CBAS Day During Scholars Week 2024
CBAS Day During Scholars Week is a day to celebrate all things CBAS! The day will feature a poster competition with awards, departmental highlights, and a keynote address.
The CBAS Day Poster Competition will be held in the lobby and atrium of the Science Building on March 12, 2024 from 10:15 am to 12:45 pm. Students who would like to participate should submit a proposal using the link below no later than February 23rd at 11:59 pm. Prizes will be awarded for the top poster presentations at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels ($300 for 1st, $200 for 2nd, and $100 for 3rd).
Different this year! 
- Students who wish to participate in CBAS Day and the University-Wide Poster Expo or events for other colleges will need to complete separate registrations for each event.
- Participants will present during either Poster Session A (10:15 am to 11:30 am) or Poster Session B (11:30 am to 12:45 pm) and be free to explore the other posters when not presenting.
Participant Guidelines
- An abstract (300 words or less) is required for registration.
- Posters should be no more than 48 inches wide and 36 inches tall.
- Posters must be able to stand on top of a table on their own. Participants must bring their own trifold board and clips to attach their poster to the board.
- To facilitate timely judging, poster presentations should be limited to 3-4 minutes with about 2 minutes for questions after.
Immediately after the Poster Session from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm in the new School of Concrete and Construction Management building (SCCM 105), we will host our keynote speaker. This year's speaker is Dr. Aaron Bender, Assitant Director of Medicinal Chemistry at the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery. Poster Competition awards will be given out in SCCM 105 immediately after the keynote address.
Any questions can be directed to Dr. Kevin Bicker, CBAS Associate Dean for Research, at Kevin.Bicker@mtsu.edu.
Award Winners
| Year | Level | Place | Student | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Undergraduate | 1st | Andrew Michael | Biology |
| 2024 | Undergraduate | 2nd | Rachael Quinby | Physics and Astronomy |
| 2024 | Undergraduate | 3rd | Olivia Westfall | Physics and Astronomy |
| 2024 | Masters | 1st | Chance Perkins | Engineering Technology |
| 2024 | Masters | 2nd | Sean Sanders | Chemistry |
| 2024 | Masters | 3rd | Hardik Bansal | Biology |
| 2024 | Doctoral | 1st | Shruthi Perna | MOBI/Chemistry |
| 2024 | Doctoral | 2nd | Heather Green | MSE/Biology |
| 2024 | Doctoral | 3rd | Ahmeed Yinusa | CDS/Engineering Technology |
| 2023 | Undergraduate | 1st | Lindsey Tran | Physics and Astronomy |
| 2023 | Undergraduate | 2nd | Selena Casey | Agriculture |
| 2023 | Undergraduate | 3rd | Emaa Elrayah | Chemistry |
| 2023 | Masters | 1st | Nirvana Almada | Chemistry |
| 2023 | Masters | 2nd | Natalie Schroth | Biology |
| 2023 | Masters | 3rd | Yelyzaveta Zuy | Agriculture |
| 2023 | Doctoral | 1st | Amanda Heath | MSE/Mathematics |
| 2023 | Doctoral | 2nd | Jordan Kirby | MSE/Mathematics |
| 2023 | Doctoral | 3rd | Mary Tran | MOBI/Chemistry |
| 2022 | Undergraduate | 1st | Ross Sibley | Biology |
| 2022 | Undergraduate | 2nd | DaVonte Lewis | Physics & Astronomy |
| 2022 | Undergraduate | 3rd | Chloe Bowen | Biology |
| 2022 | Masters | 1st | Alexis Hamous | Biology |
| 2022 | Masters | 2nd | Katelynn Farmer | Chemistry |
| 2022 | Masters | 3rd | Hunter Hudson | Engineering Technology |
| 2022 | Doctoral | 1st | Rahmi Aini | MOBI/Biology |
| 2022 | Doctoral | 2nd | Aarthi Subramani | MOBI/Biology |
| 2022 | Doctoral | 3rd | Andrea Reeder | MSE |
| 2021 | Undergraduate | 1st | Laine Matthews | Biology |
| 2021 | Undergraduate | 2nd | Emily Stafford | School of Agriculture |
| 2021 | Undergraduate | 3rd | Cameron Maddux | Chemistry |
| 2021 | Masters | 1st | Deborah Nwadibie | Biology |
| 2021 | Masters | 2nd | Fady Tawfik | Computer Science |
| 2021 | Masters | 3rd | Juan Garcia Mendez | Engineering Technology |
| 2021 | Doctoral | 1st | Olukayode Shiroye | COMS/Chemistry |
| 2021 | Doctoral | 2nd | Gabriel Toban | COMS/Mathematics |
| 2021 | Doctoral | 3rd | Thomas Torku | COMS/Mathematics |
| 2020 | Undergraduate | 1st | Neroosh Moosa | Biology |
| 2020 | Undergraduate | 2nd | Gabriella Morin | Biology |
| 2020 | Undergraduate | 3rd | John Adkins | School of Agriculture |
| 2020 | Masters | 1st | Karuna Gujar | Computer Science |
| 2020 | Masters | 2nd | Daniela Taylor | Chemistry |
| 2020 | Masters | 3rd | James Scruggs | Computer Science |
| 2020 | Doctoral | 1st | Scott Morton | Computer Science |
| 2020 | Doctoral | 2nd | Keshav Patel | Chemistry |
| 2020 | Doctoral | 3rd | Shuzhe Xu | Mathematical Sciences |
| 2018 | Undergraduate | 1st | Madyson Middleton | Chemistry |
| 2018 | Undergraduate | 2nd (Tie) | Gina Bishara | Biology |
| 2018 | Undergraduate | 2nd (Tie) | Muhammad Osama Ali | Chemistry |
| 2018 | Undergraduate | 3rd | Xoe Thacker* | Biology |
| 2018 | Undergraduate | 3rd | Kayla Thomas* | Biology |
| 2018 | Undergraduate | 3rd | Shannon Smith* | Biology |
| 2018 | Graduate | 1st | Scott Morton | Computational Science |
| 2018 | Graduate | 2nd (Tie) | Conner Olson*A | Biology |
| 2018 | Graduate | 2nd (Tie) | Gale Beaubien*A | Biology |
| 2018 | Graduate | 2nd (Tie) | Jaylen Sims*A | Chemistry |
| 2018 | Graduate | 2nd (Tie) | Andrew Todd*A | Biology |
| 2018 | Graduate | 2nd (Tie) | Gale Bearbien*B | Biology |
| 2018 | Graduate | 2nd (Tie) | Conner Olson*B | Biology |
| 2018 | Graduate | 2nd (Tie) | Keshav Paudel*B | Molecular Biosciences |
| 2018 | Graduate | 2nd (Tie) | Bedraj Pandey*B | Chemistry |
| 2018 | Graduate | 3rd (Tie) | Arjun Kafle | Molecular Biosciences |
| 2018 | Graduate | 3rd (Tie) | Mary Catherine Skolfield* | Biology |
| 2018 | Graduate | 3rd (Tie) | Wesley Riley* | Biology |
| 2018 | Graduate | 3rd (Tie) | Logan Bowling* | Biology |
| 2017 | Undergraduate | 1st | Kirsten Cunningham | Biology |
| 2017 | Undergraduate | 2nd | Darcy Tabotabo | Biology |
| 2017 | Undergraduate | 3rd | Kayla Conner | Chemistry / Biology |
| 2017 | Masters | 1st | Emily Smith | Biology |
| 2017 | Masters | 2nd | Rachel Schultz | Geosciences |
| 2017 | Masters | 3rd | Chelsea Harmon | Chemistry |
| 2017 | Ph.D. | 1st | Ali Ali | Biology |
| 2017 | Ph.D. | 2nd | Kiran Donthula | Biology |
| 2017 | Ph.D. | 3rd | Josh Reid | MSE (Biology Education) |
| 2016 | Undergraduate | 1st | Caitlin Chase | BAS |
| 2016 | Undergraduate | 2nd | Chelsea Harmon | Chemistry |
| 2016 | Undergraduate | 3rd | Yusra Mohammed | Biology |
| 2016 | Masters | 1st | James Hayes | Biology |
| 2016 | Masters | 2nd | Danielle Baghernejad | Math |
| 2016 | Masters | 3rd | Matt Fuller | Biology |
| 2016 | Ph.D. | 1st | Anuradha Liyana Pathiranage | Chemistry |
| 2016 | Ph.D. | 2nd | Bam Paneru | Biology |
| 2016 | Ph.D. | 3rd | Nadin Almosnid | Biology |
