Student Presentation Sessions
Students with the top three posters in two categories, Research and Experiential, were awarded cash prizes. In addition, students with the top three oral presentations were awarded a cash prize. The top prize in each category received $300.00, second place received $200.00, and third place $100.00. Faculty and students attending the event also voted for their favorite poster. The People’s Choice Award winner for posters received a cash prize of $250.00. The winners of each category are as follows:
Research Poster Presentations
1st Place
Zoe Gonzalez, Grinnell College
Poster Title – Characterization of the Role of inx–12 and inx–13 in Cellular Migration and Intercalation
Ana Sofia Pereza Munuzuri, University of Iowa
3rd Place
Daniel Carson, University of Iowa
Research Oral Presentations
1st Place
Aracely Miron-Ocampo, University of Iowa
Presentation Title: Searching for Novel Antifungal Treatments and Regulatory Pathways
2nd Place
David Nguyen, Des Moines Area Community College
PresentationTitle: Applying Machine Learning Models to Predict Economic Status
Experiential Poster/Oral Presentation
1st Place
Alba Bon, Des Moines Area Community College, and Iowa State University
2nd Place
Kristian Twyman, Hawkeye Community College
Favorite Poster Award
Winfred Afeaneku, University of Northern Iowa
Poster Title: SocioApp: Detecting Your Sociability Status with Your Smartphone
Awards for Excellence in Mentoring
Shree Banjara, Rachel Duncan, Chandana Karunatilaka, Nancy Woods,
Des Moines Area Community College
Derrick Rollins
Iowa State University
Awards for Outstanding Alumni
Erik Zorrilla, Upper Iowa University
Stokes Award for Outstanding Service to the IINSPIRE ALLIANCE
Lori Adams, Saba Ali, Halin Chung, Mary Darrow, LeAnn Faidley, Angela McKinney, Sunday Tim,
Lisa Volk, Arnold Woods, Nancy Woods