Nineteen students in eight categories received recognition and cash awards as winners at Missouri University of Science and Technology

Nineteen students in eight categories received recognition and cash awards as winners of the 16th annual Undergraduate Research Conference at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The conference featured oral and poster exhibitions that represented work from students in nearly every major at Missouri S&T. First-place winners were awarded a cash prize of $500. Second- and third-place finishers received $250 and $100, respectively. During this year’s virtual conference, which was held in late April, dozens of Missouri S&T students presented their current research projects to the public. One of those winners was from Waynesville. Anthony Watson, a senior in history in the arts and humanities oral presentation session won second place for research titled “A study of the modern progressive movement.” The following students won oral presentation awards. Natalie Gardner, a junior in chemical engineering from Rolla, won second place in the sciences poster presentation session for research titled Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Learning in Fruit Flies.” The 2021-22 OURE Fellows scholarship recipients include Gladwin Labrague, a senior in chemistry from Rolla, Missouri, for research titled “Synthesis and Characterization of Portland Cement.”