A01 - Biosynthesis of N,N-Dimethyltryptamine derivatives using diverse decarboxylases
The focus of our project is to use synthetic biology technology to enable the production of psychedelic-inspired drug candidates.
Lindsey Pulling
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A02 - Routes Through Zoar: Transportation and Progress in an Ohio Utopia
The Society of Separatists of Zoar, often called the Zoarites, were a group of radical pietists who lived in the German Kingdom of Württemberg in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Diego Smith
A03 - Investigating Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescent Mice Using the Activity-Based Anorexia Model
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric disorder involving self-starvation, an intense fear of weight gain, and compulsive hyperactivity, which has led to a mortality rate around 16.9 times ...
Hailey Thompson • Lily Connolly
A04 - The Canary Offspring Project
Maternal diet and infection can have lasting effects on offspring physiology and behavior. Host responses to infection, such as the severity and longevity of symptoms can also be modulated by diet.
Marianne Morgan
A05 - Health Impacts of Differential Respect Across Medical Hierarchies
"How do the perceived abilities of support staff impact patient care? What can hospital administrators do to facilitate harmonious relationships across disciplines? What resources are needed f...
Treasure Lewis
A06 - Tool development for the use of CRISPR to knockout TAT genes in cyanobacteria
Design a CRISPR construct to knockout TAT genes in cyanobacteria. Identify the optimal CRISPR plasmid backbone, design and insert the guide RNA (gRNA) into the plasmid, synthesize and insert repair...
Victory Olagunju • Erin Panchula
A08 - Degradation of Choline and Carnitine in gut bacterium Citrobacter amalonaticus
The primary goal of this research is to uncover the enzymes responsible for the breakdown of both carnitine and choline in CJ25.
Sam Mattingly
A09 - Mapping the Future: Predicting American Burying Beetle Distribution Using Maxent
The American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) is a critically endangered species whose range has dramatically declined due to habitat loss and environmental change.
Emmanelle Cuasay
A10 - Sensory neurons that alter chewing activity in the crab C. borealis originate in the esophagus
Central pattern generators (CPGs) are circuits that generate rhythmic motor outputs which govern rhythmic behaviors.
Amber Colegrove
Organisms are constantly being bombarded with information that requires them to respond and make a choice.
Yijia Guo
A13 - 'Whew, okay, maybe mine's alright': Mom's Worries About Their Toddlers Born With NOWS
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) results from prenatal exposure to opioids and other related substances.
Markella Gatanas
A14 - Media Consumption and the Formation of a True Crime Community
The true crime community operates as a moral arena in which social actors negotiate and reimagine morality, ethics, and justice through identity performances, framing themselves as moral experts wh...
Alex Majda
A15 - Accounting for Academic Dishonesty: A University-Wide Perspective
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Anastasija Mladenovska
Over 1,600 channels produce multimedia videos based on chemistry education content on the free-to-use platform YouTube.
Melinda Barman
A17 - Expansion of Nonnatural Psilocybin and DMT Pathway Derivatives in E. Coli
Psychedelic drugs have garnered much clinical attention for their promising therapeutic potential in the treatment of mental health conditions.
Grace Kemmerly
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Avery Littman
A19 - Hepatitis C Virus in Uganda: Integrating Cultural Awareness into Global Health Interventions
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) represents a major global health challenge.
Elizabeth Mayer
A20 - Heroic Iconography and Vessel Morphology in Classical Greece
My research consisted of me looking through the Beazley Database, which holds records of thousands of Greek vessels. Using this as my primary source of data, I narrowed down my research to analyzin...
Olivia Berger
A21 - Characterization of Renal Development and Morphology in Zebrafish Integrin Mutants
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Matthew Heilizer
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Harrison Jones
The most common types of classrooms are tiered auditoriums and flat classrooms.
Allie Rolph
A24 - Analyzing expression patterns and functional roles of ventricular genes in zebrafish
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is highly prevalent in live births and requires concise diagnoses and treatment plans [1].
Skylie Antle
How do professionals in paleoanthropology and adjacent to the field (i.e. paleoartists, prehistoric fiction writers, museum employees, etc.) interact with the individuals and species they work with?
Chester Stander
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the top global public health concerns that is responsible for over one million annual deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
Lily Terrell
A29 - Tracking Alaskan Bee Populations
Pollinators are incredibly important to humans, especially bees.
Katie Brand • Grace Ames • Maddie Buehler • Bryce Gevedon
A27 - The Anatomy of Bestselling Middle-Grade Fiction
What themes are commonly explored in middle-grade novels, and how do authors weave these themes into narratives that are both age-appropriate and thought-provoking in ways that help young readers b...
Julia Moore
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Jonathan Hildebrand
A31 - Investigating Gem Cutting Apparatus Advancement in the Modern Era
From ancient Greek and Roman cameo carving to Beyoncé’s Papillon ring, gemstones and jewelry have been used to convey a variety of messages over millennia.
Phoebe Bathje
A32 - Sex, Drugs, and Reform: The Legacy of Social Purity Activist Katherine Bushnell, 1890-1930
This project explores the activism of Dr. KatherineB ushnell, a medical doctor, Woman’s Christian Temperance Union leader, and anti-prostitution advocate, from the 1890s until the 1930s While...
Madelyn Durham
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James Kirchenwitz
PFAS (per/polyfluoroalkyl substances) encompass roughly 12,000 man-made chemicals that are incredibly stable. Because of their widespread use and slow degradation, PFAS exist practically everywhere...
Amanda Bender • Cecelia Meinking
A35 - Voices from the Andes Amazon: Exploring Social-Ecological Dynamics in Rural Peru
Gaining insights on the interactions with biodiversity among a rural community living in the Tropical Andes of Cusco (Peru).
Sara Calderon
A36 - Medication Misuse in an Aging Society: Pain, Confusion, and Polypharmacy
The percentage of adults over the age of 65 continues to rise and will reach ⅕ of the United States population by 2030.
Emily Davis
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Ethan Belak
A39 - Analysis of road sediments from Gary, Indiana
Gary, Indiana is well recognized as a municipality that has an extensive and intensive history of steel manufacturing and associated pollution.
Maura Hart
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Lilly McClelland
First Petrographic and X-ray Diffraction Investigation of a Glauconite Lithology Associated with the Ordovician Drakes Formation and Silurian Upper Brassfield Formation.
Elizabeth Voorhees
A42 - Effects of nutrient imbalance on fungal foraging activity
Fungi play a vital role in terrestrial ecosystems by decomposing organic matter and recycling nutrients.
Faith Moore
The aim of this study is to circularize PRP-containing mRNA transcripts found in Nostoc PCC 7120.
Samuel Mezzapelle
A44 - Potential limitation of phytoplankton by thiamine and nutrients in Ohio reservoirs
Excess nutrients in watersheds of Ohio lakes promote eutrophication1.
Michelle Abata
A new methodology for the automated identification and characterization of swarms and Mainshock-Aftershock (MsAs) sequences was recently developed and applied to seismicity in the Mexico subduction...
Lina Miesse
This project explores how college students perceive Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations given to their disabled peers.
Grace Gaston
A47 - Food Deserts and Childhood Obesity: The Consequences of Limited Healthy Options
Investigating the prevalence of childhood obesity related to food insecurity, specifically in food deserts.
Abby Kock
The exclusivity of the art market in the United States (and internationally) and how young artists are challenging the status quo in the art markets across the globe alongside understanding the per...
Meghan Pearson
A49 - Unlocking Regeneration: How Newts Develop and Restore Their Eyes
Abstract Coming Soon
Peyton Morrow
A50 - FGF Signaling Mechanisms Behind Retinal Pigment Epithelium Reprogramming
Retinal degeneration leads to irreversible vision loss, significantly impacting quality of life. Approximately 19.83 million Americans over 40 have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading...
Caroline Kennelly • Jade Ghanayem
Lake Bonney, located in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, is a perennially ice-covered lake composed of two distinct basins: the East Lobe (ELB) and the West Lobe (WLB).
Devon Popson • Gejla Toromani
A53 - Create Your Own Musuem- Small Scale Conservation Education
Ecosystem engineers have been a concept in middle school science and documented scientific research since it was originally termed in a paper by Jones et al. from 1994.
Aiden Schmeling
This study explores the intersection between existentialist philosophy and secondary music education, driven by my experiences as a preservice music educator studying both music education and philo...
Colleen Gorski
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Bea Jones
A57 - Comparing Alternative Scoring Methods for a Language Disorder Screening Task
Do different scoring approaches (percentage of words, 0/1, CELF) differentiate at risk and neurotypical groups?
Madison Burton
A58 - "Their Tragic March": The Non-Combatant and the Crécy Campaign of 1346
In the summer of 1346, the kingdoms of England and France were at war.
Connor McClelland
A60 - How can I use storytelling to connect my interest in Japanese language and design?
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Erin Morgan
A61 - Transforming Collections: Specimen Maintenance and Taxonomic Updates at the Hefner Museum
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Lauren Doty
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Samantha Gaines Gaines
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Quinton Henoch
A64 - Civic Disengagement, Quiet Politics, and the Crisis of Democratic Representation.
How does investor overconfidence affect asset pricing dynamics, particularly in terms of mispricing volatility and informational efficiency.
Lucas Sneller
A65 - Sports Gambling Ads in the NBA Playoffs
The research conducted in this study focuses on the concept of sports gambling and the implications that it could have on viewers with the new law changes with regard to sports gambling in many sta...
Julian Wright
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Emma Slygh • Rose Bruns • Anna Dion
A68 - Identification of control: leadership style's affect on college student's well-being
Abstract Coming Soon
Terinn Osborne • Raina Kesterson • Bruce Cyprien
A69 - Oxidation of Hydrocarbons on Photocatalytic Materials
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Jan Behrens • Kenna Thomason • Sean Elliott
Will fluoxetine affect heart rate and chewing muscle contractions during feeding?
Caleigh Naylon • Hope Bishop
A71 - Health Practitioner Perspective on Naturopathic stress management supplements.
How do healthcare professionals perceive the effectiveness of stress management supplements?
Liv Weintraut • Meet Patel
A72 - Production and characterization of enzymes for plastic remediation
Accumulation of plastic is a global problem, with plastic buildup occurring in the environment and even in organisms.
Paloma Jolly • Mia Angula • Siena Madsen
A73 - IT Governance Framework for the Internet of Medical Things in the Healthcare Industry
This project analyzes the risks of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) systems and develops an IT governance framework corresponding to these risks.
Zachary Roemer • Robert Sumerauer • Emma Sundquist
This experiment addresses how chronic early life stress later affects fear responses and anxiety-like behavior in adulthood.
Nazif B. Vardar • Lauren Roos • Brianna L. Minshall • Carson Powell • Barrett Croskey • Sophia W. H. Bick
A75 - Determining the roles of the BNST and DRN in the acquisition of ELS-induced SEFL in adult rats
Fear and anxiety disorders are the most common subtype of neuropsychiatric diseases in the United States with a lifetime prevalence of 30% (Ferrara et al., 2021).
Lucy Chappel • Emily Ennis • Lily Buck • Kennedy Seipel • Brianna L. Minshall • Lauren Roos
Ecdysteroid receptors (EcR) are proteins that receive hormonal signals to drive life-stage specific changes in neuronal development and reorganization of the nervous system.
Tyler Peace • Donovan Lundy
A77 - Effective Scaffolding practices to address Thesis statement issues
This study hopes to identify the most effective methods when helping non-native speakers of English with developing and editing thesis statement
Clare Cavanagh • Letha Blair • Anna Grace Palmer-Vogt
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Madalyn Cooper
While tropical rainforests are some of the most biodiverse places on the planet, studying their biodiversity can be challenging due to difficult terrain and the behaviors of elusive or cryptic spec...
Molly Hearsch • Nicholas Guetersloh
A80 - Effects of Deer and Amur Honeysuckle on Soil Processes (subject to change)
Invasive honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) have become widely abundant in the forests of southern Ohio.
Kaia Heitkamp • Kati Ballo • Jenn Butt
This study investigates the interaction between ascorbic acid-derived carbon dot nanoparticles (CD-NPs) and phospholipid bilayers, key components of cellular membranes.
Nancy Rotich • Ashlyn Schlabach • Evan Davies • Evelyn Huff • Jack Renaud • Leah Eversole
A82 - FYRE: Investigating Sigma Factors
In general, metabolic engineering creates a way to have microorganisms be manipulated to create molecules and compounds which we want.
August Hofherr • Ethan McDonald • Olivia Boyea • Ben Schnack • Ava Soltesz • Zane Kuhlmann
A83 - Gut Microbes and Type 1 Diabetes: A Possible Link
What role does the gut microbiome play in triggering type 1 diabetes?
Colby Collins • Jenah Calderhead • McKenzie Paul • Isabela Davis
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Ella Boate
A85 - Documenting Student Learning of Basic Concepts in Gene Expression
Having taken the 200-level course, Introduction to Cell Biology, three students worked with the instructor the following semester to assist with review sessions.
Jack Davis • Sydney Carter • Braden Tackett
A90 - A View Backstage: The Debut of JimmyPG and the Mystery Phage
A bacteriophage (or phage, for short) is a virus that infects and kills bacteria.
Isabelle Reitz • Charlotte DeLong • Michelle Arevalo Mira • Nishka Avunoori • Allie Day • Emily Ganz
B02 - Buffering Effects of Social Support Networks on Asexual Individuals’ Well-Being
Hypothesis: Having more close relationships with individuals who are aware and validating of the asexual individual's identity will increase well-being.
Lauren Combs
B03 - Impact of Parental Bonding and Perceived Childhood Stress on Common Cold Susceptibility
How do childhood stress and parental bonding impact common cold susceptibility as an adult?
Lillian Shelley
B04 - How adoption stories affect perceptions of their identity
Based on qualitative interviews, this study posed the question of how adoption stories affect adoptees’ perception of identity. For the purposes of this study, the adoption story is defined a...
Ann Bixel
B05 - The political, social, and economic impacts of Jangmadangs in Modern North Korean
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Christine Emanuelli
B06 - Exploration of Tryptophan Modifying Enzymes: An Expansion of Nonnatural Psilocybin Derivatives
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Felicia Guagliardo
B07 - Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Envelope Protein Structure and Insights into Therapeutic Potential
The envelope protein from SARS-CoV-2 (E) is a single pass transmembrane protein which accumulates in the endoplasmic reticulum golgi intermediate compartment in host cells, where it acts as a virop...
Luke Wardrip
B08 - Investigation of Methyltransferase Mutants for Baeocystin Production
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Alexa Wiwi
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Niya Fried
B10 - Impact of Heavy Metals on Ammonia Oxidizing Bacterial Growth
Ammonia oxidizer refers to any organism that is able to use ammonia as their energy source. There are 3 different groups of ammonia oxidizers: ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) ammonia oxidizing arc...
Jack Guion
Nitrification, a critical process in the nitrogen cycle, involves the microbial conversion of ammonia to nitrate, primarily carried out by ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA), ammonia- oxidizing bacter...
Ty Spelta • Matt E. Weaver Jr. • Sabita Ghimire-Kafle • Anai Johnson
Many bird populations are in decline, and one contributing factor is climate change. Shifts in climate can affect the timing of bird migration and breeding, as well as the nest temperatures experie...
Allison Helferich
B13 - The Cost of Hunger: The Intersection of Poverty, Nutrition, and Policy
Food insecurity in the United States is a growing crisis impacting over 47 million individuals annually—more than 1 in 7 households.
Nathan Rush
B14A - Crisis in Emergency Care: Intersection of Latino Health Disparities and Overcrowding
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding has emerged as a significant global health concern, placing immense strain on healthcare systems, increasing patient wait times, and reducing the overall qual...
William Teeters
B14B - Game-Based Learning in Global Health: Bridging Knowledge Gaps through Play
Gamification enhances learner engagement and motivation by integrating game mechanics such as rewards, challenges, and immediate feedback into educational content.
Isabel Duaso • William Teeters • Aodan Kirk
B15 - Structural Dynamics of Thylakoid TAT Component Hcf106
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Emily Hollingsworth
B16 - Dynamic Polymer Networks: Carbodiimide Fuel Chemistry for Tunable Material Properties
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Sophia Costantino
B17 - Cloud Point Extraction for the Determination of Manganese by Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry
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Kendra Cassiday
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John Moore
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Brody Morris
Addressing the inaccessibility of and spatial, temporal, and taxonomic biases within georeferenced biodiversity records by building a framework for a user-friendly interactive application that aggr...
Lauren Lagemann
B21 - What lies beneath? Hyporheic invertebrate community structure in southwestern Ohio streams
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Sarah McKillop
B22 - Plant plasticity in reproductive allocation in response to mate and herbivore environment
Plants must allocate a limited amount of resources among growth, reproduction, and defense.
Emily Dudaitis
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Chloe Fielder
B26 - Decoding YouTube: Evaluating Adherence to Multimedia Principles in Redox Chemistry Videos
YouTube videos are used by chemistry students as learning tools; however, little is known about how design features can constrain or promote learning.
Hannah Prater
B27 - Development of Audio Haptic Interfaces for Realistic Virtual Reality Experiences
In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has become increasingly prominent in fields such as gaming, education, healthcare, and entertainment.
Joshua Koo
B28 - From Victorian Britain to Modern America: Eugenics, Marriage Laws, and Women’s Rights Compared
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Briana Collins
B29 - Major Decisions - What Drives Your Choice?
Is it outdated to have students pick their college major before attending college?
Audrey Bird
While both the anthropological link between witchcraft and gender, and the historical significance of witchcraft in the early modern period in Europe have been studied extensively, little research ...
Josie Cruzan
This study examines how within-community weight discrimination contributes to disordered eating among higher-weight LGB individuals, finding that symptoms of depression and anxiety partially mediat...
Emily Martin
B33 - The Effects of Atrazine on Zebrafish development
Atrazine is one of the most commonly used herbicides in the United States and is frequently found in freshwater ecosystems due to agricultural runoff.
Hailey Thompson
B34 - Optimization of 3D Printed Prosthetic Hands
Globally, thousands of individuals lose limbs and struggle to access affordable, effective, and reliable prosthetics.
Timothy Archibald
Throughout history, humans have used music to tell stories, commemorate events, and preserve cultural memory.
Mackenzie Randol
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent public health crises worldwide. As bacterial pathogens develop resistance to existing antibiotics, fewer treatment options remain available for curin...
Anna Wolf
B37 - Retina Regeneration in the Spanish Newt
This research aims to answer: How long does it take for the retina to fully regenerate? At what points in the regeneration process are cells proliferating and reprograming?
Bridgett Kelly
B39 - Hunting Down Forever Chemicals: CRISPR-Cas12a for Enhanced PFAS Detection
Developing a low-cost, field-deployable sensor for detecting hazardous PFAS in water using programmable DNA aptamer sensors and CRISPR-Cas12a.
Brynley Platt
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Elizabeth Noonan
B42 - Stylish Suffrage - the Complicated, Fashionable, and Sometimes Misunderstood WSPU
The Women's Social and Political Union was one of the spearheads of the Women's Suffrage Movement and harnessed their power through fashion and accessories, as well as the media.
Hunter Schisler
Cyanobacteria overgrowth can lead to cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs), which are expected to increase in frequency and intensity in midwest reservoirs on account of the worsening eff...
Katy Rusche
How do cyanobacteria recruitment rates vary spatially and temporally from the sediments of a hypereutrophic reservoir?
Preston Lawson
Both macroplastics and microplastics are widely recognized problems in marine environments globally. The volume of plastics in marine ecosystems is a growing number and issue.
Marlo Baker
B46 - Exploring Genetic Mutations Leading to Myopia Development in Zebrafish Models
This project aims to create a myopic zebrafish model.
Patience Moss
B47 - Women, Fantasy, and Wish Fulfillment in Media
Western genies are distinct from the Middle-Eastern jinn they originated from, and can be characterized by three key traits: they are magical beings bound to objects who grant wishes (Peterson 2003).
Percy Robb
B49 - The Impact of Psilocybin on Vitreous Induced Inflammation in Lens Epithelial Explants
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Jeffery Fletcher
B50 - RCAS-FOXE3 Injections in Chicken Eye at Stage 10 Embryo
This project explores the role of FOXE3 in eye development, focusing on its potential influence on cell fate decisions.
Maura Newhouse
B51 - Are Body Temperature and Circadian Rhythms Maintained in Wintering Mammals?
Our lab is establishing cold-exposure as a model system for studying cardiac hypertrophy and it is necessary to investigate how well mice maintain body temperatures when exposed to ecologically rel...
Jess Guilfoyle
Macrophages, immune cells derived from white blood cells, are essential for combating disease.
Aaron Honabarger
B53 -Sex or Clones? How Lesser Celandine Spreads the Love
The Question: How does lesser celandine portion resources between sexual/asexual reproduction?
Emma Jeffers
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Zachary Green
B55 - Efficacy of BAIT-628 in MDR Prostate Cancer Cell in-vivo
The Mancini Research Lab is focused on synthesizing immunotherapeutic glycoconjugates, polymers and determining the in vitro and in-vivo efficacy of these drugs.
Isabelle Ubelhart
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Noah Emmert
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the three species that were originally delimited based on morphological differences are supported using molecular data.
Madison Rath
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Valentina Santiago
B61 - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Digital Marketing Strategy Report
This senior capstone project presents a comprehensive case study of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s (CSO) digital marketing initiatives, with a focus on evaluating and enhancing their str...
Grace Mattina
B63 - Exploring the Impact of Generative AI on Learning to Code in a US College
Generative AI is increasingly integrated into programming education, providing real-time feedback and personalized guidance for novice programmers.
Liam McGuckin
What can the species abundances and ages of the freshwater mussel shells tell us about the mussel population in the Ohio River through time?
Lillian Champagne
B65 - Decoding Dissosteira: Genetic and Morphological Analysis of Species Boundaries
We hypothesized that D. carolina, D. longipennis, D. pictipennis, and D. spurcata exhibit significant genetic divergence in the COII mitochondrial gene and morphological characteristics that suppor...
Emma Fischels
B66 - Remote Sensing Defined Stratigraphic Thicknesses: San Rafael Swell, Utah
Determining the thickness of sedimentary strata has traditionally been accomplished by stratigraphic section measuring in the field. With the widespread availability of satellite imagery and LiDAR-...
Charlie Johnstone
B67 - The Lack of Effect a High Protein Diet has on Pholcus phalangioides Web Mass
Spider webs allow for optimal foraging, Protein increases the quality of silk, Pholcus phalangioides relies on web for food, Predator performance of spiders improves with high-protein diet. Hypothe...
Kailee Conradi Sally Jones
B68 - The Effect of Gender Stereotypes on Student Leadership Specific to Miami University
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Princess Bonsu • Layla Cato • Yakira Wolin
B69 - Sensor-Based Parameters for Cup Flow from Robotic Studies
The goal of developing the transitional cup is to assist populations who experience dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, while drinking liquids.
Jillian Flinta • Charlotte Cutright • Audrey Wendtland • Ava Kahlig
Proportion of students who seemed to use heuristics when providing largely incorrect reasons for their answers: Over half
Maya Stonestreet
B71 - Population Dynamics for Trophic Biomass Pyramid
Invasive species that do not rely on ecosystem gaps are poorly understood, yet they pose serious threats to ecosystem health.
Selini Ranatunga • Jania Jackson
B73 - Rhizobia and Mycellium: Under the Soil
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Maddie Miner • Laura Flight • Cole Ginocchio
B74 - Comparing Spectral Phasor Analysis and Spectral Deconvolution in Autofluorescence Spectroscopy
Spectral phasor analysis and steady state and lifetime decay of spectral deconvolution, two different mathematical approaches for analyzing autofluorescence detections in many biological pathways a...
Miah King
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Haley Boyer • Emma DaHinden • Giana Camrata
B76 - Land use impacts of microbial communities in coastal West Viginia Lake
Microorganisms impact nutrient cycling, organic matter decomposition, and water quality.
Tanaya Bhatkar
B77 - Bacterial Detection with Patterned-based DNAzyme Biosensors
Can a fluorescence-based DNAzyme array differentiate bacterial species based on distinct pattern-based responses to bacterial lysates?
Theodora Stefan
B78 - Upregulation of Obesity-Related Genes in Cellular Reprogrammed BAT-like Cells
Over one-half of the global population is expected to be obese by 2030 [1]. Obesity is a physically and psychologically debilitating cycle that is positively correlated with depression symptoms and...
Aiden Atkinson • Micah Schuster
B79 - Is the Level of Vitamin D in Children, Aged 6-17, Proportional to Their Frequency of Exercise?
Although much of the current literature has provided many links to vitamin D deficiency in children, like having a dark complexion, living at a higher latitude, and being lactose intolerant, it has...
Emily Davis • Ella Boate
B80 - Genetic Susceptibility of Lyme Disease in White-Footed Mice in Northern Michigan
Are there genetic markers that make mice more susceptible to Lyme disease?
Allie Mangan • Ally Gitler
B81 - Tracking the Progression of Lyme Disease in Lower Michigan
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Ibrahim Barakat
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and internalizing disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression) frequently co-occur in youth.
Abigail Linhardt
C02 - Iconography within Ottoman Islamic Manuscripts
This study explores a 19th-century manuscript believed to originate from Ottoman Turkey. Recently acquired by the Walter Havighurst Special Collections, our understanding of this artifact was limit...
Emily Luyster
C03 - Chromosomal Vs. Gonadal contributions to alcohol drinking in mice
How can the process of eliciting, classifying, and explaining students’ inaccurate ideas along with diSessa’s “knowledge in pieces” inform pre-service teachers’ percep...
Brody Swinford
C04 - The Effect of Temperature on the Growth Rate of Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria
Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) are a group of microbes that play a key role in the nitrogen cycle, particularly the process of nitrification.
Olivia Pohl
C05 - Competition Between Ammonia Oxidizing Archaea and Comammox
Ammonia oxidizers perform the first and rate-limiting step of nitrification, which is a crucial process in the global nitrogen cycle.
Ty Spelta
C06 - Longterm trends in surface sediment C, N, P in Acton lake
Are there changing nutrient concentrations in the surface sediment in a eutrophic reservoir over 29 years?
Jenna Hamilton
The extraction of spectroscopic constants from rovibrational spectra provides valuable insights into the molecular structure and behavior of diatomic molecules.
Zeynep Bayraktar
C08 - Generating Chirped Nanosecond Laser Pulses for Rapid Adiabatic Passage Experiment
A chirped pulse is a short optical or electromagnetic pulse in which the frequency and phase change over time.
Ryan Renganeschi
C09 - Fundamentals of Experimental Molecular Spectroscopy
Molecular spectroscopy studies the interactions of light and matter. In addition to electronic states, molecules can store energy by vibrating and rotating.
Hannah Stevens
C10 - Corrosion Resiliency of Boron-Doped Diamond Electrodes in Molten Salts of Varied Compositions
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Jenna Cumbers
C11 - Impact of the innate immune system on insect behavior
All organisms rely on the immune system to protect them against disease. Unlike mammals, insects lack acquired immunity and rely solely on the innate immune system, which consists of cellular and c...
Hope Keane • Madison Slosier
The evolution of sex chromosomes influences reproductive biology and genome evolution across species. In Drosophila pseudoobscura, the Y chromosome has a distinct origin compared to Drosophila mela...
Arushi Agrawal
C14 - Polymer Transformations under Light
Polymers have been a transformative product that has been integrated into our society for everyday use.
Benjamin Wu
C16 - From Chemistry Learner to Education Researcher: Pathways to Enhancing Conceptual Understanding
Undergraduate students join the YRG research group without any background information on chemistry education research (CER).
Gabrielle Peoples
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Chaymae Younes
C18 - The Integer Quantum Hall Effect: An Exploration
In this poster, we review the integer quantum Hall effect for standard electronic systems.
Glenn Ochsner
C19 - Mobilization of Phosphorus from Hydroxyapatite: Implications for Life on Ocean Worlds
Phosphorus is a critical bioessential element, yet its availability in extraterrestrial ocean worlds remains largely unknown.
Emmanelle Cuasay
Aquatic mollusk shells found in fluvial deposits can be radiocarbon dated to reconstruct climatic and environmental change.
Sydney Kent
C21 - From Frog to Man to Wizard: Local and Extralocal Perceptions of the Loveland Frogman
Understand the driving factors for attending the Frogman Festival, and by extension cryptid themed conventions.
Sydney Davidson
C22 - Stamp sand: The Detrimental Impact On Zebrafish Embryonic Development
How does the presence of stamp sand (containing copper mining residues) impact cardiac and nueral embryonic development of zebrafish?
Amal Vinod
Individuals who develop stress related psychiatric conditions in adulthood often have a history of early life adversity, indicating that such early stress may serve as a key risk factor for later t...
Lucas Sprague
C27 - Evaluation of Ceramide's Influence on Innate Defenses Relevant to Chlamydial Infection
We hypothesized that ceramide modulates an immune mechansism that depletes tryptophan, causing Chlamydia to uptake and destroy it.
John Fazio
Census data can provide us with critical information about the presence of flora and fauna at a given site, which in turn provides us with important information about the distribution and habitat p...
Elisabeth Frank
Capture and identify vocalizations belonging to the observed populations of capuchins (Sapajus macrocephalus), woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha sp.), and saddle-back tamarins (Leontocebus sp.) ...
Kathryn Keeley
Estimating resting metabolic rate (RMR) is important for assessing the dietary needs of hospitalized patients, and for developing caloric recommendations for weight loss/weight maintenance.
Elizabeth Hudak
C32 - EXPANDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THROUGH THE USE OF A BOARD GAME
This project aims to create a board game to be used for environmental education
Logan Murray
In the 1850s and through the American Civil War, German-Americans carried with them cultural markers of their German identity expressed through language (used in various media such as conversations...
Hope Nickel
C34 - Functional Diversity of Mesozoic Marine Predators in The Western Tethys Sea
Abstract Coming Soon
Logan McHie
C35 - Investigating Optic Glioma and Plexiform Neurofibroma in Neurofibromatosis Type-1
Do NF1 APC double mutants have higher incidence of optic gliomas?
Diego Pareja
C36 - Crystallization of Bat VP8 Protein
Our body of research is interested in the structural characterization of the bat rotavirus spike protein G3P[10], which is a virus hopping between animals and humans.
Gabby Ranz • Raina Makkar • Abby Gioia
Recent research has suggested that seismicity may be more likely during slow slip episodes (SSEs).
Erin Szucs
C38 - Creating a Foxe3 null lens epithelial cell line via CRISPR Cas9 gene editing
The use of cultured cell lines can sometimes provide a cost-effective alternative to transgenic animal models for studying gene function and signaling pathways.
Olivia Beller
C39 - Food and the Mobilities Paradigm: The Anthropology of On-The-Go Eating
Ghost kitchens are commercial facilities preparing food exclusively for pickup and delivery.
Kieran DelVecchio
A Python-based software tool was developed to analyze UV-induced autofluorescence spectra in cells, serving as a free and open-source replacement for the lab's current LabVIEW and MATLAB imple...
Dogen Foster
Rapid cycling Brassica rapa, better known as Wisconsin Fast Plants, a part of the Brassicaceae family serve as ideal model organisms due to their completion of a life cycle in just 35 to 45 days.
Eloise Ciaramitaro
C43 - Thermo-switchable Imidazoquinoline-Based TLR-7/8 Agonist Polymers
Will conjugating a TLR-7/8 agonist to a thermoresponsive polymer modulate TLR-mediated immunogenicity?
Sarah Lebish
C44 - Not Just Skins and Bones: Systematization of a mammalogical scientific collection
Foundational to the use of any scientific collection are both the systematic and physical organization of its specimens.
Michelle Baker
C45 - B Cell methods of FCRL1 localization to BCR complex
B Cells are a type of lymphocyte whose primary purpose is to generate highly specific antibodies in response to a foreign antigen.
Sanya Scharf
C46 - Grit-Perseverance Associated with Reduced Reward Responsiveness
Grit is sustained passion and perseverance for long term goals (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009). Grit consists of grit-consistency (i.e. sustained interest in a goal), and grit-perseverance (i.e. pers...
Gabriel Powell
Is the cola mutant in Tribolium castaneum caused by a mutation in the ebony gene?
Lillian Shelley
C48 - A comprehensive examination of elytron mutants in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
Abstract Coming Soon
Taylor Browne
C78 - The Impact of Temperature on the Oil-Degrading Capacity of Bacteria
There has been an ongoing youth mental health crisis in the United States (U.S.), which was worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lexi Macario • Meet Patel • Preston Pitchford • Brooklyn Brush
C50 - The Effects of Affect on Marketing
We’ve come a long way from guessing how people feel when they see an ad. Today, affective responses can be tracked with real science.
Trevor Bowerman
C51 - The AI Election Strategy and What's Next
AI is discussed as the holy grail of information, potentially finding the cure to cancer and climate change.
Lauren Kelley
C52 - The Genomic Basis of Wax Biosynthesis in Scale Insects
The extensive production of wax is a key innovation that has promoted the protection of scale insects (Ross et al. 2009).
Kenadie Glasgow
C53 - Hawaiian Silversword Organelle Genomes
This study compares the chloroplast genomes of Wilkesia gymnoxiphium (Silversword) and Centromadia parryi (Tarweed).
Kenadie Glasgow
C55 - Relating Structure to Performance for Enzyme-ChaoKosmotropic Polymer Conjugates
Many pharmaceuticals require specific storage conditions to work properly and effectively. Proteins and enzymes are particularly susceptible to degradation during transport or storage due to temper...
Karina Hollenkamp
C56 - Characterization of the Tryptophan Synthesis Pathway in E.Coli
Abstract Coming Soon
Andrew Jones
C54 - Functional Trait Evolution of Mesozoic Marine Gastropods
During the Mesozoic Marine Revolution (MMR), increasing predation pressure is thought to have resulted in ecosystem reorganization due to changes in ecospace utilization, richness, and new modes of...
Emma Gibbs
C57 - Exploring the Effects of Gprasp1 shRNA Knockdown in Alcohol Drinking Behaviors
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) shows clear sex differences, with men typically exhibiting higher rates, while women may escalate use more rapidly.
Lindsey O'Lalde
C59 - An Evaluation of Beach Accessibility for People with Limited Mobility
How accessible are Chicago beaches to people with limited mobility?
Molly Weeldreyer
What Attention-Getting Strategies are Most Likely to Lead to Child Engagement in Interactions Between Parents and their Autistic Children?
Hannah Ballinger • Alexis Eppley • Jess Black • Brooke Rosenthall
C61 - The Impact of Stereotypes on POC’s Ability to be Effective Student Leaders
Abstract Coming Soon
Shrijana Timsina • Destiny Williams • Briyana Simms
C62 - The Question of Leadership: What are Desirable Qualities in Student Leadership?
Abstract Coming Soon
Nicolás Carmi • Mareyhana Scurry
Recess for Champions is a community-based project developed and implemented through a collaboration between the Sport, Play, Action, & Resilience Collaborative (SPARC!), Miami University Interc...
Sophie Dull • Katie Dunn
C64 - How to Enter Research Labs Successfully
Undergraduate research has gained more attention recently, but there’s still limited information on how it impacts students long term.
Jasmine Jackson • Emma Griffin
C65 - Does third-person self-talk facilitate emotion regulation without engaging cognitive control?
This research explored whether talking to yourself in the third person—using your own name instead of "I"—can help with self-control.
Kidus Abebe • Kassandra Angel
Neighboring plants can influence a plant’s likelihood of receiving insect damage, and this may depend on how closely related the plant species are and the number of shared herbivores.
Branten Courtney • Henlie Krause
C69 - Improving Reactor Conditions for PET Degradation Using Enzymes
We are investigating methods to improve enzymatic PET degradation under industrially relevant conditions.
Catherine Moul • Hannah Lippincott
C70 - Labeling HeLa Cells Infected with Chlamydia psittaci Using C5-BODIPY-Ceramide
The silent epidemic caused by chlamydia can be resolved by producing efficient ways to diagnose patients with the disease; however, small discoveries must be made first.
Avery Banasik
C71 - The effect of boldness on aggression in Acheta domesticus crickets
The subject of animal personality is under intense study; the idea that behavioral phenotypes between individuals can differ, but that of a single individual, i.e., its personality, is consistent o...
Zach Wietholter • Emma Long
Direct observation of early primate vocalizations can prove challenging at times, especially when species or individuals are difficult to locate, are unhabituated, or have the tendency to alter the...
Ally Smith • Ashley Sideri
C73 - Comprehensive Look at Thesis Statements
Abstract Coming Soon
Savannah Slater • Fiona Smith • Ian Larson • Alexa Johnson
We investigated the effects of exudate (yellow liquid that drips out when a leaf is cut, different from the gel) from various aloe plants on two different species of fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destru...
Isabelle Reitz • Kaley Bloomer
C75 - N and P Co-Limitation of Fine Root Length
Forest productivity may be limited by single nutrients like nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (S), or by multiple nutrients simultaneously, referred to as co-limitation.
Carson Ebbrecht • Maddy Miner
Abstract Coming Soon
Juliana Lovas • Grace Sanderson • Carson Ebbrecht • Allie Klein
C79 - Extreme Salinity and its Impacts on Oil Degredation in Aquatic Ecosystems
Abstract Coming Soon
Sarah Miller • Taylor Goorhouse • Taylor Kerniskey • Anai Johnson
C81 - Mission Maackii: Affect of Invasive Honeysuckle on Spring Ephemeral Phenology
We predict that the L. maackii leaf-out has a significant negative impact on understory temperature and light, creating colder conditions and indirectly causing postponed and reduced flowering in s...
Ripley Brenner • Allison Iwaszkiewicz • Althaea Adams-Van Schaik
C82 - The Effects of PEGylated Side Chains on Cancer Cell Efflux
How does the presence of a PEG-linker change both the TLR7/8 activity and P-gp efflux in sulfonamide-conjugated imidazoquinolines?
Ben Cubberly • Sydney Bair
C83 - The Impact of Drug Resistance on Skin Cancer
Characterizing changes in multidrug resistant melanoma cells
Colin O'Malley • Emily Wang • Emma Johnson • Abbey Michaelson
Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in “magic” mushrooms, has shown promising antidepressant effects in both humans and rodent models.
Paul Wood • Emma King • Sarah Crook
C85 - Bridging Generations: Exploring Freedom Summer Through an Immersive Storytelling Website
Through a storytelling-focused mobile website, the team uses their Communication Design backgrounds to create an engaging, educational experience that honors the Mississippi Summer Project an...
David Shuppert • Kylee Halter • JoJo Peregrina
C86 - Insights from a Novel Zebrafish Mutant on Cardiovascular Development
Vertebrate heart formation depends on coordinated signaling among the first heart field, the second heart field (SHF), and neural crest cells (NCC).
Sylvie Earlwine • Grace Leonard
C87 - Downregulation of Obesity-Related Genes in Cellular Reprogrammed BAT-like Cells
Primary research thus far has indicated potentially differentially regulated genes when comparing WT HEK293 cells to HB-EGF/ADAM12-S co-infected HEK293 cells.
Marlee Green • Zach Ahmed
C88 - The Effect of Adding Nitrogen and Phosphorus on the Oil-Degrading Capacity of Bacteria
Abstract Coming Soon
Kavan Jackson • Tyler Ryan • Berta Mata i marine • Debdeep Das
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