{"id":18143,"date":"2025-03-28T09:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T13:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=18143"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:52:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:52:22","slug":"18th-annual-research-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/18th-annual-research-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Students honored at 18th Annual Eckerd College Research Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extraa-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18143-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/101378043\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-16%2Fbd148864-576e-f54f-7a1a-d59980103cab.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/101378043\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-16%2Fbd148864-576e-f54f-7a1a-d59980103cab.mp3\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/101378043\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-16%2Fbd148864-576e-f54f-7a1a-d59980103cab.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;16&#8243;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;18162&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;None&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]<em>Sophomore Maddie Krischer received two top awards for her research that combines AI with marine geology. Photo by Robbyn Hopewell<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-2-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; el_class=&#8221;news_subhead&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]Assistant <a href=\"\/dean-of-faculty\/\">Dean of Faculty<\/a> Kat Robinson, Ph.D., kept her footsteps light as she paced through the wings and lobby of the James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences on March 26. Tasked with informing the winners of the 18th Annual Eckerd College Research Symposium of their achievements, she naturally went with the surprise method.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]Robinson stealthily approached Maddie Krischer, a sophomore <a href=\"\/marinescience\/\">marine science<\/a> and <a href=\"\/computer-science\/\">computer science<\/a> student from Cleveland, Ohio. Maddie was presenting the finer points of her research team\u2019s computer modeling project, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eckerd.edu\/madelyn-krischer-srs-25\/home\">Using Machine Learning Techniques to Identify and Characterize <em>Foraminifera<\/em><\/a>, which could help researchers expedite future marine health and climate studies. When Maddie took a beat, Robinson closed in on her poster in the James Center lobby and hung two ribbons on the top left corner: first place in the geology category and an Excellence Award from the Gulf Scholars Program.<\/p>\n<p>Once the shock wore off, Maddie\u2019s friends and visitors to her poster applauded her accomplishment. She was floored by the recognition for something she says she did because she thought it was fun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCombining AI [artificial intelligence] with marine geology just makes sense,\u201d Maddie explains of her research area. \u201cThe implications are really wide ranging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her team had one of 81 presentations displayed from across several disciplines, including the social sciences. Winners were selected by Eckerd College <a href=\"\/alumni\/\">alumni<\/a> with careers in corresponding fields. Eight first-place winners were awarded, and the <a href=\"\/academics\/gulf-scholars\/\">Gulf Scholars Program<\/a> honored two projects with an Excellence Award for their work in the scientific or social research of the Gulf of America\u2014known internationally as the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This year\u2019s judging panel included: Alex Barone \u201917, Barbara Del Castello \u201915, Blaide Woodburn \u201917, Cat Brown \u201988, Chris Dukes \u201913, Christopher Bauer \u201907, Dan Karr \u201968, Derek Sawyer \u201902, Diana Huestis \u201903, Dominique Lazarre \u201906, Eric Ganko \u201998, Guy Bradley \u201985, Isa Rios \u201921, Jacob Fillingham \u201919, Jan Cragan \u201977, Jane Petro \u201968, Jenna Keany \u201912, Jennifer Flannery \u201905, Joy Vincent \u201918, Kelly Cusick \u201920, Ken Tremblay \u201918, Kiana Sladicki \u201917, Kim Rohling \u201908, Lauren O&#8217;Dell \u201916, Mark Mueller \u201903, Mary Hilgeman Neal \u201906, Melissa Berrien Elliott \u201906, Olivia Spicer \u201922, Padraic Fitzgerald \u201912, Patrick Bryce \u201910, Rayetta Henderson \u201900, Rosemary Burkhalter-Castro \u201919, Sarah (Bryan) Davenport \u201917, Skye Dibner \u201920, Tessa Hill \u201999, Tom Battey \u201911 and Tony Leyh \u201913.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<h2>2025 Research Symposium Winners<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<h3>Chemistry, Math, Physics<\/h3>\n<p>First Place: Colby Moore, Basu Lamichhane, Shruti Majumdar, Michael Schulz, Sujan Bastola, Ahmad Hasan, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eckerd.edu\/dissociativesinglecapture\">DISSOCIATIVE SINGLE CAPTURE IN P+HD COLLISIONS<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Conservation<\/h3>\n<p>First Place: Jonathan Ballard, Gillian Smith, Dr. Philip Gravinese, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eckerd.edu\/ballardscphysiology\">CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON STONE CRAB PHYSIOLOGY: TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE IN <em>MENIPPE MERCENARIA<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Second Place: Cary Harding, Jeannie Alva, Dr. Peter Meylan, Dr. Peter Scott, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eckerd.edu\/cary-harding-symposium-poster\">GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF THE SUWANNEE COOTER, <em>PSEUDEMYS CONCINNA SUWANNIENSIS<\/em>, AT RAINBOW RIVER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Third Place: Alex Hernandez, Robert Shedden, Dr. Elizabeth Forys, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eckerd.edu\/symposiumwebsite?usp=sharing\">DISTURBANCES AT A ST. 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