Auburn Research: Student Symposium
Auburn Research: Student Symposium gives students an opportunity to share their research university-wide. Undergraduate and graduate students participated through oral presentations, posters, and creative scholarship displays. Scroll down to view the award winners for the 2022 symposium.
For more information, visit the Auburn Research Student Symposium website.
Award Archive
Oral Presentation Winners
- University-Wide Undergraduate Student Winners in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- 1st Place: Shalom Kim, Chemistry and Biochemistry (AUM), “Remdesivir Triphosphate blocks DNA synthesis and promotes exonucleolytic activity of mitochondria DNA polymerase gamma”
- 2nd Place: Elijah Carroll, Entomology and Plant Pathology, “Visitation of beneficial insects to seasonal honeydew produced by crape myrtle bark scale (Coccidae: Eriococcidae)”
- 3rd Place: Sarah Cain, Forestry and Wildlife Science, “Analyzing the efficacy of pellet count surveys to estimate density of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)”
- University-Wide Graduate Student Winners in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- 1st Place: Kaelyn Fogelman, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, “Using aerobic scope to evaluate the thermal tolerance of aquatic invertebrates”
- 2nd Place: Paul Swiney, Aerospace Engineering, “Preliminary analysis of the aerodynamic responses of a red-tailed hawk traversing a vertical gust”
- 3rd Place: Roman Vasquez, Mathematics and Statistics, “Bipartite graphs and line segments defined by sets”
- University-Wide Undergraduate Student Winners in Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Nursing and Humanities
- 1st Place: Stanley Wijaya, Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, “Obesity modulates colorectal cancer predicted drug sensitivity in a consensus molecular subtype specific manner”
- 2nd Place: Molly Morris, Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, “Exploration of the interaction of mood disturbance, serum fibrinogen, and gut microbiome in adults”
- 3rd Place: Elise Sappington and Jessica Leonard, Anthropology, “Experiences of international students enrolled in a U.S. university during Covid-19”
- University-Wide Graduate Student Winners in Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, and Humanities
- 1st Place: Juliana Parma, Kinesiology, “Stay positive: A meta-analysis of enhanced expectancies on motor learning”
- 2nd Place: Priscilla Ayine, Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, “The children’s eating behaviors: Relation to child weight status and maternal education”
- 3rd Place: Ebenezer Harrison, Consumer and Design Sciences, “Brand personification strategies in real time marketing on Twitter: Drivers of consumer engagement”
- College and School Awards
- College of Agriculture
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Rachel Osborne, Poultry Science, “Analysis of poultry processing wastewater microbial load throughout wastewater stream”
- Graduate Student Winner: Aya Hussain, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, “Relationship between aerobic scope and thermal tolerance of white-legged shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in low-salinity culture systems”
- College of Architecture, Design, & Construction
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Cecily Anderson and Breck Bowen, Environmental Design, “Auburn refugee project”
- Graduate Student Winner: N/A
- Raymond J. Harbert College of Business
- Undergraduate Student Winner: N/A
- Graduate Student Winner: Alexander Hamrick and Sana Zafar, Management, “The good, the bad, and the lucky: Causal attributions for prior outcomes and subsequent risk-taking”
- College of Education
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Mary McCullough, Kinesiology, “Stride hip internal rotation is associated with pain in collegiate softball pitchers”
- Graduate Student Winner: Christopher Loftin, Music Education, “Visual engagement: Name standards and choral large group assessment rubrics”
- Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Peter Abraham, Chemical Engineering, “Obesity modulates the colorectal cancer tumor transcriptome in a consensus molecular subtype-specific manner “
- Graduate Student Winner: Amod Parkhi, Chemical Engineering, “Carbon dioxide capture from the pulp and paper mill limekiln: Process and techno-economic analysis”
- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Autumn Reynolds, Sustainable Biomaterials & Packaging, “Cost efficient functionalized bio-based aerogels for microcystin L-R removal from surface water”
- Graduate Student Winner: Javier Hernandez Diaz, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, “Lignin nanoparticles for protective coatings of mass timber products”
- College of Human Sciences
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Erin Casolaro, Hunger Solutions, “Financial implications of personal gardening among elderly in rural Alabama”
- Graduate Student Winner: Erin Cooper, Human Development and Family Studies, “Dyadic links among Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), mindfulness, and relationship quality in couple relationship education (CRE) study participants at program entry”
- College of Liberal Arts
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Zoe Lakin, Art History, “Lilla Cabot Perry: experimental painting and gendered spaces in Impressionism”
- Graduate Student Winner: N/A
- School of Nursing
- Undergraduate Student Winner: N/A
- Graduate Student Winner: N/A
- Harrison School of Pharmacy
- Undergraduate Student Winner: N/A
- Graduate Student Winner: Kelli McDonald, Pharmacology, “Neuroprotective signaling metabolite, β-hydroxybutyrate, reduces oxidative stress and augments mitochondrial functions in hippocampal neurons”
- College of Sciences and Mathematics
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Davis Arthur, Physics, “Development of a multiparticle spectrometer)”
- Graduate Student Winner: Jenna Pruett, Biological Sciences, “Developmental temperatures differentially affect survival across life stages”
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Anna Wilson, “Evaluation of neurotransmitter concentrations in the prefrontal cerebral cortical gray matter of cats with phosphoprotein enriched in astrocytes 15 kDa (PEA15) loss of function”
- Graduate Student Winner: Anne Maguire, Biomedical Sciences, Intravenous AAV gene therapy improves pre-and post-mortem outcomes in a feline model of Sandhoff Disease”
- Auburn University at Montgomery
- Undergraduate Student Winner: N/A
- Graduate Student Winner: N/A
Poster Presentation Winners
- University-Wide Undergraduate Student Winners in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- 1st Place: Anna Solomonik, Drug Discovery and Development, “Evaluating the effects of chemotherapeutics on dopaminergic cells”
- 2nd Place: Madison Hogans, Veterinary Medicine, “Elucidation of canine adenovirus type 2 tropism can lead to improved cancer gene therapy”
- 3rd Place: Audrey Hall, Drug Discovery and Development, “Identification of antibacterial compounds from Psidium guajava extracts using LC–MS chemical fingerprinting and profiling”
- University-Wide Graduate Student Winners in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- 1st Place: Manjusha Annaji, Pharmaceutical Sciences, “Meloxicam coated 3D printed stainless steel implants to prevent implant rejections”
- 2nd Place: Kaniz Afroz Tanni, Pharmaceutical Sciences-Health Outcomes Research and Policy, “Comparative effectiveness of eribulin in metastatic breast cancer (MBC): a systematic review and meta-analysis"
- 3rd Place: Sarah Ezell, Anatomy Physiology and Pharmacology, “Genetic analysis of the cannabinoid receptor – 1 gene in three beagle dogs”
- University-Wide Undergraduate Student Winners in Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Nursing and Humanities
- 1st Place: "Sally Ann Missildine, Interior Design, “Designing a hotel room that accommodates a large family”
- 2nd Place: Rebecca McDuffie, Nursing, “The correlation between loneliness, isolation and adverse health outcomes in the elderly population”
- 3rd Place Molly Cassidy, Kinesiology, “Electromyographic analysis of shoulder rotation strength testing positions”
- University-Wide Graduate Student Winners in Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, and Humanities
- 1st Place: Kassandra Ross, Consumer and Design Sciences, “Medicare plan decisions: what strategy do older adults use for e-healthcare decision-making and what intelligent assistance do they need?”
- 2nd Place: Rongzi Li, Nutrition, “Beneficial effects of exercise and/or genistein treatment on high-fat, high-sugar diet-induced brain damage in C57BL/6 mice”
- 3rd Place: Xiaowen Ding, Nutrition, “Role of nerve growth factor in insulin resistance amelioration and cognitive performance improvement in diabetic mouse brain”
- College and School Awards
- College of Agriculture
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Emily Munroe, Entomology and Plant Pathology, “Evidence of non-antagonistic interactions between yeast and bacteria on plants in the Auburn Arboretum”
- Graduate Student Winner: Marc Presume, Food Science, “Evaluation of physical characteristics of pet treats generated from chicken organ meats blends”
- College of Architecture, Design, & Construction
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Natalie Hamlin, Environmental Design, “The role of a built environment design solution to provide multi-systemic solutions for cultural issues in Auburn, Alabama”
- Graduate Student Winner: N/a
- Raymond J. Harbert College of Business
- Undergraduate Student Winner N/A
- Graduate Student Winner: Yeosong Yoon, Finance, “Application of difference-in-difference strategies in finance: the case of natural disasters and bank responses”
- College of Education
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Arianna Fernandez, Kinesiology, “Self-control feedback paradigm: is engagement in error estimation behind the learning effect?”
- Graduate Student Winner: Emma Quadlander, Counselor Education, “Analysis of sleep disturbances in adult ADHD patients using CliniCom™ psychiatric assessment software”
- Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Will Beattie, Civil Engineering, “CO2 storage in geological formation: Pore network properties and permeability”
- Graduate Student Winner: Sheng Dong, Civil Engineering, “Aerobic biotransformation of 8:2 fluorotelomer alcohol in AFFF-impacted soil”
- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
- Undergraduate Student Winner: N/A
- Graduate Student Winner: Yufei Nan, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, “Polyethylenimine functionalized TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofiber hydrogel as an efficient adsorbent for toxic anionic and cationic dyes removal from wastewater”
- College of Human Sciences
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Rebekah Magnusson, Human Development and Family Studies, “Applying social indicators data to Etowah & Dallas counties”
- Graduate Student Winner: Menglin Wei, Human Development and Family Studies, “Couple and family functioning during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic”
- College of Liberal Arts
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Amelia Hill, Spanish, “Development of declarative cloze probability sentences in Spanish for use in L2 studies”
- Graduate Student Winner: Taylor Kerr, Audiology, “Effects of dance training on the vestibular-ocular reflex (VOR)”
- School of Nursing
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Emily Herring, Nursing, “The effects of a yoga intervention on quality of life, anxiety, and pulmonary function in a pediatric population”
- Graduate Student Winner: N/A
- Harrison School of Pharmacy
- Victoria Jiminez, Pharmacy, “The role of FMO3 induces nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis”
- Graduate Student Winner: Austin Moore, Drug Discovery and Development, “Meta-analysis of SARS-CoV-2-induced central nervous system disorders”
- College of Sciences and Mathematics
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Dorella Fawwal, Biological Sciences, “Streptomyces poriferae nov., a novel Streptomyces species from marine sponges that produces metabolites that inhibit the growth of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)”
- Graduate Student Winner: Adam Pfeifle, Physics, “Tunable valley splitting in two-dimensional materials via external fields”
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Daniel Patton, Veterinary Medicine, “Production of Anti-PD1 antibody by modified Canine Adenovirus-2”
- Graduate Student Winner: Chetan Pundkar, Biomedical Sciences, “Generation and characterization of anti-IL-17A Nanobody for the treatment of HSV-1 induced corneal immunopathology”
- Auburn University at Montgomery
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Haley Hobbs and Tovah Hickman, Biology, “Does snail preference to nonnative plant species play a role in shaping plant communities in Alabama?”
- Graduate Student Winner: N/A
University-Wide Undergraduate Student Winners in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- 1st Place: Natalie Williams, Microbiology, “Biocidal properties of Europa Lander solid rocket motor adhesive, Loctite® EA9394, against Hypsibius dujardini”
- 2nd Place: Allison Dees, Biological Sciences, “Communal egg-laying behavior and the consequences of egg-aggregation in the brown anole (Anolis sagrei)”
- 3rd Place : Davis Arthur, Physics, “Development of a multi-particle spectrometer”
University-Wide Undergraduate Student Winners in Human Sciences, Social Science, and Creative Arts, and Humanities
- 1st Place: Regan Shaw, Kinesiology, “Comparison of knee valgus during the single leg squat and softball pitch”
- 2nd Place: Ryleigh Randall, Kinesiology, “Mitochondrial network dynamics: benefits of a high metabolic demand (lactation) condition in rats”
- 3rd Place: Beatriz Carmona, Nutrition, “Circadian disruption of core clock genes Bmal-1, Reverb-a, Per2, and Cry-1 in adipose tissue due to western diet-induced obesity”
College and School Awards
1. College of Agriculture
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Jorge Sandoval, Poultry Science, “Effect of particle size and oil addition on near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) nutrient analysis of ground corn”
- Graduate Student Winner: Shreya Sadhukhan, Entomology and Plant Pathology, “Altered disease severity and population dynamics of Xanthomonas perforans on tomato & pepper upon co-infection with Pseudomonas cichorii and Xanthomonas arboricola”
2. College of Architecture, Design, & Construction
- Undergraduate Student Winner: N/A
- Graduate Student Winner: Laura Lopez, Landscape Architecture, “Day-lighting Parkerson Mill Creek to reveal aquatic ecosystems”
3. Raymond J. Harbert College of Business
- Undergraduate Student Winner: N/A
- Graduate Student Winner: Nguyen Nguyen, Finance, “Financial literacy and the choice of alternative financial services by underbanked and unbanked households”
4. College of Education
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Abigail Cramer, Exercise Science, “Trunk lateral flexion differences between the fastball and curveball pitch in collegiate softball pitchers”
- Graduate Student Winner: Nicole Guilford, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology, “Tiered collaboration: addressing the impact of high poverty school culture on novice teachers”
5. Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Justin Box, Biosystems Engineering, “Development of algal-bacterial wastewater treatment systems that are effective in the presence of antimicrobial processing aids used in the poultry processing industry“
- Graduate Student Winner: Archana Bansode, Polymer and Fiber Engineering, “Preparation of phenol-formaldehyde resins using the lignocellulosic biomass (lignin, lignin and lignocellulosic pyrolysis biooilbio-oil) for use as a wood adhesive”
6. School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Alexandria Hancock, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, “The impacts of wild pig (Sus scrofa) rooting on soil macroinvertebrate abundance in southeast Alabama”
- Graduate Student Winner: John Mensah, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, “Does bark beetle associated fungi contribute to loblolly pine decline and mortality?”
7. College of Human Sciences
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Mallory Harvey, Interior Design, “Evaluating acoustic design in adult education spaces for autism”
- Graduate Student Winner: Haley Sherman, Human Development and Family Studies, “Assessing dimensions of combat exposure among soldiers and implications for mental health”
8. College of Liberal Arts
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Jhayla Isom, Psychology, “Off-campus students' participation gap linked to difficulties with transportation and parking”
- Graduate Student Winner: Sarah Krichbaum, Psychology, “Comparing dog and human olfactory working memory using an odor span task”
9. School of Nursing
- Undergraduate Student Winner: N/A
- Graduate Student Winner: N/A
10. Harrison School of Pharmacy
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Brett Cocke, Drug Discovery and Development, “Reduced SIRT3 potentiates injury in the diabetic heart”
- Graduate Student Winner: Rachel Rice, VCOM/Pharmacy, “Investigating the neuroprotective effects of extra-virgin olive oil on the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s patients”
11. College of Sciences and Mathematics
- Undergraduate Student Winner: Laura Minton, Chemistry and Biochemistry, “The effect of a pH-dependent arginine switch on protein-based cofactor formation in Catalase-peroxidase (KatG)”
- Graduate Student Winner: Zexi Xing, Physics, “Water production rates and activity of interstellar comet 2I/Borisov”
12. College of Veterinary Medicine
- Graduate Student Winner: Ferrin Antony, Pathobiology, “IFN-λ regulates early events in HSV-I induced corneal immunopathology”
13. Auburn University at Montgomery
- Undergraduate Student Winner: N/A
- Graduate Student Winner: Denise Burgos, Clinical Psychology, “Does a defendant’s ascribed socio-economic status impact mock jurors’ verdict and sentencing decisions?”
University-Wide Winners in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
University-Wide Award Winners in Social Science, Education, and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities
College and School Awards
College and School Awards
2018 Award Winners
University-Wide Award Winners in Science (Physical, Biological, Forestry and Wildlife, Agriculture), Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Oral Presentations:
1st Place: Gabrielle Gilmer, “The relationship between serum relaxin concentrations and knee kinematics during a single leg squat” (Chemical Engineering/Kinesiology)
2nd Place: Michael Izzo, “Bioinspired and sustainable improvement of the crack resistance of clayey soils” (Civil Engineering)
3rd Place: Madison Gohlke, “Characterization of mitochondrial variation between oocytes harvested from lean and obese pigs” (Animal Sciences)
Poster Presentations:
1st Place: Dorothy Mitchell, “The fine structure of the tentacular apparatus of Mnemiopsis leidyi” (Biological Sciences)
2nd Place: Hua (Amanda) Fang, “Effects of SIRT3 on posttranslational modification in the mitochondria of diabetic hearts” (Biomedical Sciences/Pharmacy)
3rd Place: Jared Hudson, “Effect of Initial Stiffness and Slip Force of Friction Force Damper on Response of Steel Structure to Wind and Seismic Loads” (Civil Engineering)
University-Wide Award Winners in Social Science, Education, and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities
Oral Presentations:
1st Place: Lisa Maggi, “Experiential urbanism: an unaverage approach to understanding cities” (Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture)
2nd Place: Kathryn Cutler, “Small changes, big impact: Development of a research-based infographic with cost-effective interior design solutions for senior living communities in the state of Alabama” (Interior Design)
3rd Place: Haley Todd, “Case study: Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA)” (Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work)
Poster Presentations:
1st Place: Madeline Wrolson, “Body Esteem, Presence of Anxiety and Depression, and Ethnicity in a Rural Population” (Psychology)
2nd Place: Peyton Camp, “Task-Based Learning: a Pedagogical Approach to Second Language Acquisition” (Foreign Languages and Literature)
3rd Place: Jacob Verhine, “The Pedagogical Applications of Absolute Spectral Tone Color: An Analysis of Current Research and Avenues for Future Study” (Music)
College and School Awards
1. College of Sciences and Mathematics
a. Oral: Sydney Bergstresser, “Identifying RECQL variants as breast cancer risk factors in European and African Americans” (Biological Sciences)
b. Poster: Drew Bonner, “Mapping enhancer regions for genes associated with neurodegenerative diseases” (Biological Sciences)
2. College of Liberal Arts
a. Oral: Bo Segrest, “Preaching culture: how Methodist missions changed slave culture in Antigua” (History)
b. Poster: Reid Williams, “Adolescent’s willingness to change” (Psychology)
3. Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
a. Oral: Ryan LaGrone, “The relative importance of steric and electronic effects in 1,3-diene photoisomerization” (Chemical Engineering)
b. Poster: Michael Wietstruk, “A novel gust generator design to study the aerodynamic response of birds to turbulent conditions” (Aerospace Engineering)
4. College of Architecture, Design, and Construction
a. Oral: N/A
b. Poster: Isaac Turkington, “Explorations in mass timber through the development of interlocking cross laminated timber (iCLT)” (Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture)
College and School Awards
5. School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
a. Oral: Alisia Diamond, “The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in resident and migratory songbirds in the Southeastern United States” (Wildlife Ecology and Management)
b. Poster: Hannah Kelly, “Evaluating Toxoplasmosis gondii: in Invasive Wild Pigs (Sus scorfa)” (Wildlife Ecology and Management)
6. College of Education
a. Oral: Allison Epperson, ““Don’t Stop Believin”: Music style’s effect on physiological and psychological function (Chemistry Education/Music)
b. Poster: Abby Brittain, “Swing mechanics of the offside forehand in professional female polo athletes” (Kinesiology)
7. College of Human Sciences
a. Oral: Holly Parker, “Diet diversity in Andasibe, Madagascar” (Nutrition)
b. Poster: Brooke Polinsky and Connor Koch, “High fat diet with impairing autophagy and induces deposition of oligomeric/fibrillar species of Amyloid-β in Mice Brain” (Nutrition)
8. College of Agriculture
a. Oral: N/A
b. Poster: Mary Toohey, “Stability of rebaudioside a in citrate buffer as affected by iron and UV light exposure” (Food Science)
First Place Winners
Oral presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Jennifer Kaczmarek
Title: “Direct production of human engineered cardiac tissues by pluripotent stem cell encapsulation in gelatin methacryloyl”
Oral presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Kelsie Shipley
Title: “The unpublished Roman à Clef: private fiction and public figures at the turn of the 19th century in The Navy Officer”
Poster presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: David Hall
Title: “Controlling size and surface properties of PLGA nanoparticles for vaccine delivery system”
Poster presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Ethan Hofer
Title: “Controlling the ion distribution in electroactive polymers for more dynamic actuation response”
Poster presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Crystal Harrell
Title: “Reconstructing post-emancipation communities through the preservation of African American cemeteries”
Second Place Winners
Oral presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: James Smith
Title: “Multi-Bend Antenna Optimization by Genetic Algorithms”
Oral presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Hannah Skjellum
Title: “Reviving the mother of the blues: a continuation of the reconsideration of Ma Rainey as an important black queer figure”
Poster presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Marlee Morgan
Title: “In vivo effects of deepwater horizon crude oil and corexit dispersant on rodent hematological markers"
Poster presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Trevor Cofer
Title: “Fresh market tomato yield and quality as affected by potassium rates and sources”
Poster presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Peyton Camp
Title: “Understanding engagement and motivation in learning a complex motor skill”
Third Place Winners
Oral presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Jiyeong Choi
Title: "Patterns of Ni concentration among populations of the high-Ni insect Melanotrichus boydi (Hemiptera: Miridae), a specialist on the Ni hyperaccumulator plant Streptanthus polygaloides (Brassicaceae)"
Oral presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Katie Brown
Title: “Researching food insecurity at Auburn University”
Poster presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Philip Wang
Title: “Role of carotenoids as antioxidants in Tigriopus californicus”
Poster presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Natalie Stephens
Title: “Teaching spatial visualization in chemistry”
First Place Winners
Oral presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Sara Rains
Title: Identifying effective community development practicies in Ecuador
Oral presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Abigail Katsoulis
Title: ARCHIBET
Poster presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Martin Wang
Title: Computational study of electrostatically tunable band offsets in MoS2 multilayers
Poster presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Ryan Bowen
Title: Generation of new landscape forms through mold making, digital, and mixed media experimentation.
Second Place Winners
Oral presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Doyon Kim
Title: Variations of Toeplitz' Conjecture
Oral presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Emma Hyche
Title: Inmate labor and its connections to historical systems of racial labor exploitation
Poster presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Christina Pickering
Title: Development of gold-lipidic nanocomposites for cancer improved chemotherapeutic delivery
Poster presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: AJ Dessert
Title: Pediatric trauma and disease control center
Third Place Winners
Oral presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Matthew George
Title: Effects of door width on wild pig entrance into traps
Oral presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Max Zinner
Title: When church and state collide: Mormonism and polygamy in the late 19th century
Poster presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Jeffry Iskandar
Title: Production of bio-oil by hydrothermal liquefaction of algae
Poster presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Lauren Thomas
Title: Hospital Saint Paul de Tarsa
2016 Awards Ceremony
View the program for the 2016 poster and oral presentations
First Place Winners
Oral presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: William Roberts
Title: Depth estimation with a plenoptic camera.
Oral presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Shaun Armstead
Title: Feminized battlegrounds: Internationalisms at the 1975 United Nations’ World Conferences for International Women’s Year in Mexico City.
Poster presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Sara Emily McCarty
Title:Differential gene expression in Xylella fastidiosa under increased calcium conditions.
Poster presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Richard Bryant
Title: In between: Addressing the problem of an aging school infrastructure.
Second Place Winners
Oral presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Shelbie Keel
Title: The effects of the implementation of the Help America Vote Act on election administration and voter confidence.
Oral presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Matthew Pollock
Title:From Dahrar to Déorwine: Examining Tolkien’s interpretation of sound symbolism.
Poster presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Joseph Pearman and Nicolas Pinones
Title:Synthesis and select biological activity of substituted butenolides.
Poster presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Kristin Dobbs
Title: Non-biodegradable waste impacts and management solutions.
Third Place Winners
Oral presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Audrey McCandless
Title: Effects of metronomic topotecan on prostate cancer metabolism.
Oral presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Lindsey Smith
Title:Antebellum & artillery ancestry.
Poster presentation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Whitney Rogers
Title: Effectiveness of novel zinc oxide nanoparticles on preventing biofilm growth of various vascular bacterial plant pathogens.
Poster presentation in Research and Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities: Adam Levet and Megan Wood
Title: Urban Studio: The power of redundancy.
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