UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University Libraries and the Schreyer Honors College recognized the 11th annual finalist presentations and winner of the recently endowed Robert F. Guentter Jr. Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award on Thursday, May 5, immediately following the three finalists’ presentations:
- Robert F. Guentter Jr. Grand Prize winner: Chloe E. Mazer, biobehavioral health, College of Health and Human Development, for "A Mixed Method Review of Cognitive Decline in the Older Incarcerated Adult Population."
- Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis first runner-up: Ava Self, chemical engineering, College of Engineering, for “Two-Dimensional Materials for Cancer Therapy: Evaluation of Bare and Lipid-Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) Biocompatability."
- Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis second runner-up: Edward J. Spagnuolo, geobiology, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, for "Decoding Family-Level Features for Modern and Fossil Leaves from Computer-Vision Heat Maps."
Mazer and Spagnuolo are Schreyer Honors Scholars who graduated from Penn State this past weekend. Self is a Scholar alumna who graduated in December 2021. An online recording of their presentations is available.