Research Days
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Each spring, the Moody School hosts SMU Research Days, a showcase and celebration of graduate and undergraduate student research at SMU, in collaboration with the Office of Engaged Learning. This year, Research Days is going virtual. Graduate and undergraduate students will have the opportunity to compete in 5-minute research presentation video competitions with cash prizes, and competitor videos will be publicly available on this site March 15-19. Our offices will also host live talks and panels at the week of March 15-19.
Students will be asked to register for the competition by Friday, Feb. 5, and to submit videos by Mon., March 8. To help competition participants to prepare, experts in OIT will host information sessions and hold office hours on video production and editing.
For general questions and questions about the graduate student research presentation video competition, please contact Dr. Alan Itkin (aitkin@smu.edu). For questions about the undergraduate research presentation video competition, please contact Dr. Adam Neal (asneal@smu.edu). We look forward to seeing you, virtually, at the live events and to sharing the exciting research your students are doing with our community of scholars.
2021 Research Days Dean's Award Winners
| Judging Group | First name | Last name | Co-authors, if applicable | Presentation title | Program |
| Anthropology | Bonnie | Etter | Molly Murphy Adams, Artist and Art Appraiser | Ceci n'est pas une pipe | Anthropology |
| Biological Sciences | Lauren | Ammerman | James McCormick (co-first author), Chanyang Park, Courtney Follit, Jesiska Lowe, Pia Vogel, and John Wise. | Reversing Multidrug Resistance in Cancer through Iterative Identification of P-glycoprotein Inhibitors | Biological Sciences |
| Biostatistics | Shuang | Jiang | Quan Zhou, Xiaowei Zhan, Qiwei Li | BayesSMILES: Bayesian Segmentation Modeling for Longitudinal Epidemiological Studies | Biostatistics |
| Chemistry | Christina | McConville | Peritectic phase transition of benzene and acetonitrile into a cocrystal relevant to Titan, Saturn's moon | Chemistry | |
| Chemistry-Theoretical and Computational | Hao | Tian | Xi Jiang | Prediction of allosteric sites through ensemble learning | Chemistry-Theoretical and Computational |
| Chemistry-Theoretical and Computational | Zilin | Song | Quantifying Energy Contribution in Enzyme Catalysis using Machine-Learning based Regression Analysis | Chemistry-Theoretical and Computational | |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | Konstantinos | Kalfas | Nicos Makris | The dynamics of utility poles by considering soil-structure interaction (SSI) | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Combined-Non-STEM | Madison | Arcemont | Computational Intestate Succession | Law | |
| Combined-Non-STEM | Samantha | Navarro | Hope Anderson, Ramisa Faruque, Kaci McCartan | How might we improve procedural justice for the Dallas Police Department? | Design & Innovation |
| Combined-STEM | Xiaoxian | Jing | Parton distributions, nuclear deeply inelastic scattering, and electroweak precision measurements at the LHC | Physics | |
| Computer Science | Ishna | Satyarth | Application of Neural Networks in Quantum Chemistry | Computer Science | |
| Education | Tiffini | Pruitt-Britton | Candace Walkington | Measuring High School Students' Funds of Knowledge for Learning Mathematics | Education |
| Education | Robyn | Pinilla | Elizabeth Adams, Ph.D. | Creating a Bridge Between Research and Practice for Valid Assessment Use | Education |
| Education-Applied Physiology | Lance | Brooks | Lance C. Brooks, Peter G. Weyand, Kenneth P. Clark | Arm Motion Restriction Does Not Affect Short Sprint Performance | Education-Applied Physiology |
| Education-Ed.D. | Holly | Grubbs | The Principal's Leadership Impact utilizing Distributed Leadership Practices that drive School Improvement | Education-Ed.D. in Ed. Leadership | |
| Education-Ed.D. | Denise | Patton | Asset-oriented parent engagement for supporting the use of decontextualized language with preschoolers in LSES Latino families | Education-Ed.D. in Ed. Leadership | |
| Electrical Engineering | Cameron | Matson | Syed Muhammad Hashir, Sicheng Song | Benefits of MIMO in 3D UAV-to-UAV topologies | Electrical Engineering |
| EMIS | Siavash | Tabrizian | A sampling-based branch and cut algorithm for two-stage stochastic mixed integer programs | Operations Research | |
| Mathematics | Tyler | Evans | Scott Norris | Swelling as a stabilizing mechanism in irradiated thin films (the sequel) | Mathematics |
| Psychology | Chelsea | Carson | Naomi Ekas, Chrystyna Kouros | Broad Autism Phenotype and Relationship Satisfaction in Parents of a Child on the Autism Spectrum: The Role of Partner Discrepancy | Psychology |
| Psychology | Diane | Chao | Sara N. Gallant, Holly J. Bowen | Effect of reward motivation on directed forgetting in younger and older adults | Psychology |
Previous Events
Congratulations to our participants and winners from Research Days 2019 Events! You can find the winners lists and more pictures below.
Download Research Day 2019 Abstracts
Research Day 2019 Poster Session Photos
Research Day 2019 Three Minute Thesis Videos
2019 Poster Session Winners
| Department | Award | Author |
| Applied Physiology and Wellness | Dean's Award | Claire Trotter |
| Biology | Dean's Award | Amila Nanayakkara |
| Biology | Du Xin Award | Morgan Thompson |
| Chemistry | Dean's Award | Weiwei An |
| Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational | Dean's Award | Sadisha Nanayakkara |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | Dean's Award | Ataollah Nateghi |
| Computer Science and Engineering | Dean's Award | Yasamin Fozouni |
| Earth Sciences | Dean's Award (split) | Kimberly DeGrandpre |
| Earth Sciences | Dean's Award (split) | Louis Quinones |
| Education | Dean's Award | Nancy Le (co-author Marlen Collazo) |
| Electrical Engineering | Dean's Award | Xinyun Lu |
| Engineering Management, Information, and Systems | Dean's Award | Amin Ziaeifar |
| Guildhall | Dean's Award | Hongjin Yu |
| Mathematics | Dean's Award | Wenzhong Zhang |
| Mathematics | Dean's Award | Ting Yan |
| Mechanical Engineering | Dean's Award | Assaad El Helou |
| Psychology | Dean's Award | Andres Roque |
| Psychology | Dean's Award | Divya Kumar |
| Statistical Science | Dean's Award (split) | Lochana Palayangoda |
| Statistical Science | Dean's Award (split) | Shalima Zalsha |
| Multidisciplinary Group | Dean's Award (split) | Peilong Wang (Physics) |
| Multidisciplinary Group | Dean's Award (split) | Madeline Hamilton (Physics) |
| AT&T Prize for IoT Poster | Yasamin Fozouni (Computer Science & Engineering) | |
| AT&T Prize for IoT Poster | Matt Zaber (Computer Science & Engineering) | |
| L3/Link Award for Innovation | Naseer Jan (Computer Science & Engineering) |
2019 Three Minute Thesis Winners
First Place: Niraj Verma, Chemistry
Second Place:Tetiana Hutchison, Biology
People's Choice: Niraj Verma, Chemistry
View event photos from Research Day 2018
View event photos from Research Day 2017
See event photos from 2016!
Event Photos - Poster Presentation Highlights