Graduate Research Symposium winners acknowledged

Winners of the 16th annual Graduate Research Symposium were named at the event, held earlier this month in the J. Murrey Atkins Library.

The top presenters, by category, were:

Public Health, Social Sciences, Business

Oral sessions:
First – Elmer Fos, Master of Health Administration
Second – Meika Berlan, Ph.D., Public Policy
Third – Konstantin Ekstrom, Master of Economics
Honorable Mention – Shahar Gur, MS, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Poster sessions:
Best poster – Lee Ann Long, MS, Nursing

Humanities, Education, Arts

Oral sessions:
First – Julia Signorelli, MS, English
Second – Chelsea Carskaddon, MS, Religious Studies
Third – Haley Twist, MS, Religious Studies
Honorable Mention–Kaitlyn Herthel, Master of School Administration

Poster sessions:
Best poster – Samuel Grubbs, Ph.D., Public Policy
Honorable Mention – Cara Deloach, MS, English

Physical and Natural Sciences

Oral sessions:
First – Joshua Huot, Ph.D., Biology
Second – Billy R. Johnson , MS, Chemistry
Third – Crystal Waters, MS, Chemistry

Poster sessions:
Best poster – Alexandra Hurst, MS, Chemistry
Honorable Mentions – John Patterson, MS, Chemistry

Computer Science and Mathematics

Oral sessions:
First – Lance Rice, Ph.D., Computing and Information Systems
Second – Elizabeth Von Briesen, Ph.D., Computing and Information Systems
Third – Junjie Shan, Ph.D., Computing and Information Systems

Poster sessions:
Best poster – Joey Hart

Engineering

Oral sessions:
First – Rahul R. Upadhyay, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Second – Praveena Penmetsa, Ph.D., Infrastructure and Environmental Systems
Third – Ravil Bikmetov Ph.D. Optical Science and Engineering

Poster sessions:
Best poster – Sajad Kafashi, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

The Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG,) in collaboration with the Graduate School, Center for Graduate Life and Atkins Library, with sponsorship from the Charlotte Research Institute, organize this annual symposium to share and celebrate graduate student research of all types, while encouraging interdisciplinary learning, at UNC Charlotte.