In 2024, CSU STRATA recognized 15 awardees with $16,000 in cash awards.
Congratulations to the awarded students, faculty, and companies for their exceptional work.
2024 Poster Award Winners
Elijah Barstis, Joowon Park
Rapid, colorimetric sensor for the diagnosis of STIs: chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis
CSU STRATA Innovative Excellence Award
Presented by CSU STRATA
$1,500
Sandra Koziel
The slow tango of iridium and vanadium
Innovation in Biotechnology
Presented by Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti
$1,000
Excellence in Software
Presented by Cooley & Patterson + Sheridan
$1,000
Corinne Sage
Increasing Educational Access to Rural Areas Through the CSU-AVL
Excellence in Human-Centered Design
Presented by Sheridan Ross & Haukaas Fortius
$1,000
Sarah Looney
EXPO: A novel parent-mediated intervention to support executive function development in young children with Down syndrome.
Research Excellence
Presented by the Vice President for Research
$1,000
AJ Brown, Alex Enriquez
Low-Cost IoT Water Sampler
Excellence in Energy
Presented by the Energy Institute
$1,000
Ethan Quinn
Biodegradable adhesives and packaging materials created through stereomicrostructural engineering and homologous blending
Innovation in Agricultural Science
Presented by the College of Agricultural Sciences
$1,000
Jacob MacWilliams
Minor Cannabinoid, Major Potential
Innovation in Engineering Presented by the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
$1,000
Ryan Ruhle, David Durney, Larry Maple
Edge-Sealed Solar Panels for Reduced Cost and Improved Longevity
Innovation in Natural Science Presented by the College of Natural Sciences
$1,000
Rae Bellows, Kira Rahn
Electrochemical Sensor for Portable and Rapid Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 Immunity
Innovation in Health & Human Sciences
Presented by the College of Health and Human Sciences
$1,000
Briana Risk
Birota Foods, Addressing Our Health and Nutrition Concerns
Leslie Stone-Roy
Pupil Pro: An interactive teaching tool for pupillary responses
Innovation in Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Presented by the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
$1,000
Chris Moody
Infused Fitness- Hemp supplements for fitness and wellness
Innovation at CSU Pueblo
Presented by Maschoff Brennan
$1,000
Gabe Allen, Ella Coates
MT Provisions – Backcountry Table
Game Changer Award
Presented by the Institute for Entrepreneurship at the College of Business
$1,000
Lauren Little
Lodgeit.
People’s Choice Award
Presented by Meunier Carlin & Curfman
$1,500
Amanda Cherwin, Trey Pittman
A New Diagnostic Tool for Heart Failure Biomarkers in Saliva
People’s Choice Runner-Up Presented by Neugeboren O’Dowd & Casimir Jones
$1,000