Penn State Beaver's Director of Development Andrew DiPietrantonio looks through a microscope as student Phoenix McCafferty explains the research project to campus visitor Bruce Hartle of the Aliquippa Wolves Club. McCafferty's research project, titled “Cryptobiosis – The Secret to Immortality? The Mechanisms Behind Tardigrade Cryptobiosis,” was selected as the Information Literacy Award winner at the annual undergraduate exhibition.
MONACA, Pa. — Penn State Beaver students presented their research, engaged scholarship and creative activity projects Wednesday at the 24th annual John R. Chapin Undergraduate Exhibition.
The exhibition is overseen by a committee of faculty, administrators and staff and was co-chaired this year by Amy Deuink, head librarian at Penn State Beaver, and Steve Kanicki, lecturer in Information Technology.
The exhibition allows students to showcase and present their in-depth, original and scholarly work and research. Students who showcase their work must have a faculty sponsor to participate in the exhibition.
This year’s winners are:
STEM Research
- Cianna Ridenour, “Using Microsatellite Markers to Classify Populations of Dicentra eximia” (Biology) – Faculty adviser: Sarah Nilson
Social Sciences Research
- Siena Marszalek, Camren Stein, Tatianna Garcia, “Case Study – Sam Gardner” (Psychology) – Faculty adviser: Yi-An Burleson
Engaged Scholarship
- Isaac Tomacari, Camren Stein, “Person-Centered Trauma Therapy in The Legend of Korra” (Psychology) – Faculty adviser: Yi-An Burleson
Creative Activity
- Dany Mascher, “Evolving Through Oil” – Faculty adviser: Stephen Kanicki
University Libraries Award for Information Literacy
- Phoenix McCafferty, “Cryptobiosis – The Secret to Immortality? The Mechanisms Behind Tardigrade Cryptobiosis” (Biology) – Faculty adviser: Cassandra Miller-Butterworth
- Honorable mention: Isaac Tomacari, Camren Stein, “Person-Centered Trauma Therapy in The Legend of Korra” (Psychology) – Faculty adviser: Yi-An Burleson
