Save the Date for the Research Live! Finalist Showcase
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | Campus Instructional Facility | 5:00 p.m.
This live event will include exclusive screenings of the finalists' presentations, an announcement of the prize winners, and more! The Finalist Showcase is free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend!
Meet the 2025 Finalists
- Rohit Ananthanarayana (Speech and Hearing Science)
- Cade Boggan (Aerospace Engineering)
- Akshita Gopal (Biochemistry)
- Matt Grenier (Theatre – Design)
- Samantha Hammack (VMS-Comparative Biosciences)
- Hannah Heath (Food Science and Human Nutrition)
- Karuna Kafle (Crop Sciences)
- Kevin Kleiner (Physics)
- Jennie Lee (Educational Psychology)
- Daniel Sani (Plant Biology)
- Yingman Tang (Theatre)
- Olive Wang (Informatics)
- ZJ Zhou (Geography)
2025 Award Lineup
The final round judging panel will determine the winners for the following five prizes that will be announced at the Finalist Showcase:
- The Grand Prize ($500) will be awarded to the finalist whose presentation excelled in all five criteria of organization, purpose, content, delivery, and visuals.
- The Design Award ($200) is all about the slide, given to the finalist who enhanced their talk the most through imagery, photographs, diagrams, illustrations, graphs, or other visuals.
- The Impact Award ($200) recognizes the finalist whose presentation highlights how their research is making or aimed at making substantial positive change in the world.
- The Storyteller Award ($200) is granted to the finalist whose performance style and delivery stole the show.
- The Visionary Award ($200) recognizes the finalist who is breaking new ground in their work whether through a unique approach, creative problem-solving, or charting a new direction in their field.
Immediately following the viewing of all finalist videos, members of the audience will get to vote for the winner of the People's Choice Award ($200).