University of Charleston

University of Charleston

i3 Day 2021 Winners

  • Grand Champion: Sydney Schliesser
  • Runner up: Samuel Dillon

Final Four Broadcast

The 2021 i3 Final Four:

  • The Effects of Memorization Strategies Upon Recall – Stefan Krumerac
  • Wireless Telemetry – Sarah Ball
  • George and Laura Freeman Case – Samuel Dillon
  • Mother Nature – Sydney Schliesser

The 2021 Final Four was broadcast as part of the statewide celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship called Bridging Innovation.


Student Categories

Research

  • 1st Place – The Effects of Memorization Strategies Upon Recall – Stefan Krumerac
  • 2nd Place – Mortality Salience and Geographic Regions’ Impacts on Perceptions of Racism – Heather Connery
  • 3rd Place – The Effects of Varying Acidic and Electrolytic Media on the Fluorescence of Uranyl Nitrate – Austin Davis

 

Innovative Product, Process, Service, or Project

  • 1st Place – Wireless Telemetry – Sarah Ball
  • 2nd Place – Innovation Labs – Emily Thomas, Sydney Schliesser, Eli Hughes
  • 3rd Place – Shaggies Plastic – Steven Nutter

 

Case Study

  • 1st Place – George and Laura Freeman Case – Samuel Dillon
  • 2nd Place – Financial Planning for the Freemans – Sean Woody
  • 3rd Place – George Freeman Case – Javier Cuadra

 

Innovative Work of Art, Design, Performance, or Creation

  • 1st Place – Mother Nature – Sydney Schliesser
  • 2nd Place – Beyond Quarantine – Joy Zhang
  • 3rd Place – PharmD Jalebis – Rajveer Kaur, Dharinee Kuvadia

 

Faculty and Staff Categories

Research

  • 1st Place – An Examination of the Relationship Between Enrollment and Cost of Instruction – Dr. Rick Ferris, Dr. Jim Samuel
  • 2nd Place – Financial Literacy in College: Is it a Recipe for Success? –   Dr. Jacob Tenney

 

Innovative Product, Process, Service, or Project

  • 1st Place – Continuous Improvement: Assessing Academic Advising to Enhance Retention Efforts – Dr. Suzanne King, Dr. Melissa Farrish
  • 2nd Place – Lab Experiences in the Time of COVID-19: A Re-imagined Process – Dr. Xiaoping Sun, Dr. Jay Wildt

 

Innovative Work of Art, Design, Performance, or Creation

  • 1st Place – Corona Contemplations – Poetry from the Pandemic –

Dr. Beth Wolfe

 

Dr. L. Travis Kahle

Director of the Innovation Center