On March 8, the Office of Undergraduate Research announced the winners of the seventh annual Texas Student Research Showdown at an 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 faculty and staff 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 25 videos from 51 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
Malek Ibrahim
Annabelle Grace Vincent, Joshua Quimpo
Maggie Kappel, Ridah Siddiqui
Varshinee Sreekanth, Lokesh Pugalenthi
2nd place, $750
Manasa Sripati, Athulya Nagarajan, Sandesh Puri, Jennifer Zhao, David Oh, Matthew De Guzman
1st place, $2000
Siddharth Thakur
Audience award, $1000
Emma Ableman
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Category
Honorable mention:
Emma Ableman
Kaitlyn Ng, Iris Li, Ria Upreti, Hayden Rhodes, Michele Davis
2nd place, $750
Amara Kwiatkowski
1st place, $2000
Thomas Dang, Melanie Milligan, Grace Ozor, Mariana Rendon Flores