A local student was among sixteen Gatton Academy students that presented their research recently at the Kentucky Junior Academy of Science meeting.
Katie Isaacs is a University Heights Academy student and a student of the prestigious Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University, and at the Academy of Science meeting, she presented her research “Enhancing Photon Detection for Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering at the Electron-Ion Collider”, involving physics and astronomy.
Isaacs is mentored by University of Kentucky faculty Dr. Renee Fatemi in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
TheKentucky Academy of Sciencebrings scientists from across Kentucky together to share research and exchange ideas while also empowering scientists to share their work in their communities.
The Gatton Academy was established in 2007 and is Kentucky’s first residential two-year program for gifted and talented juniors and seniors. The Gatton Academy’s students enroll as juniors and are full-time WKU students pursuing their interests in advanced science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.