Students and mentors recognized for Show Me Research Week accomplishments // Show Me Mizzou // University of Missouri

April 27, 2023

Nearly 500 University of Missouri students and postdoctoral fellows presented their research and creativity activity during the inaugural Show Me Research Week April 17-21. The week, which celebrated MU students as creators, innovators, problem solvers and thinkers, culminated with an Award and Recognition Ceremony held at the Bond Life Sciences Center.

The following students were recognized for their work during the ceremony, which also praised MU faculty for serving as mentors.

MU Libraries Undergraduate Research Contest

The University Libraries Undergraduate Research Contest recognized and rewarded outstanding research conducted by undergraduate MU students. Undergraduates in any discipline were invited to enter the contest, which was judged by a cross-disciplinary panel of librarians.

Jared Rubenstein
Sasha Goodnow

Advanced Light Microscopy Core Image Contest

The Advanced Light Microscopy Core announced its annual light microscopy image contest winners. Images taken on any core instrument in the last two years were eligible for the contest.

People’s Choice Award: Teka Khan — Michael Roberts’ Lab
Expert’s Choice Award: Jianbin Su — Walter Gassmann’s Lab
Best Technically Challenging Image: Garrett Bullock — Gary Johnson’s Lab

2023 Abstract Review Project

The Office of Undergraduate Research, the Campus Writing Program and the Writing Center collaborated to provide feedback to 100 undergraduate students on the quality of their written abstracts and artist statements submitted for the Spring Research and Creative Achievements Forum.

Social/Behavioral Sciences

Emmalyn Gerhardt/Mentor: Amanda Rose
Arrionna Sackett/Mentor: Kristin Hawley

Humanities/Art

Sharmarke Khadar and Rachel Henderson/Mentor: Christopher Josey
Isabella Reed/Mentor: Lorinda Bradley
Josephine Turner/Mentor: Peter Lea

Engineering Sciences

Daniel Ferretti/Mentor: Roger Fales

Life Sciences

Umer Mallick/Mentor: Aaron Stoker
Jamie Baumann and Reiley Heffern/Mentor: Elizabeth King

Forum Presentation Awards

For the Spring Research and Creative Achievements Forum, 285 presenters selected to have their presentations critiqued.

Applied Design

Undergraduate:

First Place, Claire Watkins, Architectural Studies/Mentor: Lyria Bartlett

Graduate/Postdoctoral:

First Place: Jia Wu, Textile and Apparel Management/Mentor: Kerri McBee-Black
Second Place: Jayedi Aman, Architectural Studies/Mentor: Jong Bum Kim

Artistic Expression

Undergraduate:

First Place: Abby Blenk, Digital Storytelling/Mentor: Katina Bitsicas
Second Place: Sophie Stevens, Digital Storytelling/Mentor: Katina Bitsicas
Third Place: Meaghan Fleming, Digital Storytelling/Mentor: Katina Bitsicas

Graduate/Postdoctoral:

First Place: Kara Balthrop, Music/Mentor: Judith Mabary

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Undergraduate:

First Place: Jack Stork, Psychological Sciences/Mentor: Moshe Naveh-Benjamin
Second Place: Morgan Shayler, Psychological Sciences/Mentor: John Kerns
Third Place: Jocelyn Lamore, Psychological Sciences/Mentor: Ashley Groh

Graduate/Postdoctoral:

First Place: Matthew Farmer, Nursing /Mentor: Kimberly Powell
Second Place: Rachel Alexander, Nursing/Mentor: Anne Sales
Third Place: Takara Schomberg, Nursing/Mentor: Anne Sales

Engineering

Undergraduate:

First Place: James Keating, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering/Mentor: Matthew Maschmann
Second Place: Chloe Groner, Civil and Environmental Engineering/Mentor: Maryam Salehi
Third Place: Kate Barnard, Civil and Environmental Engineering/Mentor: Maryam Salehi

Graduate/Postdoctoral:

First Place: Skyler Kramer, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science/Mentor: Dong Xu
Second Place: Shagor Sarkar, Plant Science and Technology/Mentor: Jianfeng Zhou
Third Place: Alicia Esquivel Morel, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science/Mentor: Prasad Calyam

Humanities

Undergraduate:

First Place: Elisha Schoor, Constitutional Democracy/Mentor: Carli Conklin
Second Place: Theo Johnson, Communication/Mentor: Christopher Josey
Third Place: Ilay Kielmanowicz, History/Mentor: Bradley Nichols

Graduate/Postdoctoral:

First Place: Stephen Czujko, Ancient Mediterranean Studies/Mentor: Susan Langdon
Second Place: Mattia D’Acri, Ancient Mediterranean Studies/Mentor: Marcello Mogetta
Third Place: Timur Perkov, Management/Mentor: Shannon Breske

Life Sciences

Undergraduate:

First Place: Jillian Voskovitch, Veterinary Pathobiology/Mentor: Monique Lorson
Second Place: Grace Johnson, Plant Science and Technology/Mentor: Heike Buecking
Third Place: Lorenzo Ceccon, Biological Sciences/Mentor: D Cornelison

Graduate/Postdoctoral:

First Place: Erin Carulli, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health/Mentor: Wipawee Winuthayanon
Second Place: William Schulze, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology/Mentor: Margaret Lange
Third Place: James McNew, Veterinary Pathobiology/Mentor: Elizabeth Bryda

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Undergraduate:

First Place: Elizabeth Conley, Physics and Astronomy/Mentor: Gavin King

Graduate/Postdoctoral:

First Place: Olivia Bongiovi, School of Natural Resources/Mentor: Alba Argerich
Second Place: Jacob Moore, School of Natural Resources/Mentor: Alba Argerich

Visual Art and Design Showcase

The 2023 Visual Art and Design Showcase was a venue for Mizzou undergraduate students to display and discuss their scholarly work. The works of 44 students were displayed and featured a variety of artistic expressions and applied designs.

2023 Community Awards

Museum of Art and Archaeology Award: Jack Rintoul, Love and Suspense
MU Libraries Award: Mara Fenwick, Magic Bubble; and Alyssa Pierson, Tinker and Bell
Columbia Art League Award: Hannah Gundlach, Sitting Ducks
Jonathan Asher Photography Award: Lilyann Hames, Wear Me Out

2023 Applied Design Awards

Grand Prize: Brooke McKee, Tie the Bow
Runner-Up: Sydney Flowers, Columbia Performing Art Academy
Awards of Merit: Abby Blenk, Entropy of a Memory; and Sydney McClintock, Killing V

2023 Artistic Expression Awards

Grand Prize: Danielle Hardy, Golden Air
Runner-Up: Kylee Isom, MAKE ME FEEL GOOD
Awards of Merit: Jordyn Gobble, A Neighborhood of Idolized Longing; and Krislyn Hollis, Carnevale: An Introspection

Special Jury Recognition

Kennedy James, Paper Hearts
Darreon Carbin, When Day Breaks and Night Falls
Reese Betts, Digital Naiveté
Summer Parker, Book of Fears
Caycee Roth, Bad-Ass Greeting Cards
Alonzo Williams, Refocus

Faculty Mentor Award

Kerri McBee-Black, Textile and Apparel Management/Mentor to Brooke McKee
Desireé Moore, Visual Studies/Mentor to Danielle Hardy

People’s Choice Award

Mara Fenwick, Magic Bubble

Undergraduate Mentor of the Year

Any regular MU faculty member, postdoctoral fellow, graduate student or research staff whose mentee presented their research at the Spring Research and Creative Achievements Forum or the 2023 Visual Art and Design Showcase were eligible for consideration and nominated by their mentee.

2023 Nominees

Doctoral student Arghavan Beheshtimaal, Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor Donte Bernard, Psychological Sciences
Assistant Professor Katina Bitsicas, Visual Studies
Professor Doug Bowles, Veterinary Biomedical Studies
Assistant Professor Alyssa Carlson, Economics
Postdoctoral fellow Ha Duong, Biochemistry
Associate Teaching Professor Scott Garson, English
Associate Professor Ashley Groh, Psychological Sciences
Assistant Professor Jacqueline Limberg, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Assistant Professor Craig Schenck, Biochemistry
Research Professor Aaron Stoker, Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant Teaching Professor Ekincan Ufuktepe, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Associate Teaching Professor Fang Wang, Engineering and Information Technology