A BIG thank you to all of the judges for 2021 student presentation awards. We are excited to share below the winners of our platform and lightning talks:

Platform Winners

1st place: Kaylie Kirkwood, NC State

Utilizing Pine Needles and Untargeted Multidimensional Measurements to Monitor Legacy and Emerging Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in North Carolina

2nd place: Bonnie Ertel, The Citadel

Prevalence of PPE in plastic litter before and during the pandemic

Lightning Talk Winners

Undergraduate

1st place: Morgan Lowrey, US EPA

Automated Morphology Assessments for Improved Larval Zebrafish Screening

2nd place: Adriana Apintiloaiei , College of Charleston

Hot or Not? Evaluation of the Hot Needle Test for Identifying Microplastic

Graduate

1st place: Sarah Orr, NC State

Ontogenetic differences of major ion toxicity in the mayfly, Neocloeon triangulifer

2nd place: Jack Dekle, Clemson University

Nutrient Dynamics in a Floating Treatment Wetland System after Overwintering in Eutrophic Conditions