Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center

CSU Student Research Competition

The CSU Student Research Competition is held each spring to promote excellence in undergraduate and graduate scholarly research and creative activity by recognizing outstanding student accomplishments across the 23 CSU campuses.

2018 CSUMB Delegates at Sacramento State
2018 CSUMB Delegates at Sacramento State
2017 CSUMB Delegates at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
2017 CSUMB Delegates at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

2023 CSUMB Delegates, Faculty, and Staff at San Diego State University

2025 Competition at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt

Congratulations to the 10 delegates who will represent CSUMB at the 39th Annual CSU Student Research Competition April 25-26, 2025 at Cal Poly Humboldt! Be sure to join the delegates at the Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Spring Showcase on Friday, April 18th as they prepare the statewide competition. 

  • Kaitlyn Alvarez and Ty Takahashi, Marine Science; Sandy Beach Habitat Variability of Pismo Clam (Tivela stultorum) Populations within Monterey BayCSUMB Faculty Mentor, Dr. Alison Haupt; Competition Category: Biological and Agricultural Sciences

  • Guy Baz, Kinesiology; Assessing Neuromuscular Fatigue After Doubles Pickleball TournamentsCSUMB Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Martin; Competition Category: Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences

  • Skye Cardoza, Marine Science; Demystifying Stress: A Model to Identify and Quantify Stress in Captive Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis); CSUMB Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cheryl Logan; Competition Category: Biological and Agricultural Sciences

  • Bailee Costa, Kinesiology; Comparison of Subjective Fatigue of Men and Women to Step Counts in a Doubles Pickleball TournamentCSUMB Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Martin; Competition Category: Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences

  • Denisse Emeterio, Biology; Comparing Brain Organoid Profiles from Different Embryonic Stem Cell Lines; CSUMB Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nate Jue; Project Mentor: Dr. Sofie Salama (UCSC); Competition Category: Biological and Agricultural Sciences

  • Ryan Merriam, Kinesiology; Predictors of Success in Doubles Pickleball; CSUMB Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Martin; Competition Category: Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences

  • Daniel Northouse, Kinesiology; Possible Singles Pickleball Predictors Related to Point DifferentialCSUMB Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Martin; Competition Category: Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences

  • Tia Papapietro, Kinesiology; Heart Rate Alterations and Game-specific Associations in a Top 10 Internationally Ranked Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Player Throughout A Double Elimination Invitational Tournament; CSUMB Faculty Mentor: Dr, Steven Machek; Competition Category: Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences

  • Luke Rockenbaugh, Kinesiology; Interrater Reliability Aspects of the Pickleball Serve Penetration TestCSUMB Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Martin; Competition Category: Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences