Award Winning Projects
Biochemistry Chemistry Oral
First Place
Synthesis of rhodium mononuclear phosphine complexes for development of heterogenous catalyst for hydrogenation
Sadie Olrogg – (Allan Cardenas) – SUNY at Fredonia – Biochemistry & Chemistry – 01-03O
Second Place
Constructing Artificial Globin-like Active Sites Using Human Serum Albumin Heme and Testing for their Nitrite Reductase Activity
Christopher Wyant – (Mary Grace Galinato) – Penn State Behrend – Biochemistry & Chemistry – 01-06O
Biology Oral
First Place
Examination of Dental Histology in the Extinct Shark Archaeolamna kopingensis
Lauren Barmore – (Todd Cook) – Penn State Behrend – Biology – 02-02O
Second Place
Understanding the Effects of Continuous Rap1 Sumoylation on Cell Senescence in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Gannon McDonough – (Yee Mon Thu) – Allegheny College – Biology – 02-05O
First Place
Juvenile Drift of Round Gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) in the French Creek Watershed as a Means of Range Expansion
Grace Hemmelgarn – (Casey Bradshaw-Wilson) – Allegheny College – Environmental Science – 03-01O
Second Place
Determining the Presence of the Invasive Rusty Crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) in Erie County Utilizing a GIS Model
Angela Laier – (Lynne Beaty, Michael Naber) – Penn State Behrend – Environmental Science – 03-02O
First Place
Imperial Gamble: The Internal Corrosion of Napoleon’s Liberal Empire
Connor Perry – (Glenn Kumhera) – Penn State Behrend – Humanities – 04-02O
Second Place
Sexual Displacement
Madisyn Simington – (Jutta Gsoels-Lorensen) – Penn State Altoona – Humanities – 04-01O
First Place
Analyzing Manufacturing Employment Decline in Western Pennsylvania
Raymond Englert – (Gaia Rancati) – Allegheny College – Marketing & Economics – 05-05O
Second Place
Customer Experience in Vietnamese Coffee Stores: A Multidisciplinary Study
Thi Thu Thao Nguyen – (Gaia Rancati) – Allegheny College – Marketing & Economics – 05-03O
First Place
Effect of Heterogeneity and Mobility on a Model for Propagation of Epidemics
Michael McMahon – (Chuck Yeung) – Penn State Behrend – Physics, Mathematics & Engineering – 06-04O
Second Place
Analyzing the Stability of Lagrange Points
Dylan Free – (Darren Williams) – Penn State Behrend – Physics, Mathematics & Engineering – 06-02O
First Place
How Deficits in Executive Functioning Mediate the Relationship Between ADHD Symptoms and Decreased Emotional Cognition
Emma Bradley – (Jessica D. Rhodes) – Westminster College – Psychology & Social Sciences – 07-04O
Second Place
An Analysis of the 2021 Our West Bayfront Community Survey
Daniel Baker – (Luke Rosielle) – Gannon University – Psychology & Social Sciences – 07-03O
First Place
Cortisol’s Effect on Iron Transport Proteins and Extracellular Vesicles in Placental Cells
Sophie Anderlind, Natalie Lazan, Madison Jones, Samantha Manioci – (Ashley Russell) – Penn State Behrend – Biology I – 01-03P
Second Place
Role of SCAMP3 in CXCR4 Trafficking
Mikyung Jang, Catalina Ordonez – (Quyen Aoh) – Gannon University – Biology I – 01-07P
First Place
NIMBUS: Near-Earth, Investigative Mycological & Bacteriological Ubiquity Surveyor
Jenna Sins, John Vieira, Timothy Edwards, Landen Mayher, (Gary Vanderlaan, Nick Devine, Matthew Gacura, Nick Conklin) – Gannon University – Biology II – 02-06P
Second Place
Chaperones and Proteases Regulate Two-Component System Signaling in the Bacterial Pathogen Bacillus anthracis
Xinjiie Yi, Hannah Lin – GCC – Biology II – 02-01P
First Place
Population Genetics of Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum)
Phoebe Will – (Adam Simpson, Lynne Beaty) – Penn State Behrend – Biology III – 03-05P
Second Place – Tie
Therapeutic Methods to Reduce Nerve Pain: A model of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Jordan Mehalko – (Lauren French, Lauren Rudolph) – Allegheny College – Biology III – 03-01P
First Place
Seeing spots: An analysis of the factors influencing the number of spotted salamander migrants
Maille Larmon – (Lynne Beaty) – Penn State Behrend – Biology IV – 04-11P
Second Place
Determining the Influence of Surface Winds on the Behavior of Aquatic Invertebrates
Haley Altadonna – (Lynne Beaty) – Penn State Behrend – Biology IV – 04-01P
First Place
Histological Analysis of Ischyrhiza mira Rostral Spines
Jack Prothero, Michael Brudy – (Todd Cook) – Penn State Behrend – Biology V – 05-03P
Second Place
Examining the role of Phase III metabolism in insecticide susceptibility of Chironomus dilutus
Tyler Long, Grant Oishi – (Adam Simpson, Samuel Nutile) – Penn State Behrend – Biology V – 05-11P
First Place
Effects of Confinement and Molecular Regulation on Biomineralization
Jenna Toohey – (Erin Wilson) – Westminster College – Chemistry – 06-02P
Second Place
Modeling Proton Transfer in Protic Ionic Liquids
Jonah Weisman – (Christopher Arntsen) – Youngstown State University – Chemistry – 06-06P
First Place
Push for Police Reform in the United States: Understanding Residents’ Attitudes
Payton Perry, Makaylah Bangura – (Nathan Kruis, Nicholas Rowland) – Penn State Altoona – Humanities & Social Sciences – 07-06P
Second Place
Punitive Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders: Does Offender Sex Matter
Tyler Frye, Rachel Kosaka, Alicia Williams – (Nathan Kruis, Nicholas Rowland) – Penn State Altoona – Humanities & Social Sciences – 07-08P
First Place
The Effects of FDM Print Volume on Surface Finish for Investment Casting Applications
Chris Annear, Ben Fahrney – (Paul Lynch) – Penn State Behrend – Physics, Mathematics & Engineering – 08-10P
Second Place
Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Plant Growth Chamber that Permits Video-Timelapse Recordings of Root Systems
Alexis Palmiotto, Abigail Palotas, Jenna Sins, John Vieira – (Gary Vanderlaan, Matt Gacura, Mike Ganger) – Gannon University – Physics, Mathematics & Engineering – 08-11P
First Place
Manifestations of Body Image and Self-Esteem in Virtual Avatar Creation
Debra Evans, Makayla Regel, Bethany Guldbrandsen – (Victora Kazmerski) – Penn State Behrend – Psychology I – 09-06P
Second Place
Screening for Traumatic Brain Injury Among Incarcerated Individuals Using the ImPACT Quick Test
Nicholas Glunt – (Nathan Kruis, Nicholas Rowland) – Penn State Altoona – Psychology I – 09-04P
First Place
Live Simulation’s Impact on Dementia-Centered Empathy
Dionel Cabán Cordero, Rebecca Abraham, McKenzie Waslosky, Emily Pollard – (Dan Eaton, Omar Ashour, Victoria Kazmerski) – Penn State Behrend – Psychology II – 10-08P
Second Place
Implementing Meditation in Single Intervention: Perception of Stress and Pain in College Student Athletes
Angel LaRiccia, Kayla Scarpaci, Emily Pollard, Shaw MacAdam, Gaige Ackley – (Victoria Kazmerski) – Penn State Behrend – Psychology II – 10-06P