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🏆 Meet this year’s Undergraduate Nutshell Games winners @virginia.tech ! 🥜
✨ Charlotte Monck @charmonckk
— "Small Flies, Big Science: What Fruit Flies Teach Us About Temperature Sensing" @vtneuro
✨ Nikhitha Khasnavis — "TRACE: Cracking the Seafood Trade Code" @vt_cs
Join us in celebrating their accomplishments (co-director of research for CCS Brittney Harris shows you how it's done!🎉)
Adding to the celebration was our esteemed panel of judges Silas Grace, Dee Hopkins, and Dickson Otieno, and a special appearance from last year’s winner, Tarun Nanadamudi, who returned to present this year’s winners with the famous Shelly the Squirrel trophies 🐿️🐿️
Huge congratulations to this year's winners and to all our presenters for bringing curiosity, creativity, and confidence to the stage!
@ourvt@vt_science@vt_engineering@fralinlifesci@hokiesonstage
#VirginiaTech #SciComm #UndergraduateResearch #TheatreSTEM
PART 2 of Shirin’s experience at the ACC Meeting of the Minds conference presenting undergraduate research!
#Hokies #researchconference #dayinthelifevlog #science #college
PART 1 of Shirin’s experience at the 2026 ACC Meeting of the Minds conference at Florida State University!
#dayinthelife #Hokies #accmeetingoftheminds #undergraduateresearch #science
From bat guano to jet fuel, fruit flies to fungi, our presenters at the @virginia.tech #UndergraduateNutshellGames took on the challenge of explaining big ideas in just 90 seconds…and delivered!🥜
Part of the Theatre STEM program, this year’s undergrads brought together bold research, creative storytelling, and a big audience ready to engage.
Between sessions, attendees connected directly with presenters, asking questions, diving deeper into the research, and continuing the conversations started on stage.
We’ll be sharing a spotlight soon on this year’s two award winners, along with a look at the Undergraduate Nutshell Games’ favorite mascot 🐿️
Huge congratulations to all our presenters for making their work clear, compelling, and unforgettable. You showed exactly what the future of research communication looks like, and it is bright!💡💫
Swipe through to relive some of our favorite moments →
Part of the Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship Conference at Virginia Tech.
#SciComm #FutureofScience #Undergraduateresearch
Conducting research this summer at Virginia Tech? Want to get training and exposure to research topics?
Join the Office of Undergraduate Research's summer listserv to connect with summer researchers and/or participate in free activities, including professional development seminars, social activities, and more!
To join the listserv, and to learn more about the summer activities, head to the link in bio!
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research Conference 👏🏼 Everyone did a great job with their research showcases ⭐️ Thank you all for joining today! #virginiatech #undergraduateresearch
🎤✨ Meet the final 5.
We’ve been sharing this year’s Undergraduate Nutshell Games presenters all week in our stories, and today, we’re highlighting the last group taking the stage.
Each brings a different perspective, research focus, and storytelling style, but they all have one thing in common: 90 seconds to make their work matter!
Join us TOMORROW to see how they rise to the challenge!🔥
📅 Friday, April 24
⏰ 3:25–3:55 PM
📍 Graduate Life Center
We’ve introduced them all, now it’s your turn. Comment👇: What talk are you most excited to see? 🎉
@ourvt
#CleanEnergy #JetEngines #CarbonEmissions #greenenergy #surfacechemistry #BatGuano #AncientClimate #sustainable #SAF #DroneDetection #AirspaceSafety
Presenting, creating, and getting recognized 🏆 The Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship Conference gives students the chance to share their work and even earn awards for excellence in research and presentation 👏 #VirginiaTech #UndergraduateResearch
Hokies helping Hokies 🧡 Support student led projects and help make a difference! Crowdfunding makes it possible to bring big ideas to life at Virginia Tech. Every gift counts 🙌 #VirginiaTech #UndergraduateResearch #Crowdfunding
🎤✨ Come cheer on rising Hokie researchers!
Join us for the @virginia.tech Undergraduate Nutshell Games, a fast-paced, high-energy showcase of student research.
📅 April 24, 2026
⏰ 3:25–3:55 PM
📍 Graduate Life Center, 155 Otey St NW, Blacksburg, VA
As part of the Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship Conference, students from the competitive Undergraduate Theatre STEM program will take the stage to explain their research in just 90 seconds—live for an audience and panel of judges. Big ideas, bold communication, and compelling storytelling all in one place.
🏆 Winners announced at 5 PM
Come support these undergraduate innovators and see what the future of research looks like!
We’ve been introducing students through our stories this week, and we’ll be highlighting the final 5 presenters tomorrow, so stay tuned!
@ourvt
#Scicomm #UndergraduateResearch #NutshellGames
#geochemistry #massextinctions #DataDetective #SeafoodTrade #TRACE #Fungi #Health #fruitflies #sensorysystems #mathisforeveryone
🏆 The Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research & Creative Scholarship Conference is your chance to explore the incredible projects VT students have been working on all year! ⭐️
🗓️ Stop by the GLC April 24th!
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