2023 Awardees

Graduate Research, 1st Place - Hope Xu Graduate Research, 1st Place - Hope Xu Award

1st Place

  • Tianyou (Hope) Xu - “Flavor and Quality Characteristics of Blackberries as Impacted by Foliar and Shade Application”

 

 

Graduate Research, 2nd Place - Auja Bywater Graduate Research, 2nd Place - Auja Bywater Award

2nd Place

  • Auja Bywater - “Characterization of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Isolated from Food, Food Waste, and Water from the Chobe Region of Botswana"

 

 

Graduate Research, 3rd Place - Cyril Ayuk Etaka Graduate Research, 3rd Place - Cyril Ayuk Etaka Award

3rd Place

  • Cyril A. Etaka - "Survival of Generic Escherichia coli on Different Reusable Bag Material Types"

First Year Graduate Research, 1st Place - Jiakun Yi First Year Graduate Research, 1st Place - Jiakun Yi Award

1st Place

  • Jiakun Yi - "Does Eating at Home Mean Eating Healthier? An Investigation to the 2017-2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Dietary Data"

 

 

First Year Graduate Research, 2nd Place - Megan Mershon First Year Graduate Research, 2nd Place - Megan Mershon Award

2nd Place

  • Megan Mershon - "Vineyard Nitrogen Management: Do Soil or Foliar Nitrogen Applications Affect Chardonel Wine Sensory Characteristics?"

 

 

First Year Graduate Research, 3rd Place - Zane Xu First Year Graduate Research, 3rd Place - Zane Xu Award

3rd Place

  • Zhiyuan (Zane) Xu - "Development of a Visible Light-Responsive Antimicrobial Packaging Film for Improving Food Safety"

Undergraduate Research, 1st Place - Molli Coleman Undergraduate Research, 1st Place - Molli Coleman Award

1st Place

  • Molli Coleman - "Identifying Trends in Training Needs of Food Safety Professionals in Virginia"

 

 

Undergraduate Research, 2nd Place - Eva Arnade and Troy Walker Undergraduate Research, 2nd Place - Eva Arnade and Troy Walker Award

2nd Place

  • Eva Arnade and Troy Walker - "Develop a Lab-Scale Process to Produce Soybean Meal for Rapid Screening of Low Trypsin Inhibitor Soybean Lines"

 

 

Undergraduate Research, 3rd Place - Rachel Saunders Undergraduate Research, 3rd Place - Rachel Saunders Award

3rd Place

  • Rachel Saunders - "Antibiotic Susceptibility of Non-Pathogenic Escherichia coli from Meat and Produce Available in the Chobe Region of Botswana"