2021 Winners Gallery
2021 WINNERS GALLERY
POSTER COMPETITION:
- Human Dimensions and Community Health – Master’s: Hailey Post
“Building Together: Measuring Strategies to Diversify Tourism Stakeholders”
- Human Dimensions and Community Health – PhD: Vinicius Perin
“A multi-sensor satellite imagery approach to monitor on-farm reservoirs”
- Land, Wildlife, Water and Forest System Management – Master’s: Tim Shively
“The effects of site and genetic treatment on fine root production and turnover in native and exotic pine”
- Land, Wildlife, Water and Forest System Management – PhD: Megan Coffer
“Eyes in the sky support seagrass mapping in coastal environments”
- Sustainable Materials Innovation – Master’s: Emily Piner
“Mechanical Properties of Bacterial Cellulose Composite Films for use in Aseptic Packaging”
- Sustainable Materials Innovation – PhD: David Cruz
“Techno-economic Analysis of Biofuel Production via Catalytic Upgrading of Carbohydrates in Paper Sludge”
THREE MINUTE THESIS COMPETITION:
- First Place *TIE*: Meredith Hovis
Watch Meredith’s video presentation here
“Economic Assessment of ‘FloodWise’ Practices: Natural Infrastructure Practices to Mitigate Flooding in Eastern, Rural North Carolina”
- First Place *TIE*: Olivia Vila
Listen to Olivia’s presentation here
“Using Environmental Justice to Think About Equity in FEMA HMA Participation: A Survey of State Hazard Mitigation Officers (SHMOs)”
- Second Place: Khushi Goda
Watch Khushi’s video presentation here
“Optimal Mating for Monoecious Species”