STUDENT POSTER SESSION
The Student Poster Session at the Waterborne Symposium provides an exciting opportunity for students to present their research in coatings, polymers, inks, and adhesives. Participants can showcase innovative projects, receive feedback from industry experts, and network with professionals and peers. This session encourages collaboration, highlights emerging talent, and recognizes outstanding contributions in coatings science, making it an essential platform for aspiring scientists and engineers in the field.
Please join us for our next student poster session on Thursday, February 11, 2027.
All proceeds of the Waterborne Symposium go toward scholarships and furthering the education of our dedicated students. Over the last 8 academic years, more than $241,000 in Undergraduate Scholarships have been awarded. We thank you all for your continued support!
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2026 Student Poster Presenters and Faculty Advisors
Congratulations to our 2025 Student Poster Competition Winners!
Graduate Student Winners
1st Place: Erik Spain
Kaden Stevens Research Group
“Alternating Copolymers of Styrene and Methyl Methacrylate Synthesized by Lewis-Acid Mediated Photoiniferter (LAMPI)”
2nd Place: Sarah Crowsey
Tristan Clemons Research Group
“The Utilization of Polymers with Arginine-Mimetic Guanidinium Functional Groups as an Environmentally Friendly Pest Control Method”
Undergraduate Student Winners
1st Place: William Steen
James Rawlins Research Group
“Toward Safer Coal Tar Epoxy: How Coal Tar Pitch Loading Changes Coating Adhesion on Steel”
2nd Place: Josie Callahan-Santo
Heather Broadhead Research Group
“Inhibiting Biofilm Formation on Polymer Substrates via Bacteriophages in Flow Cells”
3rd Place (Tie): Jessica Shrestha
Tristan Clemons Research Group
“A Design of Experiments Approach to Sprayable Supramolecular Nanofiber Hydrogels for Cell Delivery”
3rd Place (Tie):
Jacob Tatum
Broadhead Research Group, USM
“Surface Modification Strategies of Biomedical Polymer Substrates”
For more information how you can get involved, please contact
Melanie Bryan: 601.266.6229
CoatingTech’s Spotlight on USM’s Polymer Science and Engineering Students
Originally Appeared in the January 2013 Issue of Coatings Tech, pp 40-44