2021 UMSI Student Project Exposition Award Winners
Congratulations to the award winners!
$1000 will be awarded for the first place project in each category
$200 for honorable mention in each category
Gale, A Cengage Company Best Project Award
Winner: Capstone Project: Appropriate Technology Collaborative // SI 487: User Experience Final Project // Yasmeen Shakour, Sarah Higuchi-Crowell, Jesse Bruner, Nathan LaMoreaux
Honorable Mention: Interactive Digital Adaptation for Disaster Response // SI 487: User Experience Final Project // Rebecca Parada, Tae Won Kang, Elena Fang, Grace Nydam
Comerica BSI Final Project Award
Winner: Cloud Account Fraud Prevention // SI 487: User Experience Final Project // Soomin Kim, Laura Li, Alice Shih, Helen Song
Honorable Mention: City of Gainesville // SI 485: Information Analytics Final Project // Rea Parocaran, Harrison McCabe, Eldon Tsoi, Chris Pena
UMSI Office of DEI Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
Winner: CHAI – website redesign to increase inclusive health care access for LGBTQIA+ youth // Independent Project // Christian Paneda
Honorable Mention: Health Impact of Chest Binding in Transgender Individuals // SI 485: Information Analytics Final Project // Rachel Waltzer, Jane Mintz, Grace Knitter, Caitlin Beach
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award
Winner: SI 487 UX Capstone: Polaris // SI 487: User Experience Final Project // Michael Barsky, Sharon Lin, Colton Joyce, Claire Wenrick
Honorable Mention: NASA SUITS ARToolkit Interface for Astronauts // Collaborative Lab for Advancing Work in Space // Esther Tang, Hope Mao, Nigel Lu
Community Engagement Award
Winner: BankBlack USA Minority Owned Bank Dashboard - The COWRIE Initiative in partnership with Poverty Solutions // SI 485: Information Analytics Final Project // Dominique Roitman, Ian Mulhern, Kallen Cohane, Kristofer Siimar
Honorable Mention: Local Government Cybersecurity: Analyzing How Michigan Localities Cope with Digital Threats // Master’s Thesis Option Program // Marilu Duque
Faculty Choice Award
Winner: Developing a Museum Digital Preservation Policy and Plan // SI 699: Libraries and Archives // Emmeline Kaser, Shelby Long
Honorable Mention: Major Life Transitions, Identity Change, and Social Media // Independent Projects // Shanley Corvite