Student Research Awards
The University Libraries offers two awards for excellence in student research:
2026 Student Research Award Winners
Monroe F. Swilley, Jr. Student Research Award
- Anuradha Dey, Winner
“Parameter Driven Control of 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbate Permeation Using Fractional Ablative Laser Treatment” - Stephanie Peixoto, Runner-up
“The Effects AI Technology Has on Nurse Productivity”
Valerie B. Edmonds Student Research Award
- Neely Detwiler, Winner
“The Minutes That Made Inequality: Race and Public Education in Savannah, Georgia 1900-1916” HIS 495 (Research Seminar in History), with Dr. Abby Dowling as faculty support - Ethan Pellegrino, Runner-up
“Negotiating Belonging: Hong Jong-u and the Korean Diaspora” HIS 295 (The Historian’s Craft), with Dr. Matt Harper as faculty support