Students win awards at online Undergraduate Research Symposium
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for Undergraduate Research has announced the winners of its 24th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. The event took place online this year and went live April 24. Over 190 students shared their undergraduate research and creative projects that they have been working on throughout the spring semester.
“These students’ research accomplishments were impressive, especially considering the challenges of the past year,” said Alison Olcott, director of the Center for Undergraduate Research and associate professor of geology. “I commend everyone for their hard work and willingness to innovate.”
Presentations can still be viewed on the Undergraduate Research Symposium website.
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ACE Talks
The ACE Talks are the keynote presentations for the online symposium. These talks showcase students presenting their research and creative projects in an (A)ccesible, (C)reative and (E)ngaging way. Students applied to give an ACE Talk by submitting an abstract of their work and a short video of themselves talking about their project. ACE Talk presenters each receive $500 and have a video of their presentation posted on the homepage of the 2021 Symposium website. The 2021 ACE Talk winners:
Kaci Zarek, an environmental studies student from Norfolk, Nebraska; “Using Flourescence Spectroscopy to Characterize Dissolved Organic Matter in Eastern Kansas Streams,” mentored by Amy Burgin, associate professor of environmental studies and ecology & evolutionary biology and associate scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey.
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Outstanding Presentation Awards
Volunteer judges selected 18 presentations to receive Outstanding Presentation Awards, listed below. Award recipients each receive a $50 award. The 2021 Outstanding Presentation Award winners who chose to have their names published are listed by name, major, hometown, project title and mentor:
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Abby Neal, Vaughn Gessley, Maureen Kassing, Cayden Fairman, and Meredith Shaheed, “Barriers to Participation in Farm to School Programs,” mentored by Kelly Kindscher, professor of environmental studies and senior scientists at the Kansas Biological Survey.
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