Colloquium Awards

Oral Presentation and Poster Presentation Awards

A panel of judges evaluate each presenter and determine the best poster and oral presentations.

Winners receive a personalized certificate of recognition and a cash award.

Presentations are judged on the:

Scientific content based on the articulation of the problem, soundness of hypothesis testing, methodology, and analyses
Oral and visual quality of the delivery
Demonstration of confidence and depth of understanding of the material.

2024 Best Oral Presentations

Sponsored by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.

First Place: Maggie Knight – "Phthalate metabolite detection in blubber of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) stranded near Sarasota Bay, Florida, USA."

Second Place: Kelly Cusick – “Urine protein compositiom of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Gulf of Mexico, USA.”

2024 Best Poster Presentations

Sponsored by The Charleston Natural History Society.

First Place: Piper Zola – "Making the "boring" sponge exciting: Prevalence, infection rates, and bioerosion rates of the bioeroding sponge Cliona celata on oyster reefs in Charleston, SC, USA."

Second Place: Adeline McCullough – “Assessing habitat usage and fall movement of the Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, in the Ashley River and Charleston Harbor, SC.”

ABCs of Communication Award

A panel of judges evaluate student abstracts that have been rewritten for a fifth-grade audience.

Sponsored by Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum.

Winner: Christopher Carbon - "Using seaweed to learn abotu Charleston Harbor's water."