Undergraduate and Graduate Researchers Awarded at UMSS22<\/b><\/p>\n
More than 1,000 student researchers, co-authors, faculty and community members attended the 2022 91福利 Student Symposium, held at the New Balance Field House and Memorial Gym on Friday, April 15, 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The seventh annual symposium provided an opportunity for the public to interact with student researchers and scholars as they viewed posters and exhibits presented by 91福利 students.<\/span><\/p>\n Over 350 projects were submitted to the annual event, which was held in a hybrid format. Students submitted virtual presentations to be reviewed by judges, and had the option to present at the in-person event. The free public event was organized by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR), Student Government and the Graduate Student Government as part of Maine Impact Week.<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to awards for virtual presentations, the symposium also featured special awards sponsored by 91福利 research centers as well as People\u2019s Choice Day of Event Awards. Congratulations to all the winners for your excellent work!<\/span><\/p>\n Special Awards<\/b><\/p>\n Dr. Susan J. Hunter Presidential Research Impact Award<\/strong> – Zachary Doherty (undergraduate), \u201cTaste and Odor Degradation in Water by Nanobubble-facilitated Ultrasonication,\u201d advised by Onur Apul, <\/span>Sean Sibley (graduate), \u201cFamily Nurse Practitioner Student Perceptions of Simulation Based Education,\u201d advised by Kelley Strout UMSS22 Virtual Presentation Undergraduate Category Awards<\/b><\/p>\n Allied Health:<\/strong> Meg Lander, \u201cEfficacy of the FIFA 11+ Injury Prevention Program in Maine High School Soccer,\u201d advised by Christopher Nightingale UMSS22 Virtual Presentation Graduate Category Awards<\/b><\/p>\n Allied Health:<\/strong> Lauren Jellison, \u201cFirefighter Cancer Risk: A Qualitative Study of the Current Perceptions and Practices Surrounding Cancer Prevention in the Fire Service in Maine,\u201d advised by Patricia Poirier UMSS22 People\u2019s Choice Awards<\/b><\/p>\n Amanda Sandberg,<\/strong> \u201c<\/span>Evaluating Ca2+ Related Drugs for Inhibition of JC Polyomavirus Infection,\u201d advised by Melissa Maginnis Undergraduate and Graduate Researchers Awarded at UMSS22 More than 1,000 student researchers, co-authors, faculty and community members attended the 2022 91福利 Student Symposium, held at the New Balance Field House and Memorial Gym on Friday, April 15, 2022.\u00a0 The seventh annual symposium provided an opportunity for the public to interact with student researchers and scholars 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\n<\/span>Dean of Graduate School Undergraduate Mentoring Award<\/strong> –\u00a0 Caitlin Wiafe-Kwakye
\n<\/span>Provost\u2019s Innovative and Creative Teaching Award<\/strong> –\u00a0 Martha P. Gladstone
\n<\/span>Student Innovation Commercialization Awards<\/strong> –\u00a0 Jacob Snow, Md Ikramul Hasan, Richa Arya<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Arts:<\/strong> Kimberly Hunt, \u201cSergei Rachmaninoff\u2019s Interpretive Architecture,\u201d advised by Phillip Silver
\n<\/span>Biomedical Sciences:<\/strong> Katie Southworth, \u201cDMC9 Prophage Characterization and Impact on Group B Streptococcus Virulence,\u201d advised by Melody Neely
\n<\/span>Business:<\/strong> Nicholas Johnson, \u201cMeasuring China\u2019s Footprint in the United States,\u201d advised by Stefano Tijerina
\n<\/span>Education:<\/strong> Nicole LaPlant, \u201cCreating a Healthy Rural Ecosystem for Community Vitality: Developing Rural Business Research,\u201d advised by Catherine Biddle
\n<\/span>Engineering and Information Sciences:<\/strong> Mackenzie Ladd, \u201cEffect of Interface Contact Conditions on the Electrical Resistance of 3D-Printed Conductive Filaments,\u201d advised by Brett Ellis
\n<\/span>Interdisciplinary Research:<\/strong> Ainslie Allen, \u201cDetecting Shared Touch Surface Contamination with a Deep Learning-Enhanced Smartphone and Nanopatterned Material System,\u201d advised by Caitlin Howell
\n<\/span>Natural Sciences:<\/strong> Emily Holt, \u201cMeasuring Firn Thickness and Volume Change Using GPR Profiles Across the Juneau Icefield,\u201d advised by Seth Campbell
\n<\/span>Physical and Mathematical Sciences:<\/strong> Jinyoung Park, \u201cIsolation and Analysis of Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) Using TEAB Auxiliary,\u201d advised by Matthew Brichacek
\n<\/span>Social Sciences and Humanities:<\/strong> Leah Savage, \u201cObjectifying the Classroom: An examination of self-objectification, appearance comparisons, and their effects on cognitive resources within video-class environments,\u201d advised by Amelia Couture-Bue<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Arts:<\/strong> Stephanie Winslow, \u201cAndante et Scherzo,\u201d advised by Elizabeth Downing
\n<\/span>Biomedical Sciences:<\/strong> Caitlin Wiafe-Kwakye, \u201cInvestigating the Impact of Prophages on Bacterial Fitness of <\/span>Streptococcus agalactiae<\/span><\/i>,\u201d advised by Melody Neely
\n<\/span>Business:<\/strong> Thomas Erick, \u201cNIL Legislation and Sponsorship of D1 NCAA Athletes,\u201d advised by Norm O\u2019Reilly
\n<\/span>Education:<\/strong> Anne Fensie, \u201cThe Study of Adult Learners in Distance Education: A Scoping Review of the Literature,\u201d advised by Elizabeth Allan
\n<\/span>Engineering and Information Sciences:<\/strong> Nicholas Soucy, \u201cCEU-Net: Ensemble Semantic Segmentation of Hyperspectral Images Using Clustering,\u201d advised by Salimeh Yasaei Sekeh
\n<\/span>Interdisciplinary Research:<\/strong> Rachel Church, \u201cUnderstanding Sense of Place in Maine Through Community Cookbooks,\u201d advised by Susan Smith
\n<\/span>Natural Sciences:<\/strong> Avery Lamb, \u201cUsing Paleolimnological Tools to Evaluate the Links Between Climate Change and CyanoHABs in Maine Lakes,\u201d advised by Jasmine Saros
\n<\/span>Social Sciences and Humanities:<\/strong> Amy Halpin, \u201cNow or Later? Decision-Making Preferences in Community-Dwelling Older Adults,\u201d advised by Rebecca MacAulay<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Jordan Miner<\/strong>, \u201cRole of the HU177 Cryptic Collagen Epitope in Differentially Controlling Breast Tumor Cell Behavior,\u201d advised by Peter Brooks
\n<\/span>Sarah Hanscome<\/strong>, \u201cSimulation-Based Learning in Nursing Education,\u201d advised by Deborah Eremita<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"