RESEARCH
One of the most significant undergraduate experiences for many of our biology majors is their participation in an independent research project or internship with a faculty member in the Biology Department, or with research scientists at other institutions. Many students have presented the results of their research at state, regional, and national scientific conferences, and each year some students are co-authors on published abstracts or peer-reviewed papers. By the end of their undergraduate experience, many students have become colleagues of the faculty members, illustrating not only the level of work that students are able to achieve, but also illustrating the close relationships that students are able to develop with their faculty mentors.
Please see the variety of independent research projects and internships in which our biology majors have participated in recent years:
Celebration of Student Achievement (COSA) 2022 Biology Majors’ Presentations
See also Student Accomplishment Archives
RECOGNITION
We are understandably very proud of the hard work our students do and have done, and the recognition some of them receive for it. We more frequently share such honors and recognition on our Instagram page (TCNJBiology), but here are some links to some noteworthy achievements:
Biology major Ellie Kreider earns Fulbright U.S. Student Program award
Honorable Mention at SACNAS Gathering
Biology Departmental Honors April 2025
Our "Table of Honors":
| Student's Name | Year | Recognition | Date | More Information |
| Ellie Kreider | Senior | Fulbright Open Research Award | May 2025 | https://tcnj.edu/2025/06/11/ellie-kreider-earns-fulbright-u-s-student-program-award/ |
| Ellie Kreider | Senior | Biology Departmental Honors | May 2025 | |
| Aliyah Siddiqui | Senior | Biology Departmental Honors | May 2025 | |
| Kendall Villalobos | Junior | Outstanding Poster, SACNAS Conf | April 2025 | |
| Nancy Dominguez | Junior | Honorable Mention, Poster Preentations, SACNASConference | April 2025 | |
| Julia Choinski | Senior | 1st Place Poster Award, 18th Annual Undergrad Research Symposium at William Paterson University | April 2025 | |
| Victoria Campbell | Senior | Genetics Category Ugrad Poster Award, SACNAS Diversity in STEM Conf | October 2024 | |
| Kaitlin Ciuba | Senior | First Place, Ugrad Talk at MidAtlantic Ecological Society of America Conf | April 2024 | |
| Ileana Gonzalez, Stephen Daramola, and Ria Patel | Seniors | TCNJ Blue and Gold Award recipients | April 2024 |