• Promising Scientist Award

    Since 2024, Theia Markerless has sponsored this award. Open to post-baccalaureate students. The top three abstracts will be selected to present in a special session at the conference.

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  • Oral Presentation Awards

    When submitting your abstract, you will be asked whether or not you’d like to be considered for an award. Awards are given to the top graduate and undergraduate presentation.

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  • Poster Presentation Awards

    When submitting your abstract, you will be asked whether or not you’d like to be considered for an award. Each poster considered for an award is judged by a minimum of two judges.

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    Student Travel Award

    Currently not available for the 2026 meeting. Please check back as that might change.

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Past Awardees

  • Promising Scientist Award: Ashwini Sansare

    Graduate Oral Presentation: Kuanting Chen

    Undergraduate Oral Presentaion: Riley Phipps

    Poster Awards: Mia Hite and Alexis Gant

  • Promising Scientist Award:

    • Gold​ -  Sally Kenworthy​

    • Silver​ - Antonio Vintimilla​

    • Bronze​ - Nesreen El-Refaei

    Oral Presentations:

    • Jason Tsai​

    • Kuan Chen​

    • Petr Svoboda​

    • Kaleigh Renninger​

    Poster Awards:

    • Undergrad​ -  Samantha Martinez​

    • Master’s ​ - Mattie Higgins​

    • PhD​ - Ashlyn Jendro​ & Hunter Alvis​

  • Promising Scientist Award:

    • Gold​ - Ashlyn Jendro;  University of Arkansas

    • Silver​ - Kanji Mori; Texas Woman’s University

    • Bronze​ - Zachary Zegub; University of Texas at Austin

    Oral Presentations:

    • Seongwoo Mun

    • Gouresh Powar

    • Donald Prible

    • Stephanie Coratiu

    • Haden Ray

    Poster Awards:

    • Sierra Washington

    • Veronica Stuckey

    • Jason Tsai

    • Natalie Gonzalez