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Undergraduate Research Poster Competition

During the Undergraduate Research Poster Competition, students conducting research in our department presented posters to a CBE audience. In Spring 2025, we had 11 posters from 6 different research groups. This activity was created to give our undergraduate students the opportunity to talk about their research, to practice and polish their presentation skills, to do networking and to get feedback about their work. Judges from Oak Ridge National Lab, the industry, and other UT departments helped to select the best posters of the event.

2025 Competition Winners

Hannah Boyd presenting her research at the Undergraduate Research Poster Competition

1st

Hannah Boyd (Trinh’s Lab)

Poster Title: Construction and characterization of multitargeting CRISPR-Cas antimicrobial treatments against virulent Staphylococcus aureus

Evgeny Turdakov posing with his research poster

2nd

Evgeny Turdakov (Stein’s Lab)

Poster Title: Polymer End-Group Removal and Modification for Controlled Properties

Zack Sparks posing with his poster

3rd

Zachary Sparks (Corder’s Lab)

Poster Title: UV Light Intensity Effects on Polymer Curing Profiles


Photo Gallery of Students at the Competition


Female student and a male professor posing with her research poster

Male student posing with his research poster

students discussing their research poster


male students looking at a research poster

male student standing next to his research poster

research poster and male student


student talking to another student about the research poster

male student standing with a research poster

students talking about their research at the research competition