Elon faculty members attend 120th meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Sciences

Dave Parker, Mike Kingston, Amanda Chunco and Ryan Brandt attended the academy's meeting at Winston-Salem State University on April 5-6.

Elon faculty members Dave Parker, Mike Kingston, Amanda Chunco and Ryan Brandt attended the 120th Meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Sciences held April 5-6 at Winston-Salem State University.

Kingston concluded his service as a board member, immediate past-president and chair of the nominating committee at the academy’s business meeting on Saturday. Parker continues his roles as board member, chair of the Education Committee and social media manager. Brandt will also continue as a board member, co-director of the Collegiate Academy of the North Carolina Academy of Sciences, and one of the official photographers of the annual meeting.

Chunco’s research student, Jackson Fender, who is majoring in environmental studies, gave a poster presentation describing his research project on an invasive  marine animal on Friday evening.