The ES² 16 Engaged Scholar Symposium took place on April 21-23, 2016 across the Brownsville and Edinburg campuses. At its inauguration, over 150 presenters and 600 attendees took part in the celebration of experiential learning and had an opportunity to showcase their undergraduate research, service learning projects, and creative works.
Below are our 2016 Distinguished Scholars, in no particular order:
Brownsville Campus
Distinguished Scholar Award for Service Learning
Neuron 3D Models Service Learning Project by Abigail Nunez-Saenz, Lupita Navarro, and Mario Gil
Distinguished Scholar Award for Undergraduate Research
Neuroprotection of Medial Septal Cholinergic Neurons by Memantine After Intralateral Septal Injection of Aβ1-40 by Miriam D de Leon, M. Ortega, R. Tovar, J. M. Rodriguez, E.D. Lopez, M. T. Castaneda, A. Tohuami, and H. E. Rodriguez
Distinguished Scholar Award for Undergraduate Research
Study on Mist Nozzle Design in Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) by Michael Barrera and William Flores
Edinburg Campus
Distinguished Scholar Award for Service Learning
Equality Furr All by Lee R. Cantu, Cassandra Chapa, Leslie Perez, Claudia Cancino, and Brandon Ramirez
Distinguished Scholar Award for Undergraduate Research in Science
Temperature is a Determinant in the Distribution of Chagas Disease Vectors from Texas by Aryana M. Ibarra, Illeana Lozano, I'zay Villarreal, Ramiro Patino, and Teresa P. Feria
Distinguished Scholar Award for Undergraduate Research in Science
Structural and Optical Characterization of Eu3+ Doped La2Hf2O7 Nanoparticles by Kareem Wahid, Madhab Pokhrel, and Yaunbing Mao
Distinguished Scholar Award for Undergraduate Research in Engineering/Computer Science
Single Board Computer, High-Resolution Micro Endoscope for Point of Care Cancer Detection (PI-HRME) by Gabriel F. Lopez, Sonia Parra, and Rebecca Richards-Kortum
Distinguished Scholar Award for Undergraduate Research in Education
Chemistry in the Classroom: Does a Teacher's Empathy Effect A Student's Self-efficacy to Achieve Academic Excellence? by Melissa Marie Mendoza (Faculty Mentor: Dr. Angela Chapman)