2026 SURE 3 Minute Presentation Winners

First Place Winners:

  • Fahrin Ramisa, Senior, Major: Aeronautical System Engineering, Mentor: Dr. Dhruba Panthi

  • Jacob Steiner, Sophomore, Major: Aerospace Engineering, Mentor: Dr. John Sankovic

  • Yasmine Belko, Sophomore, Major: Environmental Studies, Mentor: Dr. Sarah Smiley

  • Ellie Mercer, Junior, Major: Geology, Mentor: Dr. Timothy Gallagher

  • Tanzila Rahman Simi, Junior, Major: Environmental & Conservation Biology (BS), Mentor: Dr. David Ward

  • Sheel Patel, Sophomore, Major: Mechatronics Engineering, Mentor: Dr. Yanhai Du

  • Jarif Ahmed, Sophomore, Major: Mechatronics Engineering Technology, Mentor: Dr. Tao Shen

  • Arslan Kalandarov, Sophomore, Major: Human Development and Family Science, Mentors: Dr. Maureen Blankemeyer and Dr. Samantha Jones

  • Rishi Ahuja, Senior, Major: Biotechnology, Mentor: Dr. Robert Clements

  • Bishop Harsch, Senior, Major: Computer Science, Mentor: Dr. JungYoon Kim

  • Orolzodmaa Erdenebat, Senior, Major: Business Management, Mentor: Dr. Dambar Uprety

  • Ben Purdum, Junior, Major: Computer Science, Mentor: Dr. Raiful Hasan

  • Hensley Nicholson, Junior, Major: Fashion Design, Mentor: Dr. Linda Ohrn-McDaniel

  • Nabin Bhatta, Senior, Major: Aeronautical Systems Engineering Technology, Mentor: Dr. Carla Goar

  • Ana Ravaglio Lavalle, Senior, Major: Psychology, Mentor: Dr. Christopher Dum

  • Priscilla Zavala, Sophomore, Major: Criminology, Mentor: Dr. Elias Nader

  • Carson Throckmorton, Senior, Major: Physics, Mentor: Dr. Zhangbu Xu

  • Dominic Chifulini, Senior, Major: Psychology, Mentor: Dr. Karin Coifman

  • Micaela Mitchell, Sophomore, Major: Psychology, Mentor: Dr. Mary Beth Spitznagel

  • Mae Dickens, Sophomore, Major: History, Mentor: Dr. Kim Gruenwald

  • Isabella Biro, Freshman, Major: Neuroscience, Mentor: Dr. Stacy Miner

  • Gavin McKinnon, Senior, Major: Neuroscience, Mentor: Dr. Joseph Bedont

  • Dakota Medic, Senior, Major: Pre-Health Certificate, Mentor: Dr. Bathi Kasturiarachi

  • Anna Dalton, Sophomore, Major: Biology, Mentor: Dr. Richard Piet

Second Place Winners:

  • Morgan Greenwood, Senior, Major: Mechanical Engineering, Mentor: Dr. Yanhai Du

  • Anuj Manandhar, Junior, Major: Aerospace Engineering, Mentor: Dr. Isaac Richmond Nettey

  • Finn Machuga, Junior, Major: Environmental and Conservation Biology, Mentor: Dr. Patrick Bitterman

  • Rachael Wayts, Senior, Major: Geology, Mentor: Dr. Allyson Tessin

  • Helen Willmer, Junior, Major: Conservation Biology, Mentor: Dr. Brian Trevelline

  • Lucky Sah, Junior, Major: Mechatronics Engineering, Mentor: Dr. Jong Hoon Kim

  • Roshan Renney, Junior, Major: Mechatronics Engineering and Technology, Mentor: Dr. Carla Goar

  • Ayna Tazhiyeva, Sophomore, Major: International Studies, Mentor: Dr. Yesim Kaptan

  • Shashwati Sikder Sharaya, Junior, Major: Biotechnology, Mentor: Dr. Min Ho Kim

  • Sumedh Joshi, Junior, Major: Computer Science, Mentor: Dr. Mikhail Nesterenko

  • Benjamin Leber, Senior, Major: Computer Science, Mentor: Dr. Mikhail Nesterenko

  • Christopher Robison Robison, Sophomore, Major: Cybersecurity Engineering, Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Maletic

  • Helen McLellan, Senior, Major: Fashion Design, Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Novak

  • Lauren Aultz, Junior, Major: Speech Pathology and Audiology, Mentor: Dr. Ali Barikroo

  • Camryn Myrla, Junior, Major: Anthropology, Mentor: Dr. Mary Ann Raghanti

  • Azariah Rivers, Sophomore, Major: Political Science, Mentor: Dr. Julie Mazzei

  • Nushaiba Tassnim Awal, Sophomore, Major: Physics, Mentor: Dr. Philip Bos

  • William Doering, Sophomore, Major: Psychology, Mentor: Dr. Karin Coifman

  • Renie Booth, Junior, Major: Psychology pre-med, Mentor: Dr. Richard Piet

  • Alice Fox, Junior, Major: History, Mentor: Dr. Lindsay Starkey

  • Dionny Torres, Junior, Major: Nursing, Mentor: Dr. Janet Reed

  • Zaniya Houston, Junior, Major: Microbiology/Anthropology, Mentors: Dr. Sanhita Gupta and Dr. Linda Spurlock

  • Connor Peer, Senior, Major: Biology (pre-med), Mentor: Dr. Hanbin Mao

  • Riley Sites, Junior, Major: Biochemistry, Mentor: Dr. Diana Goncalves Schmidt

 
 
 
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