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