2025 3rd Year Student Symposium
1st Place: Blake Karawan, LaShanda Korley Group
“Investigating Pyrolytic Valorization of Perfluorosulfonic Acid (PFSA) Ionomers via Thermokinetic Analysis”
2nd Place: Casey Cox, LaShanda Korley Group
“Low-Molecular-Weight Organogelators Designed from Lignin-Derivable Compounds”
3rd Place: Josh Macugay, Xinqiao Jia Group
“Maximizing the Regenerative Potential of Salivary Gland Progenitor Cells to Treat Xerostomia
Judges: MariAnne Davis, Marc Goldfinger, Tim Hopkins, Cliff Warner, Scott Wasserman
2024 3rd Year Student Symposium
1st Place: James Brennan, Darrin Pochan Group
“Designing Crosslinked Mixed Charged Bundlemers for Strength and Degradation
2nd Place: Jason Lennon, Chris Kloxin and Jovan Tatar Groups
“Biomimetic Adhesive Polymers for Structural Applications, Inspired by the Catechol Functionality of Mussels”
3rd Place: Qarat-Ul-Ain (Annie) Bhatti, Charles Dhong Group
“Improved Biomechanical and Biochemical Profile of OA Cartilage due to Polystyrene Sulfonate”
Judges: Eric Jhessim, Jennifer Maguire, Scott Wasserman