Five students from the University of Tennessee at Martin took part in the annual Posters at the Capitol event April 2 at the seat of the Tennessee General Assembly in Nashville.
The Posters at the Capitol event has highlighted undergraduate research from Tennessee’s public universities. This year, nine institutions took part with 57 undergraduates presenting their research.
The event gives students an opportunity to expose their research for legislators, and it gives legislators a chance to see the types of research occurring at the undergraduate level at Tennessee’s public universities.
Students from UT Martin who participated in this year’s event were Jonathan Barber, a senior mechanical engineering major from Jackson; Sara Batts, a senior psychology major from Eads; Seth Hatchett, a senior cell and molecular biology major from Huntingdon; Lydia Honbarger, a senior geoscience major from Clarksville; and Joshua Townsend, a senior mechanical engineering major from Middleton.
Faculty mentors working with the UTM students included Dr. Stan Dunagan, professor of geology; Dr. Ann Gathers, associate professor of biology; Dr. Saman Sargolzaei, associate professor of engineering; and Dr. Ali Seyedkavoosi, associate professor of engineering. Dunagan accompanied the students to Nashville and the Capitol for the event.
Since 2006, undergraduate researchers in science, technology, engineering or math – known as STEM fields or career pathways – from across the state of Tennessee have convened at the State Capitol to share their projects with state legislators.
Now in its 19th year, the Posters at the Capitol event took place on April 2 for undergraduate students to share STEM research with state legislators.
PHOTO: Representing UT Martin at the 2025 Posters at the Capitol event April 2 are (l-r) Seth Hatchett, Jonathan Barber, Joshua Townsend, Sara Batts and Lydia Honbarger. The students provided posters of their STEM research to state legislators at the event, which featured 57 students from nine Tennessee universities.
