Past Award Recipients

ABSTRACT CATEGORY WINNERS

Life Sciences

“I was working out daily prior to COVID”: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Physical Health of Purdue Graduate Students by Lauren Heniff

Physical Sciences

Examining the Geologic History of Mercury’s Caloris Basin using Mapped Faulting Patterns within Superposed Volcanic Flows by Evan King and Aubrey Bennett

Mathematical/Computation Sciences

Food Classification by Robert Sego, Cole Stecyk, Aryan Tyagi, Prekshaa Veeraragavan, Alexander Vives, Tiffany Yu, and Alex Dufour

Social Sciences/Humanities/Education

Abandoned Sentinels: An Analysis of the Past, Present, and Future of Former Armed Forces Institutions by Jacob Slater

Innovative Technology/Entrepreneurship/Design

Development and Optimization of a Thermal Transfer System for Simulating Lunar Temperatures and Possible Scenarios by Nathan Stonitsch

& PanCan Diagnosed (a miRNA Approach): Using Feature Selection, Ensemble Algorithms, and Interpretability for the Early Diagnosis and Personalized Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer by Siya Goel

Abstract category winners are selected prior to the Conference and are selected by the Purdue Libraries & School of Information Studies.

OVERALL RESEARCH TALK AWARDS

1st Place: Evaluating the Particle Collection Efficiency of Dried and Reused Breathing System Filters by Kaushal Arvind Prasad

2nd Place: Interface Engineering to Kinetically Trap the Photovoltaic Crystal Phase of Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskite by Yiyuan (Melody) Zhang

3rd Place: Geographical Analysis of Indicators of Resident Retention by Eli Coltin

Overall research talk awards are selected by the Honors College.

ACADEMIC UNIT AWARDS - RESEARCH TALKS

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

1st Place: Low-cost User-friendly Biosensors for Bovine Respiratory Disease Based on Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) by Ana Pascual-Garrigos

2nd Place: R-loops and DNA Damage in Aging Photoreceptor Neurons by Alyssa Easton

3rd Place: Investigation into the Structural and Functional Effects on Phage Proteins based on Cross-Genome Differences/Mutations by William Hadjis, Autumn Denny, and Julia Mollenhauer

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

1st Place: Investigating the Frequency and Nature of Social Justice References in the Teacher Education Program Curriculum at Purdue University by Julia Pirrello

2nd Place: Telehealth Parent Coaching in Naturalistic Communication Intervention by Alana Lorts and Brianna Coster

3rd Place: Investigating Identity Development in Informal STEM Learning Spaces: A Case Study of Girls Excelling in Mathematics and Science (GEMS) Clubs by Michaela Rice

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

1st Place: Interface Engineering to Kinetically Trap the Photovoltaic Crystal Phase of Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskite by Yiyuan (Melody) Zhang

2nd Place: SCALE Radiation Hardened Technologies by Ricardo Xie

3rd Place: Pandemic Altering Perceptions of College Experience by Bridget McCole

COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES

1st Place: Evaluating the Particle Collection Efficiency of Dried and Reused Breathing System Filters by Kaushal Arvind Prasad

2nd Place: Is there an association between attentional disengagement and language abilities in children with autism spectrum disorder? by Debanjana Das

3rd Place: Role Implications for Social Support Network Structure in Depression among Adjudicated Adolescents by Sanjana Murthy

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

1st Place: Beauty Products: Chemicals Disproportionately Endanger Women of Color by Samantha Lu

2nd Place: The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason’s Tale: Women within Viking Sagas by Alicia Geoffray

3rd Place: White Saviorism Through Religion by Gabriel Ako

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

1st Place (tie): Clinically-viable DMSO-free Cryopreservation of Human Natural Killer Cells by Zachary Leung and Emmett Niemeyer

& Designing a Protein Drug with the Computer Program FoldIt by Ma. Emmanuelle Domingo

2nd Place: Analyzing Excipient Variability by Jack Moen

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

1st Place: Examining the Geologic History of Mercury’s Caloris Basin using Mapped Faulting Patterns within Superposed Volcanic Flows by Evan King and Aubrey Bennett

2nd Place: Development of Continuous Flow Sonogashira Coupling of Lead Anti-Cancer Small Molecule Inhibitors for Potential Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Yuta Moriuchi

3rd Place: Key Genetic Contributors to Myasthenia Gravis and Other Autoimmune Disorders by Alyssa Flint

HONORS COLLEGE

1st Place: Geographical Analysis of Indicators of Resident Retention by Eli Coltin

KRANNERT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

1st Place: Prolonged Standing in the Operating Room by Mengzhou Chen

2nd Place: Contact Tracing and Civil Liberties during the Covid-19 Pandemic by Rachel Hauser

3rd Place: Projected Student Enrollment during the Covid-19 Pandemic for Fall 2020 at Purdue University by Maxim Bebekoski

PURDUE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

1st Place: Development of an Open-source Mobile Robot Platform for Multi-robot Systems by Jaeeun Kim

2nd Place: Early Childhood Education, Animation, and YouTube by Kayla Cole, Lauren Krieger, and Em Miller

3rd Place: A Woman's Path to the Aviation Industry by Katelyn Graver

ACADEMIC UNIT AWARDS - POSTERS

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

1st Place: Accessing Indiana Communities: Regional Trail Networks as a Guide for Community Development by Sydney King

2nd Place: Assessing Bias in Odor Communication Studies by Stephanie Dijak

3rd Place: Effects of Soil Thaw on Nitrous Oxide Emission Rate by Erika Maneke

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

1st Place: Breaking Bread, Breaking Bread: Developing Positive Relationships with Elementary-Aged Students with Disabilities by Zoe Johnson and Nadia Crace

2nd Place: Spatial Analysis: Priming of Shapes in Tangram Puzzles by Alexandra Foster

3rd Place: Differentiation in an Inclusion Classroom by Helen Zoss

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

1st Place: Optimization of the Enhanced Centrifuge Method to Quantify the Effect of Particle and Surface Properties Towards van der Waals Particle Adhesion by Tyler Roberts

2nd Place: The Role of Worker Cognitive Biases in Electrical Safety Performance: an fNIRS Study in a Mixed-Reality Environment by Makayla Simpson and Kaylee Dillard

3rd Place: Annotation and Functional Analysis of Mycobacteriophage Izajani Genome by Julia Simler, Garret Manquen, Lauren Jozwiak, and Emma Lietzke

COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES

1st Place: Building Semantic Networks through Play by Candance Jarzombek, Caitlin Jelenski, and Salsabila Lane

2nd Place (tie): Investigating Age Differences in Temporal Swallowing Measures in Adults: A Secondary Data Analysis by Caroline Sarbieski

& Investigating Eating Efficiency in Normal Development by Mackenzie Zorn

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

1st Place: Conspiracy and Cooperation: A Cross-Country Study of Globalism in Coronavirus Cartoons by Claire Stites

2nd Place: The Effect of Climate Change and Human Predation on the Niche Space of North American Proboscideans by Alejandra May

3rd Place (tie): Anatomy of the Kôkôjagoti Media Center by Diana Quintero

& The Impacts of COVID-19 on College Students’ Mental Health and Accessibility of Mental Health Resource by Yifan Zhang

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

1st Place: Incorporating Cultural Considerations to Care during an Interprofessional Simulation Activity by Jennifer Garson

2nd Place: Perceived Impact of a Counseling Practice Session on Pharmacy Student Comfort Level and Ability in Counseling on Sexual Health Products by Margaret Tharp

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

1st Place: Geochemistry at Springs in Furnace Creek and Ash Meadows: Implications for Regional Interbasin Flow by Sneha Nachimuthu

2nd Place: Nonblind Analysis of XENON1T Data Using Double Photoelectron Emission Signals by Yinchen Zhou, Moses Hamm, Robin Carpenter, and Xieyuan Guo

3rd Place (tie): Structural Analysis of BamA, a Therapeutic Target for Bacterial Infections of F. nucleatum by Lindsey Wilson

& Protein Encapsulation to Improve Sample Quality for Cryo-Electron Microscopy by Hannah Pletcher

HONORS COLLEGE

1st Place: Abandoned Sentinels: An Analysis of the Past, Present, and Future of Former Armed Forces Installations by Jacob Slater

KRANNERT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

1st Place: Economic Effectiveness of COVID-19 Government Relief in Indiana by John Lawicki

2nd Place: A Novel Approach to Align Forecasts to Competing Operational Business Outcomes by Jiacen Liu and Hui Zeng

3rd Place: Purdue Basketball Turnover and Dribble Data Analysis by Zac Matheny

PURDUE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

1st Place: Abandoned Sentinels: An analysis of the past, present, and future of former armed forces installations by Jacob Slater

2nd Place: Safety Culture in the Purdue Flight Program: Cirrus SR-20 vs. Piper Archer by Elliot Knapp

3rd Place: Digital Portal for the Data Visualization Process by Nicole Dwenger

INTERDISCIPLINARY AWARDS

RESEARCH TALKS

1st Place: Beauty Products: Chemicals Disproportionately Endanger Women of Color by Samantha Lu

2nd Place: Early Childhood Education, Animation, and YouTube by Kayla Cole, Lauren Krieger, and Em Miller

3rd Place: Optimization of Heart Rate Calculation Algorithm for Real-Time Use by Akio Fujita

POSTERS

1st Place: Drink Environment Modeling by Gabriel Leonard and Alex Peterson

2nd Place: Using Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence to Analyze Metal Distribution in Human Teeth by Sai Dwibhashyam

3rd Place: Creating a Prototype Visualization Tool for Analyzing Pre-pubescent Lupus Data by Nathan Kanter

Interdisciplinary awards are selected by Purdue Libraries & School of Information Studies.

ARCHIVAL PRESENTATION AWARDS

RESEARCH TALKS

1st Place: White Feminist Icons: An Intersectional Case Study on Amelia Earhart by Rachel Small

2nd Place: Gary Gateways by Miles Romans

POSTERS

1st Place: Abandoned Sentinels: An Analysis of the Past, Present, and Future of Former Armed Forces Installations by Jacob Slater

2nd Place: Fort Ouiatenon Archival Management and Digitization by Samuel Bakeis, Mary Phelan, Jennylee Torres, & Quincy Chanda

3rd Place: Facebook and U.S. Elections by Matthew Heagerty

Archival presentation awards are selected by Purdue Archives and Special Collections.

OVERALL TOP ABSTRACTS

Life Sciences (tie): Elizabeth Frazier & Josie Asher

Social Sciences/Humanities/Education: Morgan Boncyk

Physical Sciences: Kylie Smith, Carissa Gettelfinger

Mathematics/Computational Sciences: Nathan Kanter

Innovative Technology/Entrepreneurship/Design: Jennine Bryan

POSTERS

College of Ag

1st Place: Doria Gilberg

2nd Place: Emily Musenbrock

3rd Place (tie): Kristen Cleaver, Larissa Shirley, Tyler Field, Brooklyn Bitting, & Kouassi Kpodo; Margaret Pritchett

College of Education

1st Place: Nikita Gerard, Antonio Dominguez Palomar

2nd Place: Andrew Santos

3rd Place: Helen Park

College of Engineering

1st Place: Bridget Fitzgerald, Jackson Fields, Jocelyn Powell, Stephanie Clark

2nd Place: Alberto Castillo, Vito Francioso, Carlos Moro

3rd Place: Justin Senyk

College of Liberal Arts

1st Place (tie): Diana Quintero, Kamryn Dehn & Echo Yan

2nd Place: Rachel Small

3rd Place (tie): Meaghan Tracy & Swanna (Lu) Yu

College of Pharmacy

1st Place: Ana Pascual-Garrigos

2nd Place: Devin Bingham

3rd Place: Isaac Corum

College of Science

1st Place: Vignesh Nathan

2nd Place: Truc Kha

3rd Place: George Economou, Tara Harmon, Hetvi Desai, Alex Huynh

Krannert School of Management

1st Place: Megan Pinkley, Anna Satek

2nd Place: Brian Cain, Nikolai Saporoschetz, Theo Ginting

3rd Place: Xin Leong

Purdue Polytechnic Institute

1st Place: Nicole Dwenger

2nd Place: Qingyuan Hu, Yi Zhang

3rd Place: Sarah Wolfe

Interdisciplinary Projects - Selected by the Purdue University Libraries & School of Information Studies

1st Place: Natalie Murdock

2nd Place: Kaushal Arvind Prasad, Mishael Theis

3rd Place: Megha Reddy

Archival Projects - Selected by the Purdue University Archives & Special Collections

1st Place: Meaghan Tracy

2nd Place: Elizabeth Kriebel

3rd Place: Rachel Small

ORAL PRESENTATIONS/RESEARCH TALKS

Overall Top Oral Presentations - Selected by the Honors College

1st Place: Rina Sabatello, Cole Davis

2nd Place: Alex Small

3rd Place: Noah Alderton

College of Agriculture

1st Place: Wenyi Ran

2nd Place: Kate Watkins

3rd Place: Anna Wagner

College of Education

1st Place: Quinn Cataldi

2nd Place: Edward Zawatski

College of Engineering

1st Place: Rina Sabatello, Cole Davis

2nd Place: Aayush Mathur

3rd Place: Alex Hale

College of Liberal Arts

1st Place: Noah Alderton

2nd Place: Alicia Geoffray

3rd Place: Warisha Aslam

College of Pharmacy

1st Place: Michaela Todd

2nd Place: Angel Lin

College of Science

1st Place: Rachel Stucky

2nd Place: Chinyere Maat Kemet

3rd Place: Amr Kais

Krannert School of Management

1st Place: Ryan Myers

2nd Place: Asa Cutler, Peter Xu, Sabriya Alam

3rd Place: Juliet Aygun, Alaina Bartfeld, Sahana Rayan

Purdue Polytechnic Institute

1st Place: Alex Small

2nd Place: Abagail Westbrook

Interdisciplinary Projects - Selected by the Purdue University Libraries & School of Information Studies

1st Place: Alex Small

2nd Place: Amr Kais

3rd Place: Alex Hale

Archival Projects - Selected by the Purdue University Archives & Special Collections

1st Place: Alex Small

2nd Place: Hetvi Desai

3rd Place: Andrew Occhipinti