2025 Symposium Details

The 21st Annual SC Upstate Research Symposium was held on April 11th, 2025 at the University of South Carolina Upstate.



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2025 Symposium Brief Schedule

9:00 – 9:30am Check-In & Poster Set-up
University Readiness Center Greatroom
9:30 – 11:30am Poster Session with Career & Graduate School Fair
University Readiness Center Greatroom
11:45 – 12:30pm Lunch (free boxed lunch provided to registered attendees)
Campus Life Center Ballroom
12:30 – 12:35pm Opening Remarks: Dr. Joshua Ruppel, Symposium Co-Chair
Campus Life Center Ballroom
12:35 – 12:45pm Welcome: Dr. Bennie Harris, USC Upstate Chancellor
Campus Life Center Ballroom
12:45 – 1:45pm Keynote Address: Dr. Stanley Andrisse
Title Forthcoming
Campus Life Center Ballroom
2:00 – 4:30pm Breakout Sessions
(CASB)
4:30 – 5:00pm Award Ceremony with Refreshments
Campus Life Center Ballroom

Student Award Winners

Best Student Oral Presentations

  • Business: Dinesh Bammidi
  • Computer and Health Sciences: Sri Siddi Sai Mahesh Sirigineedi
  • Humanities: Victoria Rusev
  • Social Sciences: Lauren Napier
  • Natural Sciences: Tessa Greene and Paula Melton

  • Best Student Poster Presentations

    1. Chemistry and Biochemistry: Brianna Sapounas, Elisabet Fernandez, Isaac McLeod
    2. Molecular Biology and Ecology: Aydon Franey
    3. Computer Sciences, Analytics, and Math: Vaishnika Panjala
    4. Health Sciences: Philip Broughton
    5. Social Sciences: Angela Tripp
    6. Undergraduate Health Sciences: Savannah Noll, Toni Brem

Browse the contents of 2025 SC Upstate Research Symposium:

Undergraduate Health Sciences - Poster Presentations
Social Sciences - Oral Presentations
Social Sciences - Poster Presentations
Natural Sciences - Oral Presentations
Health Sciences - Poster Presentations
Humanities II - Oral Presentations
Humanities I - Oral Presentations
Computer & Health Sciences - Oral Presentations
Computer Science, Analytics & Math - Poster Presentations
Business - Oral Presentations
Molecular Biology & Ecology
Chemistry & Biochemistry - Poster Presentations
2025 Oral Presentations
2025 Poster Presentations
2025 Keynote Speaker - Dr. Stanley Andrisse