The Arkansas Academy of Science recently awarded Calla Bassett, Hallman Scholar at Southern Arkansas University, 1st place for the Best Paper in Physics at its 101st Annual Meeting in Conway. Basset delivered an oral presentation on radiation research and experiments performed with the SAU Engineering and Engineering Physics Department at UAMS.
Bassett, a native of Arizona, began her SAU journey at the age of 16 in the fall of 2014. She is a recipient of the prestigious Hallman Scholarship for women in the College of Science and Engineering and a member of the Honors College.