Congratulations to the 2025 Research Live! Winners
The Graduate College is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Research Live! showcase.
Now in its tenth year, Research Live! is a fun, fast-paced competition that celebrates graduate student research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Thirteen finalists shared their passions in three minutes or less at the Campus Instructional Facility Atrium on Tuesday, April 8, demonstrating how Illinois graduate students are pushing the boundaries of what we know and what we imagine possible.
The winners are:
The Visionary Award: $200
Cade Boggan, Aerospace Engineering
The Storyteller Award: $200
Matt Grenier, Theatre – Design
The Impact Award: $200
Hannah Heath, Food Science and Human Nutrition
The Design Award: $200
Jennie Lee, Educational Psychology
The People's Choice Award: $200
Kevin Kleiner, Physics
The Grand Prize: $500
Olive Wang, Informatics
| Watch all 13 finalists |
Learn more about Research Live! and see the complete list of finalists.