Penn State Schuylkill hosted the 2022 Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium on Saturday, April 23. Students from Penn State Abington, Brandywine, Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Schuylkill, Scranton and York presented their work, with Schuylkill students placing first in two of the four disciplinary categories.
Emily Pinto, Penn State Scranton, presents "Family Routines During COVID-19." Faculty adviser: Raymond Petren.
Rory Rafferty and Ali Naqvi, Penn State Lehigh Valley, present "Heparin’s Potential to Reduce Inflammation in Aortic Endothelial Cells." Faculty adviser: Jacqueline McLaughlin.
Tobey Field, Fouad Awwad and Ethan Davies, Penn State Lehigh Valley, present "Investigation of Support Options Not Included in Transverse Beam Loading Simulation." Faculty adviser: Tracey Ann Carbonetto.
Phuong Ho, Penn State Abington, presents her research "Aerodynamics of Airborne Droplets behind the Social Distancing Rules for COVID-19." Faculty adviser: Andrei Blinkouski.
Delilah Jabbour, right, of Penn State Lehigh Valley, presents her project "Invasive Species: The Importance of Scientific Illustrations," posing next to friend and classmate Mikayla Wilkins. This project earned Jabbour second place standing in the Arts and Humanities category. Faculty advisers: Elizabeth R. Flaherty and Karen Kackley-Dutt.
Penn State Schuylkill students Aloura Gavalis, left, and Caitlyn Goggin take a break from the symposium to pose for a photo. Both students' projects were guided by faculty adviser Sarah Princiotta, with Gavalis' "Relations between Phytoplankton and Toxins in Pocono Region Lakes" earning her first place in the Biological and Health Sciences cateogry.
Kimberlyn Sanchez, Penn State Scranton, presents "Maternal Gatekeeping After Divorce and Separation." Faculty adviser: Raymond Petren.
Jessica Petko, associate professor of biology and science at Penn State York, delivers her guest speaker presentation about the arachnid research she conducts.