NexSTEM Research Showcase

2019-2020 Spring Research Poster Presentations

As part of the National Science Foundation-funded NexSTEM Program, our scholars participate in STEM research projects early in their academic careers. Scholars from across the STEM disciplines work individually or in groups on their projects and are mentored by STEM faculty researchers across our three NexSTEM campuses. Through their involvement, scholars gain practical experience conducting and communicating research. 

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In Fall, 2019, our scholars gave introductory oral presentations about their projects to an audience of family, friends, faculty, and others. The research posters and abstracts below represent the cumulative work completed prior to the impacts of COVID-19. In the videos on this webpage, our scholars highlight key aspects of their respective projects and discuss what about the research process has been most meaningful to them, thus far. 

Please join us in congratulating these students!  We look forward to the continuation of their research in 2020-21 and to adding to our cohort of NexSTEM scholars.

Shira Archie (ISU) and Devin Whitworth (ISU)

Archie&Whitworth_animals_not_responsible_for_high_turbidity_levels_in_local_stream.pdf
Archie_Whitworth_WaterTurbidity_Abstract.pdf
Shira_Archie_video.mp4
Devin_Whitworth.mp4

Audrey Armstrong (IWU) and Kathleen Nguyen (IWU)

ARMSTRONG & NGUYEN_An Unexpected Find_ Antibiotic Producing Bacteria Soil.pdf
ARMSTRONG & NGUYEN_Abstract.pdf
ARMSTRONG.mov
NGUYEN.mov

Camryn Becker (IWU) and Benedicte Kazigwa (HCC)

Becker&Kazigwa_ISU Sugar Creek Savannah Restoration Project.pdf
Becker&Kazigwa_SavannahRestoration_Abstract.pdf
Becker_Video.m4v
Kazigwa_Video.mp4

RJ Benefiel (ISU), Evan Hazzard (ISU), and Preston Nowlin (ISU)

Benefiel&Hazzard&Nowlin_IncreasingStudentRetentionUsingDataAnalyticsInITPoster.pdf
Benefiel_etal_ITStudentRetention_Abstract.pdf
Benefiel_Video.mp4
Hazzard_Video.mov
Nowlin_video.mp4

Noah Cox (IWU) 

Cox_Influence of Pitch-By-Pitch Feedback on Pitch Perception in Expert and Novice Baseball Players.pdf
Cox_FeedbackPitchPerception_Abstract.pdf
Cox_Video.MOV

Tyler Deters (ISU) 

Deters_Life Insurance and Labor Force Participation Rate.pdf
Deters_LifeInsuranceLaborRates_Abstract.pdf
Deters_Video.MOV

Jamison Herald (HCC) 

HERALD Poster.pdf
Herald_VideoGame_Abstract.pdf
HERALD NexSTEM Video.mp4

Joey Kiper (IWU) 

Kiper&Mejia_GreenerApproachtoAcetylsalicylicAcid.pdf
Kiper_GreenChemistry_Abstract.pdf
Kiper_video.mp4

Aidan Krieger (ISU) 

Krieger_SurficialGeologyMapPoster.pdf
Krieger_SurficialGeologyMap_Abstract.pdf
Krieger_Video.mp4

Gavin Long (ISU) 

Long,Krieger,Malone,&Shields_SurficialGeologicMapOfThe7.5MinuteFunk'sGroveQuadrangleInMcLeanCounty,IL.pdf
Long_SurficialGeologyMap_Abstract.pdf
Long_Video.mp4

Daniel Mueller (ISU) 

Mueller&Bergfield_TheTheoryoftheScanningThermopowerMicroscope.pdf
Mueller_ThermoelectricMicroscope_Abstract.pdf
Mueller_Video.MOV

Shivam Patel (IWU) 

Patel_StrokeMiceAbstract.pptx
Patel_StrokeMice_Abstract.pdf
Patel_StrokeMiceVideo.mov

Darren Reinagle (HCC) 

Reinagle_THE VET LIFT PROJECT.pdf
Reinagle_VetLift_Abstract.pdf
Reinagle_Video.wmv

Ian Wilkey (IWU) and Isaiah Crews (IWU) 

Wilkey&Crews_YouthBuildPoster.pdf
Wilkey&Crews_YouthBuild_Abstract.pdf
CREWS_Video.mp4
Wilkey_video (1).MOV

Russell Roberts (HCC)

Roberts_SmarterSumpPump_Abstract.pdf
Roberts_Video.mp4