Undergraduate Research Exposition<\/strong><\/a>, students presented projects in topics ranging from virtual reality, gene expression, and rainbow numbers, to historical structures in Ghana, urban farming in 91原创, and the effects of maternal stress on child brain function.<\/p>\nMore than 120 students participated in the exposition this year, a \u201crecord involvement,\u201d says University President Richard Feldman. \u201cOne of the reasons we wanted to have events like this and to celebrate research is that it really is the epitome of the undergraduate educational experience. The creativity and focused learning that comes from this is really invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ceremony also honored Steve Manly, professor and associate chair of physics, who has served as director of undergraduate research for Arts, Science, and Engineering for the past 10 years. Manly will be stepping down from his role as director at the end of the current school year. \u201cHe has really dedicated himself to this,\u201d says Feldman. \u201cI greatly admire what he\u2019s accomplished\u2014he\u2019s grown opportunities for students, developed programs, and really increased the visibility of undergraduate research here at the College.\u201d<\/p>\n
Students received the following awards for undergraduate research in the humanities, engineering, natural sciences, and social sciences:<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong>President\u2019s Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\nDaniel Krajovic \u201920 (chemical engineering): \u201cEngineering Processable Shape-Memory Thermoplastic Elastomers\u201d<\/li>\n Anna Remus \u201921 (archeology, technology, and historical structures; anthropology; Spanish): \u201cLearned Men, Loyal Brothers: Lewis Henry Morgan and \u2018The Club\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n Arokoruba Cheetham-West \u201920 (neuroscience): \u201cThe Brain\u2019s Glymphatic System in Traumatic Brain Injury\u201d<\/li>\n Ann Yao Zhang \u201919 (environmental health): \u201cThe Social Epidemiology of Maternal Mortality: A Rights-Centered Approach to Women\u2019s Health\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDeans\u2019 Awards for symposium presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n\nDaniel Busaba \u201921 (computer science): \u201cAll Timescale Window Co-occurrence\u201d<\/li>\n Katherine Korslund \u201920 and Marcos dos Santos \u201920 (mechanical engineering): \u201cStructural Analysis of Elmina Castle and Fort Amsterdam on the Coast of Ghana\u201d<\/li>\n Samuel King \u201920 (mathematics and computer science): \u201cRainbow Numbers for x1<\/sub> + x2<\/sub>=kx3<\/sub> in Zn\u201d<\/li>\nCaitlin Davie \u201919 (English and psychology): \u201cThe Effects of Affect in Peer Tutoring\u201d<\/li>\n Natalie Huynh \u201919 (anthropology): \u201cRe-Education for National Security: Forced Assimilation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China\u201d<\/li>\n Brandon Pachman \u201920 (history, pre-modern foundations of French and Italian): \u201cDevil Within the Gates? Hildegard of Bingen and Crusade\u201d<\/li>\n Audrey Goldfarb \u201919 (biology): \u201cSweet Protein Modification May Play a Role in Proteostasis\u201d<\/li>\n Stuart Goldstein \u201919 (geological sciences): \u201cCarbon Isotope Characterization of Dry Tropical Forests in Recovery from Human Modification\u201d<\/li>\n Isaac Wong \u201919 (computational biology and computer science): \u201cComplex Satellite DNA Variation Within and Between Populations of Drosophila melanogaster<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\nSyed Arsalan Ghani \u201921 (psychology and computational biology) and Emanuela Natali \u201921 (psychology and computer science): \u201cYoung Children\u2019s Perceptions of Peers from Different Economic Backgrounds\u201d<\/li>\n Daria Lynch \u201918\/T5 \u201919 (history): \u201cThe Spatial Politics of Schrebergaerten\u201d<\/li>\n Annabelle Mournet \u201919 (health, behavior, and society): \u201cDepressive Symptoms Differentially Relate to Self-damaging Thoughts and Behaviors in Young Adults\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nProfessors\u2019 Choice Awards for poster presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n\nReem Mislati \u201919 (electrical and computer engineering): \u201cShear Wave Elastography to Investigate the Role of Interferon Gamma on Treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma\u201d<\/li>\n Sophia McRae \u201919 (history and environmental humanities): \u201cBudding Partnerships: Institutional Engagement with Urban Farming in 91原创\u201d<\/li>\n Jana Jelusic \u201920 (chemistry): \u201cPhotocatalytic Hydrogen Production Using CdSe QDs and Cobalt Catalysts\u201d<\/li>\n Derrick Murekezi \u201919 (geological sciences): \u201cGravitational Stability of the Northern Volcanic Zone in the Andes from Thermodynamic Modeling of Marcaderes Xenoliths\u201d<\/li>\n Tishana Foster \u201921 (environmental health): \u201cBehind A Smile Is A Story: The Prevalence of Poor Oral Health and Associated Factors among Adults in Soroti Municipality, Uganda\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSeveral distinguished faculty members who have been instrumental in student scholarship and research also received awards. Danielle Benoit<\/a>, associate professor of biomedical engineering, was the second recipient of the College Award for Undergraduate Teaching and Research Mentorship, funded by Frederick Lewis \u201968 (PhD) and his wife Susan Rice Lewis.<\/p>\nFour exceptional faculty members were additionally recognized with Student Association Professors of the Year Awards:<\/p>\n
\nHumanities: Ryan Prendergast, Department of Modern Languages & Cultures (Spanish)<\/li>\n Social sciences: Prema Iyer, Undergraduate Business Program<\/li>\n Natural sciences: Joseph Ciminelli, Department of Statistics<\/li>\n Engineering: George Ferguson, Department of Computer Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cOne of the reasons we wanted to have events like this and to celebrate research is that it really is the epitome of the undergraduate educational experience,\u201d said University President Richard Feldman. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":912,"featured_media":377852,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[18632,18572,16072,20932],"class_list":["post-376802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community","tag-hajim-school-of-engineering-and-applied-sciences","tag-research-finding","tag-school-of-arts-and-sciences","tag-undergraduate-research"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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