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It is time to consider entering the 2023 UF Best Undergraduate Research Paper Contest


Submissions are due February 28th, the submission link will open February 1st. This contest is open to all UF Undergraduate Researchers.

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

Find the links to JUR Template and Mentor Approval Form below

Congratulations


To our Undergraduate Research Best Paper winners

2023 Best Paper Award Winners

Arts and Humanities

Author/s: Madison Ross
Faculty Mentor: Brent S. Sumerlin
Title: Democratization of Sono-RAFT: utilizing low-frequency sonication to achieve controlled radical polymerization

Social, Behavioral & Education Sciences

Author/s: Saba Khan
Faculty Mentor: Michael Moorhouse
Title: Analyzing Methods of Prevention in Improving Outcomes for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

2022 Best Paper Award Winners

Arts and Humanities

Author/s: Stefany Marjani
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jill Sonke, College of the Arts
Title: Analyzing pre-health students’ views on Health Humanities and an applied virtual experience during the COVID-19 pandemic

Social, Behavioral & Education Sciences​

Author/s: Katherine Carlo
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gustavo Cortes, Warrington College of Business
Title: The Impact of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff on State Level Capital Market Efficiency

STEM/Medicine

Author/s: Connor Goodwin
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mirian M. Hay-Roe, Florida Museum of Natural History
Title: Black Soldier Fly Larva (Hermetia illucens) Frass vs. Red Wiggler (Eisenia fetida) Castings on (Capsicum annum) “Early Jalapeno” Seedling Growth

2021 Best Paper Award Winners

Arts and Humanities

Author/s: Aimee Briel Clesi
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steven Noll, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Title: The New Southern Gothic: Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, and the Nightmare of Proving Actual Innocence

Social, Behavioral & Education Sciences​

Author/s: Jeffrey Hayden
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthew Jacobs, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Title: How U.S. Aid Outpaced Cold War Ambitions in Afghanistan

STEM/Medicine

Author/s: Grace Hansen
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roland Staud, College of Medicine
Title: The Impact of Repeated Lidocaine Injections, Exercise, and Mindfulness on Fibromyalgia Symptoms in a Clinical population: A Pilot Study