2021
2021 Grad Slam Champion
Logan Kozal
Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology
Hot Dads and Super Moms? Musseling up against Marine Heatwaves
2021 Grad Slam Runners-up
Danae Hernandez Cortes
Economics
Do Environmental Markets Cause Environmental Injustice? Evidence from California's Carbon Market
2021 Grad Slam Runners-up
Deeksha Dangwal
Computer Science
Leave No Trace: Private System Design
Nora Wolcott
Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
From mice to men: interrogating the role of the hippocampus in Alzheimer's disease
2021 Grad Slam Finalists
Viktoriya Babenko
The Mighty Stress of Modern Life, the Lion Sleeps Tonight
Deeksha Dangwal
Computer Science
Leave No Trace: Private System Design
Kelsey Dowdy
Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology
The song of the pain of the world: addressing landscape degradation through the weed Arundo donax
Emily Hardison
Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology
Feeding Nemo
Danae Hernandez Cortes
Economics
Do Environmental Markets Cause Environmental Injustice? Evidence from California's Carbon Market
Nora Kassner
What Makes a Family?
Greta Koumarianou
Chemistry
How to search for life on other planets
Logan Kozal
Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology
Hot Dads and Super Moms? Musseling up against Marine Heatwaves
Nora Wolcott
Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
From mice to men: interrogating the role of the hippocampus in Alzheimer's disease
Katelyn Zigner
Geography
Risk and Resilience: Identifying regions of high wildfire threat
2021 Grad Slam Presenters
Eun-Joo Ahn
Capitalist Astronomy: attaining a fuller picture of science
Brett Aho
Global Studies
Beyond Surveillance Capitalism: Data Governance Trajectories of the US, EU and China
Shashank Aswathanarayana
Media Arts & Technology
The Beautiful World of 3D Audio
Viktoriya Babenko
The Mighty Stress of Modern Life, the Lion Sleeps Tonight
Tannishtha Bhattacharjee
Shidol and a Gendered History of food and Migration in North East India
Anna Boser
Environmental Science & Management
West Nile virus risk maps from space
Kevin Brackett
Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Manipulating the Viral Genome
Soham Chowdhury
Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Decision Point: Preparing the Endoplasmic Reticulum for Cell Division
Jacqueline Comstock
Marine Science
Coral Reefs and Chlorophyll: Using bacteria to solve a 60 year old mystery
Tom Costigan
Organized Social Groups and the Supreme Court
Deeksha Dangwal
Computer Science
Leave No Trace: Private System Design
Violaine Desgens-Martin
Environmental Science & Management
Where do our Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products Go?
Cameron Dexter Torti
Education
Equitable Literacy Approaches in Education
Natalie Dornan
Marine Science
Elucidating the Seacrets of Seaweeds
Kelsey Dowdy
Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology
The song of the pain of the world: addressing landscape degradation through the weed Arundo donax
America Edwards
Communication
Some Pig: Communicating Biosecurity in the Swine Industry
Louis Graup
Environmental Science & Management
Snow Drought
Emily Hardison
Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology
Feeding Nemo
Chantel Haughton
Communication
Resilience in Interracial Relationships: Relationship Maintenance and Communal Orientation as Protection Against Network Stigma
Danae Hernandez Cortes
Economics
Do Environmental Markets Cause Environmental Injustice? Evidence from California's Carbon Market
Nora Kassner
What Makes a Family?
Vikram Khanna
Chemical Engineering
Digital Design of Crystals
Greta Koumarianou
Chemistry
How to search for life on other planets
Logan Kozal
Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology
Hot Dads and Super Moms? Musseling up against Marine Heatwaves
Jedrzej Kozerawski
Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Teachers of AI: How to Increase the Learning Efficiency
Natasha Krell
Geography
Using mobile phone surveys to monitor farmers' decisions in real-time
Athith Krishna
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Wide-Bandgap CMOS - Pathway towards next generation of electronics
Alexis Kunz
The Automated Compass: Did We Lose Our Way?
KE-CHU LEE
Mechanical Engineering
Koopman Analysis: a New Tool to Build a Flying Car
Michael Lloydhauser
Education
The Road Less Traveled: Teacher Education Pathways for Special Education Teachers
Rue Mansour
Education
Homeless Youth
Amara McCune
Physics
Particle Discovery with a Cosmological Collider
Cynthia McLeod
Communication
Black Twitter: Removing the Deficit
Ryan Minor
The Continuing Myth of Africa as the Dark Continent in Western culture.
Keene Morrow
Environmental Science & Management
Multiple Benefits of Local Clean Energy
Guillermo Najarro
Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Understanding Viral Control On The Unfolded Protein Response
Gordon Pace
Chemical Engineering
Glue That Conducts Too
Caroline Reilly
Materials
Transitioning to better transistors
Eugene Riordan Jr
Global Studies
Don't Be Too Nervous: Pornography, Anxiety, and You
Kirstin Rollins
Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
How a mini-brain senses smells
Amir Tahmasebipour
Mechanical Engineering
micro 3D printing with sound science
Melvin Thomas
Chemistry
Sustainable reduction reactions in water (by replacing toxic solvents)
Jordan Tudisco
Comparative Literature
Transing Trauma -- How Seeing Trauma through a Trans Lens Can Improve Healing for All
Kaitlyn Ugoretz
Shinto in the Time of COVID-19
Rebecca Vincent
Materials
Better Batteries for a Carbon-Free Future
Krystal Vo
Chemistry
Life Under The Sun
Maharshi Vyas
Religious Studies
Are emotions rational? - Religious Conversions in Tribal India
Nora Wolcott
Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
From mice to men: interrogating the role of the hippocampus in Alzheimer's disease
Madison Wong
Chemistry
Chemistry in Water
Madison Wong
Chemistry
Chemistry in Water
Kira Wyckoff
Materials
Batteries for a Sustainable Future
Katelyn Zigner
Geography
Risk and Resilience: Identifying regions of high wildfire threat