2026 Student Showcase Award Winners
Many thanks to all who attended, supported, and participated in the SUNY Niagara Student Showcase! All of the projects were engaging and highlighted the College’s academic programs. Here are this year’s winners:
Grand Prize
Lukas Koelbel. Dick Dally in: Strip Mine
Mentor William Blenk
Divisional Prize, Hospitality, Baking, and Culinary Arts
Mary Dunn. Laminated Dough: Beyond the Fold
Mentor Myriah Meyer
Divisional Prize, Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Miracle Martin. Our World of Post-Truth
Mentor Amanda Pollard
Divisional Prize, Business and STEM / Nursing, Physical and Allied Health
Zachary Ames and Artem Denisenko. Periodic Table of Multiquarks Using Thomas-Fermi Model
Mentor Suman Baral
Divisional Honorable Mention, Business and STEM / Nursing, Physical and Allied Health
Onika Dye-Flynn. The AI Integrity Initiative: Redefining Human-AI Collaboration in Education
Mentor Don Topolski
Divisional Honorable Mention, Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Ronshay Cole. Promoting Sickle Cell Awareness
Mentor Bridget Beilein
First-Year Student Award
Daniel Manzella. Photometry & Spectroscopy: Light Curves and Exoplanet Chemistry
Mentor Suman Baral
People’s Choice Award
Ava Conklin. The Impact Of X-Ray Imaging On Modern Healthcare
Mentor Michele Burke
Their posters are on display in the Library. Browse the full program online.