Seventeen students from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County Campus made presentations at the 73rd annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences (MAS), held this year in Olive Branch. Students from Dr. Lena Melton’s Honors class presented their work from research conducted over the past six months.
“We are honored that our students are able to present their results right along with all the scientists of our state,” Melton said.
The presentations were made possible through an internship program. This program involves Gulf Coast students working with professional mentors in varying scientific fields and reporting on that work at the MAS meeting. Mentoring organizations include the Gulf Coast Research Lab, Singing River Health System, Ocean Springs School District, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Department of Marine Resources and NASA.
Dr. Jason Pugh, Jackson County Campus vice president, also attended the meeting. “Our students have done an exceptional job here. For many of them, it is the first opportunity that they have to do a professional presentation.”
The Mississippi Academy of Sciences is one of the oldest organizations in the state that supports science and scientific research.
