11^th Annual STEM Research Symposium

The College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Professional and Career Education hosted the 10th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) Research Symposium on April 5.

The S.T.E.M. Research Symposium is a poster presentation competition aimed at engaging the local scientific community in learning about ongoing discoveries within S.T.E.M. disciplines (biology, chemistry, computer science, health science, information technology, mathematics, psychology, and physics).

This annual event is sponsored by the Departments of Biology, Mathematics & Computer Science, Psychology and Physical Sciences, and private donors.

Chemistry

Winners

Lilyveth Mesa and John F. Boulos (Department of Physical Sciences, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL)

Honorable Mentions

Michaela Reyes¹, Austen Henderson2, Joshua Ruppe^l2, Tamara D. Hamilton¹(¹Department of Physical Sciences, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL; 2Division of Natural Sciences & Engineering, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC 2930)

Mathematical Sciences – Computer Science – Physics

Winners

Matthew Chiarella and James Haralambides (Department of Math and Computer Science, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL)

Melody Williams and Mary Jane Franco (Department of Math and Computer Science, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL)

Honorable Mention

Kerri Richardson, Tracey Presume, Jai N. Singh (Department of Math and Computer Science, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL)

Psychology

Winners

Julia Suglia, Guillermo Wated, Sabrina Des Rosiers (Department of Psychology, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida

Honorable Mention

Alicia Carabarin, Guillermo Wated, and Sabrina Des Rosiers (Department of Psychology, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL)

Biology

Sabrina Rodriguez, Genesis Muñoz, Leticia R. Vega, Christoph Hengartner (Department of Biology, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL)

Lilyveth Mesa¹ and Daniel J. Foster² (¹Barry University, Miami Shores, FL; ²Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN).

Honorable Mention

Llona Kavege¹ Pallavi Chandra², and Jennifer Philips² (¹Department of Biology, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL; ²Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine)

Adrian Almeida, Jocelyn Baquier, and Tang Hu (Department of Biology, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL)

Health Sciences - Humanities - Social Sciences

Llona Kavege¹ and Teck Chuan Voo² (¹Department of Theology and Philosophy, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL; ²National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Centre for Biomedical Ethics)

Ana P. Castillo, Maria C. Herrera, and Tal Amasay (Department of Sports & Exercise Sciences, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL)

Honorable Mention

Michidael Ceard (Honors Program, Major: English, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL)

Jose Lopez and Zacharias Papadakis (Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL