Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC), Colorado State University’s yearly spring showcase of undergraduate scholarship, research and scientific inquiry, drew about 550 students from across campus. Students competed in categories including college honors and best in show, and the Office of the Vice President for Research sponsored cash prizes for research, service learning, oral presentations, art and writing.
Top prize winners
Best in Show
Jordan Dunlap, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience, “Determination of Behavioral and Optogenetic Parameters for Synapse Specific Strengthening in C. elegans“
Danara Flores, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, “Diagnosis of MTB”
Luis Gomez-Wulschner, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience, “Comparing Neurological Measures in Multilingual and Monolingual Individuals during a Picture Naming Task”
Kimberly Shelton, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, “Development of a novel oral rotavirus vaccine using the probiotic lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus acidophilus“
Matheus Fernandes Gyorfy, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, “Cytonuclear Stoichiometry in Allopolyploid Wheat”
Savannah Cheatham, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, “Understanding Parental Behaviors and Motivations Behind Packing Lunch for Their Preschooler”
Oral Presentation
Quihua “Kimmy” Ye, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, “The Role of Immunomodulatory Drugs in Multi-Drug Resistant Mycobacteria tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Strain M10 Infection in C57BL/6 Mice”
Visual Art
Hannah Haberecht, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, “The Paper Lady”
Writing
Lauren Willson, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Journalism and Media Communication, “Birth, Rebirth and Transfiguration: Sociological Implications and Applications of the Abject in Coralie Fargeat’s ‘Revenge'”
Service Learning
Mallory Wolff, College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Social Work, “What Does Social Exclusion Look Like in Education for Irish Children with Developmental Disabilities?”
Social Justice and Inclusion
Faviola Robles-Saenez, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Psychology, “Understanding the Role of Workplace Social Support For Immigrant Employees”
Zelle Moore, College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Social Work, “‘Black Is, Black Ain’t: Exploring Black Identity Development at CSU”
Energy Institute
Brye Windell, Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering, Engineering Science, “Exploring the Roles of Physical and Chemical Properties on the Ignition and Flame Stability of Liquid Fuels and with a Spray Burner”
Jordan Julian, Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, “Reconfigurable Compliant Mechanisms for Adaptive Robotic Locomotion”
Darcy Moore, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, “Characterizing photoprotective mechanisms in the novel biofuel algal species Desmodesmus armatus“
For more information, including past winners, visit curc.colostate.edu/awards/
