Undergraduate Research Conference History
Participating Institutions
2022
2022
2022
1. Central State University, Ohio
2. Eastern Illinois University
3. Illinois College
4. Illinois Wesleyan University
5. Northeastern Illinois University
6. Purdue University
7. Roosevelt University
8. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
9. University of Chicago
10. University of Illinois at Chicago
11. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2021
2022
2022
1. Eastern Illinois University
2. Illinois College
3. Illinois State University
4. Maryville University
5. Millikin University
6. Purdue University
7. Tecnologico de Monterrey
8. University of Chicago
9. University of Illinois at Chicago
10. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
11. Valparaiso University
12. Western Illinois University
2020
2022
2020
1. Eastern Illinois University
2. Illinois State University
3. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
4. Manchester University
5. Maryville University
6. Northeastern Illinois University
7. Illinois College
8. Purdue University
9. Saint Xavier University
10. University of Chicago
11. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
11. Valparaiso University
2019
2019
2020
- Alverno College
- Eastern Illinois University
- Illinois College
- Illinois State University
- Indiana University Northwest
- Millikin University
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Northeastern Illinois University
- Parkland College
- Purdue University
- Saint Xavier University
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Western Illinois University
2018
2019
2018
- Eastern Illinois University
- Illinois College
- Illinois State University
- Indiana University Northwest
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- Moraine Valley Community College
- Northwestern University
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Purdue University
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Valparaiso University
- Wabash College
- Western Illinois University
2017
2019
2018
- Eastern Illinois University
- Greenville University
- Illinois College
- Indiana University Northwest
- Manchester University
- Purdue University
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Western Illinois University
2016
2016
2016
- Eastern Illinois University
- Illinois State University
- Millikin University
- Parkland College
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Western Illinois University
Awards and Awardees
ECI Outstanding Oral Presentation
ECI Outstanding Poster Presentation
ECI Outstanding Poster Presentation
2022
Aidan C. Lindsay, UIUC
2021
Ananya Chakravarti, University of Chicago
2020
Ruby Chen, UIUC
Vennela Mannava, University of Chicago
2019
Yuan Jia, UIUC
Philip Kocheril, UIUC
2018
Clare Gallagher, Purdue
Alayna Johnson, Northwestern
2017
Alayna Johnson, UIUC
Travis Lantz, Purdue
ECI Outstanding Poster Presentation
ECI Outstanding Poster Presentation
ECI Outstanding Poster Presentation
2022
Cody Arnold, UIC
Morten Lee, University of Chicago
2021
Nawal Alghoraibi, UIUC
Jack Feldner and Tom Maher, UIUC
Ethan Leitschuh, Illinois College
Maya Olcer, Univesity of Chicago
Carolyn Karns, Eastern Illinois
2020
Kailey Komnick, UIUC
Jessica Villegas & Noah Moriarty, Valparaiso
Kylie Smith, Purdue University
2019
Douglas Chan, UIUC
Sriyankari Chitti, UIUC
Annie Fritz, Northeastern Illinois
Aidan Kelly, UIUC
2018
Sriyankari Chitti, UIUC
Mara Fattah, Purdue
Jake Grabowski, IUPUI
Daniel Olson, UIUC
2017
Dominic Aiello and Michael Niederbrach, Illinois College
Matthew Clawson, UIUC
Terry Kim, UIUC
Eliot Rapoport, UIUC
2016
Thomas Dieter, UIUC
Brenton Hull, EIU
William Lau, UIUC
Kang Yong Loh, UIUC
Nathan Reed, UIUC
Steven Szymanski, UIUC
WCC Outstanding Poster Presentation
ECI Outstanding Poster Presentation
SACNAS Outstanding Poster Presentation
2022
Megan Murphy, UIUC
Siddhi Setty, Purdue
2021
Claire Zimmerman, UIUC
2020
Milena Nutrobkina & Elizabeth Slowik, UIUC
Namuunzul Otgontseren, UIUC
Allyson Imfeld, Purdue
Lucy Shon, UIUC
2019
Akua Biaa Adu, Illinois College
Brittany Linn, Purdue
Stephanie Ouchida, UIUC
Andria Pace, UIUC
Alondra Sanchez, UIUC
Daphne Shen, UIUC
2018
Jonathan Hicks and Cheyanne Woolwine, Purdue
Alyssa Lambrecht, Purdue
Gina Partipilo, UIUC
Andrea Perry, UIUC
Elizabeth Thayer, Purdue
Zhouyang Zhu, UIUC
2017
Sarah Ackenhusen, UIUC
Jonathon Adams and Hannah Frerker, Illinois College
Gina Partipilo, UIUC
Andrea Perry, UIUC
2016
Paige Degarmo, UIUC
Audrey Rex, EIU
Julia Zuo, UIUC
SACNAS Outstanding Poster Presentation
Wolfram Outstanding Student Presentation
SACNAS Outstanding Poster Presentation
2022
Isaiah Lopez, UIUC
George Barton, EIU
2021
Elizabeth Serna-Sanchez, Eastern Illinois
Jessica Villegas and Bryce Ball, Valparaiso
2020
Jessica Villegas, Valparaiso
Juan Canchola, Illinois State
Luke Madden, Illinois State
2019
Guadalupe Aguirre-Figueroa, UIUC
Lindsey Weintraub, Western Illinois
Chang Xia, UIUC
2018
Heriberto Flores Jr., UIUC
Jose Ignacio Vergara Panzone, UIUC
2017
Amanda Cowfer, UIUC
Luis Curet, UIUC
2016
Amanda Cowfer, UIUC
Christian Ocampo, UIUC
Andrea Salazar, UIUC
Wolfram Outstanding Student Presentation
Wolfram Outstanding Student Presentation
Wolfram Outstanding Student Presentation
2022
Elizabeth Serna-Sanchez, EIU
2021
Joseph Geniesse, University of Chicago
2020
Vennela Mannava, University of Chicago
Milena Nutrobkina & Elizabeth Slowik, UIUC
Paul Grocki, Indiana
Philip Kocheril, UIUC,
2019
Nathan Purwanto, UIUC
2018
Heriberto Flores Jr., UIUC
NOBCChE Outstanding Poster Presentation
Wolfram Outstanding Student Presentation
Wolfram Outstanding Student Presentation
2021
Oluwafikayo Adeboye, Western Illinois
2020
Niya Mitchell, UIUC
2019
Sunday Bobori, Illinois College
Niya Mitchell, UIUC
Steven Ramirez, UIUC
Jael Wotsho, Western Illinois
WCC Outstanding Oral Presentation
SACNAS Outstanding Oral Presentation
SACNAS Outstanding Oral Presentation
2021
Annie Gowan, Purdue University
SACNAS Outstanding Oral Presentation
SACNAS Outstanding Oral Presentation
SACNAS Outstanding Oral Presentation
2021
Max Moncada Cohen, University of Chicago
YCC Outstanding Poster Presentation
SACNAS Outstanding Oral Presentation
YCC Outstanding Poster Presentation
2021
Blake Mirman and Mytam Vo, UIC
YCC Outstanding Oral Presentation
YCC Outstanding Oral Presentation
YCC Outstanding Poster Presentation
2021
Ethan Oliver, Illinois State University
Conference Committees
2022
Conference Coordinators: Susanna Barrett, Noah Haskin, Mara Paterson
Planning Volunteers: Katie Greskovich, Karna Terpstra, Angela Thomas, Thomas Trzupek
2021
Conference Coordinators: Selena Hernandez and Sarah Altman
Planning Committee: Alison Wallum, Amanda East, Megan Murphy, Jazmin Aguilar-Romero
2020
Conference Coordinators: Rebecca Ulrich and Selena Hernandez
Planning Committee: Alison Wallum, Belinda Pacheco Johnson, Gabriela Ibarra, Uzoma Nwabara, Benjamin Chiavini
2019
Conference Coordinators: Sarah Bonson and Rebecca Ulrich
Planning Committee: Thomas Bearrood, Edzna Garcia, Gabriela Ibarra, Safiyah Muhammad, Elizabeth Murphy
2018
Conference Coordinators: Sarah Bonson and Hailey Knox
Planning Committee: Jesselle Alhambra, Thomas Bearrood, Edzna Garcia, Elizabeth Neumann, Raul Sun Han Chang
2017
Conference Coordinator: Hailey Knox
Planning Committee: Brenda Andrade, Alonso Favela, Bailey Jackson, Alexandra Lamtyugina, Elena Montoto, Corryn Neumann, Kali Serrano
2016
Conference Coordinator: Kali Miller
Planning Committee: Lisa Della Ripa, Mary Grace Haugen, Bailey Jackson, Kimberly Lundberg, Elena Montoto, Amy Nicely, Julio Serrano, Laura Sonnichsen, Jose Zavala
Conference Photos
2019
Please visit our flicker page to view photos.
A special thanks goes to our photographer Nick Pino!