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

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

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

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

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

1^st Place (tie) – Undergraduate – Amanda Dee – Non-Invasive, In Situ Monitoring of Root Growth

1^st Place (tie) – Undergraduate – Suha Yacoob – Novel Route to Develop Neuropathic Pain Inhibitors

1^st 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

1^st Place – Matthew Greer-Gentis – Deported Veterans and Criminogenic Risk Factors

2^nd 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

1^st Place – Undergraduate – Kestral Johnston: Tidal Flow Constructed Wetland for Water Reuse
1^st Place – Graduate – Kunind Sharma: Modeling Thermal Comfort Behavior
2^nd 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

Emily Green: Mimicking Native Collagen Hierarchical Fibers: Understanding How Nano-fillers and External Stresses Effect Molecular and Fibril Ordering

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

Research

David Walsh: Microfluidic Chemotaxis-Based Cell Immunophenotyping for Ocular Diagnostics

Innovation

Chris Marciano: The Millennial Village

Scholarship

Sean Kocur: Salsolinol Compounds as Biomarkers for Human Alcohol Consumption, Disease, and Toxicity

Entrepreneurship

Amir Farjadian: Interactive Cyclists Accident Prevention System (iCAPS)

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

Computer and Information Sciences

Undergraduate: Chris Germano: Minutes to Midnight: Promoting Creation, Culpability, and Critical Thinking
Graduate: Ceyhun Karbeyaz: A web-based laboratory for computational social science

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

Research

 

Malav Trivedi: Novel Mechanistic Explanation for use of Gluten Free Casein Free Diet in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Innovation

Antonio Rufo: FilterLight

Scholarship

 

Benjamin Greer: Benjamin Greer: A Post Industrial Somerville: Urban Development with an Ecological Infrastructure

Entrepreneurship

Amir Farjadian: Development of Virtually Interfaced Robotic Ankle and Balance Trainer (vi-RABT)

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?