2023 Award Winners

President's 15th Annual Art Exhibition


 AWARD WINNERS

1st Place

Morgan Vergo

"As Above, So Below"
aluminum foil, aluminum wire,
mirror (sculpture)
Morgan Vergo

2nd Place

Jasmine Pryor

"My Brain"
acrylic (painting)
Jasmine Pryor



3rd Place

Erika Ornelas

"Focus"
pencil on paper (drawing)
Erika Ornelas

Alumni Award

Devin Ingram '18

"Untitled Self Portrait"
oil and oil pastel on canvas (painting)
Devin Ingram '18

*First time award, donated by the Wadsworth Family Gallery


 HONORABLE MENTIONS

Lesly Cervantes
“Dilapidated”
graphite pencil (drawing)

Bowie Dauner
“No Officer, I Don’t Know Who Did It”
(miniature sculpture)

Anabel Garcia Silva, Misconception
“Official Military Boot”
sequins, glitter, beads, glue, (sculpture)

Skylar Hauert
“Displaced”
chalk pastel, gold leaf, paint pens (painting)

Savannah Klozik
“American Crow (Corvus Brachyrhynchos)”
acrylic and marker on canvas (painting)

Drew Orr
“Mapping”
cyanotype printing, ink and marker on mixed media paper (cyanotype print mixed media)

Irham Syed
“Clown Spectacle”
pencil on board (drawing)

Somuadina Uwaezuoke 
“Despair”
clay (sculpture)




BR. JOEL DAMIAN BUSINESS PLAN & PITCH COMPETITION


 AWARD WINNERS

Business Owner
Business Name/Idea
Winner
Prize Money
Julia Quintero BasVi Social Impact (tie)
$2,000
Thomas Wakefield CreditCare Grand Prize Winner (tie)
$3,500
Mauricio Ortiz Signer Social Impact (tie)
$2,000
Sai Charan Pammi MedTour Crowd Favorite (tie)
$2,000
Maxwell Mo Flyer Inventory Management Solutions Crowd Favorite (tie)
$2,000
Amna Tasneem CoShop Grand Prize Winner (tie)
$3,500
Majed Khan H&H Group Top Graduate Degree Winner
$2,000



DR. STEPHANY SCHLACHTER COMPETITION


 DR. STEPHANY SCHLACHTER AWARD WINNERS

#1743: Tumor Classification Through Machine Learning
Author: Mark Bronakowski
Mentor: Dr. Mahmood Al-Khassaweneh

#1922: Evaluating Cyclin D3 Mediated Transcriptional Regulation Using a Neutrophil Differentiation Model
Author: Kylie Horvath
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Powers


 OTHER STEPHANY SCHLACHTER AWARD FINALISTS

#1885: Utilizing an Agent-Based Model to Explore the Transmission of Clostridioides difficile in Healthcare Settings and Evaluate Control Strategies
Authors: Maximus Lewis, Laila Mahrat
Mentors: Dr. Cara Sulyok and Dr. Brittany Stephenson

#1864: LA Fitness UI Project
Author: Jasmine Fairbanks
Mentor: Mr. Simon Dai

#1740: Automatic Detection of Clickbait Headlines Using Semantic Analysis and Machine Learning Techniques
Author: Mark Bronakowski
Mentor: Dr. Mahmood Al-Khassaweneh



3MT Competition, Concurrent / Poster Sessions


Winner Cash Prizes
First Place: $200
Second Place: $150
Third Place: $100

Schulze & Burch


3MT Competition

 3MT COMPETITION AWARD

1. #1857: Shining Light on Novel Photochemical Reaction Mechanisms for Applications in the Post-CMP Cleaning of Wide-Band Gap (WBG) Semiconductors
Author: Ryan Gentile
Mentor: Dr. Jason Keleher

2. #1906: Synthesis and Analysis of Titanium and Zirconium based Metal Organic Frameworks and Nanoparticles for Photocatalysis
Author: John Kurowski
Mentor: Dr. Daniel Kissel



Concurrent Sessions

 OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Humanities, Health & Social Science

1. #1730: Essentialism and Identity
Author: Morgan Jennings

2. #1735: Evaluation of 988 Promotion
Authors: Elsie Tarrant, Daisy Collazo

3. #1744: MS Rockstars
Authors: Hannah Gacek, Bridgette Zarazua, Halimah Shukair

Math & Science

1. #1887: The Filtering Effects of Dreissena Polymorpha on Metschnikowia Parasitism in Daphnia dentifera
Authors: Jenna Staszewski, Alexander Crickman, Isabella Borzeka

2. #1856: The Development, Characterization, and Application of Post-Synthetically Reduced MOF-199 Composite Polymers for Water Remediation
Author: Kaitlyn Palmer

3. #1899: Antibacterial Properties of Extracts from the Osage Orange, Maclura pomifera
Authors: Rachel May, Alexander Crickman, Christopher MacDougal, Alina Khan, Katherine Capra


 OUTSTANDING GRADUATE CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1. #1858: Exploring the Photochemical Reduction of Cu2+ onto TiO2 and Applications of Cu-TiO2
Author: Charles Rogers

2. #1909: Simulation and Optimization of a Direct Fusion Drive for Space Travel
Author: Marek Spader

2. #1821: Pillow Talk: A Scoping Review of the Effectiveness of Speech Pathology Intervention in Individuals with Intimate Communication Difficulties
Authors: Arthur Quinones, Sophie Scanlon 



Poster Sessions

 OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE POSTER SESSIONS

Humanities, Health & Social Science

1. #1728: You Snooze You Lose: The Relationship Between Sleep Patterns and Stress Levels
Author: Kelsey Calasanz

2.#1912: The Effects of Music and Skill Training on Short-term Memory
Author: Nia Barrow

Math & Science

1. #1875: Comparing How Light Scatters with Particle Sizes Between Rayleigh and Mie Scattering
Author: Michael Jarvis

1. #1894: Development of Improved Chemically Active Slurry Formulations for Silicon Carbide Chemical Mechanical Planarization
Authors: Kevin Reyes, Emily Meredith

1. #1903: Experimenting with Index of Refraction using Advanced Optical Equipment and Low Signal Sensing Techniques
Author: Harvey Campos-Chavez

1. #1908: Experimental Determination of Methane Emissions from Gas Stoves
Author: Jacob Moriarty

1. #1907: Implementation of Ultrasonic Sensors Utilizing Autonomous Vehicle
Author: Peter Mbi


 OUTSTANDING GRADUATE POSTER SESSIONS

1. #1731: Using Opioid Screening Tools in a Preoperative Spine Surgery Population
Author: Christine Hopkins

1. #1867: School Nurse Orientation Program
Authors: Stephanie Edie, Leanna Anzaldi

3. #1819: Better Breathing, Hoarser Speaking? A Scoping Review of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Pediatric Voice
Authors: Jenalee DeMarco, Katie Steinberg 



Student Choice Award


 CONCURRENT SESSIONS ($50 PRIZE)

1. #1872 Influence of Mindfulness-based Strategies for Informal Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease
Authors: Erin Walsh, Katelyn Schaefer, Alexis Mokos


 POSTER SESSIONS ($50 PRIZE)

1. #1880 Exploring the Effectiveness of Research-Based Assessment Instruments in Creating Inclusive Cultural Lesson Plans for Physics Education
Author: Autumn Crisafulli

2. #1883 Investigating Wireless Power Transmission using Pancake Coils
Authors: Leonardo Ramos, Ruben Franchini, Emily Lindemann

3. #1818 Polytopes Motivated by Graphs
Author: Ethan Jakubowski

3. #1892 Stochastic Simulations of Nosocomial Clostridioides difficile Infections and Transmission
Authors: Matthew Senese, Laila Mahrat

3. #1784 Mathematically Modeling the Immune Response of Celiac Disease
Author: Olivia Adamic