2023 FNR Poster Competition
Annually FNR holds a judged poster competition on the second Friday of April. During the event, undergraduate and graduate students present posters on their research and extension activities. This event for 2023 will be held on April 14. Cash prizes are awarded to the top posters in 1) undergraduate research, 2) undergraduate extension, 3) graduate research and 4) graduate extension.
For the 2022 year, undergraduate and graduate students entered 24 posters in the FNR Poster Competition on April 8, 2022. Thank you to all of the entrants, judges and attendees for making it a successful event.
For more information on the FNR Poster Competition, please contact the faculty leads: Dr. Mo Zhou and Dr. Mike Saunders. ADA-accessible PDFs of winning posters for this and previous FNR Poster Competitions are available by visiting Purdue Libraries at FNR Annual Poster Competition.
*Please note that all information presented in these research posters is based on preliminary analyses and should not be cited until the full work has been published in a scientific peer-reviewed article.
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Past Winners & More Awards
Undergraduate Winner
1st Place:
Effect of Density on Growth Rates of Captive Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)
Authors: Summer Brown, Shelby Royal, Nick Burgmeier, Dr. Rod Williams
Poster Abstract
Graduate Research Winners
1st Place:
Resistance Against Walnut Twig Beetle (Pityophthorus Juglandis) in Black Walnut (Juglans Nigra)
Authors: Scott Gula, Dr. John Couture, Dr. Matthew Ginzel
Poster Abstract
2nd Place (Tied):
Effects of Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) on Amphibian Body Condition: Is Altered Lipid Metabolism The Driver?
Authors: Anna Bushong, Tyler Hoskins, Dr. Maria Sepulveda
Poster Abstract
A Post Establishment Analysis of Various Thinning Decisions for Black Walnut Plantations
Authors: Sayon Ghosh, Dr. Mike Saunders, Jim Warren, Lenny Farlee, Liz Jackson, Dr. Jingjing Liang, Dr. Mo Zhou
Poster Abstract
Honorable Mentions:
Forests Migrated Faster Than Trees Across North America
Authors: Akane Abbasi, Christopher Woodall, Javier Gamarra, Cang Hui, Nicolas Picard, Thomas Ochuodho, Sergio de-Miguel, Rajeev Sahay, Dr. Songlin Fei, Alain Paquette, Han Chen, Y Han, Ann Catlin, Dr. Jingjing Liang
Poster Abstract
Is Toxicity of Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid Mediated by Salinity in Estuarine Larvae and Embryos?
Authors: Meredith Scherer, Lucy Burcham, Grace Coogan, Anna Bushong, Matthew Hamilton, Sini Machery, Elizabeth Allmon, Dr. Maria Sepulveda, Tyler Hoskins
Poster Abstract
Graduate Extension Winners
1st Place:
Promoting The Use of Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Charcoal and Biochar Production in Developing Countries
Authors: Francis Asare, Dr. Rado Gazo, Dr. Eva Haviarova, Francis Owusu
Poster Abstract
Undergraduate Winner
1st Place:
Stable Isotope Analysis Can Monitor the General Health of Mussel Populations
Authors: Alexander Hicks, Nancy Boedeker, Brant Fisher, Casey Maynard, Elizabeth Flaherty
Poster Abstract
Graduate Research Winners
1st Place:
Oil Induced Cardiac Effects in Embryonic Sheepshead Minnows, Cyprinodon variegatus
Authors: Elizabeth Allmon, Grace Walker, Robert Griffit, Maria Sepúlveda
Poster Abstract
2nd Place:
Hyperspectral Analysis of Tree Foliar Chemical and Physiological Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stress
Authors: Sylvia Park, Lorenzo Cotrozzi, Geoffrey Williams, Mathew Ginzel, Michael Mickelbart, Douglass Jacobs, John Couture
Poster Abstract
3rd Place:
Wood Moisture Content Predicts the Fate of Juglans nigra Threatened by Thousand Cankers Disease
Authors: Geoffrey Williams, Mathew Ginzel
Poster Abstract
Honorable Mentions:
Effects of Prescribed Fire on Mycorrhizal Fungi Abundance and Diversity
Authors: Sarah Cuprewich, Mike Saunders
Poster Abstract
The Self-Pollination of Amur Honeysuckle
Authors: Benjamin Rivera, Micheal Jenkins, Rick Meilan
Poster Abstract
Graduate Extension Winners
1st Place:
Hardwood CLT Product Development and Fabrication
Authors: Jue Mo, Eva Haviarova
Poster Abstract
Visit the Purdue Library to view ADA-accessible PDFs of winning posters along with previous FNR poster competitions, FNR Annual Poster Competition.
View more awards: FNR Awards.