Event Details
Thursday, April 16, 2026
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Campus Center, Executive Conference Room
2026 Awardees
First Place (tied):
- Tiffany Chan, Integrating Structural, Energetic, and Computational Views of Voltage-Controlled Catalysis in VSP, written for Research in Physics with Dr. Cory Trout
- Renuka Kumar, Investigating the Role of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 3 (S1PR3) in Hippocampal Activation and Behavior, written for Independent Research/Honors Thesis with Dr. Brian Corbett
Runners-up:
- Emma Bogdan, Prenatal Acetaminophen Usage Combined With Vitamin D-3 Supplementation can Mitigate Autism Risk in Cases of Maternal Immune Activation: A Dual Approach, written for Current Topics in Bio with Dr. Jennifer Oberle
- Thaha Alam, A National Study of Social Support and Depression Among Immigrant Mothers in the United States, for Advanced Independent Study in Psychology with Dr. Tamara Nelson
New Researcher:
Niayla Silvera, How Social Studies Teachers in New Jersey Incorporate Current Events: Attitudes, Practices, and Constraints, written for Methods and Techniques of Social Research with Dr. Kayla Preito-Hodge
View past award winners on the next page.