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2023 Winners
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1st place
Abigail Kreznor
PhD student in Chemistry
Moving brain cancer: Studying cells in inexpensive ways
2nd place
Endy Lopes Kailer
PhD student in Agronomy
The hidden heroes – Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and the Future of Climate MitigationLittle Warrior vaccinia: Using Vaccinia virus to treat breast cancer
People's choice
Aspen Streetman
PhD student in Human Ecology, specialization in kinesiology
Does resistance training empower women? And should you care?Power of Pig Poop
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2022 Winners
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1st place and People's Choice
Mehreen Iftikhar
MS student in Grain Science
Accelerated shelf-life study of rice with added nutrients
2nd place
Kiana Schulze
PhD student in Kinesiology
Pulmonary hypertension: Not just a lung disease?
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2021 Winners
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1st place
Manjot Kaur Rekhi
MS student in Agronomy
Sensing nutrient dynamics using soil-based microbial fuel cells
2nd place
Lara Dsouza
PhD student in Biology
Little Warrior vaccinia: Using Vaccinia virus to treat breast cancer
People's choice
Priyasha Fernando
MS student in Civil Engineering
Power of Pig Poop
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2020 Winners
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1st place
Cameron Osborne
PhD student in Entomology
Can a livestock pest control itself?
2nd place
Mikaela Rader
MS student in Geology
LA-ICP-MS zircon geochronology of granulite xenoliths from the Geronimo Volcanic Field, SE Arizona: implications for crustal evolution since 2.4 Ga
People's choice
Kristen Sikorsky
MS student in Horticulture and Natural Resources
Ready for takeoff: Using drones to protect our parks
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2019 Winners
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1st place
Chris Omni
Master's student in Public Health
Black Butterflyz: Making Black Women's Health a Capital Concern
2nd place
Grace Craigie
MS student in Entomology
Fantastic Pests and How to Find Them
People's choice
Narmadha Mohankumar
PhD student in Statistics
Is my advisor hiding in their office?
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2018 Winners
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1st place
Dave Hoffman
PhD student in Counseling and Student Development
Purple Stride: Prospective Engineering Students and First-Year Retention
2nd place and people's choice
Tennecia Dacass
Economics, PhD
Intergenerational Effects of Mass Incarceration
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2017 Winners
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1st place and people's choice
Tuyen Nguyen
PhD student in Chemistry
Tiny Superhero Fights against Cancer
2nd place
Anil Pant
PhD student in Biology
Vaccinia Virus Develops New Taste
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2016 Winners
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1st place
Ryan Schmid
PhD student in Entomology
Hessian Fly Smart-Trap Design and Deployment Strategies
2nd place
Bondy Kaye
MS student in Mass Communications
Same Song, New Dance: Competition and Market Structure in the Digital Music Aggregation Industry
People's choice
Jere Noel
MS student in Animal Science
Utilizing Electromyography to Identify Causes of Fatigue in Pigs
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