{"id":209382,"date":"2021-04-09T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/?page_id=209382"},"modified":"2021-08-20T12:31:05","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:31:05","slug":"spring-2021-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/programs-and-opportunities\/casabona-future-scientist\/spring-2021-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2021 Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2021 Mario M. Casabona Future Scientists Program encourages students to recognize the importance of oral communication skills and the ability to discuss the results of scholarship effectively with various audiences and at all levels. The Program motivates, trains and rewards students for the preparation and delivery of effective communication of scientific research to the general public and non-science professionals. Such presentation and communication skills provide students with the capacity to be distinctly competitive and successful in their subsequent educational and career paths. In this final round of presentations, we will select this year\u2019s winners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s competition will be held virtually through Zoom, contact Associate Dean Scott Kight, <a href=\"mailto:kights@montclair.edu?Subject=Casabona%20Future Scientists Competition\">kights@montclair.edu<\/a> for the link,\u00a0on April 21, 2021 at 3:00 pm. Students presenting for five minutes will be allowed five slides in their presentation, and are being judged for awards. Students presenting for three minutes will have single slide presentations.<\/p>\n<h2>Program<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>3:00 Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Introductions by Dean Lora Billings<\/li>\n<li>3:10 Student Presentations &#8211;\u00a0Moderator, Assoc. Dean Scott Kight<\/li>\n<li>4:00 Judge Deliberations and Audience voting<\/li>\n<li>4:15 Awards Ceremony\n<ul>\n<li>Best Poster Award ($500)<\/li>\n<li>Third Place Talk Award ($1,000)<\/li>\n<li>Second Place Talk Award ($1,500)<\/li>\n<li>First Place Talk Award ($2,000) And Best Mentor Award ($1,500)<\/li>\n<li>Audience Favorite Award ($500)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>4:25 Closing Remarks from\u00a0Mario M. Casabona and Lora Billings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Panel of Judges<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>MARIO M. CASABONA, Founder and Managing Partner Casabona Ventures, LLC<\/li>\n<li>HARVEY D. HOMAN, PhD,\u00a0Keiretsu Forum (K4-MA) North Jersey Chapter President<\/li>\n<li>PAUL LEWIS, Founder and CEO,\u00a0Calamu<\/li>\n<li>KRIS OHLETH, Executive Director,\u00a0Special Initiative on Offshore Wind, University of Delaware<\/li>\n<li>JUDITH SHEFT, Executive Director,\u00a0NJ Commission of Science, Innovation and Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Special Thanks to Mario M. Casabona for his generous leadership and support for this program.<\/strong><\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"\/csam\/programs-and-opportunities\/casabona-future-scientist\/2021-competition\/judges\/\">Learn More About the Judges<\/a><\/span>\n<h2>Student Participants<\/h2>\n<h3>Five Minute Presentations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/csam\/programs-and-opportunities\/casabona-future-scientist\/2021-competition\/participants\/#diamantopoulos\"><strong>YOU ARE IN MY HEART: Worker Emotion Understanding for Future Worker-Robot Collaboration-Safety Improvement<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>Hope Diamantopoulos<\/strong>, Computer Science Major<br \/>\nMentor:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~wangw\">Dr. Weitian Wang<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/csam\/programs-and-opportunities\/casabona-future-scientist\/2021-competition\/participants\/#gachetti\"><strong>Using Earth\u2019s Paleoclimate Records to Better Predict Future Climate Change<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>Anthony Gachetti<\/strong>, Earth &amp; Environmental Science Major<br \/>\nMentor:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~cuiy\">Dr. Ying Cui<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/csam\/programs-and-opportunities\/casabona-future-scientist\/2021-competition\/participants\/#turano\"><strong>Coconut Oil Contributes to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) In A Gender Dependent Manner<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>Paolo Turano<\/strong>, Biology Major<br \/>\nMentor:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~molinac\">Dr. Carlos Molina<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Three Minute Presentations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/csam\/programs-and-opportunities\/casabona-future-scientist\/2021-competition\/participants\/#acquaviva\"><strong>An Analysis of the 精品成人福利在线 Course Enrollment Network<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>Sarah Acquaviva<\/strong>, Mathematics Major<br \/>\nMentor:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~bald\">Dr. Deepak Bal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/csam\/programs-and-opportunities\/casabona-future-scientist\/2021-competition\/participants\/#calix\"><strong>Can We Make Thermophilic Proteins Work Better Using Some Heat Pretreatment?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>Kimberly Calix<\/strong>, Biochemistry Major<br \/>\nMentor:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~gindty\">Dr. Yvonne Gindt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/csam\/programs-and-opportunities\/casabona-future-scientist\/2021-competition\/participants\/#conlon\"><strong>Tax Reform Act of 2017 and Its Effects<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>Allison Conlon<\/strong>, Applied Math and Statistics Major<br \/>\nMentor:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~choiy\">Dr. Youngna Choi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/csam\/programs-and-opportunities\/casabona-future-scientist\/2021-competition\/participants\/#notte\"><strong>A+ Low-Loss Faraday Isolator Upgrade<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>John Notte<\/strong>, Physics Major<br \/>\nMentor:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~martinro\">Dr. Rodica Martin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/csam\/programs-and-opportunities\/casabona-future-scientist\/2021-competition\/participants\/#schaffer\"><strong>Light Addressable Electrochemical Sensors for Imaging Neurotransmitters<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>Katherine Schaffer<\/strong>, Chemistry Major<br \/>\nMentor:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~oneilg\">Dr. Glen ONeil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/csam\/programs-and-opportunities\/casabona-future-scientist\/2021-competition\/participants\/#visan\"><strong>The Road to a Portable, Accurate, Rapid Aptamer Test<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>Evelyn Visan<\/strong>, Molecular Biology Major<br \/>\nMentors:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~goodeyn\">Dr. Nina Goodey<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~monsenk\">Dr. Kirsten Monsen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2021 Mario M. 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