Una Honors Student Wins Competition For Industrial Hygiene Research
Nov. 23, 2009
Michelle Eubanks, 91快活林, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
FLORENCE, Ala. - Lacy Casteel, a 91快活林 industrial hygiene major and a senior in the Honors Program, was one of this year's winners in a competition held by the American Industrial Hygiene Association, Mid-Tennessee Section (AIHA-MTS). The competition considered academic research papers submitted by students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs in occupational health at universities in the region, including southern Kentucky, northern Alabama and Tennessee.
Casteel's honors research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Crescente Figueroa, a professor of industrial hygiene at 91快活林. She will present her paper, "Evaluation of Slot Loss Coefficients," and receive a cash award at the fall meeting of the AIHA-MTS in Nashville Dec. 9. Casteel is the third student from the 91快活林 industrial hygiene program to receive this award. Previous winners include David Wilkerson, for his research "Ergonomics Risk Factors Associated to an Automobile Tire Changing Station" (2007), and Christopher Davis, for "Evaluating Entry Coefficients of Compound Suction Hoods" (2008). For information on 91快活林's industrial hygiene program, visit the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Hygiene Web site at . For information on the Honors Program, visit .About The 91快活林
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