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2013 UGRC AWARDS
Student Awards
Congratulations to the following student recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Presentation Awards!
| Best Oral Presentation – 1st Place | Elisabeth Goldman | |
| Best Oral Presentation – 2nd Place | Alexandr Itskovich | |
| Best Oral Presentation – 2nd Place | Eugene Danyo | |
| Best Oral Presentation – 3rd Place | Valentyna Erstenyuk | |
| Best Poster Presentation – 1st Place | Hameda Khandaker | |
| Best Poster Presentation – 2nd Place | Andrew Marcus | |
| Best Poster Presentation – 3rd Place | Gaddiel Rodriguez Jr. |
The 2013 UGRC Student Awards Committee determined the process by which awards were determined*. All conference participants were invited to submit a ballot to vote for their favorite presentations and posters. Awards were distributed during a ceremony that honored both faculty and students. The top prize for the best presentation and poster was a $100 Amazon gift card!
2013 Undergraduate Club Award Winners
Undergraduate student clubs also gave out awards during the awards ceremony. Are you a club leader who would like to give our awards at next year's conference? Email us!
Minority Association of Pre-medical Students (MAPS) Awardees
| Most Real Applicable Research Award | Barukh Rohde | |
| Most Outstanding and Creative Research Award | Elen Gusman | |
| Most Revolutionary Research Award in Medicine | Steven Cajamarca |
Chemistry Club Awardees
| Chemistry Award | Charles Paszkowski and Paul Kozlowski | |
| Non-Chemistry Award | Alexandra Fitzpatrick |
Pre-Health Organization Awardees
| Outstanding Presentation | Aja Crim-Logan | |
| Outstanding Presentation | Katarzyna Golec | |
| Outstanding Presentation | Karina Perlaza |
Faculty Awards
Congratulations to the following faculty recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Awards!
Ignasi Clemente, Anthropology
Carmen Melendez-Vasquez, Biological Sciences
Lei Xie, Computer Science
Jana Feinman, Dance
Lisa Marie Anderson, German
John Loustau, Mathematics & Statistics
Shahana Mahajan, Medical Laboratory Sciences
Victoria Luine, Psychology
Jason Young, Psychology
Joel Bassin, Theatre
Check out the SciMON website for more information on the Mentoring Award.
* The 2013 UGRC Student Awards Committee established the following criteria for evaluating student posters and presentations:
For presentations, voters were asked to score coherence, communication, and appearance of the poster a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest):
- Coherence:
- What is the quality of the research?
- Did the presentation flow from research context, to main work, and future directions?
- Was the information well organized?
- Communication:
- Is the language used clear and easy to understand?
- Did the presenter answer questions well?
- Delivery:
- Did the presenter speak at a good speed and volume?
- Were the audio/visual aids useful?
- Did the presenter connect with the audience?
For posters, voters were asked to score coherence, communication, and appearance of the poster on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest):
- Coherence:
- What is the quality of the research?
- Does information on the poster include all the necessary elements?
- Is the information well organized?
- Communication:
- Is the language used clear and easy to understand?
- If applicable, were your questions answered well?
- Appearance of poster:
- Are the visual aids useful?
- Is the overall impression favorable?
