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Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium 2024 Winners

Arts and Humanities:

1st Place
AUTHOR: River Moon 
MENTOR: Dr. Kara Stone 
CAMPUS: Scranton 
The Witch’s Odyssey: Crone, Mother, Maiden

2nd Place
AUTHOR: Amelia Anderson 
MENTOR: Jonathan Pineno 
CAMPUS: Wilkes Barre 
History in Color: Examining the Composition of Paint and its Applications Over Time

Biological Sciences and Health:

1st Place
AUTHORS: Cortez Catalano, Samantha Surks 
MENTORS: Kathy Van Alstyne, Morgan Eisenlord 
CAMPUS: Brandywine 
Evidence of Labyrinthula zosterae’s Ability to Infect Two Species of Ulvoid Seaweeds

2nd Place
AUTHOR: Alexander Kociuba 
MENTOR: Dr. Jacqueline McLaughlin 
CAMPUS: Lehigh Valley 
Investigating the Filtration Efficiency and Water Quality in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Area

Physical Sciences, Information Sciences and Engineering

1st Place
AUTHORS: Alexander Malandra-Martin, Adam Pohl 
MENTOR: Dr. Andrei Blinkouski 
CAMPUS: Abington 
Mysterious Meteorite NWA 13188: Could it Have Been Launched from Earth During a Volcanic Eruption

2nd Place
AUTHORS: Obaid Mohsin, Alina Vladimirskaya 
MENTOR: Dr. Anna Sigmon 
CAMPUS: Brandywine 
Developing Synthetic Strategies for Brominating the alpha-Carbonyl Site on Flavonoid Structures: Yielding Products with Potential Anti-oxidative and Anti-carcinogenic Properties

Social Sciences and Business

1st Place
AUTHOR: Kelee Phan 
MENTOR: Dr. Jennifer Parker 
CAMPUS: Lehigh Valley 
Parenting Style and Academic Achievement: Objective vs. Subjective Outcomes

2nd Place
AUTHOR: Mabriel Martinez 
MENTOR: Dr. Jennifer Parker 
CAMPUS: Lehigh Valley 
Exploratory Studies on Associations Between Cognitive and Mental Health Disorders, Parenting Styles, and Self-Esteem

Thirteenth Annual Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium

  • 2024 Program
  • Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium 2024 Winners
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Part of the historically rich and economically vibrant Lehigh Valley for more than 100 years, Penn State Lehigh Valley allows students to pursue a globally known degree in a small, close-knit campus setting. Recently enhanced by a multi-million-dollar expansion project, PSU-LV boasts first-rate facilities and faculty, diverse extracurricular programming, and access to 275 Penn State degrees, 10 of which can be completed entirely at the campus.  
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