As featured in Inside Charlotte, former OUR Scholar Jordan Landis (SU 22, SP 23, SU 23, SP 24) describes the impact of her research to improve wastewater treatment in Charlotte with microplastic-eating algae.

Congratulations to Bree Johnson (SU 2024) for being named the 2024-2025 Southeastern Writing Center Association Undergraduate Tutor of the Year. The manuscript they wrote over the summer was also accepted into a peer-reviewed journal: Praxis: A Writing Center Journal.

As featured in Inside Charlotte, check out the recap of the Honors Research Symposium held Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the Cone University Center.

We want to give a big congratulations to Dr. Erik Byker, OUR Senior Faculty Fellow and URC Committee Chairperson, for being selected as the UNC Charlotte recipient for one of 17 outstanding faculty members to receive the 2025 Awards for Excellence in Teaching by the UNC System!! We are very grateful for all of Dr. Byker’s contributions to the growth of the Undergraduate Research Conference and undergraduate research at UNC Charlotte.

Congratulations to Arnav Sareen, one of the winners of the Barthalmus Awards for 2024! Check out his profile on Instagram @clt_our to learn more about his work and experiences in research.