State's Top Undergraduate Researchers Receive Awards at Capitol Event
Glen D. Johnson, chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, invited the state’s university presidents to nominate their institutions’ top undergraduate student researchers to participate in the twentieth annual Research Day at the Capitol. This week, those 24 students, representing 18 colleges and universities, gathered on the State Capitol’s fourth floor rotunda to showcase the outstanding research being conducted on Oklahoma’s campuses.
Members of the State Legislature and Capitol guests visited students’ poster displays to learn more about the research projects, which covered important topics including alternative fuel production, water quality, and cancer research.
Research posters and oral presentations were competitively judged by an independent panel in the morning. The panel selected the top seven researchers in three categories—one overall winner, three regional university winners and three research-intensive institution winners. The students below received awards during a ceremony held at the conclusion of the day.
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Award Winners:
Grand Prize Winner: Austin Evans
Institution: The University of Tulsa
Research Topic: Green Chemistry
Hometown: Broken Arrow
Pictured (L-R) Chancellor Glen D. Johnson, Austin Evans
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First Place, Regional University & Community College Category – Matthew Abbott
Institution: Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Research Topic: Neuronal Development
Hometown: Anadarko
Pictured (L-R) Chancellor Glen D. Johnson, Matthew Abbott
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First Place, Research-Intensive Institution Category – Jordan Hoyt
Institution: The University of Tulsa
Research Topic: Solar Power
Hometown: Broken Arrow
Pictured (L-R) Chancellor Glen D. Johnson, Jordan Hoyt
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Second Place, Regional University & Community College Category – Hollie Skibstead
Institution: Redlands Community College
Research Topic: Reservoir Sedimentation
Hometown: El Reno
Pictured (L-R) Chancellor Glen D. Johnson, Hollie Skibstead
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Second Place, Research-Intensive Institution Category – Mark Street
Institution: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Research Topic: Cancer Research
Hometown: Tulsa
Pictured (L-R) Chancellor Glen D. Johnson, Mark Street
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Third Place, Regional University & Community College Category – Bailey Vinsant
Institution: University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Research Topic: Bat Survey
Hometown: Chickasha
Pictured (L-R) Chancellor Glen D. Johnson, Bailey Vinsant
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Third Place, Research-Intensive Institution Category – Maeghan Murie
Institution: Oklahoma State University
Research Topic: Drug Chemistry
Hometown: Cleveland
Pictured (L-R) Chancellor Glen D. Johnson, Maeghan Murie
A complete list of participating students may be accessed here.
Visit our Flickr account to view the 2015 Research Day at the Capitol photo album.