College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Past NSM Undergrad Research Winners

2025 Expo Winners

Congratulations to all of the participants and thank you to the volunteer judges!

Oral Presentation Winners:

1st Place - Atticus Destatte, "Temperature Dependent Photoluminescent Properties of CdSe/CdTe Thin Films", Ellingson Lab.
2nd Place (tie) - Milo Eckhardt, "Globular Star Cluster Populations in Spiral Galaxies", Chandar Lab.
2nd Place (tie) - Abigail Lewis, "Combined Impacts of Heat Stress and Drought on Nutritional Quality of Plants As Food", Heckathorn Lab.

Poster Presentation Winners:

1st Place - Kartik Nair, "Processing of Phosphorus Doped Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaics", Heben Lab.
2nd Place (tie) - Neha Chenna, Unlocking Nature's Toolbox: Exploring Halogenase Enzymes Using X-Ray Crystallography for Sustainable Chemical Synthesis", Bellizzi Lab.
2nd Place (tie) - Haroon Lughmani, "Structural Features and Physiological Associations of Human 14-3-3 Pseudogenes", Chakravarti Lab.
2nd Place (tie) - Pranayini Singh, "A Simplified Nonlinear Mathematical Model for Blood Flow in an Aneurysm", Cheruvu Lab.

Last Updated: 1/29/26