The Undergraduate Exhibition - 2019
Penn State's annual Undergraduate Exhibition communicates and celebrates the participation of undergraduate students from across the University in scholarly inquiry, research, and creative endeavors. The next Undergraduate Exhibition will take place in April 2020.
Students from all Penn State campuses are eligible to enter one of three formats for sharing research and creative inquiry:
- poster presentation: traditional research poster
- oral presentation: students will present their research/creative work in 5 minutes using one PowerPoint slide or one visual display (i.e. an original piece of visual art)
- performance: limited to 5 minutes
Questions about the Undergraduate Exhibition may be directed to Alan Rieck, Assistant Vice President and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education, at 814-863-1864 or ajr83@psu.edu.
2019 Event Program
2019 Award Recipients
Gerard A. Hauser Award
Kaylee Kishbaugh, College of Agricultural Sciences — Evaluating the Safety of Duck Prosciutto
Arts and Humanities
First Place
Sarah McKenna, College of the Liberal Arts — Analyzing "Detrimental Psychological Harm": Social Science Evidence and Segregation in the Supreme Court Post-1950
Engineering
First Place
Cody Kubicki, College of Engineering — Fluid Dynamics Study of an Implantable Fontan Circulation Assist Device
Second Place
Cara Pearson, College of Engineering — Determining the Efficiency of Emboli Detection with Doppler Ultrasonography
Third Place
Tice Ryan Harkins (tie), Eberly College of Science — Development of a Micro-Particle Image Velocimetry Platform to Study Thrombosis In Vitro
Avery Wang (tie), Eberly College of Science — Improving Breast MRI Quality Utilizing Ultra-High Dielectric Constant Materials at 3 Tesla
Health and Life Science
First Place
Szu-Yu Kuan (tie), Eberly College of Science — Investigating the VNTR in the human Dopamine Transporter Gene (DAT1)
Emily Snell (tie), Eberly College of Science — Activity of Tetrazole-based trans-Translation Inhibitors in Bacillus anthracis
Kelly Vanden (tie) — Methacholine as an agent for inducing labored breathing in an adolescent mouse model
Physical Sciences
First Place
Shirin Gul Zaidi, Eberly College of Science — Modeling the Dynamical Evolution of Saturn's E ring Following a Cryovolcanic Eruption on Enceladus
Second Place
Garrett Evans, College of Agricultural Sciences — Evaluating adaptation to climate in Acer rubrum populations to understand responses to climate change
Third Place
Hunter Kauffman, College of Agricultural Sciences — Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on Nesting Time and Fledging Success of Songbirds
Social and Behavioral Sciences
First Place
Aiden James Peat, Eberly College of Science — Adolescent social stress and genetic background alter morphine sensitization in C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ mice
Second Place
Karina Grullon Perez, Eberly College of Science — The Pros and Cons of Perceived HIV-Related Stigma in Younger and Older Adolescents in Botswana
Third Place
Caitlin Surgeon (tie), Eberly College of Science — Examining the acceptability of using sipIT digital tools to increase fluid consumption in kidney stone patients
Cantia Thomas (tie), College of the Liberal Arts — The Relation Between Perceived and Population Based Environmental Risk and Maternal Stress
Oral Presentation and Performance
First Place
Gage Patrick James Kroljic, College of Arts and Architecture — Sounds of the Middle East
Second Place
Dixin Xie, College of Health and Human Development — Psychosocial risk factors of food insecurity in Puerto Rican Adults from baseline to 5-year follow up
University Fellowships and Phi Kappa Phi Peter T. Luckie Awards for Outstanding Juniors
Science and Engineering
Ryan Santilli, Yashitaka Shibata, and John Williamson III, Eberly College of Science — Developing Optimized Protein Molecular Weight Markers Applicable to SDS-PAGE and Western Blot Assays
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Emily Blaker, Fayette, The Eberly Campus — The Effects of School Stress on Student-Athlete GPA and Sport Enjoyment
University Libraries’ Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy
John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Grand Prize
Cuyler Luck, Eberly College of Science — Identifying Drug-Drug Interactions Between Experimental Antimalarials
First Place
Brady Houtz, College of Engineering — Effects of elevated beat rate on the hemodynamics of the Penn State pediatric ventricular assist device
Second Place
Stefan Horgas, College of Information Sciences and Technology — Virtual Teams Review: An Exploration of the Multifaceted Nature of Team Virtuality
Third Place
Marisa Vanness, College of the Liberal Arts — Women's Protest and Health in the International Sphere
Honorable Mentions
Peyton Loomis and Kristin Newvine, Altoona — Princesses and Princessing: The Sociology of Making Magic
Hannah Griffin, College of the Liberal Arts — Influences of Italian Colonial Media on Perceptions of Immigrants Today
Kushagra Kumar, Eberly College of Science — Testing Potential Inhibitors of the Sigma E Pathway in Escherichia Coli
Philip Zachariah, Eberly College of Science — A Fly on the Wall: Bridging the Gap Between Penn State Research Laboratories and the Student Community
2019 Event Gallery
GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA
- Poster Guidelines and Criteria
- Oral Presentation Guidelines and Criteria
- Performance Guidelines and Criteria - Available Soon
- Engagement Experience Types and Poster Elements
- 2019 Undergraduate Exhibition Multimedia & Print Center Poster Service Guidelines
Judge Volunteer Form
Judging Rubrics
Awards
Gerard A. Hauser Award
The Gerald A. Hauser Award is given to the exhibition entry judged to be the best overall. Named in honor of a former director of Penn State's honors program, it is accompanied by a $500 prize.
Category Awards
First, second, and third place is awarded in each of the Exhibition’s entry categories, including arts and humanities, course-based projects, engineering, health and life sciences, physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and oral presentations and performances.
University Fellowships and Phi Kappa Phi Peter T. Luckie Award for Outstanding Juniors
The University Fellowships and Phi Kappa Phi Peter T. Luckie Award for Outstanding Juniors is sponsored by the University Fellowships Office and the Penn State Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. The award recognizes an outstanding junior entry in each of the three following areas: health and life sciences, humanities and social sciences, and physical sciences and engineering. Each award is accompanied by a $200 prize.
Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1900 and initiates junior and senior students from all disciplines who have demonstrated academic excellence. The society lives up to its motto, "Let the love of learning rule humanity," by sponsoring fellowships and academic services and providing support to encourage the pursuit of learning in all disciplines and at all levels. Information about the Penn State chapter may be found at www.phikappaphi.psu.edu.
University Libraries' Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy
The University Libraries' Undergraduate Research Award recognizes scholarly work based on a foundation of careful background research and literature review. The award is given to entries that demonstrate excellence in information literacy through the following: showcasing your research process and strategies; selection of sources that contribute to your argument and ideas; social, ethical, or economic considerations in accessing information; and credit and proper citation for any quotes, tables, graphs, images, and other content displayed.
For more information on this award and the judging rubric, please visit the Libraries' website or contact your Student Engagement Librarian, Hailley Fargo (hmf14@psu.edu).