SJSU Grad Slam 2024 Event Information
And the Grad Slam 2024 Winners Are...

First Place
Jennifer Benbow
Bioinformatics, M.S.

Second Place
Timothy Tan
Materials Engineering, M.S.

Audience Choice
Shruthi Srinivasan
Biomedical Engineering, M.S.
Meet the SJSU Grad Slam 2024 Finalists

Hyeji Han
Communication Studies, M.A.
Title of Presentation: Unmasking the MZ Myth: The Misguided Unity of Millennials and
Gen Z in South Korean Politics

Yvonne Phan
Research and Experimental Psychology, M.A.
Title of Presentation: How Changing Racial Populations Can Influence Attitudes

Shruthi Srinivasan
Biomedical Engineering, M.S.
Title of Presentation: Microfluidic Nano-biosensor for Detection of Botulinum Neurotoxin,
Serotype A

Timothy Tan
Materials Engineering, M.S.
Title of Presentation: Metal 3D-Printing: Make Less, Do More

Jon Lim
Research and Experimental Psychology, M.A.
Title of Presentation: Connectedness and Independence: Understanding Cultural Differences
in Identity

Kate Worrell
Environmental Studies, M.S.
Title of Presentation: Win-win ecology: Bryophyte facilitation and Dudleya germination
in quarry soils

Andrew Selvia
Software Engineering, M.S.
Title of Presentation - The Road Less Traveled: Resilient & Free Traffic Prediction

Sarah Barker
Child and Adolescent Development, M.A.
Title of Presentation: The Role of Nature as a Protective Factor in Father-Child Relationships

Jennifer Benbow
Bioinformatics, M.S.
Title of Presentation: CoralVision: Deep Learning Models for Coral Resilience Research

Alexi Musick
Physics, M.S.
Title of Presentation: Mapping out Globular Clusters in Perseus Cluster Ultra-Diffuse
Galaxies Using the Subaru Telescope
Meet the Judges & Emcee

Jaedyn Rollins - Judge
SJSU and CSU-Wide 2023 Grad Slam Winner
San Jose State University

Judy Nagai - Judge
Vice President for University Advancement and CEO of the Tower Foundation
San Jose State University

Ryan Skinnell - Judge
Associate Professor
Department of English & Comparative Literature
San Jose State University

Simon Tan - Emcee
Sound Transit
SJSU Alumnus
Judging Criteria
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