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Josie Little ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a01<\/strong>
\nDeveloping a Methodology for the Cation Exchange Capacity of Peat; poster session deriving from special studies with Amy Rhodes, professor of geosciences<\/p>\n

Lyn Watts ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a02<\/strong>
\nModeling Sediment Transport During Sluicing Events In Paradise Pond; poster session deriving from thesis with Robert Newton, professor of geosciences and Center for Environment, Ecological Design and Sustainability<\/p>\n

Jessica Chang ’17, Elsie Eastman ’17 and Susannah Howard ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a03\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nStarved for Sediment in the Bahamas? Sedimentation and Storm Impact on the Leeward Coast of Little Exuma Island; poster session deriving from classwork with Bosiljka Glumac, professor of geosciences and H. Allen Curran, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Geology<\/p>\n

Nathaly Reyna Alvarez ’17, Abigail Beckham ’19 and Alyssa Graveline ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a04<\/strong>
\nDynamics of Sediment Deposition and Modification by Burrowing Organisms in Pleistocene Subtidal Carbonate Deposits, Little Exuma, Bahamas; poster session deriving from classwork with Bosiljka Glumac,\u00a0 professor of geosciences and H. Allen Curran, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Geology<\/p>\n

Anny Sainvil ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a05<\/strong>
\nChronological Interpretation of Volcanic Rootless Cone Field in Laki, Iceland; poster session deriving from special studies with Robert Newton, professor of geosciences and director of Center for Environment, Ecological Design and Sustainability, Mark Brandriss, senior lecturer in geosciences and Andrew P. DeWet, professor of geosciences and chair of earth and environment<\/p>\n

Rhiannon Nolan ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a06<\/strong>
\nPaleoecological Analysis of the Campito and Poleta Formations in the White-Inyo Mountains of California; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences<\/p>\n

Kimberly Du ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a07<\/strong>
\nMicrofossils from the Cryogenian Period of the Rasthof Formation, Namibia; poster session deriving from special studies with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences and Luke Faggetter, lecturer in geosciences<\/p>\n

Kenny Clarke ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a08<\/strong>
\nThe First Calcifying Metazoan Organisms!; poster session deriving from special studies with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences and Luke Faggetter, lecturer in geosciences<\/p>\n

Olivia Young ’20 and Juliette Saux ’20\u00a0 ::\u00a0 9<\/strong>
\nCumulative Fault Slip from Global Subduction Zone Earthquakes; poster session deriving from STRIDE and AEMES research with with John Loveless, John Loveless, assistant professor of geosciences<\/p>\n

Sofia Johnson ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a010<\/strong>
\nAnalyzing the Relationship Between Coupling Patterns and Upper Plate Faults along the Cascadia Subduction Zone; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with John Loveless, assistant professor of geosciences.<\/p>\n

Lynnie Fein-Schaffer ’17, Annaka Paradis ’18, Sarah Robbins ’18 and Andrea Wong HC\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a011<\/strong>
\nThe Implications of Maladaptive Perfectionism on Psychopathology in Children; poster session deriving from classwork with Alexandra Burgess, postdoctoral fellow and lecturer in psychology<\/p>\n

Stefania Gheorghiu ’17 and Rachel Cooper ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a012<\/strong>
\nEnvironmental Factors of Childhood Perfectionism: Parent Relationships and Locus of Control; poster session deriving from classwork with Alexandra Burgess, postdoctoral fellow and lecturer in psychology<\/p>\n

Emily Jackson ’18 and Sara Beltran ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a013<\/strong>
\nDeveloping a Touchscreen Language Screener for 2-year-olds; poster session deriving from special studies with Jill de Villiers, Sophia & Austin Smith Professor of Psychology<\/p>\n

Asha Hinson ’19 and Jennifer Aguirre ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a014<\/strong>
\nAn Exploration of the Effects of Intergroup Roommate Contact on Diversity Attitudes and Intergroup Friendships in and Beyond College; poster session deriving from special studies with Randi Garcia, assistant professor of psychology<\/p>\n

Mark Britton ’17, Halimat Ipesa-Balogun ’17, Emily Jackson ’18, Jessica Kotfila ’18, Kimberly Lu ’17, Varsha Prabhakar ’17 and Tori Torres ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a015<\/strong>
\nAcquisition of the Distinction Between Absolute and Relative Gradable Adjectives: 4-Year-Olds Know Emotion Adjectives are Relative; poster session deriving from STRIDE and SURF research with Peter de Villiers, Sophia & Austin Smith Professor of Psychology<\/p>\n

Lissandra Camacho ’19, Halimat Ipesa-Balogun ’17, Emily Jackson ’18, Jessica Kotfila ’18, Evelyn Parker ’18, Chelsea Pimentel ’17 and Tori Torres ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a016<\/strong>
\nQuantity, Syntax, and Dialect: Effects of African American Mothers\u2019 Language to Their Preschool Children on Later Reading Outcomes; science poster session deriving from AEMES and SURF research with Peter de Villiers, Sophia & Austin Smith Professor of Psychology<\/p>\n

Hannah Cohensmith ’19J\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a017<\/strong>
\nDeveloping a Content Coding System for Sexism in the Media; poster session deriving from special studies with Lauren Duncan, professor of psychology<\/p>\n

Minji Kang ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a018<\/strong>
\nModeling the Longitudinal Effects of Executive Functioning on Theory of Mind in Preschool Children using Structural Equation Modeling; poster session deriving from special studies with Randi Garcia, assistant professor of psychology and Peter de Villiers, Sophia & Austin Smith Professor of Psychology<\/p>\n

Sydney Keen ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a019<\/strong>
\nUnpacking a Prehistoric Language Mystery: How Proto-Indo-European Evolved, Diversified, and Came to Dominate the Globe; poster session deriving from special studies with Craig Davis, professor of English language and literature<\/p>\n

Gabriela Espana ’17 and Audrey Olmos-Govea ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a020<\/strong>
\nResearch in a Day: Evaluting a Humanistic Social Science’s Bootcamp; poster session deriving from faculty-student grant with Shannon Audley, assistant professor of education and child study<\/p>\n

Dominique Callahan ’18, Gabriela Espana ’17, Lupe Valle ’20, Julianna Alvord ’19, Sonja Imhoof ’18 and Jimin Lee \u201818J\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a021<\/strong>
\nExploring Microaggressions Through Counter-Narratives; poster session deriving from lab research with Shannon Audley, assistant professor of education and child study<\/p>\n

Noa Dubin ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a022<\/strong>
\nMotivational Factors & The Impact it Has on Learning for Students in an Underprivileged Area; poster session deriving from special studies with Samuel Intrator, professor of education and child study<\/p>\n

Kelsey Conti ’17 and Katherine Mercado ’19<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0::\u00a0\u00a023<\/strong>
\nThe Smart After School: How Equitable Programs Encourage Equitable Access for Low Income Students and Students of Color; poster session deriving from special studies with Samuel Intrator, professor of education and child study.<\/p>\n

Wencong (Priscilla) Li ’18 and Ji Young (Justine) Yun ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a024<\/strong>
\nNYC 311 – What Are Some of the Factors that Determine the Number of Days Spent to Solve Non-emergency Issues in New York City?; poster session deriving from classwork with Jordan Crouser, visiting Assistant Professor MassMutual Fellow of Statistics and Data Sciences<\/p>\n

Wencong (Priscilla) Li, ’18 ::\u00a0\u00a025<\/strong>
\nNYC311 (Phone Call Tracking System Data) – R Package Based on ETL Database Framework; poster session deriving from special studies with Benjamin Baumer, assistant professor of statistical and data sciences<\/p>\n

Megan Perry AC\u00a0 ::\u00a026<\/strong>
\nKnots and Links: Exploring Smith’s Alan Holden Collection; poster session deriving from special studies with Pau Atela, professor of mathematics and statistics<\/p>\n

Claudia Yun ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a027<\/strong>
\nSplines on Lattices; poster session deriving from special studies with Julianna Tymoczko, associate professor of mathematics and statistics<\/p>\n

Ellie Mainou \u201917 \u00a0::\u00a0\u00a028<\/strong>
\nIncorporating Antibiotic Resistance in the Modeling of Tuberculosis in the United States
\nposter session deriving from thesis work with Gwen Spencer, assistant professor of mathematics & statistics, and Robert Dorit, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Rebecca Rohrlich ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a029<\/strong>
\nDeveloping Computational Tools to Calculate and Visualize Biomolecule Quotient Graphs; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Ileana Streinu, Charles N. Clark Professor of Computer Science<\/p>\n

Deepal Patel ’17, Angelica Vargas ’17, Alex Widstrand ’17, Ning Zhu ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a030<\/strong>
\nDesign of a High Pressure Casing Joint for Centrifugal Compressors; poster session deriving from design clinic project in collaboration with Dresser-Rand, a Siemens Business and Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering<\/p>\n

Zoe Kendall ’17, Jiaao Lu ’17, Youyou Tian ’17, Amelia Yeoh Jia Min ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a031<\/strong>
\nDesign of an Analytics Platform for HeartFlow; poster session deriving from design clinic project in collaboration with HeartFlow and Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering<\/p>\n

Cassandra Eurich ’17, Beini Hu ’17, Chloe Lee ’17, Nina Merriam ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a032<\/strong>
\nDesign of a Novel Method of Mixing Clinical Samples for Blood Gas Analysis; poster session deriving from design clinic project in collaboration with Instrumentation Laboratory and Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering<\/p>\n

Jingping Nie ’17, Natsai Nyabadza ’17, Lissette Ramirez ’17, Yuting Ren ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a033<\/strong>
\nDesign of a Load vs. Leak Testing System for Medical Devices; poster session deriving from design clinic project in collaboration with Medtronic and Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering<\/p>\n

Olivia Daddi ’17, Sarah Duckett ’17, Laura Krok-Horton ’17, Flora Weil ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a034<\/strong>
\nParklet Design for Northampton; poster session deriving from design clinic project in collaboration with the Northampton Office of Planning and Sustainability, with support from the Design Thinking Initiative and Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering and Reid Bertone-Johnson, MacLeish Field Station manager and lecturer in landscape studies<\/p>\n

Christine Hamilton ’17, Grace Lee ’17, Samantha Muchongwe ’17, Katie Osterlund ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a035<\/strong>
\nDesign of a Structural Cover over Cabot Yard in South Boston, MA; poster session deriving from design clinic project in collaboration with Stantec and Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering<\/p>\n

Cate Eberman ’17, Maureen Leonard ’17, Thuy Nguyen ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a036<\/strong>
\nDesign of a Method to Measure Cut Resistance of Synthetic Fiber Rope; poster session deriving from design clinic project in collaboration with Sterling Rope and Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering<\/p>\n

Natalie James ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a037<\/strong>
\nJamilia’s Joy Hair Designs; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering and Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics<\/p>\n

Vivian Wang ’19 and Kim Zhang ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a038<\/strong>
\nMedAhead: Organizing Your Health, Physically and Financially; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering and Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics<\/p>\n

Hilda Nalwanga ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a039<\/strong>
\nMalako: Alternative Financing for Solar Energy; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics and Kim Dionne, assistant professor of government<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Boahen ’20\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a040<\/strong>
\nKnow Your Roots: the Plant Carrying Solution; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering and Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics<\/p>\n

Isabelle Hodge ’20\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a041<\/strong>
\nShesabelle Chandeliears: Creative Self-Expression through Jewelry; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering and Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics<\/p>\n

Tiffany Wilt ’17, Beverly Lipsey ’18J and Julia Ing ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a042<\/strong>
\nSmiTHrift – Your On-Campus Solution to Clothing Waste; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, and Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics<\/p>\n

Christine Yee ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a043<\/strong>
\nWord Wall: Build Your Vocabulary Glance by Glance; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering and Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics<\/p>\n

Lisa Feiden ’18, Julia Hamilton ’18, Gray Li ’19 and Mariem Mabrouk ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a044<\/strong>
\nBuddyRides: The Safe and Reliable Carpool Solution; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe senior lecturer in engineering, Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics and Andrew Guswa, professor of engineering<\/p>\n

Elsie Odhiambo ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a045<\/strong>
\nEngineering Protein-drug Conjugates for Therapeutic Targeting of Mesothelin-positive Tumors; poster session deriving from thesis with Sarah Moore, assistant professor of engineering<\/p>\n

Noa\u00a0Randall ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a046<\/strong>
\nWatershed Protection for Northampton: Beneficiaries and Co-beneficiaries; poster session deriving from special studies with Andrew Guswa, professor of engineering<\/p>\n

Eugenie (Jenny) Jumaian ’17, Quinn Anex-Ries ’17, Dardelie Brooks ’18 and Analia\u00a0Vazquez Cegla ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a047<\/strong>
\nDesigning Core-Crosslinked mPEG-block-PVDMA Micelles and Antibody-Polymer Conjugates as Novel Drug-Delivery Systems; poster session deriving from thesis with Sarah Moore, assistant professor of engineering and Maren Buck, assistant professor of chemistry<\/p>\n

Madeline Horn ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a048<\/strong>
\nGreen Pea Galaxy Abundance at Redshifts of 1.0-2.3; poster session deriving from special studies with James Lowenthal, L. Clark Seelye Professor of Astronomy and Suzan Edwards, professor of astronomy<\/p>\n

Alexandria Brenon ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a049<\/strong>
\nStarry Campus: Reducing Light Pollution at Smith College; poster session deriving from thesis work with James Lowenthal, professor of astronomy<\/p>\n

Olivia Cooper ’20, Nicole Ferreira ’20, Elena Helou ’20 and Rachel O’Connor ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a050<\/strong>
\nTransiting Exoplanets; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with James Lowenthal, professor of astronomy<\/p>\n

Nadia Aman ’20 and Kendra Swanson ’20\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a051<\/strong>
\nOptical Cloaking; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Nalini Easwar, professor of physics<\/p>\n

Shuyao Gu ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a052<\/strong>
\nSimulation of Excitations in Shell Bose-Einstein Condensates at Finite Temperature; poster session deriving from thesis with Courtney Lannert, associate professor of physics<\/p>\n

Simona Miller ’20 and Ramlah Ahmad ’20\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a053<\/strong>
\nMaking Physics Real Using Arduino Microcontrollers; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Joyce Palmer-Fortune, lecturer and laboratory instructor in physics<\/p>\n

Sarah Elghazoly ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a054<\/strong>
\nThrough the Roof! A Single Pulse Power Supply for a Magnetic Ring Launcher; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Joyce Palmer-Fortune, lecturer and laboratory instructor of physics<\/p>\n

Olena Komarova ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a055<\/strong>
\nPhase Portraits of Non-Minimally Coupled Inflation; poster session deriving from special studies with Gary Felder, professor of physics<\/p>\n

Mandy Castro ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a056<\/strong>
\nCORAL REEF ED-VENTURES 2016: A Marine Environmental Education Program in San Pedro, Belize; poster session deriving from summer internship with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences, Denise Lello, coordinator of the Four College Biomathematics Consortium and Allen Curran, William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Geology<\/p>\n

Mandy Castro ’17 and Sabrina Cordero ’19<\/strong>\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a057<\/strong>
\nCharacterization of Patch Reef Abundance and Size Distribution in a Newly Established Marine Protected Area in Belize; poster session deriving from thesis work and AEMES research with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences and Scott Gilman, Postbaccalaureate Spatial Analysis Fellow in environmental science and policy<\/p>\n

DeMya Johnson ’19, Lyric Williams ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a058<\/strong>
\nDevelopment and Deforestation on the Island of Ambergris Caye, Belize: Can Cleared Land Be Restored?; poster session deriving from AEMES research with\u00a0 L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences and director of environmental science and policy<\/p>\n

Julie Franchi Scarselli ’18, Chloe Harris ’19 and Athena Sofides ’19<\/strong>\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a059<\/strong>
\nAnalysis of Lead and Arsenic Content in Historically Contaminated Orchard Soil; poster session deriving from classwork with Alexander Barron, assistant professor of environmental science and policy<\/p>\n

Anastasia Konefal ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a060<\/strong>
\nUse of Photogrammetric Techniques for Studying New Zealand Fur Seals,\u00a0Arctocephalus forsteri<\/em>; poster session deriving from special studies with Paulette Peckol, Louise Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n

Caroline Eyman ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a061<\/strong>
\nCabin Planning at MacLeish; poster session deriving from special studies with Reid Bertone-Johnson, MacLeish Field Station manager and lecturer in landscape studies and Leslie King, associate professor of sociology<\/p>\n

Panda Putu Sri Wahyuni ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a062<\/strong>
\nCultural Landscape Preservation of Subak water Irrigation and Stepped Rice Terraces of Bali, Indonesia; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Moga, assistant professor of landscape studies<\/p>\n

Katie Wing AC\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a063<\/strong>
\nSituated Self; poster session deriving from concentration project with Philip Peake, professor of psychology<\/p>\n

Carla M. V\u00e9lez GS and Julia Kim ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a064<\/strong>
\nWnt, The Spinal Frontier: The Role of Wnt5b in Radial Glial Proliferation and Differentiation During Zebrafish Spinal Cord Development; poster session deriving from thesis with Michael Barresi, associate professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Gina Cho ’17, Emilie Jones ’18 and Aleice Goodman ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a065<\/strong>
\nStudying Embryo-Environment Interactions: The Effect of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) on Craniofacial Development; poster session deriving from thesis with Michael Barresi, associate professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Maia Garcia ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a066<\/strong>
\nConservation of the African Penguin,\u00a0Spheniscus demersus<\/em>; poster session deriving special studies with Paulette Peckol, Louise Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n

Monica Wilson ’17, Doris Juarez ’17 and Jacqueline Ba\u00f1uelos ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a067<\/strong>
\nAcidification Potential of\u00a0Sphagnum<\/em>\u00a0Moss in Various Environments; poster session deriving from classwork with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Anna George ’17<\/strong>\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a068<\/strong>
\nRare Plants and Climate Change: An Investigation of Rare Endemic Forest Plant Biodiversity in the Eastern US; poster session deriving from thesis with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Taryn Mueller ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a069<\/strong>
\nCoarse Woody Debris Dynamics in New and Old Growth Forests of Western Massachusetts; poster session deriving from classwork with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Julia Reier ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a070<\/strong>
\nPCR-Diagnostics of\u00a0Giardia lamblia<\/em>; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biology<\/p>\n

Rebecca Kuzma ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a071<\/strong>
\nDesign and Optimization of a Quantitative PCR Assay for the Diagnosis of Ross River Virus; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biology and Jessica Grant, research associate in biological sciences<\/p>\n

Kalani Williams ’18, Kate Fessler ’18 and Madeleine Gallay ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a072<\/strong>
\nIdentification of the Parasites\u00a0Acanthocheilonema spirocauda<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Otostrongylus circumlitus<\/em>\u00a0in\u00a0Phoca vitulina<\/em>\u00a0(harbor seals) by Quantitative PCR; poster session deriving from special studies with Robert Dorit, professor of biological sciences and Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biology<\/p>\n

Carter Kyle ’18 and Susan Mishiyev ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a073<\/strong>
\nSesquiterpene Lactones of\u00a0Neurolaena lobata<\/em>\u00a0as Potential Pharmaceuticals for Lymphatic Filariasis; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n

Maddie Wettach ’20, Fiona Miller ’20 and Isabella Fielding ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a074<\/strong>
\nThe Relationship between Latitude and the Ratio of Ear Length to Head and Body Length of\u00a0Sciurus carolinensis<\/em>; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Virginia Hayssen, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Grace Nevil ’20 and Lydia Sheyda ’20\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a075<\/strong>
\nSexual Dimorphism Across Species and Subspecies in\u00a0Peromyscus<\/em>; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Virginia Hayssen, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Eleanor Goetz ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a077<\/strong>
\nGenomic Evolution of\u00a0Foraminifera<\/em>; poster session deriving from special studies with Laura Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n

Amy Burzin ’20 and Sofia Salcedo ’20\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a078<\/strong>
\nDelineation and Diversity of Microbial Eukaryotes,\u00a0Chilodenella<\/em>; poster session deriving from volunteer work with Laura Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences and Chip Sisson, research assistant in biological sciences<\/p>\n

Jacqueline Ba\u00f1uelos ’17 and Angela Lool ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a079<\/strong>
\nSymbiotic Relationships in Chilodonella uncinata and Spirostomum ambiguum; poster session deriving from special studies with Laura Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n

Cadence Miskimin ’17\u00a0 :: \u00a080<\/strong>
\nVisualization Techniques for Uropathogenic\u00a0E. coli<\/em>; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Juliet Cheng ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a081<\/strong>
\nZebrafish as a Possible Model for Investigating\u00a0 Gene Expression of\u00a0E.Coli<\/em>; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Margaret Tyer HC\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a082<\/strong>
\nSome Like it Hot: How Uropathogenic\u00a0E. coli<\/em>\u00a0Adapt to Changing Temperatures in the Human Body; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Jinyi Yang ’18 and Youngjoo Ahn ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a083<\/strong>
\nLittle but Destructive: Ecosystem Effects on Hemlock Forests Post Woolly Adelgid Invasion; poster session deriving from special studies and SURF research with Danielle Ignace, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Jinyi Yang ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a084<\/strong>
\nWhat Does Your Hair Smell Like?
\nIdentifying Volatile Molecules that Bind to Hair; poster session deriving from special studies with David Bickar, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n

Eun Young (Leah) Jeon ’17 and Nhi Van ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a085<\/strong>
\nExpression Of the Locus Enterocyte Effacement Pathogenicity Island in Enteropathogenic\u00a0E. coli<\/em>\u00a0Upon Environmental Stimulation; poster session deriving from class work with Christine White-Ziegler,\u00a0 professor of biological sciences and biochemistry and Lou Ann Bierwert, technical director of the Center for Molecular Biology and lab instructor<\/p>\n

Samantha Linder ’18, Alice Mungyu ’19 and Mia Ndama ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a086<\/strong>
\nEnteropathogenic\u00a0E. coli<\/em>\u00a0Gene Expression in Extreme pH and Temperature Conditions; poster session deriving from classwork with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences and biochemistry and Lou Ann Bierwert, technical director of the Center for Molecular Biology and lab instructor<\/p>\n

Aminata Ka ’18, Jessica Magri ’17 and Sara Van Cor ’18J\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a087<\/strong>
\nFlight then pHight: The Regulation of Adhesion and Motility Proteins of Enteropathogenic\u00a0Escherichia coli<\/em>\u00a0in Environments of Varying pH and Temperature; poster session deriving from classwork with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences and biochemistry and Lou Ann Bierwert, technical director of the Center for Molecular Biology and lab instructor<\/p>\n

Emmie Knobloch ’17 and Brigit McDannell ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a088<\/strong>
\nClocking Transgene Expression in Yeast; poster session deriving from thesis and special studies with Nathan Derr, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Jessica Morgan ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a089<\/strong>
\nBiophysics of Spherical Motor Ensembles; poster session deriving from thesis with Nathan Derr, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Amalia Sweet ’17 and Meseret Haile ’18\u00a0 :: \u00a090<\/strong>
\nIdentification of TPX-2 Binding Proteins: Development of a Novel Approach to Discovery of Anthelmintic Vaccine Targets; poster session deriving from thesis with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biology<\/p>\n

Daniela Deny ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a091<\/strong>
\nTherapeutic Characteristics of Engineered Proteins for Targeted Cancer Therapy; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Moore, assistant professor of engineering<\/p>\n

Tenzin Paldon ’18 and Qiyi Qian ’20<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a092<\/strong>
\nDetection of Early Parkinson’s Disease by Assay of Salivary Dopamine; poster session deriving from special studies with David Bickar, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n

Marguerite Pacheco ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a093<\/strong>
\nThe Effects of Aging on Sarcoplasmic Proteins in Skeletal Muscle; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences, and Kalina Dimova, I & T instructor in biological sciences<\/p>\n

Noah Blohm ’17, Juliet W. Cheng ’19, Sarah J. Flaherty ’19, Nicole Frumento ’18, Bezawit S. Habtesellassie ’18, Natalie J. LaBossier ’19, Grace Mills ’19, Hafsa M. Mire ’19 and Katie Qarles Stephens ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a094<\/strong>
\nIs It All in Vein? Exercise Related Changes in the Blood Plasma Proteome; poster session deriving from classwork with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences and Kalina Dimova, laboratory instructor in biological sciences<\/p>\n

Natalie Kolber ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a095<\/strong>
\nProbing the Interactome of HSP25; poster session deriving from thesis with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences and Kalina Dimova, laboratory instructor in biological sciences<\/p>\n

Alexandra Steck ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a096<\/strong>
\nDetermination of Heavy Metals in Henna; poster session deriving from classwork with Cristina Suarez, professor of chemistry, Mohini Kulp, laboratory instructor in chemistry and David Dempsey, associate director of museum services<\/p>\n

Katherine Graham-O’Regan ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a097<\/strong>
\nDesign and Synthesis of a Novel Cyclic Oxazole Pseudopeptide; poster session deriving from thesis with David Bickar, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n

Jenny Banh ’18, Ana Garcia ’17, Megan Wancura ’17, Analia Vazquez-Cegla ’18, and Quinn Anex-Ries ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a098<\/strong>
\nReactive, Azlactone-Functionalized Hydrogels: Manipulating Gel Geometry with Chemistry; poster session deriving from special studies with Maren Buck, assistant professor of chemistry<\/p>\n

Tara Bhat ’18, Hunter Myers ’19J, Kim Lu ’17 and Lily Timpane ‘AC\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a099<\/strong>
\nExploring Aerosol Growth as a Function of Chemical Composition; poster session deriving from special studies with Andrew Berke, assistant professor of chemistry<\/p>\n

Yingchuan Zhu ’17, Suzanne Abreu ’17 and Bezawit Habtesellassie ’18\u00a0 :: \u00a0100<\/strong>
\nCopper Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Oxygen Nucleophiles with Methyl Boronic Acid; poster session deriving from special studies with David Gorin, assistant professor of chemistry<\/p>\n

Yu Zhang ’17, Sarah Krejci ’18 and Yueyu Yao ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0101<\/strong>
\nDNA-Catalyst Conjugates for Site-selective Transformations in Biological Systems; poster session deriving from thesis and special studies with David Gorin, assistant professor of chemistry and Moira Flanagan, postdoctoral fellow in chemistry<\/p>\n

Katherine Blackford ’17, Sarah Lee ’19 and Eve Xu ’20\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0102<\/strong>
\nDevelopment of a Tandem Diels-Alder\/Pauson-Khand Strategy for the Synthesis of Tetracycles; poster session deriving from thesis with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n

Megan Neubig ’17, Peyton Higgins ’18, Anisha Tyagi ’18 and Cindy Hu ’19<\/strong>\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0103<\/strong>
\nIsolation and Derivatization of Sesquiterpene Lactones from\u00a0Neurolaena lobata<\/em>; poster session deriving from thesis with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n

Htoo Tint Wai ’17, Sophia Mallari ’17 and Emma Livernois ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0104<\/strong>
\n2,6-disubstituted Cyclohexanols as Potential Anesthetics; poster session deriving from thesis with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n

Heather Giguere ’17, Amina Khan ’19, Sheng Tian ’18J, Jingyi Liu ’19, Sally Kyale ’19, Reem Ladadwa ’18 and Leigh Tanji ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0105<\/strong>
\nNMR Studies of DNA Lesions; poster session deriving from special studies with Elizabeth Jamieson, associate professor of chemistry and Cristina Suarez, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n

Subashini Sridhar ’18J and Erina Fukuda ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0106<\/strong>
\nRetrospective on a Decade of Research in IEEE Visualization for Cyber Security; poster session deriving from summer research funded by Laboratory for Analytical Sciences with Jordan Crouser, visiting assistant professor MassMutual fellow in statistical and data sciences<\/p>\n

Kyra Gan ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0107<\/strong>
\nVisualizing the Transit Map of an Infectious Virus; poster session deriving from special studies with Dominique Thiebaut, professor of computer science<\/p>\n

Marina Cheng ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0108<\/strong>
\nPairwise Alignment-Free Protein Sequence Clustering; poster session deriving from thesis with Sara Mathieson, assistant professor of computer science and Andreas Prli\u0107, technical and scientific team lead, RCSB Protein Data Bank<\/p>\n

Artemis Metaxa-Kakavouli ’19 and Silvana Saca ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0109<\/strong>
\nUsing a Computer Simulation of the Wright-Fisher Model to Predict the Genealogical Histories of Species; poster session deriving from center research with Sara Mathieson, assistant professor of computer science<\/p>\n

Chase Freschlin ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0110<\/strong>
\nSeasonal Variation in Stress Hormone Regulation in Meadow Voles; poster session deriving from special studies with Annaliese Beery, associate professor of psychology<\/p>\n

Yejin Hwang ’20\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0111<\/strong>
\nSex and Variability; poster session deriving from special studies with Annaliese Beery, associate professor of psychology<\/p>\n

Lydia Ross ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0112<\/strong>
\nEffects of Social Isolation on Depression-Relevant Behavior and Cardiac Function in\u00a0Microtus pennsylvanicus<\/em>; poster session deriving from special studies with Annaliese Beery, associate professor of psychology<\/p>\n

Katrina Blandino ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0113<\/strong>
\nPeer Social Motivation: Using Operant Conditioning to Compare the Social Motivation of Meadow and Prairie Vole Pairs; poster session deriving from thesis with Annaliese Beery, associate professor of psychology<\/p>\n

Dominica Cao ’19, Kaen O ’19 and Guinevere MacDonald ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0114<\/strong>
\nSocial Behavioral Patterns in Autism Related RELN Knock-out Zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology and Narendra\u00a0Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience<\/p>\n

Lissandra Camacho ’19 and Melissa Ertman ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0115<\/strong>
\nThe Effect of Bupropion HCl on Anxiety Behavior in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology<\/p>\n

Jamie Chan ’19, Juliet Cheng ’19 and Leah Corson ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0116<\/strong>
\nFrom A to Z: The Study of Anesthetics in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from special studies with Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience<\/p>\n

Gariel Grant ’17, Kaen O ’19 and Brenda Mao ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0117<\/strong>
\nThe Isolation and Identification of the Active Component of the\u00a0Withania somnifera<\/em>\u00a0Plant on the Human Glycine Receptor; poster session deriving from special studies with Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Madison Leet ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0118<\/strong>
\nAssessing Cyclohexanol Modulation of GABA-A Receptor Currents; poster session deriving from special studies with Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n

Juliana Nguyen ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0119<\/strong>
\nThe Role of Metallothionein-I in Isoflurane-Induced Anesthetic Preconditioning; poster session deriving from special studies with Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences and Scott Edmands, laboratory instructor in chemistry<\/p>\n

Alexis Cohen ’19, Shi Ying Feng ’19, Juliana Nguyen ’18 and Delphine Zhu ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0120<\/strong>
\nReproductive Behavior in Heterozygous RELN Knock-out Zebrafish in Relation to Autism; poster session deriving from classwork with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience<\/p>\n

Amelia Stapleton ’19, Nikkiah Snoddy ’19, Phuong Bui ’20 and Nina Sajankila ’19\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0121<\/strong>
\nThe Role of the Reelin Signaling Pathway in Autism; poster session deriving from classwork with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience<\/p>\n

Aditi Balasubramanian ’18\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0122<\/strong>
\nAnalysis of Androgen Receptor Characterization in Spinal Cords of Foot-Flagging Frogs; poster session deriving from special studies with Lisa Mangiamele, assistant professor of biological sciences and Judith Wopereis, laboratory instructor in biological sciences<\/p>\n

Zoe Kohler-Boland ’17\u00a0 ::\u00a0\u00a0123<\/strong>
\nEffects of G1 Administration on Social Proximity and c-Fos\/Isotocin Colocalization in the Preoptic Area in Male Goldfish; poster session deriving from thesis work with Lisa Mangiamele, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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