The Texas Student Research Showdown is a video competition for undergraduate researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. Student researchers create two-minute videos communicating their research to a general audience. As selected by a panel of faculty judges, the top two videos in two categories (arts, humanities, and social sciences; science, technology, and engineering) will receive $2000 and $750 awards, and an “audience choice” winner selected by UT students will receive $1000. The Office of Undergraduate Research offers support at every step of the process.
Women Relief Initiative decided to take part in the competition and use this opportunity to present our work to the world for the first time. The experience alone would have been great for us, but we were surprised by the tremendous amount of support out there for our effort; we ended up winning the audience video. This is definitely a big step forward toward developing our 100% biodegradable Sanitary pad and we are grateful to have a large number of people in our corner. Enjoy the Winning Video!