Alisha Bloodworth
Alisha has participated in the Honors College Undergraduate Research Program since her sophomore year. In spring 2007 she won a student paper competition at the Southwest meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for a paper on "AMP-Activated Protein Kinase May Affect Fat Storage by Controlling an Enzyme that Oxidizes Fatty Acids," and she will present the paper again at the AIChE national meeting in Salt Lake City in fall 2007.
Alisha says "The Honors undergraduate research program is fantastic! It's flexible, you can do any type of research you want, and the mentors really are there to help you become a better researcher."
About being an Honors College student, for Alisha the best part is "all of the opportunities, from research to study abroad to the best professors on campus who want you to challenge their ideas and points of view. They want you to argue with them in class and back it up." Alisha is a leader among Chemical Engineering students and will be president of the AIChE student chapter at TTU during the 2007-2008 academic year. Her long-term plan is to enter a MD/Ph.D. program and specialize in bioengineering.