Join us for this special live event where Illinois graduate students share their remarkable research in three minutes or less!
The 2025 Research Live! Finalist Showcase will include screenings of the finalists' presentations, live voting for the People's Choice Award, and an announcement of the winners!
Our finalist judges will determine the winners for the following five prize categories: Grand Prize ($500), Design Award ($200), Impact Award ($200), Storyteller Award ($200), and Visionary Award ($200). Finalist Showcase audience members will vote for the People's Choice Award ($200).
The event will be held on Tuesday, April 8, at 5:00 pm CDT at the Campus Instructional Facility (1405 Springfield Ave, Urbana).
Congratulations to the 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)
Cheer on the finalists and vote for your favorite! This event is open to the public. Everyone is welcome to join us.