2025 ERN Conference Student Oral and Poster Presentation Award Winners

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Listed below are the undergraduate and graduate award winners for Oral Presentations and Poster Presentations at the 2025 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM, hosted on April 4th – 6th, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Awardees are categorized by category (Undergraduate Poster Presentation, Undergraduate Oral Presentation, and Graduate Oral Presentation) and STEM discipline. To access the PDF version, click here.

Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awardees: Biological Sciences

Subdiscipline: Biochemistry

First Place: Anthony Asante-Danso, Howard University | View Abstract

Second Place: Cassandra Naomi Palacios, Arizona State University | View Abstract

Subdiscipline: Cellular/Molecular

First Place: Taylor Podob, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg | View Abstract

First Place: Sandra V. Nieves Morón, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus | View Abstract

First Place: Lauren Rogers, Louisiana State University | View Abstract

Second Place: Natalia M. Jimenez-Vizcarrondo, University of Puerto Rico – Río Piedras |View Abstract

Second Place: Victoria Valeria Viera Sánchez, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras | View Abstract

Subdiscipline: Genetics

First Place: Kayla Galbreath, Alabama State University | View Abstract

Second Place: Maya H. Garner, Xavier University of Louisiana | View Abstract

Subdiscipline: Microbiology/Immunology/Virology

First Place: Jan Ashlley Gumpal Masse, University of Massachusetts – Amherst |View Abstract

First Place: Debora Torres Centeno, University of Puerto Rico – Aguadilla Campus | View Abstract

First Place: Jacob Cagan, Arizona State University | View Abstract

Second Place: Ashley Rojas Romero, Indiana University South Bend | View Abstract

Second Place: Donte T. Wyatt Jr., Hampton University | View Abstract

Second Place: Cidney Hart, Norfolk State University | View Abstract

Subdiscipline: Plants

First Place: Laila Harris-Smith, Fort Valley State University | View Abstract

Second Place: Latavia Powell, Fort Valley State University | View Abstract

Subdiscipline: Physics

First Place: Isabella Gondolfo, Delaware State University | View Abstract

Second Place: Yuridia Vega Gonzalez, Idaho State University | View Abstract

Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awardees: Chemical Sciences

Subdiscipline: Analytical/Inorganic/Forensics

First Place: Kylie Haas, Milligan University | View Abstract

Second Place: DeZarae Guthrie, Prairie View A&M University | View Abstract

Subdiscipline: Organic and Polymer

First Place: Karina M. Vega Escobar, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao | View Abstract

First Place: Leah Rochelle Butler, Norfolk State University | View Abstract

Subdiscipline: Biochemistry

First Place: Derrick Nichols, Oakwood University | View Abstract

First Place: Aouss Azzouz, Earlham College | View Abstract

Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awardees: Computer and Data Sciences

First Place: Dania Zein, Tougaloo College | View Abstract

First Place: Chance Williams, Alabama A&M University | View Abstract

First Place: Ashley Sutherland, Fayetteville State University | View Abstract

First Place: Kaiya Jones, Tuskegee University | View Abstract

Second Place: Patricia Hernandez, Miami Dade College | View Abstract

Second Place: Kadiatou Diallo, Lawson State Community College | View Abstract

Second Place: Saneru A. Williams, University of Maryland College Park | View Abstract

Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awardees: Ecology

First Place: Steven Aarons, CUNY Hunter College | View Abstract

First Place: Malani Clark, CARC Prairie View A&M University | View Abstract

Subdiscipline: Earth

First Place: Reyvadee Godehn, North Carolina State University | View Abstract

Second Place: Omnia Mamyo, University of Illinois at Chicago | View Abstract

Second Place: J’Bonae McDonald, The University of Missouri | View Abstract

Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awardees: Mathematics and Statistics

First Place: Willoughby Caine, Fort Valley State University | View Abstract

Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awardees: Nanoscience and Material Sciences

First Place: Naomy K Fontanez Rosa, Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon | View Abstract

Second Place: Adrian Rua, University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez | View Abstract

Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awardees: Neurosciences

First Place: Asia Smith, Howard University | View Abstract

Second Place: Hope-Abigail Mbanga, University of Maryland Eastern Shore | View Abstract

Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awardees: Physics

First Place: Jasmine Freeman, Valdosta State University | View Abstract

First Place: Myrialisses Ortiz-Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao | View Abstract

Second Place: Eva Christina Cullen, Columbia University | View Abstract

Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awardees: Science and Mathematics Education + Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science

First Place: Serenity Logan, Morgan State University | View Abstract

Second Place: Kasia Allen, CUNY Brooklyn College | View Abstract

Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awardees: Technology and Engineering

Subdiscipline: Chemical and Biomedical

First Place: Genevieve Vega, University of Texas at San Antonio | View Abstract

Second Place: Kyra Ramirez, Alabama State University | View Abstract

Subdiscipline: Civil, Mechanical, and Industrial

First Place: David Warren Jr., Elizabeth City State University | View Abstract

Second Place: Clint Deshawn Caldwell, Elizabeth City State University | View Abstract

Third Place: Jesus De La Mora, University of California, Merced | View Abstract

Subdiscipline: Electrical and Computer

First Place: Aryanna Mendoza, Skyline College | View Abstract

Second Place: Fatima Diallo, Norfolk State University | View Abstract

Undergraduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Biological Sciences

First Place: Verónica Morales Quintana, University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras | View Abstract

First Place: Bibiana Torres-Colón, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus | View Abstract

Second Place: Jackson Nguyen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute | View Abstract

Second Place: Talon Justice Prince Asiedu Mitchell, Missouri State University | View Abstract

Third Place: Geraldine M. Ortiz Sosa, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras | View Abstract

Undergraduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Chemical Sciences

First Place: Aarthika Nagarajan, University of California Merced | View Abstract

Second Place: Patricia Fontánez Carrión, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | View Abstract

Undergraduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Computer and Data Sciences

First Place: Khoi Le, Brown University | View Abstract

Second Place: LaVonne Wilson-Taylor, Fort Valley State University | View Abstract

Undergraduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Ecology

First Place: Paola Marie Santini Dosal, University of Central Florida | View Abstract

Second Place: Yeishmary M. Soto Muñiz, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras | View Abstract

Undergraduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Mathematics and Statistics

First Place: Gwen Squires, Southeast Missouri State University | View Abstract

First Place: Rileigh Mansfield, University of Maryland, Baltimore County | View Abstract

Undergraduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Nanoscience, Material Sciences, and Physics

First Place: Layla Samoné Linda Smith, Norfolk State University | View Abstract

Second Place: Jada Emodogo, Jackson State Univeristy | View Abstract

Undergraduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Neurosciences

First Place: Nolan Lewis, Wesleyan University | View Abstract

Undergraduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Science and Mathematics Education + Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science

First Place: Hannah Hailemicael, Spelman College | View Abstract

Second Place: Kenzie Nguyen, University of California, Merced | View Abstract

Undergraduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Technology and Engineering

First Place: Johann Mission, University of Maryland Baltimore County | View Abstract

First Place: Victoria E. Reynolds, North Carolina A&T State University | View Abstract

Graduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Biological Sciences

First Place: Mary Jean Savitsky, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | View Abstract

First Place: Anthony L. Mártir Pérez, University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras | View Abstract

Second Place: Amber Grace, Alabama State University | View Abstract

Graduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Chemical Sciences

First Place: Bibi Ameena Khan, Brooklyn College CUNY | View Abstract

Graduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Computer Sciences

First Place: Izabella Valero, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | View Abstract

Graduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Data Sciences

First Place: Daniel Breininger, Florida Institute of Technology | View Abstract

Second Place: Nora J. Gilliam, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry | View Abstract

Graduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Mathematics and Statistics

First Place: Rogelio Lopez, Elizabeth City State University | View Abstract

Graduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Nanoscience and Material Sciences

First Place: Arianna Mena, Ohio State University | View Abstract

Second Place: Aguy C. Nguiakam Sipowe, Alabama State University | View Abstract

Graduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Physics

First Place: Razia Khan Sharme, Delaware State University | View Abstract

First Place: Orrin Clarke Delgado, Norfolk State University | View Abstract

Graduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Science and Mathematics Education + Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science

First Place: Alexandra Machrone, Florida International University | View Abstract

Second Place: Manisha Maurya, Georgia State University | View Abstract

Graduate Oral Presentation Awardees: Technology and Engineering

First Place: Marcelo Farfan, University of South Florida | View Abstract

First Place: Fabian Maldonado, Texas A&M University Kingsville | View Abstract

Second Place: Tamia Bowers, University of Maryland, Baltimore County | View Abstract