Research Winners
2017 Awards
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
ConnectIn 1st Place
John de la Parra: Discovering Novel Biomarkers for Women’s Health: A Robust Platform for Disease Detection in the Menstrual Blood Proteome
ConnectIn 2nd Place
Louise Katzovitz: Rapidly Deployable Wheelchair Power Assist Device
2016 Awards
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
2015 Awards
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
2014 Awards
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
2013 Awards
Research
Innovation
Scholarship
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?