Office of Student Research

Enzyme research by Dr. Michael Reddish, App State undergrads could lead to improved disease treatments

Growing up in an immigrant family, senior Nataly Jimenez said she watched her parents and extended family encounter hardship on a daily basis. The experience inspired her goal to become an immigration lawyer, advocating for the rights of families like her own.

Dr. Baker Perry, professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Geography and Planning, is recognized as one of the world's top experts in high altitude precipitation and climate change.

An introductory course in sociology uncovered a passion for helping others.

Dr. Howard Neufeld, professor in the Department of Biology and a longtime faculty member in the Honors College, and Dr. Megen Culpepper, assistant professor in the A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, are recipients of the 2020 Undergraduate Research Mentorship Excellence Award, conferred by Appalachian State University's Office of Student Research.

Research conducted by Amelia Bruce ’19 while a graduate student at Appalachian State University suggests ankle injuries can be better treated by targeting the brain.

Congratulations to Jared Voris an App State Alum - Geology - Paleontology concentration major - class of 2016 named a new genus and species of Thanatotheristes degrootorum as part of his PhD at the University of Calgary. Jared engaged in research as an undergraduate student and was a recipient of many grants from the Office of Student Research.

Snow, an applied physics major with an emphasis in astrophysics, working in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Two Appalachian State University geology majors will "rock out" this summer in Mongolia, conducting geologic work as part of a combined National Geographic and Explorers Club Flag Expedition.