Emporia State University
Bailey Bennett The Effects of Art Therapy on Self-Reported Stress and Anxiety in Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury (University award)
Fort Hays State University
Alec Zaborniak Distribution and Tooth Morphoguilds of Mosasasaurids (Squamata) of the Campanian Western Interior Seaway with Implications for Controls on Mosasaur Paleobiogeography (University award)
Kansas State University
Rachel Keen Impacts of Woody Encroachment on Grassland Water Yield (University Award)
Endy Kailer The Complex Relationship Between Native Mycorrhizal Community and Phosphorus Addition in Commerical Mycorrhizal Inoculant Effectiveness (University Award)
Pittsburg State University
Rishabh Srivastava Utilization of Waste Orange Peels to Produce Semiconductive Material for Energy Storage Application (University award)
University of Kansas
Kalin Baca Recycling Refrigerants to Reduce Global Warming (University Award)
Samantha Ghali Building Early Literacy Skills at Home: Insights from Bilingual Families (University Award)
University of Kansas Medical Center
Griffin Welfer Telomeric Ribonucleotides Cause Rapid Telomere Shortening and Telomere Instability (University Award)
Wichita State University
Kaitlyn Hemberger Educational Cybersecurity Intervention Measures for Vulnerable Refugee Populations in Kansas (University Award)
Sarangan Rajendran Valuing Distributed Energy Resource Location Based on the Impact on Transmission Network (University Award)
Emporia State University
Willa Frazer Personal Goal Magery: Strengths-Based Visual Depiction to Promote Self-Efficacy and Growth Initiative (University award & BioKansas Award)
Fort Hays State University
Rylee Massey Mental Health Services for Underserved Areas and Groups: Workplace Motivations and Recommendations of Mental Health Professionals in Kansas (University award)
Kansas State University
Carlos B Pires Kansas Soil Health Partnership (University award)
Anne Lovett Acute Anaplasmosis Reduces Breeding Soundness in Experimentally Infected Beef Bulls (Runner up)
Pittsburg State University
Emma M. Muckardt Landscape Composition Affect Anuran Occupancy Patterns on Mined Lands (University award)
University of Kansas
Rohit Singh A Novel Technology to Treat Blood-Vessel Related Disease Through Space and Time Sychronized Ultrasound and Laser (University award)
Jacob Jodge Tailoring Stem Cell Therapies to Enhance Regenerative Wound Healing (Runner up)
University of Kansas Medical Center
Lauren Johnson Should Breast Cancer Patients Have Preoperative Biopsy of Borderline Abnormal Axillary Lymph Nodes? (University award & BioKansas Award)
Amy Herman A Single Diet Message Versus Traditional Healthy Eating During Pregnancy (Runner Up)
Wichita State University
Vijay Matheswaran Small Scale Energy Devices Using Vortex Induced Vibration (University award)
Wyel Halimeh Dependence of Proline Isomerization on the Kinetics of Folding of Anthrax Lethal Factor (Runner up)
Emporia State University
Ting Wang Rare Disease, Rare Information: Using Social Media to Satisfy Unmet Information Needs (University award)
Fort Hays State University
Haley Moon Jury Decision Making: The Influence of Mock-Juror Demographics on Verdict Outcomes (University award)
Kansas State University
Kelly Shunje Fine Tuning the Physical Properties of Urea Fertilizer using Crystal Engineering (University award)
Cameron Osborne Identifying Enzymes Limiting an Effective RNAI Response in the Pidint Midge Culicoides Sonorensis (Runner up)
Pittsburg State University
Kaitlin Barnett COVID-19 Health Information Seeking: Knowledge & Vested Interests in Midwest Populations (University award)
University of Kansas
Ankit Verma A Sustainable Process for Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries (University award)
Kelsey Fortin Hunger and Health: Understanding the Acceptability and Approach of a Health Coaching Intervention in the Food Pantry (Runner up)
University of Kansas Medical Center
Nadia Alissa The Chemonkine C-C Motif Ligrand 1 (CCL2) Plays an Important Role in Skeltal Muscle Wasting Associated With Breast Cancer (University award)
Wichita State University
Judydiana Chavira A Survey of Kansas Speech-Language Pathologists' Knowledge and Confidence Regarding Literacy Intervention (University award)
Lisa Vayda What Factors Have an Effect on the Life Expectancy of Kansas Citizens? (Runner up)
Emporia State University
Bethany Roberton Effects Of Seasonal Burn Treatments On Native Perennial Plants And Pollinator Recruitment: Implications For Prairie Conservation (University award and BioKansas award)
Fort Hays State University
Paul Hess Rna Interference Of Genes Within The Unfolded Protein Response Of The Pea Aphid (Acyrthosiphon Pisum) (University award and BioKansas award)
Spencer McCue Rna Interference Of Genes Within The Unfolded Protein Response Of The Pea Aphid (Acyrthosiphon Pisum) (BioKansas award)
Kansas State University
Arvind Damodara Kannan Beneficial Recovery Of Ammonia From Swine Wastewater For Reuse As Targeted Slow Release Fertilizer (University award)
Dryden Baumfalk Effects Of Prostate Cancer And Exercise Training On Left Ventricular Function And Cardiac And Skeletal Muscle Mass (BioKansas award)
Ashish Kumar Fluorescence Assays For Detection, Discrimination And Quantification Of Siderophores (BioKansas Drug-devlopment focus award)
Pittsburg State University
Felipe de Souza Expandable Graphene As An Effective Flame-Retardant In Bio-Based Rigid Polyurethane Foams (University award and BioKansas award)
Raghunath Narayanam Doxorubicin-Based Prodrug And Activatable Mr Nanoprobe For The Imaging And Treatment Of Cancer (BioKansas Drug-devlopment focus award)
University of Kansas
Sal Rahmini Reduction Of Supersonic Jet Noise By Modifying The Nozzle Exit Geometry (University award)
Swarnagowri Vaidyanathan Development Of Nanofluidic Device For Detecting Cancer (BioKansas award)
University of Kansas Medical Center
Olivia Provance Interferon Induced Transmembrane Protein-1 Plays A Vital Role In Triple-Negative Breast Cancer And Can Be Targeted By The Naturally Derived Compound Parthenolide (University award and BioKansas Drug-development focus award)
Connor Chestnut Targeting Bladder Cancer With Cinnamaldehyde And Trans-Cinnamic Acid (BioKansas award)
Wichita State University
Md. Nizam Uddin Sustainable Freshwater Harvesting From Atmosphere Through Electrospun Superhydrophobic Polyacrylonitrile Nanocomposite Fibers (University award)
Paige Fiekert The Contributions Of Soy Protein Quaternary Structures On Viscoelastic Properties Of Polyethylene Oxide/Soy Protein Composites (BioKansas award)
Andrea Coover Assessing Knowledge And Attitudes Of A Rural Primary Care Practice Initiating Suboxone Treatment For Opiod Use (BioKansas Drug-development focus award)
Emporia State University
Kelsey L. Porter Detecting the Invasive Legume Sericea Lespedeza (Lespedeza Cuneata) Using Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (University award and BioKansas award)
Fort Hays State University
Ashley Lockwood Mental Health and Law Enforcement: An Exploration of Current Training Practices and Future Directions (University award)
Aline Rodrigues de Queiroz Influence of Shaded Conditions in Germination, Vegetative Development, and Reproduction of Asteraceae Species Native to Kansas (BioKansas award)
Kansas State University
Obdulia Covarrubias-Zambrano Liquid Biopsy: The Simplest Technique for Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer Detection (University award)
Ana Stoian Survival of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) in Feed Ingredients Under Transboundary Shipping Conditions (BioKansas award)
Pittsburg State University
Andrea Hight Increasing Providers' Intent to Perform E-Cigarette Screening in the Adolescent Population (University award)
Zachary Shaw TNF-α and Sophorolipids: Combinations Approach for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer (BioKansas award)
University of Kansas
James Lafikes Implementing New Concrete Technologies for Constructing Crack-Free Bridge Decks (University award)
Zoe Dimond Chlamydia of Pigs and Humans: A Comparative Genomic Analysis (BioKansas award)
University of Kansas Medical Center
Abdalghani Yahya Pinch Proprioception and Hand Dexterity: Are they Correlated? (University award)
Andrew Trembath Immune Regulation of CD8+ T Cells by NKG2D in Autoimmune Diabetes (BioKansas award)
Wichita State University
Heather Forster Innovative Genetic Approach May Give Crops Resistance to Charcoal Rot Disease (University award)
Jacob Griffith Non-Invasive Detection of Intracranial Fluid Volume Shifts Using Wearable Headband (BioKansas award)
Emporia State University
Cinthya Saldana Y-screening Assay to Streamline Sexual Assault Sample Processing at the Kansas City Police Crime Laboratory (BioKansas award)
Joshua Key Learning Analytics and Dropout Detection: Developing an Early Warning System to Support Potential Dropouts (University award)
Fort Hays State University
Kyle Schumacher Multi-season Occupancy Modeling and Development of Long-term Avian Monitoring Protocols at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (BioKansas award)
Callea Breiner Quality of Life and Self-efficacy in Ostomy Patients in a Local Support Group (University award)
Kansas State University
Laura Constance Role of the Gut Microbiome in Response to Vaccination and Viral Respiratory Infection in Growing Pigs (BioKansas award)
Stuart Sprague Expression of Atgrxs17 in Maize Increases Yield Under Heat Stress (University award)
Pittsburg State University
Sanket Bhoyate Industrially Producible High-performance Corn-oil Based Flame Retardent Rigid Polyurethane Foams (BioKansas award)
Ren Bean Personalized Drug-cocktail Nanomedicine for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer (University award & MoValley Parental Drug Association award)
University of Kansas
Tugba Turnaoglu Slow-release Fertilizers to Improve Kansas Agriculture (BioKansas award)
Taybor Parker Stopping Colorectal Cancer Before It Starts: the Many Roles of the Apc Protein (University award)
Erika Nolte Turning Back Time: Reversing Alzheimer's Disease Progression (MoValley Parental Drug Association award)
University of Kansas Medical Center
Shireen Usman Transcriptome Characterization and Development of Targeted Therapy in Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (BioKansas award)
Nicholas Marchello Diet Quality During Weight Maintenance in Rural Breast Cancer Survivors (University award)
Wichita State University
Ali Adibi Quantifying Potential Therapeutic Benefit of Spatiotemporal Dose Modulation for Cancer Treatment (BioKansas award)
Drew Colcher Linguistic Discrimination Against Latino Residents of Garden City, Kansas (University award)
Emporia State University
Thomas Houk Improved Tracking of Kansas Economic Activity (BioKansas award)
Mary M. Ralston DNA Barcoding of Blow Fly Species in Coffey County, Kansas (University award)
Fort Hays State University
Adam Rusk UAV-Collected Multispectral Imagery for Identifying Rangeland Vegetation in a Southern Mixed-Grass Prairie (BioKansas and University awards)
Kansas State University
Ryan Schmid Protecting Kansas Wheat: Assessment of a Novel Hessian Fly Monitoring Strategy (University award)
Zheng Zhao Developing Multiplexed Detection of Blood Exosomal Markers for Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer (BioKansas award)
Pittsburg State University
Rachel Bechtold Bacterial Diversity of an Abandoned Mine Land Soil in Southeast Kansas (University award)
Sanket Bhoyate Green Polyurethanes for Industrial Applications Using Eco-Renewable Resources (BioKansas award)
University of Kansas
Cate Wisdom Biomimicking Biological Interfaces by Engineered Multi-Functional Peptides to Prevent Implant-Associated Infections (BioKansas and University awards)
University of Kansas Medical Center
Jacob New Secretory Autophagy in Tumor Associated Fibroblasts Promotes Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression and Emerges as a Novel Therapeutic Target (BioKansas and University awards)
Wichita State University
Kelsay E. Gardiepy "If It Bleeds, It Leads" vs #HesstonStrong: A Fantasy-Theme Analysis of Local and National News Coverage of the 2016 Hesston, Kansas Shooting (University award-2nd place)
Mostafa Hasan Determining an Effective Treatment Plan for Breast Cancer: A Multi-Criteria Decision Model and Algorithm (BioKansas award)
Alicia Keow Solar Energy Harvesting Using Ionic Polymer-Metal Enhanced Water Electrolysis (University award-1st place)
Kansas State University
Matthew Galliart Adaptive Ecotype Variation and Genetic Divergence of a Widespread Grass, Big Bluestem, Across a Great Plains’ Climate Gradient
Caroline Ylioja Spinning Straw Into Milk: Can An All By-Product Diet Support Milk Production?
Olarlere Olatoye Genomic Dissection of Leaf and Panicle Architecture Traits in Sorghum Using Nested Association Mapping (BioKansas Award)
University of Kansas
Rouzbeh Khajehdehi Construction of Crack-Free Bridge Decks (BioKansas Award)
Venkat Motupalli Predicting Risk for Incidences of Homelessness Among Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
Brock Ternes Well Ownership and Sustainable Practices: An Examination of Groundwater Policies, Water Conservation Routines, and Groundwater Reliance in Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Naomi A. Butler-Tjaden Vitamin A Metabolism Is Required For Vagal Neural Crest Cell Colonization of the Gastrointestinal Tract in the Pathogenesis of Hirschsprung Disease
Aryn M. Kamerer Beyond the Audiogram: Locating Regions of Outer Hair Cell Loss in the Inner Ear (BioKansas Award)
Michelle M. McWilliams A Novel Cellular Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Uterine Fibroids
Wichita State University
Morgan Colling Mobile Text Input on a Smartwatch Qwerty Keyboard (BioKansas Award)
Sean Hess Autism Speaks: Giving a Voice to the Social Constructs of Adolescents with ASD
Eyyub Y. Kibis Cost-Effective Surveillance and Control Strategies Against the Emerald Ash Borer Threat in North America
Pittsburg State University
Shoukath Sulthana New Multi-Functional Nanoceria for the Treatment of Lung Cancer (BioKansas Award)
Fort Hayes State University
Patrice Betz Effects of Environmental and Human Disturbance Factors on the Range Contraction of North American Bird and Mammal Species
Mitchell Myer Black Footed Ferret (Mustela Nigripes) Disperson in Western Kansas (BioKansas Award)
Kansas State University
Kavitha Penugonda Iron Bioavailability of Sorghum, Cowpea, Corn and Soybean Fortified Blended Foods (BioKansas award)
Ryan Schmid Hessian Fly, Mayetiola Destructor, Response to Different Colors of Leds
Pittsburg State University
Jyothi Kallu PSMA-Receptor Targeting Magnetic Nanoprobes: Novel Nanotheranostisc for the Treatment of Prostate Carcinomas (BioKansas award)
University of Kansas
Kelly Harrison Development of Subunit Vaccines Using Fusion Proteins from Salmonella (BioKansas award)
Mitchell C. VeDepo Inter-Species Variation in Decellularization of Aortic Heart Values
University of Kansas Medical Center
Teresa Kilkenny Developing and Implementing a Circumcision Multimedia Decision Aid: A Quality Process Improvement Project (BioKansas award)
Asona J. Liu Overexpression of Interferon Stimulated Genes Is Critical for the Survival of Aromatase Inhibitor-Resistant Breast Cancer Cells
Wichita State University
Parisa Eimanzadeh Nurse Staffing for Inpatient Settins Using a Stochoastic Modeling Approach
Alexander Foster Methods for Optimizing Trajectories of All-Electric Satellites for Multiple Variables and Launch Conditions
Abhingnan Telakapalli Automatic Talk Back and Exoskeleton System Using Brain Neural Computer Interface for ALS Patiens (BioKansas Award)
Kansas State University
Lance Noll A Four Plex Real- Time PCR Assay For Detection and Quantification of Escherichia Coli 0157 in Cattle Feces
Joseph Holste Transfer-length measurements on concrete railroad ties fabricated with 15 Different prestressing reinforcements
University of Kansas
Emily Beck Decelluarization Cartilage Hydrogels for Cartilage Tissue Engineering
Margaret Lloyd The disparate impact of alcohol, methamphetamine and other drugs on family reunification after foster care in Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Greta C. Stamper Auditory Responses in Normal Hearing, Noise-Exposed Human Ears
Bliss O'Bryhim Tyrosinase activity is associated with increased severity of oxygen-induced retinopathy via modulation of dopaminergic signaling
Wichita State University
Samantha Jansen Understanding Speech in Noisy Conditions
Williams Choi Does more attention improve lane keeping performance?
Kansas State University
Kelly Foster Bovine Viral Diarrhea virus transmission from persistently infected cattle to non-persistently infected cattle when commingled: An evaluation of serum neutralizing antibody titers
Feraidon Ataie Utilization of high lignin residue ash(hilra) in concrete materials
University of Kansas
Grifin Roberts Integrated approach to algal biofuels: Overcoming challenges for new industry
Lei Shi Multichannel sense-and-avoid radar for small uavs
University of Kansas Medical Center
Stephanie Bishop A click chemistry-mediated approach to understanding surviving: Caspase-9 protein-protein interactions
Natalie Tarbutton & Alison Nuttle Retrospective chat review of distress among cancer survivors
Wichita State University
Laina M. burdiek A normative study on wideband tympanometry and energy reflectance in human ears: Effects of repetitive measurements
Jo Jardina Are e-textbooks the educational tools of the future?
Kansas State University
Ayomi Peera Design of a 'Greener' Solar Cell Using Mycrobacterial Protein MspA
Wilson Smith Feasibility of Using Lignin: Plant Derived Material for Stabilization of Unpaved Roads
University of Kansas
Laura Dean Leading Kansas? Determinats of Human Trafficking Policy Variation in the United States and Kansas
A.J. Mellott Approaching Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration Through Non-Viral Gene Therapy
University of Kansas Medical Center
Lacey Lucense MicroRNAS Are Necessary for Female Fertility
Jessica Witherspoon Shoulder Instability May Depend on Labral and Capsular Properties
Wichita State University
Zachary Kral Use of Artifical Neural Networks to Detect Damage in Composite Laminates
Heath E. Misak The Benefits of Magnetic/Proetin Targeted Drug Delivery in Treating Skin Cancer In-Vivo