The Eberly Research Showcase: From Molecules to Galaxies, organized by graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from across the Penn State Eberly College of Science on Nov. 14, featured poster and podium presentations from over 30 graduate students and postdocs.
"The Eberly Research Showcase is a fantastic event created and spearheaded by graduate students and postdocs within the Eberly College of Science for graduate students and postdocs," said Scott Showalter, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biology and assistant dean for graduate and postdoctoral affairs.
Emilie Burnham, a graduate student in astronomy and astrophysics, presented "It's More Complicated Than You Think: A Forward Model to Infer the Recent Star Formation History, Bursty or Not, From Galaxy Populations" and received the first-place prize for best podium presentation.
Vibhav Pal, a graduate student in chemistry, won the award for best poster presentation, presenting "Interparticle Crosslinked Ion-responsive Microgels for 3D and 4D (Bio)printing Applications."
"It is wonderful to see representation from almost all of Eberly's departments and outside of the college. Hearing the diverse scientific research that is ongoing gives the perspective that research in Eberly truly does span from molecules to galaxies, and beyond," said Aleksandra Slavkovic, professor of statistics and associate dean for research.
There were also prizes for second and third place for poster and podium presentations. The winners were:
- Second-place podium: Vishal Yadav, postdoctoral researcher in chemistry
- Third-place podium: Nahian Fyrose Fahim, graduate student in biochemistry, microbiology, and molecular biology
- Second-place poster: Avanti Vairagkar, graduate student in molecular cellular and integrative biosciences
- Third-place poster: Praveena Prasad, graduate student in molecular cellular and integrative biosciences
