Awards

RISE Awards

RISE Awards will be presented to those showing excellence in:

Research – $2,000 awarded for methodological and procedural excellence in exploration, creation, and study
Innovation – $2,000 awarded for the discovery of novel and revolutionary inventions, processes, ways of thinking, ways of seeing
Scholarship – $2,000 awarded for an academic breakthrough in a particular field
Entrepreneurship – $2,000 awarded to the presentation with the greatest entrepreneurial potential
People’s Choice – $2,500 awarded to the presentation receiving the most votes from RISE attendees

New Focus Awards

Focus Awards

CPS Resiliency and Sustainability Awards – $1,000 in total awards recognizing CPS projects best applying research and communication to spotlight important ideas, problems, or challenges in resiliency and sustainability. Sponsored by the College of Professional Studies
Data and Digital Storytelling Awards – $2,000 in total awards recognizing projects deftly applying tools of design, data visualization, text mining or mapping, journalistic investigation, or creative storytelling that draws attention to important ideas, problems, or challenges. Jointly sponsored by the College of Art, Media and Design & College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Design Awards – $2,000 in total awards recognizing projects best exemplifying how design principles and the design process conceive of and shape innovative ideas and solutions to challenging, multi-disciplinary problems. Sponsored by the College of Art, Media and Design
Ethically Informed Research Awards – $1,500 in total awards recognizing projects that best incorporate attention to ethical considerations in research design and implementation. Sponsored by the College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Health Communication Awards – $2,000 in total awards recognizing projects examining contemporary health communication challenges that are paired with viable solutions. Jointly sponsored by the College of Art, Media and Design & Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Illuminating Complex Problems Awards – $1,500 in total awards recognizing projects rooted in values of social justice that effectively illuminate causes of, or suggest strategies for addressing, complex and persistent social problems. Sponsored by the College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Founding Focus Awards

Focus Awards

COE Solution Awards – $2000 in total awards recognizing COE students demonstrating remarkable innovation by identifying novel solutions to problems within scientific, social, and/or entrepreneurial spheres. Sponsored by the College of Engineering
DATA Award – $1,500 awarded to the presentation demonstrating the most inventive and promising approach to creating value with data-driven and technology-enabled analytics and automation. Sponsored by DATA Initiative
Grand Impact Award – $1,500 awarded to the presentation displaying the most judicious means for advancing social, civic, and/or environmental equity. Sponsored by RISE
SAIL Award – $1,000 awarded to the participant whose Reflection statement best applies the SAIL framework and language to describe a notable experience related to RISE participation. Sponsored by SAIL
Sharing Economy Award – $1,500 awarded to the presentation demonstrating the most creative and promising approach to using technologies and algorithms for optimizing design, incentives, operations and security of sharing economy systems as well as enabling socially desirable outcomes, such as sustainable growth, social equity and improved resilience. Sponsored by SHARE
Graduate Innovator Award – Recognizes a graduate peer who demonstrates remarkable innovation by identifying new approaches to problem solving for maximal social impact. Sponsored by Graduate Student Government

People’s Choice Awards

RISE attendees select the winner of the $1,500 People’s Choice Award by casting votes for their favorite presentation during the Expo.

Outstanding Research Awards

Awards are given in the following categories to one undergraduate and one graduate:

Computer and Information Sciences
Engineering and Technology
Health Sciences
Humanities and Arts
Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers and Institutes
Physical and Life Sciences
Social Sciences, Business and Law

Winners

2019

Research

Katlynn Bugda Gwilt: Novel Therapeutic Receptor Target in the Leaky Gut

COE Solution Award

1^st Place – Undergraduate – Kestral Johnston: Tidal Flow Constructed Wetland for Water Reuse
1^st Place – Graduate – Kunind Sharma: Modeling Thermal Comfort Behavior
2^nd Place – Graduate – Basma Bargal: Modeling Caregiver Burnout

Data Award

Anirudh Kamath: How Much is Your Outfit Worth?

Graduate Innovator Award

Kaustubh Shivdikar: Pi-Tiles

Grand Impact Award

Zahra Amiji: Folic Acid and the Hispanic Population

Sail Award

Alexa Soares: Oxidative Effects of Maternal Separation

Sharing Economy Award

Forrest Perkins: Architects Empowering Community

Computer and Information Sciences

Undergraduate: Sam Carmola: Optimality Conditions for Intraday Equity Trades
Graduate: Richard Huff: A National Job Market Analytics Platform

Engineering and Technology

Undergraduate: Aberdeen Dinius: Calculating Chemical Reaction Rates for Biofuels
Graduate: Kunind Sharma: Modeling Thermal Comfort Behavior

Health Sciences

Undergraduate: Daniel Kent: Reducing Total Anesthetic Load In Vivo
Graduate: Katlynn Bugda Gwilt: Novel Therapeutic Receptor Target in the Leaky Gut