Collegiate Poster Competition
GRADUATE
1st
Manali Zantye, Texas A&M University, College Station
An Optimization-based Framework for the Synergistic Integration of Renewables and Flexible Carbon Capture Towards a Clean Energy Future
2nd
Katherine (Heidi) Fehr, University of Wisconsin–Madison
A Biomimetic Approach to Controlling Semi-Active Prosthetic Feet
3rd
Brittany Schutrum, Cornell University
Engineered 3D Tissue Models to Study Breast Cancer Invasion
UNDERGRADUATE
1st
Mary Sevart, University of Kansas
Valorization of Residual Hemp Biomass Through Thermochemical Processing
2nd
Lauren Campbell, University of Washington–Seattle
Sustainable and Scalable Synthesis of Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles for Next-Generation Battery Applications
3rd
Ashley Rosen, Duke University
HER: Hemorrhage Education Reimagined
Rapid Fire Competition
GRADUATE
1st
Gayatri Pahapale, Johns Hopkins University
Interplay of Substrate Geometry and Stiffness in Directing Multicellular Organization in Microwells
2nd
Sakina Mohammed Mota, Texas A&M University
U-Net Based Image Segmentation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells
3rd
Iva Milisavljevic, Alfred University
Growth of YAG Single Crystals Using the Novel Solid-State Single Crystal Growth Method
UNDERGRADUATE
1st
Manvi Saxena, Indiana University
Modeling Antennal Feedback in Insect Flight Behaviors
2nd
Kellie Phong, Arizona State University
Microaggressions in STEM Classrooms Hinder Student Performance in Academic and Professional Settings
3rd
Jinbi Tian, George Washington University
Stretchable and Transparent Metal Nanowire Microelectrodes for Simultaneous Electrophysiology and Optogenetics Applications
Team Tech Competition
1st
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo working with Mazzetti
Sustainable Oxygen Generator System for Malawi
2nd
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities working with John Deere
Machine Health Monitoring System
3rd
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor working with KLA-Tencor
Development of Wearable Technology to Improve Accessibility and Safety of Clean Room Employees

Note: The following Rapid Fire Competition–Undergraduate finalist was inadvertently left out of the Conference 2021 issue: Cassidy Michaels, Arizona State University, Multimodal Biofeedback Increases Plantar Flexor Activity While Walking in Children with Cerebral Palsy. We apologize for the omission.