Celebration & Recognition of Excellence Weekend

Winning Teams:

• EIS Aquaponics: Kelsey Hamilton, Noah Bohl, Baylee Szekeres, Emma Foss, Angie Zeoli, Hannah Williams
• Pathfinder: Vansh Bataviya, Kabir Singh, Gitvik Mamoria, Mohammed Sarwar
• Positive Altitude: Santino Martinelli, Emma Newman, Ryan Pearl

Overall (Grand Prize) Winning Team:

• Simply Tech: Samantha Haddad, Xavier Lora, Carly Cashel, Robert Whalen

Undergraduate Oral

• Biomedical/Bioscience– Rhiannon Clements “Generation of Myosin XV Null Mutant in Drosophila melanogaster Using CRISPR-Cas9”
• Chemistry & Physics– Tyler Bechard “MXene based superoxide dismutase enzymatic biosensor for real time superoxide detection”
• Psychology, Social Sciences & Education– Analea Blackburn & Janine Goggin “Before operation, remove implicit biases! Developing gamified curriculum to reduce racial disparities”
• Environmental Science & Engineering– Elaina Porter “Best Management Practices for Eurasian Milfoil Control in Sylvia Lake”
• Data Science, Computation & Engineering Design– Ben Walleshauser “Predicting Sea Surface Temperatures with Coupled Reservoir Computers”
• HONORS– Megan Becker, Elizabeth Poirier, Aspen Tlapa, Zachary Appel, Nolan Grady, Liam McSpedon “Problem and Solution: Clarkson Combats Clothing Insecurity”

Undergraduate Poster

• Biomedical & Bioscience Sciences I– Jenna Briere, Hoi Cheang, Ethan Laferriere, Dylan Custer “The Use of Combinatory Adjuvants MPL and CpG Reduce Effects of Antigenic Mismatch in IAV Vaccines”
• Biomedical & Bioscience Sciences II– Tyler Smith “Uncovering the Effects of vinculin Mutations Through Patterning and Automated Tracking in Drosophila melanogaster”
• Civil & Environmental Engineering Senior Design– Maya Cliffe “Investigation and Re-design/Rehabilitation of the Potsdam Cross-Town Canal”
• Chemistry & Electrochemistry– Zachary Goad “Metal-Organic Framework-Based Biosensor for Detection of SARS-COV-2”
• Psychology– Janine Goggin & Elijah Schecter “Beyond the highlight reel to the authentic experience: Descriptive study of how college students use Instagram accounts”
• Environmental Science, Policy & Engineering– Ethan Adamson & Hayden Williamson “Hazard Assessment of Bayside Cemetery Gatehouse”
• Civil & Environmental Engineering– Lindsey Penet “Image Analysis of Concrete Air Voids”
• Education and Models of Learning– Hannah Reed & John Abedi “A Simplified Mathematical Model Demonstrating the Cumulative AD Biogas Production From Student Cafeteria Food Waste”
• Cybersecurity, Wind Energy & Atomic Force Microscopy– Javier Boatman “Sliding speed effect on friction of 2D Ti3C2Tx MXene at the nanoscale”

Graduate Oral

• Biomedical/Bioscience– Mahender Singh Rawat & Mehtap Agrisoy “Comparing respiratory aerosol emission for children and adults during sustained phonation”
• Chemistry/Physics & Material Science– Monu Joy “Infiltration of Single-Ion Magnets into Metal-Organic Frameworks for Controlled Nanostructuration: Translation of Density Functional Theory to the Experiment”
• Mathematics, Computer Science & Computational Methods– Saided Alshahrani “Roadblocks in Gender Bias Measurement for Diachronic Corpora”
• Education & Sustainability– Claudia Bustamante “Understanding electricity use in student apartments: small percentages of residents use disproportionate amounts of electricity”

Graduate Poster

• Chemistry, Physics & Material Sciences I– Nnamdi Ofodum “Multiscale Mechanoresponsive Polymeric Materials: Design, Applications, and Beyond”
• Chemistry, Physics & Material Sciences II– Arielle Santefort “Development of Polyanhydride Copolymers for Drug Delivery and Hard Tissue Adhesive Applications” Environmental Science, Bioscience, Engineering & Sustainability (TIE)- Sushmita Kundu “PIV analysis of filopodia movement during pattern formation in Drosophila” & Afzal Hossian“Biometric Modalities with Template Security”

Undergraduate Student Oral Presentation

• Thomas Robbins, “Addressing SLC Food Insecurity”

Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation

• Cynthia Huerta, “A Chemical-free electro-Fenton process for Decentralized Sewage Water Treatment”
• Miranda Wolf, “Integration of Food Waste Education into Two Local Middle School After School Programs”
• Nicholaus Clearman and Celia Darling, “Integration of Food Waste Management on Clarkson University’s Campus”
• Analea Blackburn, “Moving Past Compliance: How Universal Design Contributes to Sustainability”
• Maya Cliffe, Karen Agro, Aysa Dunne, Liam Lewis, Nate Liscum, Joe Mueller, Ryan Pierce, “Investigation and Re-design/Rehabilitation of the Potsdam Cross-Town Canal”

Graduate Student Oral Presentation

• Claudia Bustamante, “Understanding electricity use in student apartments: small percentages of residents use disproportionate amounts of electricity”

Graduate Student Poster Presentation 

• Maeva Teixeira Machado, “Understanding Food Waste Generation in Academic Institutions in Potsdam”

• Best Technical Report: Unaffiliated Clarkson Business (UCB); Team members – Rachel Harder, Kailey Johnson, Colin Hansen, Owen Overhiser, Sara Galante, Gabriela McSwieney
• Team Perseverance Award:   Evacu Beacon; Team members – Miles Compani
• Best Collaboration Among Disciplines:   Vision Controlled Sensorized Prosthetic Hand; Team members – Juan Pablo S. Sola, Ernesto Sola-Thomas, Evan Laign, Md Abdul Baset, Aaron Jones  
• Most Creative and Innovative Idea:  Return to the Fold; Team members – Christopher Leight, Nathan Morris
• Greatest Commercial Potential:   Robotic Chicken Coop; Team members – Jessica Lacey, Emily Pecora, Benjamin Walleshauser, Harrison Walker, Joshua Boos
• Best Video: 1st Place:  Madad – Team members: Shreejit Poudyal, Vansh Bataviya, Kabir Singh; 
• 2nd Place:  NBI Systems – Team members: Owen Casciotti, Micheal Caracciolo, Ellen Camilla Ketola, Ethan White, Dylan Kursar-Kuznitz; 
• 3rd Place:  Vision Controlled Sensorized Prosthetic Hand – Team members:  Juan Pablo S. Sola, Ernesto Sola-Thomas, Evan Laign, Md Abdul Baset, Aaron Jones
• Best Prototype/Display:   1st Place:   Robotic Chicken Coop – Team members:  Jessica Lacey, Emily Pecora, Benjamin Walleshauser, Harrison Walker, Joshua Boos; 
• 2nd Place:   Madad – Team Members:  Team members: Shreejit Poudyal, Vansh Bataviya, Kabir Singh; 
• 3rd Place:  Project Filectric – Team members:   Olaoluwayimika Olugbenle, Gordon Crochiere, Andrew Kirkwood, Paul Akinyemi, Elizabeth Schneider

Category Awards:

• Human Health: 1st Place:   Smart Fabric – Team members:   Mohamed Hassan, Rachel Harder
• 2nd Place:   Vision Controlled Sensorized Prosthetic Hand – Team members:  Juan Pablo S. Sola, Ernesto Sola-Thomas, Evan Laign, Md Abdul Baset, Aaron Jones
• 3rd Place:   Madad – Team Members:  Team members: Shreejit Poudyal, Vansh Bataviya, Kabir Singh

Products & Services:

• 1st Place:   KMT Design – Team members:   Zoey Kovach, James Mirras, Tyler Keyes, Jonathan Kent, Alyssa Juliano
• 2nd Place:    Return to the Fold; Team members – Christopher Leight, Nathan Morris
• 3rd Place:   Team 8 – Team members:   Sydney Sandroni, Abigail Vincent, Dylan White, Joshua Vogt, Calvin Sage

Energy, Agriculture, and the Environment:

• 1st Place:  Project Filectric – Team members:   Olaoluwayimika Olugbenle, Gordon Crochiere, Andrew Kirkwood, Paul Akinyemi, Elizabeth Schneider
• 2nd Place:   Robotic Chicken Coop – Team members:  Jessica Lacey, Emily Pecora, Benjamin Walleshauser, Harrison Walker, Joshua Boos
• 3rd Place:   EIS Aquaponics – Team members:   Kelsey Hamilton, Baylee Szekeres, Noah Bohl, Angie Zeoli, Anwesha Das, Emma Sabourin, Caitlyn Olive, Mackenzie Peters, Megan Miller, Ella Weldy, Kimberly Gomez
• Grand Prize Award Winner – and will have their team and names placed on the President’s Challenge Shield always on display in the Ignite Suite – ERC 1101: Smart Fabric – Team members:  Mohamed Hassan, Rachel Harder

• Farzad Mahmoodi, Clarkson Lifetime Achievement in Research and Scholarship Award
• Lisa Legault, Clarkson Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award
• Laura Ettinger, Clarkson Distinction in Faculty Mentoring for Research and Scholarship Award
• David Crouse, Million Dollar Club Induction
• James Carroll, Patent Issued
• Michelle Crimi, Patent Issued
• Fiona Laramay (student), Patent Issued
• Selma Mededovic, Patent Issued
• Thomas Holsen, Patent Issued
• Behzad Behnia, Patent Issued
• Prashant Athavale, First Time Grant Recipient FY21
• Alan Christian, First Time Grant Recipient FY21
• Alex French, First Time Grant Recipient FY21
• Masudul Imtiaz, First Time Grant Recipient FY21
• Courtney Johnson-Woods, First Time Grant Recipient FY21
• Xiaocun Lu, First Time Grant Recipient FY21