Spotlight on Research

Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools

John Jenkins, North Carolina A&T State University

Emerging Scholar Award

Using Deep Learning Techniques and Genetic-based Feature Extraction for Presentation Attack Mitigation

Manish Sharma, North Carolina A&T State University

Emerging Scholar Award

A Study of Molecular Beam Epitaxially Grown GaAsSb (N) Nanowires for Infrared Photodetector Applications

Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools

Marie Laing, University of Toronto

Master’s Thesis Award: Arts and Humanities

Conversations with Young Two-Spirit, Trans, and Queer Indigenous People about the Term Two-Spirit

Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools

Tais Xavier Carvalho, Indiana University

Master’s Thesis Award: Humanities

We Can Use Them To Create a Braid. And Dream of a Change.” Politics, Identity, and Culture in Ana Maria Machado’s and Ondjaki’s Children’s Literature

Alicia Heil, University of Minnesota

Master’s Thesis Award: Biological/Life Sciences

Defining a model for anterior neural tube closure in the developing zebrafish embryo

Western Association of Graduate Schools

Fernando Temprano-Coleto, UC Santa Barbara

Outstanding Master’s Thesis: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Marangoni Flows: Computation and Experiments

Jeanette Adame, California State University-Chico

Outstanding Master’s Thesis: Humanities, Social Sciences, Education and Business

Citing Divine and Human Laws: Women of African Descent and the New Orleans Cabildo, 1769-1800

Juune Cao, University of Washington

Outstanding Master’s Thesis: Humanities, Social Sciences, Education and Busines

Characterizing Cell State and Cell Fate by High-throughput Single Cell Genomics

Liz Harmer, Chapman University

Outstanding Master’s Thesis: Creative, Visual, and Performing Arts

Interpretation Machine: A Memoir

Andrew Gadaire University of North Carolina – Charlotte

Master’s Thesis Award: Social Sciences, Business and Education

Assessing the Predictive Sensitivity of Early Childhood Screening Variables to Improve Pre-K Eligibility Decisions

Valerie King, University of South Alabama

Master’s Thesis Award: Life Sciences

Characteristics of sdRNAs and their Roles in Prostate Cancer