Albany State University (ASU) hosted the 12^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in April. Sixty students presented their scholarly research projects that aligned with the theme “Academic Excellence through Undergraduate Research.” The symposium featured keynote speaker, Andrea Town-Byrd, lead chemist for the United States Department of Agriculture.

The winners are as follows:

Oral Presentations:

 First Place: Selamawit Geddes; Identity and Self Actualization: A Mixed-Method Study of Albany State University, Georgia

Second Place: Shamar Swift, Anthony Strachan, and Stephan Parker; Crater Detection on Mars

Third Place: Savanna Gipson; The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Quarantine on College Students

Poster Presentations:

First Place: Collin Phillips; Synergistic Effects of Mild Heat and Elevated Hydrostatic Pressure for Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes in Pasteurized Milk

Second Place: Bailey Gray; Mathematical Models for Predicting the Freezing Point of Alkanes: Application of Chemical Graph Theory 

Third Place: Selamawit Geddes; Identity and Self Actualization: A Mixed-Method Study of Albany State University, Georgia

Special Poster Presentations – University Grants:

First Place: Laila Dowdy, Aniele Forrest, Madison Robinson, and Aniya Love; The Impact of pH Level on a Super Absorbent Polymer

Second Place: Kareena Karin-Manning, Moriah Fleming, Aryona Harts, and Sarah Holley; Organic vs Non-Organic: Which Has the Most Vitamin C?

Third Place: Aryanna Rivera, Leah Cowen, and Christopher Carter; Antacid Efficacy Unveiled: Exploring Ingredients, Dosages, and Reaction Dynamics in Acid Neutralization