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:
Class Division
1st place – 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 – Anna Jemi-Alade and Sukriti Silwal: An investigation of the reversion of Enterobacter aerogenes tetracycline-resistant bacteria to a tetracycline-sensitive state
3rd place – Graciella Odelia and Andrea Troyer: The effects of different copper sulfate concentration on Typha sp. of wetland ecosystems
Independent Research Division
1st place – Sylvia Mast and Jonah Short-Miller: Raspberry ketone trifluoroacetate as a lure for Bactrocera tryoni
2nd place – Leah Lapp and Hannah Walker: Testing coffee quality with an electronic nose
3rd place – Anastasia Dronov: From decorations to meaningful narratives: What can organic chemistry students do with EFP?
Project Division
1st place – Benjamin Zook: 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