Awards are presented for each category. Along with those awards, cash prizes will be awarded to undergraduate and graduate students.

Awards - Undergraduate Students

BIO AND BIOMEDICAL*

Amplification of the 16s rRNA intergenic spacer region for rapid detection of pea aphid, Acrythosipon pisum, bacterial endosymbionts

Tyler Maruca
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Russell
College of Arts and Sciences, Biology

Characterization of the Gut Microbial Communities of the Invasive Argentine Ant Across Geographic Ranges

Linh Chau
Co-Authors: Yi Hu, Dr. David Holway, Dr. Jacob Russell, Piotr Lukasik
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Russell
College of Arts and Sciences, Biology

BUSINESS RESEARCH

TagAssist- (Business Proposition) service for visually impaired that manufactures and attaches Braille garment care tags to clothing

Kristen Chleboski
Co-Author: Jessica Powell
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Design & Merchandising

COMPUTATION AND BIO-MODELING

F4G: Identifying Structural Elements Involved in Mediating Amyloid β-protein Toxicity in Alzheimer's Disease

Peter Massey
Co-Author: Bogdan Barz
Advisor: Brigita Urbanc
College of Arts and Sciences, Physics

COMPUTATION AND MODELING (NON-BIO)

Polar Orbiting Passive Atmospheric Calibration Spheres [POPACS] - Sphere and Container Development

Kelly Collett
Co-Authors: Frank Arute, Timothy Wilwert
Advisor: Dr. Jin Kang
College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

CREATIVE ARTS & DESIGN

Monsters and Maidens: An Animated Commentary on the Evolution of Video Games

Melissa Cell
Co-Authors: Mike Cossentino, Geena Sundaram, Sonia Havens, Glenn Bender
Advisors: Ted Artz, Jervis Thompson, Dave Mauriello
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Digital Media

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

Proctor Exam Cam

Allen Krasner
Co-Authors: Tim Steffen, Yunus Sahin, John Granate
Advisor: Warren Rosen
Goodwin School of Technology and Professional Studies, EET

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Alice's Adventures in the Matrix

Gavin Youngs
Advisor: Dr. Eva Thury
College of Arts and Sciences, English

PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Investigation of Positive Electrode Reaction Kinetics for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries

Arvind Kalidindi
Co-Authors: Ertan Agar, Chris Dennison
Advisor: Dr. Emin Caglan Kumbur
College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL

Correlates of mothers’ infant feeding practices

Maryellen Canouse
Advisor: Alison Ventura
College of Nursing and Health Professions, Nutrition Sciences

Awards - Graduate Students

BIO AND BIOMEDICAL*

Between the Bay and a Hard Place: The Stress Response of Nesting Diamondback Terrapins due to Bulkheading in Barnegat Bay, NJ

Julianne Winters
Co-Authors: Walter F. Bien, James R. Spotila, Edward A. Standora, David C. Rostal
Advisor: Harold Avery
College of Arts and Sciences, Biology

West African Amphibian Hotspot: Discovery and Conservation of New Species on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

Patrick McLaughlin
Advisor: Dr. Gail W. Hearn
College of Arts and Sciences, Biology

Assessing breast cancer margin using an aqueous-quantum-dots-enabled molecular probe

Giang Au
Co-Authors: Linette Mejias, Vanlila K. Swami, Ari D. Brooks, Wei-Heng Shih, Wan Shih
Advisors: Wan Y. Shih, Wei-Heng Shih
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

BUSINESS RESEARCH

Thinking Outside the Building: An Exploration into Organizational Values and their Marketing Outcomes

Monique Bell
Co-Author: Dr. Pravin Nath, Dr. Hyokjin Kwak
Advisors: Dr. Pravin Nath, Dr. Hyokjin Kwak
LeBow College of Business, Marketing

COMPUTATION AND BIO-MODELING

3D Reconstruction and Visualization of the Developing Drosophila Wing Imaginal Disc at Cellular Resolution

Linge Bai
Co-Authors: Thomas Widmann, Frank Jülicher, David E. Breen, Christian Dahmann
Advisor: David Breen
College of Engineering, Computer Science

COMPUTATION AND MODELING (NON-BIO)

Crashworthiness Studies of Aircraft Structures

Deepak Siromani
Co-Authors: Tein-Min Tan, Jonathan Awerbuch
Advisors: Tein-Min Tan, Jonathan Awerbuch
College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

CREATIVE ARTS & DESIGN

Efficacy of creative clay work for reducing negative mood: A randomized, controlled trial

Elizabeth Kimport
Co-Author: Steven Robbins
Advisor: Steven Robbins
College of Nursing and Health Professions, Creative Arts Therapies

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

Catalyzing STEM Education via the NAE Engineering Grand Challenges

Jared Coyle
Co-Authors: Weston Aenchbacher, Alyssa Batula, Gabe Carryon, Jeffrey Cucura, Bill Mather, Brandon Morton, Sin Park, Eleanor Small, Kevin Wanuga, Youngmoo Kim
Advisor: Adam Fontecchio
College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES*

Essential Air Service: A Local, Geographic Market Perspective

Fangwu Wei
Co-Author: Tony H. Grubesic
Advisor: Tony H. Grubesic
College of Information Science and Technology

Identifying Food Safety Risks for Minority Racial/Ethnic Consumers

Shauna Henley
Co-Authors: Dr. Susan E. Stein, Dr. Jennifer J. Quinlan
Advisor: Dr. Susan E. Stein, Dr. Jennifer J. Quinlan
College of Arts and Sciences, Biology

PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING*

Exploring Statistical Microstructure-Corrosion Property Linkages in 5xxx Aluminum Alloys

Daniel Satko
Advisor: Surya Kalidindi, Roger Doherty
College of Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering

Synthesis of Ruthenium N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Complexes as Catalysts for Transfer Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Compounds

Joseph DePasquale
Co-Authors: Mukesh Kumar, Matthias Zeller
Advisor: Elizabeth Papish
College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry

TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL

Trunk Neuromuscular Control is Impaired in Patients with Mechanical Low Back Pain and Improves Following a Lumbar Stabilization Program

Won Sung
Co-Authors: Peemongkon Wattananon, Mathew Abraham, Christopher Plastaras
Advisor: Sheri Silfies
College of Nursing and Health Professions, Rehabilitation Sciences

Resident/Fellow

Harada Disease: An Unusual Presentation of Acute Bilateral Visual Loss

Arjun Dirghangi
Co-Authors: Weiye Li, MD, PhD
College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology

Medical Student

Assessment of Anemia as a Public Health Concern in Rural Cameroun

Natalie Beaty
Co-Authors: Danielle Fine, Cecilia Sorensen, Dennis Richardson
Advisor: Georges Bwelle
College of Medicine

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* One or more ties in the category resulted in multiple awards for this category.