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2024 VURF RECIPIENTS

Student Name: Faculty Sponsor: Sponsor Department: Project Title:
       
Logan Hallihan Dr. Edward Guinan Astronomy and Astrophysics Investigating the Rotation-Age Correlation for the Red Dwarf Hosting Gliese 581d: An Exoplanet Study
Matthew Micho Dr. Edward Guinan Astronomy and Astrophysics Teegarden's Star-b and c: Exoplanets Nearly as Good as Earth?
Aedan DiSanto Dr. Edward Guinan; Dr. Scott Engle Astronomy and Astrophysics LHS 1140b: One of Astronomy's Most Promising Terrestrial Habitable-Zone Planets
Phoebe Hager Dr. Kelly Hambleton Astronomy and Astrophysics Understanding Binary Systems with Tidally Excited Pulsations
Julia Sunderland Dr. Scott Engle Astronomy and Astrophysics Long-Term Magnetic Activity Cycles of K and M Dwarf Stars
Madison Sullivan Dr. Aimee Eggler Biochemistry Determining Residue Mutation Effects on the pKa of Keap1 C151 
Cara Krien Dr. Dana Opulente Biology Balancing Act: Measuring Trade-offs between Carbon Niche Breadth and Growth
Brianna Puorro Dr. Matthew Youngman Biology Examining the composition and function of the ARID-1 complex during aging in C. elegans
Janice Park Dr. Stephanie Campos Biology Impacts of the hormone vasotocin on social odors, brains, and chemosensory behavior in lizards
Sasha Shakner Dr. Troy Shirangi Biology Investigating how mating neurons remodel during Drosophila metamorphosis 
William Stozenski Dr. Jacob Elmer Chemical Engineering Identifying Proteins that Inhibit Gene Therapy
Kate Hamel Dr. Laura Bracaglia Chemical Engineering CBL-ESP
Sophie Malik Dr. Deanna Zubris Chemistry Synthesis and Characterization of Imino-Pyridine Iron(II) Complexes using Zinc Template Synthesis Method
Alexandra Gennerman Dr. Peter Palenchar Chemistry PII and Its Interacting Partners 
Abbigail Snyder Dr. Scott Kassel; Dr. Jared Paul Chemistry Synthesis and Characterization of Cu(I) Complexes with Methyl Substituted tris(2-pyridyl)phosphine oxide (OPpy3) Ligands   
Meghan Youngren Dr. Vanessa Boschi; Dr. Amanda Grannas Chemistry How Does Increased Light Availability Due To Sea Ice Reduction Impact Organic Marine Chemistry in the Artic?
Ryan Tu Dr. Wenqing Xu Civil and Environmental Engineering  Enhancing the Anion-Exchange Capacity of Ammonium Modified Biochar for Retention of PFBA and PFOA Through a Column Study
Minh (Tommy) Nguyen Dr. Ebelechukwu Nwafor Computing Sciences Fine-Tuning NLP tools in two low-resourced languages: Nigerian Pidgin & Igbo 
Hiep Nguyen Dr. Justin Debenedetto Computing Sciences Improving Large Language Model by Starting Small
Tom Wang Dr. Mauricio Gruppi Computing Sciences On the Feasibility and Practicality of Accelerated Regular Expressions
Rebecca Jackson Dr. Sarah Cooney Computing Sciences Analyzing How #antihaul Videos on YouTube Inspire User Engagement for Means of Environmental Activism
Sophia Perdoncin Dr. Sarah Cooney Computing Sciences An Analysis of the YouTube DIY Clothing Phenomenon and its Impact on Sustainable Consumption
Xin (Calum) Huang Dr. Venkat Margapuri Computing Sciences Using Machine Learning to Diagnose ADHD
Garik Kazanjian Dr. Venkat Margapuri Computing Sciences Predicting Medicinal Treatment Plans for Patients with Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Using Machine Learning
Daniel LaManna Dr. Laura Meinzen-Dick Economics The Legislative Trends of the Heirs' Property Act
Fabiano Moscoso Dr. Pritpal Singh Electrical and Computer Engineering Modeling and Analysis of Lithium-ion Battery Performance in Telecom Backup Applications
Dmitrii Kapranov Dr. Tommaso Cappello Electrical and Computer Engineering High-Efficiency DC/DC Boost Converter for Switched-Mode RF GaN Power Amplifiers
Sonia Singh Dr. Jean Lutes  English Moving Beyond Expectations of Authors of Color: A Test Study of Alice Dunbar-Nelson
Isabel Choi Dr. Yumi Lee English Unearthing Traumatic Memory: A Comparative Analysis of Conflict Legacy Media in Korea and Ireland
Jenine Hazelwood Dr. Jean Lutes  English  What were they made for? A Timeline of the Black Barbie Doll 
Justin Staley Dr. Kabindra Shakya Geography and the Environment Comparison of particulate matter level at aboveground roadside and underground subway station in Philadelphia
Brent Jenkins Dr. Peleg Kremer Geography and the Environment Investigating Air and Surface Temperature Relationship
Grace Hansen Dr. Steven Goldsmith Geography and the Environment Sowing the Seeds of Pollution: How Plastics are Shaping Soil Chemistry 
Kathryn Feddish Dr. Bo Li Mechanical Engineering CBL-ESP
Christopher Marinko Dr. Bo Li Mechanical Engineering Ultrasensitive Force Sensors for Robotic Hand
Deana Yuan Dr. Bo Li Mechanical Engineering 3D Bioprinting of Artificial Bones
Datamis Ghorbanian Dr. Hashem Ashrafiuon Mechanical Engineering The 鈥淏lind鈥 Robot Experiment
Catherine Wollan Dr. Garrett Clayton; Dr. Nat Nataraj Mechanical Engineering CBL-ESP
Jocelyn Zavala Garcia Dr. Daniel Smith Nursing Evaluating the effectiveness of result dissemination strategies for a community-based participatory research program to reduce lead exposure risk in Latine communities.
Aidan Dsouza Dr. Meredith Mackenzie Greenle Nursing Assessing the Effects of Discrimination on Health-Related Quality of Life and Hypertension Self-Care in LGBTQ+ Older Adults
Robert Jackson Dr. Scott Dietrich Physics Quantum Hall Effect (QHE) in Graphene Heterostructures
Katherine Laird Dr. Benjamin Sachs Psychological and Brain Sciences Testing a Novel Behavioral Model to Study the Effects of Early Life Stress on Depression- and Anxiety-Like Symptoms in Both Sexes in Adult Life
Colin Nemeth Dr. Benjamin Sachs  Psychological and Brain Sciences Stress and Fentanyl Consumption in Mice
Jane Spencer Dr. Caitlyn Yantis Psychological and Brain Sciences Confronting White Privilege: Enhancing Systemic Racism Awareness among White Americans
Sarah Helstrom Dr. Janette Herbers Psychological and Brain Sciences Examining the Role of Parent-Child Synchrony in the Well-Being of Dyads Experiencing Homelessness
Antonia Aguilera Dr. John Kurtz Psychological and Brain Sciences Development and Impairment in Narrative Identity Following the COVID-19 Pandemic 
Claire Donnelly Dr. Grant Berry Spanish The Role of Classification of Bilingualism in Influencing Apparent Performance on Cognitive Control Tasks
Daniel Martinez Dr. Christina Whitehouse; Dr. Catherine Curley; Dr. Melissa O鈥機onnor Nursing Presidential Scholars Program PDA VURF - Threads of Connection, Older Adults and Younger Generations' Experiences with ReachOut: A Qualitative Study
Panday Swopnil Dr. Venkat Margapuri Computing Sciences Presidential Scholars Program PDA VURF