In last week’s ACE Festival, the biology, chemistry, and mathematical sciences posters were evaluated by a panel of faculty from those departments. These STEM departments are proud to announce the following “STEM Celebration” poster awards:
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1st place 鈥� Elliot Bowen and Alexander Navari: Measuring the impact from various concentrations of Cu, Zn, and Fe on the germination and photosynthetic efficiency of two species in petri dishes: hybrid sweet (Zea mays) corn and mustard (Brassica juncea)
2nd place 鈥� Anna Jemi-Alade and Sukriti Silwal:听An investigation of the reversion of Enterobacter aerogenes tetracycline-resistant bacteria to a tetracycline-sensitive state听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
3rd place 鈥� Graciella Odelia and Andrea Troyer:听The effects of different copper sulfate concentration on Typha sp. of wetland ecosystems
Independent Research Division
1st place 鈥� Sylvia Mast and Jonah Short-Miller: Raspberry ketone trifluoroacetate as a lure for Bactrocera tryoni
2nd place 鈥� Leah Lapp and Hannah听Walker:听Testing coffee quality with an electronic nose
3rd place 鈥� Anastasia Dronov:听From decorations to meaningful narratives: What can organic chemistry students do with EFP?
Project Division
1st place 鈥� Benjamin Zook:听Engineering design of a solar panel kiosk
Local Impact Award
Jonas Beachy, Jacob Horsley, Laura Troyer, Tessa Waidelich, Jason Wong and Andrew Schunn: “Beauty and the Beast” Set Design