CAURS 2026 Awards

Top oral Presentation caurs 2026

Selene Koremenos-Tsebelis, University of Michigan

Controlled Nanoparticle Electrodeposition via Cathodic Corrosion at SECM Ultramicroelectrode Tips 

Top Poster presentation caurs 2026

Anusha Kumar, Northwestern University

From Scarcity to Solidarity: Mutual Aid as a Pathway to Food Sovereignty and Urban Resilience in Chennai, India

Top poster in biological sciences

Danielle McConnell, University of Chicago

Enlightened By Excrements: An Investigation of Parabasalid Diversity in the Gut Microbiome

top poster in chemistry and Environmental sciences

Reese Robinson, University of Chicago

Targeting Epithelial Plasticity: Small Molecule Strategies for Salivary Gland Regeneration  in Sjögren’s Disease 

top poster in sociology, anthropology, and psychology

Tessa Brummel, University of Chicago

Chicago ZIP Code Linked-Area Deprivation Index as a Predictor of Dementia Diagnosis

top poster in engineering and Computer science

Andrew Kurien, University of Illinois at Chicago

Automated and Quicker Processing Platform (iECAna) for Large-Scale Electrochemical Data with ML-Based Modeling: Next-Gen Corrosion Analysis and Diagnostic Application

top poster in Fine arts, humanities, and linguistics

Sabina Szczepanik, Loyola University Chicago

Culture of Divinity: Sacred Space and Folk Aesthetics in the ‘Young Poland’ Visual Canon

top poster in social justice

Anusha Kumar, Northwestern University

From Scarcity to Solidarity: Mutual Aid as a Pathway to Food Sovereignty and Urban Resilience in Chennai, India

Top Poster in Physics and Math

Jesus Perez, Illinois Institute of Technology

Stellar Rotation and White Dwarf Cooling in Post-Mass-Transfer Binary Systems