Undergraduate Exhibition

2024 Undergraduate Exhibition

Virtual Exhibition

  • Monday, April 15–Wednesday, April 17

In-Person Poster Presentations

  • Wednesday, April 17, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center, University Park

Evening of Creative Inquiry in Music

  • Wednesday, April 17, 7:30–9:00 p.m., Recital Hall, University Park

Background

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.

Undergraduates from all Penn State campuses are eligible to enter one of four formats for sharing research and creative inquiry:

  • Undergraduate Exhibition for Research, Inquiry, and Creative Activity
    • Traditional research poster
    • Oral research presentation – five-minute presentation for disciplines or projects for which traditional research posters are not traditionally used (e.g., an original piece of visual art)
    • Performance – five-minute performance (e.g., music; writing or poetry reading; dance, theatre)
  • Engagement Experience Poster Exhibition
    • Posters highlighting and reflecting on student engagement achievements (NOT a research poster)

In addition to the Undergraduate Exhibition at University Park, exhibitions and research fairs are regularly hosted across the Commonwealth. Please see our Getting Help section for campus-specific resources.

  • Current undergraduate
  • Endorsed by a Penn State research mentor

The application for the 2024 Undergraduate Exhibition closed on March 11, 2024.

Applicants can find helpful information on guidelines for virtual and in-person presentations on the Symposium event site here. 

Further questions about the Exhibitions should be directed to Alan Rieck, associate vice provost and associate dean for undergraduate education, at 814-863-1864 or ajr83@psu.edu.

The application for the 2024 Undergraduate Exhibition became available February 19 and closed on March 11, 2024. 

Please note the Exhibition formats and schedule:

  • Monday, April 15–Wednesday, April 17, 2024 — Required online virtual Exhibition (all participants and all formats)
  • Wednesday, April 17, 2024 — In-person poster presentations in the Hetzel Union Building at University Park; space is limited for each session and assignments are first come, first served based on the date and time the completed application was submitted through InfoReady.

The form for judges to apply is now available on Symposium.

URL: https://symposium.foragerone.com/2024-undergraduate-exhibition/recruitment/5b54c1e3-25de-4580-9dcb-c757975c9060

  • The link is specific to the judge’s sign-up form for the event, and viewers can access that form once they are logged in to Symposium.
  • The form link will send users to a prompt to sign up or log in.
  • In the past, new users have not been directed back to the sign-up form after creating their account, which caused confusion.
  • To access the form, new users must link to the judge’s sign up form again.

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.

Peter T. Luckie Award for Outstanding Juniors

The Peter T. Luckie Award for Outstanding Juniors is sponsored by the Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring 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.

Information about the Penn State chapter may be found at www.phikappaphi.psu.edu.

University Libraries' John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy

The University Libraries' John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy 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. 

Information on this award and the judging rubric may be found at the Libraries' website or by contacting Dawn Amsberry at dua4@psu.edu. 

The Rock Ethics Institute Undergraduate Prize in Moral Inquiry

The Rock Ethics Institute Institute Undergraduate Prize in Moral Inquiry recognizes exceptional ethical research. Submissions must analyze ethical considerations encountered, integrate ethical principles into research, and reflect on implications.

Information on this award and the judging rubric can be found on the Rock Ethics Institute website.

 

 

 

GERARD A. HAUSER AWARD

  • Joel Hodges

ARTS & HUMANITIES

First Place

  • Madelyn Hindman

Second Place

  • Arushi Grover

Third Place

  • Matthew Matour

BUSINESS and ENTREPRENEURSHIP

First Place

  • Anna Shank

ENGINEERING

First Place

  • Sonika Kohli

Second Place

  • Julian Kim

Third Place

  • Vancie Peacock

HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES

First Place

  • Charles Colvin

Second Place

  • Elle McGregor
  • Sarah Scott

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

First Place

  • Alex Galvin

Second Place

  • Nicholas Richardson

Third Place

  • Abishek Judah Mohan

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL

First Place

  • Hailey Paolercio

Second Place

  • Marjaan Khan

Third Place

  • Olivia Bratton

ORAL & PERFORMANCE

First Place

  • 1ST Arun Mohan

ENGAGEMENT

First Place

  • Maggie Bopp presenting w/ Sean Gallagher, Sophia Briseno, & Jack Linsey

PETER T LUCKIE AWARDS (JUNIOR STANDING)

  • STEM - Sean Zsoldos
  • LIFE AND HEALTH - Hannah Bauer
  • SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL - Emma Suplizio

Library Awards

Information Literacy Awards

  • Grand Prize Winner - Yash Dixit
  • First Place Winner - Elizabeth Timmins
  • Second Place Winner - Saran Ashley Douglas
  • Third Place Winner - Emma Hoorfar
  • Honorable Mention - Ciara Woodburn, Gabriella Esposito
  • Honorable Mention - Emma Kraft
  • Honorable Mention - Charles Colvin
  • Honorable Mention - Carolyn Oluwaseun-Apo

Data Visualization Awards

  • First Place - Alexandra Kwiatkowski, Integration Investigation: Feeding Regime Alters Patterns of Integration in Cichlids
  • Second Place - Derek Baldwin, Leveraging Temporal Proximity to Amplify Strength of Memory Updates
  • Honorable Mentions
    • Ciara Woodburn, Plastic Response in Zebrafish Fin Ray Patterning Induced by Alternative Feeding Strategies
    • Mabel Tong, The Exon Junction Complex Factor RBM8A in GFAP-expressing astrocytes Modulates Locomotion Behaviors