Spring 2023 Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference |
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| We are delighted to announce the winners of the Spring 2023 Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference at Penn State Greater Allegheny: | |
| Library Undergraduate Research Awards | |
| First Place: | Kourtney Kelly, "Reviewing Pain Differences Between Sexes" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Andrea Stevens |
| Honorable Mention: | James Frankel, "A Lesson in Mass Persuasion (featuring Former President Trump)" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Vicaro |
| Creativity Category | |
| First Place: | David Emro, "Applying Techniques of Award Winning Photographers to Create a Unique Set of Photographs" Faculty Advisor: Professor Lori Hepner |
| Second Place: | Connor Vogelsinger, "A World of Colors and Emotions" Faculty Advisor: Professor Lori Hepner |
| Honors Category | |
| First Place: | Elisabeth Hager, "Can You Be Right-Brained or Left-Brained?" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Mazur |
| Second Place: | Kayla Kerr, "Masculinity and Mental Illness: Understanding the Stigma" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Vicaro |
| Third Place: | Ethan Galley, "A History of McKeesport" Faculty Advisor: Professor Lori Hepner |
| STEM Category | |
| First Place: | Carson Flynn, "Comparing Standard Theory and CAD Stress Calculations" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eric Lipsky |
| Second Place: | Jasiya Hudson, "Agonist-Antagonist Systems Effects on Heart Rate on Daphnia magna" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Andrea Stevens |
| Third Place: | Nicolas Boyer and Evelyn Siler, "Improving the Performance of Micro Wind Turbines" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Fernando Soto |
| People's Choice Category | |
| First Place: | Steven Dickman IV and Justin Lang, "Student Perceptions of Law Enforcement" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sandra Trappen |
| Second Place: | Genevieve Gralewski, "Exploring Applied Behavioral Analysis" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Croyle |
| Third Place: | Adric Northam, Eduardo Cruz, and Juan Pablo Romero Vasquez, "Predictions of Wind Speed in Briceburg, CA" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Fernando Soto |
Pictured are illustrations created in adobe illustrator depicting stories within Fairy Tales by The Grimm Brothers. These illustrations were created by Professor Lori Hepner's COMM270: Multimedia Design course and put on display at the Spring 2023 Student Research and Creativity Conference.
Kourtney Kelly (student at Penn State Greater Allegheny) presents her poster "Reviewing Pain Differences Between Sexes" at the Spring 2023 Student Research and Creativity Conference.
Interim Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Megan Nagel observes a research poster created by Yubiried Rios (student at Penn State Greater Allegheny) and Jaylin Wescott (student at Penn State Greater Allegheny) at the Spring 2023 Research and Creativity Conference.
(Pictured Left to Right: Dr. Megan Nagel, Yubiried Rios, Jaylin Wescott)
Eva Wilstermann-Luna (student at Penn State Greater Allegheny) presents her poster on "Husbandry of Hypsibius exemplaris (Tardigrades)" at the Spring 2023 Student Research and Creativity Conference.
Ethan Galley (Student at Penn State Greater Allegheny) stands next to his poster "A History of McKeesport" at the Spring 2023 Student Research and Creativity Conference.
Fall 2022 Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference |
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| We are delighted to announce the winners of the Fall 2022 Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference at Greater Allegheny | |
| Library Undergraduate Research Awards | |
| 1st Place: | Genevieve Gralewski "Exploring Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Croyle |
| 2nd Place: | Neila Raveen "Exploring the Neurobiology Behind Opioid Addiction" Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Peles) |
| Honorable Mention: | Kennedy Henderson, Ryan Gaydos, Collin McPherson, and Jon Novakowski "Uber Everywhere: Does Uber Even Care?" Faculty Advisor: Professor Rosemary Martinelli |
| Honorable Mention: | Ethan Galley "All Eyes on Climate Change" Faculty Advisor: Professor Lori Hepner) |
| Honorable Mention: | Nicolas Boyer and Evelyn Siler "Investigating Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Fernando Soto) |
| Creativity Category | |
| 1st Place: | Jacob Riggs "A Not-So-Nice View" Faculty Advisor: Professor Lori Hepner) |
| 2nd Place: | Amber Bhandari, Doug Painter, Sam Parsons, and Narayan Subedi "Will Gawker Ever Learn" Faculty Advisor Professor Rosemary Martinelli |
| Honors Category | |
| 1st Place: | Chiara Harris "Environmental Literacy" Faculty Advisor: Professor Lori Hepner |
| 2nd Place: | Lillian Barker "Barker-Recycling Into Art" Faculty Advisor Professor Lori Hepner |
| Teaching International Category | |
| 1st Place: | Connor Vogelsinger "The Art of Death and Rebirth in the Natural World" Faculty Advisor: Professor Lori Hepner |
| 2nd Place: | Hailey Cote "Acknowledging Indigenous Identity and Influence in Science, Art and our Connection with the Earth" Faculty Advisor: Professor Lori Hepner |
| STEM Category | |
| 1st Place: | Neila Raveen "The Neuropharmalogical Impact Behind Vaping" Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Peles |
| 2nd Place: | Nicolas Boyer and Evelyn Siler "Investigating Fischer Tropsch-Synthesis" Faculty Advisor: Dr. Fernando Soto |
| Audience Choice Category | |
| 1st Place: | Kourtney Kelly "Comparison of Harmful Effects and Potential Therapeutic Uses of Vaping Products" Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Peles |
| 2nd Place: |
Brooke Beisler "Exploring Feminism and Ecofeminism Across Contemporary Artists" Faculty Advisor: Professor Lori Hepner |