Physics and Astronomy
Young’s Double Slit experiment proves the wave-like property that light has through the interference pattern it shows when light passes through the two slits. The goal of this experiment was…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Two similar but different tasks for autonomous robots are exploring an area and searching within an area for a moving target. A common algorithm for exploring an area is frontier-based explo…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Apple snails are an invasive species in the southeastern United States, who host the rat lungworm which is very detrimental to humans. Currently the main control method for apple snails is p…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
ChatGPT is a widely utilized resource with billions of users projected worldwide, simultaneously handling numerous tasks. However, its cost and efficiency have become a matter of concern due…
Materials Science
Noise pollution is the second largest environmental hazard to human health, yet it is often overlooked. Hundreds of millions Americans are at risk of noise-induced diseases and dementia, whi…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Osteosarcoma, most commonly found in children, originates in the bones and spreads throughout the body over time. Over the last 30 years, the mortality rate for osteosarcoma has not improved…
Biomedical Engineering
While rehabilitation gloves created by Soft Pneumatic Network Actuators (SPNAs) are cheaper, more flexible, and more resistant to water/fall damage, these SPNAs can easily tear or even explo…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The rise of public interest in space exploration has sparked the development of new satellite technologies such as CubeSats, making research opportunities more accessible for scientists arou…
Animal Sciences
Cellular regeneration is a primary process necessary for the reconstruction of impaired tissue following an injury. In contrast to acute wounds, chronic wounds are characterized by prolonged…
Translational Medical Science
Most cancer biomarkers are specific to a cancer type(s). By focusing on the most frequently occurring gene mutations across different types of cancers, a multi-gene biomarker was identified…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Epilepsy is a neural seizure disorder caused by an abnormal synchronized firing of neurons. Many etiologies of symptoms remain an enigma to neuroscientists today. The impairment of conscious…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Rechargeable batteries are powering the rise in plug-in electric vehicles and intermittent renewable energy storage/transport/utilization in the electricity grid. Aluminum-ion batteries hold…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
In past work, invasive implants that implement a process called deep brain stimulation (DBS) in order to regenerate sight for the visually impaired have been investigated. DBS is a surgical…
Physics and Astronomy
In our quest of whether there is life outside of our solar system, the focus has been on finding planets known as Super-Earths with Earth-like qualities suitable for life, but large enough f…
Animal Sciences
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a neuro-toxicant that disrupts neural processes and neurogenesis of animals in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at sublethal levels. Recent studies using zebra finc…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Violence in academic institutions has been notably increasing in the United States. School shootings and violence are at an all-time high, and so are suicide rates. The purpose of this exper…
Embedded Systems
To help blind individuals navigate independently, I have created a plan for a wearable device which uses RADAR to warn navigators of objects in their path. The concept of this device was pro…
Physics and Astronomy
Superconducting thin film strips displaying a polarity-dependent critical current, superconducting diode rectification behavior, can be controlled via a small magnetic field. This could serv…
Animal Sciences
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) and poppy seeds (Papaver somniferum) are two substances that are widely used in the cuisines of many South Asian and Middle Eastern countries. These compounds have a…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The proper formation of a zygote requires extensive epigenetic reprogramming to enable appropriate inheritance of histone methylation. In C. elegans, this reprogramming is mediated by the H3…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
During the 1950s, the Gros Michel species of bananas were nearly wiped out by the incurable Fusarium Wilt, also known as Panama Disease. Originating from Southeast Asia, Panama disease is a…
Materials Science
Polyolefin (PO) based multilayer plastic packaging (MPP) has recently attracted extensive attention. However, practical end-of-life treatment strategies for MPP are missing from the communit…
Biomedical Engineering
Vascular endothelial cells line blood vessels and are important in vascular health, growth, and repair, and pulsatile blood flow generated with each heartbeat sends mechanical signals to the…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The EPA defines environmental justice as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, i…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Over the past decade, deterring aerial threats such as enemy missile, rocket, and drone technology have become critical in the defense industry. New threats are resistant to the physics-base…
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this engineering project was to design a system that can remove aquatic trash from a creek before it could make its way to the Gulf of Mexico, without contributing to global w…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
First Award
Obesity is the enlargement of adipose tissue caused by consuming more calories than used by the body. Excessive fat accumulation in the adipose tissue forms adipocyte hypertrophy, which prom…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Particulate matter consists of both solid particles and liquid droplets. PM2.5 are particles 2.5 micrometers in diameter or less. Internal combustion engines, coal-fired power plants, constr…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Fourth Award
Patient-Derived Xenografts (PDX), a novel in vivo cancer modeling technique used in personalized medicine, has been shown to bypass typical constraints of in vitro tumor cell culture models.…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Glioblastoma is a malignant tumor of the central nervous system distinguished by its intra-tumoral heterogeneity and inevitable recurrence. A longitudinal axis of genomic evolution has been…