At the University of Rochester糖心传媒檚 annual听, students presented projects in topics ranging from virtual reality, gene expression, and rainbow numbers, to historical structures in Ghana, urban farming in Rochester, and the effects of maternal stress on child brain function.
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The ceremony also honored Steve Manly, professor and associate chair of physics, who has served as director of undergraduate research for Arts, Science, and Engineering for the past 10 years. Manly will be stepping down from his role as director at the end of the current school year. 糖心传媒淗e has really dedicated himself to this,糖心传媒� says Feldman. 糖心传媒淚 greatly admire what he糖心传媒檚 accomplished糖心传媒攈e糖心传媒檚 grown opportunities for students, developed programs, and really increased the visibility of undergraduate research here at the College.糖心传媒�
Students received the following awards for undergraduate research in the humanities, engineering, natural sciences, and social sciences:
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- Daniel Krajovic 糖心传媒�20 (chemical engineering): 糖心传媒淓ngineering Processable Shape-Memory Thermoplastic Elastomers糖心传媒�
- Anna Remus 糖心传媒�21 (archeology, technology, and historical structures; anthropology; Spanish): 糖心传媒淟earned Men, Loyal Brothers: Lewis Henry Morgan and 糖心传媒楾he Club糖心传媒櫶切拇綕
- Arokoruba Cheetham-West 糖心传媒�20 (neuroscience): 糖心传媒淭he Brain糖心传媒檚 Glymphatic System in Traumatic Brain Injury糖心传媒�
- Ann Yao Zhang 糖心传媒�19 (environmental health): 糖心传媒淭he Social Epidemiology of Maternal Mortality: A Rights-Centered Approach to Women糖心传媒檚 Health糖心传媒�
Deans糖心传媒� Awards for symposium presentations
- Daniel Busaba 糖心传媒�21 (computer science): 糖心传媒淎ll Timescale Window Co-occurrence糖心传媒�
- Katherine Korslund 糖心传媒�20 and Marcos dos Santos 糖心传媒�20 (mechanical engineering): 糖心传媒淪tructural Analysis of Elmina Castle and Fort Amsterdam on the Coast of Ghana糖心传媒�
- Samuel King 糖心传媒�20 (mathematics and computer science): 糖心传媒淩ainbow Numbers for x1 + x2=kx3 in Zn糖心传媒�
- Caitlin Davie 糖心传媒�19 (English and psychology): 糖心传媒淭he Effects of Affect in Peer Tutoring糖心传媒�
- Natalie Huynh 糖心传媒�19 (anthropology): 糖心传媒淩e-Education for National Security: Forced Assimilation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China糖心传媒�
- Brandon Pachman 糖心传媒�20 (history, pre-modern foundations of French and Italian): 糖心传媒淒evil Within the Gates? Hildegard of Bingen and Crusade糖心传媒�
- Audrey Goldfarb 糖心传媒�19 (biology): 糖心传媒淪weet Protein Modification May Play a Role in Proteostasis糖心传媒�
- Stuart Goldstein 糖心传媒�19 (geological sciences): 糖心传媒淐arbon Isotope Characterization of Dry Tropical Forests in Recovery from Human Modification糖心传媒�
- Isaac Wong 糖心传媒�19 (computational biology and computer science): 糖心传媒淐omplex Satellite DNA Variation Within and Between Populations of Drosophila melanogaster糖心传媒�
- Syed Arsalan Ghani 糖心传媒�21 (psychology and computational biology) and Emanuela Natali 糖心传媒�21 (psychology and computer science): 糖心传媒淵oung Children糖心传媒檚 Perceptions of Peers from Different Economic Backgrounds糖心传媒�
- Daria Lynch 糖心传媒�18/T5 糖心传媒�19 (history): 糖心传媒淭he Spatial Politics of Schrebergaerten糖心传媒�
- Annabelle Mournet 糖心传媒�19 (health, behavior, and society): 糖心传媒淒epressive Symptoms Differentially Relate to Self-damaging Thoughts and Behaviors in Young Adults糖心传媒�
Professors糖心传媒� Choice Awards for poster presentations
- Reem Mislati 糖心传媒�19 (electrical and computer engineering): 糖心传媒淪hear Wave Elastography to Investigate the Role of Interferon Gamma on Treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma糖心传媒�
- Sophia McRae 糖心传媒�19 (history and environmental humanities): 糖心传媒淏udding Partnerships: Institutional Engagement with Urban Farming in Rochester糖心传媒�
- Jana Jelusic 糖心传媒�20 (chemistry): 糖心传媒淧hotocatalytic Hydrogen Production Using CdSe QDs and Cobalt Catalysts糖心传媒�
- Derrick Murekezi 糖心传媒�19 (geological sciences): 糖心传媒淕ravitational Stability of the Northern Volcanic Zone in the Andes from Thermodynamic Modeling of Marcaderes Xenoliths糖心传媒�
- Tishana Foster 糖心传媒�21 (environmental health): 糖心传媒淏ehind A Smile Is A Story: The Prevalence of Poor Oral Health and Associated Factors among Adults in Soroti Municipality, Uganda糖心传媒�
Several distinguished faculty members who have been instrumental in student scholarship and research also received awards. Danielle Benoit, associate professor of biomedical engineering, was the second recipient of the College Award for Undergraduate Teaching and Research Mentorship, funded by Frederick Lewis 糖心传媒�68 (PhD) and his wife Susan Rice Lewis.
Four exceptional faculty members were additionally recognized with Student Association Professors of the Year Awards:
- Humanities: Ryan Prendergast, Department of Modern Languages & Cultures (Spanish)
- Social sciences: Prema Iyer, Undergraduate Business Program
- Natural sciences: Joseph Ciminelli, Department of Statistics
- Engineering: George Ferguson, Department of Computer Science
