News release from IPFW:
19th Annual IPFW Student Research and Creative Endeavors Symposium Award Winners Announced
(April 14, 2016) — Student research and creative endeavor was highlighted at the March 30, 2016, symposium on the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) campus. More than 100 undergraduate and graduate students—more than at any previous symposium—presented their research in 100 posters that were judged by faculty teams.
Cheryl Truesdell, dean of Helmke Library, announced the prizes. The judging criteria reflects poster content, student presentation, and poster appearance.
19th Annual Student Research and Creative Endeavor Symposium 2016
Graduate Student Awards:
First Prize $250
Kumud Joshi, Biology
The Mechanism of Rag5 Mediated Resistance to Soybean Aphids
Faculty sponsor: Vamsi Nalam, BiologySecond Prize $200
Lindsay McKenna, Biology
Embryonic and Hatchling Vocalization in Olive Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea)
Faculty sponsor: Frank Paladino, BiologyThird Prize $150
Patrick Selig and Kumud Joshi, Biology
Alternative Splicing of a Host Defense Regulatory Gene in Soybean (Glycine max) and Its Splicing Signature to Soybean Aphids
Faculty sponsors: Punya Nachappa and Vamsi Nalam, Biology
Undergraduate Student Awards:
First Prize $250
Glady Calderon and Elisa Hernandez, Psychology
Social Network Behaviors, Personality, and Romantic Relationships
Faculty sponsor: Michelle Drouin, PsychologySecond Prize $200
Kelsie Gillig, Anthropology
Prosody Markers as Phonetic Correlates for Persuasive Language in ISIS Speech
Faculty sponsor: Lawrence Kuznar, AnthropologyThird Prize $150
Sarah Bercot, English Linguistics and International Language and Culture Studies
The Algerian Revolution: Zhor Zerari’s Prison Poetry in Translation
Faculty sponsor: Nancy Virtue, International Language and Culture Studies
The IPFW Sigma Xi Chapter also awarded prizes:
Graduate Award
Kumud Joshi, Biology
The Mechanism of Rag5 Mediated Resistance to Soybean Aphids
Faculty sponsor: Vamsi Nalam, BiologyUndergraduate Award
Michael Stoller, Geosciences
Osteology of Miocene Fossil Fishes from the Nevada Test Site
Faculty sponsor: Ben Dattilo, GeosciencesTeam Award
Gladys Calderon and Elisa Hernandez, Psychology
Social Network Behaviors, Personality, and Romantic Relationships
Faculty sponsor: Michelle Drouin, Psychology
“Not only did we have more student presenters this year, we also had more faculty mentors and judges to work with the students,” Truesdell said. “When asked for comments about the symposium, one student wrote: ‘Presenting research at the symposium helped me get more experience with answering questions about my research and explaining it to people from a variety of backgrounds. I’m hoping this experience will help me be a great candidate as I apply for graduate school.’ The posters will be available soon on Opus (opus.ipfw.edu), IPFW’s research and creative endeavor database.”
Mark your calendars for next year’s symposium, which will take place Wednesday, March 29, 2017.
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