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.
2020 Undergraduate Research Forum Awards are below!
Undergraduate Research Forum Awards |
Winners |
| FSTI Award for Excellence in Biochemistry ($500) | Beena Lad |
| FSTI Award for Excellence in Biochemistry ($500) | Taylor Oliphant |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Biochemistry ($500) | Zehra Tombul |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Award for Excellence in Biological Sciences ($500) | Elena Adams, Serena Phillips and AJ Varner |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Award for Excellence in Biological Sciences ($500) | Chen Lin, Heyji Ro, and Tae Young Uhm |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Biological Sciences ($500) | Tien Nguyen and Abby Rex |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Cancer Research ($500) | Catherine Li |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Cancer Research ($500) | Shakeel Jessa |
| Jon Dahm Award for Excellence in Chemistry ($500) | Aidan Comiskey |
| CNS for Excellence in Computer Science ($500) | Parth Chonkar and Blake Holman |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Human Ecology ($500) | Anna Davis |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Human Ecology ($500) | Leighton Harper |
| Jon Dahm Award for Excellence in Math, Physics and Astronomy ($500) | Elizabeth Gutierrez |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Math, Physics and Astronomy ($500) | Jesus Botello-Esquivel |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Molecular Biology ($500) | Niam Kuttanna, Haroon Dossani |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Molecular Biology ($500) | Jessica Poncedeleon, Mina Kim |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Neuroscience ($500) | Alisha Ahmed |
| FSTI Award for Excellence in Research Oral Presentation ($500) | Zoe de Beurs |
| Forum Audience Choice Award ($200) | Simren Lakhotia |
| Best Freshmen Research Initiative Poster Award | Aptamer Stream |
Inventors Showcase Awards |
Winners |
| CNS Award for Excellence in Innovation and Design ($500) | Rosaline Chen, Arianne Elder, Paige Lopez, Joyce Xiong, Becky Xu |
| Inventors Showcase Audience Choice Award ($200) | Nitin Volety, Kush Patel, Nehaa Dambala, Nicole Garza |
| Inventors Choice Award ($400) | Mownavi Ravipati, Shubhi Nanda, Jordan Toler, AJ Varner |
| Inventors Choice Award ($400) | Robert Steve, Joel Uong, Jessica Hernandez, Joseph Manahan |
