The Graduate College is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Illinois Summer Research Symposium Awards. Our campus welcomed nearly 200 scholars from a variety of institutions across the country for the Illinois Summer Research Symposium, an event that features the cutting-edge research, achievement, and creativity of our summer scholars.  Participants presented research developed through the mentorship and training of Illinois faculty members from a wide scope of disciplines. Thank you to the 2023 ISRS participants, judges, and all who made the Symposium a success!

2023 ISRS Award Recipients

Undergraduate Poster Presentations

1st Place:
"Using Dynamic Phase Change Materials with Extended Surfaces to Enhance Electronics Cooling," Venus Fu

2nd Place:
"Code-Switching: The Dynamic Language of a Mixed-Heritage Social Identity," Isabela Castilla

3rd Place (Tie):
"Evaluating the performance of solid-state batteries at sub-1MPa stack pressure," Coleen Aketch
"Activation of Bacterial Gene Expression Via Optogenetics," Jarel Patrick Calara

Undergraduate Oral Presentations

1st Place:
"The Effects of Imidacloprid on Steroidogenic Enzyme Gene Expression in the Female Mouse Ovary," Winter Stubblefield

Graduate Oral Presentations

1st Place:
"Contentious Conversations in the Classroom: The Role of Teachers and Parents in Student Critical Consciousness Development," AJ Espinoza

2nd Place:
"From Shadow to Substance: Black Futurity in the Face of Adversity," Yasmine Adams

3rd Place:
"Are the Kids Alright? Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Black Children and Adolescents," Keyana Imani Diaz