2016 Spring Award Winners
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
First place
A behavioral economic analysis of texting while driving: Delay discounting processes
Kimberly Miller
Research Adviser: Dr. Yusuke Hayashi
Second place
Delay discounting, executive function, and risky driving behavior in college students
Emily Greenawalt and Amanda Viechec
Research Adviser: Dr. Yusuke Hayashi
Third place
An Analysis of White Collar Crime
Paige Steigerwalt
Research Adviser: Dan Gutierrez
STEM
First place
Accuracy and Uncertainty in Shading Calculations for Solar Power
Robert Vitagliano and Mauro Notaro
Research Advisers: Joseph Ranalli and David Starling
Second place
Quinone Based Diarylethenes For Near IR Initiated Photoisomerization
Dorothy Carter
Research Adviser: Dr. Dan Patel
Third place
3D Printed Computer-Controlled Rotation Optical Polarizer Mount
Maria Magabo
Research Advisers: Dr. David Starling, Dr. Joseph Ranalli and Kenneth Dudeck
Popular Vote (tie)
3D Printed Computer-Controlled Rotation Optical Polarizer Mount"
Maria Magabo
Veery Research
Sarah Iwanski
Research Adviser: Dr. Chris Goguen
2017 Spring Award Winners
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
First place
Effects of anticipated regret on impulsive decision-making underlying texting while driving
Kimberly Miller
Research Adviser: Dr. Yusuke Hayashi
Second place
Probability discounting, delay discounting, and texting while driving in college
Heather Fessler
Research Adviser: Dr. Yusuke Hayashi
Third place
Role of Probability Discounting and Executive Function in Texting While Driving in College Students
Aleigha Sokolowski
Research Adviser: Dr. Yusuke Hayashi
STEM
First place
Design of a Soiling Detector for Utility-Scale Solar Farms
Christian Skokowski, Brett Finkelstein and Marques Pereira
Research Adviser: Dr. Joseph Ranalli
Second place
Sympatric Speciation of Cichlid Fish in Lake Victoria
Jordan Sypeck
Research Adviser: Dr. Carl Frankel
Third place
Does the house cricket (Acheta domesticus) exhibit social learning?
Luis Lopez
Research Adviser: Dr. Christopher Goguen
Popular vote
Xenotransplantations: The Dilemmas Behind Chimeras with Human DNA
Paige Steigerwalt
Research Adviser: Dr. Carl Frankel
2018 Spring Award Winners
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
First place (Tie)
A Behavioral Economic Analysis of Media Multitasking: Delay Discounting as an Underlying Process of Texting in the Classroom
Glenn Blessington
Research Adviser: Dr. Yusuke Hayashi
Social Anxiety and the Transition to College Life
Sean Giedosh
Research Adviser: Dr. Lisa Goguen
STEM
First place
Consumer Evaluation of 18650 Lithium-Ion Batteries
Steven Baska
Research Adviser: Dr. William Yourey
Second place
Trash Retrieval System for the Borough of Jim Thorpe
David Bonczek, Derek Geake, Maria Magabo and Raina Nichols
Research Adviser: Dr. Joseph Ranalli
Visual Art
First place
Slumber
Catherine Matyas
Second place
Beach Sunrise
Jared Kolbush
Written Art
First place
I Remember
Victor Luna-Casillas
Information Literacy Award
First place
A Behavioral Economic Analysis of Media Multitasking: Delay Discounting as an Underlying Process of Texting in the Classroom
Glenn Blessington
Second place
A Study of Women in the Media of the Dominican Republic
Risell Ventura
Research Adviser: Dr. Beatriz Glick
Third place
Media Multitasking in the Classroom: Problematic Mobile Phone Use and Executive Function as Predictors of Texting in the Classroom
Jeremy Nenstiel
Reseach Adviser: Dr. Yusuke Hayashi).
Popular-vote winners
Trash Retrieval System for the Borough of Jim Thorpe
David Bonczek, Derek Geake, Maria Magabo and Raina Nichols
2020 Spring Award Winners
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Nicole Fisher, “A Behavioral Economic Demand Analysis of Breastfeeding.”
Faculty Adviser: Yusuke Hayashi
Jasmel Ramos Martinez, “Excessive Social Media Use and Delay Discounting in College Students: Role of Gender.”
Faculty Adviser: Yusuke Hayashi
Science, Engineering, Technology and Math (STEM):
Kevin Quinonez, Alex Orrson, Bryan Kowalick, Melanie Mejia, Emery Zaleski and Daniel Galffy, “Microgrid Power Electronics Design and Control Strategy.”
Faculty Adviser: William Yourey
Greg Lyons, Panayoti “Yoti” Saras, Isaac Whitenight, Cody George and Lilly Singh, “Optimization of Anoxic Mixing.”
Faculty Advisers: William Yourey and Joe Ranalli
Ashley Morales, “DNA Barcoding and Fish Identification: Testing Feasibility for Flathead Catfish Diet Analysis.”
Faculty Adviser: Megan Schall
Jaclyn Hess, “Mass Spectrometry & Resveratrol Isomers in Wine.”
Faculty Adviser: Eshani Lee
Information Literacy Award
First place: Nicole Fisher, “A Behavioral Economic Demand Analysis of Breastfeeding.”
Second place: Ashley Morales, “DNA Barcoding and Fish Identification: Testing Feasibility for Flathead Catfish Diet Analysis.”
Jasmel Ramos Martinez, “Excessive Social Media Use and Delay Discounting in College Students: Role of Gender.”