RISE AWARDS
RESEARCH
Understanding Rod Rotation in Fiber Reinforced Hydrogels: A Potential Toughening Mechanism
Presenter(s): Morgan Pfaff, COS’21, Biochemistry
Faculty Mentor: Randall Erb, COE, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
SCHOLARSHIP
It Takes a Village: Building a Cherokee Language Learning Tool
Presenter(s): Naomi Trevino, COS’22, Linguistics
Faculty Mentor: Ellen Cushman, CSSH, English
INNOVATION
Bacterial Nano-Biofactories: Harnessing the Power of Nature to Arm Nanometric Trojan Horses
Presenter(s): Linh Truong, BS/MS’21, Chemical Engineering; Ada Vernet-Crua, PhD’22, Chemical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Webster, COE, Chemical Engineering
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Low-Cost ECG Electrodes for Local Manufacture in Ethiopia
Presenter(s): Andrew Lopreiato, COE’23, Mechanical Engineering; Caitlynn Tov, COE’22, Bioengineering
Faculty Mentor: Joshua Hertz, COE, Bioengineering
Excellence in Research
Anastasia Leopold: Invasive Infrastructure
Excellence in Innovation
Amanda Collison: Using PSG to Predict Sleep Apnea Response to OAT
Excellence in Scholarship
Ciara Selders: Mitophagy as a Therapeutic for Parkinson’s Disease
Entrepreneurship
Yujia Wang: SMARTHIP™ Biosensor and Drug Releasing Platform
Computer and Information Sciences
Undergraduate – Tejas Sathyamurthi – Predicting Forest Fires Using Machine Learning
Graduate – Jinyuan Chen – Use ML Method to Predict Store Performance
Engineering and Technology
Undergraduate – Adam Alper – Magnetic “Tweezers”: A Micro-magnetism Tool
Graduate – Nicholas Briggs – Structural Resilience by Innovation in Diaphragms
Health Sciences
Undergraduate – Anusha Purakayastha – Reel2Real
Graduate – Tessa Brighton – Checkpoint Inhibitors and Cancer Cell Killing
Humanities and Arts
Undergraduate – John Edwards – Social Choice and Voting Systems
Graduate – Elizabeth Farrell – An Everyday Utopia: Water, Energy, Waste in Haiti
Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers and Institutes
Undergraduate – Vidhan Bhaiya – Dr. Brinsley: Chic + Functional Diabetic Footwear
Graduate – George Hajjar – Disaster Relief Planning Organization
Physical and Life Sciences
Undergraduate – Joie Sun – Using POOL to Understand the Genomics Behind MAPKs
Graduate – Max Winkelman – Neurovascular Niche-on-a-Chip
Social Sciences, Business and Law
Undergraduate – Alexandra Medina – Boston Underwater
Graduate – Mika Morikawa – Cultural Awareness in the Social Work World
COE Solutions
1st Place (tie) – Undergraduate – Amanda Dee – Non-Invasive, In Situ Monitoring of Root Growth
1st Place (tie) – Undergraduate – Suha Yacoob – Novel Route to Develop Neuropathic Pain Inhibitors
1st Place – Graduate – Nathan Adeyemi – Queue Theory-Based Inpatient Arrival Rate Approximation
CPS Resiliency and Sustainability
Undergraduate – Mark Turner – Fixed-Wing Drone Autonomous Re-Flight Platform
Graduate – Mruga Salunke – Building Cultural Resilience and Agility
Creating Value with DATA
Graduate – Freida Parsons – Multi-Level Sentiment Analysis of Stress
Data and Digital Storytelling
Undergraduate – Zack Bennett-Engler – Curious Boston
Graduate – Jordan Clark – Human Perception AI in the Classroom
Design
Undergraduate – Vidhan Bhaiya – Dr. Brinsley: Chic + Functional Diabetic Footwear
Graduate – Estuardo Villatoro Castaneda – Women: Head and Heart of the Haitian Economy
Ethically Informed Research
1st Place – Matthew Greer-Gentis – Deported Veterans and Criminogenic Risk Factors
2nd Place – Adriell Louis – Stroke Knowledge and Prevention: Tokyo and Bangkok
Grand Impact
Graduate – Mariangela Cardoso Miguel Carmona – Give it Here!
Health Communication
Undergraduate – Maria Paz – LGBTQ+ Healthcare Competency Intervention Study
Undergraduate – Sarah Rathje – Theoretical Analysis of Opioid Campaign
Illuminating Complex Problems
Undergraduate – Debby Nguyen – Immigrant Health and Wellbeing in Sanctuary Spaces
Graduate – Mruga Salunke – Building Cultural Resilience and Agility
SAIL
Undergraduate – Matthew Greer-Gentis – Deported Veterans and Criminogenic Risk Factors
Platform Economy
Graduate – Jinyuan Chen – Use ML Method to Predict Store Performance
Graduate Innovator
Graduate – Kirin Gada – The Role of GIRK Channels in Atrial Fibrillation
Research
Katlynn Bugda Gwilt: Novel Therapeutic Receptor Target in the Leaky Gut
Innovation
Aberdeen Dinius: Calculating Chemical Reaction Rates for Biofuels
Scholarship
Alya Abourezk: You Are on Indigenous Land
Entrepreneurship
Sam Carmola: Optimality Conditions for Intraday Equity Trades
Best Video Pitch Award
Emily E. Dahlgaard Thor: Intuitive Language Across Science Communications
COE Solution Award
1st Place – Undergraduate – Kestral Johnston: Tidal Flow Constructed Wetland for Water Reuse
1st Place – Graduate – Kunind Sharma: Modeling Thermal Comfort Behavior
2nd Place – Graduate – Basma Bargal: Modeling Caregiver Burnout
Data Award
Anirudh Kamath: How Much is Your Outfit Worth?
Graduate Innovator Award
Kaustubh Shivdikar: Pi-Tiles
Grand Impact Award
Zahra Amiji: Folic Acid and the Hispanic Population
Sail Award
Alexa Soares: Oxidative Effects of Maternal Separation
Sharing Economy Award
Forrest Perkins: Architects Empowering Community
Computer and Information Sciences
Undergraduate: Sam Carmola: Optimality Conditions for Intraday Equity Trades
Graduate: Richard Huff: A National Job Market Analytics Platform
Engineering and Technology
Undergraduate: Aberdeen Dinius: Calculating Chemical Reaction Rates for Biofuels
Graduate: Kunind Sharma: Modeling Thermal Comfort Behavior
Health Sciences
Undergraduate: Daniel Kent: Reducing Total Anesthetic Load In Vivo
Graduate: Katlynn Bugda Gwilt: Novel Therapeutic Receptor Target in the Leaky Gut
Humanities and Arts
Undergraduate: Alya Abourezk: You Are on Indigenous Land
Graduate: Nina Shabalina: Deconstructing Materiality
Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers and Institutes
Undergraduate: Christopher Scianna: Healing Soles
Graduate: Qifan Zhai: Characterization of Increases in Infection Rates
Physical and Life Sciences
Undergraduate: Daem Celestin: nPLEX for High Throughput Protein Analysis
Graduate: Maria Paz: Automated Monitoring System for Larva Behavior
Social Sciences, Business and Law
Undergraduate: Caroline Hyun Sue Kim: IPV Screening Efficacy: Realist Review
Graduate: Emily E. Dahlgaard Thor: Intuitive Language Across Science Communications
Research
Shivahamy Maheswaran: A Pre-Diagnostic for Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Innovation
Avery Watterworth: Structural Resilience: Building for Stormwater
Scholarship
Yian Xu: Using Mindfulness to Reduce Cognitive Bias
Entrepreneurship
Nathan Kotler: Arbitrage Opportunities in Exchange-Traded Funds
Best Video Pitch
Samantha Ernst: Electronic Medical Records & Child Abuse
Graduate Innovator Award
Shadi Emam: MIP Gas Sensor
Computer and Information Sciences
Undergraduate: Anush Devadhasan: Elucidating Mechanisms of HIV Control
Graduate: Kaustubh Shivdikar: The Prime Hexagon
Engineering and Technology
Undergraduate: Victoria D’Agostino: Point-of-Care HPV Diagnosis
Graduate: Javier Fonseca: Reticular Chemistry to Predict MOFs
Health Sciences
Undergraduate: Shivahamy Maheswaran: A Pre-Diagnostic for Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Graduate: Katlynn Gwilt: Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Inflammation
Humanities and Arts
Undergraduate: Alya Abourezk: Forestation Urbanization
Graduate: Avery Watterworth: Structural Resilience: Building for Stormwater
Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers and Institutes
Undergraduate: Samantha Ernst: Electronic Medical Records & Child Abuse
Graduate: Sanahan Vijayakuma: Scale-Up Manufacturing of ‘INCeRT’ Implants
Physical and Life Sciences
Undergraduate: Eun Kyung Jeon: Cell Cycle Kinetics in Denervated Regenerate
Graduate: Seamus McKenney: Dissecting Immuno-Heterogeneity with Microfluidics
Social Sciences, Business and Law
Undergraduate: Samantha Goldman: Differences in Dehumanizing Language in the Media
Graduate: Yian Xu: Using Mindfulness to Reduce Cognitive Bias
Research
Alaina Baker: What’s in a Headline? Framing of Mass Violence Impacts Social Perception
Innovation
John de la Parra: Discovering Novel Biomarkers for Women’s Health: A Robust Platform for Disease Detection in the Menstrual Blood Proteome
Scholarship
Yian Xu: Cognitive Bias in Legal Decision-Making: New Evidence from Psychological Studies
Entrepreneurship
Brian Phillips: Sentiment Driven Market Modeling
Best Video Pitch
Elikem Tettey-Tamaklo: Redesigned Bubble CPAP to Effectively Curtail Preterm Infant Mortality in Low Resource Areas
Graduate Innovator Award
Liam Timms: New Insights into the Brain, Consciousness and More with QUTE-CE MRI-Based Quantitative Vascular Mapping
Computer and Information Sciences
Undergraduate: Benjamin Trapani: A Fast Parallel Level Set Segmentation Algorithm for 3-D Images
Graduate: Bryan Koch: Detection and Mitigation of Malicious Modifications on the Minnowboard Turbot
Engineering and Technology
Undergraduate: Justin Hynes-Bruell: Augmented Reality for Parkinson’s: An Assistive Tool Based on Visual Cues
Graduate: Harsh Engineer: Portable Thermoelectricity Generating Kit
Health Sciences
Undergraduate: Gilbert Yap: Motion Capture-Based Robotic Interfaces to Enhance Engagement and Adherence In Pediatric Rehabilitation
Graduate: Amirah Aly: Focused Ultrasound Enhancement of an Intranasal Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
Humanities and Arts
Undergraduate: Evan McEldowney: Kleo: User Centered Art Tours
Graduate: Cyrus Dahmubed: Rising with the Tides: Saving Boston from Sea Level Rise with a New Eco-District
Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers and Institutes
Undergraduate: Emily Navarrete: A Student Designed Curriculum: Developing a Project-Based Introductory Chemistry Laboratory Course
Graduate: Michael Gargano: Cancer Publication Portal: Identifying Gene-Cancer Associations from Biomedical Literature
Physical and Life Sciences
Undergraduate: Michael Nelson: Exploring Hydrogel Potential in Football Helmets
Graduate: John de la Parra: Discovering Novel Biomarkers for Women’s Health: A Robust Platform for Disease Detection in the Menstrual Blood Proteome
Social Sciences, Business and Law
Undergraduate: Alaina Baker: What’s in a Headline? Framing of Mass Violence Impacts Social PerceptionGraduate: Yian Xu: Cognitive Bias in Legal Decision-Making: New Evidence from Psychological Studies
Research
Mansi Jain: Automated Diagnostic System for Gastric Cancer
Innovation
John de la Parra: Controlled Biosynthesis and Diversification of Plant-Derived Pharmaceuticals
Scholarship
Sarah Solomon: Housing the Boston Homeless
Entrepreneurship
Colin Bernardo: 3D Scanning of Neuroanatomical Structures
Best Video Pitch
Jacob Ganley: Functionalizing Antibodies Using Flow Chemistry
Graduate Innovator Award
Joshua Martin: Developing Hierarchically Reinforced Composites Via 3D Printing and Magnetic Assembly
Computer and Information Sciences
Undergraduate: Mansi Jain: Automated Diagnostic System for Gastric Cancer
Graduate: Keith Harrigan: Anonymity and Gender Inference on Reddit
Engineering and Technology
Undergraduate: Quan Do: A Sensor-Based App for Video Game Play
Graduate: Joshua Martin: Developing Hierarchically Reinforced Composites Via 3D Printing and Magnetic Assembly
Health Sciences
Undergraduate: Alyssa Long: Pharmacy Student Interactions with Minority Groups
Graduate: Julie Goff: Gross Motor Group Effects on Children with ASD
Humanities and Arts
Undergraduate: Sarah Solomon: Housing the Boston Homeless
Graduate: Joseph di Bella: Re-thinking Structure
Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers and Institutes
Undergraduate: Shawn Jones: Triton SCUBA Diving Prosthetic
Graduate: Michael Williams: Human In the Loop Debris Collection
Physical and Life Sciences
Undergraduate: Joseph Chung: Development of a Fluorescent Western Blot of CFTR
Graduate: John de la Parra: Controlled Biosynthesis and Diversification of Plant-Derived Pharmaceuticals
Social Sciences, Business and Law
Undergraduate: Amelie Desrosiers: Pathways to Progress
Graduate: Matthew Murry: Attachment and Emotion Perception Across Adulthood
Research
Kristofer Patel: NanoCRISPR: An Alternative to Chemotherapy
Innovation
Salar Shahini Shamsabadi: PAVEMON: A GIS Web-based PAVEment MONitoring System
Scholarship
David Potter: De Novo Urbanism
Entrepreneurship
Codi Gharagouzloo: Diagnosing Neuropathy Early with QUTE-CE MRI
Best Poster Presentation
Paul Elliott: Durable ZnO Nanorod and Polymer Composite Surface with Controllable Wettability
Best Video Pitch
Salar Shahini Shamsabadi: PAVEMON: A GIS Web-based PAVEment MONitoring System
Graduate Innovator Award
Computer and Information Sciences
Undergraduate: Chisheng Liang: VistaLight: A Game Helps People Make Better Decisions
Graduate: Bochao Shen: SmartShift: Expanded Load Shifting Incentive Mechanism for Risk-Averse Consumers
Engineering and Technology
Undergraduate: Ethan Edson: Research and Design of an Oceanographic Microplastic Sampling Instrument
Graduate: Benjamin Geilich: Silver Nanoparticle-embedded Polymersome Nanocarriers for the Treatment of Antibiotic-resistant Infections
Health Sciences
Undergraduate: Jennifer Schirmer: Standardization of Cardiopulmonary Skills: Measures of Aerobic Capacity
Graduate: Abhijit Kulkarni: Novel Pharmacotherapy for Treating Cognitive Dysfunction and Chronic Pain in Alzheimers Disease
Humanities and Arts
Undergraduate: Mario Accordino: Everett | Intraface
Graduate: David Potter: De Novo Urbanism
Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers and Institutes
Undergraduate: Kristofer Patel: NanoCRISPR: An Alternative to Chemotherapy
Graduate: Codi Gharagouzloo: Diagnosing Neuropathy Early with QUTE-CE MRI
Physical and Life Sciences
Undergraduate: Ronan Talty: Estrogen-Dopamine Interactions During Extinction Learning in Female Rats
Graduate: Divakaran Murugesapillai: Quantitative DNA Binding, Looping, and Compaction Properties of the HIV-1 Viral Protein R
Social Sciences, Business and Law
Undergraduate: Alison Campbell: The Socioecology of Academic Achievement Across Racial Boundaries: The Role of Context in Understanding Disparate Outcomes
Graduate: Jin Xun Goh: Gender-Stereotyping of Sexual Minorities at the Interpersonal Level
Best Video Pitch Award
Philip Strandwitz: GABA Modulating Bacteria in the Human Gut Microbiome
COE Dean’s Award
Aida Ehyaei: A System For Gathering Data on Sleep Behavior and Context in the Home Setting
SREC Engineering Award
Robinson Greig: Gather – Enhanced Short-Term Social Event Discovery and Plann
Graduate Student Government Award
Amirah Aly: Treating Parkinson’s Disease Using a Non-Invasive Gene Therapy Approach
Engineering and Technology
Undergraduate: David Potter: Resilient Structures
Graduate: David Walsh: Microfluidic Chemotaxis-Based Cell Immunophenotyping for Ocular Diagnostics
Health Sciences
Undergraduate: Emily Nasson: A pilot project in preparation for the randomized control trial: Moving On After Breast Cancer
Graduate: Sean Kocur: Salsolinol compounds as biomarkers for human alcohol consumption, disease, and toxicity
Humanities and Arts
Undergraduate: Joey Lafyatis: Artist Co-Funding: Redefining The Modern Record Label
Graduate: Chris Marciano: The Millennial Village
Interdisciplinary
Undergraduate: Matt Gowie: WeTeam
Graduate: Jodi Belz: Localized tumor delivery of radiosensitizers and chemotherapeutics using ‘INCeRT’ implants
Physical and Life Sciences
Undergraduate: Douglas Townsend: Application of Spectral Cytopathology as a Diagnostic Tool for Barrett’s Esophagus
Graduate: Jennifer Woodring: Optimization of pharmaceutical properties of a lead compound targeting human African trypanosomiasis by nano formulations
Social Sciences, Business and Law
Undergraduate: Inbae Choi: Know Thyself…Or Not
Graduate: Mollie Ruben: Perceived Control of Pain Contributes to Reduced Pain Ratings and Accurately Recalling Pain
Computer and Information Sciences
Undergraduate: Katherine Schneider: Creating Neighborhood: Rethinking Urban Family Housing
Graduate: Yiyun Ma: Designing Cloud and Big Data Platforms for Data-intensive Scientific
Engineering and Technology
Undergraduate: Antonio Rufo: FilterLight
Graduate: Ryan Hennessy: Damage Characteristics in MEMS Switch Contacts
Health Sciences
Undergraduate: Nick O’Donnell: Adverse Events Associated with IV Sedative Use and Related Mortality in the United States over an Eight Year Period
Graduate: Malav Trivedi: Novel Mechanistic Explanation for use of Gluten Free Casein Free Diet in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Humanities and Arts
Undergraduate: Benjamin Greer: A Post Industrial Somerville: Urban Development with an Ecological Infrastructure
Graduate: Jessica Wilcock: Urban Revitalization through Resilient Infrastructure
Interdisciplinary
Undergraduate: Chelsea Costanev: arc: building conversations
Graduate: Ryan Myers: Biohybrid Robot Fabrication using E-Jet Printer
Physical and Life Sciences
Undergraduate: Ashley Cryan: Projected Effects of Climate Change and Ocean Acidification on the Incidence and Severity of Blooms of Harmful Algae in the Gulf of Maine
Graduate: Mehmet Nurullah Ates: Revolutionizing Li-Battery Infrastructure for Energy Storage Applications: Short Term and Long Term Solutions
Social Sciences, Business and Law
Undergraduate: Krista Langley: How Anger Influences Threat Detection: The Independent Contributions of Affect and Conceptual Knowledge
Graduate: Lisa Granquist: Armoring the Massachusetts Coast: Increased Protection or Added Risk?
RISE CATEGORY AWARDS
Computer and Information Science, Undergraduate
Inclusion in Beauty: A Data-Driven Approach to Measuring Diversity in Foundation Shades
Presenter(s): Christina Pathrose, Khoury’22, Computer Science; Gaea Leemon, CSSH’22, Economics
Faculty Mentor: Independently-Produced Project
Engineering and Technology, Undergraduate
The Solvent-Free Solution to Redox Flow Batteries
Presenter(s): Christopher Owen, COE’22, Chemical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Joshua Gallaway, COE, Chemical Engineering
Health Sciences, Undergraduate
Retrospective Analysis of Children With ATRT Cancer Treated According to ACNS0333
Presenter(s): Clara Wu, COS’23, Behavioral Neuroscience
Faculty Mentor: Alyssa Reddy, UCSF, Pediatric Neurologist and Director, Program on Neurofibromatosis
Humanities and Arts, Undergraduate
Chaos Creators: Designing Clothing About the Environmental Crisis
Presenter(s): Meryl Prendergast, CAMD’22, Theatre
Faculty Mentor: Frances McSherry, CAMD, Theatre
Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers, and Institutes; Undergraduate
The Debt Calculator: A Gratitude-Based Approach to Environmental Justice
Presenter(s): Kira Mok, CSSH’23, Sociology/Environmental Studies; Sophie Kelly, COS’21, Environmental Studies/International Affairs
Faculty Mentor: Sara Wylie, CSSH, Sociology and Anthropology
Physical and Life Sciences, Undergraduate (TIE)
Aromatase Inhibitor Sensitizes Prostatic Cells for 5- Alpha Reductase Inhibitor Treatment
Presenter(s): Andrew Chang, COS’23, Biology
Faculty Mentor: Aria F. Olumi, Janet & William DeWolf Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Urologic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Monte Carlo Simulation of Phase Equilibria in Pentadecanoic Acid Monolayers
Presenter(s): Jake Duffy, Khoury’23, Computer Science/Physics
Faculty Mentor: Mona Minkara, COE, Bioengineering
Social Sciences, Business, and Law; Undergraduate
Understanding the Prison Pipeline: Evaluating Data in the Child Welfare System
Presenter(s): Matthew Canary, CSSH’23, Sociology
Faculty Mentor: Gordana Rabrenovic, CSSH, Sociology and Anthropology
Computer and Information Science, Graduate
Husky Sort
Presenter(s): Sai Vineeth Kandappa Reddi Gari, MS’21, Information Systems
Faculty Mentor: Robin Hillyard, COE, Computer Science; Alumni Co-Presenter, Yunlu Liaozheng, MS’20, Computer System Engineering
Engineering and Technology, Graduate
Antibacterial and Cytotoxicity Analysis of Tellurium-Based Nanocomposites
Presenter(s): Ada Vernet-Crua, PhD’22, Chemical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Rebecca Willits, COE, Chemical Engineering
Humanities and Arts, Graduate
TONE
Presenter(s): Ghalia Ammar, MArch’21, Architecture; Sophia Sabaten, MArch’21, Architecture; Allan Cohen, MArch’21, Architecture
Faculty Mentor: Jeremy Munn, CAMD, Architecture
Health Sciences, Graduate
WEDJ Lab Lead Study
Presenter(s): Kaleem Ahmid, BS in Health Science and Philosophy/MPH’21, Health Science/Public Health; Larissa Morikawa, BS/MS’21, Health Science/Security and Resilience Studies, Bouve & CSSH
Faculty Mentor: Sara Wylie, CSSH, Sociology and Anthropology
Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers, and Institutes; Graduate
Chrysalis: Adaptive Physical Rehabilitation in Extended Reality (XR)
Presenter(s): Haleigh Whitlock, MS’21, Bioengineering; Nathan Miner, MS’21, Game Design; Jason Miller, MS’21, Computer Science; Semaa Amin, MS’21, Computer Science; Ningyu Ding, MS’21, Data Analytics Engineering; Tanmay Alsi, MS’21, Data Analytics Engineering; Rachelle Angeli Marañon, MS’21, Computer Science; Wen Gu, MS’21, Computer Science
Faculty Mentor: Casper Harteveld, CAMD, Art and Design
Physical and Life Sciences, Graduate
GIRK Channels and PKCε in Atrial Fibrillation
Presenter(s): Kirin Gada, PhD’21, Pharmacology
Faculty Mentor: Diomedes Logothetis, Bouvé, Pharmaceutical Science; Takeharu Kawano, Bouvé, Senior Research Scientist
Social Sciences, Business, and Law; Graduate
Reforming the Referral Process: Increasing Diversity for Tech Startups
Presenter(s): Kelsey Kaul, EdD’22, Education
Faculty Mentor: Shannon Alpert, CPS, Education
FOCUS AWARDS
COE Solutions, Undergraduate
The Effect of Input Device on a Novel Digital Version of the Trail Making Test
Presenter(s): Garrit Strenge, COE’24, Computer Engineering/Computer Science; Ethan Wong, COS’24, Biology; Tyler Greffrath, DPT’22, Physical Therapy; Nathaniel Pinkes Bouvé’21/MPH’21, Health Science/Public Health; Caitlyn Celestino, DPT’22, Physical Therapy
Faculty Mentor: Eugene Tunik, Bouvé, Physical Therapy/Movement/Rehabilitation Sciences; Misha Pavel, Khoury/Bouvé, Computer Science/Health Sciences; Holly Jimison, Khoury/Bouvé, Computer Science/Health Sciences; Mathew Yarossi, Bouvé, Physical Therapy/Movement/Rehabilitation Sciences
COE Solutions, Undergraduate
Alleviating Nighttime Symptoms Associated with Nasal Cannula Use
Presenter(s): Antony Fuleihan, COE’21, Mechanical Engineering; Geoffrey Lin, COE’21, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Carol Livermore, COE, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
COE Solutions, Undergraduate
Modelling Particle Accumulation in the Endothelial Glycocalyx of the Blood-Brain Barrier
Presenter(s): Daniel Tento, COE’22, Chemical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Jones, COE, Chemical Engineering
COE Solutions, Graduate
Reinventing the Total Hip Implant for an Aging Population
Presenter(s): Aditya Morey, MS’21, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Sumner Barenberg, COE, Bioengineering
COE Solutions, Graduate
Detecting Labor Violation Among Employers of Migrant Workers: Analyses of H2A Applications
Presenter(s): Arezoo Jafari, PhD’23, Industrial Engineering; Maggie Clark, COE’24, Industrial Engineering; Elaine Klatt, COE’22, Industrial Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Kayse Maass, COE, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering; Shawn Bhimani, DMSB, Supply Chain Management; Amy Farrell, CSSH, Criminology & Criminal Justice
CPS Sustainability and Resiliency
Mental Health Literacy in Student Affairs Graduate Preparation Programs
Presenter(s): Emily Bauer, EdD’21, Higher Education Administration
Faculty Mentor: Joan Giblin, CPS, Education
CPS Sustainability and Resiliency
Exploring the Challenges of Employing Women as Porters in Cusco, Peru
Presenter(s): Shreshthi Mehta, MS’21, Leadership
Faculty Mentor: Patty Goodman, CPS, Corporate and Organizational Communication
Creating Value with Data, Undergraduate
Prediction of Antibiotic Producers by CART and RF Modelling
Presenter(s): Jacob Egelberg, COS’24, Biochemistry
Faculty Mentor: Kim Lewis, COS, Biology
Creating Value with Data, Graduate
Predicting Memory Utilization on High Performance Computing Cluster
Presenter(s): Rhea Dcosta, MPS’21, Analytics
Faculty Mentor: Manasvita Joshi, CPS, Data Science
Data and Digital Storytelling, Graduate
Mathematical Methods and Dance
Presenter(s): Nicole Zizzi, CAMD MArch ’21
Faculty Mentor: John Straub, Boston University, Professor of Chemistry
Data and Digital Storytelling, Undergraduate
Filmify — a Platform to Promote Diversity in the Film Industry
Presenter(s): Natalie Duerr, CAMD ’21, Art and Design; Celine Yan, Khoury’21, Computer Science/Design; Josh Pensky, Khoury’21, Computer Science/Design; Karisa Tzeng, Khoury’21, Computer Science/Design; Srilekha Nuli, Khoury’21, Computer Science/Design;
Faculty Mentor: Mark Sivak, CAMD, Art and Design
Data and Digital Storytelling, Undergraduate
Building a Digital Archive of Historical Cherokee Manuscripts
Presenter(s): Taylor Snead, Khoury ’21, Computer Science
Faculty Mentor: Ellen Cushman, CSSH, English
Data and Digital Storytelling, Undergraduate
Bridging the Divide: A Toolkit for Urban Development
Presenter(s): Jake Okrent, CAMD’26, Architecture
Faculty Mentor: Taskina Tareen, CAMD, Architecture
Design, Graduate
Sustainable Multipurpose Outdoor Gear
Presenter(s): Zoe Judd, MS’21, Experience Design; Charya Peou, MS’21, Experience Design; Jeff Burrell, MS’21, Experience Design
Faculty Mentor: Mark Sivak, CAMD, Art and Design
Design, Undergraduate
First Circle: A Perfectly Harmless Card Game
Presenter(s): Kieran Sheldon, CAMD’21, Game Design; Kathryn Minor, CAMD’22, Design; Beatrice Tolan, CAMD’21, Game Art and Animation
Faculty Mentor: Brandon Sichling, CAMD, Art and Design
Design, Undergraduate
Urban Resilience through Activating Architectural Ecologies
Presenter(s): Anastasia Leopold, CAMD ’21, Architecture
Faculty Mentor: David Fannon, CAMD/COE, Architecture & Civil Engineering
Design, Undergraduate
Biodegradable Architecture
Presenter(s): Isabella Greco, CAMD’23, Architecture
Faculty Mentor: Mary Hale, CAMD, Architecture
Ethically Informed Research Focus Award, Undergraduate
ConsciousCart
Presenter(s): Yasmeen Masri, CAMD’21, Interactive Design; Michelle Pine, Khoury’21, Computer Science/Design; Katherine DeAndre, CAMD’22, Design; Wei-Chi Chen CAMD’21, Design; Jianglei Zhu, CAMD’21, Design
Faculty Mentor: Mark Sivak, CAMD, Art and Design
Ethically Informed Research Focus Award, Graduate
The Trust Project
Presenter(s): Kaleem Ahmid, BS in Health Science and Philosophy/MPH’21, Health Science/Public Health; Tyreke Gaston, COS’22, Health Science/Psychology; Samhita Koduri, Bouvé’25, Health Science
Faculty Mentor: Alisa Lincoln, Bouvé/CSSH, Health Sciences/Sociology
Graduate Innovator
Restorative Justice Challenges and Culturally Responsive Classrooms to Improve Engagement
Presenter(s): Joel Livingston, EdD’21, Education
Faculty Mentor: Corliss Thompson-Brown, CPS, Education
Graduate Innovator
What MRI Can Tell You About Your Kidneys: Morphometric Analysis of Novel Vascular Images
Presenter(s): Tianyi Zhou, PhD’23, Physics; Liam Timms PhD’21, Physics; Benjamin Dottinger Bouvé’23, Health Science
Faculty Mentor: Srinivas Sridhar, COS, Physics; Valur Olafsson, Biomedical Imaging Center; Fred Bidmead, Lead MRI Technologist
Health Communication, Graduate
Impact of Communication Breakdowns on Social Participation in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Presenter(s): Kayla Doherty, Bouvé MS’21, Speech-Language Pathology
Faculty Mentor: Kristen Allison, Bouvé, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Health Communication, Undergraduate
Disclose and Discuss: A COVID-19 ‘Quaranteam’ Checklist
Presenter(s): Jaime Si, CAMD’21, Communication Studies; Allegra D’Virgilio, CAMD’22, Communication Studies/Theater; Michaela Mudrick, CAMD’21, Communication Studies
Faculty Mentor: Susan Mello, CAMD, Communication Studies
Health Communication, Undergraduate
Northeastern Greek Life, E-Cigarettes, & COVID-19
Presenter(s): Morgan Miovski, COS’22, Cell and Molecular Biology
Faculty Mentor: Susan Mello, CAMD, Communication Studies
Health Communication, Undergraduate
Pills, Teas, and Songs: Stories of Medicine around the World
Presenter(s): Debby Nguyen, Bouvé ’24, Pharmacy
Faculty Mentor: Alisa Lincoln, Bouvé/CSSH
Illuminating Complex Problems, Graduate
Expanding Pharmacists’ Social and Clinical Expertise to Empower Transgender Patients
Presenter(s): Sarah Samel, PharmD’21, Pharmacy; Amanda Maffa, PharmD’22, Pharmacy; Izzy Schnake, PharmD’22, Pharmacy
Faculty Mentor: Michael Gonyeau, Bouvé, Pharmacy & Health Systems Sciences
Illuminating Complex Problems, Undergraduate
Centering Community Voice in the Massachusetts Green Recovery Conversation
Presenter(s): Ava Gallo, CSSH’21, Environmental Studies/International Affairs
Faculty Mentor: Becca Berkey, CSSH, Human Services
Illuminating Complex Problems, Undergraduate
Think Like a Scientist: An Innovative Approach to Early STEM Education
Presenter(s): Nuria Romero, COS’21, Cell and Molecular Biology; Alexandra Silverman, COE’21, Bioengineering; Hannah Wisner, COS’23, Biology
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Lieb, Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
Lux, Veritas, Virtus; Undergraduate
How to Survive a Pandemic: Celebrating Resilience and Community Through Digital Theatre
Presenter(s): Shira Weiss, CAMD’22, Theatre; Kaitlyn Fiery, CAMD’22, Theatre
Faculty Mentor: Melinda Lopez, CAMD, Theatre
Lux, Veritas, Virtus; Undergraduate
Reggaetonero Feminista: A Look at Sexism and Feminism in Popular Spanish-Language Music
Presenter(s): Emily Burke, CAMD’21, Music and Political Science
Faculty Mentor: Kirsten Rodine-Hardy, CSSH, Political Science
Platform Economy, Undergraduate
Abstract: Facilitate the Matching of Faculty and Students for Research Projects
Presenter(s): Daniel Koerner, COS’21, Environmental Studies/Economics; Katharine McGuire, CSSH’23, Economics; Kaitlyn Cavallaro, CSSH’23, International Affairs/Economics; Julia Geller, Khoury’23, Data Science
Faculty Mentor: Yakov Bart, DMSB, Business and Social Sciences
Platform Economy, Graduate
Cultural Challenges of International Websites
Presenter(s): Victor Aimi, MS’21, Corporate & Organizational Communication
Faculty Mentor: Patty Goodman, CPS, Corporate and Organizational Communication
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Computer and Information Science
Ok Google, Help People Trust You
Presenter(s): Shrreya Aagarwal, COS’21, Psychology
Faculty Mentor: John Coley, COS, Psychology; Emily Thor, PhD’20, Psychology
Health Sciences
Proton-Pump Inhibitor Deprescribing Eligibility Among Osteoporosis/Osteopenia Patients
Presenter(s): Janki Patel, Bouvé’21, Pharmacy; Lucy Yu, Bouvé’21, Pharmacy; Eric Chang, Bouvé’21, Pharmacy
Faculty Mentor: Macayla Bartucca, Bouvé, Pharmacy & Health Systems Sciences
Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers, and Institutes
Ancient Stoic Techniques and Mental Health Today
Presenter(s): Kristie Chan, Office of the Provost’24, Undeclared; Sheridan Lasher, CSSH’22, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; Emma Andrews, CSSH’22, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; Benjamin Gould CSSH’21/MPP’22, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics/Public Policy; Jack Hoover, COE’23, Bioengineering; Edith Olmsted, CSSH’21, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; Alisha Karuvannur-Sandhu, CSSH’23, Philosophy
Faculty Mentor: Jacob Stump, CSSH, Philosophy and Religion
Social Sciences, Business, and Law (TIE)
What Happened to the Perpetrator? The Role of Perpetrator’s Outcome in Victim Blaming
Presenter(s): Rasvitha Nandru, COS’21, Behavioral Neuroscience; Yueting Lu, COS’24, Behavioral Neuroscience; Alessia Iancarelli PhD’24, Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Ajay Satpute, COS, Psychology
Engineering and Technology
Athelas: Autonomous Vital-Measuring Using Biological Sensors and Vision Based Robotics
Presenter(s): Unnas Hussain, COE’21, Computer Engineering/Computer Science; John Allen, COE’21, Electrical Engineering; Akhil Bagul, COE’21, Computer Engineering/Computer Science; Kaylin Devchand, COE’21, Computer Engineering/Computer Science; Christian Hardy, COE’21, Electrical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Waleed Meleis, COE, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Humanities and Arts
Patterns of Inclusive Design: An Accessible and Multisensory Approach
Presenter(s): Kathryn Platt, MArch’21, Architecture
Faculty Mentor: David Fannon, CAMD/COE, Architecture & Civil and Environmental Engineering
Physical and Life Sciences
Novel Approach in Modeling Wound Healing and Aging Skin Defects In Vitro
Presenter(s): Hui Zhang, COS’21, Behavioral Neuroscience
Faculty Mentor: Justin Crane, COS, Biology; Elizabeth Crane, COS, Biology; Wesley Wong PhD’20, Biology
Social Sciences, Business, and Law (TIE)
Translations of School Reopening Documents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Presenter(s): Jonathan Hammons, PhD’23, School Psychology; Isabella Leiwant, PhD’22, School Psychology; Arabiye Artola, PhD’24, School Psychology; Kayla Sippin, MS’22, Applied Educational Psychology; Lauren Hamel, MS’22, Applied Educational Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Amy Briesch, Bouvé, Applied Psychology
RISE Awards will be presented to those showing excellence in:
- Research – $2,000 awarded for methodological and procedural excellence in exploration, creation, and study
- Innovation – $2,000 awarded for the discovery of novel and revolutionary inventions, processes, ways of thinking, ways of seeing
- Scholarship – $2,000 awarded for an academic breakthrough in a particular field
- Entrepreneurship – $2,000 awarded to the presentation with the greatest entrepreneurial potential
Awards of $1,000 are given in the following categories to one undergraduate and one graduate:
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Engineering and Technology
- Health Sciences
- Humanities and Arts
- Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers and Institutes
- Physical and Life Sciences
- Social Sciences, Business and Law
Focus Awards. Awards are $500, unless noted otherwise. All students are also eligible for awards unless otherwise noted.
- COE Solution Awards – Eligibility: College of Engineering. Engineering at Northeastern is about creating solutions for a high-velocity world. COE Solution Awards recognize COE students (two undergraduates and two graduate students) who demonstrate the mission of the College of Engineering, which is to create and translate knowledge through transformative research and remarkable innovation. These awards are given to COE students whose RISE submissions keenly reflect solutions that address global needs by identifying/developing novel approaches to problems within scientific, social, and/or entrepreneurial spheres. Sponsored by the College of Engineering
- CPS Resiliency and Sustainability Awards – Eligibility: College of Professional Studies Students. CPS Resiliency and Sustainability Awards recognize one undergraduate and one graduate CPS student (or team) whose RISE presentation best applies research and communication to spotlight an important idea, problem, or challenge related to any of the wide range of topics within resiliency and sustainability — from leadership to regulatory affairs, from local to global, from environmental to technology – the range of disciplines reflects students’ programs and interests. Sponsored by the College of Professional Studies
- Creating Value with DATA Award – In an increasingly data-rich world inhabited by humans and machines, seamless data-driven transition between the physical and digital has become ubiquitous. The Digital, Analytics, Technology and Automation (DATA) Initiative is a cross-disciplinary, innovative hub of thought leadership committed to researching, developing and sharing new knowledge and approaches for transforming organizations into digital and data-driven businesses.The Creating Value with DATA Award recognizes one undergraduate and one graduate RISE presentation demonstrating the most creative and promising approach to creating value with data-driven and technology-enabled analytics and automation. Sponsored by DATA Initiative
- Data and Digital Storytelling Awards – Data and Digital Storytelling Awards recognize up to four RISE presentations that deftly apply tools of design, data visualization, text mining or mapping, journalistic investigation, or creative storytelling to draw attention to an important idea, problem, or challenge. Jointly sponsored by the College of Arts, Media and Design & College of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Design Awards – Design as an interdisciplinary and integrative discipline – with its capacity to map the complex dynamics of an issue, foresee its evolution, and shape tangible and intangible interfaces, experiences, services and systems – can empower the network between and across disciplines. The Design Awards recognize up to four students whose RISE presentation best exemplifies how design principles and the design process conceive of and shape innovative ideas and solutions to challenging, multi-disciplinary problems. Sponsored by the College of Arts, Media and Design
- Ethically Informed Research Awards – Ethically Informed Research Awards recognize RISE presentations that best incorporate attention to ethical considerations in research design and implementation, for example by addressing a significant ethical challenge, using value-sensitive project design, or demonstrating designing and implementing effective human research protocols. Sponsored by the College of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Graduate Innovator Award – Eligibility: Graduate Students. Graduate Student Government (GSG) is the official liaison between graduate students and Northeastern University and is charged with: 1) organizing graduate students on a co-operative basis for advancing academic, professional and holistic interests; 2) facilitating services which supplement the academic experience, and developing a sense of community within the graduate body, the university community and beyond; 3) fostering a diverse and inclusive graduate student community; and, 4) safeguarding the interests of all graduate students including those from marginalized or underrepresented communities, building an environment free of systemic societal oppression. Graduate Innovator Awards of $200 recognize two graduate peers who demonstrate remarkable innovation by identifying new approaches to problem solving for maximal social impact. Sponsored by Graduate Student Government
- Health Communication Awards – Communication is a critical tool in the health sciences. It includes crafting messages about health, developing strategies for promoting health-care services, and specific applications of health communication (e.g., increasing disease awareness and prevention). Health Communication Awards recognize up to four students whose RISE presentation examines a specific, contemporary health communication challenge and proposes solutions to that challenge. Jointly sponsored by the College of Art, Media and Design & Bouvé College of Health Sciences
- Illuminating Complex Problems Awards – Illuminating Complex Problems Awards recognize RISE presentations, rooted in values of social justice, that effectively illuminate causes of, or suggest strategies for addressing, a complex and persistent social problem. Sponsored by the College of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Lux, Veritas, Virtus Award – Taking its name from Northeastern’s motto, this award recognizes a RISE project that exemplifies the values of light, truth, and courage by elevating our human capacities to engage with challenges through the methods and practices of the arts and humanities. Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
- Platform Economy Award – The platform economy can be characterized as a system of dynamic decentralized networks that enables the increased utilization of assets by directly and nimbly matching supply and demand. Technology has enabled new platforms to flourish, disrupting traditional businesses and transforming the future of transportation, lodging, computing, energy, and other services. The estimated impact of platform economy practices on society is striking, directly affecting the lives of more than a quarter of the adults living in the USA. However, the rapid pace of change has resulted in limited understanding of the dynamic interactions of these platforms with society, and the lag in understanding may be dangerous as disruptive changes continue to accelerate. SHARE envisions and works toward a world in which platforms are intentionally engineered for socially desirable outcomes considering their long-term sustainability, cyber-security, resource usage efficiency, impact on the environment, workforce and community relations, interactions with public services, and value-creation. The Platform Economy Award recognizes one undergraduate and one graduate RISE presentation that demonstrate the most creative and promising approach to using technologies and algorithms for optimizing design, incentives, operations and security of platform economy systems that enable socially desirable outcomes, such as sustainable growth, social equity and improved resilience. Sponsored by SHARE
RISE attendees select the winner of the $500 People’s Choice Award by casting votes for their favorite presentation during the Expo.