2023 Student Symposium Winners
College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Undergraduate Winner
- Jamie Aciukewicz, Spanish
- Faculty Advisor: Maria Matz
- Project Title: Para Salir Adelante: Resiliency within the Hispanic Community of Lowell, Massachusetts
- Video: Para Salir Adelante: Resiliency within the Hispanic Community of Lowell, Massachusetts
Graduate Winner
- Tiana Brote, Master of Education
- Faculty Advisor: Robai Werunga
- Project Title: Barred from Bonding: Perspectives of Children of Incarcerated Parents
- Video: Barred from Bonding: Perspectives of Children of Incarcerated Parents
Fan Favorite
- Gloria Donkor, Global Studies
- Faculty Advisor: Aaron Smith-Walter
- Project Title: Awareness & Choices: A Study of the Fast Fashion Consumption Cycle Among University Students and Its Impact on the Second- Hand Textile Market
- Video: Awareness & Choices: A Study of the Fast Fashion Consumption Cycle Among University Students and Its Impact on the Second- Hand Textile Market
Francis College of Engineering
Undergraduate Winner
- Irene Frechette, Biomedical Engineering
- Faculty Advisor: Yanfen Li
- Project Title: At-Home Plant Decellularization Procedure
- Video: At-Home Plant Decellularization Procedure
Graduate Winners
- Tymon Nieduzak, Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty Advisors: Alessandro Sabato and Christopher Niezrecki
- Project Title: Wind Turbine Monitoring Using Optical Motion Magnification
- Video: Wind Turbine Monitoring Using Optical Motion Magnification
Fan Favorite
- Ali Majid, Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty Advisor: Xinfang Jin
- Project Title: Towards a Carbon-Free Energy Future: Evaluating the Efficiency of PEM Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell for Hydrogen-Based Energy Systems
- Video: Towards a Carbon-Free Energy Future: Evaluating the Efficiency of PEM Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell for Hydrogen-Based Energy Systems
Kennedy College of Sciences
Undergraduate Winners
- Bridget Abney, Biology
- Faculty Advisors: Alison Hamilton and Joy Winbourne
- Project Title: Death From Below! Effects of Non-Native Earthworms in Deciduous Forests
- Video: Death From Below! Effects of Non-Native Earthworms in Deciduous Forests
- Tanya Kieu, Mathematics
- Faculty Advisor: Sumudu Lewis
- Project Title: Making Mathematics YOUR Business
- Video: Making Mathematics YOUR Business
Graduate Winner
- Nicholas Sorabella, Physics
- Faculty Advisor: Silas Laycock
- Project Title: The Development and Application of S.M.I.L.E: A Stellar-Compact Object Binary System Light Curve Model
- Video: The Development and Application of S.M.I.L.E: A Stellar-Compact Object Binary System Light Curve Model
- Frederick Stock, Computer Science
- Faculty Advisor: Hugo Akitaya
- Project Title: Reconfiguration of 3D Pivoting Modular Robots
- Video: Reconfiguration of 3D Pivoting Modular Robots
Fan Favorite
- Allison Sciarratta, Biology
- Faculty Advisor: Teresa Lee
- Project Title: The role of nuclear hormone receptor DAF-12 in C. elegans transgenerational longevity
- Video: The role of nuclear hormone receptor DAF-12 in C. elegans transgenerational longevity
Manning School of Business
Undergraduate Winner
- David Levine, Business Administration - Accounting
- Faculty Advisor: Elissa Magnant
- Project Title: Surveying Accounting Students: Extending Manning School of Business Experiential Learning Opportunities
- Video: Surveying Accounting Students: Extending Manning School of Business Experiential Learning Opportunities
Graduate Winners:
- Team: William Zhou, Ph.D. in Business Administration
- Faculty Advisor: Sunny Li Sun
- Project Title: Voluntary sustainability reporting and innovation: Evidence from 1.1 million patents
- Video: Voluntary sustainability reporting and innovation: Evidence from 1.1 million patents
Fan Favorite
- Team: Lani Faith Gacula, Business Administration - Entrepreneurship
- Faculty Advisor: Michael Obal
- Project Title: Gender Bias and Financing of Impact Ventures: A Gender Role Congruity Perspective
- Video: Gender Bias and Financing of Impact Ventures: A Gender Role Congruity Perspective
Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences
Undergraduate Winners:
- Donald Rogers, Exercise Science
- Faculty Advisors: David Cornell
- Project Title: Influence of Left vs Right Limb on Validity of Heart Rate Variability Data Collected via Photoplethysmography
- Video: Influence of Left vs Right Limb on Validity of Heart Rate Variability Data Collected via Photoplethysmography
Graduate Winners
- Lingming Chen, Public Health
- Faculty Advisors: Wenjun Li
- Project Title: Gender Differences in the Association of Recreational Walking with Outdoor and Indoor Falls among Older Adults
- Video: Gender Differences in the Association of Recreational Walking with Outdoor and Indoor Falls among Older Adults
Fan Favorite
- Abimbola Ojo, Public Health
- Faculty Advisors: Anila Bello and Karyn Heavner
- Project Title: Self-reported health symptoms associated with the use of toner-based printing and photocopying machines: Results from the Nano-Control International Foundation survey.
- Video: Self-reported health symptoms associated with the use of toner-based printing and photocopying machines: Results from the Nano-Control International Foundation survey.