Western Division Collegiate Meeting
Past Meetings of the Western Tennessee Collegiate Conference
2024 Meeting
The Tennessee Academy of Science Western Collegiate Division meeting was held on April 13, 2024 on the campus of Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN, with awards as follows:
Ecology and Environmental Biology
First place - Hannah Casey. Evolutionary selection of the Cytochrome Oxidase I gene in Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN and Ducks Unlimited, Memphis, TN.
Second place - Nicole Brignole. Effects of Nest Box Location on Nest Success in Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks. Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN and Ducks Unlimited, Memphis, TN.
Physics and Astronomy
First place - Hugh Ferguson. Assessing the Impact of Parameterization on Prediction Accuracy of Bone Density Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Time-Frequency Analysis. Rhodes College, Memphis, TN and University of Memphis, Memphis, TN.
Health and Medical Sciences
First place - Kennedy Hall. Circulating Mitochondrial Proteins in Sickle Cell Disease Patients Contribute to Endothelial Dysfunction. Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Second place - Saige Hill. DeepLabCut Labeling of Dilute Brown Non-Agouti Mice. Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Cell and Molecular Biology
First place - Nadia Wallace. Elucidation of candidate Dube3a substrates involved in Dup15q syndrome seizure pathogenesis. Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN, Department of Neurology, UTHSC, Memphis, TN, IBSP Program UTHSC, Memphis, TN, Department of Pediatrics UTHSC, Memphis, TN, and Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, UTHSC, Memphis, TN.
Chemistry
First place - Jessica Bowen. Chemical Recycling of Commercially Prevalent Polymers. Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN and University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
General Science/Math/Engineering
First place - Janvi Patel. Analyzing Levels Of Engagement In Metacognition In Undergraduate Biology Students. Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN and The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN.
2023 Meeting
The Western Collegiate Division Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science was held Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN!
Information regarding the meeting and program can be found here.
2020 Meeting
The Western Collegiate Division Meeting of the Tennessee Academy scheduled for Friday, April 12, 2019 at the University of Tennessee, in Martin, TN has been canceled due to the coronavirus situation!
Information regarding the meeting and program can be found here.
2017 Meeting
The Western Collegiate Division Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science was held Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN. It was hosted by the School of Sciences. Information regarding the program and abstract submission instructions can be found here.
2014 Meeting
The Western Collegiate Division Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science was held Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN. A program for the meeting can be found here.
Past Meetings of the Western Tennessee Collegiate Conference
2023
The Tennessee Academy of Science Western Collegiate Division meeting was held on April 22, 2023 on the campus of Christian Brotehrs University with awards as follows:
Cell & Molecular Biology/Chemistry Competition
First Place – Miryana Rafael. Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN.
Second Place - Madison Stevens. Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN.
Organismal Biology
First Place – Amy Guerrero. Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN.
Second Place - Jalen Faulk. Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN.
Health & Medical Science
First Place - Molly Gallagher. Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee.
Physics & Astronomy
First Place - MBlake Lawler. Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee.