Congratulations to all who participated in the 28th annual Student Symposium! Over 225 student presenters represented all seven academic colleges and Burris Laboratory School.
Inaugural Dr. James & Betsy Pyle Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Science
Mary Tragesser-Tina, Biology
The effect of perturbed lipid biosynthesis on cytosolic and endoplasmic reticulum protein degradation
Faculty Mentor: Eric (VJ) Rubenstein, Biology
Undergraduate Student Winners
Kyle Pittman, Psychological Science
Media Facilitated Bias
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Luttrell, Psychological Science
Jillian Cieslik, Barrett Sullivan, Peyton Rodgers, Chamese Brewer, Biology
Preserving plant organic matter as a method to evaluate the effects of altered plant community structure on biofilm development
Faculty Mentor: Allison Rober, Biology
Jessica Cruz, Mason Hardwick, Edwing Gonzalez, Xavier Walls, Information Systems and Operations Management
Stopping the College Dropout Crisis
Faculty Mentor: Fred Kitchens, Information Systems and Operations Management
Graduate Student Winners
Kayla Thompson, Charlotte Obeng, Emily Atkinson, LeShae Philyaw, Educational Psychology
Unseen Perspectives: Using Photovoice to Explore the Experiences of Historically Marginalized Graduate Students
Faculty Mentor: Robin Phelps-Ward, Educational Leadership / The Graduate School
Liz Marthaler & Russell Baas, Landscape Architecture
Tree-ring dating of the Bronnenberg I-house at Mounds State Park, Anderson, Indiana
Faculty Mentor: Chris Baas, Landscape Architecture
Ismaila Ibrahim, Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources
Reassessing the Heavy Metals Concentration in the Sediments of the White River in Muncie
Faculty Mentor: Klaus Neumann, Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources