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1. Katie Melzer
   鈥淲hen Fear Comes Knocking鈥�
   Oil Painting
2. Morgan Vergo
   鈥淪how Me: The Artist of the Future鈥�
   Mixed Media, Broken Technology Sculpture
3. Jasmine Pryor
   鈥淯苍迟颈迟濒别诲鈥�
   Acrylic Painting

Kristen Ess
A Mathematical Model of C. difficile Transmission and Control in Healthcare Settings

Allan Victor Cortes
ATXN3 Exon 10 Skipping as a Potential Therapeutic for SCA3
Mentors: Dr. Mallory Havens, Dr. Daniel Kissel

Matthew Senese, Austin Kind, Ethan Jakubowski
Stochastic Simulations of Nosocomial Clostridioides difficile Infections and Transmission
Mentors: Dr. Cara Sulyok, Dr. Brittany Stephenson

Kate Melzer
The Art of Compassion: Finding Empathy in the Nooks of Life is its Own Art Form
Mentor: Leslie Colonna

1. Piper Smith
   Coupling Megasonic Energy and Supramolecular Structures for Application in post-Chemical Mechanical Planarization of Oxidized Silicon Carbide
2. Adam Caridi
   Chemical Activation of Polymeric Media for Applications in Chemical Mechanical Planarization (tie for 2nd)
   
   Kaitlyn Palmer
   The Development and Characterization of Secondary Redox Modification to Mof-199 with Application to Water Remediation (tie for 2nd)
3. Isidro Galvez
   We Actually Don't Have Ways of Making You Talk: Encouraging Production of Vocal Targets in Running Speech Sampling

Of our top 2 finishers, one represented STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and one represented HASS (Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences).

Humanities, Health & Social Science

1. Sarah Bourell
   Law Enforcement Perceptions of Co-Responder Programs
2. Daisy Collazo
   Healthcare Sentiments on Firearm Safety Education in Prenatal and Pediatric Settings

Math & Science

1. Ashley Miller, Maciej Zalinski
   Antimicrobial Properties Osage Orange Fruit Extract
2. Jenna Staszewski, Alex Krupa, Angelina Martinez
   Biochar as an Amendment to Improve Microbial Activity in Soils

1. Ariana Bermudez, Magdalene Bandyk, Allison Coulson, Demenica Gomez
   Communicatin ’ 9 to 5: Navigating Employment Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Opportunities for Inclusive Employment
2. Jocelyn Murray, Provance Jade
   Analyzing Seasonal & Event- Based Trends in Email Phishing Targeting Universities to Improve Security Awareness Training
3. Adam Caridi
   Chemical Activation of Polymeric Media for Applications in Chemical Mechanical Planarization

Humanities, Health & Social Science

1. Jessica Barrios
   Understanding Re-Entry Challenges: A Comprehensive Analysis of Post-Incarceration Experiences and Community Engagement in a Jail in Northern Illinois (tie for 1st)

1. Emma O'Neill
   Female Athletes: Body Image and Self-Esteem (tie for 1st)

Math & Science

1. Nuvia Hernandez
   Analysis of Stock Market Volatility and its Relation to Reddit Posts
2. Casey Smith
   Using a Low-Cost Distance Sensor to Investigate Truck Traffic During Air Quality Monitoring
3. Casey Smith, Ruben Franchini, Tyler Ranieri
   Improving Measurements of PM2.5 Emissions for Diesel Engines
4. Ethan Brooks, Tyler Perez, Victor Rosas
   Improving Measurements of PM2.5 Emissions for Diesel Engines
5. Marissa Strelczyk
   Optimizing Apparatus and Data Collection for Power Reduction of Laser Illumination Using Liquid Crystals

1. Muzzamill Ali Shaik, Jun Maezawa, Ujwal Udaykumar Nair, Adrian Wlodarz
   Evaluating Course Modalities and Their Impact on Learning
2. Adriana Alvarez, Bradley Foster, Samantha Newtoff, Maricruz Robles
   Task-Oriented Home Training for Post-CVA in Minority Populations
3. Chloe Gordon, Adam Caridi
   Effect of Structure to Promote Organic Residue Removal During Cu post-Chemical Mechanical Planarization (p-CMP) Cleaning

Erika Ornelas
An Exploration of the Form of Humanity

Ariana Bermudez, Magdalene Bandyk, Allison Coulson, Demenica Gomez
Communicatin ’9 to 5: Navigating Employment Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Opportunities for Inclusive Employment

Sharon Campos, Emilia Gladysz, Gisel Hernandez, Ruby Vasquez
Code-Switching: The Bridge Between Communication Breakdowns in Multilingual Aphasia