment, Communications & Transportation (BECT) sponsored the inaugural Faculty-Student Research Symposium in the university鈥檚 Engineering & Computer Science Complex to demonstrate the collaborative research projects already taking place.
鈥淪ome faculty are engaged in funded research projects, but there is much more unfunded research being conducted by faculty and students to remain relevant or advance knowledge in their fields that others do not know about,鈥 said Dr. Barbara Adams, BECT鈥檚 executive director.
The symposium, which fulfills one of the objectives of BECT, was designed to highlight and recognize those who are engaged in research and to encourage more collaboration between faculty and students.
SC State President Alexander Conyers applauded faculty and students for their work and discussed his goal to move the university toward becoming an R@ university.
Elbert Malone, associate provost for sponsored programs and research, was the keynote speaker for the symposium. He provided an overview of the importance of research and the benefits to faculty and the University that would derive from becoming an R2 designated school.
Students and faculty presented 21 research projects, which included 13 oral presentations, seven poster presentations and one visual presentations.
Oral presentations
- Dr. Jai Hong Lee 鈥淟arge Scale Climate Impacts of Historical El Nino Events on Localized Surface temperature over South Carolina鈥 with students Brandyn A. Laury and River McClelland.
- Dr. Rosetta Dingle, A Content Analysis of Variables Among Partnerships of Higher Education Institutions鈥
- Tumlumbe Juliana Chengula, 鈥淓nhancing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Through Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Driver Anomaly Detection.鈥
- Dr. June Graham-Bethea, Dr. Jaqueline Jones-Brown and Shirlain Darby, 鈥淧roject Impact: Empowering Pre-professionals to Become Linguistically Flexible and Authentic Communicators鈥 with students Daniel Galloway and Madison Tanner.
- Dr. Nasrollah Hamidi, Patience Ferguson, Ashley Smith, Keyaura McClary, 鈥淎tmospheric Water Harvesting by Acrylamide Gel
- Methusela Sulle, 鈥淎nalysis of Distracted Pedestrians Crossing Behavior: An Immersive Virtual Reality Application.鈥
- Dr. Thomas Nyatta, Dr. Lamin Drammeh and Dr. Brandon Huber, 鈥淗indrances to Adaptation of Cover Crop in Agriculture Operation in South Carolina.鈥
- Professor Terrence Segars, 鈥淩eadability and Audit Outcomes: Evidence from Municipal Financial Statement Footnote Disclosures.鈥
- Dr. Guohua Ma, Financial Literacy Training Programs for Small Farmers in South Carolina.鈥
- Dr. Learie Luke, 鈥淎chievements in the First Decade of the Modern Tobago House of Assembly: the 1980s.鈥
- Dr. Eric R. Williams, 鈥淧erformance Indicators: Intended and Unintended Consequences for HBCUs.鈥
- Professor Joseph Onyeocha, 鈥淓xploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Accounting and Business Education: A Mixed-Methods Study鈥 with students Bailey Scott and Rejoice Anaele.
- Dr. Bley Cynthia N'dede, 鈥淚mpact Assessment of Microfinance Services on Households' Economic & Social Well-being in Tanzania: Evidence from Gender Differences鈥 with students Trevon Franklin and Luka Stefanovic.
Poster Presentations
- Eric Osei, 鈥淧edestrian Detection in Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Using Advanced Machine and Deep Learning Techniques.鈥
- Michael Hopkins, "Fishing for Destruction: Exploring the Impact of Overfishing on Coral Reefs."
- Saima Nicola and India William, 鈥淪ynthesis Purification and Characterization of Alumina Precursors Derived From 尾-Diketonate Ligands Through Atmospheric Pressure-Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (AP-MOCVD) at a Low Temperature.鈥
- Debbie Aisiana Indah, 鈥淭opological Data Analysis for Advanced Urban Traffic Safety and Optimization Using Vehicle Trajectory Data鈥
- Penelope Fennell and Dr. Haile Selassie, 鈥淚nvestigating the Characteristics of Limited Resource Farmers to Determine Critical Success Factors in a Fast-Changing Agribusiness Environment in Orangeburg and Neighboring Counties鈥
- Hannah Musau, 鈥淎 National Survey on The Effect of The COVID-19 Pandemic on School Travel in The US. 鈥 Parents Perspective.鈥
- Kashif Alston and Zachary Thomas, 鈥淭owards Developing an Environment Friendly and Sustainable Campus at SC State: A Best Practice Approach.鈥
Visual Presentation
- Debbie Indah , 鈥淢ornings by Lake Victoria.鈥
Symposium Awards
Best Overall Research Award, $400, Dr. Jai Hong Lee
Oral Presentations
1st Place - $200
- Dr. Jai Hong Lee
- Dr. June Graham-Bethea, Dr. Jaqueline Jones-Brown, and Shirlain Darby
- Dr. Guohua Ma
2nd Place - $100
- Dr. Rosetta Dingle
- Professor Terrance Segars
3rd Place - $50
- Methusela Sulle
- Tumlumbe Juliana Chengula
- Dr. Thomas Nyatts, Dr. Brandon Huber and Dr. Joshua Idassi
Poster Presentations
- 1st Place -$200, Penelope Fennell and Dr. Haile Selassie
- 2nd Place -$100, Debbie Indah
- 3rd Place - $ 50, Eric Osei, Saima Nicolas and India Williams
Visual Award
- $100, Debbie Indah