On March 29, the Office of Undergraduate Research announced the winners of the sixth annual Texas Student Research Showdown at a virtual award ceremony.
Students participating in this research communication competition created 2-minute videos to explain their research and creative activity to a general audience. A panel of 16 judges scored the videos on their ability to capture an audience’s attention, tell a narrative, convey rigorous scholarship, and target a general (rather than expert) audience. Current undergraduates also voted for an audience award winner.
This year’s event featured 45 videos from 87 students competing in two categories (science, technology, and engineering; arts, humanities, and social sciences). The submitters of the winning videos received awards generously funded by a gift from Kimberly and Scott Martin.
Science, Technology, and Engineering Category
Honorable mention:
Sanjna Bhatia, Satya Chintapalli, Jazzalyn Zou, Emily Samson
Examining the Degradation of Polystyrene by Mealworms in the Presence of Alternate Food Sources
Nicholas Duggar
Katherine Faulkner
Categorizing Variations of Phanerozoic Foraminifera Mineralogy
Kaitlyn Ng
Alizer Khowaja
Quantifying the Emissions Impact of Repurposed EV Battery Packs in Residential Settings
Aniket Sanghi
Reference Star Differential Imaging of the PDS70 Planetary System using HST/WFC3 Images
2nd place, $750
1st place, $2000
Audience award, $1000
Sophie Schott
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Category
Honorable mention:
Sophie Schott
Aidan Wilhite, Shilpa Rumalla, Madison Sheridan, Madeleine Montgomery
Soufia Ali, Mahija Ginjupalli, Maharajni Perla, Oishika Das,
Knowledge Is Power: M-Learning Health Empowerment for the Rohingya Refugees of Bangladesh
1st place, $2000
Destiny Gonzales
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Aidan Wilhite
- Alyssa Ramirez
- Bedelwa Ishiyama
- Christie Basson
- Danielle Nwosa
- Destiny Gonzales
- Evelia McNeil
- John Erard
- Justin Rodgers
- Lois Owolabi
- Morgan Kunde
- Natasha Skergan
- Prachi Shah
- Regina Balmaceda
- Sejal Jain
- Shelby Hobohm
- Sophie Schott
- Soufia Ali
Science, Technology, and Engineering
- Akhil Sadam
- Alizer Khowaja
- Akhil Sadam
- Arian Veyssi
- Christopher Layden
- Davis Roe
- Ericka Salas
- Isabella Joseph
- Janice Oh
- Jensen Richardson
- Katherine Faulkner
- Kaitlyn Ng
- Kyle Klein
- Lokesh Pugalenthi
- Maanasa Lanka
- Nan Shelden
- Natalie Osterlund
- Negar Koupaei
- Nicholas Duggar
- Rory Malek
- Sanjna Bhatia
- Shubhi Nanda
- Sumedha Kota
- William Matava
- Vivian Rodgers
- Yohannes Bekele
- Zoe Lalji