Posted on May 2, 1997

Union had one of the largest contingents – with 46 students – at the eleventh National Conference on Undergraduate Research April 24 through 26
at the University of Texas at Austin.

Thomas Werner, the Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Physical Sciences,
was re-elected chair of the Board of Governors of NCUR. As Chair, Werner – who is in his
third three-year term on the 24-member board – will lead planning for next year's
conference at Salisbury (Md.) State University.

Attending were four faculty: Werner, James Adrian, Barbara Danowski and
Ashraf Ghaly.