Winners of the 2025 Elevator Pitch Competition
Left to right: Lyanne Valdez, PPG Judge, Dave Fecko, PSU, Albanie Hendrickson-Stives, PPG Judge, Antara Verma (2nd place), Jesse Biscoff, Silcotek Judge, Scott Moravek, PPG Judge, Amber Tremper, Corning Judge, Jo Laura (1st place), Mike Vecchio, Nokia Judge, Aditya Sapre (3rd place), Fernando Vallejos Burgos, Morgan Advanced Materials Judge
Elevator Pitch Competition Winners
| FIRST PLACE | SECOND PLACE | THIRD PLACE |
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| Jo Laura Graduate Student, Chemistry |
Antara Verma Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering |
Aditya Sapre Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering |
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| "Beyond Silicon: Building the Future with 2D Semiconductors" | "Transport of Inhales Nanoplastics into the Brain by Kinesin" | "Whispering Molecules: How Enzymes Steer Each Other in Cascades" |
Consolation Prize Winners
Adebowale Odumuwagun
Graduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering
"Modulus on Demand: Additive Manufacturing of Functionally Graded Ti Alloys for Bio-implants"
Avanthi Abesingha
Graduate Student, Chemistry
"The Magic of Molecular Surgery: Precision Atom Editing"
Emdadul Haque Chowdhury
Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering
"Fighting Cancer with Smart Heat"
Event Details
Sponsored by PPG Industries, the 11th Annual Elevator Pitch Competition is an opportunity to pitch your research in TWO minutes or less, using no more than four supporting slides. Graduate students will briefly convey their research to a curious and technically diverse audience in hopes of taking home CASH PRIZES and developing new COLLABORATIONS.