Westminster Students Excel at UMSL STARS Program

Four Westminster Christian Academy seniors recently participated in the 2015 Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Sabrina Bingham, Megan Wibbenmeyer, Sydney Thomas, and Rebecca Liu were among a large group of junior- and senior-level students from the St. Louis metro area to complete the program.

Each year, the STARS program, pairs high-achieving high school students with top research scientists and mentors from a host of leading institutions, including the Donald Danforth Planet Science Center, Saint Louis University, Washington University in St. Louis, and UMSL.

This year, Bingham was named a winner of the LMI Aerospace Inc. Award for Excellence in Research. Her award-winning research paper was completed under the supervision of Dr. Blythe Janowiak of Saint Louis University, and titled “Heating contaminated Scottish bonnet peppers to kill Salmonella.”

The award will be presented on Monday, October 19, following a 6:30 p.m. reception in the Century Rooms of the Millennium Student Center.

Photo (left to right): Sabrina Bingham, Megan Wibbenmeyer, Sydeny Thomas, and Rebecca Liu.