2024 Graduate Research Showcase Winners Announced

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On May 8, 2024

Winners of the oral and poster presentations pose with Dr. Samuel Frimpong and Dr. Colin Potts. From left, Frimpong, Gracie Boyer, Mohsen Mohammadi Beirami, Kyle Worden, Sarah Fakher, and Potts (winners not present are Christopher Hogan and Remy Mathenia). Photo Credit: Fernando Chavez.

Winners of the oral and poster presentations pose with Dr. Samuel Frimpong and Dr. Colin Potts. From left, Frimpong, Gracie Boyer, Mohsen Mohammadi Beirami, Kyle Worden, Sarah Fakher, and Potts (winners not present are Christopher Hogan and Remy Mathenia). Photo Credit: Fernando Chavez.

On Friday, April 26, more than 50 graduate students presented their work at the Graduate Research Showcase as a poster or short oral presentation. Their work was evaluated on overall research by a panel of judges, including S&T faculty and representatives from employers across the state. First-place winners were awarded a cash prize of $500. Second- and third-place finishers received $300 and $150, respectively.

The following students were honored at the award ceremony in recognition of their outstanding achievements:

Best research oral presentation:
• First place – Sarah Fakher, MS student in Biological Sciences
“Metal-ion Doped Borate Bioactive Glasses- A Novel Direction in Minimizing Nosocomial Infections and Antibiotic Resistance.” The research advisor is Dr. David J. Westenberg.
• Second place – Mohsen Mohammadi Beirami, PhD student in Mechanical Engineering
” Exploring Kinematics Contribution to the Arm Stiffness Modulation During Overground Physical Human-robot Interaction.” The research advisor is Dr. Yun Seong Song.
• Third place – Kyle Worden, PhD student in Aerospace Engineering
“Effect of Thermal Relaxation Models on Hypersonic Planetary Entry Flows.” The research advisor is Dr. Serhat Hosder.

Best Research Poster:
• First place – Gracie Boyer, PhD student in Mechanical Engineering
“Enabling Advanced Architectures for Thick and Anode-less Electrodes through Advanced Ultra-short Laser Micro-structuring.” The research advisor is Dr. Jonghyun Park.
• Second place – Remy Mathenia, PhD student in Mechanical Engineering
“Laser Defocusing and Directionality in Wire Deposition.” The research advisor is Dr. Frank Liou.
• Third place – Christopher Hogan, PhD student in Mathematics
“Transmission of Fast Solitons for the NLS with an External Potential.” The research advisor is Dr. Jason C. Murphy.

Guest judges included:
• Dillynn Cook from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Laura Grubbs from Brewer Science.
• Rachel Jung from Brewer Science.
• Colenan Kirn from the U.S. Navy.
• Kyle Sims from HDR, Inc. Engineering.

Judges from the S&T community included:
• Dr. Md Arifuzzaman, assistant professor of Computer Science.
• Dr. Xiaosong Du, assistant professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
• Dr. Samuel Frimpong, vice provost of Graduate Education and professor of Mining Engineering.
• Dr. Taihao Han, assistant professor of Materials Science and Engineering.
• Dr. Matt Insall, associate professor of Mathematics and Statistics.
• Dr. Irina Ivliyeva, professor of Arts, Language, and Philosophy.
• Dr. Chang-Soo Kim is a faculty fellow of graduate education and a professor of electrical and computer engineering.
• Dr. Suman Maity, assistant professor of Computer Science.
• Dr. Gabriel Nicolosi, assistant professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering.
• Georgette Nicolosi, librarian of Curtis Law Wilson Library.
• Dr. Cheng Wu, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Dr. Bohong Zhang, assistant research professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Thank you to all our judges, guests, academic advisors, and especially our student researchers for making this year’s Graduate Research Showcase a success.

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