04/18/2026
And just like that, we wrap up the 2026 Undergraduate Student Symposium. What an incredible way to celebrate the hard work, creativity, and dedication our students have put into their research. The effort and time put into all projects displayed clearly sets the foundation for the amazing things these students will go on to do in the future.
We’re so proud of you all!
A special shoutout to our award winners:
Digital Projects
First Place: Jesse Caruana Snachkus
Second Place: Nida Haider
Third Place: Riddhi Banerjee
TED-Style Talks
First Place: Kiran Sajnani, Barath Kumar Reddy Burri, Yuktha Milikuri, & Preya Patel
Second Place: Aashvi Gowrisankar
Third Place: Ella Riddle
Oral Presentations
First Place: Catherine Salazar & Alexander Wheeler
Second Place: Kyle Fleming
Third Place: Lindsay Scherer, Kamille Jackson, Madelyn Hooper, Briana Badowski, & Nicole Mazher
Posters
First Place: YingYing Zhu, Ariana Hernandez, Natalia Noto, Victoria Pulido-Correa, Chana Vogel, & Julianna Bonetti
Second Place: Tracey Alexis, Melissa Basily, Maria Castenada, Jayden Courtney, Tamanna Dipen Shah, Javier Estepa, Malak Gadelkarim, Wayne Jean-Baptiste, Elias Leyes, Anushka Malay, Mackenzie Nezat, & Mahisvi Vemulapalli
Third Place: Elizabeth Avila
Honorable Mentions (Posters)
Alanis Malave Carmona, Julian Oliver Bozek, Elizia Jijon, Shivansh Patel, Alvin Binoj, & Samuel Dinh
Rachel Shaw
Lacey Adamik
Don & Sherry Rosenblum Research Award
Mahalaxmi Some
Logo Contest Winner
Joshua Yue
