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2020 award winners

Listed below are the undergraduate and graduate award winners for Oral and Poster Presentations at the 2020 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM.

Undergraduate Awards

Biological Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Nora Gillam, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

Second Place
Jira White, Claflin University
Brittany Hume-Dawson, Alabama State University

Third Place
Larry Stokes, University of Mississippi

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Helene Mantineo, Wheaton College, MA
Sanika Pandit, Chapman University
Rhythm Williams, Lawson State Community College
Karen Mae Bacalia, University of Guam
Dijani Laplace, University of the Virgin Islands

Second Place
Rebekah Townsley, University of Arkansas
Paris Taylor, Louisiana State University
Kaiya Mitchell, Georgia Institute of Technology
Daijah Lofton, Virginia State University
Francisco Torres-Torres, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Jacee McCoy, Oklahoma State University

Third Place
Hang Nguyen, Yale University
Stephen Gonzalez, California State University, Fullerton
Justin Sharp, Jarvis Christian College
Sanjeev Gurshaney, University of Central Florida


Chemistry and Chemical Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Karis Barnett, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Second Place
Jose Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Alexander Gonzales, California State University, Bakersfield
Julie Colon, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Second Place
Jessica Fletcher, Carthage College
Vennesa Valentine, Alcorn State University

Third Place
Dominique Joseph, University of Missouri-Columbia
Brianna Burton, Xavier University of Louisiana
Caleb McIver, Oakwood University


Computer Sciences and Information Management

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Zahra Rasuli, Fisk University

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Tenecious Underwood, Livingstone College

Second Place
Gabriella Tilahun, Alabama State University
Jahmelia Atkinson, Fort Valley State University


Ecology, Environmental and Earth Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Derek McFarland, Harris-Stowe State University

Second Place
Maria Alejandra University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Erinn Dady, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tione Grant, University of the Virgin Islands

Second Place
Stefanie Moncayo, Dominican College of Blauvelt
Benicia Harrison, Alabama A&M University

Third Place
Keanu Rochette-Yu Tsuen, Kapi’olani Community College


Mathematics and Statistics

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Roman Vazquez, University of Central Florida

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Ashley Alfred, Southern University A&M College


Nanoscience

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Gabriel Torres-Mejias, University of Puerto Rico at Ponce

Nanoscience

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Washat Ware, Fayetteville State University

Second Place
Zahria Duncan, Tuskegee University


Physics

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Ayman Abdullah-Smoot, Texas Southern University
Kaitlynn Lilly, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Kiyomi Sanders, University of Hawaii Manoa

Second Place
Austin DeMurley, Suffolk County Community College


Science and Mathematics Education

POSTERS PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Eden Harrison, Spelman College


Social and Behavioral Science, Economic Sciences, and Math Education

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Cheyane Mitchell, Spelman College

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Martina Hakim, Tuskegee University

Second Place
Esirioghene Emeje, University of Missouri-Columbia


Technology and Engineering

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Keenan Leatham, University of the District of Columbia

Second Place
Alexander Edmonson, Hampton University

Third Place
Kristen Trinh, University of Arkansas

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Briana Gonzalez, Florida International University
Jennifer Chinen, Kapi’olani Community College

Second Place
Isaac Medina, San Antonio College

Third Place
Carly Rowe, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Technology and Engineering/Biomedical Engineering

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Carolina Colón, Florida Institute of Technology

Second Place
Kaela Evans, Washington University in St. Louis

Third Place
Alexxa Cruz-Bonilla, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Abigal Turcheck, Arizona State University


Graduate Awards

Biological Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Fadeke Adeola, The University of New Orleans
Ebony Nottingham, Florida A&M University


Chemistry and Chemical Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Shejla Pollozi, City University of New York, The Graduate Center & Lehman College

Second Place
Joshua Patterson, Delaware State University


Computer Sciences and Information Management

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Bhaskar Roberts, Princeton University
Zahra Rasuli, Fisk University


Ecology, Environmental and Earth Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Lenneisha Gilbert, University of Maryland Eastern Shore


Mathematics and Statistics

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Tony Haines, Old Dominion University

Nanoscience

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Rhodesherdeline Limage, Binghamton University


Social, Behavioral, Economic Sciences and Math Education

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Kathryn Starkey, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs


Technology and Engineering

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place
Melissa Mendoza, Hampton University

Second Place
Gianfranco, Perez-Greco Florida International University


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2024 ERN Conference


The 2024 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM will be held in Washington, D.C. on March 14-16th, 2024.

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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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