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2017 Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase Awards

May 9, 2017

dsc_0714After tabulating the results from our faculty judges, the winners of the 2017 Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase were celebrated and recognized in an award ceremony last week. There were 31 “Best in Show” winners from 24 departments; all were UTSA undergraduate students who received outstanding ratings for their research presentations.

The research presentations were evaluated according to different criteria: clarity of purpose, understanding of methods, and quality of presentation. These criteria were used to select the “Best in Show” awards.

According to Dr. Thomas Coyle, Director of the Office for Undergraduate Research (OUR), the Showcase was a huge success, breaking attendance records and drawing more participants than ever before. “The Showcase featured outstanding examples of undergraduate research from all disciplines: Science, Social Science, Humanities, Business, and the Arts – you name it. The large faculty presence signaled strong support for undergraduate research. Our hope is to have even more faculty and students in next year’s Showcase.”

Students interested in getting involved in undergraduate research should visit the OUR information page and sign up for an information session. Go ‘Runners!

>> View the photos from the OUR Showcase award ceremony
 
Shannon Roberts
“Faunal Analysis of the 2016 Archaeological Field School”
Anthropology

Monica Martinez
“Municipal Annexation as a Mechanism for Suburban Expansion in San Antonio, Texas 1939-2014”
Architecture/Construction Science & Management

Amanda Martinez
“Determining Putative Enhanced Microglia Responses Against Pulmonary Cryptococcosis”
Biology (tie)

Sandra Ramos
“Targeting Virulence for Antifungal Drug Development: Characterization of a Small Molecule Inhibitor of Candida albicans Filamentation and Biofilm Formation”
Biology (tie)

Grecia Gonzalez
“Synthesis of Silk Scaffold for Biomaterial Application”
Biomedical Engineering

Tyler Nelson
“The effect of jasmonic acid on anthocyanin pigment accumulation in wildtype and mutant Arabidopsis seedlings”
Chemistry

Kara Thompson
“Where Are We? A Critique on the Inclusion of Biracial-Black Characters in the Coretta Scott-King Book Awards for Authors from 2007-2016”
Communication

Bilal Siddiqui
“Recovering From Microprocessor Transient Faults”
Computer Science

Elizabeth Hatch
“An examination of the influence of procedural justice on inmate behavior”
Criminal Justice

Aires Ngunza
“Polymer Infiltration Toughened Hydroxyapatite Biomaterial Hybrids by Bio-inspired Materials Design”
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sophia DiGonis
“Common Ground: How Language is Connected to Music”
English

Allison Saenz
“Puestos Aparte: Legal Segregation in San Antonio, 1920s-1940s”
History

Cynthia DeMunbrun
“Preparation of Pre-Service Teachers to Work in Inclusive Environment”
Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching

Audrey Ramirez
“Shoulder Elevation in Manual Wheelchair Users and Able-bodied Individuals”
Kinesiology, Health, & Nutrition

Tarun Palpati
Chelsea Taylor
Kimberly Van
Christopher Weiss
Josephine West
“Strategic Analysis of Evolving Dynamics in E-Commerce Retailing”
Management Science & Statistics

Briggitt Blanco
William Cerda
Mujtaba Mohammad
“Performance Drivers and Efficiency-Responsiveness Tradeoffs in an Integrated Supply Network”
Marketing
 
Adam Burrows
“Neural Networks”
Mathematics

Stephanie Meier
“Characterizing Entrainment and Mixing in Density Currents using Flow Visualization”
Mechanical Engineering

Maria Macedonio
“Language and Attitudes: A Study of Attitudes Towards the Spanish Language at The University of Texas in San Antonio”
Multidisciplinary Studies

Linda McNulty
“Blood, Pollution, and Purity in the Homeric Epics”
Philosophy & Classics

Geronimo Robles
“Metal hydride composites as hydrogen fuel sponges”
Physics & Astronomy

Monica Pepping
“Aging in Mexico: A Case Study of U.S. Senior Citizens and the quality of Life in San Miguel de Allende”
Political Science & Geography

Yasenia Yanez
“Identity Conflict on Facebook”
Psychology

Annie Ma
“Cross-National Analysis of Socioeconomic Factors for Suicide”
Sociology

Richard Giddens, Jr.
“(Re)viewing & (Re)membering Violence: Testimonios of Queer & Trans Tejan@x Sexual Assault Experiences”
Women’s Studies

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