STEMposium Exhibition

Diego Aguilar

Optimization and Performance Evaluation of Tuned Mass Dampers Utilizing Compliant Mechanism Principles Under Seismic and Wind Loads

Samuel Hopkins, Professional Engineer (Civil)

Mayla Alobaidi

Optimizing a Single Cell Rna-based Fluorescent Biosensor in Escherichia Coli MG1655

Juliet González, BSc., BA; Patricia Hare, BA; Wendy W. K. Mok, Ph.D. in the Mok Lab in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics at the University of Connecticut

Arya Birajdar

Study of Varying Compression Ratios on Performance of A Small, Single-cylinder Engine Modified to Run on E85 Fuel

Dr. Sung, Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Professor in Sustainable Energy at the University of Connecticut

Kushi Chainani

Synthesis of Azobenzene-Based Photoswitchable Fluoxetine as a K2p Channel Modulator

Dr. Michael Kienzler, The Kienzler Laboratory, Department of Chemistry; Mr. Emmanuel Adjei, B.S, The Kienzler Laboratory, Department of Chemistry

Reilly Cotter

Incorporation of Lenalidomide Into Nucleic Acid  Nanocapsules for Targeted Drug Delivery

Dr. Jessica Rouge, PhD, Associate Professor; Mrs. Jenna Martin, B.S., Graduate Student, Ms. Rachelle Canete, B.S., Graduate Student; Department of Chemistry at the University of Connecticut

Ashley Franco

(with Iyeon Kim & Violet Sehrt) 

Improving Anti-Tau Nanobody Binding Affinity Through Directed Evolution

Dr. Yongku P. Cho, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at University of Connecticut

Kyle Hageman

Phosphoregulation of the Intracellular Distribution of Vasohibins

Abhijit Deb Roy, Ph.D, Assistant Professor Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling Department of Cell Biology University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Neha Jayachandran

Using Machine Learning Techniques to Predict Estrogen Receptor Response Based on Chemical Structure

Dr. Burcu Beykal, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, and Zahir Aghayev, Ph.D. Student

Maansi Kedlaya 

Developing an Ai Model for Predicting the Remaining Useful Life of a Lithium-ion Battery Using Recurrent Neural Networks and Data Driven Techniques

Dr. Burcu Beykal, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Connecticut

Myra Kinyua

Studying the Impact of Climate Change on Flood Intensity and Frequency: a Longitudinal Assessment of Florida’s Rainfall Data (1950-2024)

Dr. Danielle Hare, Post Doctoral fellow, The Cary Institute

Jean Lee

Impact of School of Pharmacy Outreach Program on The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavioral Intentions of Older Adults Living in Low-income Housing

Dr. Nathaniel Rickles, PharmD, PhD, BCPP, FAPhA, Professor of Pharmacy Practice at University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy

Jonah Maynard

Establishment of Type III Crispr System to Study Function of Nuclear RNA

Dr. Mayu Inaba MD/PhD, Department Of Cell Biology, UConn Health

Jakshi Nandam

Examining Immune Reactivity in Breast Cancer Sentinel Lymph Nodes: a Focus on B-Cell Activation Across Germinal Centers

Dr. Kevin P. Claffey, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Center for Vascular Biology at University of Connecticut Health Center

Noah Oga-Baldwin

Expanding the Environment for the Uses of Spin Correlated Radical Pairs

Tomoyasu Mani, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Connecticut Chemistry Department

Disha Rajasekar

Analyzing Tiktok Videos and Youtube Shorts to Understand the Correlation Between Side Effects Experienced by Glp-1 Medication Users Based on Whether They Are White Passing People or People of Color

Dr. Amy Egbert, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences, Storrs Lab, University of Connecticut

Aaron Sachan

Classifying Asteroid Moid With CMA-ES: a Low-data Deep Learning Approach

Jim O’Connor, Assistant Director of the Autonomous Agent Learning Lab, Connecticut College

Violet Sehrt

(with Iyeon Kim & Ashley Franco)

Improving Anti-Tau Nanobody Binding Affinity Through Directed Evolution

Dr. Yongku P. Cho, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at University of Connecticut

Isaac Tarutin

Using Dnazymes to Inhibit the Ul25 Gene in Bovine Herpesvirus 1

Dr. Jessica Rouge, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry and Paul Krenicki Professor of Chemistry; Jenna Cannata, Masters, and Divya Singla, PhD.. in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Connecticut

Rachel Wallace

The Efficacy of Opioid Addiction Prevention Strategies On Patients Prescribed Opioids Chronically

Dr. Rebecca Andrews, Professor of Medicine, Director of Ambulatory Education, Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, at UCONN Health; Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Physicians

Amanda Yi

Investigating the Impact of Road Proximity on Stream Insect Emergence Across Six Monitored Regions Traversed by Streams

Dr. Danielle Hare, Ecosystem Ecologist and Watershed Hydrologist, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies