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College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

CFAES

2025

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CATEGORY

1ST PLACE

2ND PLACE

3RD PLACE

Animal Sciences - Animal Health & Nutrition

Sekani Cole

Mina LaFrance

Holly Baroody

Entomology

Alma Anzalone

Rhose Cellah Demarest

Allison Davis

Environmental and Plant Sciences & Other category

Lexi Herbert

Hannah Bernstein, Brittany Lewis (tie)

 

Food Science

Malachi List

Hazel Calis

Kritika Gaur

Other

Mike Penka

Layla Ramsey-Sapp

Olivia DiGiovine

 

Abstract Titles and Advisors

 

Animal Sciences - Animal Health

NAME

ABSTRACT TITLE 

PROJECT ADVISOR

Antrim, Corbyn

Comparison of Non-Contact Thermometers in Evaluating the Body Temperatures of Healthy Horses

Dr. Kimberly Cole

Baroody, Hollis

Genetic Markers for Bull Fertility are Associated with Pregnancy Outcomes but not Embryonic Development

Dr. Rafael Domingues

Cole, Sekani

Regulation of Goblet Cells by Diet and Microbiota Derived Metabolite

Dr. Rafael Domingues

Higgins, Gabriella

Influence of Fetal and Maternal Factors on Hair Cortisol Concentrations in Neonatal Foals

Dr. Kimberly Cole

Hubbard, Calista Luteal Maintenance in Beef Cows Beyond Embryonic Secretion of Interferon Tau

Dr. Rafael Domingues

Jennings, Jazmin A Molecular Investigation of Infectious Agents in Invasive Asian Longhorned Ticks to Inform an Emerging Disease Risks to Companion Animals

Dr. Risa Pesapane

LaFrance, Mina Influence of Maternal and Environmental Factors on Colostrum Quality in Quarter Horse Mares

Dr. Kimberly Cole

Ma, Evan Comparing the Effectiveness of chNanog/chPou5f3 and chSox2/chLin28a to Induce Pluripotency in Chicken Embryonic Feather Fibroblasts

Dr. Kichoon Lee

Ramge, Libby Effects of Improved Grazing Strategies on Forage Nutritive Value and Grass-fed Beef Carcass Quality

Dr. Marilia Chiavegato

Swanton, Parker Impacts of Maternal Endocrine Environment, Embryonic/Fetal Development, and Placental Vascularity on Neonatal Outcomes in Sheep: Implications to Animal Production

Dr. Rafael Domingues

Vandevoorde, Tita Characterizing Ruminal T Lymphocytes in Lactating Dairy Cows

Dr. Kirby Krogstad

 

Entomology

NAME

ABSTRACT TITLE 

PROJECT ADVISOR

Anzalone, Alma

Identifying Seasonal Differences in the Transcript Abundance in Seminal Fluid Proteins of Male Tiger Mosquitos

Dr. Megan Meuti

Davis, Allison

Is Mustard Munching the Solution to Vairimorpha Infection in Honey Bees?

Dr. Reed Johnson

Demarest, Rhose

Mosquito-Microbiota Interactions and Implications for Mosquito Control

Dr. Sarah Short

Fleming, Jessica Identification of 2-hair Nymphal Morphotype and Review of Palpal setae variation in H.leporispalustris

Dr. Risa Pesapane

Maradiaga, Astery Where Do All The Mosquitos Go in the Winter?

Dr. Megan Meuti

Shen, Wanghao The Impact of Pesticide Application on Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Fungi in Golf Course Soil Profile

Dr. Shaohui Wu

 

Environmental and Plant Sciences

NAME

ABSTRACT TITLE 

PROJECT ADVISOR

Basnagala, Oneli

Understanding the Climate Adaptation Potential of Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) Ecotypes in Ohio to Inform Restoration and Reforestation Strategies

Dr. Jo Peacock

Bernstein, Hannah

Impact of Tillage Practices on Soil Microbiome

Dr. Virginia Rich

Dingi Epse Yapo, Reine-Bertille

Impact of Nitrogen Source and Timing on Low-Input Kentucky Bluegrass Lawns

Dr. Tyler Carr

Herbert, Lexi

Morphological Responses of Seedling Pennycress to Waterlogging

Dr. Andrea Gschwend

Lewis, Brittany

Evaluation of Alternative Substrates on the Growth and Development of African Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) in Soilless Cultivation Practice

Dr. Florence Sessoms

 

Food Science

NAME

ABSTRACT TITLE 

PROJECT ADVISOR

Adams, Amanda

Effect of Milk Fat Globule Membrane and Microbial Community Growth Under Conditions for Serotonin Production in a Model System

Dr. Rafael Jimenez-Flores

Calis, Hazel

Rapid Near Infrared Screening for Quality of Various Soybean Cultivars

Dr. Luis Rodriguez-Saona

Gaur, Kritika

Post-Harvest Safety Enhancement: Combatting AR Pathogens on Fresh Green Onions

Dr. Hua Wang

Kocz, Isabelle

Mitigating Antibiotic Resistance in the Oral Microbiome

Dr. Hua Wang

List, Malachi

Handheld FT-NIR Spectrometers to Predicting the Content of Malted Grains

Dr. Luis Rodriguez-Saona

Nuthulapaty, Kavya

Advancing Analytical Techniques for Detecting Adulterations in Fish Oil with Vibrational Spectroscopy and Gas Chromatography

Dr. Luis Rodriguez-Saona

Peart, Luke

Household Food Waste: Unassociated with Veteran Status

Dr. Brian Roe

OTHER

Name

Abstract Title

Project Advisor

DiGiovine, Olivia

Consumers Exhbit Disposal Bias in Product Sustainability Judgments

Dr. Nicole Sintov

Kalczynski, Olivia

Dominant Control Over the Location of Subordinates as a Method of Regulating Conflict Over Helping Behavior in Cichlid Fish

Dr. Ian Hamilton

Penka, Mike Effects of Turbidity on Reaction Distance of Smallmouth Bass to Fishing Lures of Different Colors Dr. Lauren Pintor and Dr. Suzanne Gray
Ramsey-Sapp, Layla Assessing Agricultural-Urban Land Use Transitions on Water Quality in Subbasins of the Maumee River Watershed Dr. Lorrayne Miralha