2026 Student Research Symposium Winners
| Presenter(s) | Title | Type of Presentation | Field of Research | Faculty Sponsor(s) |
| Maggie Hicks, Segunda Hernandez, Lesly N谩jera | Two Trunks, One Diagnosis: Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava in Adolescence | Poster | Sonography | Jodi Callahan |
| Hudson Reeves, Manuel Martinez, Beau Sampley | The Autonomous Vehicle Challenge | Oral | Engineering and AI | Dr. Kevin Lewelling |
| Brennan McCormick | "Acknowledge Me": Audience Agency and the Death of the Author in the Narrative of Roman Reigns | Oral | English and Pop Culture | Dr. Laura Witherington |
| Lauren A. | Exoplanet Habitability Classification Utilizing Statistics and Machine Learning | Poster | Mathematical Statistics and Artificial Intelligence | Dr. Daiho Uhm |
| Nico Baker |
A Rhetorical Analysis of Italian Brainrot and Its Harmful Effects on Children |
Oral | English, Rhetoric, and Writing | Dr. Ann-Gee Lee |
| Ross Bieker, Matt Vanhook, Tucker Kelly, August Link |
Testing Accuracy of PolyCam庐 LiDAR in Littoral Caves Under Low Light Conditions, Hiawatha National Forest, Upper Peninsula of Michigan |
Poster | Geoscience | Dr. Maurice Testa |
| Himanshi Shorie, Camelia Vela, Rawan Yasin, Madelyn Mills | Do Cohabiting Soil Amoebas Cooperate or Compete for Their Survival? | Poster | Biology | Dr. Sandhya Baviskar |
| Lamia Hendrix, Thy Nguyen, Laura Smedley |
The Effects of Microplastic Exposure in Dentistry |
Poster | Dental Hygiene | Drennan Lopez |
| Cullen Delaney |
What's Nex? Gamification of Physical Therapy for Autistic Youth |
Poster | Physical Therapy | Dr. Chris Pierret |
| Abigail Henriquez |
Fannapping: An Emerging Social Media Influencer Concern |
Oral | Media Communication | Dr. Eddie Glenn |
| Lane Metcalf |
Teacher Perspectives on Interventions for Students with Diverse Needs |
Oral | Market Research | Dr. Jennifer Shure |