2021 NDSU EXPLORE Awards Presented

The 2021 NDSU EXPLORE Virtual Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity was held April 19-23, 2021. At the end of the week, awards were given to the top poster and oral presentors and to the top presentors in each of seven disciplinary categories.  

ORAL PRESENTATION WINNERS

FIRST PLACE

Annie Schiro [Biochemistry and Molecular Biology]
Faculty Mentor: James Nyachwaya, PhD
“Chemistry students' understanding of dissolving and associated phenomena: The case for sodium chloride”

SECOND PLACE

Alaina Driscoll [Physical Education]
Faculty Mentor: Jenny Linker, PhD
“Home Fun in Physical Education”

THIRD PLACE

Jake Jenson [Animal Sciences]
Faculty Mentor: Carolyn Hammer, DVM, PhD
“Relative expression and location of the neonatal Fc receptor [FcRn] in the equine gastrointestinal system”

HONORABLE MENTION

Troy Timmerman [Computer Science]
Faculty Mentor: Bakhtiyor Rasulev
“Automating protein structure modeling to predict beta sheet content”

POSTER SESSION WINNERS

FIRST PLACE

Rachel Voigt [Animal Sciences]
Faculty Mentor: Carolyn Hammer, DVM, PhD
“Visualization and Measures of Intensity of the Neonatal Fc Receptor in Major Body Systems of the Horse”

SECOND PLACE

Gabe Dusek [Biological Sciences]
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Friskop, PhD
“Evaluation of Fungicide Timing for Fusarium Head Blight in Two-row Barley”

THIRD PLACE [TIE]

Dani Douri [Biochemistry and Molecular Biology]
Faculty Mentor: Sathish Venkatachalem, PhD
“Gender Specific Differences in Expression of DNA-Methylation Associated Markers in the Lungs of Allergic Mice”

Rebecca Tomann [Chemistry]
Faculty Mentor: Svetlana Kilina, PhD
“Holey Graphene with Embedded Au13-Cluster for H2S Gas Sensing Applications”

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Huan Ho [Computer Science]
Faculty Mentor: Simone Ludwig, PhD
“Handwritten Text Recognition using Convolutional Neural Networks in Deep Learning”

Helen Wax [Anthropology]
Faculty Mentor: Ellen Rubinstein, PhD
“The Cost of Death in the Upper Midwest - An Ethnographic Analysis of the American Funeral Industry”

TOP PRESENTATIONS BY CATEGORY

AGRICULTURE

  • Jake Jenson [Animal Sciences]
  • Rachel Voigt [Animal Sciences]
  • Max Salzer [Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering]

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

  • Garrett Bryan [Philosophy]
  • Makayla Scherrer [Music]

BIOLOGICAL, HEALTH SCIENCES, AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

  • Troy Timmerman [Computer Science]
  • Ryan Anderson [Civil Engineering]
  • Anna Marie Schornack, Anna Rudie, and Abby Voigt [Electrical Engineering]

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

  • Joshua Gisi [Computer Engineering]
  • Tiffany Meeks [Civil Engineering]
  • Mohammed Mohammed [Civil Engineering]

INTERDISCIPLINARY

  • Macy Rennpferd [Biological Sciences] and Madeline Schroeder [Biological Sciences Education]

PHYSICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS

  • Annie Schiro [Biochemistry and Molecular Biology]
  • Rebecca Tomann [Chemistry]
  • Sarah Montplaisir [English]

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS

  • Alaina Driscoll [Physical Education]
  • Kate Best [Economics]
  • Helen Wax [Anthropology]
  • Nicolas Rohrich [Electrical Engineering] and Kyle Berger [Finance]
  • Halle Lipetzky [Apparel, Retail Merchandising and Design]
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