2014 SPPC Competition

2014 Student Poster & Paper Competition

The 2014 IMAGIN Student Poster & Paper Competition was held on January 30, 2014 at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan. The Poster Competition was conducted in the morning, with the paper presentations being held in the afternoon following a wonderful lunch provided by Schoolcraft College.

Twenty-one (21) undergraduate posters were on display throughout the day and eight (8) graduate papers were submitted, with three (3) graduate presentations featured during the afternoon session.

View 2014 SPPC Flyer

View 2014 SPPC Schedule

IMAGIN's 2014 SPPC Judging Panel:

Dr. Ashton Shortridge: Michigan State University
Jeroen Wagendorp: Grand Valley State University
Frank Sobie: Mott Community College
Edwin Joseph: Eastern Michigan University

IMAGIN's 2014 SPPC Planning Team:
Pete Schneider: Team Chair
Brooks Kelley
Sarah Merz
Diane O'Connell
Shane Pavlak
Michael Woods

2014 IMAGIN Student Paper Competition Results

Graduate Paper Presenter and Paper Title	Click Icon to View Paper	Click Icon to View Presentation
1st Place - $300 Winner: Sam Lipscomb - Central Michigan University Visualizing Perceived Safety in a Campus Environment		No Presentation Given
2nd Place - $150 Winner Katie Moss, Charles Tso - University of Michigan Pedestrian Walking Time Impacts from Bridge Closures in the I-94 Rehabilitation Project		No Presentation Given
3rd Place - $50 Winner Cara Steger - University of Michigan Estimating Wildlife and Livestock Intensity: Indications of Competition in an East African Protected Area		No Presentation Given
*The Following Paper Competitors are listed in Alphabetical Order by Last Name and the order does not indicate any position or scoring*
Amy Chiang - University of Michigan Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Turbines: Distance to Shore Analysis
Brendan O'Leary and S. Mohsen Sadatiyan - Wayne State University Using GIS technology to prepare and process data for groundwater modeling at Lake St. Clair Metropark		No Presentation Given
Hassan Bukhari - University of Michigan Estimating Trends in Freshwater Dolphin Habitat from LANDSAT Data
Lamees Mohamed - Western Michigan University Shear Zones Effects on Groundwater Flow in Southern Sinai, Egypt: Remote Sensing and Geophysical Constraints
Terry Fahey - Lawrence Technological University Best Public Fishing Lakes in Oakland County Michigan		No Presentation Given

At the conclusion of the Paper Competition, SPPC Team Lead Peter Schneider presented the official results.
You can view all of the 2014 IMAGIN SPPC Presentation in a YouTube Playlist

2014 IMAGIN Student Poster Competition Results

The SPPC partnered with the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) meeting and the undergraduate poster competition ran simultaneously with the SEMCOG meeting from 9:00 until 11:30 a.m. 23 poster submissions were received this year, giving the judges a tough task to review the posters but they were able to come to consensus on the top five posters.

Poster Author and Title	Click Poster Image to View Full Size Poster
Student Poster Competition Results
1st Place - $300 Winner: Ryan Keeling - University of Michigan Dearborn Assessing Restorability of Western Lake Erie Wetlands
2nd Place - $150 Winner Michael Hoose - University of Michigan Dearborn Quantification of Barchan Dune Evolution of Daily to Interannual time Scales Using Airborne LiDAR and Terrestrial Laser Scanning
3rd Place - $50 Winner JoAnn Carlisle - Northern Michigan University "ColorBrewer" - An Experiment with Color
4th Place Christine Purdy, Sonia Plata, & Anna Christie Smith - University of Michigan Dearborn Crime, Land Use, and Walkability Analysis Using Patch Dynamic Framework in Detroit
5th Place Elisabeth Cole - Grand Valley State University Civilian War-Related Deaths in Afghanistan, 2008-2010
*The Following Poster Competitors are listed in Alphabetical Order by Last Name and the order does not indicate any position or scoring*
Abby Schaefer - Lake Superior State University Distribution of Harvested Banded Canada Geese in Michigan from 2003 to 2012
Adam Magnuson - Northern Michigan University The Pacific Northwest Trail: Pasayten Wilderness Section
Alisha Dewey - Lake Superior State University Michigan Droughts and Agriculture Problems
Ben Molitor - Lake Superior State University Ruffed Grouse Habitat Within Missaukee County's State Land
Bryan Westerberg - Lake Superior State University American Beech Bark Disease - 'The Infection Has Come'
Coty Withorn - Lake Superior State University 3D Subsurface Mapping
Dan Radke - Lake Superior State University How Graph Theory and Computational Geometry form the backbone of GIS
Elizabeth Bastian - University of Michigan Dearborn Walkability and Nutritional Access in Metropolitan Detroit
Holly Wahl - Northern Michigan University Sands Plains Aquifer
Kevin Foust - Western Michigan University Michigan Pollution in Context
Melissa Behrmann - Lake Superior State University Ashmun Creek Watershed Historical Land Development
Mitchell Dziekan - University of Michigan Dearborn Stream Network Characteristics: A Potential Indicator of Urbanization in the Rouge River Watershed with Historical Validation
Sean Leask - Lake Superior State University Habitat Suitability for American Marten Reintroduction in the Northern Lower Peninsula
Terence Frank - Michigan State University Timber Extraction Management for Emmet County, Michigan
Unai Miguel Andres - Lake Superior State University Pallister Triangle droughts mapping and their economic effect in wheat production
Zach Sonnevil - Lake Superior State University Potential Waterfowl Nesting Habitat in Chippewa County, MI
*At the conclusion of the Poster Competition, SPPC Team Lead Peter Schneider presented the official results.*
To view a map of the 2014 IMAGIN SPPC Paper Participants by School location, click the image to the right.
To view a map of the 2014 IMAGIN SPPC Poster Participants by School location, click the image to the right.
To view a map of the combined 2014 & 2014 IMAGIN SPPC Participants by School Location, click the image to the right.