Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology
First Place
2026-BCMB-104
Single Cell Sequencing of TCF7L2 CRISPR Mutants Identifies Differentially Expressed Genes in Microglia
Morgan Haydock
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Nicholas Silva
Second Place
2026-BCMB-106
Understanding the Role of PSN in the Neurodevelopment of Drosophila melanogaster
Joshua Rosales, Maria Mendoza
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Blake Riggs
Third Place
2026-BCMB-108
Challenges and Opportunities for Exploring Differences in BltD Enzyme Oligomerization Across Multiple Bacterial Species
Abraham Conant, David Marczak, Alejandra Portillo, Jonathan Tam, Hazel N. Leiva Martel
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Misty L. Kuhn
Civil & Mechanical Engineering
First Place
2026-CME-213
VibeFrame
Issak Sainz, Angela Rivelli
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero
Second Place
2026-CME-202
Sense Hat: a Close-Proximity Hat for Visually Impaired individuals
Kevin Huang, Milton Tinoco, Jose Barrios
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero
Third Place (tie)
2026-CME-206
Large-Scale Soil–Structure–Fluid Interaction for Seismic Risk Assessment of Advanced Reactors (SMRs)
Jose Barrios Lopez
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Jenna Wong
2026-CME-219
Modal and Seismic Response of a SMF with Living Roof Systems
Denise Steffen
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Jenna Wong
Computer Science, Computer Engineering & Electrical Engineering
First Place
2026-CSEE-320
Attacks on Electroencephalogram Authentication
Michael Thompson, Joseph Bae
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui
Second Place
2026-CSEE-304
This is How I Feel: Personalizing Socio-Emotional Expression in AAC with Social Robots
Matthieu DePaul, Michael Cabrera, Cameron Tuttle
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Alyssa Kubota
Third Place (tie)
2026-CSEE-322
Automated Basketball Shooting Trainer Using Computer Vision
Jerzees Fernandez, Abdulaziz Abdullah, E.J. Diao, Trenton Tong-Seely
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hamid Mahmoodi
2026-CSEE-307
ViDeCanvas: Video Object Detection Visualization Canvas
Areeb Abbasi, Lylia Melahi
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun
Environment
First Place
2026-ENV-401
Climate Reconstruction from Cell Structure in California Oaks
Adam Johnston
School of the Environment
Faculty Supervisor: Alexander Stine
Second Place (tie)
2026-ENV-411
Observing Daily Thermal Inversion Cycles of a Mountain Valley in the North Yuba River Watershed
Alaina Ross
School of the Environment
Faculty Supervisor: Alexander Stine
2026-ENV-409
The Generation of a High-Quality De Novo Genome Assembly for the Endemic Galápagos Dove
Eva J. Driggs
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jaime A. Chaves
Third Place
2026-ENV-417
Effects of Historic San Francisco Redlining on Rat Complaints Distribution and Occurrence
Keira Denlinger
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Robert Boria
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
First Place
2026-MPS-503
SMHr-IL: A Python GUI for Integrated Light Analysis
Monique Lynn Windju
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Charli Sakari
Second Place
2026-MPS-516
Impact of Fluoride on Anatase Titanium Dioxide Thin Films for Energy Applications
Brandon Le
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Andrew Ichimura
Third Place
2026-MPS-509
Transverse Localization in Disordered Hybrid Plasmonic Waveguide Arrays
Holden Saberhagen
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Huizhong Xu
Microbiology & Biomedical Sciences
First Place
2026-MBS-605
Validation of a Valproic Acid Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder to Study Microglial Function
Andreas Krumbein, Allison Escandon, Judith Jacinto
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Nicholas Silva
Second Place
2026-MBS-607
Cell-Free Biocatalytic Synthesis of Novel Penicillin Derivatives
Mark Trujillo, Armando Barajas
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Gassner
Third Place
2026-MBS-611
Metabolic Stress Tolerance: Vacuole Remodeling During Recovery from Starvation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Nathalie Vinluan Aquino
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Yee-Hung Mark Chan
Physiology, Zoology and Marine Science
First Place
2026-PZMS-713
The Role of Intergenerational Plasticity (IGP) in Adaptive Response to Extreme Temperatures in the Porcelain Crab Petrolisthes cinctipes
Josephine Grell
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jonathon Stillman
Second Place
2026-PZMS-718
Measuring Chronic Stress Through Hair Cortisol in a Latinx Community: A Collaborative Study by The Latina Center and Health Equity Research Lab
Yuliana Caravantes Molina
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Cathy Samayoa
Third Place
2026-PZMS-706
Spatiotemporal dynamics of bipolar cell differentiation in the rod-only retina of Leucoraja erinacea
Elvira Magaña
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Ivan Anastassov
Honorable Mention
2026-PZMS-719
Investigating transducin dynamics and developmental expression in photoreceptor cells of the Little Skate retina
Oksana Romaniuk
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Ivan Anastassov
Psychology, Human Geography & Science Education
First Place
2026-SOC-803
Attachment Insecurity and Loneliness in Romantic Relationships: Examining Actor and Partner Effects
Aileen Generoso, Sally Chan
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Sarah Holley
Second Place
2026-SOC-804
Understanding Career Transitions into Information Technology (IT): The Roles of Gender and Education
Shree Krithika Shanmugavel
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Shiyu Yang
Third Place
2026-SOC-806
Tuning Out the World: The Neural Correlates of the Habituation of Higher-Level Cognitions
Bella Benzaken
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Ezequiel Morsella
2026-SOC-812
When Stress Meets Loneliness: Examining Their Combined Impact on Depression
Natalie Kaldani
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Sarah Holley
2026-SOC-834
The Role of Election-Related Coping Mechanisms on Sociopolitical Stress Throughout the 2024 US Presidential Election
Cooper Klassen
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Melissa Hagan