i3 2021 Competition

I3 stands for Ideas, Innovation, and Invention. I3 Day is the only day-long celebration dedicated to innovation anywhere in the state of West Virginia.

 

 

This year was very competitive, showcasing the creativity, innovation and abilities of our faculty, staff and students. We had 50 entries, with 54 community judges reviewing them.

Congratulations to the 2021 i3 Day Final Four Winners:

Grand Champion: Sydney Schliesser

Runner up: Samuel Dillon

 

 

 

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Category Winners:

 

FACULTY AND STAFF CATEGORIES

Research

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

 

Innovative Product, Process, Service, or Project

• 1^st Place – Continuous Improvement: Assessing Academic Advising to Enhance Retention Efforts – Dr. Suzanne King, Dr. Melissa Farrish
• 2^nd 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

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

Dr. Beth Wolfe

 

STUDENT CATEGORIES

Research

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

 

Innovative Product, Process, Service, or Project

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

 

Case Study

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

 

Innovative Work of Art, Design, Performance, or Creation

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

 

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

 

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