2025 OVSOT Awards

OVSOT Trainee Summer Meeting 2026

This year the OVSOT 2026 Trainee Summer Meeting was hosted jointly by the Ohio Valley Regional Chapter (OVSOT) and the Midwest Regional Chapter (MRC) as a half-day virtual conference on Friday, July 24, 2026 from 9:00 AM–3:00 PM EDT. This meeting offered trainees a venue to present research to their peers, practice fielding questions, and network with peers in the region

Organized By

• Samuel J. Cochran, PhD (OVSOT Postdoctoral Representative)
• Evangeline Schott (OVSOT Graduate Student Representative)
• Anik Tuladhar (MRC Postdoctoral Representative)
• Emily Krupa (MRC Graduate Student Representative)

Attendance

• 34 abstracts were submitted.
• 32 trainee presentations were delivered.
• 109 attendees participated throughout the conference, with approximately 78 attendees participating at all times.

Awards

• Angela Dean (MRC) – Best Postdoctoral Platform Presentation
• Zianne Olverson (OVSOT) – Best PhD Platform Presentation
• Morgan Delnicki (OVSOT) – Best PhD 3-Minute Thesis Presentation
• Elise Mittlestat and Marwah Azaizeh (OVSOT) – Best Master’s Student 3-Minute Thesis Presentation
• Romith Paily (OVSOT) – Best Professional Student 3-Minute Thesis Presentation
• Marissa Johns (OVSOT) – Best Undergraduate Student 3-Minute Thesis Presentation

Congratulations to all of our award winners for their outstanding presentations and contributions.