UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND SENIOR THESIS PRESENTATION - POSTER FAIR
2025 Poster Fair: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 / Time: 1:00 – 3:30 pm / Location: Bear Down Gym
The Undergraduate Research and Senior Thesis Presentation is an annual Poster Fair hosted by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry to:
- highlight Departmental research opportunities for undergraduates through a poster session
- provide a place for the presentation of Senior Capstone/Thesis research projects
- provide a forum to showcase research projects conducted by our undergraduates
- answer any questions you have about the Chemistry and Biochemistry majors
Congratulations to the CBC Undergraduate Poster Fair Winners! It was a great turnout, showcasing undergraduate research!
| Poster Fair Winners | Honorable Mentions | Viewer’s Choice |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Life Sciences Emerging | Peter Luu & Nicholas Ngo | Aranea Dunckley |
| 1st Place – Forrest Zepezauer | Ethan McNew | Sam Ellis |
| 2nd Place – Elizabeth Ghartey | Akshay Menghani | Luke Fasse |
| Biological Sciences Advanced | Anna Campbell | Natsha Graham |
| 1st Place – Erin Schuette | Ronald Palmenberg | Wyatt Hendricks |
| 2nd Place – Natalie Rawlings | Joseph Jung | |
| Physical Sciences Emerging | Nolan Knapp | Tyler Martinez |
| 1st Place – Natasha Graham | Daniel Aranda | Ethan McNew |
| 2nd Place – Delaney Petruzelli | Delaney Petruzelli | |
| Physical Sciences Advanced | Joseph Jung | Erin Schuette |
| 1st Place – Jacob Narr | Jaxon Goddard-Westland | Jake Shaw |
| 2nd Place – Trin Šutalo | Maddie Tibayan | |
| Senior Thesis | Kay Do | Haley Vanhof |
| 1st Place – Natalie Sanchez | Aranea Dunckley | Kai Walsh |
| 2nd Place – Douglas Swango | Seth Larger | Grady Zucco |
| Ika Lin | ||
| Dillan Rhodes | ||
| Lauren Thaller | ||
| Maddie Tibayan | ||
| Haley Vanhoff |
Poster entrants must be a declared chemistry or biochemistry major, or conducting chem/biochem research with a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Posters are initially placed in one of several categories. They include:
- Physical Science projects involve non-living systems. While your work may have the potential to affect living creatures or be used by living creatures, the research problem you are working to solve does not directly involve the study of living or biological tissues, cells, etc.
- Life (or Bio) Science projects involve most other areas beyond physical described above. If the project deals with the study of living tissues, creatures, biological processes, affects on human life, etc. it is most likely that your poster will fit this category.
Then the poster will either be judged as accomplished research or emerging research within its category:
- Advanced Research: This category reflects the level of accomplishment on the project. Students will most likely have over a year of experience (but not always) and have made progress such that there are results to report.
- Emerging Research: This category suits new researchers (with a year or less of experience) who have defined a problem, designed a project, may be collecting data, but may lack results at this point.
Senior Thesis: If you did research for your senior thesis requirement, you will be automatically placed in this category. Every poster in this category is judged using the same standards.
For poster preparation and presentation advice, see your research mentor, watch for emails on the CBC student listserv regarding upcoming workshops, and check out the following links, (some compiled by the American Chemical Society):
Congratulations to the CBC Undergraduate Poster Fair Winners! It was a great turnout, showcasing undergraduate research!
You can view the poster fair Photos HERE. You do not have to have a FB account to view the photo.
| Poster Fair Winners | Honorable Mentions | Viewer’s Choice |
| Senior Thesis | Sam Durfee | Daniel Aranda & Delaney Petruzelli |
| 1st Place – Eleanor McBride | Rylee Ellsworth | Kay Do |
| 2nd Place – Michael Foster | Elizabeth Harper | Luke Fasse |
| Clare Hotze | Madison Grams | |
| Biological Life Sciences Emerging | David Jurkowitz | Elizabeth Harper |
| 1st Place – Ika Lin | Pulari Kartha | Clare Hotze |
| 2nd Place – Jaden Todd-Nelson | Marie Ojeh | Eliza Johnson |
| Chloe Park | Sai Julakanti | |
| Biological Sciences Advanced | Natalie Rawlings | David Jurkowitz |
| 1st Place – Sean Chen | Kristen Roehling | Pulari Kartha |
| 2nd Place – Madison Grams | Ashley Wellington | Heather Kwapiszeski |
| Ika Lin | ||
| Physical Sciences Emerging | Alison Mason | |
| 1st Place – Jake Shaw | Anna Ramsook | |
| 2nd Place – Luke Fasse | Jake Shaw | |
| Physical Advanced | ||
| 1st Place – Maddie Tibayan | ||
| 2nd Place – Megan Hahn |
Congratulations to this year's Poster Fair winners!
You can find more photos on CBC's Facebook page. You do not need a Facebook account to view the photos. Go ahead and tag yourselves if you wish.
| Poster Fair Winners | Honorable Mention | Viewer’s Choice |
| Senior Thesis | Vanessa Addison | Vanessa Addison |
| 1st Place – Maddie Milner | Ellie Browne | Alexis Cruickshank-Taylor |
| 2nd Place – Julie Fan | Carson Freeling | Julie Fan |
| Terese Kulangara | Carson Freeling | |
| Biological Life Sciences Emerging | Krista Potter | Aunita Hakimi |
| 1st Place – Emma Slenkovich | Hillary Schiff | Clare Hotze |
| 2nd Place – Katelyn Boone | Veronica Hode | Shayna Maddern |
| Madison Grams | Maddie Milner | |
| Biological Sciences Advance | Janelle Amegatse | Sami Muslmani |
| 1st Place – Clare Hotze | Luke Fasse | Allison Steedman |
| 2nd Place – Aunita Hakimi | Olivia Bertuca | |
| Physical Sciences Emerging | ||
| 1st Place – Benjamin Koppe | ||
| 2nd Place – Ronald Palmenberg | ||
| Physical Advanced | ||
| 1st Place – Briana Pomales | ||
| 2nd Place – Anthony DiGirolamo |
Congratulations to the 2022 Poster Winners!
You can check out the photos on FB. You don’t have to have a FB account to view the photos. Go ahead and tag yourselves if you wish.
| Poster Fair Winners | Honorable Mention | Viewer’s Choice |
| Senior Thesis | Matthew Schott | Wael Almasri |
| 1st Place – Arturo Lujan | Dorien Haney | Rosa Araujo |
| 2nd Place – Rorie Robinson | Joshua Goldring | Kawthar AlElg |
| Abel Cherian | Alejandra Betancourt Ramirez | |
| Biological Life Sciences Emerging | Franky Torres | Matheo Herrera |
| 1st Place – Vanessa Addison | Trevor Tankersley | Clare Hotze |
| 2nd Place – Aunita Hakimi | Cong Pham | Aiden Li |
| Yuyin Wang | Andrew Matiatos | |
| Biological Sciences Advance | Avani Kumar | Alicia Power |
| 1st Place – Cristian Chavira | Amanda Platt | Kiah Sleiman |
| 2nd Place – Nick Mortimore | Sophia Volpe | |
| Physical Sciences Emerging | ||
| 1st Place – Natalya Stanisic | ||
| 2nd Place – Kawthar AlElg | ||
| Physical Advanced | ||
| 1st Place – Parker Geffre | ||
| 2nd Place – Greg Clarke |