UNCP undergraduate student wins NC Academy of Science research award

April 27, 2023
Gretchen Gillenwater at the National Weather Center
Gretchen Gillenwater, John Bowley Derleux Research Award winner, at the National Weather Center

Gretchen Gillenwater received the John Bowley Derleux Research Award during the 119th North Carolina Academy of Science meeting held April 14-15.

The event was held on the campus of East Carolina University. Gillenwater鈥檚 poster 鈥淗urricane Induced Tornadoes鈥� earned her first-place honors in the ecology, botany and zoology category.

Gillenwater was among several UNCP鈥檚 COMPASS program members who participated in the conference. Gillenwater, a sophomore geo-environmental studies major, is a UNCP women鈥檚 swim team member and the Swim Club president.

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