Student Research Symposium

Undergraduate Poster Session

Location: BECK

12:30 – 2:30 PM

#100 – Nathaniel Strickland (Biomedical Engineering)
Nanogels for Oncological Drug Delivery Produced from Thermophile-derived Biopolymers
#101 – Hannah Duncan (Mechanical Engineering)
Effect of Ablation Angle from Laser Ablation for Space Debris Removal
#102 – Brock Peasley (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Comparison of the Performance of Soil Moisture Sensors
#103 – John Wonka (Mechanical Engineering)
Effects of Design Variables on Viscous Rayleigh-Taylor Growth
#104 – Mitchel Masters (Mechanical Engineering)
Tunable Stiffness Hydrogel Material for Wound Closure in Microgravity
#105 – Taylee Schramm (CBHS)
Characterization of Flavone Synthase II in Citrus sinensis
#106 – Nolan Anderson (Mechanical Engineering)
Analytic Solutions of Corrugated Shock-Wave Oscillations
#107 – Anika Main (CBE)
Grape Pomace Pretreatment for Improved Fermentation
#108 – Joel Tettey (Nano & Biomedical Engineering)
AI-Driven Lignin Extraction from Corn Stover
#109 – Paul Roques (Humanities)
Prehistoric Films and Science: Fact vs Fiction
#110 – Ryan Cantz (Physics)
Optimizing Time-Zero in Germanium Detectors
#112 – Colin Gholson (AES & STS)
Communicating Climate
#114 – Claire Foster (Biomedical Engineering & Nanoscience)
Image Analysis of Cellulose Synthase Complexes

Break

#111 – Ruccus Schauer (Physics)
Radon Emanation from Titanium
#113 – Riley Kortenbusch (Geology & Geological Engineering)
Acid Digestion Methods in Carbonate Analysis
#115 – Edward Wendt (CBHS)
Survey of Ord’s Kangaroo Rat in Buffalo Gap

2:45 – 4:45 PM

#116 – Krista Burkman (Mechanical Engineering)
Ablation Energy and Momentum Transfer
#117 – Isabella Holmbo (Biomedical Engineering)
Extracellular Matrix in Diabetic Fibroblasts
#118 – Brodie O'Hara (Mathematics)
Tensor-Based Time Series Forecasting
#119 – Samantha Harris (Chemical & Biological Engineering)
Improving Mass Transfer in Bioreactors
#120 – Victor Hanson (Physics)
Radon Mitigation Simulation
#121 – Grace Belcher (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Mine Site Remediation via Remote Sensing
#124 – Dakota McNutt (Physics)
Neutron Background Measurements at Sanford Lab
#125 – Andrew Lindgren (Mechanical Engineering)
Digital Image Correlation Methods
#126 – Liam Hoefler (Mechanical Engineering)
Supersonic Retropropulsion Simulation

Undergraduate Poster Session Abstracts

Undergraduate Oral Presentations

Location: Breakout Room A

Morning Session

8:00 – Emily Randolph
Molecular Modeling of 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid
8:20 – Austin Helgert
Micrometeorite Characterization
8:40 – Drake Van Steenwyk
Ovarian Cancer Microenvironment Study
9:00 – Shane Garcia
Improving X-Ray Diagnostics with Gamma-Ray Detectors
9:20 – Austin Sands
Microphysiological System Development

Break

Late Morning

10:00 – Alex Reker
Dust Deposition on Titanium
10:20 – Alexis Backhaus
Silk Extraction for Vascular Grafts
10:40 – Christopher Butsavage
Stellar Evolution Modeling
11:00 – Connor McCollar
Soap Film Geometry Problems
11:20 – Hannah Lias
2D Material Device Fabrication

Undergraduate Oral Presentation Abstracts

Graduate Poster Session

Location: BECK

8:00 – 10:00 AM

#300 – Xin Luo (Biomedical Engineering)
Nanoparticle-Based Photothermal Treatment for Atherosclerosis and Cancer
#301 – Jide Popoola (Chemical & Biological Sciences)
Enzyme Interactions in Flavonoid Biosynthesis
#302 – Weikang Ke (CBHS)
Composite Sponge for Gallium Recovery
#303 – Swati Srivastava (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Biomanufacturing Protein Biomaterials in Yeast
#304 – Jose Mujica (Mining Engineering & Management)
Pillar Recovery Scheduling Optimization
#305 – Katekani Maswanganyi (Mining Engineering & Management)
Autonomous Haulage Production Scheduling
#306 – Somaieh Kharazi (EECS)
Power Demand Modeling at Residential Scale
#307 – Lilyrose Berko-Ampofo (Mining Engineering & Management)
Mine Wastewater Treatment Strategies
#309 – Samuel Clark Van Osdel (Biomedical Engineering)
Microfluidics Device for Cell Processing
#310 – Peng Yin (Nano & BME)
Macropinosome Formation Dynamics
#311 – Brandilyn Ukena (CBE)
Pyrotechnic Formulations for Chemical Decomposition
#312 – Ishika Garg (Chemical & Biological Engineering)
Cyanobacteria for Biohydrogen Production
#313 – Rimjhim Sharma (Chemical & Biological Engineering)
Thermophilic Cyanobacteria Cultures
#314 – Palash Kumar Saha (Nano & BME)
Impact-Resistant Composite Materials
#315 – Samantha Peppel (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Evapotranspiration Data Comparison
#316 – Eniola Rotinwa (Nanoscience)
Radially Polarized Beam Generation
#317 – Arik Ahmed (Nano & BME)
Multiphoton Luminescence Imaging
#318 – Jacob James (Computer Science)
Bayesian Temporal Neural Networks

Break

10:15 – 12:15 PM

#319 – Millicent Oppong (Mining Engineering)
Optical Borehole Imaging Trends
#320 – Samiksha Sapkota (CBHS)
Actinomycetes for Sustainable Agriculture
#321 – Jace Ruud (Mechanical Engineering)
Jet Engine Testing Flow Dynamics
#322 – Sachidanand Sreenivasan (Nano & BME)
Thickness Mapping of 2D Nanosheets
#323 – Leif Gislason (Nano & BME)
Quantum Light Control with Metasurfaces
#324 – Mahiuddin Ahmed (Physics)
Simulation + ML for Medical Imaging
#325 – Oleksandra Rachynska (Biomedical Engineering)
Phagocytosis vs Trogocytosis Analysis
#326 – Khimananda Acharya (Physics)
Spin Filtering in Multiferroics
#327 – Amelia Huffer (BME/NANO)
Fibroblast Force Regulation
#328 – Anjali Thapliyal (CBHS)
EPS Production from Corn Stover
#329 – Junming Yue (Nano & BME)
Palladium Nanoparticle Synthesis
#330 – Rommel Hassan (Geology & Geological Engineering)
Excavation Stability Analysis at SURF
#331 – Lucas Pierce (Mechanical Engineering)
Systems Engineering Education Methods
#333 – Noomen Belmechri (Physics)
Gamma Imaging Detector Simulation
#334 – Md Kausar Hamid Miji (Nanoscience)
Electromagnetic Nanostructure Characterization
#335 – Ibukunoluwa Olasesan (CBE)
Equation of State Models for Wells
#336 – Khomchan Promneewat (Geology & Geological Engineering)
Injection-Induced Fracture Slip
#337 – Ajita Bhandari (Geology & Geological Engineering)
Sandstone Mechanical Properties
#338 – Whitney Ponwith (Biomedical Engineering)
Nanofiber Wound Dressings

Graduate Poster Session Abstracts

Graduate Oral Presentations

Locations: Breakout Rooms B & C

Room B Schedule

8:00 – Xiao Yu (Nano & Biomedical Engineering)
Reversing fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition using nanoparticles
8:20 – Luke Videckis (Computer Science)
Level Ancestors and Tree Accumulations
8:40 – Eli Huot (CBHS)
Beaver Dam Impacts on Stream Systems
9:00 – Ian Reistroffer (Physics)
Cosmic-Ray Anisotropy with Neural Networks
9:20 – Farzaneh Bahmani (Materials Science)
Lithium Metal Battery Materials
9:40 – Jaden Dougal (Mechanical Engineering)
Laser Ablation for Space Debris Removal
10:00 – Denis Torres (Physics)
Photon Detection Calibration for DUNE

Break

11:00 – Nevena Cail (Physics)
SuperCDMS Radon Purge System
11:20 – Isaac Bondzie-Selby (Geology)
Carbonate Isotope Calibration
11:40 – Paul White (Physics)
Magnetization in Nanocomposites
12:00 – Fathima Shifa Machingal (Physics)
IceAct Camera Calibration
12:20 – Varun Vasudevan Pushpa (Materials Engineering)
Friction Stir Processing of Steel
12:40 – David Pienta (Materials Engineering)
Multilayer Nitride Coatings
1:00 – Niaz Morshed Faysal (Mechanical Engineering)
Biofilm Attachment on Patterned Systems

Break

2:00 – Amar Thakuri (Physics)
Cosmic-Ray Mass Classification
2:20 – Lora Ortega (Chemical & Biological Engineering)
Endothelial Cell Adaptation
2:40 – Ilya Mikhailov (CBHS)
Polarization-Controlled Transport
3:00 – Cruz Franich (Biomedical Engineering)
Drug Delivery for Xerostomia
3:20 – Tyler Rath (Physics)
Supernova Detection with DUNE
3:40 – Afolabi Abraham Odesanmi (Chemical Engineering)
Pinewood-Derived Porous Carbon
4:00 – Adedokun Alarape (Civil/Environmental Engineering)
Mine Tailings Shear Strength
4:20 – Mehrab Karim (Industrial Engineering)
Cold Spray Optimization with Machine Learning

Room C Schedule

8:00 – Xiaoqian Yu (Biomedical Engineering)
Stem Cell Nanoparticles for Bone Regeneration
8:20 – Stella Glover-Simmons (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
GHG Emissions Meta-Analysis
8:40 – Kelly M. Sutko (Chemical & Biological Engineering)
Electrospun Fiber Modeling
9:00 – Chirag Abrol (Chemical & Biological Engineering)
Thermophilic Exopolysaccharides
9:20 – Kritika Thakur (Chemical & Biological Engineering)
Cell-Free Systems Research
9:40 – Hesam Parsaeian (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment
10:00 – Yisa Liu (Nano & Biomedical Engineering)
Implant-on-a-Chip Model

Break

11:00 – Nathan Staley (Materials Science)
Cold Spray Steel Depositions
11:20 – Elyse Jensen (Materials Engineering)
Coating Performance in Arctic Conditions
11:40 – Aisling Hall (CBHS)
River Ecosystem Food Resources
12:00 – Himal Oli (Physics)
Optical Response in 2D Materials
12:20 – Kyrian Odo (Materials Engineering)
Self-Peening Stainless Steel
12:40 – Nahid Sarker (Chemical Engineering)
Crashworthiness Optimization
1:00 – Lucas Pierce (Mechanical Engineering)
Finite-Volume Methods for Plasma Flows

Break

2:00 – Zachary Karg (Mechanical Engineering)
Plasma Spectroscopy for Soil Nutrients
2:20 – Joshua Rath (Mechanical Engineering)
Electromagnetic Field Simulations
2:40 – Emily Marrs (Nano & Biomedical Engineering)
Alloy Nanoparticles
3:00 – Hung Nguyen (CBHS)
Drug Resistance Modeling
3:20 – Abby Krumpus (Biomedical Engineering)
Macrophage Differentiation Models
3:40 – Daniel Tobias Soria (Chemical Engineering)
Corn Stover Bioconversion
4:00 – Venera Alimova (CBHS)
MXene Synthesis Optimization
4:20 – Haiden Studer (Mechanical Engineering)
Supersonic Retro-Propulsion Study

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