-Ashley Meinke, Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation Biology Major
Since its inception in 1998, the College of Science & Engineering’s Student Project Showcase has grown and evolved into a vibrant celebration of innovation, collaboration, and academic achievement.
Students from all departments and schools in the college, who have been working with SFSU faculty, share their research results with their colleagues, the SF State Community, and an extended audience of alumni, donors, and volunteers from supportive corporations. The event is judged, winning projects are awarded monetary prizes.
Event Details
Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
Location: Student Life Events Center, Annex 1
Project Viewing: 1– 4 p.m.
Awards Ceremony: 5 – 6 p.m.
Paid parking is available in Lot 20 on State Drive. Enter Seven Hills Conference Center in your directions and drive to the end of State Drive.
Information for Guests
Alumni, donors and corporate employees are welcome to attend as guests to see outstanding work by science majors and meet the faculty who mentor them. As is the case with judges, your questions will help students sharpen their presentations.
The best time to arrive for project viewing is from 1 to 4:00 p.m. The Awards Ceremony begins at 5:00 p.m.
Can't make it to the event, but would like to support our students? Please consider making a gift:
Student Projects
This year we have 200 projects participating in our Showcase. Click on the project number below to see the full listing which includes the project abstract.
2025-BCMB-101
Battle of the X’s: Utilizing Mitochondrial Phylogenies to Investigate X-Chromosome Imprinting
Isaac Walker
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Scott Roy
2025-BCMB-102
Restoring Equilibrium: Vacuole-Cell Size Scaling and Metabolic Adaptation During Post-Stress Recovery in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Nathalie Vinluan Aquino
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Mark Chan
2025-BCMB-103
Distinct Effects of Wntless on WNT1 and WNT3A Signaling: A Difference in Binding Affinity
Benjamin Lee
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Laura (Kai) Burrus
2025-BCMB-104
Evaluating Reactive Enteric Glia-Derived Cytokine’s Effect on Neuroinflammation and Enteric Neuron Viability
Tommy Luong
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Lily Chen
2025-BCMB-105
Structure-Function of Dual NAD-Kinase/NADP-Phosphatase Enzymes from Extremeophiles
Haneen Alkabbani
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Eric Greene
2025-BCMB-106
Battle of the X’s: Comparing Gene Expression Between Maternal and Paternal X Chromosomes
Leia Pineda, Mona Velazquez
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Scott Roy
2025-BCMB-107
Antibiotic Disk Susceptibility Tests as a Way to Economically Screen Aminoglycoside Acetyltransferase Mutant Enzymes for Activity
Damon Holt, Alejandra Portillo, Leyla Riyhani, Gabriela Tozlovan, Ron Painter
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Misty L. Kuhn
2025-BCMB-108
Investigation of Plant Growth Properties in Exiguobacterium
Edmond Wong
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-BCMB-109
ANTSR Region Diversity in Long Non-Coding RNA of Hymenoptera
Tyler McClure, Sean Velasquez
Department of Kinesiology
Faculty Supervisor: Scott Roy
2025-BCMB-110
Impact of Carbon Sources on Mitochondrial and Vacuolar Structures in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Aya Alkabbani
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Mark Chan
2025-BCMB-111
Exploring the Upper Limits of Vacuole Size Scaling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Isabella Ibalio
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Mark Chan
2025-BCMB-112
Genetic Approaches for Vitamin B6 Biofortification
Rebecca Wong
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Zheng-Hui He
2025-BCMB-113
Exploring the Impact of Metal Toxicity on Cellular Structures and Vacuole Inheritance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Austin Irungu
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Mark Chan
2025-BCMB-114
The Sex Specific Function of CLIP Associating Protein II During Spermatogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans
Allen Michael Ramsey, Emma Harms, Elida Hernandez
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Diana Chu
2025-BCMB-115
Investigating a Nature-Based Intervention for Maintaining Relative Telomere Length and Resting Heart Rate in BIPOC TAY in the San Francisco Bay Area
Isabella Ramirez, Rizelle Jugarap, Jessi Jeronimo
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Leticia Márquez-Magaña
2025-BCMB-116
Investigating Essential Genes for Mitochondrial Function Using Genomics in Drosophila
Madison Raub
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Blake Riggs
2025-BCMB-117
Determining Optimal Application Time of Dichlorogramine for Harmful Algal Bloom Control
Marie Spehlmann
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Zheng-Hui He
2025-BCMB-118
Investigating Jagn1 Role in Trafficking of Prospero, aPKC, and Numb During Drosophila melanogaster Embryogenesis
Frank Wu
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Blake Riggs
2025-BCMB-119
FluorCam: Robotic Camera for Fluorescence Microscopy
Addy Brien, Peter Chudinov, Diana Ceron, Isabella Estevez, Jacob Vazquez, Keezean Giron Paguio, Keith Carrtrell Curry, Leonard Matthias Chau, Alexandria Dolores Nesbeth
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Raymond Esquerra
2025-BCMB-120
Unveiling the Role of Soil Microbes in Vitamin B6 Homeostasis: Insights from the RUS1 Mutant in Arabidopsis
Abigail Mora Lemus, Vivian Ho, Sydney Kenber, Jasmeeran Sidhu
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Zheng-Hui He
2025-BCMB-121
ENPP1 Inhibition as a Therapeutic Target in Osteosarcoma
Thomas A. Rodriguez
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Cathy Samayoa
2025-BCMB-122
Building Disease-associated Tau Amyloids in vitro: Cryo-EM Insights of Polyanion-Induced Tau Fibrils
Emily Hernandez
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Eric Greene
2025-BCMB-123
Investigating the Role of the Glypican Dally in the Development of the Drosophila Central Nervous System
Nina Nicole Marcelo
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Blake Riggs
2025-BCMB-124
Development and Application of Bioassays to Quantify the Potency of β -Lactam Antibiotics
Mark Trujillo, Engie Ho, Nada Elshaer, Caitlin Davis
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: George Gassner
22025-BCMB-125
Defining the Sex-Specific Differences in the MeiosisI/II Transition of C. elegans Spermatogenesis Through CLS-2 Localization
Emma Harms, Allen Ramsey, Elida Hernandez
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Diana Chu
2025-BCMB-126
A Cell Free System for the Biocatalytic Production of Semisynthetic Penicillins
Yingyi Huang, Tymesha Bovell, Huong Trinh, Claudia Harnish-Meyer, Chas Smith, Guillermo Rodriguez
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: George Gassner
2025-BCMB-127
Mass Screening of Metabolites as Human Glutamine Synthetase Regulators
Ryan Leung, Rowan Jacobs
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Eric Greene
2025-BCMB-128
Quantifying the Total Germline in Male Caenorhabditis elegans
Elida Hernandez, Allen Ramsey, Emma Harms, Arnie Nathan Maravillas
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Diana Chu
2025-CME-201
Balsa Wood Tower
Aaron Iverson, Guadalupe Hernandez, Albert Pineda, Erick Garcia, Austin Luong
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Zhaoshuo Jiang
2025-CME-202
Automatic Book Organizer
Alexander Rudolph, Emiliano Perez, Michael Cabrera
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hao Jiang
2025-CME-203
Gait Analysis with a Low Cost Smart Shoe Insole
Emely Villa, Dylan Thai
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero
2025-CME-204
Smart Curtain Wall System
Nuzhat Mohamedraeesh Shaikh
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Zhaoshuo Jiang
2025-CME-205
Evaluating Structural Resilience in Green Infrastructure: Load Effects and Dynamic Behavior of Steel Moment Frames
Denise Steffen
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Jenna Wong
2025-CME-206
SSS and CTT
Keven Gomez, Ramon Mesina Ramos, Hyago Ribeiro Mesquita
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: George Anwar
2025-CME-207
Tortiauto
Joshua Mark Garcia, Anthony Joseph Martinez, Melvin Yang, Kfir Bar, Mario Alfredo Miranda
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: George Anwar
2025-CME-208
NatureFlow - Outdoor Air Purifier
Essa Alamri, Joshua Villalta, Lance Asido, Bao Nguyen
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Kenya Mejia
2025-CME-209
Mixed-Used Balsa Wood Tower
Jane Claire Gapol, Rebeca Passos Cerqueira, Alex Dadi, Noor Aldawoody, Michael Tsegay Edwardo
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Zhaoshuo Jiang
2025-CME-210
Green Roofs' Impact on Structural Damping
Minyi Huang
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Jenna Wong
2025-CME-211
Glass Heat: Stored Heat, Sustainable Future
Alexander L. Scott, Brennan J. Phung, Suyash Krishan
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Kenya Mejia
2025-CME-212
Dynamic Analysis of Dam Structures Using Finite Element Modeling and Time History Analysis
Edward Lorenzo Aranda-Munoz, Cody Stephenson
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Cheng Chen
2025-CME-213
Forest Sunblinds
Benjamin Chu, Nathanael Albert, Max Western, Jorge Meza Moran
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Kenya Mejia
2025-CME-214
Modular and Adjustable School Desk Redesign
Mario Martinez
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Kenya Mejia
2025-CME-215
Design and Development of a Universal Actuator Characterization Test Station for Wearable Robotics
Ryan J. Hartnett
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero
2025-CME-216
Steel Bridge
Angie Cardenas, Diego Lomeli, Yanni Michael Indindoli, Dominic Jason Tating, Amandeep Singh
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Zhaoshuo Jiang
2025-CME-217
Datsun S30 Rear Suspension
Brandon Rapoza, Waylon Lau, Karina Anaya
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: George Anwar
2025-CME-218
Deep Learning Based Analysis of Footstep Induced Floor Vibrations for Occupant Health Monitoring
Joshua Bruce Mehlman, P.E., Tsering Yangchen Yonzon
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Zhuwei Qin
2025-CME-219
Multimodal Sensor Fusion of Peripheral Sensing and Vision for Continuous Grasping Control in Hand Rehabilitation Exoskeleton
Oscar Vazquez, Josh Mehlman, Milton Tinoco
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero
2025-CME-220
Robotic Healthcare Teleoperation of a Vision-Guided Virtual Tunneling Control for Oral Feeding Assistance
Elizabeth Kirwan
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero
2025-CME-221
Luganator 6000
Saul Cervantes-Hernandez, Felix Gotovskiy, Vishu Vinayak Dubey
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: George Anwar
2025-CME-222
Autonomous Shopping Cart
Francesca Hudnall-Saez, Leo Doussot, Dmitriy Rybachenko
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: George Anwa
2025-CME-223
Reinventing the Toilet Paper Holder
Mehdi M. Omar Ali Mansour
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hao Jiang
2025-CME-224
Analysis on Human Induced Vibration in Structures and Health Monitoring
Tsering Yonzon, Josh Mehlman
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Zhaoshuo Jiang
2025-CME-225
Pantograph Outboard Motor Hoist
Grace Combs, Addison Lawrence, Lucas Barrosa
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hao Jiang
2025-CME-226
Utilizing Medial Images from Micro-CT Scans to Detect 3D Morphological Aspects of the Fallopian Tube
Aaron Nolasco
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Mojtaba Azadi
2025-CSEE-301
A Multimodal Transformer Framework to Forecast Engagement in Health Videos
Andrew Dahlstrom
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Anagha Kulkarni
2025-CSEE-302
The Thera-Boot
Cameron Tuttle
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Alyssa Kubota
2025-CSEE-303
RISC-V CPU
Ethan Garcia, Ethan Weldon, Cannek Heredia, Ryan Kwong
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hao Jiang
2025-CSEE-304
Fall Detection
Mutaz Albazian, Ifrah Rizwan, Benjamin Truong, Utkarsh Nath
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hao Jiang
2025-CSEE-305
Optimization of Optimal Buffer Insertion Under Electromigration Effect in Nanoscale Technologies
Moiz Ahmed Khan, Josep Alberto Munguia, Luis Orellana, Bhargav Bhagawan Pawar
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hamid Mahmoodi
2025-CSEE-306
Hardware-Based Pseudorandom Number Generator
Brandon Arca, Naomi Lozano, Roththida Sok, Shao Lin Lan
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hao Jiang
2025-CSEE-307
Machine Learned Ranking Algorithms in the Domain of E-Commerce and Business on Amazon
Pragya Jha
Department of Mathematics
Faculty Supervisor: Luella Fu
2025-CSEE-308
EnviroView
Devan Sudra, Milton Tinoco, John Jakosalem
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hao Jiang
2025-CSEE-309
Course Buddy - A Course Selection & Recommendation System for Computer Science Department
Shail Tejas Patel
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Jingyi Wang
2025-CSEE-310
Centralizing Healthcare Staff COVID-19 Experiences from Social Media Platforms
Parth Panchal, Akshar Gothi, Vikas Sharma, Lakshay Mittal, Sanjana Gaddamanugu
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun
2025-CSEE-311
WebGraphViz: A WebGL-Based Interactive Graph Visualization Tool for Visual Data Management System (VDMS)
Luis Aguilar
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun
2025-CSEE-312
Visual Exploration and Comparison of Multi-Classification Model with High Number of Classes
Sai Praneeth Gudala, Yash Jitendrabhai Bhadiyadra, Aung Phyo, Durga Silva Lokesh Telaprolu
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun
2025-CSEE-313
Designing and Developing an Optimized RAG System with a Comparative Analysis of Vector Stores
Siham Argaw
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun
2025-CSEE-314
Alzheimer's Disease Progression Probability Estimation with Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Dataset
Huong Trinh, Chad Kite, Mark Trujillo
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui
2025-CSEE-315
Evaluating the Impact of Segmentation on Feature Extraction for Multi-Modal Brain Tumor Classification
Iris Ella Cruz, Paige Camaya, Dona Inayyah Don Nazwim
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui
2025-CSEE-316
Evaluating Deep Learning Architectures for Early Pancreatic Cancer Detection in CT Imaging
Oscar Rodriguez, Aries Socrates, Robert Ace Gonzales
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui
2025-CSEE-317
Using Deep Learning to Predict Presence of Oropharyngeal Cancer with the RADCURE Dataset
Emory Adelman, Nehemiah Setiawan, Andrew Dahlstrom
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui
2025-CSEE-318
Improve Switch Magnetic Filter for Ocean Water
Ricardo K. Miura
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Fhazhil Wamalwa
2025-CSEE-319
Virtual Reality Environment for Engineering (VREE): A 3D Virtual Reality Environment for Training Civil Engineering Students
Aishwarya Magar, Monisha Mekala, Sneha Katturu, Shivani Bokka
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun
2025-CSEE-320
The Social Justice Syllabus Design Tool
Supriya Rangaswamy, Mukesh Ramdam
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun
2025-CSEE-321
Making the Grade: Measuring Rigor and Bias in the Classroom
Jonathan Jacobson
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun
2025-CSEE-322
AURA: Audio-Visual Emotion Recognition Assistant
Aaryan Singh, Bisum Singh Tiwana, Ratish Sharma
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Sanchita Ghose
2025-CSEE-323
Home Sound Recognition
Ian Fulton, Evan Nguyen, Phillip Le
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hao Jiang
2025-CSEE-324
ViDeCanvas: Video Object Detection Visualization Canvas
Areeb Abbasi
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun
2025-CSEE-325
Visual Analytics for Understanding Large-Scale Data Trends
Naisarg Halvadiya
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun
2025-CSEE-326
Enhanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation with Adaptive Query Rewriting and Caching
Bryan Lee, Yuto Mori
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Robert Mateescu
2025-CSEE-327
Modeling Metaphors: Analyzing Fine-Tuning Effects in ChatGPT
Cassia Reddig
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Dragutin Petkovic
2025-CSEE-328
Motor Skill Acquisition Error Measurement System
Joshua R. Samson, Michael B. Cabrera, Milton Tinoco
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Alyssa Kubota
2025-CSEE-329
Performance Analysis of Multiple Versions of Matrix Multiplication
Xiaoxuan Wang
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: E. Wes Bethel
2025-ENV-401
Assessing Non-Native Species Prevalence Across Multiple Protection Levels in Central California
Maggie Stoffer
College of Science and Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Andrew Chang
2025-ENV-402
Crab-solutely Resilient: Unraveling the Genomic Basis of Heat and pH Tolerance of Two Porcelain Crabs
Cecilia Hodson
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jonathon Stillman
2025-ENV-403
Evaluating the Long-term Success of a Stream Restoration Project in San Pedro Creek, Pacifica, California
Fiona Lawler
School of the Environment
Faculty Supervisor: Jerry Davis
2025-ENV-404
Investigating the Impact of Host Blood Meal Identity on Ixodes pacificus Microbiome Using a Multi-Species Analysis of Small Mammals and Reptiles
Mariah Angel Cuyson
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Andrea Swei
2025-ENV-405
Morphological Diversity, Distribution, and Reproductive Mode of Epiphytic Lichens on Baccharis pilularis
Katrina McCollough
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jenna Ekwealor
2025-ENV-406
Tracking Seasonality of Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistant Genes Using San Francisco State University Wastewater
Gabriela Franco
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Archana Anand
2025-ENV-407
Genomic Assembly of the Galápagos Endemic Lava Gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus): A Foundation for Species Conservation
Jessica Martin
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jaime Chaves
2025-ENV-408
Evaluating Microplastic Contamination in Water and Sediment Across the San Francisco Bay
Kyle Roe
School of the Environment
Faculty Supervisor: Archana Anand
2025-ENV-409
The Effect of Key Climate Variables on Bee Distributions in California
Jessie Davidson, George Brooder, Jem Dimaano-Soliza, Benjamin Gantt
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Gretchen LeBuhn
2025-ENV-410
A Core Insect Sex-Determination Gene Has Surprising Within-Species Diversity Across Hymenoptera (Bees, Ants, Wasps, etc.)
Anaya Flowers, Gwenndolyn Campbell
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Scott Roy
2025-ENV-411
Are We Exclusive? Genomic Conflict and Imprinting in Monogamous vs Polygamous Populations
Paige Camaya, Nico Fernandes
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Scott Roy
2025-ENV-412
Geobiological Controls on Travertine Accretion in Keane Wonder Spring, Death Valley National Park
Ruby Wang
School of the Environment
Faculty Supervisor: Yadira Ibarra
2025-ENV-413
Isolation and Characterization of Novel Vibrio Bacteriophages in Oysters and Sediment in the San Francisco Bay
Morgan Hernandez, Benjamin-Rafael Mingoa
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Archana Anand
2025-ENV-414
Investigating Safer and More Sustainable Methods for Synthesizing InP Shells to Strengthen Optical Performance of Near Infrared Emissive InAs Quantum Dots
Alexander Gomez, Marcello Garbo, Trang Le
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Michael Enright
2025-ENV-415
Photoperiod Responses in Behavior and Corticosterone of a Facultative Migrant, the Anna’s Hummingbird Calypte anna
Sam Sandoval, Chelsea B. Johnson, Jesus Ovalle, Maya Razniak, Graciela Bejarano
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Derrick JE Groom
2025-ENV-416
From the Diet of the Rhinoceros Auklet: Quantifying Microplastics in Juvenile Shortbelly Rockfish
Laila Sanahmadi
College of Science & Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Ellen Hines
2025-ENV-417
The Effect of Microplastics (MP) in Prey (Emerita analoga) on the Foraging Success of Sanderlings (Calidris alba)
Nicholas Tumbale
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jonathon Stillman
2025-MPS-501
Generalizing Lattice Point Enumeration
Thomas Kunze
Department of Mathematics
Faculty Supervisor: Matthias Beck
2025-MPS-502
Machine Learning for Detection of Multi-Planet Signals in Radial Velocity Surveys
Shvetha Chynoweth
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: John Brewer
2025-MPS-503
The R-Process Alliance: Abundances of r-Process Enhanced Metal-Poor Stars from Portrait Spectra from McDonald Observatory
Peter Haramis
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Charli Sakari
2025-MPS-504
Reconstructing the Direction of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays Using a Simulation-Based Inference Approach
Zachary Mason
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Oscar Macias
2025-MPS-505
Electromagnetically Isolated Global Signal Estimation Platform
Dominic Vazquez
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Charli Sakari
2025-MPS-506
What Is That Smell? Oh, It's Ross 458c: Retrieving Atmospheric Properties with JWST
Hansica Dutt Ganta, Anu Roy
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Eileen C. Gonzales
2025-MPS-507
Positive Semidefinite Matrix Factorizations
Kristen Dawson
Department of Mathematics
Faculty Supervisor: Serkan Hosten
2025-MPS-508
Evaluating and Mapping Demographic Disparities with Traffic Stop Data
Chad Kite
Department of Mathematics
Faculty Supervisor: Anandamayee Majumdar
2025-MPS-509
Direction Reconstruction of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays with Simulation-Based Inference
Sarvesh Shinde
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Oscar Macias
2025-MPS-510
Denoising Radio Pulses from Air Showers Using Machine Learning Methods
Zhisen Lai
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Oscar Macias
2025-MPS-511
Nanowaveguide-Illuminated Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy at Micromolar Concentrations
Cristian Adrian Rodriguez, Daniel A. Castro
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Huizhong Xu
2025-MPS-512
A Tale of Two Dwarfs: Unveiling J1416+1348 B with JWST
Efrain Alvarado III, Ember Anastasia Vosmek-Park
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Eileen C. Gonzales
2025-MPS-513
Boundary Strata in Moduli Spaces of Genus-One Curves
Elijah Valverde
Department of Mathematics
Faculty Supervisor: Emily Clader
2025-MPS-514
d-Fold Partition Diamonds Through Posets
Kobe Wijesekera
Department of Mathematics
Faculty Supervisor: Matthias Beck
2025-MPS-515
Unveiling the Atmosphere of Ross 458c: a Brown Dwarf in Virgo
Gabriel Munoz Zarazua, Anu Roy
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Eileen C. Gonzales
2025-MPS-516
Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Lignin Model Substrates Using Quantum Dots
Sam Tanabe, Zoe Lambert
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Michael Enright
2025-MPS-517
Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Jie Goodrich, Daniel Alejandro Castro
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Huizhong Xu
2025-MPS-518
Reconstructing Electric Field Signals from Extensive Air Showers Using Simulation Based Inference
Emily Weissling, Thomas McKinley
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Oscar Macias
2025-MPS-519
Eulerian Polynomials for Bidirected Graphs
Panya Sukphrane
Department of Mathematics
Faculty Supervisor: Matthias Beck
2025-MPS-520
Fabrication of MoS2-Graphene Heterostructures for Application in High-Speed High-Responsivity Photodetectors
Juan Pablo Campbell Naranjo, James Xu
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Huizhong Xu
2025-MPS-521
Effect of Electronic Substituents on the Electrochemical Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohols
Sean Spriggs
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Jingjing Qiu
2025-MPS-522
Constraining the Carbon-to-Oxygen Ratio in Ross 458c
Anuranj Roy
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Elieen C. Gonzales
2025-MPS-523
Investigation on the Influence of Nafion on Cobalt Electrocatalysts in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Timothy Lin, Alexandra Guardado Menjivar
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Jingjing Qiu
2025-MPS-524
Quantum Dot Functionalization Through Surface Ligand Reactions
Milo Sack
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Michael Enright
2025-MPS-525
Enhancing Photocatalytic C–O Bond Cleavage in Ligning Using CuAlS₂/ZnS Quantum Dots: Synthesis Purification and Modification of Semiconductor Nanoparticles
T. Fay Harris, Gabi Vazquez
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Michael Enright
2025-MPS-526
Bayesian Analysis of the Radio Signals Produced by Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays
Ryan Thong
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Oscar Macias
2025-MPS-527
Faceted Copper Nanocubes for Selective CO₂ Reduction to High-Value Products
Robert Lam, Jonah Salman Ambrose Glass-Hussain
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Michael Enright
2025-MPS-528
Numerical Simulation and Experimental Measurement for EM Enhancement of SERS
Muyang Huang
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Huizhong Xu
2025-MPS-529
Analyzing Size and Structural Effects on Photocatalytic Efficiency of CdSe Nanoparticles
Emilio Aguilar, Chloe Peak, Kayla Lee
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Michael Enright
2025-MPS-530
Multiscale Modeling of Phase Evolution in Polymorphic Manganese Dioxide for Energy Applications
Zorikto Erdyneev
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Nicole Adelstein
2025-MPS-531
Simulating Structure and Diffusivity in the Inorganic Components of the Cathode Electrolyte Interface
Eshton Liu
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Nicole Adelstein
2025-MPS-532
Optimizing TiO2 Anatase Thin Film Growth for Photocatalysis
Gabriella Chavez
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Andrew Ichimura
2025-MPS-533
Atmospheric Retrieval of L Class Subdwarf J1416A
Ember Vosmek-Park, Efrain Alvarado III
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Eileen Gonzales
2025-MBS-601
Localization of BR-Bodies in Sinorhizobium meliloti During Host Colonization
Nima Pendar
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Joseph C. Chen
2025-MBS-602
Antibiotic Producers in the Rhizosphere at SFSU: Antibiotic Activity and Plant Proximity
Phway Phway Myat, Lykourgos A. Tsangaropoulos
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Brinda Govindan
2025-MBS-603
A Conserved but Atypical ABC Transporter in the Alpha-Proteobacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti Confers Resistance to a Range of Antimicrobials
Klara Christensen
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Joseph C. Chen
2025-MBS-604
Spotting the Difference Between Healthy Lungs and COVID-19 in Medical Images
Junyoung Kim, Abraham Zepeda, Maria Anjum
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui
2025-MBS-605
Tumor Detection in Medical Images
Adrian Lopez, Leinad Rivas, Victor Palacios
Department of Mathematics
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui
2025-MBS-606
Characterizing Environmental and Oyster Microbiomes for Oceanic Restoration
Sanjiev Nand
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Archana Anand
2025-MBS-607
Automating Kidney and Kidney Tumor Segmentation Using Deep Learning
Carlos De Leon, Nathalie Aquino, Gwenndolyn Campbell
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui
2025-MBS-608
Initial Menstrual Experiences May Moderate Future Menstruations
Lorelei Tavernier
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Erik Peper
2025-MBS-609
Using Machine Learning for Assistance in Early Breast Cancer Detection
Lupe Amigon, Isaac Walker, Manuel Duran
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui
2025-MBS-610
Identifying Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Plastic Biodegradation Potential in Exiguobacterium sp.
Brennan Withers
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-611
Exiguobacterium: A Clinical Aspect
Louise Jae Dumdumaya
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-612
Evaluating the Transferability of a CNN-Based HIV Drug Resistance Prediction Model Across Subtypes and Continents
Estefanos Kebebew, Takkudzwa Chirenje, Tarnampreet Kaur, Kaylee Chow
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Pleuni Pennings
2025-MBS-613
Remnants of Viral Sequences in SFSU Exiguobacterium
Isabella Estevez
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-614
Comparative Genomic Analysis of Plastic-Degrading Enzymes in Exiguobacterium and Ideonella sakaiensis
Julia Cedillo
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-615
What Genomic Features of Exiguobacteria Contribute to the Potential for Heavy Metal Resistance and Absorption?
Henry Xie
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-616
Bioremediation Properties in Exiguobacterium strain BIOL402GW_2A1
Julian Vega
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-617
Evaluating the Role of Exiguobacterium in Arsenic and Pollutants in Soil
Milca Valderrama
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-618
Methane Metabolism in a Novel Strain of Exiguobacterium
Esha Prasad
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-619
Cross-Feeding in Bacterial Biofilms and its Impact on Branched-Chain Amino Acid Biosynthesis
Taylor Kan
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-620
Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Acquired Through Horizontal Gene Transfer in Exiguobacterium
Lykourgos A. Tsangaropoulos
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-621
Metagenomic Insights into AMR Gene Prevalence in Municipal Wastewater: A One Health Approach
Michael Anthony Hajkowski
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Archana Anand
2025-MBS-622
Exiguobacterium as a Potential Source of Antibiotics: A Genomic Analysis
Katelyn Ha
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-623
The Environmental and Health Competency of UV Irradiation on Pseudomonas
Daniel Alejandro Urista, Ashley Lim
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Lily Chen
2025-MBS-624
Comparative Assessment of Microbe and AMR Dissemination in Wastewater Biosolids
Alexandra Jose
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Archana Anand
2025-MBS-625
Cdv Cell Division in the Thaumarchaeon N. yellowstonensis
Juliana De Arman
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José de la Torre
2025-MBS-626
Antibiotic Production in Exiguobacterium acetylicum
Charles Frame
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-627
Larger Flexible Genomic Islands Contribute to the Environmental Adaptability of Exiguobacteria
Denis Cruz
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-MBS-628
Exiguobacterium-Mediated Collagen Degradation: An Enzymatic Approach for Animal Glue Removal in Historical Restoration
Michyla Huff
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre
2025-PZMS-701
Temporal and Spatial Expression Patterns of TRPM1 and PKCα During Retinal Development in the Little Skate (Leucoraja erinacea)
Elvira Magaña
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Ivan A. Anastassov
2025-PZMS-702
Mapping the Distribution of Neuropeptides Typically Involved in Pain-Like Responses in an Insect Model of Nociception
Gurleen Kaur, Angus Hamilton, Sathya Correa
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Megumi Fuse
2025-PZMS-703
Tracking Expression of Rhodopsin and a GABA Transporter in a Single-Photoreceptor Type Retina
Karina Rodriguez
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Ivan A. Anastassov
2025-PZMS-704
Classifying Cell Types Using Single Nucleus RNA Sequencing in the Simplex Retina of Little Skate (Leucoraja erinacea)
Andrew Lyon-Lee
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Ivan A. Anastassov
2025-PZMS-705
Body Allometry of Adults is Maintained After Developmental Delays During Puberty in the Insect Manduca sexta
Joana Navarro, Malea Tuimavave, Leslie Flores
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Megumi Fuse
2025-PZMS-706
Examining Developmental Characteristics of Lamination and Quantifying Bipolar Cell Mitochondria in the Skate Retina
Andre Tran
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Ivan A. Anastassov
2025-PZMS-707
Molecular and Synaptic Organization of a Vertebrate Retina with a Single Photoreceptor Type
Alexander Agredano
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Ivan A. Anastassov
2025-PZMS-708
Mapping the Rod Photoreceptors of the Little Skate, Leucoraja erinacea, a Unique Retina Model
Amir Chirar
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Ivan A. Anastassov
2025-PZMS-709
Quantification and Structure of Mitochondria in Spiking Neurons of the Simplex Skate Retina
Danica Damaso
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Ivan A. Anastassov
2025-PZMS-710
How do Changes in Neural Dynamics Influence Behavior in C. elegans During Periods of Sleep-Like Quiescence?
Ruben Castro Corral
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Megumi Fuse
2025-PZMS-711
A Bromoform Survey Across California Coastal Seaweeds
Roman Marquez
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Zheng-Hui He
2025-PZMS-712
The Seasonality of Metabolic Strategies in Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Chelsea B. Johnson, Sam M. Sandoval, Jesus R. Ovalle
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Derrick JE Groom
2025-PZMS-713
Transgenerational Plasticity as a Mechanism of Heatwave Adaptation in Petrolisthes cinctipes
Liliana Pruett
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jonathon Stillman
2025-PZMS-714
Changes in Environmental Memory and Navigational Paths of Pagurus samuelis When Exposed to Sudden Increased Temperatures
Ysabelle Jiana Jose
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jonathon Stillman
2025-PZMS-715
Flight Energetics of Anna’s Hummingbirds Using C-13 Labelled Bicarbonate
Mauricio Cruz
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Derrick JE Groom
2025-PZMS-716
Testing a Unique Sex Determination Mechanism in Invasive Texas Ant
Sam Rico, Nico Fernandez
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Scott Roy
2025-PZMS-717
Genomic Identification of Coastal Seaweeds in Half Moon Bay
Kayley Camilleri
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Zheng-Hui He
2025-SOC-801
Urges During Impulse Control: Implications for Motivation Science
Clayton A. Taylor
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Ezequiel Morsella
2025-SOC-802
The Impact of Critical Incidents on Burnout in University Law Enforcement: Examining the Role of Trauma-Informed Wellness Programs
Victoria Zaarour
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Chris Wright
2025-SOC-803
Response Distortion in Job Burnout Assessments: A Meta-Analytic Study
Luma Suryavamsh
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Kevin Eschleman
2025-SOC-804
Linking Learning Assistants, Mentors, and Scholars (LLAMAS): LA Experiences
Joselyn Espinoza Lopez, Austin Wada, Gabriel Munoz Zarazua
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Kim Coble
2025-SOC-805
The Impact of Reflective Journaling on Undergraduate in Physics and Astronomy Labs
Niah Freeman
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Kim Coble
2025-SOC-806
Effective Leadership: How Does Job Stress Moderate the Relationship Between Leadership Styles and Employee Performance?
Cristian Gomez
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Chris Wright
2025-SOC-807
Exploring Attentional Capture: Depth of Processing Distractors
Sonia Pathak, Divya Shettigar
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Ezequiel Morsella
2025-SOC-808
Developing a Standardized Tool for Evaluating Equity in Higher Education Hiring Practices
Nishka Vipul
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Kevin Eschleman
2025-SOC-809
How Student Perceptions of Lab and Lecture Relate to Ideas on “Thinking Like a Chemist”
Seiham Alansary, Angelica Kochkarova
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Michelle Sinapuelas
2025-SOC-810
Voices from Within: Incarcerated Workers on Labor and Liberty
Amber Avila, Caitlynn Blanquera, Cameron Chan, Nhan Doan, Jazmine Finuliar, Anya Kugler, Isabella Pacho, Andrew Rogel, Ryo Tuso, Carrie Lee Walker
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Amy Smith
2025-SOC-811
Puzzling Failure to Replicate the Decoy Effect: Perceptual and Context-Dependent Task
Daniela Ibarra
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Gaurav Suri
2025-SOC-812
The Role of Perceived Psychological Safety in Moderating the Impact of Workplace Incivility on Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intent
Yedid Chavez Jimenez
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Chris Wright
2025-SOC-813
Beyond Preferences: Investigating the Relationship Between Choice and Instruction in an Emotion Regulation Context
Catalina Phe
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Gaurav Suri
2025-SOC-814
Campus Support Programs: Are They Bridging the Gap for Former Foster Youth?
Willow Weibel
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Jeff Cookston
2025-SOC-815
Bilingualism and the Mind: Effects on Creativity and Cognitive Flexibility
Joohee Won
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Kenneth Paap
2025-SOC-816
Fostering Inclusive Learning Environments: The Impact of Peer Mentors in STEM Education
Nicole Klee, Gabriel Munoz Zarazua, Joselyn Espinoza Lopez
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Jingyi Wang
2025-SOC-817
Beyond Numbers: From Prison to Purpose
Kathryn Spiak, Billey Le
School of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement
Faculty Supervisor: Amy Smith
2025-SOC-818
Enhancing STEM Retention by Identifying Cultural Capital Themes in Student Writing Using State-of-the-Art Language Models
Khalid Mehtab Khan
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Anagha Kulkarni
2025-SOC-819
Linking Learning Assistants, Mentors, and Scholars (LLAMAS): Faculty Experiences
Austin Wada, Joselyn Espinoza-Lopez
School of the Environment
Faculty Supervisor: Kim Coble
2025-SOC-820
Remote Work: Exploring Perceptions from Early Career Professionals
Julie Zhu, Kristina Gjika, Nishka Vipul
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Diana R. Sanchez
2025-SOC-821
Neural Correlates of Habituation in the Reflexive Imagery Task
Bella Benzaken
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Ezequiel Morsella
2025-SOC-822
Facilitating Personalized Learning with Real-time Support in STEM Using Large Language Models
Jose Torres, Andre Bouvier, Zhenyu Lin
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Zhuwei Qin