Transcript 2014 Research Competition Winners

Research Competition
Agricultural Sciences
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: Lindsey Morris
– Kentucky State University
• 2nd place: Adam Crisologo
– Asbury University
• 1st place: Lin Peng
– Berea College
Research Competition
Agricultural Sciences
Oral Presentations - Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Chelsea Watts
– Kentucky State University
• 2nd place: Eugene Blair
– Kentucky State University
• 1st place: Richard Hulefeld
– Kentucky State University
Research Competition
Agricultural Sciences
Oral Presentations - Graduate
• 3rd place: Grant Curran
– Kentucky State University
• 2nd place: Alexandra Hitter
– Kentucky State University
• 1st place: Congming Zou
– University of Kentucky
Agricultural Sciences Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Alex Hitter, Lin Peng, Lindsey Morris
Research Competition
Anthropology and Sociology
Oral Presentations - Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Holden Hemingway
– University of Kentucky
• 2nd place: Kelly Snowden
– University of Kentucky
• 1st place: Heidi Vollrath
– University of Kentucky
Research Competition
Botany
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: Rebecca Graves
– Kentucky State University
• 2nd place: Mary Webb
– Morehead State University
• 1st place: Benjamin Rasp
– Morehead State University
Research Competition
Botany
Oral Presentations – Undergraduate
• 1st place: William Ciocca
– Eastern Kentucky University
Research Competition
Botany
Oral Presentations – Graduate
• 2nd place: Grace Porter-Walter
– Murray State University
• 1st place: Alexi Dart-Padover
– Eastern Kentucky University
Research Competition
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: Alexi Carey
– Transylvania University
• 2nd place: Nova Arnold
– Eastern Kentucky University
• 1st place: Gabrielle Sevilla
– Northern Kentucky University
Research Competition
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Oral Presentations - Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Alyssa Hubbard
– Berea College
• 2nd place: Michael Bale
– University of Kentucky
• 1st place: Justin Gibson
– Northern Kentucky University
Research Competition
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Oral Presentations - Graduate
• 3rd place: Zhaoshuai Wang
– University of Kentucky
• 2nd place: Xinyi Zhang
– University of Kentucky
• 1st place: Victoria Gilkison
– Western Kentucky University
Cellular & Molecular Biology Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Michael Bale, Alyssa Hubbard
Research Competition
Chemistry: Analytical/Physical
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: Kyaw Hpone Myint
– Berea College
• 2nd place: Frankie Wallace
– Western Kentucky University
• 1st place: Theresa Ruwe
– Northern Kentucky University
Research Competition
Chemistry: Analytical/Physical
Oral Presentations - Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Andrew Sabelhaus
– Northern Kentucky University
• 2nd place: Daniel Graham
– Centre College
• 1st place: Pyae Phyo
– Berea College
Research Competition
Chemistry: Analytical/Physical
Oral Presentations - Graduate
• 2nd place: Panae Noomuna
– Eastern Kentucky University
• 1st place: Jennifer Naumovitz
– Eastern Kentucky University
Chemistry Analytical / Physical Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Panae Noomuna, Pyae Phyo, Jennifer Naumovitz, Kyaw Hpone Myint, KAS
President KC Russell, Andrew Sabelhaus, Theresa Ruwe
Research Competition
Chemistry: Organic/Inorganic
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: Jacob Bonta
– Eastern Kentucky University
• 2nd place: Anthony Boateng
– Berea College
• 1st place: Andrew Norris
– Berea College
Research Competition
Chemistry: Organic/Inorganic
Oral Presentations - Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Thuy Do
– Northern Kentucky University
• 2nd place: Michael McCann
– Berea College
• 1st place: Andres Gasper
– Northern Kentucky University
Research Competition
Chemistry: Organic/Inorganic
Oral Presentations – Graduate
• 2nd place: Xin Liu
– Western Kentucky University
• 1st place: Tse-Hong Chen
– Western Kentucky University
Chemistry Organic / Inorganic Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Back: Andres Gasper, Michael McCann, Andrew Norris, Jacob Bonta, KAS
President KC Russell; Front: Thuy Do, Anthony Boeteng, Jacy Ball
Research Competition
Computer and Information Sciences
Poster Presentations
• 1st place: Amber Byrum
– Bellarmine University
Research Competition
Computer and Information Sciences
Oral Presentations - Undergraduate
• 1st place: Jonathon Byrd
– Morehead State University
Research Competition
Computer and Information Sciences
Oral Presentations - Graduate
• 2nd place: Bryan A. Knowles
– Western Kentucky University
• 1st place: Marc Beck
– University of Louisville
Computer & Information Sciences Research KAS
Competition winners 2014
Jonathan Byrd
Research Competition
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: James Brown
– Northern Kentucky University
• 2nd place: Christopher Pauley
– Asbury University
• 1st place: Chloe Lash
– Valparaiso University
Research Competition
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Oral Presentations - Undergraduate
• 3rd place: William Hamilton
– Western Kentucky University
• 2nd place: Michael Oxendine
– Berea College
• 1st place: Michon Martin
– Berea College
Research Competition
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Oral Presentations - Graduate
• 3rd place: Evan Gora
– University of Louisville
• 2nd place: Charlotte Hacker
– Western Kentucky University
• 1st place: Benjamine Adams
– University of Louisville
Ecology & Environmental Science Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Charlotte Hacker, Michon Martin, Michael Oxendine
Research Competition
Engineering
Poster Presentations
• 1st place: Benjamin Turi
– Bellarmine University
Research Competition
Engineering
Oral Presentations - Undergraduate
• 3rd place: William L. Roach-Barrette
– Morehead State University
• 2nd place: Travis S. Miller
– Morehead State University
• 1st place: Jack Wassom
– Western Kentucky University
Research Competition
Engineering
Oral Presentations - Graduate
• 3rd place: Abdulhameed Dawood
– Western Kentucky University
• 2nd place: Chaitanya Deepak Dogga
– Murray State University
• 1st place: Pegah Kakavand
– Western Kentucky University
Engineering Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Nagaraju Pureti, Chaitanya Deepak Dogga, Pegah Kavakand, Abdulhameed Dawood
Research Competition
Geography
Oral Presentations - Graduate
• 2nd place: Ellen Barringer
– Western Kentucky University
• 1st place: Kianoosh Ebrahimi
– Western Kentucky University
Research Competition
Geology
Poster Presentations
• 1st place: Catherine Sosso
– Northern Kentucky University
Research Competition
Geology
Oral Presentations - Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Brook Curry
– Western Kentucky University
• 2nd place: Jerrad Grider
– University of Kentucky
• 1st place: Nathaniel Crockett
– Eastern Kentucky University
Research Competition
Geology
Oral Presentations - Graduate
• 2nd place: Trenede M. Garrison
– University of Kentucky
• 1st place: Lee Anne Bledsoe
– Western Kentucky University
Geology Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Lee Ann Bledsoe, Catherine Sosso
Research Competition
Health Sciences
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: Sheniqua Austin
– Berea College
• 2nd place: Emily Igel
– Northern Kentucky University
• 1st place: Clayton L. Royal
– Lindsey Wilson College
Research Competition
Health Sciences
Oral Presentations - Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Chesika Crump
– Murray State University
• 2nd place: Josephine Brown
– Northern Kentucky University
• 1st place: Sean Shumate
– Northern Kentucky University
Research Competition
Health Sciences
Oral Presentations - Graduate
• 2nd place: Stephen Wechman
– University of Louisville
• 1st place: Jennifer Dumaine
– Western Kentucky University
Health Sciences Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Josephine Brown, Sheniqua Austin, Sean Shumate, Jennifer Dumaine,
Emily Igel, Clayton Royal
Research Competition
Mathematics
Oral Presentations – Undergraduate
• 3rd Place: Kirklyn Phelps
– Morehead State University
• 2nd place: Brittany Knapmeyer
– Morehead State University
• 1st place: Larisa Gauze
– Morehead State University
Mathematics Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Larisa Gauze, Brittany Knapmeyer
Research Competition
Microbiology
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: Blake W. Nelson
– Wittenberg University
• 2nd place: Megan A. Peterson
– Morehead State University
• 1st place: W. Jared Brewer
– Transylvania University
Research Competition
Microbiology
Oral Presentations – Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Collin Johnson
– Northern Kentucky University
• 2nd place: Megan Holmes
– Eastern Kentucky University
• 1st place: Rachael Cicci
– Northern Kentucky University
Research Competition
Microbiology
Oral Presentations – Graduate
• 2nd place: Hitesh Kumar Waghwani
– Western Kentucky University
• 1st place: W.A. Weigel
– University of Louisville
Research Competition
Physics and Astronomy
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: Carson Price
– Western Kentucky University
• 2nd place: Jared Walden
– Western Kentucky University
• 1st place: Mikki Wilburn
– Transylvania University
Research Competition
Physics and Astronomy
Oral Presentations – Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Alekzander R. Kosakowski
– Morehead State University
• 2nd place: Clarissa A. Roe
– Morehead State University
• 1st place: Mary Spraggs
– Western Kentucky University
Physics & Astronomy Research KAS Competition
winners 2014
Clarissa Roe
Research Competition
Physiology and Biochemistry
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: Anna Owens
– Kentucky Wesleyan College
• 2nd place: Dat Thinh Ha
– Western Kentucky University
• 1st place: Victor Kremser
– Morehead State University
Research Competition
Physiology and Biochemistry
Oral Presentations – Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Jonathon Webster
– Northern Kentucky University
• 2nd place: Chi Peng
– Berea College
• 1st place: Krista Loose
– Northern Kentucky University
Research Competition
Physiology and Biochemistry
Oral Presentations – Graduate
• 3rd place: Yuechen Zhu
– University of Kentucky
• 2nd place: Tulsi Modi
– Western Kentucky University
• 1st place: Qian Choi
– University of Kentucky
Physiology & Biochemistry Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Anna Owens, Krista Loose, Jonathan Webster, Chi Peng, Lindsey Snider
Research Competition
Psychology
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: Laura Secord
– Morehead State University
• 2nd place: Bryce McCoy
– Centre College
• 1st place: Sophia Almaamary
– Berea College
Research Competition
Psychology
Oral Presentations – Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Erika Ripperger
– Centre College
• 2nd place: Hillary Moore
– Centre College
• 1st place: Andrea Merchak
– Centre College
Research Competition
Psychology
Oral Presentations – Graduate
• 3rd place: Evan Rollins
– Morehead State University
• 2nd place: K.D. Nichelson
– Morehead State University
• 1st place: Ashley Morris
– Morehead State University
Psychology Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Andrea Merchak, Bryce McCoy, Carter Baughman, Sophia Al-Maamary
Research Competition
Science Education
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: Samuel Potter
– University of Kentucky
• 2nd place: Willie Gosnell
– Berea College
• 1st place: Kaitlyn Reasoner
– Berea College
Research Competition
Science Education
Oral Presentations – Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Andrea P. Wilhoite
– Morehead State University
• 2nd place: Yunpeng Xia
– Berea College
• 1st place: Chioma Amaechi
– Berea College
Science Education Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Kaitlyn Reasoner, Willie Gosnell, Chioma Amaechi, Yunpeng Xia
Research Competition
Zoology
Poster Presentations
• 3rd place: Brooke Washburn
– Morehead State University
• 2nd place: Hanna Abe
– Berea College
• 1st place: Leighanner R. Main
– Wittenberg University
Research Competition
Zoology
Oral Presentations – Undergraduate
• 3rd place: Danielle Frevola
– Northern Kentucky University
• 2nd place: Lauren Ballou
– Berea College
• 1st place: Brendan Hall
– Northern Kentucky University
Research Competition
Zoology
Oral Presentations – Graduate
• 1st place: Sarah E. Goodyear
– Western Kentucky University
Zoology Research KAS Competition winners 2014
Sarah Goodyear, Brendan Hall, Dani Frevola, Lauren Ballou,
Kidist Ashani, Hanna Abe