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2019 Oral and Poster Presentation Winners

Listed below are the undergraduate and graduate award winners for Oral and Poster Presentations at the 2019 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM.

Undergraduate Awards

Biological Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Besmira Alija, City University of New York- Hunter College | View Abstract

Second Place

Natashia Benjamin, University of the District of Columbia | View Abstract

Third Place

Evan Buckner, University of Arkansas | View Abstract

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Benny Alexander, Oakwood University | View Abstract
James R. Ball, University of Missouri | View Abstract
Brian W. Basinski, Grand Valley State University | View Abstract
Aarin M. Huffman, Tuskegee University | View Abstract
Luil Menberu, Delaware State University | View Abstract
Yasmine Oprea, CUNY Hunter College | View Abstract
Aliyah Patterson, University of the District of Columbia, Washington D.C | View Abstract
Jamila Perkins, Syracuse University | View Abstract
Leah Rowe, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | View Abstract
Angel Noel Santiago Colon, University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez | View Abstract

Second Place

Malcolm Bass, Norfolk State University | View Abstract
Mallory Brayer, University of Scranton | View Abstract
Karina Matos Fernandez, University of Puerto Rico, Ponce | View Abstract
Makeda Mills, University of the Virgin Islands | View Abstract
Evelyn Sadler, Central State University | View Abstract

Third Place

Lam Vo, University of Tennessee at Knoxville | View Abstract


Chemistry and Chemical Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Rickey Terrell, University of Cincinnati | View Abstract

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Christian Loo, California State University, Long Beach | View Abstract

Second Place

Shekinah Bass, Winston-Salem State University | View Abstract

Jade Stanley, Tuskegee University | View Abstract


Computer Sciences and Information Management

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Adrianne Wu, Mount Holyoke College | View Abstract

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Christopher Feltner, University of Central Florida | View Abstract
Georgiana Wright, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University | View Abstract


Ecology, Environmental and Earth Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Margaret Flowers, Simpson College | View Abstract

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Edgar Gomez, CUNY New York City College of Technology | View Abstract
Mohamed Layachi, City College of New York | View Abstract

Second Place

Maria Alejandra Chardon Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus | View Abstract
Paige Hodges, Howard University | View Abstract

Third Place

Alexandria Ambrose, Savannah State University | View Abstract


Mathematics and Statistics

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Howard Weatherspoon, Albany State University | View Abstract


Nanoscience

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Brenda Yu, University of California, Merced | View Abstract

Nanoscience & Physics

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Paula Angarita Rivera, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis and Marian University| View Abstract
Chinwendu Chukwu, Rutgers University | View Abstract
Nina Sowah, University of Connecticut | View Abstract

Nanotechnology, Physics, & Technology

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Benny Alexander, Oakwood University | View Abstract
Jasmine Gay, Florida State University | View Abstract
Sydnei Head, Tuskegee University | View Abstract
Johnathan Mitchell, Tuskegee University | View Abstract

Second Place

Katrina Verlinde, The Pennsylvania State University | View Abstract

Third Place

Princess M. Walker, Ball State University | View Abstract


Physics

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Lewis Campbell, Morehouse College | View Abstract


Social and Behavioral Sciences

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Darien McElwee, Emory University | View Abstract
Azriel A. Williams, University of the Virgin Islands | View Abstract


Technology and Engineering

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Jaime Rios, University of the District of Columbia | View Abstract


Graduate Awards

Biological Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Roy L. Davis II, Texas A&M University | View Abstract
Evelyn Luna, Arizona State University | View Abstract
LaTonya Simon, University of Wisconsin-Madison | View Abstract


Chemistry and Chemical Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Jacob M. Garcia, Arizona State University | View Abstract


Computer Sciences and Information Management

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Mehrnoosh Shakarami, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) | View Abstract


Ecology, Environmental and Earth Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Dayana A. Abdullah-Smoot, Texas Southern University | View Abstract


Mathematics and Statistics

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Omomayowa Olawoyin, University of Texas at Arlington| View Abstract


Nanoscience

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Kelsea Yarbrough, Norfolk State Universty | View Abstract


Physics

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Amanatullah Khan, University of California, Irvine | View Abstract


Science and Mathematics Education|Social and Behavioral Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Sergio Lozoya, University of New Mexico | View Abstract


Technology and Engineering

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Sarah Chaji, University of Georgia | View Abstract
Sean Jackson, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | View Abstract

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The 2023 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM will be held in Washington, D.C. on February 9-11, 2023.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. DUE-1930047. Any opinions, findings, interpretations, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of its authors and do not represent the views of the AAAS Board of Directors, the Council of AAAS, AAAS’ membership or the National Science Foundation.

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