Where?
Due to the COVID-19 virus, this event took place virtually, with all posters exhibited online.
When?
- April 12-15, 2021 (Judging and Awards Ceremony)
Participants
Top Posters by Category
Sustainability Award
This recognition is awarded to the poster submission that most fully represents a theme directly tied to sustainability and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
- Green Marketing and Consumer Behavior by Rachael Cochran (Advisor: Goldston)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
- Mental Illness and Adolescence by Mya Jeffries (Advisor: Goldstein)
Applied Research
First Place
- Green Marketing and Consumer Behavior by Rachael Cochran (Advisor: Goldston)
- Waste to Energy by Isabella Montone (
Runner Up
- Methods and Goals of Environmental Organizations by Abigail Bartuska (Advisor: Goldstein)
Original Research
First Place
- Evaluating the OFT as an Extension of Darwin’s Theories: A Study of Foraging Trends in PA Wintering Birds by Alexandria DeWolfe (Advisor: Caporaletti)
Runners Up
- Beaks and Birds vs. Striped Sunflower or Wild Bird Seed by Riley Schinkovec (Advisor: Caporaletti)
- Influence of Social Media on Self-Esteem by Ismar Franqui Segarra (Advisor: Goldstein)
- Preferential Feeding of Southeastern Pennsylvania Winter Birds by Ethan Sanner (Advisor: Caporaletti)
- How Wild Birds are Influenced by Physical Traits by Sidney Buckman (Advisor: Caporaletti)
- Beak Size and Optimal Foraging Theory by Carmen Lombardo (Advisor: Caporaletti)
Penn State University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award for Information Literacy
This award is given to entries that demonstrate excellence in information literacy through the following: showcasing research process and strategies; selection of sources that contribute to the argument and ideas; social, ethical, or economic considerations in accessing information; and credit and proper citation for any quotes, tables, graphs, images, and other content displayed.
Gold (1st Place)
- Evaluating the OFT as an Extension of Darwin’s Theories: A Study of Foraging Trends in PA Wintering Birds by Alexandria DeWolfe (Advisor: Caporaletti)
Silver (2nd Place)
- Methods and Goals of Environmental Organizations by Abigail Bartuska (Advisor: Goldstein)
- Influence of Social Media on Self-Esteem by Ismar Franqui Segarra (Advisor: Goldstein)
- ‘Dieselgate‘ – The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal by Zachary Humenick (Advisor: Landres)
Bronze (3rd Place)
- How Wild Birds are Influenced by Physical Traits by Sidney Buckman (Advisor: Caporaletti)
- Cryptocurrency and Sustainability by Jared Haldeman, Catherine Hicklin, Sam Matous (Advisor: Goldston)