  {"id":45509,"date":"2023-04-19T10:39:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T14:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/?p=45509"},"modified":"2023-04-25T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T14:14:00","slug":"undergraduate-and-graduate-researchers-awarded-at-umss23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/2023\/04\/19\/undergraduate-and-graduate-researchers-awarded-at-umss23\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate and Graduate Researchers Awarded at UMSS23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than 1,000 student researchers, co-authors, faculty, staff, event sponsors and community members attended the 2023 91¸£Àû Student Symposium, held at the Collins Center For the Arts on Friday, April 14, 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The eighth annual symposium provided an opportunity for the public to interact with student researchers and scholars as they viewed posters and exhibits presented by 91¸£Àû students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A record number of over 430 projects were submitted to the annual event, which was fully in-person for the first time since 2019. The free public event was organized and co-hosted by the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR), Student Government, and the Graduate Student Government as part of Maine Impact Week. Additional sponsorships were received from Maine Technology Institute (MTI), Texas Instruments (TI), General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, President Ferrini-Mundy and Rick Mundy, POWER Engineers, Ironwood Maine, Northern Light Health, IEEE Main Section, Maine Hospital Association, Hannaford, Kinetic Wellness of Maine, Versant Power, SMRT, Wings for Children and Families, and Upstart Center for Entrepreneurship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UMSS awards include an undergraduate and graduate winner for each of the ten categories, all of whom receive a medal and $500 cash prize. Congratulations to all the winners for your excellent work!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Special Awards<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dean of Graduate School Undergraduate Mentoring Award &#8211;\u00a0 Brandy-Lee Soos<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>UMSS23 Undergraduate Category Awards<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allied Health: Lydia Bradfield, \u201cStakeholders Perspectives on Cognitive Fatigue,\u201d advised by Jessica Riccardi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arts: Santiago Tijerina, \u201cClimate Action at the University of Maine: A Documentary (Short Film) that Engages with Qualitative Research Methods,\u201d advised by Michael Grillo<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biomedical Sciences: Aiden Pike, \u201cThe Role of Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase IV in Regulating JC Polyomavirus Infection,\u201d advised by Melissa Maginnis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Business: Mikayla Reynolds, \u201cExploring the Influence of Work From Home and On-Site Benefits on Perceptions of Organizational Attractiveness,\u201d advised by William Obenauer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Education: Laura Curioli, \u201cA Study in the Evolution of Educational Philosophies Across Three Centuries,\u201d advised by Joel Anderson<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Engineering and Information Sciences: Meghan Boos, Molly Olzinski, Julia Ross and Abby <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Houghton,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cRedesign and Optimization of an Enteral Drainage Bag for Patients with Gastroparesis,\u201d advised by Robert Bowie<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interdisciplinary Research:\u00a0 Zachary Inniss, \u201cThe Veterinary Immersion Plan: An Innovative Solution to Address Non Predictive Barriers to Entering the Field of Veterinary Medicinek\u201d advised by Sue Ishaq<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Natural Sciences: Madeline Williams (UMM), \u201cPrey Preference in Hemigrapsus sanguineus, Carcinus maenas, and Cancer borealis,\u201d advised by Brian Beal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Lucinda Slattery, \u201cAn Investigation of Causes of Inaccuracy of Infrared Radiation Cameras for Large Scale Additive Manufacturing Applications,\u201d advised by Samuel Hess<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social Sciences and Humanities:\u00a0 Tamra Benson, \u201cMutual Aid: A Community-led Solution to Economic Hardships at the University of Maine,\u201d advised by Robert Glover<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>UMSS23 Graduate Category Awards<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allied Health: Ayodeji Olaniyi, \u201cInvestigating The Activity of Bacteria Isolated from Tank Biofilms in a Hatchery System for Sea Scallop, Placopecten magellanicus Larvae,\u201d advised by Sue Ishaq<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arts: Walter Greenleaf, \u201cIntermedia Nanocellulose Artistic Research Team,\u201d advised by Susan Smith<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biomedical Sciences: Madeleine Nowak, \u201cHepatic Signaling Effects on Adipose Tissue Mest and Fat Mass Expansion,\u201d advised by Robert Koza<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Business: Caroline Paras, \u201cThe Maine Brand Study: A Statewide Survey of Maine Business Leaders on the Competitive Advantage of the Maine Brand,\u201d advised by Norm O\u2019Reilly<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Education: Katherine Bishop-Dunphy, \u201cTeaching Comprehension Through Visual Literacy,\u201d advised by Susan Bennett-Armistead<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Engineering and Information Sciences: Liza White, \u201cUltra-Low-Cost, Remote, and Continuous Water Quality Detection System,\u201d advised by Caitlin Howell<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interdisciplinary Research: Elizabeth Leclerc, \u201cClimate Change, Hydrological Dynamics, and Settlement Patterns in the Supe Valley, 5000 to 3000 cal. 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