We are delighted that 84 students were flexible as we moved the annual event to a virtual Canvas Community.

The Student Symposium was held, virtually, from April 15 – May 1. Participants loaded their presentations from the 15-22, and judging began on April 27.

2020 Student Symposium Program

SPONSORED PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION AND THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AT BALL STATE UNIVERSITY WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS OF THIS YEAR’S STUDENT SYMPOSIUM.

The 2020 Student Symposium award winners are:

Debbie Mattson*, Undergraduate Student, Landscape Architecture
Project Title: On the Nature of Healing: A Fractal Setting for Pediatric Trauma Therapy
Faculty Mentor: Malcolm Cairns, R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning

Sarah Mueller*, Undergraduate Student, Nutrition & Health Science
Project Title: Food intake and nutrition status among refugees living in refugee camps
Funded by a Digital Scholar Lab Faculty Fellowship
Faculty Mentor: Mengxi Zhang, College of Health

Xinye Wu, Graduate Student, School of Kinesiology
Project Title: Clinical Gait Analysis in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Funded by departmental support
Faculty Mentor: Henry Wang, College of Health

Cristina Perez-Herrera, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Project Title: Development and Application of a Versatile Assay System for the Detection of Rieske Dioxygenase Activity
Funded by Provost Startup Award
Faculty Mentor: Jordan Froese, College of Sciences & Humanities

Jessica Harvey, Graduate Student, Speech Pathology & Audiology
Project Title: Music Exposure Levels on Campus
Faculty Mentor: Lynn Bielski, College of Health

Rachel Ling, Undergraduate Student, School of Nursing, College of Health
Project Title: Teaching Chemistry with Napoleon
Funded by Provost Startup Award
Faculty Mentor: Jason Ribblett & Courtney Stanford, College of Sciences and Humanities