{"id":243042,"date":"2026-05-10T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/research-and-technology-transfer-honors-a-state-faculty-at-first-research-excellence-event\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T11:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:40:07","slug":"research-and-technology-transfer-honors-a-state-faculty-at-first-research-excellence-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/research-and-technology-transfer-honors-a-state-faculty-at-first-research-excellence-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Technology Transfer Honors A-State Faculty at First Research Excellence Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jonesbororightnow.com\/news\/268862-research-and-technology-transfer-honors-a-state-faculty-at-first-research-excellence-event\/\">Research and Technology Transfer Honors A-State Faculty at First Research Excellence Event<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jonesbororightnow.com\/news\/268862-research-and-technology-transfer-honors-a-state-faculty-at-first-research-excellence-event\/\">https:\/\/jonesbororightnow.com\/news\/268862-research-and-technology-transfer-honors-a-state-faculty-at-first-research-excellence-event\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-10 11:09:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"jonesbororightnow.com\">jonesbororightnow.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Honorees were celebrated during a program featuring individual recognitions and awards, and remarks from university research leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Jonesboro, AR \u2013 Contributed \u2013 The Office of Research and Technology Transfer hosted the inaugural Research Excellence Luncheon during Convocation of Scholars at Arkansas State University, recognizing faculty whose work advanced discovery, innovation, and scholarly impact over the past year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Honorees were celebrated during a program featuring individual recognitions and awards, and remarks from university research leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Research Excellence Luncheon honorees are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dr. Mohammad Abrar Alam,<\/strong>\u00a0professor, Department of Chemistry and Physics\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recognized for a U.S. Patent that was issued in 2025, titled \u201cNootkatone derivatives and methods of using the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Tameka Bailey,<\/strong>\u00a0assistant professor, Department of Biological Sciences\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recognized as a grant recipient for an NIH R15 investing more than $400K in her research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Jennifer Bouldin,<\/strong>\u00a0dean, Beck College of Sciences and Mathematics\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recognized as a grant recipient for an NSF Major Instrumentation award that allowed the purchase of new equipment totaling more than $700K<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Drew Fleming,<\/strong>\u00a0associate professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recognized as a grant recipient for an Arkansas Research Alliance Emerging Research Leadership Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Rachael Isom,<\/strong>\u00a0associate professor, Department of English, Philosophy, &#038; 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