A diversity of subject matter was on display this year at the University of Rochester糖心传媒檚 annual听. Students presented projects in topics ranging from fluid dynamics, deforestation in Bolivia, and nomad cultures in Morocco to prenatal depression, meteorites, and software that affects education.
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More than 60 students participated in the exposition this year, representing some of the 糖心传媒渕ost accomplished undergraduate research throughout the college,糖心传媒� said Paul Burgett, vice president and senior advisor to the president, who presented several awards to students. 糖心传媒淲e like to honor those whose work is on the tip of the spear, so to speak; those whose work is groundbreaking and transformative.糖心传媒�
Students received the following awards for undergraduate research in the humanities, engineering, natural sciences, and social sciences:
President糖心传媒檚 Awards
- Harrah Newman 糖心传媒�18 (biomedical engineering): 糖心传媒淰iscoelastic Heating of Bovine Intervertebral Disc糖心传媒�
- Perry DeMarche 糖心传媒�18 (anthropology): 糖心传媒溙切拇綑Not-so-Nomadic糖心传媒� Nomads: Cultural Commodification and Authenticity Among Former Nomads in Morocco糖心传媒�
- Yiyun Huang 糖心传媒�18 (brain and cognitive sciences, math): 糖心传媒淩easoning Through the Disjunctive Syllogism in Non-Human Primates糖心传媒�
- Lauren Oey 糖心传媒�18 (brain and cognitive sciences, statistics, linguistics): 糖心传媒淐oncepts are Like Rules by Gradient: Preserving Gradience in a Logical Model of Mental Representation糖心传媒�
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- Ellison Etnier 糖心传媒�18 (chemical engineering): 糖心传媒淒evelopment of Thin-Film Polymer Electrolytes for Safe Lithium Ion Batteries糖心传媒�
- Sue Zhang 糖心传媒�18 (biomedical engineering): 糖心传媒淥ptimization and Characterization of 3D Human Prepubertal Testis Organoid System糖心传媒�
- Erin Dong 糖心传媒�18 (dance studies, biology): “The Beautiful Awful: Experiencing Grief Through Movement糖心传媒�
- Courtney Otto 糖心传媒�19 (history, international relations): 糖心传媒淢eiji Ishin Revolution Viewed through the Lens of Classical Marxism糖心传媒�
- Teddy E. Scheuerman 糖心传媒�18 (history, English, art history): “Confronting the Preinvented World: Angels in America, Wojnarowicz’s Close to the Knives, AIDS Literature, & Literary Style”
- Zach Bunnell 糖心传媒�18 (geological science): 糖心传媒淢etal Analysis of the Novosibirsk Meteorite and Early Solar System Implications糖心传媒�
- Fiona Nichols-Fleming 糖心传媒�19 (physics and astronomy): “Constraining Spot Coverage as a Function of Age in Main-Sequence Stars”
- Megan Kibler 糖心传媒�18 (psychology, music): 糖心传媒淭he Effects of Live Music Participation on Social Bonding and Quality of Life in Psychiatric Geriatric Patients糖心传媒�
- Margaret Thurston 糖心传媒�18 (global sustainable development): 糖心传媒淒eforestation, Forest Degradation, and Conservation in Concepci贸n, Bolivia糖心传媒�
听Professors糖心传媒� Choice Awards
- Gregory Shephard 糖心传媒�18 (chemical engineering): 糖心传媒淐omputational Fluid Dynamics in Liquid Metal Batteries糖心传媒�
- Gauri Patil 糖心传媒�19 (brain and cognitive sciences): 糖心传媒淒etermining the Importance of Randomizing Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Stimuli for Stroke Patients糖心传媒�
- Kyle Smith 糖心传媒�19 (economics): 糖心传媒淎ccess is Necessary but Not Sufficient: Factors Influencing Delay and Avoidance of Healthcare Services糖心传媒�
- Bailey Speck 糖心传媒�19 and Dasia Martinez 糖心传媒�18 (psychology): 糖心传媒淧erceptions of Lifetime adversity and Unrealistic Optimism (PILOT)糖心传媒�
The ceremony also honored distinguished faculty members who have been instrumental in student scholarship and research. New this year was 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. David McCamant, an associate professor of chemistry, was the inaugural recipient of the award.
Three exceptional faculty members were also recognized with the Student Association Professor of the Year Award:
- Social sciences: Carolina Caetano, Department of Economics
- Natural sciences and engineering: John Kessler, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Humanities: Nicholas Gresens, Department of Religion and Classics
