Graduate and Undergraduate Award Winners
We are proud to announce the outstanding achievements of our students and mentors for the Symposium of Student Scholar awards. These awards recognize excellence in research at Kennesaw State and presentation at both undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as the exceptional mentorship provided by our esteemed faculty members. Highlighted below are the top presentations and the dedicated individuals behind them.
Join us in celebrating their accomplishments and contributions to their respective fields of study!
Fall 2024
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Top Presentation, Undergraduate ($250 prize)
"Promoting Inclusion in Cybersecurity and Empowering the Next Generation: Lessons from 成人直播's GenCyber Camp"
Undergraduate Student(s): Anh Duong & John Oakley
Research Mentor(s): Maria Valero & Mia Plachkinova
Research Mentor's Department: Department of Information Technology and Department of Information Systems -
First Runner-Up, Undergraduate ($200 prize)
"Experimental Analysis of Vibration Mitigation in a Composite Building Prototype Using Fluid Viscous Dampers, Phase I"
Undergraduate Student(s): Sebastian Garay, David Amaya, & Kevin Chong
Graduate Student(s): Salim Kortobi
Research Mentor(s): Simin Nasseri & Mohammad Jonaidi
Research Mentors' Departments: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering -
Second Runner-Up, Undergraduate (Tie: $75 each)
*Second runner-up undergraduate ended in a tie.
"Conservation and Function of Human Oncogene FYN in Drosophila melanogaster"
Undergraduate Student(s): Megan McCabe
Research Mentor(s): Dongyu Jia
Research Mentor's Department: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology"Pre-Twisted Molecular Geometry's Effect on the Optical Properties of Nitrophenyl Substituted Polycyclic 1,2-BN-Heteroarenes"
Undergraduate Student(s): Lilianna Kocai
Research Mentor(s): Carl J. Saint-Louis
Research Mentor's Department: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry -
Top Presentation, Graduate ($250 prize)
"An Algorithmic Approach for Optimizing Blood Transactions in Regions with Scarce Donation Rates"
Graduate Student(s): El Arbi Belfarsi
Research Mentor(s): Maria Valero, Lin Li, & Robert Keyser
Research Mentors' Departments: Department of Information Technology and Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering -
First Runner-Up, Graduate ($200 prize)
"Finite Element Analysis of Seismic Response in Structural Models with and without Fluid Viscous Dampers, Using a New Viscoelastic Model, Phase IGraduate"
Graduate Student(s): Salim Kortobi & Brent Pruitt
Undergraduate Student(s): Urban Micheals
Research Mentor(s): Simin Nasseri & Mohammad Jonaidi
Research Mentors' Departments: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering -
Second Runner-Up, Graduate ($150 prize)
"Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Dental Caries in Permanent Molars of Children and Adolescents Using NHANES 2011-16 Data"
Graduate Student(s): Pritam Deb
Research Mentor(s): Christina Scherrer & Lin Li
Research Mentors' Departments: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering