Kentucky Academy of Science Student Competition Award Winners

Kentucky Academy of Science Student Competition Award Winners 2018 Annual Meeting

Agricultural Sciences Poster Presentation First Place (Tie) – Riley Mabe, Kaeden Mollett, and Marcus Robertson Murray State University First Place (Tie) – Sarah Rhodes Asbury University Second Place – Megan Mc. Coun Kentucky State University Third Place – River Dowell Murray State University

Agricultural Sciences Oral Presentation First Place – Tavin Marshall Kentucky State University

Anthropology/Sociology Poster Presentation First Place – Dee Broomhead Northern Kentucky University Second Place – Alessa Rulli Northern Kentucky University Third Place – Delaney Gilliam and Lyndsey Mc. Nabb Northern Kentucky University

Anthropology/Sociology Oral Presentation First Place – Amanda Lilly Northern Kentucky University

Botany Poster Presentation First Place – Wendy Cecil Western Kentucky University

Botany Oral Presentation First Place – Kiana Mattingly and Robert Day Bellarmine University

Cellular and Molecular Biology Poster Presentation First Place – Meg Dillingham Western Kentucky University Second Place – Kateryna Nabukhotna Berea College Third Place – Matthew Knerr Western Kentucky University

Cellular and Molecular Biology Oral Presentation First Place – Erin Clayton Murray State University Second Place – Chann Han Berea Collee Third Place – Justin Rabe Northern Kentucky University

Chemistry – Analytical/Physical Poster Presentation First Place – Brittney Nelson Murray State University Second Place – Alexander Thome Murray State University Third Place – Elizabeth Hedrick Western Kentucky University

Chemistry – Analytical/Physical Oral Presentation First Place – Yacine Choutri Berea College Second Place – Ryan Lamb Western Kentucky University Third Place – Corbin Arrasmith Northern Kentucky University

Chemistry – Organic/Inorganic Poster Presentation First Place – Samantha Sims Murray State University Second Place – Shino Sleeper and Hayley Van. Meter Western Kentucky University Third Place – Seth Klaine Western Kentucky University

Chemistry – Organic/Inorganic Oral Presentation First Place – Ayanav Roy Northern Kentucky University Second Place – Quynh Nguyen Northern Kentucky University Third Place – Michael James Berea College

Computer and Information Science Poster Presentation First Place – Brian Luciano University of Kentucky Second Place – Luke de Castro Henry Clay High School Third Place – Richard Pike Western Kentucky University

Computer and Information Science Oral Presentation First Place – Michael Murray and Kelsey Cole University of Kentucky Second Place – Stephen Goins Bellarmine University Third Place – Harrison Inocencio University of Kentucky

Ecology Poster Presentation First Place – Renae Steinberger Eastern Kentucky University Second Place – Ramon Guivas Asbury University Third Place – Natalie Holsclaw and Allison Jones Northern Kentucky University

Ecology Oral Presentation First Place – Sarah Benton University of Louisville Second Place – Emma Reasoner Berea College

Environmental Science Poster Presentation First Place – Christopher Padgett Western Kentucky University Second Place - Jennifer Van Antwerp Western Kentucky University Third Place – Isabel Chumbler Western Kentucky University

Environmental Science Oral Presentation First Place – Evan Hendrickson Western Kentucky University

Engineering Oral Presentation First Place – Akira King Morehead State University Second Place – Katerina Winters Morehead State University Third Place – Jean-Pierre Amoakon Georgetown College

Geography Poster Presentation First Place – Ariel Smith and Jacouri Burns Kentucky State University Second Place - Logan Twohey University of Louisville Third Place – Meri Koskelainen Eastern Kentucky University

Geography Oral Presentation First Place – Dallas Mc. Kinney Western Kentucky University Second Place – Tori Farrow Kentucky State University

Geology Poster Presentation First Place – Daniel Martin and Constance Brown Northern Kentucky University Second Place – Marie White Murray State University

Geology Oral Presentation First Place – Madison Howard Morehead State University Second Place – Mitchell Grothaus Morehead State University

Health Sciences Poster Presentation First Place – Kristen Miller Western Kentucky University Second Place – Nicole Creeden Murray State University Third Place – Kristen Eads Western Kentucky University

Health Sciences Oral Presentation First Place – Samuel Adams Northern Kentucky University Second Place – Yeongha Oh Berea College

Mathematics Oral Presentation First Place – Jeremiah Halter Morehead State University Second Place – Ethan Caudill Morehead State University

Microbiology Poster Presentation First Place – Samuel Chang Western Kentucky University Second Place – Anmol Sandhu Western Kentucky University Third Place – Sahil Chhabra Western Kentucky University

Microbiology Oral Presentation First Place – Colin Hartman Northern Kentucky University Second Place – William Fenske Eastern Kentucky University Third Place – Clarissa Gearner Western Kentucky University Honorable Mention – Ashley Wentworth Northern Kentucky University

Physics and Astronomy Poster Presentation First Place – Brendan Evans Western Kentucky University Second Place – Alexander Banaszak Western Kentucky University Third Place – Alex Henson Western Kentucky University

Physics and Astronomy Oral Presentation First Place – Rebecca Mikula Morehead State University Second Place – Casey Christian Morehead State University Third Place – Lauren Cooper Western Kentucky University

Physiology and Biochemistry Poster Presentation First Place – Nyasha Gombami Berea College Second Place – Allison Harper Berea College Third Place – Zackery Hill University of Pikeville

Physiology and Biochemistry Oral Presentation First Place – Isaac Domenech Berea College Second Place – David Kelley Wood Hudson Cancer Research Laboratory Third Place – Daisy Di. Vita Northern Kentucky University

Psychology Poster Presentation First Place – Victoria Nash Morehead State University Second Place – Yabsira Ayele Berea College Third Place – Allison Ludwig Morehead State University

Psychology Oral Presentation First Place – Sydney Wheeler Western Kentucky University

Science Education Poster Presentation First Place – Shelby Diener Northern Kentucky University Second Place – Olivia Santangelo Western Kentucky University

Science Education Oral Presentation First Place – Hannah Brewer Morehead State University

Zoology Poster Presentation First Place – Maddie Stanback University of Kentucky Second Place – Jonathan Eisenhour Morehead State University

Zoology Oral Presentation First Place – Samuel White Murray State University Second Place – Rachel Prokopius Northern Kentucky University Third Place – Natalie Mercer Kentucky Wesleyan College