Presenters

Table of Contents: 2026

This is a panoramic view of the University Center's Ballroom; it is filled with student researchers presenting their posters

Students are listed below in alphabetical order. Select the first letter of the student’s last name in the table of contents for a quick access.

  • Sara Abbas | Intelligent Fault Detection and Risk Management for Autonomous Spacecraft Operations | Anthony Campbell | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #3
  • Setutsi Abdallah | Characterizing Cellular Proliferation and Apoptosis Following Oral Nicotine Pouch Exposure in a Tongue Organoid Model | Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #1
  • Meklit Abebe | Printing Nasser: The Periodical as a Political Tool in Late Modern Egypt, 1954-1967 | Mohammad Ghaedi | Political Science | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #16
  • Marie Abongwa | Comparing Levels of Function in People with Schizophrenia | Sherry Pujii | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #2
  • Aaron Acosta | Using Graphs While Introducing Science Concepts in a Biology Classroom to Develop Students’ Data Analysis Skills | Edralin Pagarigan | Education | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #1
  • Ryan Addai | Investigating Olfactory Bulb Structure in Drosophila with Appl Gene Deletion | Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences | RAC 050 | 9 – 9:15 a.m.
  • Titilayomi Adesanya | Characterizing the Role of Plexin A and Semaphorin1a in Drosophila Melanogaster Border Cell Migration | Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #3
  • Suzi Agyako-Wiredu | Synthesis of Riboflavin-Functionalized Gold Nanorattles as Targeted Drug Delivery Platform | Marie-Christine Daniel | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #4
  • Alaa Ahmed | Facilitating Motor Restoration in Spinal Cord Injuries Through BCI Neural Decoding and Neuroplasticity | Sydney Do | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #47
  • Farah Ahmed | Understanding Female Preference for Male Fin Coloration in Etheostoma Olmstedi | Tamra Mendelson | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #4
  • Mustafa Akpinar | Evaluating the Impact of Prompting Strategies on LLM-Based Vulnerability Detection | Sreedevi Sampath | Information Systems | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #6
  • Boluwatinsola Alawode | Analyzing the Expression Patterns of GFP-Protein Traps: Is It There, Or Is It Lost? | Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #7
  • Kafui Ameko | Smokey Choices: Role of Electronic Cigarettes Effects on the Mouse Motility Over Time Through Odor Threshold Test | Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #8
  • Lehbah Amin, Farell Kimble, Samira Ali | Perceptions of Fairness in AI-Driven Screening Systems Among Undergraduate Students | Edward Dillon | Information Systems | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #9
  • Daniel Amon-Kotey | Privacy Mirror: Identifying Self-Disclosures in User Input to Mitigate Individual Privacy Risks | Mentor: Sauvik Das | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m. Poster #10
  • Vunnathi Ankem | Conceptualizing Unhealthy Relationship Dynamics in South Asian College Students through Qualitative Interviewing | Christopher Murphy | Psychology | RAC 230 | 10:40 – 10:55 a.m.
  • Jesslyn Annan | “An Outsider in The Place That’s Become Your Home”: Stories of Navigating Identity as a 1.5 Generation Asian Immigrant | Chulwoo Park | Public Health | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #11
  • Celine Anong, Kaila Hoskins, Madeline Rippin, Hallel Dereb | Women in Computing: Understanding Needs, Attitudes, and Obstacles in Recife, Brazil | Carolyn Seaman | Information Systems | 1:55 – 2:10 p.m. | RAC 230
  • Yanyu Arias | Development of a Vagina-on-a-Chip Model for Studying Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis | Corine Jackman Burden | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #30
  • Naomi Aruna and Tammy Hong | Asian American Adolescents’ Internalized Stereotypes Moderates the Socioemotional Impact of Racial Discrimination | Charissa Cheah | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #13
  • Djina Awungnjia | Impact of APPL Gene Mutation on Food Preference Behavior in Aging Drosophila Melanogaster | Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #14

  • Rashika Bandi, Riya Koshy | Next-Gen Breathable Shake Flasks for Improved Cell Growth and Real-Time Monitoring | Venkatesh Srinivasan | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #16
  • Finley Bandy | Our City is a City Without an Expressway: A Historical Review of Transportation Injustice in Baltimore City | Michael Casiano | American Studies, History | RAC 106 | 11:40 – 11:55 a.m.
  • Noreen Baroya | Mind & Muscle: Evaluation of Western Dentistry and Holistic Medicine for Myofascial Pain Care | Tiffany Gierasch | Interdisciplinary Studies | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #5
  • Xander Barton | Mechanistic Regulation of Planarian Shape During Regeneration | Daniel Lobo | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #6
  • De’Onna Battle | Role of CD68+ Monocyte-Derived Macrophages in Regulating Adipose Tissue Growth During Diet-Induced Obesity | Diana Elizondo | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #17
  • Lillian Beaudet | Twin Deficits & Ricardian Equivalence—Context-Dependent US Fiscal Outcomes, 1970-2024: A Historical & Theoretical Survey | Nandita Dasgupta | Economics | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #7
  • Abner Ben and Ameen Khan | The Effects of Round Robin Active Learning on Student Engagement | Mentor: Jamie Gurganus | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m. Poster #8
  • Bella Berry | Gender and Mental Illness in Slender Man Media | Kathalene Razzano | Media and Communication Studies | 1:55 – 2:10 p.m. | RAC 106
  • Shrikant Bhatnagar, Kalei Kai, Ben Bazarsuren, Daniel Shin, Jonah Malcolm, Austin Wagener, Nebiyu Mammo, Murali Indukuri, William Vandenberg | UMBC AIAA DBF and SUAS Aircrafts | Joseph Washington | Mechanical Engineering | Special Exhibit | RAC Upper Track, 1st Floor
  • Juliana Blakely, Sanjana Jain, Garrett Rifkind | Global Affairs: Effects of Domestic Politics on the International Community and International Stability | Felipe Filomeno | Political Science | RAC 230 | 10:20 – 10:35 a.m.
  • Madeline Blattau, Desmond Seybold | Local Adaptation to Conflict Over Mating Frequency in the Facultatively Parthenogenetic Opiliones Leiobunum Manubriatum | Mercedes Burns | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #18
  • Sophie Braun | Jewish Immigrants and American Racism in the Early to Mid-Twentieth Century | Meredith Oyen | History | RAC 230 | 2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
  • Jalen Brown and Pearce Packman | TRC Navigation App: A Privacy-Preserving Indoor Navigation System for the UMBC Technology Research Center | Mentor: Roberto Yus | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Rac Arena, 10 – 11 a.m. Poster #19
  • Phoenix Bryant | Investigating the Function of the PHD Finger in Chromatin Regulator Set4 | Erin Green | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #20
  • Kamarya Buckley | Effect of Predicted Chromatin Regulator MTA1-like on Border Cell Migration in Drosophila Melanogaster oogenesis | Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #21
  • John Bui | Equilibria in Classical and Quantum Strategic Games | Mohammadhossein Mohammadhossein | Mathematics and Statistics | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #23
  • Vinnie Bui | Tissue Engineering in Treating Dental and Craniofacial Defects | Chenpeng Chen | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #22
  • Francheska Burrola | Automated Monitoring Sensors for Process Analytical Technology Applications in Cell and Gene Therapy | Venkatesh Srinivasan | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #24
  • Jessica Busch | The Effects of 9/11 on US Immigration: How the US Halted Immigration Reform and Created an Anti-Immigrant Police State | Meredith Oyen | History | RAC 106 | 2:35 – 2:50 p.m.

    • Aniket Camarushi | Estrogen-Responsive Astrocyte Networks and Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity Across Injury and Menopause Models | Carmen Munoz-Ballester | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #9
    • Katherine Carver | Supermassive Black Hole Growth in Local Low-Mass Mergers | Adi Foord | Physics | RAC 050 | 11 – 11:15 a.m.
    • Bryan Castro-Velez | Museo Garifuna Sawaina in Context: Honduran Neoliberalism, Anti-Colonial Ethnographies & Garifuna Celebrations of Life | Sarah Fouts | American Studies | RAC 230 | 2:35 – 2:50 p.m.
    • Emma Chaney | A High-Performance Agent-Based Tissue Modeling Framework Based on GPU Computation | Daniel Lobo | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #25
    • Jane-Frances Chia | Investigating the Role of Methyl CPG-Binding Domain on Tumorigenesis in Prostate Cancer Using the BMPC Mouse Model | Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #26
    • Timothy Clark | Hadestown Theoretical Costume Design | Becca Janney | Theatre | Special Exhibit, 9 a.m. – Noon, RAC Upper Track, First Floor
  • Aum Chordia | The Relationships Among Performance Anxiety, Social Support, and Sleep in College Athletes | Raimi Quiton | Psychology | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #10
  • Shaylee Chubin | Developing A Prototype GenAI Tool for Enhancing Early Literacy Through Dialogic Reading | Shuling Yang | Education | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #27
  • Mia Coon | Investigating the Role of Anchor Protein on Ethanol Sedation and Preference in Drosophila melanogaster | Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #28
  • Marley Cosgrove | Yeast Mutation Spectrum in Alternative Carbon Sources Reflects the Influence of Reactive Oxygen Species | Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #29
  • Jacob Craft | Time of Ion-Exchange Membrane-Based Samplers for PFAS Measurement Under Dynamic, Environmentally Relevant Conditions | Lee Blaney | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #11
  • Leila Cron | Old Lenses | Andrew Liang | Visual Arts | Special Exhibit, 10 – 11 a.m., RAC Upper Track, First Floor
  • Sophia Crowell | Bay Shore Amusement Park: A Forgotten History of Sparrows Point | Michael Casiano | American Studies | RAC 106 | 11:20 – 11:35 a.m.

  • Arun Dahal Khatri | Fiscal-Monetary Policy Misalignment and Its Impact on Inflation Persistence and Real GDP Growth | Nandita Dasgupta | Economics | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #31
  • Zachary Danielson | Calculating the Route to Chaos of Dissipative Kerr Solitons Driven by a Modulated Laser | Mentor: Curtis Menyuk | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m. Poster #12
  • Natasha Dao | Investigating the Influence of Estrogen Levels on ERβ Expression in Astrocytes | Carmen Munoz-Ballester | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #32
  • Darrell Davis | Estrogen and Aging: What Can Mouse Models Tell Us About Sex-Dependent Changes in The Aging Brain? | Todd Gould | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #33
  • Joshua Davis-Carpenter | Automated Detection Algorithms for Chemosensory Arrays of Bacterial Tomograms | Gus Hart | Interdisciplinary Studies | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #13
  • Nathan Dayie | Investigating Neural and Behavioral Correlates Underlying Sensory Integration in Marmosets | Guoping Feng | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | 1:15 – 1:30 p.m. | RAC 230
  • Elise Delaporte | Elucidating the Symbiotic Interaction Between Lactobacillus Iners and Gardnerella Vaginalis in Bacterial Vaginosis | Corine Jackman Burden | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #14
  • Nicholas Denton | Quantifying Misinformation: Vaccine Hesitancy and its Reverberations | Kathryn Monzo | Public Health | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #15
  • Destiny Deshields, Prince Michael Kemani | Investigating Object Recognition and Control of Prosthetic Devices for Delicate Objects Using Computer Vision Algorithms | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Ramana Kumar Vinjamuri | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #2
  • Ky DeSilva, Sophie Suit, Chloe Hradek, Riley Heath, Luke Schultz, Maria Diaz, Derek Levey | Sandwich Dog | Eric Jordan | Visual Arts | Interactive Video Game | RAC Arena Track, Ground Floor
  • Shenali De Silva | Investigating Skin-Resident T Cell Dynamics in Zebrafish | Leonard Zon | Biological Sciences | RAC 230 | 3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
  • Layna Do | Evaluating the Effects of Monolingual and Bilingual Receptive Labeling for Children with Autism | Mirelado Cengher | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #34
  • Sofia Dominesey | Mission to Europa: Translating Astrobiology into a Playable RPG Game | Stephen Freeland | Interdisciplinary Studies | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #35
  • Isabella Dressler | Investigating Domino as a Potential Link Between Ecdysone Signaling and JAK/STAT Regulation | Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #36
  • Michael Duffy, Christian Price-Burnett | Voyages: Chapter Seven | Nigel Semaj | Theatre | Special Exhibit, 2 – 2:30 p.m., RAC Upper Track, First Floor

  • Laila Elzaree | Mitochondrial Stress Remodels TFAM Organization in Primary Hippocampal Neurons | Chantel Evans | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #62
  • Elle Enomanna | The Erasure of Jane Crow from the Modern Legal System | Michelle Scott | History | RAC 106 | 2:55 – 3:10 p.m.
  • Alex Esposito | Generation of Cloud Chamber Ice Seeds by Nitrogen-Cooled Laminar Flow | J. Vanderlai Martins | Physics | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #18

  • Caly Ferguson | Design and Integration of an Elbow Exoskeleton for Haptic Stiffness Perception Experiments | Jeremy Brown | Mechanical Engineering | RAC 050 | 1:55 – 2:10 p.m.
  • Jadyn Fleming | How Many Aspects in Dance Improve Over the Course of a Week? | Nigel Semaj | Dance | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #19
  • Faridah Folorunsho | Structural and Functional Analysis of the KH-Domain Protein FLK in Regulating Arabidopsis Defense and Development | Hua Lu | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #20
  • Alexandra Foster | Effects of Prenatal Stress on Auditory Cortex Development | Carmen Munoz-Ballester | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #21
  • Annie Fowler | Make the Children Touch Grass: An Argument for Returning Recess to Secondary Education | Brandon Beck | Education | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #37

  • Dinesh Ganesan | Computational Analysis of Age-Associated Gene Expression in Acral Melanoma and Primary and Metastatic Cutaneous Melanoma | Gretchen Alicea | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #38
  • Alexis Gantt | From Minjung to Candlelight: Cultural Transformation and Collective Political Identity in Korean Protest Movements | Kyung-Eun Yoon | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #39
  • Kameil Gaskill, Carter Gerhardt, Matthew Giering, Lewis Kauffman, Naveed Naqvi | Reed-Solomon Encoder/Decoder | Mentor: E.F. Charles LeBerge | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m. Poster #22
  • Soleyana Gelaw, Petra Tembei | AI Benchmarking for Predicting Cancer Treatment Response and Recurrence in Lung and Prostate Cancer | Maricel Kann | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #40
  • Jay Gepilano | Spatial Network of Hypoxia Events in Chesapeake Bay Using Granger Causality | Vyacheslav Lyubchich | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #23
  • Nahom Getachew | Enhancement of Phosphorescence in Chlorin Derivatives Through Metal Complexation and Structural Design | Marcin Ptaszek | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #24
  • Trevor Gibson | Uptake and Selectivity of Ultrashort-chain PFAS By Hybrid Anion-exchange Resins in the Presence of Competing Species | Lee Blaney | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #25
  • Kat Gill | The Case for a Public Internet | Michael Casiano | American Studies | RAC 230 | 2:55 – 3:10 p.m.
  • Elias Gilotte | Optimizing Production of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in Cell-free Protein Synthesis | Govind Rao | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #41
  • Grisha Goldberg, Varshini Thangavelu, Hrishikesh Thakkar, Varshitha Mahadevuni, Paolo Cardarella | Evaluating Large Language Models in Simulated Financial Markets and An Automated Trading Framework | Mentor: Hasan Shahid | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m. Poster #42
  • Jenavie Gopez | Enhancements to the Scientific Explanations Framework Including Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning | Christopher Rakes | Education | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #43
  • Phoenix Gordon | Conceptions of Blackness: A Fantastical Re-Imagining of Black Heroism and Villainy | Sharon Tran | English | RAC 106 | 10 – 10:15 a.m.
  • Perry Gotis | Historical and Anatomical Analysis of Bitmap Fonts on the Compact Disc Package | Katherine Heater | Visual Arts | RAC 230 | Noon – 12:15 p.m.
  • Audrey Grutzik | Red Monday: Reassessing the Warren Court’s Multifaceted Response to Communism | William Blake | Political Science | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #26
  • Christopher Guerreo | Determining the Role of the Cell Junction Protein Transferrin 2 in Border Cell Migration in Drosophila Melanogaster | Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #44

  • Sarah Haines | Reconstructing Identity: The Sociocultural Transition of North Korean Defectors in South Korea | Kyung-Eun Yoon | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #27
  • Muskaan Hammad | Centralizing Community Health Access & Resource Module with a Focus on Food Resources During the Federal Shutdown | Katie Birger | Public Health | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #45
  • Emily Hernandez | Testing Ethanol Treatment for the Reduction of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) In Drosophila | Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #28
  • Alleanna Hines | A Genetic Interrogation of FLK Interacting Genes in Pathogen Defense of Arabidopsis | Hua Lu | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #29
  • Jessica Hoffman | A Functional Map of Intrinsically Disordered Regions Across the Human Proteome | Francisco Sanchez-Rivera | Biological Sciences | RAC 050 | 11:40 – 11:55 p.m.
  • Sydney Hofstetter | A Functional Map of Intrinsically Disordered Regions Across the Human Proteome | Jorge Almodovar | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #30
  • Sydney Nina Hunter | PC-12 Differentiation in Human Schwann Cell Co-Culture on ECM-Mimetic Coatings: A Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Model | Jorge Almodovar | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #46

  • Nneamaka Ibe | Engineering Antigen Specific Regulatory T Cells (CAR TREGS) For Type 1 Diabetes Immunotherapy | Diana Elizondo | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #31
  • Zainab Idowu | Modeling Tumor-Driven Disruption of Intestinal Epithelial Heterogeneity Using 3D Organoids | Khashayarsha Khazaie | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster#32
  • Uzochukwu Iloanya | The Under Representation of POC In Fashion | Kathalene Razzano | Media and Communication Studies | Film Presentation
  • Jasmine Ives | Monitoring Polychlorinated Biphenyl Levels in Maryland Fish | Upal Ghosh | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #33
  • Jada Iwuoha | The Campus Connect: A Centralized Digital Marketplace for Student Entrepreneurship and Campus-Based Services | Kevin Fulmer | Interdisciplinary Studies | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #34

  • Sanjana Jain | Silencing Ogoniland: Oil, Power, and the Politics of Neglect in an Exploited Region | Jé St Sume | Political Science | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #35
  • Urvi Jain | Investigating the Role of Pneumococcal Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Determining Virulence Severity | Corine Jackman Burden | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #36
  • Kiara James | Exploring Chinese American Adolescents’ Experiences of Barriers to Civic Engagement | Charissa Cheah | Psychology | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #37
  • Leen Jawhar | β-arrestin2 Signaling Modulates Kappa Opioid Receptor Induced Sedation | Laurie Sutton | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #38
  • Rick Jenkins, Cristian Uribe, Daniel Lee, Henry Walenczyk, Ben Varga, Lacey Wilburn, Unchisa Kitisook | Against the Grain | Eric Jordan | Visual Arts | Interactive Video Game | RAC Arena Track, Ground Floor
  • Shanmukha Josyam | Characterizing Astrocytic GPER1 Expression in the Cortex Across Estrous Cycle Stages | Carmen Munoz-Ballester | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #47

  • Aeon Kaplowitz | Structural Effects in Zr-MOFs on Curcumin Stability and Delivery | Lisa Kelly | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #39
  • Jariatu Kargbo | A Conserved YED Motif Regulates BFD2 Function Across Toxoplasma Gondii Life Stages | Sebastian Lourido | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #48
  • Aditi Katragunta | N-myc Downstream Regulated Gene 1a, A Generalist Stress Protein That Respond to Both Hypoxia and Salinity Changes | Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences | RAC 050 | 9:40 – 9:55 a.m.
  • Onkarpreet Kaur | Early-Life Maternal Care Programs Social Behavior Through Dnmt3ab Mediated DNA Methylation | Cheng-Yu Li | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #49
  • Prince Michael Kemani, Samuel Nemirovsky | Classification of Explore and Exploit Behaviors in Eigenmannia Virescens | Mentor: Kathleen Hoffman | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m. Poster #50
  • Isabel Kendall | Missionary Position: Power and Cultural Mediation Through the Lens of 16th-Century Missionaries and Postwar Sex Workers | Julie Oakes | History | Special Exhibit, RAC Upper Track, 1st Floor
  • Gabriel Kengni, Jr. | Comparative Study of Genome Packaging Mechanisms in HIV-1 and MoMuLV: Dimerization, Cap Sequestration, and RNA Fate | Michael Summers | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | RAC 050 | 2:35 – 2:50 a.m.
  • Hira Khan | Female Choice for Body Size in Rainbow Darters (Etheostoma Caeruleum) | Tamra Mendelson | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #40
  • Muhammad Fazeel Khan, Branden McGuire | Vison-Based Rover Control Using ArUco Markers | Tsehuai Wu | Mechanical Engineering
  • Anna Kim | Cluster Headache Diagnostic Delay: The Role of Patients and Physicians | Raimi Quiton | Psychology/Interdisciplinary Studies | RAC 106 | 9 – 9:15 a.m.

  • Allene Lee | Understanding the Fashion Sustainability Paradox in Gen Z | Kathalene Razzano | Media and Communication Studies | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #52
  • Bryan Lee | Beyond the Notes: Measuring Foundational Skill Growth in 5th Grade Strings | Brian Kaufman | Education | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #53
  • Dennis Lee, Ehsan Alam | Investigating the Role of DEWAX in the Interface of Defense and the Circadian Clock in Arabidopsis | Hua Lu | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #54
  • Jiyon Lee | Visualizing the Dynamic Cell Behavior in Filamentous Fungi Using Fluorescent Protein Constructs | Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #51
  • Ryan Lee | Intracellular Mechanisms Underlying Formaldehyde-Evoked Calcium Signaling in Mouse Olfactory Sensory Neurons | Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #41
  • Tsion Lemi | Preparation of Directed Discrete Assemblies of Gold Nanobipyramids and Quantum Dots | Marie-Christine Daniel | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #55
  • Chimdinma Leo-Nze | How Presidential Candidates Use the Notion of Freedom in Presidential Debates | Kathalene Razzano | Media and Communication Studies | RAC 106 | 1:35 – 1:50 a.m.
  • Jay Leveton | Speciesism, Animalistic Dehumanization, and Hostile Masculinity: Culpability Ratings in Sexual Assault Scenarios | Christopher Murphy | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #56
  • Peter Lombardo | Submerged Culture Viscosity (Rheometry) of Aspergillus Nidulans Kinase Deletion Strains | Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #42
  • Peter Luster | A Comparative Analysis of Modern-day Populism | Carolyn Forestiere | Political Science | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #57

  • Akanksha Madhu Kiran, Christine Le | Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Financial Literacy Rate | Douglas Lamdin | Economics | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #43
  • Kayla Magruder | Gecko-Inspired Adhesive Lasso for De-Tumbling Orbital Debris | Mark Cutkosky | Mechanical Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m. Poster #44
  • Tanzila Malik | Do Muslim Women Need Saving? A Case Study of Iran’s Veiling Policies | Nehal Elmeligy | Gender, Women’s, + Sexuality Studies | 9 – 9:15 a.m. | RAC 230
  • Greyson Martin | The Association Between Social Support and Pain Tolerance in Individuals with and Without Aversive Childhood Experiences | Raimi Quiton | Psychology | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #45
  • Natalie McCourt | Multi-Angle and Polarimetric Characterization of Various Earth Surface Types with the PACE HARP2 Polarimeter | Brent McBride | Physics | RAC Arena 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #58
  • Preston McMillian | Tourism in Tiny Towns: An Ethnographic Study of Old Ellicott City | Nicholas Welcome | Anthropology | 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. | RAC 106
  • Matthew Mejia | Reviving School Spirit | Brandon Beck | History, Education | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #59
  • Ashwathi Menon, Claudia Gerry, Abigail Asare, Bekkah West | Dance and Equine Therapy: Alternative Approaches to Applied Behavior Analysis | Lauren Allen | Dance and Psychology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #60
  • Mike Mentley | New Heights of Terror: Material Character Antagonists in the Science Fiction Ascent | Colette Searls | Visual Arts | Film Presentation, 10:40 – 11 a.m., RAC 130- Fitness Studio B
  • Ahmad Mentley | Cross-Species Transcriptomic Analysis of Smoke Exposure from Drosophila Models to Human Orthologs | Maricel Kann | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #61
  • Daniel Mirahmadian | Exploring Conditioned Place Preference in Etheostoma Caeruleum | Tamra Mendelson | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #46
  • Deeya Mistry | Investigation of the Circadian Rhythm on Blood Brain Barrier Permeability | Chenghua Gu | Biological Sciences | RAC 050 | 9:20 – 9:35 a.m.
  • Kodilinye Mkpasi, Corey Benjamin | “O-HygieCare”: Oral Health Monitoring Through Longitudinal Toothbrushing Analytics Using Smart Wearable Intelligence | Mentor: Dong Li | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m. Poster #62
  • Lama Mohamed | Imagining Science | Chung-Wei Huang | Visual Arts | Special Exhibit, 10 – 11 a.m., RAC Upper Track, First Floor
  • Tyler Moody | Layer-By-Layer in Cell Viability for Schwann Cell Peripheral Nerve Recovery and Hmsc Manufacturing | Jorge Almodovar | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #63
  • Esther Myers | Homophobia and Queer Repression in Watchmen | Keegan Finberg | English | RAC 106 | 1:15 – 1:30 p.m.

  • Naomi Nance | Synthesis of Alkyne-Expanded Fleximer Nucleosides for Improved Anti-Ebola Activity | Katherine Seley-Radtke | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #64
  • Iksandar Nassar | Impact of E-Cigarette Aerosol Exposure on Morphology of Gustatory Tissue and Taste Buds | Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #65
  • Natasha Navarro | Tendency-Strategy Fit in Emotion Regulation: The Impact of Sequencing Reappraisal and Mindfulness | Lira Yoon | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #66
  • Jessica Ndiritu, Jasmine Jenkins | The Impact of Sirt2 on Innate Immune Response in Drosophila Melanogaster | Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences | RAC 050 | Noon – 12:15 p.m.
  • Amanda Negrete, Kristen Sauder, Rachel Fonder, Michael Moore, Ryan Whitfield, Adrian Jovel, Leila Cron | MouseHouse | Eric Jordan | Visual Arts
  • Samuel Nemirovsky | Oral Glucose Minimal Model Parameter Estimation Using Data-Adaptive Variably Scaled Kemels | Justin Garrish | Mathematics and Statistics | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #67
  • Quynh Nguyen | The Impact of Parenting on Asian American Adolescents’ Bicultural Identity and Socioemotional Adjustment | Charissa Cheah | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #68
  • Thanh Trieu Nguyen | Investigating the Role of Shank3 Gene in Modulating Winner-Loser Effects in Mangrove Rivulus Killifish | Cheng-Yu Li | Biological Sciences | RAC 050 | 10:40 – 10:55 a.m.
  • Tiffany Nguyen | Understanding Severe Psychological Distress Among Older Veterans | Cristina Miller | Public Health | RAC 230 | 10 – 10:15 a.m.
  • Lea-Pearl Njei | Investigating the Role of Muscarinic Receptors in Microtentacle Formation in Human Colon Cancer Cells | Jean-Pierre Raufman | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #109
  • Precious Nwanna | Beyond the Gate: A Guide to Reentry Reform in Urban America | Elaine Macdougall | Political Science, English | Film Presentation, 10 – 10:20 a.m., RAC Track (First Floor)
  • Nicole Nwobodo | Continuous Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Air Condensate Govind Rao | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #48

  • Oluwagbotemi Ogungbile, Yamelak Andargie | Investigation of Cell Survivability on Edible Gelatin Electrospun Scaffold Using Electrospinning | Luis Carlos Pinzon Herrera | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #69
  • Amarachukwu Onaga | The Effects of Sex and Age on Sleep in Drosophila Models of Autism | Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #70
  • Oluwanifemi Oyejide | Role of Preadipocyte-Derived CTRP6 in Extracellular Matrix Stiffness of Epididymal White Adipose Tissue in Obesity | Diana Elizondo | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #71

  • Antuan Palmer | Temporal Control of ADCK5 Expression By TET-ON Inducible Cell Line | Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #72
  • Annamaria Palmiero | Statistical Modeling of Parasite Infection Risk in Chesapeake Bay Oysters | Yehenew Kifle | Mathematics and Statistics | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #49
  • Daniel Palus | Developing a Behavior Tracking GUI to Examine the Modulatory Role of Juvenile Hormone on Social Cues in D. Melanogaster | Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #73
  • Sara Patamawenu | Structural and Biophysical Characterization of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa BqsR Protein Variants | Aaron Smith | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #74
  • Deven Patel, Fathima Hafsa Abdul Gaffoor, Ephrata Mangesha | Environment Control and Health Burdens: An International Comparative Study of Preventive Risks from Urban Pollution | Christine Mair | Public Health | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #75
  • Dhruvil Patel | Timely Vs Accurate: Informational Tradeoffs in Economic Data | Michael Andrews | Economics | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #76
  • Nemaa Patel | Evaluating Idebenone Treatment Following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | Brian Polster | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #50
  • Cheyenne Payne | Why the Camp David and Oslo Accords Failed | Busra Ozguler Aktel | Political Science | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #77
  • Joanna Pedro | User Perspectives on AI-Assisted Dance Training: An Iterative Design and Qualitative Evaluation | Ann Sofie Clemmensen | Dance | Interactive Video Game, RAC Arena Track, Ground Floor
  • Peerada Phoomsiri | Rewarding Relationships: An Ethnographic Study of Volunteers with the Special Olympics | Bambi Chapin | Anthropology | 9:40 – 9:55 a.m. | RAC 230
  • Emily Piazza | Development of Hybrid Anion-exchange Resins for Selective Removal of (Ultra)short-chain PFAS | Lee Blaney | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #51
  • Leon Potisk | Uncovering the Genetic Basis of Idiopathic Epilepsy in Siberian Huskies | Tracy Smith | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #52
  • Katelyn Prasad | Design and Validation of a Mechanical Testing Platform to Quantify Aortic Valve Leaflet Stiffness | Sayantan Bhattacharya | Mechanical Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #78

  • Matthew Quintanilla | Isolating Cell Wall Strength Will Affect the Mechanical Strength of Mycelial Materials | Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #79
  • Andrea Quispe | Visualizing Enforcement: ICE Activity and Community Response in Maryland | Tamara Bhalla | American Studies | RAC 230 | 11:40 – 11:55 a.m.

  • Megan Ramirez Cuenca, Sophia Nawaz | No Evidence of a Female Mating Status Effect on Reproductive Behavior in the Polygamous Arachnid Leiobunum Vittatum | Mercedes Burns | Biological Sciences | RAC 050 | 2:15 – 2:30 a.m.
  • Nyla Ratajczak-Dickson | Beyond the Individual: Applying McNeill’s Theory of Muscular Bonding to Collegiate Dance Pedagogy | Ann Sofie Clemmensen | Dance | RAC 106 | 10:20 – 10:35 a.m.
  • Talia Raysor, Sameera Chaudhry, Zahraa Al Aanizy, Ryan Palladino | Investigating the Role of Socs36E on Age-related Decline in Physical Performance in Drosophila Melanogaster | Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #54
  • Talia Raysor | Art, Faith, and Healing in the Middle Ages | Kimberly Anderson | Visual Arts | RAC 106 | 10:40 – 10:55 a.m.
  • Letu Reggasa | Maryland College Basic Needs Community of Practice | Andrea Kalfoglou | Public Health | RAC 106 | Noon – 12:15 p.m.
  • Jeffrey Reid | Strategies for Improving Test Scores | Cheryl North | Education | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #55
  • Ella Reinders | Sex-Dependent Mechanisms Underlie Stress-Induced Changes in Synaptic Plasticity | Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences | RAC 050 | 10 – 10:15 a.m.
  • Nia Richard | A Survey of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Digital Twins for Health | Shimei Pan | Information Systems | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #80
  • Alycia Rigosi | The Relation Between Social Media Use and Sleep Quality: A Survey of UMBC Undergraduate Students | Matthew Novak | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #81
  • Lauren Rivarde | Narratives and Philosophy: Teaching High School Students Ethics One Trolley Problem at a Time | Greg Ealick | Philosophy | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #82
  • Anderson Rivas | Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics and Imaging Reveal Spatial Lipid Metabolism Alterations in Mouse Brains During Aging | Herana Kamal Seneviratne | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #56
  • Aliyyah Roberson | Synthesis and Photochemical Characterization of Pt(II)- and Pd(II)-Porphyrins | Marcin Ptaszek | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #57
  • Kaia Robertson | Does the Apple Fall Far from the Tree? The Relationship Between Multiracial Racial identification and Social Upbringing | Jé St Sume | Political Science | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #58
  • Ariana Rodriguez | Exploring the Structure and Mechanisms of HIV-1 Virion Assembly Through Gag-RNA Interactions | Michael Summers | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #59
  • Frank Rodriguez | Bridging the Test Score Gap Between ESOL and Native Speakers | Cheryl North | Education | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #83
  • Charles Rogers | Assessing the Reliability of Neural Network Bird Song Detection | Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #84
  • Jason Rojas | Secure-by-Disguise: Clinical Validation of DisguisedNets for Confidential Medical Imaging | Mentor: Keke Chen | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m. Poster #85
  • Roxanne Romero | Bridging the Test Score Gap Between ESOL and Native Speakers | Christopher Rakes | Education | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #86
  • Laci Rothblum, Alexander Joshua | Synthesis of Novel Heterocyclic Thiols as Potential Inhibitors of NDM-1 β-Lactamase | Paul Smith | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #87
  • Magdalen Ruth | Structural Characterization of Aichi Virus IRES Using Fab-Assisted RNA Crystallography | Deepak Koirala | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #88

  • Sami Saeed | Investigating Potential Hyper- and Hypo-Septators within the Aspergillus Nidulans Kinase Deletion Library | Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #89
  • Aya Saeid | Understanding the Arab Patient’s Healthcare Experiences in the United States | Robert Anderson | Interdisciplinary Studies |RAC 106 | 2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
  • Daniela Salguero Monge | Exploring Chinese American Adolescents’ Motivation for and Facilitators of their Civic Engagement | Charissa Cheah | Psychology | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #60
  • Nathan Samson | PSMark: A Distributed IoT Benchmark for Publish/Subscribe Under Domain-Based Workloads | Mentor: Roberto Yus | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC 230 | 1:35 – 1:50 p.m.
  • Ava Schreiber | Examining Contemporary Media’s Portrayal of True Crime and the Attraction to Audience | Kathalene Razzano | Media and Communication Studies | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #61
  • Kevin Schwanebeck | Palladium-Catalyzed Synthetic Strategies Toward Novel Metallo-β-Lactamase Inhibitors Targeting NDM-1 | Paul Smith | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #90
  • Joshua Sebastian, Karma Tobden | Benchmarking Early Deterioration Prediction Across Hospital-Rich and MCI-Like Emergency Triage Under Constrained Sensing | Mentor: KMA Solaiman | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m. Poster #91
  • Kaoru Seki, Manisha Vijay | “Hypocrisy in Faculty Use”: Student-Driven Recommendations for AI Policy in a Design Classroom | Yasmine Kotturi | Information Systems | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #62
  • Joaquin Seminario, Zoha Waleed | Cost-effective Detection of Microplastics Using Fluorescence Microscopy and Nile Red Staining | Mickey Dehn | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #17
  • Silvi Shah | Investigating the Effects of Electronic Cigarette Vapor Exposure on the Olfactory System and Neuroinflammation in Mice | Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences | RAC 050 | 2:55 – 3:10 p.m.
  • Emma Shay, Jennifer Posada | Empowering Data Literacy: Fostering Self-Regulation and Adaptive Agency Through Personal Informatics | Karen Chen | Information Systems | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #64
  • Branwen She | Using Data to Inform Models of Nucleus Accumbens Neurons | Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #64
  • Ipsa Sindhwani | Development of Analogical Reasoning After Learning a Vocabulary in Two Languages | Mirela Cengher | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #92
  • Shreya Singh | Physician Burnout Through the Emotional State Theory of Happiness | Kyle Bates |Interdisciplinary Studies | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #93
  • Shreya Singh | USP8 Manipulations Lead to Synaptic Morphology Alterations and Sensory Behavior Disruptions in Drosophila Larvae | Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #93
  • Jessica Slaughter | Open-Source Software Suite of Bioinformatic Tools for Dynamic Omics Data Analysis | Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #65
  • Jalynn Somerville | Modeling Ionic and Metabolic Dynamics of Neurons and Glia Under Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation | Parag Chitnis | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | RAC 050 | 1:35 – 1:50 p.m.
  • Sydney Spradlin | Anywhere, Nowhere, Everywhere, Somewhere: The Effects of Nostalgia and Anemoia on Memories and Emotions | Bryan O’Neill | Special Exhibit, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., RAC Upper Track, First Floor
  • Aryan Srivastava | Structural Characterization of the HIV-1 Gag-Ψ Nucleation Complex | Michael Summers | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | RAC 050 | 10:20 – 10:35 a.m.
  • Jennafer Stevens | Reliable Measurement of Apparent Octanol-Water Partition Constants for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances | Lee Blaney | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #97
  • Eunice Sung | Quantifying Color Change in Male Darter Fish (Genus Etheostoma) | Tamra Mendelson | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #98
  • Ryan Supplee | Spiritualized Disability and Liminality in The Book of Margery Kempe | Kathryn McKinley | English | RAC 106 | 9:40 – 9:55 a.m.
  • Maaike Swaters | Ion Pairs Inhibit Ammonium Recovery by Donnan Dialysis | Lee Blaney | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #66
  • Camryn Sydnor | From Page to Space: Reinterpreting 20th-Century Spanish Literature with Augmented Reality | Erin Hogan | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication | Film Presentation
  • Zoya Syed | Determining the Direct Downstream Substrates of MAPK15 in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #99

  • Sabrina Tan | Amplifying Asian American Voices: Teachers’ Explorations of Picture Books Centering Asian American Characters | Amy Tondreau | Education | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #100
  • Greeshma Tarimala | Characterizing the Cross-Pathway Regulation of a Conidiation-Independent Transcription Factor in Aspergillus Nidulans | Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | RAC 050 | 1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
  • Aria Tauraso | Leveraging Optical Strain to Control Magnetic Properties in Layered Materials | Geoffrey Diederich | Physics | RAC 050 | 11:20 – 11:35 p.m.
  • Amy Taylor, Margot Anthony | Power and Control: The Impact of Religious Cults on the Lives of Women | Lauren Allen | Social Work | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #67
  • Christian Taylor | Deciphering Age-Dependent Changes in Nucleotidase Protein Abundance in The Mouse Brain Using Biochemical Approaches | Herena Kamal Seneviratne | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #68
  • PJ Terhune | Investigation of Riparian Soils for Potential Sources of Stream Sulfate Within an Urban Watershed | Clair Welty | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #101
  • Irene Teye | Investigating Extracellular Matrix-derived Factors in the Activation of Adipose Tissue T-cells During Severe Obesity | Diana Elizondo | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #102
  • Umar Thangalvadi | Bacteria Testing at Your Fingertips: Modular Silver Chloride Electrode | Chengpeng Chen | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #103
  • Kathryn Thayer | Gallic Couple | Kimberly Anderson | Visual Arts | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #69
  • Trisha Grace Tomcy | Investigating Estrogen-Dependent Neuroimmune Response Across Menopausal-like Stages in Astrocytic Culture | Carmen Munoz-Ballester | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #104
  • Maia Turman Cooke | The Language of Decriminalization: Drug Policy Rhetoric and Public Health in 21st Century Canada | Earl Brooks | English | RAC 106 | 11 – 11:15 a.m.

  • Muhammad Usman | Computational Modeling of Adsorption Processes to Support Water Treatment and Environmental Remediation | Tyler Josephson | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #105
 

  • Anelsy Valencia | Immigration Vulnerability and Self-Rated Oral Health Among Latin* Adults: A Pilot Study | Dina Garcia | Public Health | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #70
  • Julia Van Der Marel | Investigation of Bacterial Lipid Inclusions to Inform Tuberculosis Research | Bryan Bryson | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #106
  • Karlos Lorenzo Veloso, Caleb Moesner, Damon Gullion, Adam Tran, Jasmine Kareem-Robinson, Liam Scott, Daniel Noonan | Turtle Thrashing | Eric Jordan | Visual Arts | Interactive Video Game, RAC Arena Track, Ground Floor

  • Amir Walton-Irvin | Analysis of FMRI Data to Characterize Brain Connectivity Across Socioeconomic and Racial Backgrounds | Mentor: Tulay Adali | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC 230 | 11:20 – 11:35 a.m.
  • Jordan Wandja Petnji | Age-Dependent Innate Behavioral Preferences Shaped by Founder Effects in Drosophila Melanogaster | Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #107
  • Mack Watkins | How Victim Participation Influences Judicial Decision-Making: A Comparative Analysis of Extraterritorial Courts | Jeffrey Davis | Political Science | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #71
  • Gwyneth Watson | Synthesis of Motion: Navigating the Interdisciplinary Roles of Choreographer, Director, and Editor in Screen Dance | Ann Sofie Clemmensen | Dance | Film Presentation, 10:20 – 10:40 a.m., RAC 130- Fitness Studio B
  • Taylor Watson | Visualizing Natural Disaster Inequality in America | Dena Aufseeser | Geography and Environmental Systems | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #108
  • Chloe Weaver | The Making of Paradox: The Animated Series | Sharon Tran | Interdisciplinary Studies |RAC 106 | 9:20 – 9:35 a.m.
  • Caroline Wehinger, John Eiers, Besjanë Krasniqi | Toy Choice: Does Gender Matter? | Susan Sonnenschein | Psychology | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #53
  • Gabrielle Whitfield | Increasing Student Retention of Tier 2 and Tier 3 Vocabulary Using Explicit and Implicit Strategies | Edralin Pagarigan | Education | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #108
  • Stephanie Williams and Willow Brandy | Power and Control: The Impact of Religious Cults on the Lives of Women | Kerri Evans | Social Work | RAC 230 | 11 – 11:15 a.m.
  • Trilece Wilson | Tears Made of Ink | Nicole Pekarske | English | RAC STAGE | 11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
  • Ariel Wilson-Gray | Production of Extracellular Vesicles from Mammalian Cells Modulated by a Biomimetic Surface | Jorge Almodovar | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #72
  • Kaitlin Worzalla | Human Presence in Fragile Spaces: A Study of Antarctic Tourism | Charles Kaylor | Geography and Environmental Systems | RAC 230 | 9:20 – 9:35 a.m.

  • Alice Yacubovich | Mathematical Model of Drosophila Neuronal Pruning Process | Bradford Peercy | Mathematics and Statistics | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #110
  • Monty Yates | Fluids on the Bloch Sphere: Quantum Algorithms for Solving PDEs on NISQ | Sebastian Deffner | Physics | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #112
  • Mino Yevdayev, Elijah Manning, William Zendgraft, Megan Gregory, Tim Reiss, Priscila Herrera, Alex Mosko | Potions, Please! | Eric Jordan | Visual Arts | Interactive Video Game, RAC Arena Track, Ground Floor

  • Roza Zareidoodeji | Improving Antibody Treatments For Patients Through Simple Injections | Mohammad Sajadi | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10 – 11 a.m., Poster #113
  • Roza Zareidoodeji | Advancing Antibody Engineering for Broader and Longer-Lasting HIV Protection | Mohammad Sajadi | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #74
  • Caleb Zeleke | Elucidating the Residue-Level Mechanism of Arginyltransferase-1 (ATE1)-Catalyzed Protein Arginylation | Aaron Smith | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 2 – 3 p.m., Poster #74