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Shreveport college student lands spot in American Chemical Society program

Submitted Centenary College

A Centenary College biochemistry major leaves for Singapore next week to take part in a prestigious international research program through the American Chemical Society.

Tierra Range, 19, of Shreveport is one of 17 students nationwide who was selected to do a 10-week summer research program through the American Chemical Society’s International Research Experience for Undergraduates.

Range says she’ll work with a professor at National University of Singapore to study dye-sensitized solar cells that are often used to convert sunlight into electrical energy.

“I’ve only done medical research before, and I’ve never done anything this intensive in relation to chemistry. I hope to get a better feel for it and see if this is something that I want to do for the rest of my life,” Range said.

The all-expenses-paid program includes a $4,000 stipend and will allow Range to travel to Denver next year for the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society where she’ll present the research she helped advance over the summer.

Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.