Photographs by John Owens and Courtney Snow
Thursday April 19, 2018
12:00 noon – 1:30pm
ARB Gym, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Participants
Winners
Best Poster Presentation for APPLIED SCIENCES
072: Jordan Sipos. Mass Shooting Incidents in the US
This project shows the mass shooting incidents in the US beginning from 1999 through the most recent Parkland Shooting in 2018. The definition of a Mass shooting in this poster is four or more deaths per incident.
(Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dimitrios Bolkas)
Best Poster Presentation for NATURAL SCIENCES
032: Susan Huey. Curved Nails, The Blair Family Mystery
The Blair family has had a mystery for many years when it comes to our fingernails. It would seem that some family members have a mutation for a curved claw like nail. To delve into this mystery and see if we can solve it a combination of research, genetic testing, and inheritance patterns is needed.
(Faculty Advisor: Dr. Renee Rosier)
Best Poster Presentation for SOCIAL SCIENCES
073: Maquiyyah Spears. A Proposal to Reform Marijuana Laws: What Factors have Influenced a More Positive Perspective on the Use of Marijuana?
Looking into factors such as the history of marijuana, the dangers compared to other legal drugs, the social and economical benefits, and pop culture influences of the positive perspectives for the legalization of marijuana and proposal reforms.
(Faculty Advisor: Melissa Naylor)
Best Poster Presentation for HUMANITIES
023: Michael Elko. Animal Farm: An Issue of Communism
Discusses Animal Farm and dives into different viewpoints on its ban.
(Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lynda Goldstein)
Nesbitt Library Information Literacy Award
029: Brian Hardiman. How Does Group Influence Affect Cooperation with Law Enforcement?
My poster discusses the affects group participation can have on someones willingness to participate with law enforcement. I show the three main factors behind this idea and how they relate with each other. I also show how this can be seen in everyday life and in recent popular news.
(Faculty Advisor: Melissa Naylor)
Best Poster Presentation OVERALL
011: Ian Chamberlain. The Environmental Concerns of the Joshua Tree
Joshua Trees are an important icon of the US Southwest. Climate change and other environmental challenges threaten the Joshua Trees to extinction. Due to the increasing environmental extremes of the desert, Joshua Trees may not make it into the next century. What can we do to reduce our negative impact on the environment and save the Joshua Tree?
(Faculty Advisor: Bill Bachman/Terry Clemente)
Dr. Rosier’s Telescoping Spoon Award (Biology)
011: Ian Chamberlain. The Environmental Concerns of the Joshua Tree
Joshua Trees are an important icon of the US Southwest. Climate change and other environmental challenges threaten the Joshua Trees to extinction. Due to the increasing environmental extremes of the desert, Joshua Trees may not make it into the next century. What can we do to reduce our negative impact on the environment and save the Joshua Tree?
(Faculty Advisor: Bill Bachman/Terry Clemente)
032: Susan Huey. Curved Nails, The Blair Family Mystery
The Blair family has had a mystery for many years when it comes to our fingernails. It would seem that some family members have a mutation for a curved claw like nail. To delve into this mystery and see if we can solve it a combination of research, genetic testing, and inheritance patterns is needed.
(Faculty Advisor: Dr. Renee Rosier)