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Fall 2019 Award Recipients<\/h2>
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Abdel-Meguid<\/span>, Deema<\/span><\/strong>
\nSoft Robotic Hybridized Manipulator<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Tommaso<\/span> Ranzani<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

AlAlawi<\/span>, Ismaeel<\/span><\/strong>
\nAutomatic Classification of Auroral Images From NASA THEMIS All-Sky-Imager Data-sets Using Machine Learning<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Nishimura<\/span> Toshi<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical & Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Allen<\/span>, Sadie<\/span><\/strong>
\nPraxi: a New Cloud Software Discovery Tool<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ayse<\/span> Coskun<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical & Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Altus<\/span>, Roxanna<\/span><\/strong>
\nDefining the Mechanisms of Cytoskeletal Dynamics in Meg3-deficient Myoblasts<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Francisco<\/span> Naya<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Aneja<\/span>, Prachi<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Socio-Economic, Demographic and Attitudinal Factors Affecting the KAP-Gap in Jaunpur<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mahesh<\/span> Karra<\/span> (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Arora<\/span>, Karishma<\/span><\/strong>
\nFingolimod as a Putative Treatment in the PSAPP Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Alpaslan<\/span> Dedeoglu<\/span> (MED<\/span> Neurology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Ato<\/span>, Phoebe<\/span><\/strong>
\nSexual Dimorphism of Liver Injury and Regeneration Following Tylenol Overdose<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Valerie<\/span> Gouon-Evans<\/span> (MED<\/span> Gastroenterology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Balian<\/span>, Dikran<\/span><\/strong>
\nBiochemical Pathways Behind Neutrophil Recruitment to the Central Nervous System in Obese Mice and Its Link to Multiple Sclerosis (MS).<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Qiong<\/span> Zhou<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Barbero<\/span>, Samantha<\/span><\/strong>
\nHow Girls Use Role Models in STEM: the Influence of Group Context on Girls’ Beliefs About and Performance in STEM.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kathleen<\/span> Corriveau<\/span> (SED<\/span> Applied Human Development<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Bennani<\/span>, Kawtar<\/span><\/strong>
\nPreventing Cancer Through Inhibition of an Environmental Carcinogen Receptor, the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: David<\/span> Sherr<\/span> (SPH<\/span> Department of Environmental Health<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Berlind<\/span>, Carter<\/span><\/strong>
\nReal-time Human-Robot Interface to High Level Task Planning for Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Teaming<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Calin<\/span> Belta<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Berretta<\/span>, Sarah<\/span><\/strong>
\nA Critical Restructuring of Gender and Sexual Orientation in Assessment Tools.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Danielle<\/span> Rousseau<\/span> (MET Criminal Justice<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Blute<\/span>, Aislinn<\/span><\/strong>
\nCharacterizing Transcription and Translation Coupled Dynamics in RET-activated Differentiation of Neuroblastoma<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Adrian<\/span> Whitty<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Burke<\/span>, Connor<\/span><\/strong>
\nCortical Control of Motor Primitives and the Architecture of Premotor Circuits<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael<\/span> Economo<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Cardini<\/span>, Jack<\/span><\/strong>
\nMeasuring the Effectiveness of Different Nuclear Export Signals in the RTRAP Genetic Circuit<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ahmad<\/span> Khalil<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Caron<\/span>, David<\/span><\/strong>
\nHost Discrimination in the Parasitic Sea Anemone Edwardsiella Lineata — Implications for One of the Ocean’s Most Destructive Invasive Species<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: John<\/span> Finnerty<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Chen<\/span>, Huyongqing<\/span><\/strong>
\nA Collective Analysis of the Pulsation Periods of Variable White Dwarf Stars Observed by TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: JJ<\/span> Hermes<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Astronomy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Chopra<\/span>, Akash<\/span><\/strong>
\nWorking Conditions, Emotional Exhaustion, and Instructional Quality<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Elizabeth<\/span> Bettini<\/span> (SED<\/span> Special Education)<\/span><\/p>\n

Christianson<\/span>, Sydney<\/span><\/strong>
\nMonitoring Outcomes Following Parent Involvement in Treatment for Selective Mutism<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rachel<\/span> Merson<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological and Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Chua<\/span>, Cassandra<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Constitutive Flow Relations for Lymphatic and Blood Endothelium<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Joe<\/span> Tien<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Clement<\/span>, Damian<\/span><\/strong>
\nInteraction Between Diabetes and Neutrophils<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Zhen<\/span> Jiang<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Cole<\/span>, Rebecca<\/span><\/strong>
\nMechanisms of Social Modulation of Fear Reinstatement<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Steve<\/span> Ramirez<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Connelly<\/span>, Kristin<\/span><\/strong>
\nDetermination of Sizing Information for ZnSe Quantum Dots Through Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Allison<\/span> Dennis<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Conner<\/span>, Mackenzie<\/span><\/strong>
\nParent-level Versus Child-level Impact of Juicy Questions<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kathleen<\/span> Corriveau<\/span> (SED<\/span> Counseling and Applied Human Development<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Cosi<\/span>, Gabriella<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Online Professional Development for the Comprehension of Natural Selection for Teachers<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Deborah<\/span> Keleman<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Cowart<\/span>, Bailey<\/span><\/strong>
\nExploring Intraspecific Trait Variability in Red Maple (Acer Rubrum) Leaves<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Adrien<\/span> Finzi<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Cronin-Golomb<\/span>, Olivia<\/span><\/strong>
\nA Time-Series Analysis of the Bio-optical Properties of the Charles River<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cedric<\/span> Fichot<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Earth & Environmental Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Cropp<\/span>, Katherine<\/span><\/strong>
\nExamining Toddlers’ Visual Working Memory Development<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Melissa<\/span> Kibbe<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Daly<\/span>, Liam<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Search for Earth-sized Planets Around M Subdwarf Stars<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Philip<\/span> Muirhead<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Astronomy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Damiano<\/span>, David<\/span><\/strong>
\nCoalition War Dataset<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rosella<\/span> Cappella-Zielinski<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Political Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

De Souza<\/span>, Cairo<\/span><\/strong>
\nElucidating GINIP’s Competition in Regulating G\u03b1i Protein Signaling in Epilepsy<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mikel<\/span> Garcia-Marcos<\/span> (MED<\/span> Biochemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Diamond<\/span>, Elizabeth<\/span><\/strong>
\nIngestible Micro- Bio-Electronic Device for Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rabia<\/span> Yazicigil<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Distefano<\/span>, Joseph<\/span><\/strong>
\nRefining Methods for Extracellular Vesicle Isolation From Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and Serum<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Allan<\/span> Walkey<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pulmonary Center<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Dolido<\/span>, Addison<\/span><\/strong>
\nObject Detection for Autonomous Robotic Arm Tool Use<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rebecca<\/span> Khurshid<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Draisen<\/span>, Katharine<\/span><\/strong>
\nSilence and Sacrifice: Women, Families, and Communities of Care in Israel’s Socialist and Post-Socialist Kibbutz Contexts.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Merav<\/span> Shohet<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Anthropology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Eldaief<\/span>, Yasmine<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe National Endowment for Democracy (1983 – 2018).<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Jeremy<\/span> Menchik<\/span> (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Enkhbayar<\/span>, Khaliun<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Mechanosensitive Channel Piezo2 Influences the Formation of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cells and Airway Mucous Cells<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Jason<\/span> Rock<\/span> (MED<\/span> Center for Regenerative Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Eori<\/span>, Madeline<\/span><\/strong>
\nAssessing Wild Bornean Orangutan (Pongo Pygmaeus Wurmbii) Populations with Drone Imagery<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cheryl<\/span> Knott<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Anthropology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Feng<\/span>, Yinxuan<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigation on the Limitations of the HPC-based Malware Detection<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Manuel<\/span> Egele<\/span> (ENG<\/span>\u00a0Electrical & Compter Engineering)<\/p>\n

Floru<\/span>, Alexander<\/span><\/strong>
\nCharacterizing the Effect of MYCN-overexpressing Neuron Crest Cells on Treg Cell Development<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Hui<\/span> Feng<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Fogliasso<\/span>, Justin<\/span><\/strong>
\nSurface Lesion Recovery of Mixed Symbiotic Astrangia Poculata in Response to Starved and Fed Conditions<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Randi<\/span> Rotjan<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Frost<\/span>, Julius<\/span><\/strong>
\nInteractive Image Search with Explainable Artificial Intelligence<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kate<\/span> Saenko<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Computer Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Gaines<\/span>, Scott<\/span><\/strong>
\nBiophysics-enhanced Artificial Intelligence to Predict Lung Cancer<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Hadi<\/span> Nia<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Gandhi<\/span>, Amisha<\/span><\/strong>
\nUncovering the Transcription Factor Activity of LMP1<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Juan<\/span> Fuxman Bass<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Gerald<\/span>, Arincheyan<\/span><\/strong>
\nSilicone Integrated Optical Waveguide Skin with Actuators<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Sheila<\/span> Russo<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Gold<\/span>, Alisa<\/span><\/strong>
\nLexical Analysis of Speech in Everyday Social Interactions in People with and Without Schizophrenia<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Daniel<\/span> Fulford<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Occupational Therapy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Gomez<\/span>, Elena<\/span><\/strong>
\nEscape Hatching of Red-eyed Tree Frogs in Wasp Attacks: How Development Changes Behavior<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Karen<\/span> Warkentin<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Gopalan<\/span>, Krithi<\/span><\/strong>
\nUsing Patient Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cells to Study an Intronic ABCA3 Mutation<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Darrell<\/span> Kotton<\/span> (MED<\/span> Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Grob<\/span>, Gianna<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Evolutionary Genomics of the PPARG Gene in South African Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus Pygerythrus)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Christopher<\/span> Schmitt<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Anthropology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Gupta<\/span>, Ketan<\/span><\/strong>
\nDevelopment of a Miniature Stimulated Raman Spectroscopic (SRS) Imaging Probe for In-vivo, Label-free, Precise Oral Cancer Diagnosis<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ji Xin<\/span> Cheng<\/span> (ENG\u00a0<\/span>Electrical\u00a0and Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hafling<\/span>, Justin<\/span><\/strong>
\nMeasurement of Small Single and Multi Rotor Aerodynamic Performance.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Sheryl<\/span> Grace<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Haka<\/span>, Anniina<\/span><\/strong>
\nLinking the Rates of N2 and Microbial Communities in Narraganset Bay, Rhode Island<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Robinson<\/span> Fulweiler<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Earth & Environment<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hall<\/span>, Mackenzie<\/span><\/strong>
\nDevelopment and Testing of Drug Quality Assays for the PharmaChk Prototype<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Muhammad<\/span> Zaman<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Han<\/span>, Keyi<\/span><\/strong>
\nWide-field Dual-probe Image Processing Validated with Skin-Mimicking Phantom and Quantum Dots System<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Allison<\/span> Dennis<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Harris<\/span>, Jonathan<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigation of the Finite-size Effect on Micelle Aggregation Number Distribution<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: John<\/span> Straub<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Henneman<\/span>, Dennis<\/span><\/strong>
\nAugmented Reality for Sculpture Stability Analysis<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Emily<\/span> Whiting<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Computer Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hobson<\/span>, Ethan<\/span><\/strong>
\nBoston Drag Project: an Ethnography of Queer Performance Spaces in Boston<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Gregory<\/span> Melchor-Barz<\/span> (CFA<\/span> Musicology\/Ethnomusicology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hoffman<\/span>, Ryan<\/span><\/strong>
\nDigital VLSI Chip Template<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ajay<\/span> Joshi<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical & Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Honigsberg<\/span>, Rachel<\/span><\/strong>
\nS1P Activates a Secondary Barrier Signaling Pathway Involving Notch1<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Christopher<\/span> Chen<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Howell<\/span>, Owen<\/span><\/strong>
\nSelf\/Non-Self Discrimination in the Adaptive Immune System Via a One-Class Support Vector Machine<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Pankaj<\/span> Mehta<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hu<\/span>, Jianqiao<\/span><\/strong>
\nMicroRNA Profiling of Human Primary Astrocyte-derived Extracellular Vesicles Upon Interleukin-1\u03b2 Stimulation and Its Potential Neuronal Targeted Genes.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Tsuneya<\/span> Ikezu<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Huang<\/span>, Cheng-Yen<\/span><\/strong>
\nRatTown: Optimization, Validation and Evaluation of the Min-ePump for Use in Studies That Include Both Drug IVSA and Group-Housed Social Behaviors in Rats.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Barak<\/span> Caine<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Huelsenbeck<\/span>, Elizabeth<\/span><\/strong>
\nCarbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Soil and Foliage of Northeastern U.S. Forests<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Pamela<\/span> Templer<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Huff<\/span>, Reece<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Role of the Endplate in Vertebral Fractures<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Elise<\/span> Morgan<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hurtado<\/span>, Melissa<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Room Where It Happens: a Pilot Study on Minority Experience in a Historically White University<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kimberly<\/span> Arkin<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Anthropology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Indriolo<\/span>, Teresa<\/span><\/strong>
\nAn Investigation of Nicotine Craving in Response to a Virtual Reality Environment<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael<\/span> Otto<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

INTILI<\/span>, ANTHONY<\/span><\/strong>
\nNeutral Particle Production Associated with Cosmic Ray Muons Deep Underground<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Edward<\/span> Kearns<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Isaac<\/span>, John<\/span><\/strong>
\nAssessing Anti-HIV Antibody Binding Specificity Via Epitope Mapping for Optimization of ADCC Responses.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Manish<\/span> Sagar<\/span> (MED<\/span> Microbiology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Iverson<\/span>, Olivia<\/span><\/strong>
\nLongitudinal Characterization of Spinal Cord Cellular Composition in the Ts66YAH Mouse Model of Down Syndrome<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Tarik<\/span> Haydar<\/span> (MED<\/span> Anatomy and Neurobiology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

JIANG<\/span>, LIGE<\/span><\/strong>
\nApplication of Rigid Carbon Nanotube on High Resolution and New Platform of Optical Tweezer.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Masha<\/span> Kamenetska<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Jin<\/span>, Tongyu<\/span><\/strong>
\nVerifiable Hard Functions and Verifiable Memory-Hard Functions<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mayank<\/span> Varia<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Computer Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Jordan<\/span>, Victoria<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigation of the Mechanism of Activation of the RET Receptor Using GDNF Derived Peptides<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Adrian<\/span> Whitty<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Jordanides<\/span>, Jonathan<\/span><\/strong>
\nUsing a Lanthanide Binding Tag to Assess Conformational Changes in NF-\u03baB Essential Modulator Protein (NEMO)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Karen<\/span> Allen<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kamens<\/span>, Miriam<\/span><\/strong>
\nMaternal Risk and Discrete Positive Behaviors<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Amanda<\/span> Tarullo<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kango<\/span>, Komal<\/span><\/strong>
\nComputational Modeling of the Mammalian Auditory Cortex<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kamal<\/span> Sen<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kim<\/span>, Yumi<\/span><\/strong>
\nFormulating an Optimized Ex Vivo Retinal Vasculature Staining Protocol in a Mouse Model for Oblique Scanning Laser Microscopy (OSLM)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ji<\/span> Yi<\/span> (MED<\/span> Gastroenterology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kleyheeg<\/span>, Annalies<\/span><\/strong>
\nSearching for Axion Dark Matter with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques and Increasing Sensitivity Optical Nuclear Polarization<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Alex<\/span> Sushkov<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kochen<\/span>, Alejandro<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Role of Aquaporin-1 in PTH and PTH-receptor Signaling in Osteocytes<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Paola<\/span> Divieti-Pajevic<\/span> (SDM<\/span> Cellular and Molecular Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kubrick<\/span>, Rachel<\/span><\/strong>
\nAdvancing Knowledge of African Art History Through Photographic and Material Examples From North and West Africa<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cynthia<\/span> Becker<\/span> (CAS<\/span> History of Art & Architecture<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kurzion<\/span>, Ronni<\/span><\/strong>
\nIn Vivo Testing to Differentiate Neural Progenitor Cell Classes MRGC1 and MRGC2<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Tarik<\/span> Haydar<\/span> (MED<\/span> Anatomy and Neurobiology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lakis<\/span>, Gabrielle<\/span><\/strong>
\nTraumatic Brain Injury Effects on Comorbid Opioid Addiction and PTSD: Functional and Neural Impacts in an Animal Model.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Gary<\/span> Kaplan<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lamba<\/span>, Jaskaran<\/span><\/strong>
\nEpitranscriptomic hnges in the Nucleus Accumbens of Subjects with Alcohol Use Disorder<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Huiping<\/span> Zhang<\/span> (MED<\/span> Psychiatry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Le<\/span>, Trung<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Role of Lipid Raft Protein Flotillin-1 in Macrophage Activation After G- Bacterial Infections.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Yang<\/span> Jin<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pulmonary<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lee<\/span>, Brenna<\/span><\/strong>
\nAssessing Grasp Competency in Monkeys Using Deep Learning<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Chandramouli<\/span> Chandrasekaran<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Anatomy and Neurobiology, Psychological & Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lee<\/span>, Cheng-Che<\/span><\/strong>
\nIncreasing the Efficiency and Success Level of Generating Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Combined Upstream Transcription Factors of Master Pluripotent Genes.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Juan<\/span> Fuxman Bass<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lee<\/span>, Minha<\/span><\/strong>
\nAn Automated Image-processing Algorithm for Accurate and Precise Segmentation of Vessels in Tumor Vascular Images<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Darren<\/span> Roblyer<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Leidig<\/span>, Katya<\/span><\/strong>
\nAnalyzing the Radial Velocities of Satellite Galaxies in the IllustrisTNG Simulation<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Tereasa<\/span> Brainerd<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Astronomy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lierle<\/span>, Patrick<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Rapid Imaging Planetary Spectrograph Software and Hardware Upgrade<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Luke<\/span> Moore<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Astronomy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Litton<\/span>, Matthew<\/span><\/strong>
\nImplementing Machine Learning Algorithms on an FPGA System for Studies of the Higgs Boson with the CMS Detector<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: David<\/span> Sperka<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Liu<\/span>, Siyi<\/span><\/strong>
\n“The Many-Faced God”: Learning to Incrementally Recognize Faces with Weak Supervision From Text, Vision, and Speech<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Derry<\/span> Wijaya<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Computer Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Liu<\/span>, Yilin<\/span><\/strong>
\nSecondary Data Analyses with Electronic Dental Records<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Marianne<\/span> Jurasic<\/span> (SDM<\/span> Health Policy & Health Services Research<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Livney<\/span>, Benjamin<\/span><\/strong>
\nPhotonic Crystal Fiber Dispersion Characterization for 700-900nm Pulsed Laser Source<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michelle<\/span> Sander<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical & Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lopez<\/span>, Antonio<\/span><\/strong>
\nCharacterizing the Hippocampal Pathway to the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Helen<\/span> Barbas<\/span> (SAR<\/span>\u00a0Health Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Luis-Fuentes<\/span>, Roberto<\/span><\/strong>
\nOptimization of the Proximity Ligation in Situ Hybridization (PLISH) Method for the Study of Early Embryonic Lung Development in Mice.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Laertis<\/span> Oikonomou<\/span> (MED<\/span>\u00a0Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Luong<\/span>, Austin<\/span><\/strong>
\nAcoustic and High-speed Videoendoscopic Techniques to Optimize Assessment of Laryngeal Muscle Tension<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cara<\/span> Stepp<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Mack<\/span>, Abigail<\/span><\/strong>
\nFamiliar Characters and Their Impacts on Trust Mechanisms in Young Children Ages 4-7<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kathleen<\/span> Corriveau<\/span> (SED<\/span> Applied Human Development<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Malbouf<\/span>, Bryanna<\/span><\/strong>
\nSpecific Gravity and Creatinine as Measures of Urine Concentration in Captive Orangutans (Pongo Sp.) for Non-invasive Physiological Monitoring<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cheryl<\/span> Knott<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Anthropology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Mason<\/span>, Sara<\/span><\/strong>
\nFormation of Isosteviol as a Drug Carrier Via Nanoparticle Chemistry<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: John<\/span> Snyder<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

McCaslin<\/span>, Ethan<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigation Into the Functional Importance of the Interaction of I\u03baB\u03b1 and NEMO<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Thomas<\/span> Gilmore<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Mears<\/span>, Lucas<\/span><\/strong>
\nA Multi-national Analysis of the Effect of Legislation Relating to Genetically Modified Organisms on Global Malnutrition Rates.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Patricia<\/span> Cortes<\/span> (QST<\/span> Quantitative Methods, Public Policy, Markets, and Law<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Mehrotra<\/span>, Dev<\/span><\/strong>
\nStudying the Bacterial Motility Switch Through Optogenetic Control of C-di-GMP in Bacillus Subtilis<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Allyson<\/span> Sgro<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Mehta<\/span>, Akshat<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Mindful Walking Technique in People with Knee Osteoarthritis<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Deepak<\/span> Kumar<\/span> (SAR Physical Therapy & Athletic Training; Health Sciences)<\/span><\/p>\n

Menasuta<\/span>, Thachachanok<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Study of Material Properties of Graphene and Similar 2D Materials Which Have Been Modified by an Ultrafast Laser Source<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michelle<\/span> Sander<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical & Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Miller<\/span>, Sloane<\/span><\/strong>
\nRatTown: Optimization, Validation, and Evaluation of the Min-ePump for Use in Studies That Include Both Drug IVSA and Group-Housed Social Behaviors in Rat-Models<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Barak<\/span> Caine<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Mooney<\/span>, Conor<\/span><\/strong>
\nEurope’s Role in Made in China 2025: Advancing Industrial Policy Through Engagement and Trade.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Vesko<\/span> Garcevic<\/span> (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Moriah<\/span>, Rona<\/span><\/strong>
\nTheater, Race, and the Crisis of Forced Displacement<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Carrie<\/span> Preston<\/span> (CAS<\/span> English <\/span>)<\/p>\n

Naguib<\/span>, Nada<\/span><\/strong>
\nSynthesis of Dendritic-based Hydrogels as Biological Sealants and Structural Supports<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mark<\/span> Grinstaff<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Naik<\/span>, Amartya<\/span><\/strong>
\nFracture Risk Mapping of Human Femoral Neck by Finite Element Modelling<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Elise<\/span> Morgan<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Nakamura<\/span>, Hayato<\/span><\/strong>
\nPeople Counting From Overhead Panoramic Cameras Using Deep Learning<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Janusz<\/span> Konrad<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical & Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Nash<\/span>, Dylan<\/span><\/strong>
\nSecurity Evaluation Platform for Ranging Measurement System<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rabia<\/span> Yazicigil<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical & Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Nemtzow<\/span>, Sean<\/span><\/strong>
\nEvaluation of Heat Generation and Propagation in 3D Integrated Circuits<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ayse<\/span> Coskun<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical & Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Noh<\/span>, Janice<\/span><\/strong>
\nDetermination of the Functionality of the IRAK4 Protein in THP-1 Cells<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kei<\/span> Yasuda<\/span> (MED<\/span> Nephrology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Nugent<\/span>, Tessa<\/span><\/strong>
\nFrom Call to Power to Call to Propaganda: a Website to Teach Students About the Global Legacy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), as Well as How They Depicted Themselves Through Art, Artifacts and Cinema<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Alexis<\/span> Peri<\/span> (CAS<\/span> History<\/span>)<\/p>\n

O’Brien<\/span>, Aislinn<\/span><\/strong>
\nPrivilege and Participation: Measuring the Disparities in Political Engagement and Enfranchisement Between Homeowners, Renters, and Public Housing Residents Across Contemporary America<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Katherine<\/span> Einstein<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Political Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

O’Connor<\/span>, Logan<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Electromechanical Properties of Tumors Under High-Frequency Oscillatory Compression<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Hadi<\/span> Nia<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Paasche-Orlow<\/span>, Lev<\/span><\/strong>
\nOrganizational Techniques of Pro-life Picketers: an Exploration of Boston’s Anti-Abortion Movement<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Neha<\/span> Gondal<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Sociology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Pajevic<\/span>, Isabella<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating of the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying NEXMIF-dependent Alteration in Synapse Formation.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Hengye<\/span> Man<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Pan<\/span>, Michelle<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Role of Spleen Tyrosine Kinase (SYK) in the Regulation of the MTOR-autophagy Pathway<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Anurag<\/span> Singh<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Park<\/span>, Christopher<\/span><\/strong>
\nPurification and Crystallization of the Cia1\/Cia2 Complex<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Deborah<\/span> Perlstien<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Park<\/span>, Sangwook<\/span><\/strong>
\nSubcellular Mapping of Striatal Dopamine Release During Behavior<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mark<\/span> Howe<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Sciences Department<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Patel<\/span>, Sheena<\/span><\/strong>
\nIdentifying Unique Dependencies in Tetraploid Tumor Cells<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Neil<\/span> Ganem<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology and Medicine)<\/p>\n

Paulisick<\/span>, Cullen<\/span><\/strong>
\nQuantification of Signal Transduction in Bacterial Quorum Sensing<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Allyson<\/span> Sgro<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Perkins<\/span>, Kesha<\/span><\/strong>
\nKids Face-to-face and Computer-Enhanced Formats Effectiveness Study for Anxiety and Related Symptoms (Kids FACE FEARS)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michelle<\/span> Porche<\/span> (SED<\/span> Applied Human Development<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Piasecki<\/span>, Andrew<\/span><\/strong>
\nIsolation of SS1 Integrin From Platelets and Megakaryocytes of Wild-Type and JAK2 Mutant Mice<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Katya<\/span> Ravid<\/span> (MED<\/span>\u00a0Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Piligian<\/span>, Spencer<\/span><\/strong>
\nA Novel Strategy to Synthesize Cathode Heterostructures at the Nanoscale for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) Using a Molten Salt Solvent<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Srikanth<\/span> Gopalan<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Material Science and Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Pingali<\/span>, Shraddha<\/span><\/strong>
\nImpact of Oyster Digestion on Diatom Silica Regeneration<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Robinson<\/span> Fulweiler<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Earth & Environment and Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Posner<\/span>, Hannah<\/span><\/strong>
\nRole of Cardiometabolic Genes and Proteins in Regulating Angiogenic Capacity of Subcutaneous and Visceral Depots in Human Obesity.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Shakun<\/span> Karki<\/span> (MED<\/span> Cardiovascular Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Prasad<\/span>, Minali<\/span><\/strong>
\nSuppression of Phagosome Maturation by the Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Andrew<\/span> Taylor<\/span> (MED<\/span> Ophthalmology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Puri<\/span>, Taranee<\/span><\/strong>
\nBetulin as a Drug Carrier Using Nanoparticles<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: John<\/span> Snyder<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Qiao<\/span>, Lu<\/span><\/strong>
\nEnzymic Study of Rieske-type Non-heme Iron Demethylase Stc2<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Pinghua<\/span> Liu<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Raillon<\/span>, Paul<\/span><\/strong>
\nHonors Thesis Psychology: Research Proposal Decision-Making Under Social Influence<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Joseph<\/span> McGuire<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychology & Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Ramiz<\/span>, Michelle<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Social Destiny of Don Quijote<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: James<\/span> Iffland<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Romance Studies<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Reiss<\/span>, Kevin<\/span><\/strong>
\nExploration of the \u03b2-FPUT System with a Negative Nonlinear Parameter.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: David<\/span> Campbell<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Richards<\/span>, Sophie<\/span><\/strong>
\nWho Represents Renters in Housing Policy? Evidence From California Public Officials<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Maxwell<\/span> Palmer<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Political Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Richman<\/span>, Catherine<\/span><\/strong>
\nFrom Call to Power to Call to Propaganda: a Website to Teach Students About the Global Legacy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), as Well as How They Depicted Themselves Through Art, Artifacts and Cinema.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Alexis<\/span> Peri<\/span> (CAS<\/span> History<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Riganti<\/span>, Roberto<\/span><\/strong>
\nDevelopment of New Group Theoretical Computational Algorithms to Determine Electronic States in Topological Insulators.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael<\/span> El-Batanouny<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Safi<\/span>, Sarah<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Association Between Household Wealth and Use of Family Planning Services: Evidence From Rural India<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mahesh<\/span> Karra<\/span> (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Samavedham<\/span>, Suparna<\/span><\/strong>
\nExploring Alternate Data Collection Techniques to Search for Axion Like Particles with the CMS Experiment at the LHC<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Zeynep<\/span> Demiragli<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sathya<\/span>, Anvitha<\/span><\/strong>
\nDUX4-initiated Pathogenesis in FSHD.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Jeffrey<\/span> Miller<\/span> (MED<\/span> Neurology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Schofield<\/span>, Abagail<\/span><\/strong>
\nA Geospatial and Archaeoastronomical Analysis of Stone Monuments at Marcahuasi, Peru<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: David<\/span> Carballo<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Anthropology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Secor<\/span>, Riley<\/span><\/strong>
\nDifferential Growth and Reproduction of Edwardsiella Linneata as a Function of Temperature<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: John<\/span> Finnerty<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sen<\/span>, Zaina<\/span><\/strong>
\nPrenatal Aspirin Project<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Jodi<\/span> Abbott<\/span> (MED<\/span>\u00a0Obstetrics and Gynecology)<\/p>\n

Senne<\/span>, Ryan<\/span><\/strong>
\nVisualization and Modulation of Defensive Behaviors as a Result of Artificial Fear Memory Reactivation<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Steve<\/span> Ramirez<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Serafin<\/span>, Aleksandra<\/span><\/strong>
\nResearch and Development of Kirigami Based Grasping Tools for Autonomous Tool Selection in Robotic Arms.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rebecca<\/span> Khurshid<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Serrano<\/span>, Elena<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating American Media Representation of Prosecutions of African American Minors in the Mid-20th Century: a Quantitative Approach to a Historical Question<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Paula<\/span> Austin<\/span> (CAS<\/span> History<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Shank<\/span>, Samantha<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Effect of Cognitive Load on Relative Fundamental Frequency in Individuals with and Without Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders (Stroop-VH)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cara<\/span> Stepp<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sharma<\/span>, Vikrant<\/span><\/strong>
\nToroidal Dipole Moments in Terahertz Metamaterials<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Xin<\/span> Zhang<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sharov<\/span>, Mikhail<\/span><\/strong>
\nNIM+ V2 Implementation and GUI Development<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Carl<\/span> Schmidt<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Space Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sheeran<\/span>, Megan<\/span><\/strong>
\nNEURL4 Function in the Regulation of Cancer Cell Adaptation<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Valentina<\/span> Perissi<\/span> (MED<\/span> Biochemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Shen<\/span>, Ao<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe China Christian Database: an Essential Digital Tool for the Cartography and Prosopography of Christianity in China<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Eugenio<\/span> Menegon<\/span> (CAS<\/span> History Department<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Shuwaikan<\/span>, Raghad<\/span><\/strong>
\nDo Changes in the Microtubule Associated Protein Tau Accompany Lupus?<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Jeffrey<\/span> Browning<\/span> (MED<\/span>\u00a0Microbiology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Simone<\/span>, Nicholas<\/span><\/strong>
\nCharacterizing TGF-\u03b2 in Synovial Joint Tissues: a Quantitative Analysis of TGF-\u03b2<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael<\/span> Albro<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Smith<\/span>, Kyra<\/span><\/strong>
\nDevelopment of a Genetically-Encoded Tool for Dynamic Imaging of ERK Activity on Actin Stress Fibers<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Allyson<\/span> Sgro<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Soesanto<\/span>, Natasha<\/span><\/strong>
\nAn Investigation Into the Relations Between Peer Observations, Parasympathetic Activity, and School Readiness in Pre-kindergarten Classrooms.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Nicholas<\/span> Wagner<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sompolpong<\/span>, Patlapa<\/span><\/strong>
\nDesigning and Optimizing a Behavioral Paradigm to Study Network Dynamics During Context-Dependent Decision Making and Learning<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mark<\/span> Howe<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Song<\/span>, Da-Hoon<\/span><\/strong
\nReading People’s Attention by Monitoring Their Eye Movements.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Arash<\/span> Yazdanbakhsh<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sonti<\/span>, Akhila<\/span><\/strong>
\nAdvancing Adaptive Laboratory Evolution with Vibrio Natriegens<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mo<\/span> Khalil<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Spevack<\/span>, Eli<\/span><\/strong>
\nExamining Synaptic Changes in Long-range Cortical Projections with Overexpression of Complement Component 4<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Alberto<\/span> Cruz-Martin<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Spiggle<\/span>, Jia<\/span><\/strong>
\nFilmmaking Research Article<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mary Jane<\/span> Doherty<\/span> (COM<\/span> Film & Televsion<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sridhar<\/span>, Sainetra<\/span><\/strong>
\nEffects of Algal Symbionts on Transcription Factor NF-\u03baB and Its Possible Role in Thermotolerance in the Coral Pocillopora Acuta<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Thomas<\/span> Gilmore<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Stahl<\/span>, Vanessa<\/span><\/strong>
\nN-linked Glycosylation in JAK2 Mutated Platelets and Megakaryocytes in the Occurrence of Primary Myelofibrosis<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Catherine<\/span> Costello<\/span> (MED<\/span> Biochemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Suarez<\/span>, Jorge<\/span><\/strong>
\nGranular Jamming for Runway Repair<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Douglas<\/span> Holmes<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Subaciute<\/span>, Austeja<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating Vocal Auditory Perturbations in Parkinson’s Disease<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cara<\/span> Stepp<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

SUN<\/span>, Edwin<\/span><\/strong>
\nOptimization of Matrix Convolution for Machine Learning<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Martin<\/span> Herbordt<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Tandon<\/span>, Avantika<\/span><\/strong>
\nExamining the Association Between Spousal Differences in Education and Female Autonomy: Evidence From Rural India<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mahesh<\/span> Karra<\/span> (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Tatlubaeva<\/span>, Anastasiia<\/span><\/strong>
\nQuantity and Comparison in Slavic Languages<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Elizabeth<\/span> Coppock<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Linguistics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Taylor<\/span>, Joshua<\/span><\/strong>
\nComparing the Effect of Soil Moisture on Next Day Precipitation Likelihood Using SMOS and AMSR-E Soil Moisture Products<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Guido<\/span> Salvucci<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Earth & Environment<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Thunberg<\/span>, Emily<\/span><\/strong>
\nElastin Vs. Vascular Smooth Muscle in Medial Degeneration<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kathleen<\/span> Morgan<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Health Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Torabian<\/span>, Kaveh<\/span><\/strong>
\nKid’s Hips<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Deepak<\/span> Kumar<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Health Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Trumble<\/span>, Isabela<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating Nutrient Translocation Across Astrangia Poculata Temperate Corals: Each Polyp for Itself? or Together as a Team?<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Randi<\/span> Rotjan<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Tseng<\/span>, Bryan<\/span><\/strong>
\nPrevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain and Willingness to Try Nonpharmacologic Treatments: a Survey of Adults with Opioid Use Disorder Initiating Buprenorphine in a Bridge Clinic<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Eric<\/span> Roseen<\/span> (MED<\/span> Family Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Vega<\/span>, Ciela Angel<\/span><\/strong>
\nEulemur Nasal Cavity Variation Across Latitude and Forest Type<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Eva<\/span> Garrett<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Anthropology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Vong<\/span>, Kathy<\/span><\/strong>
\nBeyond the Basics: Analyzing Self-care Behaviors in the Daily Lives of People with and Without Schizophrenia<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Daniel<\/span> Fulford<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Occupational Therapy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Walker<\/span>, Matthew<\/span><\/strong>
\nDesigning a Comprehensive Questionnaire to Assess Maternal Biomarkers for Anemia in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Lindsey<\/span> Locks<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Health Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wang<\/span>, Feng<\/span><\/strong>
\nExamine Physiological Differences Between Fricative and Voiceless Stops Using High Speed Video Along with Relative Fundamental Frequency Values<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cara<\/span> Stepp<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wang<\/span>, Roy<\/span><\/strong>
\nSerious Comics: Graphic Representations of Traumatic History<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Davida<\/span> Pines<\/span> (CGS<\/span> Rhetoric<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wang<\/span>, Yutong<\/span><\/strong>
\nOppositional Art: Chinese Christian Posters<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Daryl<\/span> Ireland<\/span> (STH Mission<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wang<\/span>, Zixiong<\/span><\/strong>
\nImproving T Cell Trafficking Into Lymph Node Metastases<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Dennis<\/span> Jones<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pathology & Laboratory Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wikara<\/span>, Aditya<\/span><\/strong>
\nModeling and Experimental Studies on the Performance Ratio (PR) of Solar PV Power Plants with Electrodynamic Screen (EDS) Film Based- and Water-based Cleaning Methods<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Malay<\/span> Mazumder<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical & Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wilkins<\/span>, Celia<\/span><\/strong>
\nExperimental Investigation of Environmental and Activation Conditions of Electrodynamic Screens on Output Power Restoration (OPR)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Malay<\/span> Mazumder<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical & Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

WILLIAMS<\/span>, GEORGE<\/span><\/strong>
\nEpitranscriptomic Changes in the Nucleus Accumbens of Subjects with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Huiping<\/span> Zhang<\/span> (MED<\/span> Psychiatry and Biomedical Genetics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wong<\/span>, Benjamin<\/span><\/strong>
\nBiomedical Image Denoising Using Machine Learning Approach<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Lei<\/span> Tian<\/span> (ENG<\/span>\u00a0Electrical & Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wu<\/span>, Man I<\/span><\/strong>
\nRaman Spectroscopy for Early-Stage Diagnostics of Osteoarthritis<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael<\/span> Albro<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Xia<\/span>, Eric<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Hippo Signaling Pathway Controls Cell Fate in Response to Prolonged Mitosis<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Neil<\/span> Ganem<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Xu<\/span>, Peiluo<\/span><\/strong>
\nDiet Induced Type II Diabetes with Altered Matrix Protein Expression During Wound Healing and Mechanical Properties of the Cornea<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Vickery<\/span> Trinkaus-Randall<\/span> (MED<\/span> Biochemistry\/Ophthalmology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Yan<\/span>, Alfred<\/span><\/strong>
\nComputational Micro-scale Modeling of Carbon Dioxide Adsorption by Metal-Organic Frameworks<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Emily<\/span> Ryan<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Yang-Tran<\/span>, Tiffany<\/span><\/strong>
\nWireless Thermo-acoustic Guide and Augmented Reality System for Breast Conserving Surgery<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ji-Xin<\/span> Cheng<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical & Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Zagaroli<\/span>, Julia<\/span><\/strong>
\nRisk Factors for Anti-social Personality Disorder and Conduct Disorder<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Anthony<\/span> Rosellini<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Zaidi<\/span>, Faraz<\/span><\/strong>
\nDivision of Labor and Synaptic Plasticity in the Leafcutter Ant, Atta Cephalotes<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: James<\/span> Traniello<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Zaman<\/span>, Najila<\/span><\/strong>
\nFeedforward and Feedback Orbitofrontal Cortical Pathways in Autism<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Basilis<\/span> Zikopoulos<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Health Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Zhang<\/span>, Lin<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Design of Double-Helicoidal Actuators for a Soft Modular Manipulator Used in Minimal Invasive Surgery<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Tommaso<\/span> Ranzani<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering Division<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Zhao<\/span>, Elizabeth<\/span><\/strong>
\nElucidating the Role of Glutaredoxin-1 in Regulating Metabolic Signaling Pathways and Its Effect on Vascular Aging.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Jingyan<\/span> Han<\/span> (MED<\/span> Vascular Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

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Spring 2020 Award Recipients<\/h2>
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Abeles<\/span><\/strong>, Sophia<\/span><\/strong>
\nIslands of Stability in Fragile States<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael<\/span> Harsch<\/span> (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Acosta<\/span><\/strong>, Alexander<\/span><\/strong>
\nFunctions of Combined Polarity Particles<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Elizabeth<\/span> Coppock<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Linguistics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Agrawala<\/span><\/strong>, Anjali<\/span><\/strong>
\nSoft Robotic Endoscope for Improving the Safety and Efficacy of Neurosurgical Procedures<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Tommaso<\/span> Ranzani<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Ahuja<\/span><\/strong>, Ved<\/span><\/strong>
\nUsage of DNA Barcoding to Characterize Microbial Environments That Promote the Growth of Zostera Marina L.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Alyssa<\/span> Novak<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Earth & Environment<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Allen<\/span><\/strong>, Sadie<\/span><\/strong>
\nPraxi: Real World Implementation in Containers<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ayse<\/span> Coskun<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Amara<\/span><\/strong>, Shivkar<\/span><\/strong>
\nLipid Metabolism and Phenotype Switching in Melanoma<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rhoda<\/span> Alani<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Dermatology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Armstrong<\/span><\/strong>, Aria<\/span><\/strong>
\nIdentifying Novel Camelina Sativa Secondary Defense Metabolites Using Untargeted GC-MS Profiling and Determining Their Possible Role in Defense<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: John<\/span> Celenza<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Ato<\/span><\/strong>, Phoebe<\/span><\/strong>
\nSexual Dimorphism of Liver Injury and Regeneration Following Tylenol Overdose<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Valerie<\/span> Gouon-Evans<\/span> (MED<\/span> Gastroenterology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Bennani<\/span><\/strong>, Kawtar<\/span><\/strong>
\nPreventing Cancer Through Inhibition of an Environmental Carcinogen Receptor, the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: David<\/span> Sherr<\/span> (SPH<\/span> Environmental Health<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Betsuyaku<\/span><\/strong>, Hanae<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Signaling Pathways Involved in the Establishment of Lung-resident Memory B-cells During Pneumococcal Pneumonia<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Joseph<\/span> Mizgerd<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pulmonary Center<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Bhatia<\/span><\/strong>, Dev<\/span><\/strong>
\nSimulation Study of the Infrared Nerve Inhibition<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michelle<\/span> Sander<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Blumenfeld<\/span><\/strong>, Alexander<\/span><\/strong>
\nAnalyzing the Performance of Subprime Mortgage Securitizations<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Robert<\/span> King<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Economics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Blute<\/span><\/strong>, Aislinn<\/span><\/strong>
\nCharacterizing Transcriptional and Translational Dynamics Using Single-cell Quantification in Neuroblastoma Downstream of RET Signaling<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Adrian<\/span> Whitty<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Boles<\/span><\/strong>, Xian<\/span><\/strong>
\nProduction of Melanin Photographic Prints by Screen Printing Recombinant E. Coli<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Lucy<\/span> Kim<\/span> (CFA<\/span> Visual Arts<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Brennan<\/span><\/strong>, Mary Kate<\/span><\/strong>
\n“Climate Change Comes to New England’s Forests: Do Invasive Shrubs and Vines Have More Frost Tolerant Young Leaves Than Native Shrubs and Vines?”<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Richard<\/span> Primack<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Brown<\/span><\/strong>, La’Reya<\/span><\/strong>
\nRe-Making STEM: Analyzing Decision-Making Through Computational Making Practices<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Eli<\/span> Tucker-Raymond<\/span> (SED<\/span> Language and Literacy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Bui<\/span><\/strong>, Melissa<\/span><\/strong>
\nOutsourcing Security, Managing Risk: Hiding the National Security State in Global Markets<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kaija<\/span> Schilde<\/span> (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Calia<\/span><\/strong>, Giuliana<\/span><\/strong>
\nDeveloping a High Throughput Experimentation Method to Advance Chemical Reaction Discovery<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Aaron<\/span> Beeler<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Casey<\/span><\/strong>, Allison<\/span><\/strong>
\nMetabolic Disorders Regulate the Tumor Microenvironment: Type 2 Diabetes Drives Immune Exhaustion and Breast Cancer Progression<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Gerald<\/span> Denis<\/span> (MED<\/span> Hematology and Medical Oncology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Chen<\/span><\/strong>, Mengzi<\/span><\/strong>
\nAn Investigation of the Effects of Facial Masculinity on Male Observer’s Selective Attention<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Carolyn<\/span> Hodges-Simeon<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Anthropology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Chopra<\/span><\/strong>, Akash<\/span><\/strong>
\nWorking Conditions, Emotional Exhaustion, and Instructional Quality<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Elizabeth<\/span> Bettini<\/span> (SED<\/span> Special Education<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Christianson<\/span><\/strong>, Sydney<\/span><\/strong>
\nMonitoring Outcomes Following Parent Involvement in Treatment for Selective Mutism<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rachel<\/span> Merson<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological and Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Coughlin<\/span><\/strong>, Brandon<\/span><\/strong>
\nInappropriate Neutrophil Activation Connection to the Pathogenetic Mechanisms of NASH<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Zhen<\/span> Jiang<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Courtemanche<\/span><\/strong>, Charles<\/span><\/strong>
\nArtificially Bleaching the Facultative Coral Oculina Arbuscula Using Menthol<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Dr. Sarah<\/span> Davies<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Cropp<\/span><\/strong>, Katherine<\/span><\/strong>
\nExamining Neural Mechanisms Associated with Episodic Future Thinking in 3 and 4 Year Olds<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Melissa<\/span> Kibbe<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Daly<\/span><\/strong>, Liam<\/span><\/strong>
\nM Subdwarf Eclipsing Binary From TESS<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Philip<\/span> Muirhead<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Astronomy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Daneshmand<\/span><\/strong>, Amir<\/span><\/strong>
\nDirections in Politics and Public Policy Within Poland, Romania, and Eastern Germany<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Vesko<\/span> Garcevic<\/span> (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Delity<\/span><\/strong>, Maya<\/span><\/strong>
\nThreat-Related Attention Bias and Anxiety: Implications From Early Childhood Experiences<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Nicholas<\/span> Wagner<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

DeSousa<\/span><\/strong>, Jacob<\/span><\/strong>
\nSafety Standards and Programming in Theatrical & Entertainment Workspaces: Research, Training, and Implementation<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Joel<\/span> Brandewine<\/span> (CFA<\/span> Theatre:Design&Production<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Diamond<\/span><\/strong>, Elizabeth<\/span><\/strong>
\nIngestible Micro- Bio-Electronic Device for Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rabia<\/span> Yazicigil<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Doherty<\/span><\/strong>, Laura<\/span><\/strong>
\nIntensive Language Program: Improving Expressive Language in Preschoolers<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Meghan<\/span> Graham<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Dresbach<\/span><\/strong>, Julien<\/span><\/strong>
\nAfrican Religion and Politics Project<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Timothy<\/span> Longman<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Political Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Escude Velasco<\/span><\/strong>, Berta<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Molecular Mechanism of Overexpressed C4 Pathway in Schizophrenia Mouse Model<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Alberto<\/span> Cruz-Martin<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Evdaev<\/span><\/strong>, Khai<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Role of Mathematics in the Republic of Plato<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: David<\/span> Roochnik<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Philosophy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Fan<\/span><\/strong>, Qiwen<\/span><\/strong>
\nConstructing Metadata for Online Exhibition “Asia at the World’s Fairs”<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Alice<\/span> Tseng<\/span> (CAS<\/span> History of Art and Architecture<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Floru<\/span><\/strong>, Alexander<\/span><\/strong>
\nCharacterizing the Effect of MYCN-overexpressing Neuron Crest Cells on Treg Cell Development<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Hui<\/span> Feng<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Friedlander<\/span><\/strong>, Joseph<\/span><\/strong>
\nEstablishing DLST as a Biomarker in the Response of AML Patients to OXPHOS Inhibitors<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Hui<\/span> Feng<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Gaines<\/span><\/strong>, Scott<\/span><\/strong>
\nBiophysics-enhanced Artificial Intelligence to Predict Lung Cancer<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Hadi<\/span> Nia<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Gonzalez<\/span><\/strong>, Stephanie<\/span><\/strong>
\nEffect of Cardiovascular Fitness on Hippocampal Integrity Based on Rey’s Auditory Verbal Learning Test Scores on Healthy Older Adults.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Karin<\/span> Schon<\/span> (MED<\/span> Anatomy & Neurobiology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Greene<\/span><\/strong>, Katharine<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating Mutualistic Algal-bacterial Interactions Within Tropical Reef-building Coral Orbicella Faveolata<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Sarah<\/span> Davies<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Gustinvil<\/span><\/strong>, Lordean<\/span><\/strong>
\nDetermining the Regulatory Role of PKA in Migrating 3T3 Fibroblasts Using FRET Sensing and Live Cell Imaging<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Allyson<\/span> Sgro<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hale<\/span><\/strong>, Dylan<\/span><\/strong>
\nUltra-open Metamaterials for Noise Reduction<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Xin<\/span> Zhang<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Han<\/span><\/strong>, Keyi<\/span><\/strong>
\nWide-field Dual-probe Image Processing Validated with Skin-Mimicking Phantom and Quantum Dots System<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Allison<\/span> Dennis<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hare<\/span><\/strong>, Sidney<\/span><\/strong>
\nHow a CO2 Rich Environment Can Affect the Nutrient Cycling and Subsequent Growth of Plants Grown in an Urban Rooftop Setting<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Nathan<\/span> Phillips<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Earth & Environment<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Harris<\/span><\/strong>, Jonathan<\/span><\/strong>
\nMolecule Dynamics Simulations in Atomistic Detail of Self-assembly of DPC Micelle-encapsulated C99 Protein<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: John<\/span> Straub<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hastie<\/span><\/strong>, Katherine<\/span><\/strong>
\nPublic Purpose and Critique in the Letters of Heloise: Uncovering the Philosophical Arguments Employed Through Manipulation of Medieval Rhetorical Forms and Religious Concepts<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Amy<\/span> Appleford<\/span> (CAS<\/span> English<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Henneman<\/span><\/strong>, Dennis<\/span><\/strong>
\nAugmented Reality for Sculpture Stability Analysis<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Emily<\/span> Whiting<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Computer Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hobson<\/span><\/strong>, Ethan<\/span><\/strong>
\n“Boston Drag Project: an Ethnography of Queer Performance Spaces in Boston”<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Gregory<\/span> Melchor-Barz<\/span> (CFA<\/span> Musicology\/Ethnomusicology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hsu<\/span><\/strong>, Kyle<\/span><\/strong>
\nDefining the Role of SMARCAL1 at Alternatively-Lengthened Telomeres<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rachel<\/span> Flynn<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Huang<\/span><\/strong>, Cheng-Yen<\/span><\/strong>
\nRatTown: Optimization, Validation and Evaluation of the Min-ePump for Use in Studies That Include Both Drug IVSA and Group-Housed Social Behaviors in Rats.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Barak<\/span> Caine<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Huang<\/span><\/strong>, Huiru<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Effect of Soft Robotic Exosuit Use on Cognitive Load During Walking<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Meryem<\/span> Yucel<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Huang<\/span><\/strong>, Sabrina<\/span><\/strong>
\nImpact of the Taiwan Relations Act on the Future of U.S.-Taiwan Relations<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Simon<\/span> Payaslian<\/span> (CAS<\/span> History<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Huang<\/span><\/strong>, Yongyuan<\/span><\/strong>
\nAutomorphisms on Hyperelliptic Curves and the GHS Weil Descent Attack on the ECDLP<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Emma<\/span> Previato<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Mathematics and Statistics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Huff<\/span><\/strong>, Reece<\/span><\/strong>
\nOptimizing Digital Volume Correlation to Study Vertebral Fractures<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Elise<\/span> Morgan<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Intili<\/span><\/strong>, Anthony<\/span><\/strong>
\nNeutral Particle Production Associated with Cosmic Ray Muons Deep Underground.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Edward<\/span> Kearns<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Isaac<\/span><\/strong>, John<\/span><\/strong>
\nAssessing the Correlation of High HIV Reverse Transcriptase Activity with Higher Risks of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Manish<\/span> Sagar<\/span> (MED<\/span> Microbiology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Jarquin Tapia<\/span><\/strong>, Cecilia<\/span><\/strong>
\nCode-switching Among Preschool Spanish-speaking Teachers and Their Dual Language Learners<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Stephanie<\/span> Curenton<\/span> (SED<\/span> Educational Policy Studies<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Ji<\/span><\/strong>, Chelsea<\/span><\/strong>
\nPsychometric Validation of Revised ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Questionnaire in English and Spanish<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Andrea<\/span> Spencer<\/span> (MED<\/span> Psychiatry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Jin<\/span><\/strong>, Tongyu<\/span><\/strong>
\nMemory Hard Functions and Verifiable Memory-Hard Functions (formally Verifiable Hard Functions and Verifiable Memory-Hard Functions)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mayank<\/span> Varia<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Computer Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Johnson<\/span><\/strong>, Heather<\/span><\/strong>
\nSegmental Intonation in Mandarin Fricatives<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Jon<\/span> Barnes<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Linguistics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Jordan<\/span><\/strong>, Victoria<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigation of the Mechanism of Activation of the RET Receptor Using GDNF Derived Peptides<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Adrian<\/span> Whitty<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Jordanides<\/span><\/strong>, Jonathan<\/span><\/strong>
\nUsing a Lanthanide Binding Tag to Assess Conformational Changes in NF-\u0152\u222bB Essential Modulator Protein (NEMO)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Karen<\/span> Allen<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Khalae<\/span><\/strong>, Maneesha<\/span><\/strong>
\nCommitting to Climate: How Can Large Cities in the Philippines Contribute to the Implementation of the Nation’s NDC (nationally Determined Contributions) Commitment?<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Madhu<\/span> Dutta Koehler<\/span> (MET<\/span> City Planning and Urban Affairs<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Khani<\/span><\/strong>, Nikta<\/span><\/strong>
\n“Future’s Uncertain and the End Is Always\u201a\u00c4\u00b6Near?”<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Joshua<\/span> Shifronson<\/span> (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Kleyheeg<\/span><\/strong>, Annalies<\/span><\/strong>
\nSearching for Axion Dark Matter with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques and Increasing Sensitivity Optical Nuclear Polarization<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Alex<\/span> Sushkov<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kompella<\/span><\/strong>, Chirasmita<\/span><\/strong>
\nSustained Attention Project<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Laura<\/span> Lewis<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Koplic<\/span><\/strong>, Sam<\/span><\/strong>
\nOptimization of a 2-Input-4-Output Digital-Analog Converter Through Interfacing Recombinase Gene Circuits and Components of CRISPR<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ahmad<\/span> Khalil<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kubrick<\/span><\/strong>, Rachel<\/span><\/strong>
\n“Advancing Knowledge of African Art History Through Photographic and Material Examples From North and West Africa”<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cynthia<\/span> Becker<\/span> (CAS<\/span> History of Art & Architecture<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kuckes<\/span><\/strong>, Guthrie<\/span><\/strong>
\nA Case Study in Sustainable Community Energy Planning in Calabash Caye, Belize<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Les<\/span> Kaufman<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kurzion<\/span><\/strong>, Ronni<\/span><\/strong>
\nValidating Cloned Genes as Markers of Specific Neural Progenitor Cells<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Tarik<\/span> Haydar<\/span> (MED<\/span> Anatomy & Neurobiology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Ladino<\/span><\/strong>, Valeria<\/span><\/strong>
\nPsychometric Validation of Revised ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Questionnaire in English and Spanish<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Andrea<\/span> Spencer<\/span> (MED<\/span> Psychiatry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lai<\/span><\/strong>, Joseph<\/span><\/strong>
\nExtracting Knee Measurements Using Computer Vision<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Vijaya<\/span> Kolachalama<\/span> (MED<\/span> Computational Biomedicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lee<\/span><\/strong>, Harin<\/span><\/strong>
\nSoft Robotic Spiral Stabilization Mechanisms for Endoscopic Procedures<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Sheila<\/span> Russo<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lehmann<\/span><\/strong>, Tanner<\/span><\/strong>
\nExploring the Relationship Between Inflammation and Fat Build up in the Livers of Aldolase B Knockout Mice<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Dean<\/span> Tolan<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Leidig<\/span><\/strong>, Katya<\/span><\/strong>
\nAnalyzing the Radial Velocities of Satellite Galaxies in the IllustrisTNG Simulation<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Tereasa<\/span> Brainerd<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Astronomy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lierle<\/span><\/strong>, Patrick<\/span><\/strong>
\nData Reduction for the Rapid Imaging Planetary Spectrograph’s Campaign at the Dunn Solar Observatory<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Luke<\/span> Moore<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Astronomy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lincoln<\/span><\/strong>, Emma<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating Police Response to Incidences Involving Mental Health in Boston Public Schools<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Jen<\/span> Green<\/span> (SED<\/span> Teaching & Learning<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Litton<\/span><\/strong>, Matthew<\/span><\/strong>
\nDeveloping Machine Learning Algorithms for Detection and Classification of General Higgs Boson Decay Cross Section in the CMS Detector<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: David<\/span> Sperka<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Lopez<\/span><\/strong>, Antonio<\/span><\/strong>
\nCharacterizing the Hippocampal Pathway to the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Helen<\/span> Barbas<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Health Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Luis-Fuentes<\/span><\/strong>, Roberto<\/span><\/strong>
\nOptimization of the Proximity Ligation in Situ Hybridization (PLISH) Method for the Study of Early Embryonic Lung Development in Mice.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Laertis<\/span> Ikonomou<\/span> (MED<\/span> Regenerative Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Macgranaky-Quaye<\/span><\/strong>, Alexa<\/span><\/strong>
\nEffects of the Aerial Conditions (oxygenation Vs. Hypoxia) on the Gene Expression Pathways of Glycolipids in Mycobacterium.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Lynn<\/span> Deng<\/span> (MED<\/span> Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Mahabir<\/span><\/strong>, Brian<\/span><\/strong>
\nExperimental Studies on the Performance Ratio (PR) of Solar PV Modules with Electrodynamic Screen (EDS) Cleaning<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mark<\/span> Horenstein<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Malbouf<\/span><\/strong>, Bryanna<\/span><\/strong>
\nMeasuring Urine Concentration in Captive Orangutans (Pongo Sp.): Specific Gravity as an Alternative to Creatinine<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cheryl<\/span> Knott<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Anthropology and Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Malhotra<\/span><\/strong>, Soumya<\/span><\/strong>
\nEffects of Food Additives on High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Biogenesis.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Haya<\/span> Herscovitz<\/span> (MED<\/span> Physiology and Biophysics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Mamo<\/span><\/strong>, Bersabeh<\/span><\/strong>
\nBoston University Alumni Founded Companies (Entrepreneurship)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ian<\/span> Mashiter<\/span> (QST<\/span> Strategy and Innovation<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Manley<\/span><\/strong>, Claire<\/span><\/strong>
\nScience Internship Project<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kathleen<\/span> Corriveau<\/span> (SED<\/span> Applied Human Development<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Mason<\/span><\/strong>, Sara<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Development of Isosteviol as a Drug Carrier Via Nanoparticles<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: John<\/span> Snyder<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Mooradian<\/span><\/strong>, Grace<\/span><\/strong>
\nQuantification of the Individual Speech-Language-Cognitive Therapy Outcomes of the Participants of BU’s Intensive Cognitive Communication (ICCR) Program<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Swathi<\/span> Kiran<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Moya Canovas<\/span><\/strong>, Luis Enrique<\/span><\/strong>
\nOutsourcing Security, Managing Risk: Hiding the National Security State in Global Markets<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kaija<\/span> Schilde<\/span> (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Munoz<\/span><\/strong>, Mercedes<\/span><\/strong>
\nStatistical or Generic: Exploring the Dissemination of Social Group Characteristics<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kathleen<\/span> Corriveau<\/span> (SED<\/span> Applied Human Development<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Murrill<\/span><\/strong>, Amalya<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Investigation of Macrocyclic Compounds as Inhibitors of the Beta-catenin\/TCF4 Protein-protein Interaction.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Adrian<\/span> Whitty<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Naik<\/span><\/strong>, Amartya<\/span><\/strong>
\nMapping Fracture Risk of the Human Proximal Femur by Finite Element Modelling<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Elise<\/span> Morgan<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Nakamura<\/span><\/strong>, Hayato<\/span><\/strong>
\nAI-Based People Counting From Overhead Panoramic Cameras on Coral Edge TPU<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Janusz<\/span> Konrad<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical and Computer Eng.<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Nash<\/span><\/strong>, Dylan<\/span><\/strong>
\nSecurity Evaluation Platform for Ranging Measurement System<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rabia<\/span> Yazicigil<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Nemtzow<\/span><\/strong>, Sean<\/span><\/strong>
\nEvaluation of Heat Generation and Propagation in 3D Integrated Circuits<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ayse<\/span> Coskun<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Ni<\/span><\/strong>, Yunruo<\/span><\/strong>
\nAging and Brian Image Project<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Vijaya B.<\/span> Kolachalama<\/span> (MED<\/span> Computational Biomedicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Nugent<\/span><\/strong>, Tessa<\/span><\/strong>
\nCamelot Abroad: Creating and Sustaining the Kennedy Legacy in Europe.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Andrew<\/span> David<\/span> (CAS<\/span> History<\/span>)<\/p>\n

O’Connor<\/span><\/strong>, Logan<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Electromechanical and Stiffness Properties of Tumors Under High-Frequency Oscillatory Compression<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Hadi<\/span> Nia<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Pang<\/span><\/strong>, Calvin<\/span><\/strong>
\nIs LSF’s Non-transcriptional Role Responsible for Mitotic Progression and Cell Cycle Regulation in Cancer Cell Lines?<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ulla<\/span> Hansen<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Parada Rodriguez<\/span><\/strong>, Maria<\/span><\/strong>
\nDownstream Effects of Engrams<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: John<\/span> White<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Park<\/span><\/strong>, Tayun<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Role of the Pituitary Adenlyate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide Receptor System in the Nucleus Accumbens Core in Excessive Alcohol Drinking<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Valentina<\/span> Sabino<\/span> (MED<\/span> Laboratory of Addictive Disorders<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Paulisick<\/span><\/strong>, Cullen<\/span><\/strong>
\nQuantification of Signal Transduction in Bacterial Quorum Sensing<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Allyson<\/span> Sgro<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Pelcher<\/span><\/strong>, Isabelle<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Association Between the Revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile and Cognitive Outcomes: an Analysis of the NACC Cohort<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael<\/span> Alosco<\/span> (MED<\/span> Neurology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Pelletier<\/span><\/strong>, Temma<\/span><\/strong>
\nYouth Experiences with Institutional Systems in Poor Cities<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Max<\/span> Greenberg<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Sociology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Pingali<\/span><\/strong>, Shraddha<\/span><\/strong>
\nImpact of Oyster Digestion of Diatoms on Silica Cycling<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Robinson<\/span> Fulweiler<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Earth & Environment<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Plaitano<\/span><\/strong>, Enzo<\/span><\/strong>
\nEfficacy of Psychosocial Services in Patients Presenting After Violent Trauma<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Lisa<\/span> Allee<\/span> (MED<\/span> Surgery<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Pluviose-Philip<\/span><\/strong>, Marie<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Use of Social Media in Accessing Health Information as Seen in the Gabby System<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Leanne<\/span> Yinusa-Nyahkoon<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Occupational Therapy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Posner<\/span><\/strong>, Hannah<\/span><\/strong>
\nRole of Cardiometabolic Genes in Regulating Angiogenic Capacity of Subcutaneous and Visceral Fat Depots in Human Obesity.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Shakun<\/span> Karki<\/span> (MED<\/span> Cardiovascular Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Prasad<\/span><\/strong>, Minali<\/span><\/strong>
\nRegulation of Antigen Processing and Presentation Pathways by Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Andrew<\/span> Taylor<\/span> (MED<\/span> Ophthalmology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Puri<\/span><\/strong>, Taranee<\/span><\/strong>
\nBetulin as a Drug Carrier Using Nanoparticles<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: John<\/span> Snyder<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Chemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Ram<\/span><\/strong>, Sarika<\/span><\/strong>
\nUtilizing Restorative Justice Practices for Hate Crimes<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Judith<\/span> Oleson<\/span> (STH<\/span> Conflict Transformation<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Reilly<\/span><\/strong>, Bridgette<\/span><\/strong>
\nProduction of Melanin Photo Prints Using Recombinant E.coli<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Lucy<\/span> Kim<\/span> (CFA<\/span> Visual Arts<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Reynolds<\/span><\/strong>, Leanna<\/span><\/strong>
\nPerturbation of Dorsal Hippocampal Ensembles Disrupts Memory Stability<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Steve<\/span> Ramirez<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Riganti<\/span><\/strong>, Roberto<\/span><\/strong>
\nDevelopment of New Group Theoretical Computational Algorithms to Determine Electronic States in Topological Insulators.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael<\/span> El-Batanouny<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Rosen<\/span><\/strong>, Samuel<\/span><\/strong>
\nDeveloping a Flagella Identification Neural Network (FINN)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rama<\/span> Bansil<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Physics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Safi<\/span><\/strong>, Sarah<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Association Between Household Wealth and Use of Family Planning Services: Evidence From Rural India<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mahesh<\/span> Karra<\/span> (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Sathya<\/span><\/strong>, Anvitha<\/span><\/strong>
\nDUX4-initiated Pathogenesis in FSHD<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Jeffrey<\/span> Miller<\/span> (MED<\/span> Neurology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Schumacher<\/span><\/strong>, Sarah<\/span><\/strong>
\nMutation of C2C12 Cells: Delayed Yet Robust Differentiation of the Dlk1-Dio3 Locus<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Frank<\/span> Naya<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Schwartz<\/span><\/strong>, Julia<\/span><\/strong>
\nExploring the Cost of Divided Attention.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Sam<\/span> Ling<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Secor<\/span><\/strong>, Riley<\/span><\/strong>
\nBiological Pathways of Relevance to Photosymbiosis and the Coral Stress Response in Astrangia Poculata<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: John<\/span> Finnerty<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sen<\/span><\/strong>, Zaina<\/span><\/strong>
\nPrenatal Aspirin Project<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Jodi<\/span> Abbott<\/span> (MED<\/span> Obstetrics & Gynecology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Senne<\/span><\/strong>, Ryan<\/span><\/strong>
\nVisualization and Modulation of Defensive Behaviors as a Result of Artificial Fear Memory Reactivation<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Steve<\/span> Ramirez<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Shank<\/span><\/strong>, Samantha<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Effect of Cognitive Load on Relative Fundamental Frequency in Individuals with and Without Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders (Stroop-VH)<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cara<\/span> Stepp<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Shariat<\/span><\/strong>, Danial<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Effect of Fed Policy on Individuals: Evidence From Great Depression Era Fed Policy in Mississippi<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: James<\/span> Feigenbaum<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Economics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Shen<\/span><\/strong>, Ao<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe China Christian Database: an Essential Digital Tool for the Cartography and Prosopography of Christianity in China<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Eugenio<\/span> Menegon<\/span> (CAS<\/span> History<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Shoushtari<\/span><\/strong>, Sara<\/span><\/strong>
\nUnderstanding the Role of Iron Homeostasis in Aging Using Yeast Model<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Vyacheslav<\/span> Labunskyy<\/span> (MED<\/span> Dermatology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Simon<\/span><\/strong>, Sarina<\/span><\/strong>
\nHow Much Do a Teacher’s Actions Impact Their Students’ Interest Levels?<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Leslie<\/span> Dietiker<\/span> (SED<\/span> Mathematics Education<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sirage<\/span><\/strong>, Salma<\/span><\/strong>
\nUnderstanding Satisfaction with Youth Mental Health Treatment<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Rachel<\/span> Merson<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Smith<\/span><\/strong>, Kaylee<\/span><\/strong>
\nCharacterizing the Effect of CK2 on Tumor Immunity in MYCN Driven Neuroblastoma<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Hui<\/span> Feng<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sobol<\/span><\/strong>, Manuel<\/span><\/strong>
\nDevelopment of Vibrotactile Stimulation Device for Brain Activity Measurements<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Claudio<\/span> Ferre<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Occupational Therapy<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Soesanto<\/span><\/strong>, Natasha<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Effects of Social Stress Interactions on Parasympathetic Activity in a Young Adult Population<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Nicholas<\/span> Wagner<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sonti<\/span><\/strong>, Akhila<\/span><\/strong>
\nMutation and Evolution Experiments in Fast-growing Vibrio Natriegens<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mo<\/span> Khalil<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Spevack<\/span><\/strong>, Eli<\/span><\/strong>
\nExamining Developmental Pruning of Inhibitory Synapses in the Prefrontal Cortex Using Genetically Engineered Intrabodies<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Alberto<\/span> Cruz-Martin<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sridhar<\/span><\/strong>, Sainetra<\/span><\/strong>
\nActivation of Transcription Factor NF-\u0152\u222bB in the Protist Capsaspora Owczarzaki<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Thomas<\/span> Gilmore<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Subaciute<\/span><\/strong>, Austeja<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating Vocal Auditory Perturbations in Parkinson’s Disease<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cara<\/span> Steoo<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sze<\/span><\/strong>, Samuel Tian Hong<\/span><\/strong>
\nDiatom-based Material Design for Photonic Applications<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Xin<\/span> Zhang<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Tacugue<\/span><\/strong>, Beatrice<\/span><\/strong>
\nSleep Dynamics in Aging<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Laura<\/span> Lewis<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Bioengineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Tandon<\/span><\/strong>, Avantika<\/span><\/strong>
\nExamining the Association Between Spousal Differences in Education and Female Autonomy: Evidence From Rural India<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Mahesh<\/span> Karra<\/span> (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Taylor<\/span><\/strong>, Joshua<\/span><\/strong>
\nQuantifying Differences in Measurement Bias Among SMOS, AMSR-E and AMSR2<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Guido<\/span> Salvucci<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Earth & Environment<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Tower<\/span><\/strong>, Lilian<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Effect of Spatial Frequency on the McCollough Effect<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Arash<\/span> Yazdanbakhsh<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Neuroscience<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Tran<\/span><\/strong>, Audrey<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating Changes to AMPA Receptor Expression and Modification in a Rat Model of Cocaine Addiction<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Hengye<\/span> Man<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Tseng<\/span><\/strong>, Bryan<\/span><\/strong>
\nPrevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain and Willingness to Try Nonpharmacologic Treatments: a Survey of Adults with Opioid Use Disorder Initiating Buprenorphine<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Eric<\/span> Roseen<\/span> (MED<\/span> Family Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Tummala<\/span><\/strong>, Swetha<\/span><\/strong>
\nBaby Steps Savings Program<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Lucy<\/span> Marcil<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pediatrics<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Turner<\/span><\/strong>, Emily<\/span><\/strong>
\nHormonal Mechanisms Underlying Competitive Growth in Clown Anemonefish Amphiprion Percula<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Peter<\/span> Buston<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Valdiviezo<\/span><\/strong>, Zenia<\/span><\/strong>
\nElectrophysiological and Cerebrospinal Fluid Responses in the Human Brain During Wakefulness.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Laura<\/span> Lewis<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Valladares<\/span><\/strong>, Michael<\/span><\/strong>
\nLiterary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas Review Co-Editor<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Kristin<\/span> Leahey<\/span> (CFA<\/span> Theatre<\/span>)<\/p>\n

van Waes<\/span><\/strong>, Alexandra<\/span><\/strong>
\nAfriWon Research Collaborative Pilot Program Evaluation<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Chelsea<\/span> McGuire<\/span> (MED<\/span> Family Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Veraska<\/span><\/strong>, Dasha<\/span><\/strong>
\nAn Integrated Modular Assembly Design Tool for Automated Construction of Complete Large Genetic Circuits of E. coli Cells<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Ahmad<\/span> Khalil<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wallace<\/span><\/strong>, Michael<\/span><\/strong>
\nApplication of Input Sparse Autoencoders in Feature Reduction of Droplet-based Single Cell RNA-sequencing Data and Classification of Neuronal Types.<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael<\/span> Economo<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wang<\/span><\/strong>, Feng<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigate the Association Between Vocal Fold Abductory Kinematics and RFF Estimates<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Cara<\/span> Stepp<\/span> (SAR<\/span> Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wang<\/span><\/strong>, Zixiong<\/span><\/strong>
\nImproving T Cell Trafficking Into Lymph Node Metastases<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Dennis<\/span> Jones<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pathology & Laboratory Medicine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wisniowska<\/span><\/strong>, Alicja<\/span><\/strong>
\nSignificance of Picturebooks Today Through an Exploration of Their History and Visual Structure<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: James<\/span> Grady<\/span> (CFA<\/span> Graphic Design<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wu<\/span><\/strong>, Chih-Cheng<\/span><\/strong>
\nTranscriptionally Active Brain Regions and Patterns of Microglial Ramification and Cell Death Following Neonatal Morphine Administration in Outbred Mice<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Camron<\/span> Bryant<\/span> (MED<\/span> Pharmacology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wu<\/span><\/strong>, Kaiyuan<\/span><\/strong>
\nExploring Dissociability and Interdependency Between the Valuation and Default-Mode Effects in Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (vmPFC) in Human Brain by Applying Machine Learning (ML) Classifiers to Topographic Patterns of Brain Activity<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Joseph<\/span> McGuire<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wu<\/span><\/strong>, Man I<\/span><\/strong>
\nRaman Spectroscopy for Early-Stage Diagnostics of Osteoarthritis<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael<\/span> Albro<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Xu<\/span><\/strong>, Peiluo<\/span><\/strong>
\nType-II Diabetes with Altered Matrix Protein Expression During Wound Healing and Mechanical Properties of the Cornea<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Vickery<\/span> Trinkaus-Randall<\/span> (MED<\/span> Ophthalmology\/Biochemistry<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Yan<\/span><\/strong>, Alfred<\/span><\/strong>
\nMachine Learning for the Characterization of Ionic Liquid Crystal Electrolytes in Lithium Air Batteries<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Emily<\/span> Ryan<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Yao<\/span><\/strong>, Yiling<\/span><\/strong>
\nResearch on the Influence That Funding From Different Interest Groups Has on Local Political Campaigns<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Justin<\/span> de Benedictis-Kessner<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Political Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Zhang<\/span><\/strong>, Mo<\/span><\/strong>
\nOptical Coherence Tomography-based Functional Imaging of Murine Femoral Artery: a New Approach to Assessment of Vascular Endothelial Function in Mouse Model<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Jingyan<\/span> Han<\/span> (MED<\/span> Vascular Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Zhang<\/span><\/strong>, Yujia<\/span><\/strong>
\nApplying 3D UNet on Live Cell Microscopic Volumetric Time Series for Single Cell Segmentation<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Allyson<\/span> Sgro<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Zhao<\/span><\/strong>, Elizabeth<\/span><\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Role of Glutaredoxin-1 in Regulating Metabolic Signaling Pathways and Its Effect on Vascular Aging and Oxidative Stress<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Jingyan<\/span> Han<\/span> (MED<\/span> Vascular Biology<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Zhao<\/span><\/strong>, Jiaqi<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Effects of an Agent’s Object Representations on Infants’ Working Memory Limits<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Melissa<\/span> Kibbe<\/span> (CAS<\/span> Psychological & Brain Science<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Zhao<\/span><\/strong>, Jiayue<\/span><\/strong>
\nMulti-articulated Soft Pop-up Endoscopic Robotic Arm<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Sheila<\/span> Russo<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Mechanical Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Zhen<\/span><\/strong>, Terry<\/span><\/strong>
\nMeasuring Malicious Advertisements on Android<\/span>
\nFaculty Mentor: Gianluca<\/span> Stringhini<\/span> (ENG<\/span> Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span>)<\/p>\n

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Summer 2020 Award Recipients<\/h2>
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\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAddi, Sophia<\/strong>
\nInvestigating Active Site Properties and the Catalytic Mechanism of Ketohexokinase Through pH Rate Profile and Crystallography with Effective Inhibitors of Wild-Type and Mutants
\nFaculty Mentor: Dean Tolan (CAS Biology)<\/p>\n

Akubo, Chelsea<\/strong>
\nCardiovascular Health Effects of E-Cigarettes in Youth
\nFaculty Mentor: Naomi Hamburg (MED Medicine)<\/p>\n

Amara, Shivkar<\/strong>
\nLipid Metabolism and Phenotype Switching in Melanoma
\nFaculty Mentor: Rhoda Alani (MED Dermatology)<\/p>\n

Anwar, Sarah<\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Cell Biological Mechanism of New Potential Cancer Therapeutics
\nFaculty Mentor: Laura Lowery (MED Medicine)<\/p>\n

Arnarsson, Benedikt<\/strong>
\n\u00c9tale Cohomology and the Weil Conjectures
\nFaculty Mentor: Jared Weinstein (CAS Mathematics & Statistics)<\/p>\n

Arthur, Christian<\/strong>
\nComputer-Aided Decoding of Brain-immune Interaction in Gulf War Illness (GWI)
\nFaculty Mentor: Bang-Bon Koo (MED Anatomy and Neurobiology)<\/p>\n

Bacchus, Yeelin<\/strong>
\nDeveloping a Fidelity Tool to Evaluate Implementation of CenteringParenting
\nFaculty Mentor: Renee Boynton-Jarrett (MED Pediatrics)<\/p>\n

Balagurunath, Kaasinath<\/strong>
\nPhysicians\u2019 Approaches to the Problem of Pain, 1980s to the Present
\nFaculty Mentor: Benjamin Siegel (CAS History)<\/p>\n

Barbaro, Sabrina<\/strong>
\nFirst Measurement of Top-W Scattering in CMS
\nFaculty Mentor: Indara Suarez (CAS Physics)<\/p>\n

Basani, Pranai<\/strong>
\nRelationship between Tissue Mechanics and Genetic Diversity in Cancer Tumors
\nFaculty Mentor: Kirill Korolev (CAS Physics & Bioinformatics)<\/p>\n

Bean, Carolyn<\/strong>
\nHow Politicians\u2019 Finances Change Over Their Careers
\nFaculty Mentor: Maxwell Palmer (CAS Political Science)<\/p>\n

Beck, Jack<\/strong>
\nJames Joyce\u2019s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Non-linearity, and the Bildungsroman Tradition
\nFaculty Mentor: John Paul Riquelme (CAS English)<\/p>\n

Becka, Claire-Solene<\/strong>
\nStories of People and Place on the Cranberry Isles
\nFaculty Mentor: William Howell (CAS English; American Studies)<\/p>\n

Bergman, Evelyn<\/strong>
\nEthnic Democracies and Minority Rights: Comparing Arab-Israeli and Kurdish Experiences Within Illiberal States
\nFaculty Mentor: Ingrid Anderson (CAS Writing Program)<\/p>\n

Berlind, Carter<\/strong>
\nUser Display for Distributed Simultaneous Location and Mapping of Robots
\nFaculty Mentor: Roberto Tron (ENG Mechanical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Bidstrup, Devin<\/strong>
\nA Programmable Hardware Monitor for Securing Network Processors
\nFaculty Mentor: Ajay Joshi (ENG Electrical & Computer Engineering)<\/p>\n

Blake, Kylie<\/strong>Effects of Urbanization and Forest Fragmentation on Phosphorus Inputs, Availability, and Uptake by Trees in New England Forests
\nFaculty Mentor: Pamela Templer (CAS Biology)<\/p>\n

Blumenthal, Noah<\/strong>
\nImproving Signal to Noise Ratio in CASPEr Measurements by Reducing White Noise Coupling between Excitation Electronics and Pickup Amplifier during NMR Measurements
\nFaculty Mentor: Alex Sushkov (CAS Physics)<\/p>\n

Bone, Joshua<\/strong>
\nCOSSY-Cam: Embedded Camera System for People Counting
\nFaculty Mentor: Janusz Konrad (ENG Electrical & Computer Engineering)<\/p>\n

Boustany, Rana<\/strong>
\nCoronavirus Web Scraping to Find Metrics on the Spread of Information Through Media
\nFaculty Mentor: Eleanor Murray (SPH Epidemiology)<\/p>\n

Brandon, Taylor<\/strong>
\nExercise Messages within a Fitness App: Impact on Consumer Attitudes and Health
\nFaculty Mentor: Andrea Mercurio (CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences)<\/p>\n

Bricker, Elena<\/strong>
\nBuffering Effects of an At-home Intervention on EEG Gamma Power Developmental Trajectories for Infants with Nutritional Risks in South Africa
\nFaculty Mentor: Amanda Tarullo (CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences)<\/p>\n

Bromley, Fern<\/strong>
\nAssessment of Transpiration through Sap Flux in Urban Trees
\nFaculty Mentor: Lucy Hutyra (CAS Earth & Environment)<\/p>\n

Caltiere, Erin<\/strong>
\nExploring Perceptions of Police Accountability: A Study of Rebuilding Trust Between Community Members and the Police Who Serve Them
\nFaculty Mentor: Heather Schoenfeld (CAS Sociology)<\/p>\n

Carroll, Ashlyn<\/strong>
\nDeveloping A Soft Robotic Skin with Optical Waveguides and Pressure Sensing in order to Improve Endoscopic Procedures
\nFaculty Mentor: Sheila Russo (ENG Mechanical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Casas, Jorge<\/strong>
\nCreating Phantom Tumors from Quantum Dot (QD) embedded Phosphate-Terminated Poly(Dimethyl Siloxane) (PDMS) for Quantification of Dual Probe Imaging
\nFaculty Mentor: Allison Dennis (ENG Biomedical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Cassidy, Marion<\/strong>
\nArt Speaks: Audio Museum Tour for the Core Curriculum
\nFaculty Mentor: Kyna Hamill (CAS Core Curriculum)<\/p>\n

Castro, Kurt<\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Plasticity of Dispersal-Related Traits in the Larvae of the Clown Anemonefish, Amphiprion Percula
\nFaculty Mentor: Peter Buston (CAS Biology)<\/p>\n

Chaffin, Aidan<\/strong>
\nDoubles and Divisions: The “Schizo-Thriller”
\nFaculty Mentor: Leland Monk (CAS English)<\/p>\n

Cheema, Haadiya<\/strong>
\nAssessing the diffusion of novel research ideas using bibliometrics: a case study of the Coronary Drug Project
\nFaculty Mentor: Eleanor Murray (SPH Epidemiology)<\/p>\n

Chen, Felex<\/strong>
\nSearching for the Supersymmetric Neutrino and Chargino Particles
\nFaculty Mentor: Indara Suarez (CAS Physics)<\/p>\n

Chen, Phyllis<\/strong>
\nThe Effects of Experiencing Inequality on Children’s Behavior
\nFaculty Mentor: Peter Blake (CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences)<\/p>\n

Chubrikova, Oksana<\/strong>
\nFountain of Youth: Investigating Healthy Aging Through the Role of Fat Infiltration in Skeletal Muscle
\nFaculty Mentor: LaDora Thompson (SAR Physical Therapy & Athletic Training)<\/p>\n

Clark, Laurel<\/strong>
\nArt Speaks: Audio Museum Tour for the Core Program
\nFaculty Mentor: Kyna Hamill (CAS Core Curriculum)<\/p>\n

Collier, Charles<\/strong>
\nAn Ethnographic Study of Syrian Refugee Resettlement and Asylum-Seeking in the United States, Canada, and Germany
\nFaculty Mentor: Heba Gowayed (CAS Sociology)<\/p>\n

Collins, Matthew<\/strong>
\nThe Discovery of Potential Drug Targets through Protein Structure Comparison and Allosteric Sites
\nFaculty Mentor: Sandor Vajda (ENG Biomedical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Connolly, Meaghan<\/strong>
\nExamining the Function of the C3 Receptor in C4-induced Connectivity Deficits during Early Cortical Development
\nFaculty Mentor: Alberto Cruz-Martin (CAS Neuroscience)<\/p>\n

Cushman, Megan<\/strong>
\nInvestigating Sensitivity of Objective Acoustic Measures to Within-Speaker Changes of Speech Symptoms Over Time in Speakers With Parkinson’s Disease
\nFaculty Mentor: Cara Stepp (SAR Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences)<\/p>\n

Dasouki, Tima<\/strong>
\nOutsourcing Security to Global Markets: An Escape from Bureaucracy or an Obscurity from the Public Eye?
\nFaculty Mentor: Kaija Schilde (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Degtiareva, Vera<\/strong>
\nDetermining the Orientation of Molecules at the Air\/Water Interface using Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulations
\nFaculty Mentor: Qiang Cui (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Do, Xuan<\/strong>
\nForeign Direct Investment in Vietnam: A Political-Economic Analysis
\nFaculty Mentor: Will Grimes (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Doherty, Laura<\/strong>
\nImproving Complex Sentences and Phrase Expansions in Preschoolers through a Language Intensive Program
\nFaculty Mentor: Meghan Graham (SAR Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences)<\/p>\n

Fang, Jiangnan<\/strong>
\nGlottal Insertion In Conversational English By Native Speakers Of Mandarin
\nFaculty Mentor: Charles Chang (CAS Linguistics)<\/p>\n

Feather, Sarah<\/strong>
\nAre the Feminists Taking Over?: A Critical Analysis of Feminist Foreign Policy and Contemporary Feminist Approaches to Global Affairs
\nFaculty Mentor: Roberta Micallef (CAS World Languages & Literatures)<\/p>\n

Fong, Saige<\/strong>
\nExamining Changes in Negative Affect and Predicting Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Response through Affect Profiles: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Equivalence Trial for Anxiety and Related Disorders
\nFaculty Mentor: Todd Farchione (CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences)<\/p>\n

Friedlander, Joseph<\/strong>
\nHow does the Contact of Mitochondria and the Endoplasmic Reticulum Regulate Downstream Tumor Growth Pathways in the Initiation, Progression, and Regression of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia?
\nFaculty Mentor: Hui Feng (MED Pharmacology)<\/p>\n

Friend, Jack<\/strong>
\nPhenotypic Plasticity as a Result of Environmental Stress in Tadpoles of the Terrestrial Foam Nesting Frog Leptodactylus fragilis
\nFaculty Mentor: Karen Warkentin (CAS Biology)<\/p>\n

Frye Leinhos, Nadia<\/strong>
\nWhen the Catalyst \u201cCan Take It\u201d: The Performance of Violence in the Black Female Body
\nFaculty Mentor: Kristin Leahey (CFA Theatre)<\/p>\n

Furmanek, Julia<\/strong>
\nPersonal Trauma in the Public View: Understanding the Postwar Experience in America through Confessional Poetry
\nFaculty Mentor: Bruce Schulman (CAS History)<\/p>\n

Gareeva, Kamila<\/strong>
\nProducing KHK-C Variants Towards Understanding the Catalytic Mechanism
\nFaculty Mentor: Dean Tolan (CAS Biology)<\/p>\n

Garretson, Kelsie<\/strong>
\nTaxonomic, Spatial, and Trophic Analyses of Cephalopod Larvae in the Phoenix Island Protected Area
\nFaculty Mentor: Randi Rotjan (CAS Marine Biology)<\/p>\n

Gerstenbacher, Cecelia<\/strong>
\nMicroplastic Density and Distribution on Associated Seagrass Species Zostera marina Throughout Sites of Varying Coastline Development along Massachusetts Intertidal Zones.
\nFaculty Mentor: Alyssa Novak (CAS Earth & Environment)<\/p>\n

Ghosh, Sabrina<\/strong>
\nDefining Molecular Signatures of Mutation-Specific Organ Tropism in Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis
\nFaculty Mentor: George Murphy (MED Hematology\/Oncology)<\/p>\n

Gjonbalaj, Nik<\/strong>
\nApproximate Integrals of Motion in the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam-Tsingou Problem
\nFaculty Mentor: Anatoli Polkovnikov (CAS Physics)<\/p>\n

Gomez, Elena<\/strong>
\nThe Effect of Egg Mass Size and Humidity on Clutch Hydration, Hatching Timing, and Embryo Survival
\nFaculty Mentor: Karen Warkentin (CAS Biology)<\/p>\n

Gonzalez, Stephanie<\/strong>
\nInvestigation of the Relationship Between Cardiovascular Fitness and Hippocampal Volume in Healthy Older Adults
\nFaculty Mentor: Karin Schon (MED Anatomy and Neurobiology)<\/p>\n

Gruspier, Daniel<\/strong>
\nNovel Photothermal Microscope for Cancer Detection
\nFaculty Mentor: Michelle Sander (ENG Electrical & Computer Engineering)<\/p>\n

Guerrero, Elizabeth<\/strong>
\nMapping of Mughal Gardens in the valley of Kashmir, India
\nFaculty Mentor: Jan Haenraets (CAS History of Art and Architecture)<\/p>\n

Harris, Jonathan<\/strong>
\nMolecule Dynamics Simulations in Atomistic Detail of Self-assembly of DPC Micelle-Encapsulated C99 Protein
\nFaculty Mentor: John Straub (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Hart-Thompson, Hailey<\/strong>
\nPermanent Temporary: Temporal and Spatial Identification of Home by Forcibly Displaced Individuals in Shatila Camp, Beirut
\nFaculty Mentor: Joanna Davidson (CAS Anthropology)<\/p>\n

Herman, Stacey<\/strong>
\nDon\u2019t Skip Class: Differences in Student Activation of Social Ties on College Campuses
\nFaculty Mentor: Max Greenberg (CAS Sociology)<\/p>\n

Ho, Isabella<\/strong>
\nTFregDB: a Comprehensive Transcription Factor Regulatory Domain Database
\nFaculty Mentor: Juan Fuxman-Bass (CAS Biology)<\/p>\n

Homuth, Paul<\/strong>
\nSynthesis and Computational Exploration of Molybdenum Perfluoropinoclate Complexes
\nFaculty Mentor: Linda Doerrer (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Hraiz, Joseph<\/strong>
\nComparison of Dental Wear, With and Without Pre-Splinting (Stabilized Condylar Position) the Orthodontic Patients
\nFaculty Mentor: Melih Motro (SDM Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics)<\/p>\n

Hussein, Rana<\/strong>
\nDeveloping A Predictive Healthcare Coverage Map In Yemen
\nFaculty Mentor: Muhammad Zaman (ENG Biomedical Engineering & International Health)<\/p>\n

Jett, Thomas<\/strong>
\nIdentifying and Quantifying the Determinants of Horizontal Cost Disease
\nFaculty Mentor: Fiszbein Martin (CAS Economics)<\/p>\n

Ji, Chelsea<\/strong>
\nPsychometric Validation of Revised ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Questionnaire in English and Spanish
\nFaculty Mentor: Andrea Spencer (MED Psychiatry)<\/p>\n

Jiang, Lige<\/strong>
\nContinuing the Development of Carbon Nanotubes as Rigid Handles for Increased Force Resolution in Optical Tweezer Force Spectroscopy
\nFaculty Mentor: Masha Kamenetska (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Jordan, Victoria<\/strong>
\nInvestigation of the Mechanism of Activation of the RET Receptor using GDNF Derived Peptides
\nFaculty Mentor: Adrian Whitty (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Joshi, Nikita<\/strong>
\nExploring Questions and Explanations in Inquiry-Based Learning
\nFaculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau (Wheelock Counseling and Applied Human Development)<\/p>\n

Jung, Homoon<\/strong>
\n3D-SIFT Feature-Based Novel Brain Matching Algorithm: Eliminating Duplicate Data
\nFaculty Mentor: Tyler Perrachione (SAR Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences)<\/p>\n

Katchmar, Amanda<\/strong>
\nEffect of Massachusetts House Bill No. 4196 on Electronic Cigarette Use in College Students
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael Siegel (SPH Community Health Sciences)<\/p>\n

Kaumenova, Tomiris<\/strong>
\nIs There Really a Degree Abstraction Parameter?
\nFaculty Mentor: Elizabeth Coppock (CAS Linguistics)<\/p>\n

Kay, Marguerite<\/strong>
\nAminergic Control of Division of Labor in the Leafcutter Ant Atta Cephalotes
\nFaculty Mentor: James Traniello (CAS Biology)<\/p>\n

Kazarian, Edgar<\/strong>
\nRole of the eIF5 C-terminal Tail and DWEAR Motif in Binding to eIF2beta
\nFaculty Mentor: Assen Marintchev (MED Physiology and Biophysics)<\/p>\n

Keiser, Emily<\/strong>
\nChange in Hip Excursion during Gait
\nFaculty Mentor: Cara Lewis (SAR Physical Therapy)<\/p>\n

Kelly, Veronica<\/strong>
\nLeasing Democracy: The Underrepresentation of Renters in American Politics
\nFaculty Mentor: Katherine Einstein (CAS Political Science)<\/p>\n

Khemani, Muskaan<\/strong>
\nBritish Presence In India After The Partition Of British India From 1947 Until 1965
\nFaculty Mentor: Jayita Sarkar (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Khuichad, Nichakan<\/strong>
\nSynthesis of the Series of Chromium-Perfluoropinacolate Complexes and Their Oxidative Reactivity
\nFaculty Mentor: Linda Doerrer (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Kiani, Niki<\/strong>
\nTrump, Refugees, and Political Cartoons: How the Portrayal of Migrants Has Shifted Since the Election of Donald Trump
\nFaculty Mentor: Kaija Schilde (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Kim, Dong Hoon<\/strong>
\nApplying the Concept of Thermodynamics onto the Managerial Sciences, Strategy
\nFaculty Mentor: Paul Cosway (QST Strategy and Innovation)<\/p>\n

Kim, Dong-Ho<\/strong>
\nValidation Study of Mobile Applications for the Assessment of Episodic and Working Memory
\nFaculty Mentor: Alice Cronin-Golomb (CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences)<\/p>\n

Kim, Soyeon<\/strong>
\nImpact of Familiar Characters on Selective Trust (FACT)
\nFaculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau (Wheelock Applied Human Development)<\/p>\n

Klein, Piers<\/strong>
\nInterrogation of the Function of Marburg virus Bipartite Promoter Regions in Viral Transcription and Genome Replication
\nFaculty Mentor: Rachel Fearns (MED Microbiology)<\/p>\n

Knasin, Lauren<\/strong>
\nThe Transcriptional Response of a Coral\u2019s Algal Symbiont to Natural Environmental Rhythms
\nFaculty Mentor: Sarah Davies (CAS Biology)<\/p>\n

Kompella, Chirasmita<\/strong>
\nSignal Noise Reduction for Analysis of Sleep Deprivation Related Fluctuations in Mood
\nFaculty Mentor: Laura Lewis (ENG Biomedical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Kong, Sunnie<\/strong>
\nDefining the Domains of Cia1 Required for its Essential Function in Vivo and in Vitro
\nFaculty Mentor: Deborah Perlstein (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Kumta, Shruti<\/strong>
\nPhotochemical Ring-Expansion of N-Heteroaromatic Ylides
\nFaculty Mentor: Aaron Beeler (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Kuriyama, Andrea<\/strong>
\nShape-Up Phase 2: Research to Enhance a Digital Tool for Preventing Urban Gun Violence
\nFaculty Mentor: Jonathan Jay (SPH Department of Community Health Sciences)<\/p>\n

Kushimi, Landon<\/strong>
\nA Bio-inspired Latent TGF-\u03b2 Conjugated Hyaluronic Acid Scaffold for Cartilage Regeneration
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael Albro (ENG Mechanical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Leon Vargas, Nicole<\/strong>
\nDevelopment of PIMA Polymer Coating Methods for Water Solubilization of Quantum Dots
\nFaculty Mentor: Allison Dennis (ENG Biomedical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Leone, Olivia<\/strong>
\nIslands of Stability: Strengthening Subnational Security in Fragile States
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael Harsch (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

Levin, Hannah<\/strong>
\nBarriers to Psychosocial Assessment and Support for Siblings of Children with Cancer
\nFaculty Mentor: Kristen Long (CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences)<\/p>\n

Li, Jason<\/strong>
\nCompleting the Development of a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Utilizing Fast Electronics Data Acquisition System
\nFaculty Mentor: Lawrence Sulak (CAS Physics)<\/p>\n

Liang, Shuangyu<\/strong>
\nThe China Historical Christian Database (CHCD)
\nFaculty Mentor: Eugenio Menegon (CAS History)<\/p>\n

Lierle, Patrick<\/strong>
\nMapping Potassium in Mercury’s Exosphere with the BU-Commissioned Rapid Imaging Planetary Spectrograph (RIPS)
\nFaculty Mentor: Carl Schmidt (CAS Astronomy)<\/p>\n

Litton, Matthew<\/strong>
\nDeveloping Adversarial Machine Learning Algorithms for Detection and Classification of General Higgs Boson Decay Cross Section in the CMS Detector
\nFaculty Mentor: David Sperka (CAS Physics)<\/p>\n

Mahabir, Brian<\/strong>
\nComputational Data Analyze of PV Field Testing Unit
\nFaculty Mentor: Mark Horenstein (ENG Electrical & Computer Engineering)<\/p>\n

Martin, Rachel<\/strong>
\nShape-Up Phase 2: Research to Enhance a Digital Tool for Preventing Urban Gun Violence
\nFaculty Mentor: Jonathan Jay (SPH Community Health Sciences)<\/p>\n

Martiny, Clara<\/strong>
\nThe Waves of White Nationalism in Western Europe
\nFaculty Mentor: Jeremy Menchik (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

May, Claire<\/strong>
\nExpansion of the Lantern Complex Series: Platinum Copper Heterobimetallic Paddlewheel Complexes and STMBJ Measurements
\nFaculty Mentor: Linda Doerrer (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

McDermott, Clay<\/strong>
\nWIP Planet: The Reclamatory Politics of DeConnick and De Landro\u2019s Bitch Planet
\nFaculty Mentor: Marie McDonough (CAS English)<\/p>\n

McQuade, Alexa<\/strong>
\nAnalyzing Differences in Students\u2019 Interactions with Physics Learning Assistants and Teaching Fellows
\nFaculty Mentor: Manher Jariwala (CAS Physics)<\/p>\n

Mecha, Grace-Rebecca<\/strong>
\nHeschl’s Gyrus and Reading & Learning Capabilities
\nFaculty Mentor: Tyler Perrachione (SAR Linguistics)<\/p>\n

Mei, Zhengxian<\/strong>
\nSearches for Physics Beyond the Standard Model in the HL-LHC era
\nFaculty Mentor: Indara Suarez (CAS Physics)<\/p>\n

Merriman, Meaghan<\/strong>
\nTransferring Responsibility as a Parent: Indicators Your Child is Ready for the Next Step
\nFaculty Mentor: Wendy Coster (SAR Occupational Therapy)<\/p>\n

Milgrim, Kira<\/strong>
\nMultiplexed Measurements of the Binding Kinetics of Carbamazepine (CBZ) using Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor (IRIS)
\nFaculty Mentor: Selim Unlu (ENG Electrical & Computer Engineering)<\/p>\n

Monteverde, Jose<\/strong>
\nAn Investigation on How Home Factors Promote School Readiness Qualities; in Association to 4-5-Year-Old Hispanic Children\u2019s Executive Functioning
\nFaculty Mentor: Amanda Tarullo (CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences)<\/p>\n

Montion, Erin<\/strong>
\nInvestigating Adaptation during Language and Cognitive Processing in Young Healthy Individuals with fNIRS
\nFaculty Mentor: Swathi Kiran (SAR Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences)<\/p>\n

Moore-Otto, Jackson<\/strong>
\nAnalyzing the Impact of Local Participation on Sustainable Mobility Infrastructure Costs
\nFaculty Mentor: Katherine Einstein (CAS Political Science)<\/p>\n

Moriah, Rona<\/strong>
\nParticipate! Race and Gender in the Audience for Interactive Theater
\nFaculty Mentor: Carrie Preston (CAS English; Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies)<\/p>\n

Mulaw, Birhanemeskel<\/strong>
\nChurch Politics in Africa: The Case of Ethiopia
\nFaculty Mentor: Timothy Longman (CAS Political Science)<\/p>\n

Munsiff, Leela<\/strong>
\nLanguage Surveying and Documentation in Daru, Papua New Guinea
\nFaculty Mentor: Kate Lindsey (CAS Linguistics)<\/p>\n

Nayak, Rishab<\/strong>
\nDFT Simulations to Determine Isomer Distributions of Various a-keto Acids
\nFaculty Mentor: John Caradonna (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Negassa, Abgel<\/strong>
\nBuilding response capacity to extreme heat exposure in Chelsea and East Boston through Participatory Action Research
\nFaculty Mentor: Patrica Fabian (SAR Environmental Health)<\/p>\n

Newell, Carly<\/strong>
\nBone and Muscle Cross-Talk: The Direct and Indirect Effects of PTH on Muscle
\nFaculty Mentor: Paola Divieti Pajevic (SDM Molecular & Cell Biology)<\/p>\n

Nguyen, Tyler<\/strong>
\nUnderstanding Protein-Protein Interactions in a Purple Acid Phosphatase in Burkholderia thailandensis
\nFaculty Mentor: Sean Elliott (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Ni, Yunruo<\/strong>
\nMedical Images Aging Project
\nFaculty Mentor: Vijaya B. Kolachalama (MED Computational Biomedicine)<\/p>\n

Nix, Emma<\/strong>
\nHistorical Analysis of US Engagement with the EU, Russia, and China in the 1990’s
\nFaculty Mentor: Joshua Shifrinson (Pardee School of Global Studies)<\/p>\n

O’Connor, Logan<\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Dynamic Nanomechanical Behavior of Tumors under High-Frequency Oscillatory Compression
\nFaculty Mentor: Hadi Nia (ENG Biomedical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Oanda, Tabitha<\/strong>
\nMachine Learning for Object Movement Prediction
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael Economo (ENG Biomedical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Obiso, Timothy<\/strong>
\nA-not-A Questions and Syntactic Island Constraints in Mandarin Chinese
\nFaculty Mentor: Paul Hagstrom (CAS Linguistics)<\/p>\n

Odom, Emma<\/strong>
\nElucidating the Role of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Interneurons of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Implications for Social Learning and Behavior
\nFaculty Mentor: Alberto Cruz-Martin (CAS Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics)<\/p>\n

Ollivier Yamin, Sabine<\/strong>
\nArt Speaks: Audio Museum Tour for the Core Program
\nFaculty Mentor: Kyna Hamill (CAS Core Curriculum)<\/p>\n

Park, Christopher<\/strong>
\nIsolating the Cytosolic Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly System Cia1-Cia2 Complex for Structural Characterization
\nFaculty Mentor: Deborah Perlstein (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Patel, Manish<\/strong>
\nShape-Up Phase 2: Research to Enhance a Digital Tool for Preventing Urban Gun Violence
\nFaculty Mentor: Jonathan Jay (SPH Department of Community Health Sciences)<\/p>\n

Patel, Parth<\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Effects of Human Disorder-Associated Mutations of CK2a on Embryonic Function in Xenopus Laevis
\nFaculty Mentor: Laura Lowery (MED Medicine)<\/p>\n

Paul, Christina<\/strong>
\nConducting Preliminary Data Analysis on The Dietary Data of TBLION Participants in Tamil Nadu, India.
\nFaculty Mentor: Lindsay Locks (SAR Health Sciences)<\/p>\n

Pelcher, Isabelle<\/strong>
\nReserve and Resilience in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: A Post-Mortem Evaluation
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael Alosco (MED Neurology)<\/p>\n

Peng, Yulu<\/strong>
\nEvidence of Nonlinear Wave-Particle Interactions in Near-Earth Space Using Satellite Observations
\nFaculty Mentor: Wen Li (CAS Astronomy)<\/p>\n

Perkins, Kesha<\/strong>
\nA Pilot Study of a Trauma-Sensitivity Training Curriculum for Educators
\nFaculty Mentor: Jennifer Green (Wheelock Special Education)<\/p>\n

Perkins, Zoe<\/strong>
\nImpact of Femoroacetubular Impingement on Speed-Regulating Strategies for Increasing Gait Speed
\nFaculty Mentor: Cara Lewis (SAR Physical Therapy and Athletic Training)<\/p>\n

Phillips, Sophie<\/strong>
\nComparing the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Radio Occultation Science Experiment (ROSE) data to Langmuir Probe and Waves (LPW) and Neutral Gas and Ions Mass Spectrometer (NGIMS) in situ data
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael Mendillo (CAS Physics)<\/p>\n

Piasecki, Andrew<\/strong>
\nIsolation of \u00df1 integrin from Platelets and Megakaryocytes of Wild-Type and JAK2 Mutant Mice
\nFaculty Mentor: Katya Ravid (MED Medicine)<\/p>\n

Pierce, Kirk<\/strong>
\nGrowth Factor Transport Modelling in Engineered Musculoskeletal Tissues
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael Albro (ENG Mechanical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Pinto-Quintanilla, Amy<\/strong>
\nGeometric Control of Quadrotors for Aggressive Maneuvers
\nFaculty Mentor: Roberto Tron (ENG Mechanical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Plaitano, Enzo<\/strong>
\nEfficacy of Psychosocial Services in Patients Presenting after Violent Trauma
\nFaculty Mentor: Lisa Allee (MED Surgery)<\/p>\n

Pulukuri, Surya<\/strong>
\nEducational Videos vs. Traditional Textbooks: Evaluating the Impact of Learning Modalities on Retention and Application of Molecular Concepts in Various Upper-level Chemistry and Biology Courses at Boston University
\nFaculty Mentor: Binyomin Abrams (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Purohit, Rashi<\/strong>
\nYAP and TAZ Dependent Vascular Mimicry in Melanoma Cells
\nFaculty Mentor: Deborah Lang (MED Dermatology)<\/p>\n

Puterman, Samantha<\/strong>
\nEnabling Just-in-Time Distributed Tracing for Ceph
\nFaculty Mentor: Ayse Coskun (ENG Electrical & Computer Engineering)<\/p>\n

Ramanujan, Aditya<\/strong>
\nQuantification of Temporal Dynamics and Anatomical Segregation of Lung Resident CD4+ Memory T (Trm) cells during Heterotypic Immunity to Pneumococcus.
\nFaculty Mentor: Joseph Mizgerd (MED Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine)<\/p>\n

Rich, Claire<\/strong>
\nArt Deco and Feminine Classicism: Women Artists in Interwar France, 1918- 1939
\nFaculty Mentor: Jonathan Ribner (CAS Art History)<\/p>\n

Riganti, Roberto<\/strong>
\nInvestigation of Nontrivial Topological Bulk Phonons and Their Surface Manifestations in the Cadmium Telluride System
\nFaculty Mentor: Michael El-Batanouny (CAS Physics)<\/p>\n

Rosado, Nikki<\/strong>
\nThermal Injury Associated with Implant Based Breast Reconstruction
\nFaculty Mentor: Daniel Roh (MED Surgery)<\/p>\n

Salame, Cedric<\/strong>
\nIonic liquids as Electrolytes for Future Batteries
\nFaculty Mentor: David Coker (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Sami, Yasmine<\/strong>
\nEffects of Sigma-1 Receptor Knockdown in the Prelimbic Cortex on Impulsive Action in Ethanol Dependent Rats
\nFaculty Mentor: Pietro Cattone (MED Pharmacology)<\/p>\n

Samrow, Petal<\/strong>
\nFrom Reality to Representation: Exploring Variation in Beliefs about Supernatural Powers Across Development, Religious Affiliation, and Anxiety-Inducing Circumstances
\nFaculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau (Wheelock Applied Human Development)<\/p>\n

Sandrakumar, Thayanie<\/strong>
\nThe Characterization of Materials for Multilayered Structures in 4-Dimensional Printing
\nFaculty Mentor: William Boley (ENG Mechanical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Sangermano, Alexandria<\/strong>
\nSensory Capabilities and Infection Efficiency of Edwardsiella lineata and its host Mnemiopsis leidyi
\nFaculty Mentor: John Finnerty (CAS Biology)<\/p>\n

Santarsiero, William<\/strong>
\nAmerica\u2019s Hypocritical Destiny: America\u2019s Expansion in the mid 1800s and the problems of Manifest Destiny
\nFaculty Mentor: Andrew David (CAS History)<\/p>\n

Schoff, Anna<\/strong>
\nComputational Analysis of Classical Greek Poetic Meter
\nFaculty Mentor: Alexander Nikolaev (CAS Linguistics; Classics)<\/p>\n

Sennott, Liam<\/strong>
\nModeling the Effect of Urgency on Decision-Related Dynamics in the Dorsal Premotor and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
\nFaculty Mentor: Chandramouli Chandrasekaran (MED Anatomy and Neurobiology)<\/p>\n

Serrano, Lolo<\/strong>
\nConstructing Gender in Classified Ads: Analyzing American Newspapers’ Shift from Gendered to Non-gendered Ad Classification Columns Circa 1970
\nFaculty Mentor: Paula Austin (CAS History)<\/p>\n

Sharma, Vikrant<\/strong>
\nA Novel Unsupervised Approach to Automating Wide-Field Calcium Imaging Data Analysis Via Machine Learning
\nFaculty Mentor: Xue Han (ENG Biomedical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Sharov, Mikhail<\/strong>
\nImplementation of a New Data Acquisition System Base on an FPGA for NIM+ V2
\nFaculty Mentor: Lawrence Sulak (CAS Physics)<\/p>\n

Sheeran, Megan<\/strong>
\nNEURL4 Function in the Regulation of Cancer Cell Adaptation
\nFaculty Mentor: Valentina Perissi (MED Biochemistry)<\/p>\n

Singh, Joshua<\/strong>
\nEMG Processing to Detect Muscle Fatigue in Stroke Patients
\nFaculty Mentor: Louis Awad (SAR Physical Therapy)<\/p>\n

Socorro, Guillermo<\/strong>
\nOctavio Paz and Gabriela Mistral: Understanding Poetry, Diplomacy, and Social Advocacy in Latin America
\nFaculty Mentor: Margaret Litvin (CAS World Languages & Literatures)<\/p>\n

Sompolpong, Patlapa<\/strong>
\nStudying the Necessity of D1 and D2 MSNs in Performance of a Context-dependent, Goal-directed Instrumental Task via Optogenetic Silencing
\nFaculty Mentor: Mark Howe (CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences)<\/p>\n

Sorescu, Atlas<\/strong>
\nFaster Prototyping of Future Novel Electronics using this Revolutionary 2D material
\nFaculty Mentor: Anna Swan (ENG Electrical & Computer Engineering)<\/p>\n

Suarez, Christopher<\/strong>
\nDistinguishing Animal and Human Blood Stains by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
\nFaculty Mentor: Lawrence Ziegler (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Sun, Erica<\/strong>
\nInvestigating the Variation in PLIN2 (Perilipin-2) Gene Among Wild Vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus) in Silico using Bioinformatics Pipeline
\nFaculty Mentor: Christopher Schmitt (CAS Anthropology)<\/p>\n

Sun, Jonathan<\/strong>
\nExamining the Hydrological and Environmental Impacts of Ice Rafts on Plum Island
\nFaculty Mentor: Sergio Fagherazzi (CAS Earth & Environment)<\/p>\n

Swiacki, Natalie<\/strong>
\nPronominal Functional Compensation in Verbal \/s\/ Dropping Environments in Caribbean Spanish
\nFaculty Mentor: Daniel Erker (CAS Linguistics)<\/p>\n

Tacugue, Beatrice<\/strong>
\nUnderlying Neuroanatomical Mechanisms of Antidepressive Effects Induced by Sleep Deprivation
\nFaculty Mentor: Laura Lewis (ENG Biomedical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Tejeda, Rachel<\/strong>
\nDominican College Students and Their Racial Identification
\nFaculty Mentor: Heba Gowayed (CAS Sociology)<\/p>\n

Trachtenberg, Benyamin<\/strong>
\nPrecision Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Graphene
\nFaculty Mentor: Michelle Sander (ENG Electrical and Computer Engineering)<\/p>\n

Tran, Teresa<\/strong>
\n\u201cLet\u2019s Get AcQuAInted\u201d: How Queer Asian American Young Adults Are Resisting Familial and Institutional Barriers by Finding and Creating Support Systems
\nFaculty Mentor: Sarah Miller (CAS Sociology; Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies)<\/p>\n

Tsang, Laura<\/strong>
\nInvestigating Algal Symbiont and Microbiome Communities of Siderastrea Siderea Populations Varying in Diel Thermal Variability
\nFaculty Mentor: Sarah Davies (CAS Biology)<\/p>\n

Ussui Anzai, Juliana Aya<\/strong>
\nThe Relationship Between Sociocultural Factors and Cognitive Decline in Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer\u2019s Disease.
\nFaculty Mentor: Yakeel Quiroz (CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences)<\/p>\n

Valdiviezo, Zenia<\/strong>
\nThe Impact of Sleep Stages on the Antidepressant Effect of Sleep Deprivation
\nFaculty Mentor: Laura Lewis (ENG Biomedical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Wall, Juliana<\/strong>
\nCaregiver Perspectives on Life after a Diagnosis of Parkinson\u2019s Disease
\nFaculty Mentor: Alice Cronin-Golomb (CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences)<\/p>\n

Wang, Kevin<\/strong>
\nNanoparticle-2D Material Heterostructures for Chemical Sensing by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
\nFaculty Mentor: Xi Ling (CAS Chemistry)<\/p>\n

Wasif, Komal<\/strong>
\nStereological and topographical Analysis of Inhibitory and Excitatory Neurons in Medial Dorsal Thalamus (MD) Circuits in Primate Brains
\nFaculty Mentor: Basilis Zikopoulos (SAR Health Sciences)<\/p>\n

Watkins, Luisa<\/strong>
\nDemonstration of Robustness to Variable Incident Beam Current in Focused Ion Beam Microscopy through Time-Resolved Measurement
\nFaculty Mentor: Vivek Goyal (ENG Electrical & Computer Engineering)<\/p>\n

Wetzler, Andrea<\/strong>
\nNorwegian Fairytales and their Importance in a European and International Context
\nFaculty Mentor: Peter Shwartz (CAS World Languages & Literatures)<\/p>\n

White, Moriah<\/strong>
\nUsing Positive Memories to Interfere with the Reconsolidation of Fear Memories
\nFaculty Mentor: Steve Ramirez (CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences)<\/p>\n

Wilson, Zoe<\/strong>
\nChildren\u2019s Perceptions of Inequality as the Result of a Fair Procedure
\nFaculty Mentor: Peter Blake (CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences)<\/p>\n

Wright, Aidan<\/strong>
\nIce in the Anthropocene, Then And Now
\nFaculty Mentor: Craciun Adriana (CAS English)<\/p>\n

Wright, Robert<\/strong>
\nThe History of Nietzsche’s “History of an Error”
\nFaculty Mentor: James Schmidt (CAS Political Science)<\/p>\n

Xiao, Richard<\/strong>
\nInvestigating Unexplained Heating in the Chromosphere
\nFaculty Mentor: Meers Oppenheim (CAS Astronomy)<\/p>\n

Xin, Zihua<\/strong>
\nCategorization of Protoplanetary Disks
\nFaculty Mentor: Catherine Espaillat (CAS Astronomy)<\/p>\n

Yuan, Yutong<\/strong>
\nNational Survey of Elementary School Counselors
\nFaculty Mentor: Kimberly Howard (Wheelock Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development)<\/p>\n

Zaidi, Faraz<\/strong>
\nExamining the Age-Related Differences in Cortical Activation Patterns in Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury using Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy
\nFaculty Mentor: Swathi Kiran (SAR Neurorehabilitation)<\/p>\n

Zdanowicz, Victoria<\/strong>
\nAnalyzing Fecal Fiber Content in Wild Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii): Mother\/Child Pairs to Predict Travel Distance and Seed Dispersal
\nFaculty Mentor: Cheryl Knott (CAS Anthropology; Biology)<\/p>\n

Zhang, Mo<\/strong>
\nOptical Coherence Tomography-based Functional Imaging of Murine Femoral Artery:
\nA New Approach to Assessment of Vascular Endothelial Function in Mouse Model
\nFaculty Mentor: Jingyan Han (MED Vascular Biology)<\/p>\n

Zhang, Yujia<\/strong>
\nApplying 3D UNet to Live-cell Volumetric Microscopy Time Series Data Sets for Single-cell Segmentation
\nFaculty Mentor: Allyson Sgro (ENG Biomedical Engineering)<\/p>\n

Zhen, Terry<\/strong>
\nMeasuring Malicious Advertisements on Android
\nFaculty Mentor: Gianluca Stringhini (ENG Electrical & Computer Engineering)<\/p>\n

Zhou, Xincheng<\/strong>
\nThe China Christian Database: An Essential Digital Tool for the Cartography and Prosopography of Christianity in China
\nFaculty Mentor: Eugenio Menegon (CAS History)<\/p>\n

Zhu, Yixiu<\/strong>
\nThermal Analysis of Manycore Chips with Integrated Photonics
\nFaculty Mentor: Ayse Coskun (ENG Electrical & Computer Engineering)<\/p>\n

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