Discovery Day 2017 Overall Winners
Award Winners
Poster Competition – Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts
| Placement | Student | Major | Mentor | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Catherine M. Pinas | Communication Disorders | Nelia J. Donovan, Ph.D. | Does Individualized Music Reduce Agitation and Increase Quality of Language in Dementia Respite Center Clients? |
| 2nd | Zach McLain | Architecture | Jeff Carney | Building for the Waterlsu |
| 3rd | Eileen DeLeo | Political Science | Belinda Davis, Ph.D. | Unintended Consequences for TANF: An Incubator for Domestic Violence |
Poster Competition – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
| Placement | Student | Major | Mentor | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Amanda Fontenot | Coastal Environmental Science | John White, Ph.D. | Eroding Wetland Soils in Coastal Louisiana’s Barataria Bay Could Impact Future Climate and Sea Level Rise |
| 2nd | Samantha Lanjewar | Animal, Dairy & Poultry Sciences | Kenneth Bondioli, Ph.D. | Mimicry of the Human Alzheimer’s Mutation in Pigs Using CRISPR/Cas9 Editing of the Porcine APP Gene |
| 3rd | Grant Landwehr | Chemical Engineering | Adam Melvin, Ph.D. | Quantification of the Effects of High Fluid Shear Stresses on Single Circulating Tumor Cells Using a Microfluidic Device |
Juried Art Show
| Placement | Student | Major | Mentor | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vernell Dunams | Studio Art | Johanna Warwick | If You Please |
| 2nd | Mariel Gates | Studio Art | Leslie Koptcho | Goddess of Anarchy, Child of Capitalism |
Oral Presentation – Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts
| Placement | Student | Major | Mentor | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bonnie Dupre | Communication Disorders | Neila J. Donovan, Ph.D. | Music and Memory: Effects on Language Quantity and Agitation in People with Dementia |
| 2nd | Camille Boechler | Liberal Arts | Chris Barrett, Ph.D. | The Potential Worlds of 2001: Imagining a Queer Physicality in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey |
Oral Presentation – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
| Placement | Student | Major | Mentor | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shannon Matzke | Coastal Environmental Science | Tracy Quirk, Ph.D. | Effects of Nutrient Enrichment and Sediment Addition on Productivity of Spartina patens |
| 2nd | McKenzie Brandon & Madelyn McFarland | Natural Resource Ecology & Management | Kevin Ringelman, Ph.D. | Effects of Timber Harvest on Avian Abundance and Diversity |
Tiger's Choice Winners (Visitor Favorites)
| Katherine Burley |
| Amelia Schexnayder & Lauren Nickles |
| Sarah Ramaraj |
| Jacques Petit |
| Amanda Fontenot |
| Jackson Mierl |
| Kirsten Collins |
| Joan Lyons |
| Madelyn Smith & Trent Andrus |