Winners
Eight graduate students competed Wednesday in Memorial Unions South Ballroom, both in-person and virtually. The eight students were chosen from a previous competition held Oct. 23rd.
Winner: David Hall
Major: Genetics and Genomics
Presentation: Unraveling virus infection in the world's deadliest animal.
Runner Up: Derek Ten Pas
Major: Civil Engineering
Presentation: Uncovering Reasons Behind Poor Water Treatment Plant Operation
People’s Choice Award: Timilehin Ayanlade
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Presentation: Enhancing Satellite Capability with Drones: AI for Smarter Crop Trait Estimation
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Finalists
| Name | Major | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Sunday | Geology | Earthquake: The invisible crack under our feet |
| Derek Ten Pas | Civil Engineering | Uncovering Reasons Behind Poor Water Treatment Plant Operation |
| Anne-Ultelie Poincon | Forestry | Mapping presence of invasive Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) using remote sensing methods |
| Ian Clark | Astrophysics | Recreational Outbursting White Dwarfs |
| David Hall | Genetics and Genomics | Unraveling virus infection in the world's deadliest animal |
| Timilehin Ayanlade | Mechanical Engineering | Enhancing Satellite Capability with Drones: AI for Smarter Crop Trait Estimation |
| Muhammad Sarwar | Electrical Engineering | Efficient and Reliable Integration of Renewable Energy Using Machine Learning |
| Devanshi Mistry | Chemical Engineering | Powering Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing Through Fermentation and Electrochemistry |