Stem Poster Competition

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9am-3pm

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Oakton Community College - CANCELED due to COVID

Biological Sciences

First Place: Marissa Blakely, McHenry County College

“Bowling Balls as Vectors of Disease Transmission”

 Second Place (tie): Naima Hernandez-Sanchez, College of Lake County

“Caffeine Effects on Cell Lifespan”

Second Place (tie): Enes Kelestemur, College of Lake County

“Use of Chemical Additives to Elongate Telomere Length and Extend Lifespan”

Third Place: Sydney Row, McHenry County College

“Bacillus Species Effect on Coagulase Production in Staph. aureus”

Physical Sciences

First Place: Kenneth Melody & Ethan Gallant, Moraine Valley Community College

“Stars and their Planets: Searching for Relationships in Kepler Telescope Data”

 Second Place: Luca Palacios, McHenry County College

“Using Computational Science to Predict Cardiovascular Side Effects of Drugs”

Third Place: Monica Zienkiewicz, Morton College

“Analytical Testing of Dog Food”

Engineering, Mathematics and Technology

First Place: Rygar Carvajal, College of Lake County

“Study of Electromagnetic Vibration Energy”

Second Place (tie): Lukas Renfree, Moraine Valley Community College

“Using a Computer Program to Evaluate Student Schedules to Calculate Ideal Days & Times for Faculty Office Hours”

Second Place (tie): Anton Sebastian, Brad Bozzetti, John Connolly & Gamaliel Ruiz, Moraine Valley Community College

“Using a Computer Program to Evaluate Student Schedules to Calculate Ideal Days & Times for Faculty Office Hours”

Third Place: Sean Kim, College of Lake County

“Reducing Simulator Sickness with the Introduction of Tracking Devices”