Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science

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Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol - -   

                   On April 3, 2013 a group of KAMS students presented their research to the Kansas Board of Regents
                   at the capitol in Topeka, KS. Schools which attended include: Emporia State University, 
                   Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University,
                   Washburn University, Wichita State University, University of Kansas, and the
                   University of Kansas Medical Center. 

                   
                   The following KAMS students presented their research with their titles listed:

                           Laura Rokey (Senior) - - "Warning: Exercise May Be Hazardous to your Health"

                           Bradley Leupold (Junior) - - "Effects of High Energy Beta Radiation in the Upper Atmosphere
                                  on Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia Coli"

                           Hayley Disney (Senior)/Quentin Aker (Senior) - - "Effects of Drought on Kansas Turf Grass"

                           Laura Rook (Junior) - - "The Annual Increase of Carbon Dioxide in Relation to the Frequency
                                  of Major Hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean (1992-2009)"

                           Katie Goebel (Senior) - - "The Correlation Between Climatic Factors and Malaria Rates in Ghana"