Poster Session – Campus Center
9–11 a.m.
Campus Center Under Staircase
Laura Edwards ’25, Laisha Koon Perez ’26, Claire Lynch ’24, Taylor Ang ’25, Kat Brady ’26, Morgan Fost ’25, Emma Nadeau ’26, Yasmine Porath ’24, Kaila Frazer ’24 :: 1
ParKit 2023; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, STRIDE, and student workers with Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecturer of landscape studies and Eric Jensen, director, Center for Design and Fabrication, Dale Renfrow, instructor, Center for Design and Fabrication, Kathy Guo, prototyping studio manager, and Andrew Palmore, woodshop supervisor
Campus Center 102
Caroline Sears ’23 :: 2
Development of an Uncertainty Quantification Tool for Nuclear Data in Reactor Simulations; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering and Arantxa Cuadra, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Maya Kesan ’23, Joyce Lee ’23, Heather Schapfel ’23 :: 3
Design Improvements for the Silver Coat Process for Heat Exchangers; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering, Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering and Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering
Corinna Davis ’23, Achillea Huang ’23, Morgan Morrison ’23, Alexandra Sandoval ’24J :: 4
Design for Heat Capture and Repurposing in Cryptocurrency Mining; poster session deriving from classwork with Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering, Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering and Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering
Sophia DaCosta ’23, Linnea Finkle ’23, Piper MacDonald ’23, Kat Rencs ’23 :: 5
Design of a Portable Electric Micro-bike for Suburban Dwellers and Light Rural Users; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering and Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering
Emily Buxengaard ’23, Catrin Do ’23, Ivanna Lai ’23, Jackie Wang ’23 :: 6
Design for Hyperlocal and Sustainable Materials in Building Construction; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering and Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering
Helen Albright ’23, Addie Hannan ’23, Ana Rodriguez Gonzalez ’23, Theo Tefera ’23 :: 7
Design of a Satellite Communications System for Vehicles beyond the Reach of Cellular Connectivity; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering and Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering
Malaika Kironde ’23, Sarah Miller ’24J, Rachael Shannon ’23 :: 8
Design and Implementation of a Positioning System for Hydraulic Research Instruments; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering and Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering
Olivia DeTraglia ’26, Leticia Vieira da Silva ’26 :: 9
PET Filament Machine; poster session deriving from classwork and Special Studies with Borjana Mikic, Rosemary Bradford Hewlett 1940 Professor of Engineering
Sara Kesan ’23, Muna Saleh ’23, Heidi Suh ’23, Kelly Zhang ’23 :: 10
Design of an Automated Sampling Fixture for the GEM 5000; poster session deriving from classwork with Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering, Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering and Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering
Alexandra Stephens ’23 :: 11
Design of Small Aircraft for Atmospheric Measurements; poster session deriving from Honors Capstone Design Project with Paul Voss, associate professor of engineering
Campus Center 103/104
Elm Markert ’25 :: 12
Expanded Genomic Diversity of Novel Environments Reveals Diverse Uncharacterized Phototrophic Chloroflexota Lineages; poster session deriving from Special Studies, STRIDE with Luce Ward, laboratory instructor of geosciences
Jane Dawson ’24 :: 13
Tonian Microfossils in the Ogilvie Mountains (OM) and the Wernecke Mountains (WM) Localities; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences
Kadiatou Diallo ’26, Sarah Thieler ’26, Kathleen Bacigalupi ’26 :: 14
Investigating the Formation of the Mt. Tom and Mt. Holyoke Curvature; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and STRIDE with Jack Loveless, associate professor of geosciences
Erin Corcoran ’25, Milla Wenick ’25 :: 15
Microbial Facies in the Neoproterozoic Beck Spring Formation; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences
Xander Agee ’24, Steph Garib ’23J :: 16
Fossil Preservation of the Carrara Formation at Echo Canyon, CA; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences
Fern Poling ’25, Bethany Stephens ’25 :: 17
Diversity and Abundance of Invertebrate Fossils from the Lower Triassic Virgin Limestone Member; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences
Eli Bodor ’23, Nikola Jensen ’25 :: 18
Receptaculitids of the Lower Ordovician Pogonip Group; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences
Caroline Davock ’23, Teagan McGuire ’24 :: 19
Small Shelly Fossils in the Early Triassic Virgin Limestone and their Implications for Recovery Post End-Permian Extinction; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences
Karenna Kung ’25 :: 20
Detecting Slow Slip Events in Japan; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Jack Loveless, associate professor of geosciences
Eli Bodor ’23 :: 21
The Salty Bog Project; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Amy Larson Rhodes, professor of geosciences and Marc Anderson, director of the center for aqueous biogeochemical research
Natalie Morgan ’24 :: 22
New Virgin Limestone Small Shelly Fossil Assemblages, southern Nevada Triassic Echinoderms; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences
Lily Weber ’25 :: 23
Temperature Biomarker sin Paradise Pond; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Greg de Wet, assistant professor of geosciences
Natalie Nathanson ’23 :: 24
The Effect of Bedrock Lithology Weathering on Vernal Pool Water Chemistry at MacLeish Field Station; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Amy Larson Rhodes, professor of geosciences
Steph Garib ’24J :: 25
MISS or Not? Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures from the Jurassic Turners Falls Formation of the Deerfield Rift Basin in Massachusetts; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Bosiljka Glumac, Dwight W. Morrow Professor of Geosciences
Katelyn Diaz ’23 :: 26
The Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Sex on Referrals to a Diabetes Prevention Program in an Urban Health Care System; poster session deriving from PRAXIS with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences
Mattea Whitlow ’25, Mags McLaughlin ’25, Laisha Aniceto ’23, Mars Ikeda AC’24, Aleksandra Kogalovski ’25 :: 27
Visualizing Community Needs in Northampton; poster session deriving from DSC WAV with Jared Joseph, visiting assistant professor of statistical and data sciences
Miriam Boardman ‘23 :: 28
Skeletal Composition of Early Cambrian Bryozoans; Poster session deriving from Special Studies with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn professor of geosciences
Kiera Murray ’25 :: 29
Wrangling Fault Location Data for Convenient use with GMSH Software; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Jack Loveless, associate professor of geosciences
Garden Lounge – Lower Level
Nina Wattenberg ’24 :: 30
Nail Salons in American Culture: Intimacy, Tension, and Emotional Labor; poster session deriving from classwork with Christen Mucher, associate professor of American studies
Amelia Dolbeare ’24 :: 31
Historical Memory and the Yakama War, 1855-1858; poster session deriving from classwork and Smithsonian Internship Independent Research with Christen Mucher, associate professor of American studies
Cameron Findlay ’23, Tara Gadoury AC ’23, Camilla Lashbrook ’23, Alice Tan ’25 :: 32
Reimagining the Coins and Collections of Smith College’s Classics Department; poster session deriving from Special Studies and research assistantship work with Rebecca Worsham, assistant professor of classics
Xinran Chen ’25 :: 33
The Flowers of Shanghai: Performing Social Roles in a Prostitute World; poster session deriving from classwork with Jessica D. Moyer, associate professor of east asian languages and cultures
Jenna Stanley ’23, Becca Smith ’24, Abigail O’Meara ’24, Hannah Jaffe ’26J :: 34
Hot and Bothered: The Interactive Effects of Climate Change (Temperature X Salinity) on the Mussel, Mytilus edulis; poster session deriving from Special Studies, summer SURF research with Paulette Peckol, Louise C. Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences
Irene Foster ’23, Catherine Park ’23, Aly Putnam Ph.D. candidate ECo, UMASS :: 35
Some Like It Hot: Effects of Elevated Temperature and Heat Shock on the Marine Grazers, Native Littorina obtusata and Introduced L. littorea; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Paulette Peckol, Louise C. Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences
Adriana Andrade ’23, Allison Brand ’24, Bailey Butterworth ’24, Helen Glover ’24, Abi Rusalavitch ’26, Rasa Walter ’25, Katherine Welsh ’26, Alex Von Blerkom ’26 :: 36
Recycling Single Use Plastics for Local Makers; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, Special Studies, and STRIDE with Emily Norton, director of Design Thinking Initiative, Kathy Guo, prototyping studio manager and Eric Jensen, director, Center for Design and Fabrication
Emma Robertson ’25, Kristine Le ’25 :: 37
STEAM Team Outreach: Students for STEM Exploration Through Artistic Creation; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Asli Ali, STEAM Outreach Coordinator of Jandon Center for Community Engagement, Denys Candy, director of Jandon Center for Community Engagement and Nancy Zigler, programs & partnerships director of Jandon Center for Community Engagement
Tint Tha Ra Wun ’24J, Sara Buszkiewicz ’25 :: 39
Relationship between subjectively measured habitual physical activity and flow-mediated dilation outcomes in healthy peri-menopausal women; poster session deriving from McKinley Honors Fellowship with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise & sport studies and Lorna Murphy, research assistant, exercise and sport studies
JoSophia Brunzelle ’23 :: 40
Investigating the Correlation between Hot Flashes and Exercise; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise & sport studies
Annika Houge ’26, Casey MacGibbon ’25 :: 41
WAS(O) up with sleep disturbances around menopause?; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise & sport studies and Lorna Murphy, research assistant, exercise and sport studies
Amber Lantigua ’25, Vaishnavi Cherukupalli ’25, Augustina Alapa ’26 :: 42
The relationship between cardiovascular disease risk, racial discrimination, and stress in young women; poster session deriving from Special Studies and SURF with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise & sport studies and Lorna Murphy, research assistant, exercise and sport studies
Eli Hertzler-McCain ’25, Aerin McQuillen ’24, Shalini Setty ’26 :: 43
Trauma-Informed Coaching: A Quantitative Approach; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Erica Tibbetts, lecture of exercise & sport studies
Sara Buszkiewicz ’25, Tint Tha Ra Wun ’24J :: 44
Relationship between habitual physical activity and vascular shear stress outcomes in healthy perimenopausal people; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise & sport studies and Lorna Murphy, research assistant, exercise and sport studies
Jaden Gerard ’24, Grace Rade ’24 :: 45
The Creation of Disparate Educational Environments for LGBTQ Students Across the United States: An Analysis of the Vertical Diffusion of LGBTQ Education Policies from 1987 to 2020; poster session deriving from classwork and independent research with Scott LaCombe, assistant professor of government
Kylin Gao ’25 :: 46
Sanctions in West Africa; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Anna Mwaba, assistant professor of government
Abbie Tulloch ’23 :: 47
Tools of Corruption & the Decline of Democracy since Modi; poster session deriving from classwork and Concentration project with Mlada Bukovansky, professor of government
Campus Center Art Wall
Zhixin Liao ’23, Vivian Almaraz ’23, Sarah Bradford ’23 :: 48
Parental Home Involvement Promotes Child Approaches To Learning for Children with Depressed Parents; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Brianna McMillan, assistant professor of psychology
Xiu Stuart ’23, Eika Overton ’23, Amber Liu ’24 :: 49
Developing an e-book Study to Examine how Contingent Interactions Promote Children’s Executive Function Skills; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Brianna McMillan, assistant professor of psychology
Caitlin Senni ’23, Lily Shannon ’24J, Shabathyah Charles ’23, Eika Overton, ’23 :: 50
Examining How Child Characteristics and Teacher Experience Shapes Teacher’s Perspectives of their Class; poster session deriving from SURF research in the Little Lab with Brianna McMillan, assistant professor of psychology
Jamie Rambin ’24, Yvonne Lian ’23 :: 51
Appreciating Evidence Unseen: How the Presence of a Blind Juror Influences Language and Decision Making; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Yael Granot, assistant professor of psychology
Alba Bryant ’24J :: 52
The Impact of Staff Shared Identity On Black Male High School Students’ Sense of Belonging and Desire to Learn; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Yael Granot, assistant professor of psychology and Maryse Richards, Loyola University, Chicago
Elaine Xu’ 24 :: 53
The Impact of Policies in School Performance; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Yael Granot, assistant professor of psychology
Rachel Hong ’23, Audrey “Drey” Elizabeth Reis ’25 :: 54
The Most Respectful Ones are Often Times the Best Students: The Impact of Respect Narratives in the Classroom; poster session deriving from Special Studies and HSS Research Lab with Shannon Audley, associate professor of education and child study
Juliana Wells ’23, Marta Almazovaite ’24, Annie Chimgee ’25, Jessica Polin ’23, Sophia Mu ’26 :: 55
when i get respect…: Identifying Respect Master Narratives in Elementary Classrooms; poster session deriving from STRIDE and HSS Lab with Shannon Audley, associate professor of education and child study
Flexible Lounge – Upper Level
Angelina Lenych ’26, Morgan MacDonald ’26, Hala Anderson ’26, Astrid Johnson ’26, Aayushma Uprety ’25 :: 56
TEM Study Of The Effects of Base Pressure Prior to Deposition on Microstructure of Low-Temperature Cermet Films; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and STRIDE with Joyce Palmer-Fortune, senior lecturer in physics
Vera Backman ’25 :: 57
Characterizing Microstructure With TEM Image Analysis; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Joyce Palmer-Fortune, senior lecturer in physics
Tilila Karani ’24 :: 58
High Precision Spectroscopy on the 2s2p 1P1 – 2s3s 1S0 Transition in Neutral beryllium-9; poster session deriving from research assistant work with Will Williams, associate professor of physics
Lily Phillips ’25, Reilly Riemer ’26, Nubia Udoh ’24 :: 59
New Materials Show Promise as Thin-Film Thermometers; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and STRIDE with Nathanael Fortune, professor of physics
Lily Phillips ’25, Reilly Riemer ’26, Nubia Udoh ’24, Grant Roll ’25 :: 60
Electronic Circuit Board And Parts Design for Low Temperature Experiments; poster session deriving from AEMES Research with Nathanael Fortune, professor of physics
Main Lounge Mezzanine – Upper Level
Hannah Sun ’25, Ash Messier ’25 :: 61
Orbital and Atmospheric Simulations of Brown Dwarf GJ 758b; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Kimberly Ward-Duong, assistant professor of astronomy
Madeleine King ’23 :: 62
Measuring Star Formation Rates of Galaxies with Infrared Luminosity; poster session deriving from Special Studies with James Lowenthal, Mary Elizabeth Moses professor of astronomy
Kari Berntson 23’, Sydney Currie Wrye ’25, Eleanor Gallay ’26, Astrid Guerrero ’26, Xinyun Guo ’25, Christina Hennessey ’25, Isabelle Leguelinel ’25, Gena Levin ’25, AC Manning ’25, Ash Messier ’25, Becca Micheson ’24J, Zoe Romueliotis 24’, Celine Wang 23 :: 63
Exoplanet Transit Follow-up Observations; poster session deriving from Special Studies and STRIDE with James Lowenthal, professor of astronomy
Campus Center Wilson Atrium
Iris Cheng ’23, Evelin Hernandez ’23, JoSophia Brunzelle ’23, Rebecca Wenzel-Rideout ’24, Leila Yan ’23 :: 64
Investigating Reward Sensitivity and Functional Activities in the ABCD Study; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience
Caroline Burke ’24, Medha Lohani ’23, Lucy Ducharme ’24, Cezanne de Castillo ’23, Eden Mourad ’23 :: 65
fMRI Analysis of the Emotional N-Back; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience
Tori Shamlian ’24, Rugiatu Bundu ’23, Breona Martin ’23, Ramatulai Saccoh’23, Siqi Jiang ’24 :: 66
fMRI Analysis of Stop Signal Task; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience
Jadsika Sivaranshan ’24 :: 68
An Investigation of the Impact of Circadian Disruption on Glucose Production and Regulation; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences
Jadsika Sivaranshan ’24 and Zhen Nie ’23 :: 69
Investigating the Impact of Jet Lag and Feeding on the Rhythmicity of the Internal Master and Peripheral Clocks; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences and Chenyu Lo, Harrington lab technician
Iris Cheng ’23, Ava Silverman ’23 :: 70
Uncovering the Role of GPR37 as an Underappreciated Regulator of the Wnt Pathway: Relevance to Enhancing Regeneration after Stroke; poster session deriving from honor thesis with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience
Zhen Nie ’23, Jessica Arzavala ’22 :: 71
Effects of Palatable Food as Breakfast on Mitigating Internal Desynchrony; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences
Yuqi Wang ’24, Zhixin Liao ’23, Sabra Mouhi, ’23 :: 72
Impact of GFP and FLAG Tags on GPR37 Properties; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience
Anika Raghavan ’25, Sabrina Young ’25, Franchesca Fernandez ’25 :: 73
Investigating the Effect of Rutin on GPR37 Levels after Atorvastatin-induced Hemorrhagic Stroke in Danio Rerio; poster session deriving from classwork with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor of neuroscience
Sabra Mouhi ’23, Anna Avakian ’23, Mariam Ahmed ’24 :: 74
Regulation of Amyloid Precursor Protein in Alzheimer’s Disease by orphan receptors: GPR6 and GPR12; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience
Sara Buszkiewicz ’25, Sadie Tschider ’25, Eva Rodriguez ’25, Lillian Mearsheimer ’25 :: 75
Effect of Hemorrhage Severity on GPR37 Expression in Oligodendrocytes; poster session deriving from classwork with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor of neuroscience
Jeesung Kwon ’25, Emma Krammer ’25, Fiona Hegarty ’25, Vaishnavi Cherukupalli ’25 :: 76
The role of GRPR37 in retinal cells following eye injury in zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor of neuroscience
Jackie Altman ’25, Ivy Newman ’25, Skye Cheskin ’26 :: 77
Oligodendrocyte Regeneration Following Hemorrhage in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor of neuroscience and Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience
Ladan Yang ’25, Natasha Woon ’25 :: 78
Optimizing anesthesia for extended live imaging of zebrafish embryos; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor of neuroscience
Ladan Yang ’25 :: 79
Decoding of Single Unit Firing in a Linear Track; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience and Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences
Arshiyan Alam Laaj ’23, Jueun Lee ’23, Annabelle Hendrickson ’24, Sophia Dhanani ’24 :: 81
Bridging the Gap: Developing Self-Rolling Azlactone Hydrogels as Nerve Guidance Conduits; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, Special Studies, STRIDE, and work from the Buck Lab with Maren Buck, associate professor of chemistry and Alexis Ziemba, Mellon visiting assistant professor of neuroscience
Ronin Akurosawa ’26, Faith Ndanu ’25J, Roz Borah ’25, Karen Guzman ’23 :: 82
Investigating Post-Polymerization Patterning of Thin Film Actuators; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, Special Studies, and STRIDE with Maren Buck, associate professor of chemistry
Madeline Altland ’26 :: 83
Cryptic Chemical Communication: Profiling New Volatile Compounds Produced by Microbial Co-cultures; poster session deriving from independent research project with Lesley-Ann Giddings, assistant professor of chemistry
Laura Bickart ’23, Emma Whittemore ’24, Jingyi Sze ’25, Chu Luo ’25. Anna-Lee Thompson ’25 :: 84
DNA-Conjugated Small Molecule Catalysts for Site-Selective Transformations; poster session deriving from Special Studies and STRIDE with David Gorin, associate professor of chemistry
Campus Center Carroll Room
Jane Dawson ’24, Iris Patterson ’23, Michelle Puch ’23 :: 85
Characterization of a Putative Brugia malayi Transcription Factor, UNC-86, using Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Sequencing (ChIP-Seq); poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences
Elena Reshetnikoff AC ’23, Aminatu Abdulai AC ’23, Aida Martinez ’24 :: 86
CRISPR/Cas9 Nix Gene Knockout in Aedes albopictus Mosquito Cells; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology, Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences, and Susan Haynes, research technician of biological sciences
Kate Nash ’23 :: 87
A Case for the Mothitor: Automated Insect Monitoring in Practice; poster session deriving from Special Studies and SURF with Mariana Abarca, assistant professor of biological sciences
Lillian Mearsheimer ’25, Shariqa Shaila ’24 :: 88
Characterizing Meteorin and Meteorin-like Expression using a Danio Rerio Model; poster session deriving from Barresi Lab with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience
Ruth Williams ’26, Zabreya Okyere ’26 :: 89
Field Methods to Study Thermal Biology of Herbivorous Insects; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and STRIDE with Mariana Abarca, assistant professor of biological sciences
Valeria Bastardo ’25 :: 90
Are Rosy Maple Moths Susceptible to Heat Waves?; poster session deriving from classwork and SURF with Mariana Abarca, assistant professor of biological sciences
Marge Poma Alarcon ’23 :: 91
Associations between Micromorphological Traits and Macromorphology of Carnivorous Pitcher Plant Traps and their Potential Relationship to Prey Capture; poster session deriving from Special Studies and honors thesis with Jesse Bellemare, associate professor of biological sciences
Virginia Griswold ’23, Daun Lee ’24 :: 93
Seed Germination of Endemic Rhododendron Carolinianum is Facilitated by Mycorrhizal Fungi of its Widespread Confamilial Kalmia Latifolia: Implications for migration and ex situ conservation; poster session deriving from Special Studies and honors thesis with Jesse Bellemare, associate professor of biological sciences
Mercer Kriese ’24, Aislinn Lavery ’26, Mekhala Mantravadi ’26, Ruiyi Song ’25 :: 94
The Light of Life: Characterizing Bioelectric Patterning During Embryogenesis in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from Special Studies and SURF research with Michael Barresi, professor of biological science and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience
Arushi Beohar ’23, Alison Gu’23 :: 95
Optimization of Molecular Diagnostic Assays for the Specific Detection of Schistosoma Japonicum; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences
Selin Kubali ’23, Lorelei Ing ’24 :: 96
Editing Immunity Genes in Aedes albopictus with the CRISPR/Cas9 Technology; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology
Tania Novosolova ’24, Sana Tayebati G’24 :: 97
Examining the Role of Cranial Neural Crest Cells in Forebrain Development and the Influence of the Sonic Hedgehog Guidance Cue; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Michael Barresi, professor of biological science
Hana Hieshima ’23, Genevieve Torrence ’24 :: 98
In-Series vs. In-Parallel: The Role of Cargo-Motor Connectivity in Transport by Ensembles of Cytoskeletal Motor Proteins; poster session deriving from Special Studies and a thesis project with Nathan Derr, associate professor of biological sciences
Vivien Qiao ’23, Kristine Le ’25, Sheher-Bano Ahmed ’24 :: 99
Engineering Fn3 Proteins using Thiol Chemistries and Non-Canonical Amino Acids for Targeted Cancer Therapy; poster session deriving from Special Studies, STRIDE, McKinley Fellowship, and Goldwater Scholarship with Sarah Moore, associate professor of engineering and Alexis Ziemba, Mellon visiting assistant professor of neuroscience
Sicheng Pang ’24, Anya Zhao ’25, Margherita Piccardi (Visiting PhD) :: 100
Engineering and Exploring Fn3 and Gp2 for Mesothelin Targeted Cancer Therapy; poster session deriving from Special Studies and Visiting PhD Work with Sarah Moore, associate professor of engineering and Alexis Ziemba, Mellon visiting assistant professor of neuroscience
Chloe Leach ’23, Emma Agudelo ’24, Laura Dreher ’24J :: 101
Testing Sesquiterpene Lactones from Neurolaena lobata as Potential Drug Candidates for Treating Neglected Tropical Diseases; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology, Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences, and Susan Haynes, research technician of biological sciences
Justine Wagaman ’24, Hadley Johnston ’26 :: 102
Lipid Nanoparticle Development for Encapsulation in DNA Origami; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Nathan Derr, associate professor of biology
Emily Swindell ’24, Abby Wilcox ’24 :: 103
Mammalian-yeast dynein chimeras: design, construction, and analysis; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Nathan Derr, associate professor of biology
River Mallick ’24, Margo Weber ’23, Ana Duarte Montano ’24 :: 104
Metagenomic Analysis of Parasites Harbored in Endangered Wildlife Species in South Kalahari; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences
Siobhan Dietz ’23, Louisa Miller-Out ’26, Emma Listokin ’26J :: 105
Evaluating the Feasibility of a Multiplex qPCR Assay for Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis and Lymphatic Filariasis from Urine; poster session deriving from STRIDE and honors thesis with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences
Lisa Li ’24, Wanying Fan ’25, Kate Flöer ’26 :: 106
Polyethylenimine (PEI)-mediated Transfection of L3 Brugia malayi parasite; poster session deriving from Special Studies and McKinley Pre-Honors with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology, Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences, and Susan Haynes, research technician of biological sciences
Lisa Ye ’23, Varshini Anand ’25 :: 107
Knockdown and Knockout of Core Clock Genes in Aedes albopictus Using RNA Interference and CRISPR; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences
Asiya Karim ’23, Riko Mukoyama ’26 :: 108
Expression and Purification Of Enzymes Involved in Making the Iron-Chelating Drug, Desferrioxamine B; poster session deriving from Special Studies and STRIDE with Lesley-Ann Giddings, assistant professor of chemistry
Avery Cook ’24, Anh Truong ’25, Ruoxi Li ’24 :: 109
Synthesis of Biodegradable Menstrual Hygiene Products from Tea Leaf Waste Fibers; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and Special Studies with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry
Nina Glesby ’23, Carmen Escudero ’23, Lisbeth Arias ’24, Grace Su ’25, Rael Daniel ’25 :: 110
An Exploration of the Structure-Function Relationship of Sesquiterpene Lactones Isolated from Neurolaena Lobata; poster session deriving from Special Studies and honors thesis with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry and Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology
Eleanor Fairbanks ’25, Elizabeth Rehwinkel ’25, Kallie Fisher ’24 :: 111
Wettability of Polymer Thin Films with pH Dependent Contact Angle; poster session deriving from Special Studies, STRIDE and SURF with Kate Queeney, Carol T. Christ professor of chemistry
Emily Kish ’24, Ama Boamah ’23, Thatcher Lee ’24, Bianca Figueroa ’25 :: 112
Synthesis and Characterization of Protein-Polymer Conjugates for Targeted Drug Delivery; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Maren Buck, associate professor of chemistry and Alexis Ziemba, Mellon visiting assistant professor of neuroscience
Angela Chavez ’23, Pria Parker ’25, Liangnuo Zhang ’25, Danielle Joubran ’24 :: 113
Chan-Evans-Lam Oxidative O-Alkylation; poster session deriving from Special Studies with David Gorin, associate professor of chemistry
Justine Rogers ’25, Ashlyn Bohn ’23 :: 114
The Role of Cobalt-Complexed Alkynes in the Diels-Alder Reaction; poster session deriving from Special Studies and honors thesis with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry
Wanbin Chen ’24, Breanna Sprague ’25, Katie Shapland ’25 :: 115
Identification of an iron-catalyzed oxidative cyclization reaction; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and Special Studies with Alexandra Strom, assistant professor of chemistry
Christine Wu ’24, Anne-Marie Martin ’25, So Hyun Park ’24J :: 116
Exploration of Coupling Partners for Iron-Catalyzed Oxidative Cross Coupling Reactions; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Alexandra Strom, assistant professor of chemistry
Jiayun Chen ’23, Michelle Chen ’23, Alina Jarrett ’23, Sarah Roberts ’AC, Kadin Kristjansson ’24, Rebecca Mills ’24, Charlotte Chai ’25J, Isabel Angus ’26 :: 117
The Spiroiminodihydantoin (Sp) Lesion and its Effect on DNA; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, Special Studies, STRIDE and honors thesis with Cristina Suarez, professor of chemistry and Elizabeth Jamieson, professor of chemistry
Gloria Parrales ’24, Nina Hollin ’24 :: 118
Mechanistic Study of the Iron-Catalyzed Oxidative α-Amination of Ketones; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Alexandra Strom, assistant professor of chemistry
Campus Center 204
Sofia Morales ’25 :: 119
Benchmarking Language Acquisition in Artificial Intelligence against Children; poster session deriving from AEMES Research with Jill de Villiers, professor emerita of psychology and philosophy
Camila Maldonado ’24 :: 120
Early Childhood Educators Compensation Disparities; poster session deriving from Social Research Lab, RCAT with Shannon Audley, associate professor of education and child study
Ruth Gomez ’26, Liz Rodriguez Sehara ’26 :: 121
Undergraduate Perspectives on Mistakes; poster session deriving from AEMES Research with Maleka Donaldson, assistant professor of education and child study
Ava Fleisher ’23, Audrey Bloom ’25 :: 122
Mess Ups and ’Fess Ups: Elementary School Teachers’ Responses to Mistakes in the Classroom; poster session deriving from Humanities and Social Sciences Lab with Maleka Donaldson, assistant professor of education and child study
Cindy Sun ’25, Selma Benmoussa ’23, Annie Chimgee ’25, Mia Hwang ’24 :: 123
Observing Children’s Responses to Mistakes in Elementary Classrooms; poster session deriving from Humanities and Social Sciences Lab with Maleka Donaldson, assistant professor of education and child study
Campus Center 205
Wantong Wu ’25 :: 125
Automating Crystal Models with CAD; poster session deriving from Special Studies and SURF with Ileana Streinu, Charles N. Clark professor of computer science
Emma Civello ’24 :: 126
Counting Insects with Code: Automating Image Analysis; poster session deriving from classwork with Nicholas Howe, professor of computer science and Mariana Abarca, assistant professor of biological sciences
Julia Ting ’24 :: 127
Web App to Explore Graph Flexibility; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Ileana Streinu, Charles N. Clark professor of computer science
Zoie Zhao ’24, Sophie Song ’24 :: 128
An LLM- and Script-Based Story Generator for Product Planning; poster session deriving from SURF with Jamie Macbeth, associate professor of computer science
Helen Glover ’24 :: 130
Digital Rights and Youth: The Future of Online Moderation in a Techno-Solutionist Society; poster session deriving from classwork and Special Studies with Johanna Brewer, assistant professor of computer science
Skyler Williams ’25 :: 131
Ideal Strategy in The Firefighter Problem; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Candice Price, associate professor of mathematical sciences
Adara Williams ’26, Annie Stardess Karitonze ’25J, Chelsea Fowler ’25, Elaine Demetrion ’25, Maggie Hollis ’26, Xiaoman Xu ’25, Yunxi Yan ’25 :: 132
Patterns in Plants: Fibonacci and Quasisymmetric Arrangements; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, Special Studies, STRIDE with Christophe Golé, professor of mathematical sciences and Robin Belton, postdoctoral fellow and lecturer, mathematics
Veronica Lang ’23 :: 133
Finding Cardioids and Full Repetend Primes in String Art; poster session deriving from classwork with Pau Atela, professor of mathematical sciences
Lu Brownstein ’24, Hadeel Shwwa ’24, Jackie Wang ’23 :: 136
Impacts of Zooplankton Filter Feeding on Sunlight Disinfection; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Niveen Ismail, associate professor of engineering
Annie Portoghese ’24 :: 137
Application of Mycoremediation to Reduce Escherichia Coli in Runoff; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Niveen Ismail, associate professor of engineering