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2020 Oral and Poster Presentation 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 J. Gilliam, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis | View Abstract

Second Place

Brittany Hume-Dawson, Alabama State University | View Abstract
Jira White, Claflin University | View Abstract

Third Place

Larry Stokes, University of Mississippi | View Abstract
POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Karen Mae A. Bacalia, University of Guam | View Abstract
Dijani Laplace, University of the Virgin Islands | View Abstract
Helene Mantineo, Wheaton College MA | View Abstract
Sanika Pandit, Chapman University | View Abstract
Rhythm Williams, Lawson State Community College | View Abstract

Second Place

Daijah Lofton, Virginia State University | View Abstract
Jacee L. McCoy, Oklahoma State University | View Abstract
Kaiya Mitchell, Georgia Institute of Technology | View Abstract
Paris Elyse Taylor, Louisiana State University | View Abstract
Francisco J. Torres-Torres, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | View Abstract
Rebekah Townsley, University of Arkansas | View Abstract

Third Place

Stephen Gonzalez, California State University, Fullerton | View Abstract
Sanjeev Gurshaney, University of Central Florida | View Abstract
Hang Phuong Nguyen, Yale University | View Abstract
Justin Sharp, Jarvis Christian College | View Abstract

Chemistry and Chemical Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Karis R. Barnett, University of Maryland, Baltimore County | View Abstract

Second Place

José Luis Ramírez Colón, University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras Campus | View Abstract
POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Julie A. Colon Martinez, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez | View Abstract
Alexander Gonzales, CSU Bakersfield | View Abstract

Second Place

Jessica Fletcher, Carthage College | View Abstract
Vennesa Valentine, Alcorn State University | View Abstract

Third Place

Dominique Joseph, University of Missouri- Columbia | View Abstract
Brianna Burton, Xavier University of Louisiana | View Abstract
Caleb McIver, Oakwood University | View Abstract

Computer Sciences and Information Management

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Zahra Rasuli, Fisk University | View Abstract
POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Tenecious Underwood, Livingstone College | View Abstract

Second Place

Jahmelia Atkinson, Fort Valley State University | View Abstract
Gabriella Tilahun, Alabama State University | View Abstract

Ecology, Environmental and Earth Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Derek McFarland, Harris-Stowe State University | View Abstract

Second Place

Maria Alejandra Chardon Suarez, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus | View Abstract
POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Erinn R Dady, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | View Abstract
Tione Grant, University of the Virgin Islands | View Abstract

Second Place

Benicia Harrison, Alabama A&M University | View Abstract
Stefanie Moncayo, Dominican College of Blauvelt | View Abstract

Third Place

Keanu Rochette-Yu Tsuen, Kapi'olani Community College | View Abstract

Mathematics and Statistics

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Roman Vasquez, University of Central Florida | View Abstract
POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Ashley Alfred, Southern University A&M College | View Abstract

Nanoscience

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Gabriel E. Torres-Mejias, University of Puerto Rico in Ponce | View Abstract
POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Washat Ware, Fayetteville State University | View Abstract

Second Place

Zahria Duncan, Tuskegee University | View Abstract

Physics

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Ayman Abdullah-Smoot, Texas Southern University | View Abstract
Kaitlynn Lilly, University of Maryland, Baltimore County | View Abstract
POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Kiyomi Sanders, University of Hawaii Manoa | View Abstract

Second Place

Austin DeMurley, Suffolk County Community College | View Abstract

Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Martina Hakim, Tuskegee University | View Abstract

Second Place

Esirioghene Emeje, University of Missouri-Columbia | View Abstract

Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences and Math Education

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Cheyane Mitchell, Spelman College | View Abstract

Science and Mathematics Education

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Eden Harrison, Spelman College | View Abstract

Technology and Engineering

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Keenan Leatham, University of the District of Columbia | View Abstract

Second Place

Alexander Edmonson, Hampton University | View Abstract

Third Place

Kristen Trinh, University of Arkansas | View Abstract
POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Jennifer Chinen, Kapiolani Community College | View Abstract
Briana Gonzalez, Florida International University | View Abstract

Second Place

Isaac A. Medina, San Antonio College | View Abstract

Third Place

Carly Rowe, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee | View Abstract

Technology and Engineering / Biomedical Engineering

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Carolina Colon, Florida Institute of Technology | View Abstract

Second Place

Kaela Evans, Washington University in St. Louis | View Abstract

Third Place

Alexxa Cruz-Bonilla, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez | View Abstract
Abigail Turcheck, Arizona State University | View Abstract

Graduate Awards

Biological Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Fadeke Adeola, University of New Orleans | View Abstract
Ebony Nottingham, Florida A&M University | View Abstract

Chemistry and Chemical Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Shejla Pollozi, City University of New York, The Graduate Center & Lehman College | View Abstract

Second Place

Joshua M. Patterson, Delaware State University | View Abstract

Computer Sciences and Information Management

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Bhaskar Roberts, Princeton University | View Abstract

Ecology, Environmental and Earth Sciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Lenneisha Gilbert, University of Maryland Eastern Shore | View Abstract

Mathematics and Statistics

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Tony Haines, Old Dominion University | View Abstract

Nanoscience

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Rhodesherdeline Limage, Binghamton University | View Abstract

Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences and Math Education

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Kathryn Starkey, University of Colorado Colorado Springs | View Abstract

Technology and Engineering

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

First Place

Melissa Mendoza, Binghamton University | View Abstract

Second Place

Gianfranco Perez-Greco, Florida International 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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