2023 Student Project Showcase Winners
Congratulations Student Project Showcase Winners!
BIOLOGICAL 1
First Place
2023 24 B1
The Impact of the Co-Expression of Wnt1 and WLS on Filopodia Formation in 3T3 Cells
By: Megan Voss
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Kai (Laura) Burrus, Dr. Lisa Galli
Second Place
2023 11 B1
BIOL446: Investigating the Potential Use of Hydrogenivirga caldilitoris for Sustainable Energy Production
By: Dulguun Amgalan
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. José R. De La Torre
Third Place
2023 16 B1
BIOL446: Handling the Heat: Reverse Gyrase in Hyperthermophilic Bacteria
By: Keller Xiao
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. José R. De La Torre
BIOLOGICAL 2
First Place
2023 38 B2
Exploring Epigenetic Inheritance of HIS-35 and HTAS-1 and their Role in Transcriptional Regulation
By: Keiko Hokeness, Emma Harms
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Diana Chu
Second Place
2023 44 B2
Defining CLS-2 Function in Central Spindle Assembly in C. elegans Male Sperm Meiosis
By: Sebastian Gomez
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Diana Chu
Third Place
2023 40 B2
Antibiotic Resistance and Plasmids
By: MaryGracy Antony, Marisol Fermin Flores, Jacqueline Valentino
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Pleuni Pennings
BIOLOGICAL 3
First Place
2023 54 B3
Harnessing Vascular Stem Cells to Grow Brain Organoids
By: Janeth Ochoa Birrueta
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lily Chen
Second Place
2023 62 B3
The Embryotic Development of Leptasteria in Contrasting Habitats
By: Berenice Baca-Ceballos
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. C. Sarah Cohen
Third Place
2023 67 B3
Which Biotic and Abiotic Factors Influence Dominance and Vagrancy in Hummingbird Communities?
By: Elizabeth Mathiasen, Dikshita Germilla, Sierra Ekmalian, Jesus Ovalle
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Derrick Groom, Dr. Lisa Tell (UC Davis)
SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, EDUCATIONAL
First Place
2023 74 SBE
Analyzing Factors Associated with Telomere Attrition among Black Americans: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
By: Tyrine Bailey, Rizelle Jugarap, Rebecca Mendez, Adriana Lopez
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Cathy Samayoa
Second Place
2023 83 SBE
Critical Consciousness Development: Defining the Role of Privilege and Allyship Among Immigrant-Origin Youth
By: Jasmine Gabb
Department: Psychology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Juliana Karras
Third Place
2023 86 SBE
Distance Learning Among School-Aged Children Early in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Which Parent Helped More and Did It Matter?
By: Willow Weibel, Valerie Astorga
Department: Psychology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cookston
PHYSICAL
First Place
2023 100 P
Out of Nickel's Embrace: How Cation Exchange Chromatography Boosted Protein Purification Yield
By: Nam Him, Riya Maharjan, Grace Gonzales, Amir Chirar
Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Misty Kuhn
Second Place
2023 95 P
Exploring Protein Dynamics in the Complex Cellular Milieu: Computational Folding and Hydrodynamics of Novel Bioengineered Protein Probes
By: Michelle Chong
Departments: Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Raymond Esquerra
Third Place
2023 99 P
Optimizing Soluble Protein Expression of a Gcn5-related N-acetyltransferase through C-Terminal Truncations
By: Joshita Kamalakannan, Daniel Figueroa Paniagua
Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Misty Kuhn
ENVIRONMENTAL
First Place
2023 138 ENV
Nature-Based Intervention Effects on Telomere Length and Cardiovascular Health
By: Isabella Ramirez, Jessi Jeronimo
Departments: Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biology
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Leticia Marquez-Magaña, Rebecca Margarita Mendez, Genievive del Mundo
Second Place
2023 140 ENV
Mass Measurements of Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Cell Structure Inform Understanding of California Climate Variability
By: Triana Anderson
Department: Earth & Climate Science
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Alexander Stine
Third Place
2023 141 ENV
An Eco-Friendly, Low-Cost, Resilient, and Off-Grid Mobile Tiny Home
By: Imani Ware
Department: Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Adrienne Cool
ENGINEERING 1
First Place
2023 187 E1
Tamper-resistant Cat Feeder
By: Joey Conway, David Neri, Andrey Villones
Department: Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tom Holton
Second Place
2023 170 E1
Gated Heaven
By: Cecilia Barrientos, Alfredo Patino, Misael Macias, Jack Sheets, Douglas Linares, Ranju Dewan, Yazmin Gama
Department: Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tim D'Orazio
Third Place
2023 185 E1
PCCS - Passive Camber Control System
By: Jason Ludwig, Jonathan Foster, Egan Chiu
Department: Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Dr. George Anwar
ENGINEERING 2
First Place
2023 217 E2
Scuba Buddy Monitor
By: James George, Timon Eggebrecht, Allou Marie Umadhay
Department: Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tom Holton
Second Place
2023 210 E2
Efficient EMG Pattern Classification-based Control Interface for Exoskeleton Gloves Using Mahalanobis Distance to Handle Undefined Classes
By: Yuriah Lydon
Department: Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Xiaorong Zhang, Dr. Zhuwei Qin and Dr. David Quintero
Third Place
2023 213 E2
Modular Aerial Gimbal Camera
By: Brandyn Byrnes, Oscar Vazquez, Anthony Sebbo, Carlos Zheng
Department: Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Dr. George Anwar
COMPUTATIONAL, MATHEMATICAL
First Place
2023 146 CSM
Enhancing User’s Presence in VR
By: Ashwini Managuli
Department: Computer Science
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sharukh Humayoun
Second Place
2023 153 CSM
Interactive Visualization Support for Comparing and Analysis of Multi-class Classifier Problems in Machine Learning
By: Nina Mir
Department: Computer Science
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shahrukh Humayoun
Third Place
2023 149 CSM
VR Engine - Structural Engineers 3D VR Training Environment for Post-Hazard Assessment
By: Khanh Nguyen, Prathiba Ramesh, Purva Zinjarde, Steffi Win
Department: Computer Science
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Jenna Wong, Dr. Shahrukh Humayoun