POSTER PRESENTATIONS    

• First Place: Garrett Honzay, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  Project: "Effects of Surface Mutations on the Thermodynamics of Coproheme III Transfer from Coproporphyrin Ferrochelatase to Coproheme Decarboxylase"
  Mentor: Gudrun Lukat-Rodgers, PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry

• Second Place: Joelle Hannam, Psychology
  Project: "Sociodemographic factors and sleep: An intersectional framework"
  Mentor: Katherine Duggan, Ph.D., Psychology

• Third Place: Savannah Green, Sport Management
  Project: "Making an Impression: Eye Tracking Analysis of Sponsorship Positioning in Major League Baseball"
  Mentor: Kelsey Slater, Ph.D., Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science

• Honorable Mention: Morgan Niemiller And Kelsey Westrick, Interior Design
  Project: "Single Parents and Children Raised in a Single Parent Home: How to Provide Relaxation in Interior Environment"
  Mentor: Susan Ray-Degges, Ph.D., School of Design, Architecture and Art

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

• First Place: Kathryn Quenette, Civil, Construction And Environmental Engineering
  Project: "Enhancing Epoxy Coatings with Carbon-Based Nano-additives: Mechanical, Anti-abrasion, and Adhesion Properties"
  Mentor: Ying Huang, Ph.D., Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

POSTERS

• First Place: Jacob Pithan, Doctoral Student, Biological Sciences
  Project: "Fluctuating thermal regime preserves longevity and physiological condition in the pollinator, Megachile rotundata"
  Mentor: Kendra Greenlee, Ph.D., Biological Sciences

• Second Place: Shubhashri Ambhore, M.S., Cellular and Molecular Biology
  Project: "Targeted combination drug therapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer employing hypoxia-responsive polymer nanoparticles"
  Mentor: Sanku Mallik, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Third Place: Clara Mvuta, M.S., Plant Sciences
  Project: "Determining genetic mechanisms of maturity in North Dakota: expanding the molecular model for early maturity groups (MG 00 and 0) in Soybean"
  Mentor: Carrie Miranda, Ph.D., Plant Science.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

• First Place: Emily Hackerson, Doctoral Student, Biological Sciences & Discipline-Based Education Research
  Project: " Alternative grading practices in Undergraduate STEM: a scoping review"
  Mentor: Jennifer Momsen, Ph.D., Biological Sciences

• Second Place: Allana Martins, Doctoral Student, Pharmaceutical Sciences
  Project: "Enedione derivates as a potential cancer treatment through the inhibition of COPZ1"
  Mentor: Roberto Gomes, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Third Place: Jaron Xe Yung Tan, Doctoral Student, Psychology
  Project: "Emotion regulation moderates the prospective association between ERN and anxiety in early adolescence: An age-specific moderation of cognitive reappraisal but not expressive suppression"
  Mentor: Pan Liu, Ph.D., Psychology

UNDERGRADUATE POSTER

• First Place: Natalie Visich, Microbiological Sciences
  Project: " Analysis of the Function of an Uncharacterized Gene Present in phb Gene Cluster Found in Rhizobium Leguminosarum bv. Viciae"
  Mentor: Barney Geddes, Ph.D., Microbiological Sciences

• Second Place: Kell Helmuth, Microbiological Sciences
  Project: " VIP Mice Party: When the Gut T hrows a Vitamin K Bash Without Its Main Guest"
  Mentor: Glenn Dorsam, Ph.D., Microbiological Sciences

• Honorable Mention: Cole Williams, Crop and Weed Sciences
  Project: " Increasing Soybean Yield under Drought through Enhanced Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in North Dakota"
  Mentor: Carrie Miranda, Ph.D., Plant Science

GRADUATE POSTER

• First Place: Gabriela Magossi, Microbiological Sciences
  Project: " Genomic characterization and antimicrobial resistance of Trueperella pyogenes isolated from domestic and wild animals"
  Mentor: Samat Amat, Ph.D., Microbiological Sciences

• Second Place: Janice Tagoe, Microbiological Sciences
  Project: " Root Exudates of Peas, Tomatoes, and Cucumbers Can Sustain the Growth and Migration of PlantGrowth Promoting Bacteria, Rhizobium Leguminosarum Bv. viciae 3841 and Azospirillum brasilense Sp7."
  Mentor: Birgit Pruess, Ph.D., Microbiological Sciences

• Third Place: Maria Batool, Soil Sciences
  Project: " Variation of Organic and Inorganic Carbon Stocks with Depth under T hree Land Management Systems  in North-Central South Dakota"
  Mentor: Larry Cihacek, Ph.D., Natural Resource Sciences

• Honorable Mention: Anastasia Kurth, Plant Sciences
  Project: " Integrating alfalfa and winter camelina into wheat-sunflower-soybean rotations"
  Mentor: Marisol Berti, Ph.D., Plant Sciences

UNDERGRADUATE ORAL

• First Place: Carly George, Plant Sciences
  Project: "Functional Analysis of Polyketide Synthesis-1 Gene Using Crispr-Cas9 Technique"
  Mentor: Zhaohui Liu, Ph.D., Plant Pathology

GRADUATE ORAL

• First Place (TIE): Zahangir Alam, Plant Sciences
  Project: "Discovery of Molecular Markers for Rapid Development of Disease Resistant Cultivars of Canola"
  Mentor: Mukhlesur Rahman, Ph.D., Plant Sciences

• First Place (TIE): Katlyn Balstad, Environmental Sciences
  Project: " Advancing Great Plains Crops For Food Ingredients with Added Value Integrating Antioxidant Activity, Glycemic Control, and Abiotic Stress Tolerance"
  Mentor: Kalidas Shetty, Ph.D., Plant Sciences

• Third Place: Sai Sri Sravya Vishnumolakala, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
  Project: " Implementation of Automated  Drip Irrigation System for Tomato and Pepper Cultivation Inside and Outside The High Tunnel in North Dakota"
  Mentor: Xinhua Jia, Ph.D., Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

• Honorable Mention: Haley Mosqueda, Environmental and Conservation Sciences
  Project: " Enhancing Insect Diversity and Successful Establishment of Alfalfa by Intercropping with Forage Sorghum or Corn"
  Mentor: Marisol Berti, Ph.D., Plant Sciences