Every Spring, the college celebrates its student-scientists at the Undergraduate Research Forum. More than 350 students give posters and oral presentations describing their research.
The best and most innovative posters and oral presentations are recognized with awards judged and sponsored by the university, faculty, alumni and industry.
2019 Undergraduate Research Forum Awards, College of Natural Sciences
| CNS Award for Excellence in Innovation and Design | $500 | Obinna Akahara, Sharon Borjas, Arianne Elder, Hannah Januszka, Afeef Sheikh, Erik Storaa, Dimitry Sychev |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Innovation and Design | $500 | Matthew Dunne, Mbolle Ekane, Nathan Hughes, Anaiza Irani, Austin Wolf |
| FSTI Award for Excellence in Biochemistry | $500 | Kelly Sim |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Biochemistry | $500 | Alex Staten |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Award for Excellence in Biological Sciences | $500 | Hannah McChesney |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Award for Excellence in Biological Sciences | $500 | Jennifer Schlauch |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Award for Excellence in Biological Sciences | $500 | Eleanor Young and Bibiana Toro |
| Jon Dahm Award for Excellence in Chemistry | $500 | Hadiqa Zafar |
| FSTI Award for Excellence in Chemistry | $500 | Elva Ye |
| Schlumberger Award for Excellence in Computational and Computer Sciences | $500 | Cole Maguire |
| CNS for Excellence in Human Ecology | $500 | Felicia Rosiji |
| CNS for Excellence in Human Ecology | $500 | Leanne Maduka |
| CNS for Excellence in Human Ecology | $500 | Kathleen Strybos |
| Jon Dahm Award for Excellence in Math, Physics and Astronomy | $500 | Anne Dattilo |
| New England BioLabs Award for Excellence in Molecular Biology | $500 | Ezzeddine Elmir |
| Integrated DNA Technologies Award for Excellence in Molecular Biology | $500 | Samantha Refvik |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Molecular Biology | $500 | Jazmin Urrutia |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Neuroscience | $500 | Alexandra Alario |
| Audience Choice Award | $200 | Joel Raj |
| FSTI Award for Excellence in Research Oral Presentation | $500 | Maike Morrison |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Research Oral Presentation | $500 | Elizabeth Robinson |
| Best Freshmen Research Initiative Poster Award | $400 | Tie - Biobricks and Aptamer Streams |
