The College of Engineering Research Symposium is a student-run research symposium that showcases undergraduate and graduate engineering research from across the University.
College of Engineering Research Symposium announces 2022 winners
5/20/22
By Sarah Small
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Engineering Graduate Student Council hosted their annual College of Engineering Research Symposium on April 6 from 9:30-4:00 at the Hyatt Place in downtown State College. The event is a student-run research symposium that showcases undergraduate and graduate engineering research from across the University.
“CERS gives students the opportunity to present their research to a technical audience in a low-pressure environment,” said Jason Nachman, graduate programs assistant in the College of Engineering’s Office of Graduate Programs and Graduate Professional Programs. “The experience allows them to work on the skills needed to do the same at field specific conferences around the world.”
This year, more than 150 people attended the event, where more than 60 students presented their work.
"We were really excited to showcase all of the cutting-edge research by exceptional student researchers,” said Lauren Katch, doctoral candidate in engineering science and mechanics and chair of CERS. “The day was filled with educational and energetic talks and discussions, and we were thrilled to see a great crowd. "
The winners in each category are listed below.
Oral Presentations:
Environmental and Sustainable Infrastructure
First place: Bishwodeep Adhikari, civil and environmental engineering, doctoral student
Second place: Tahiya Tarannum, civil and environmental engineering, doctoral student
Third place: Marlene Carla Ndoun, agricultural and biological engineering, doctoral student
System, Design and Education
First place: Akshay Wali, electrical engineering, doctoral student
Second place: Henry Vennard, engineering design, master’s student
Third place: Mustafa Rifat, industrial and manufacturing engineering, doctoral student
Materials and Mechanics
First place: Eric Rokni, acoustics, doctoral student
Second place: Olivia Cook, engineering science and mechanics, doctoral student
Third place: Caeden Smith, engineering science and mechanics, undergraduate student
Simulations and Mechanisms
First place: Wael Salem, mechanical engineering, doctoral student
Second place: Asif Mahmud, civil and environmental engineering, doctoral student
Third place: Rui Zhang, civil and environmental engineering, doctoral student
Poster Presentations (morning session):
First place: Ferdousi Rawnaque, acoustics, doctoral student
Second place: Sujay Hosur, electrical engineering, doctoral student
Third place: Jordan Brown, agricultural and biological engineering, master’s student
Poster Presentations (afternoon session):
First place: Haley Jones, material science and engineering, doctoral student, and Kara Miller, biomedical engineering, undergraduate student
Second place: Gabriel Reimao Maggi Nicolosi Rocha, industrial and manufacturing engineering, doctoral student
Art in Science:
First place: Nazmiye Celik, engineering science and mechanics, doctoral student
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