Sixty-eight students receive awards at annual Student Research Symposium

Sixty-eight students took home awards for their research, creative scholarship posters and oral presentations during the 2023 Auburn University Student Research Symposium, held March 28 at the Melton Student Center.

More than 400 graduate and undergraduate students from Auburn University and Auburn University at Montgomery participated in the annual event, which showcases a broad spectrum of student research and scholarship from a variety of disciplines.

“Through the symposium, the students’ presentations captured the impactful first-rate research in many disciplines,” said Lorenzo Cremaschi, director of undergraduate research. “Student presenters and faculty who participated as judges this year exemplify the strong, energetic, research-driven community at Auburn. I congratulate the award winners for their well-deserved recognition.”

Undergraduate research awards

The undergraduate first-place award in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics poster presentations went to Paige Hall of the Scott-Ritchey Research Center in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Emma Hruska, also of the College of Veterinary Medicine, captured first place in the STEM oral presentations.

In the category for Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Nursing and Humanities, Zana Christjohn of the Department of English won first place for her poster presentation, and Maia Engelkes of the School of Kinesiology took first in the oral presentations.

Graduate research awards

The graduate student first-place winner for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics poster presentations was Brandy Davis of the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, while first place in the STEM oral presentations went to Ally Jackson of the Department of Poultry Science.

In the category for Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Nursing and Humanities, Katherine Frick of the School of Kinesiology won first place in the poster presentations, while Sydney Waitz-Kudla of the Department of Psychology earned first in the oral presentations.

College-specific awards also were presented for undergraduate and graduate student categories. A complete list of winners, along with titles of their projects, is available on the Student Research Symposium website.

For the second year in a row, the Ralph Brown Draughon Library will electronically display a selection of winning posters, and details about this exhibit will be forthcoming.