Penn State Greater Allegheny students highlighted their research projects at the campus Student Research Conference on Thursday, November 17, 2016.
Projects representing many disciplines were shown. Some of the projects displayed related to Teaching International’s 2016-2017 focus on the Mediterranean and climate change, while others highlighted sustainability. Many honors student presentations were the results of their independent research.
Best submission winners were determined by votes from the campus community.
The winning entries are listed below.
Mediterranean
First place
Rachael Brady, Chelsea Metro, Melissa Loftus, Jimmy Patterson. PCMB Premium – Beer of Paradise; IB 303 Cerasaro
Second place
Krystal Cella, Sydney Fritchman. Energy Resources; EGEE 102 Lipsky
Climate change
FIRST PLACE
Mikayla Diak. The Correlation between Climate Change and Gender Inequality in Tunisia; SOC 110 Montecinos
SECOND PLACE
Brian Alvino. How Livestock Contributes to Climate Change; CHEM 210 Nagel
Honors
FIRST PLACE
Jake Eichenlaub. The Generation of Electricity; PHYS 212 Chandra
SECOND PLACE
Natalie Knapton. History and Statistics of Heroin Use; ENGL 15 Jaap
Sustainability
FIRST PLACE
Lisa Jones, Kimberly Cowden. Wheel Gleam Micro Brush; IB 303 Cerasaro
SECOND PLACE
Sara Copeland, Angela Mayhue. The Difference that Energy Can Make; EGEE 102 Lipsky