Student Project Showcase 2026

2026-BCMB-101   
Glypican Dally Displays Embryonic Lethality
Hope Varela Gillman, Nina Nicole Marcelo
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Blake Riggs 

2026-BCMB-102  
Flavin Coenzyme Exchange and Inter-Subunit Dynamics in Styrene Monooxygenase from Pseudomonas putida
Tymesha Bovell
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: George Gassner

2026-BCMB-103 
Exploring New Avenues for Expressing and Stabilizing Bacteriophage Polyamine Acetyltransferases for Functional Studies
Maryam Alansary, Alanis Alvarez, Julia Hun, Cristofer Leon, Hazel N. Leiva Martel
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Misty L. Kuhn

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

2026-BCMB-105 
Optimizing Visualization of Aminoglycoside Acetyltransferase Mutant Enzyme Activity onto 3D Protein Structures to Determine "Patches" of Functional Importance
Damon Holt, Tran Hoang Danh Nguyen, Alejandra Portillo, Gabriela Tozlovan, Hazel N. Leia Martel
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Misty L. Kuhn

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

2026-BCMB-107   
Can Stress From Isolation Affect Feeding Patterns in Drosophila Males that Lead to Phenotypes of Type 2 Diabetes?
Heledanne Woldeselasie
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Blake Riggs

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

2026-BCMB-109   
It Looks Like a Duck, It Talks Like a Duck, but It is Not a Duck. A Case Where Computational Functional Predictions of GNAT Enzymes are Inaccurate
James Chen, Jessie Leung, Michael Simpson, Gabriela Tozlovan, Hazel N. Leiva Martel
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Misty L. Kuhn

2026-BCMB-110   
Photophysiological Effects of Dichlorogramine on Harmful Algal Bloom-Forming Cyanobacteria
Phoebe Tong, Marie Spehlmann
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Zheng-Hui He 

2026-BCMB-111   
Role of RUS Proteins in Vitamin B6 Homeostasis Regulation
Ramit Guha
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Zheng-Hui He

2026-BCMB-112   
Mechanistic Insight Into Allosteric Upregulation of Argiginosuccinate Synthetase I (ASS1)
Michelle Jessica Von Merta-Sustarich
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Eric Greene

2026-BCMB-113  
Integration of Styrene Oxide Isomerase into a Biocatalytic Pathway for the Synthesis of Beta-lactam Antibiotics.
Huong Trinh
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: George Gassner

2026-BCMB-114   
Jagunal Influences Cell Polarity During Neurogenesis Through Interactions with Cytoskeleton Factors
Frank Wu
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Blake Riggs

2025-BCMB-115   
Enhancing Plant Vitamin B6 Production by Increasing Levels of a Natural Arabidopsis Enzyme
Rebecca Wong
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Zheng-Hui He

2026-BCMB-116   
Investigating the Role of the MICOS Complex in Mitochondrial Integrity and Aging in Drosophila melanogaster
Keith Benedict, Kaden Kent, Victor Knowles
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Blake Riggs

2026-BCMB-117   
Towards a Structural Basis for Argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS1) Regulation
Lucky Gurung, Jeanan Ahmad, Danya Abdallah, Jerrade Domingo, Michelle Von Merta-Sustarich, Ryan Leung
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Eric Greene

2026-BCMB-118   
Examining the Effect Metal Toxicity has on Vacuole Inheritance and Structure in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Austin Irungu
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Mark Chan

2026-BCMB-119   
Metabolic Conditions Regulate Mitochondrial Volume Scaling in Budding-Inhibited Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Aya Alkabbani
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Mark Chan

2026-BCMB-120   
Hymenopteran Sex Determination Gene Likely Originated on Ancestral Insect X Chromosome
Isaac Walker
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Scott Roy

2026-BCMB-121   
Exploring the Impact of Metal Toxicity on Cellular Structures and Vacuole Inheritance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Arthur Ramos Reyes
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Mark Chan

2026-BCMB-122   
Using Expansion Microscopy to Observe Mitochondrial Defects in the Early Embryo of Drosophila melanogaster
Raquel Juliette Tamayo, Madison Raub
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Blake Riggs

2026-BCMB-123   
The Sex Determining Mechanism of Monotremes in the Absence of SRY
Anton Taylor, Marcus Isidro
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Scott Roy

2026-BCMB-124   
A High-Throughput System to Screen For Methyl Halide Transferase Expression and Activity
Maureen Montes, Juan Armas, Lika Chhit, James Khoi Nguyen, Nehemiah Setiawan
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Raymond Esquerra

2026-BCMB-125 
Rotational Diffusion of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Under Crowded Conditions
Juan Armas, Layla Chirar, Lika Chhit, Maureen Cabrera Montes, Evan Forrest
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Raymond Esquerra

2026-CME-201 
Student Steel Bridge Competition (SSBC) 2026
Fernando Catpo, Alexandro Silva, Denzel DeHoyos, Eli Mehrling, Karlo Tanjuakio, Leo Wen, Robert Phillips, Alex Yanez
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Zhaoshuo Jiang

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

2026-CME-203 
Steady Hand
Citlalli Acevedo-Adame, Benjamin Grimes, Fernando Lozano
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero

2026-CME-204 
Soft-Robotic Gripper
Michael Gopez, SonPhi Diep, TJ Asuncion
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero 

2026-CME-205 
Carpal Tunnel Assistive Wristwear
Amaan Noor, Gerard Matthew Gandingco, Kendrick Nacnac
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero

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-207 
Adaptive Facade System
Aloe Alvarez, Diya Prajapati, Peter Trebilcock, Will Jameson
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Kenya Mejia

2026-CME-208 
Upper Limb Neural Prosthetic
Michael Gopez, Joshua R. Samson, Kyle Magtoto
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hamid Mahmoodi

2026-CME-209 
Cable-Driven Stabilization
Issak Sainz, Mason Mangat
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hamid Mahmoodi

2026-CME-210 
Automatic Pill Dispenser
Nikolas Johnson, Massimo Sciaroni, Nykolas Jared
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero

2026-CME-211 
Robotic Fire Sprinkler
Deybi Maldonado Calderon, Elijah Richards, Diego Rocha, Ndongwie Leonard Ngwa
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hamid Mahmoodi 

2026-CME-212 
Virtual Reality Environment for Engineering (VREE)
Ammar Khurshid Almeher, Aishwarya Magar
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun

2026-CME-213 
VibeFrame
Issak Sainz, Angela Rivelli
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero 

2026-CME-214 
Solar Powered Cold Storage
Vir Mankani, Daniel Pahutan, Alexis Otlica, Long Yin Su
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hamid Mahmoodi

2026-CME-215 
Electric Go Kart With Regenerative System
Jose Macha
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hamid Mahmoodi

2026-CME-216 
Predictive Stability Control for Industrial Vehicles
Ben Grimes, Leonard Chau, Sam Zimmerickers
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Kenya Mejia

2026-CME-217 
Active Tuned Mass Damped System
Mohammed Aazan Azam
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Kenya Mejia  

2026-CME-218 
Modal Behavior of a 10-Story BRB Frame with a Green Roof System
Minyi Huang
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

2026-CME-220 
Reclaim Creative
Samuel Dean Zimmerickers, Will Jameson
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero

2026-CME-221 
Automated Speedbump System
TJ Asuncion, Paul Banh, Anthony Delacruz, Nikolas Johnson
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Kenya Mejia 

2026-CME-222 
Balsa Wood Tower Senior Project
Zoe Brown, Cem Tinmaz, Mohammed Khan, Nicholas Perry, Juliette Tanios, Sid Guerrero, Adrian Corral, Aidan Melberg, Lucus Fitinghoff, Avinaash Ajit Mangalmurti, Jose Rosas Valdez, Daniela Schiavone
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Zhaoshuo Jiang

2026-CME-223 
Footstep Induced Floor Vibration
Raphael Voda
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Zhaoshuo Jiang 

2026-CME-224 
Detectability and Traversability of Detectable Warning Surfaces
Joseph Alderson
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Yiyi Wang

2026-CME-225 
Exploration of Negative Stiffness Devices for Seismic Resilience and Hazard Mitigation
Alex Lim
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Cheng Chen

2026-CSEE-301
Beyond Linear Programming: Physics-Informed Graph Neural Networks for Multi-Omics-Driven Metabolic Flux Prediction in Plants
Kat Powell
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui

2026-CSEE-302
Fire Extinguishing Robot
Johnathyn Garcia, Ivan Bayot, Jacob Altobar, Evan Schneider
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Kenya Mejia 

2026-CSEE-303
Wearable Vehicle Key
Janelle Valdovinos, Raegeen Tadao, Leonel Mercado, Myles Burnside
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hamid Mahmoodi

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

2026-CSEE-305
Hybrid Semantic Knowledge System
Sai Praneeth Gudala
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun 

2026-CSEE-306
Postural Monitoring and Correction Device
Gavin Funk, Deybi Maldonado, Mohamd Abukhdeir
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero 

2026-CSEE-307
ViDeCanvas: Video Object Detection Visualization Canvas
Areeb Abbasi, Lylia Melahi
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun

2026-CSEE-308
U Walker
Morgan Duong, Johnathyn Garcia, Long Yin Siu
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: David Quintero 

2026-CSEE-309
Shipyard: From Zero to Early Traction in Hackathon Software
Kareem Amin
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun

2026-CSEE-310
Autonomous Following Wagon
Morgan Duong, Vi Gallegos, Zach Haidari, Lizbeth Paisano
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hamid Mahmood 

2026-CSEE-311
Temporal Visual Embeddings for Few-Shot Video Comparison
Jason Avina
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Xuhui Chen

2026-CSEE-312
Autonomous Maze-Solving Micromouse Robot
Hugh Rigassio, Minglan Zhou, Mahmood Amana
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hamid Mahmoodi 

2026-CSEE-313
A Multi-Agent AI Framework for Personalized Academic Advising and Graduation Pathway Recommendation
Fayeeza Shaikh
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui

2026-CSEE-314
Job Recommendation System
Chetas Parekh, Yuvraj Gupta, Manjot Singh
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Tracy Chen 

2026-CSEE-315
Social Robots to Support Rehabilitation Goal Achievement through Personalized Motivational Strategies
Jason Avina, Shivangi Narayan, Osiel Enrique Sales, Milton Esteban Salazar, Perri Cox
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Alyssa Kubota 

2026-CSEE-316
Reliable Wireless Non-Line-of-Sight Digital Communications for Subterranean Environments
Devon Senffner
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Hamid Mahmoodi

2026-CSEE-317
Visual Exploration and Comparison of Multi-Classification Model with High Number of Classes
Yash Jitendrabhai Bhadiyadra, Aung Phyo, Durga Silva Lokesh Telaprolu
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun

2026-CSEE-318
Seeing the Unseen: Adaptive-EIoU (A-EIoU) for Robust Underwater Object Detection
Nipun Taneja
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Akila De Silva

2026-CSEE-319
NeuroSense
Talon Chaulklin Browning, Reina Howell, Peter Bacalzo, Citlalli Esmeralda Acevedo-Adame
School of Engineering
Faculty Supervisor: Kenya Z. Mejia 

2026-CSEE-320
Attacks on Electroencephalogram Authentication
Michael Thompson, Joseph Bae
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui 

2026-CSEE-321
Visualizing Large Graph Database in Visual Data Management Systems (VDMS)
Jaideep Reddy Gade, Uzair Hamed Mohammed, Luis Aguilar
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun 

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-323
Kheti Badi: AI-Powered Crop Disease Detection and Smart Treatment Advisory
Arric Sekhon
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Sara El Alaoui
 

2026-ENV-401 
Climate Reconstruction from Cell Structure in California Oaks
Adam Johnston
School of the Environment
Faculty Supervisor: Alexander Stine 

2026-ENV-402 
Evaluating the Long-term Success of a Stream Restoration Project in San Pedro Creek, Pacifica, CA
Fiona Lawler
School of the Environment
Faculty Supervisor: Jerry Davis

2026-ENV-403 
Quantitative Analysis of Bromoform Production in Seaweed via GC-MS
Evan Forrest, Juan Armas
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Raymond Esquerra 

2026-ENV-404 
Islands, Isolation, and Genomes: The Evolutionary History of the Galápagos Endemic Lava Gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus)
Jessica Martin
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jaime Chaves 

2026-ENV-406 
Bees Left Behind: Are California's 30 x 30 Protected Areas Missing the Mark?
Allyson Bernarte, Phuong Ly, Marcelina Lobato, Oleander Nielsen, Najeeba Shaikh, Jessica Davidson
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Gretchen LeBuhn 

2026-ENV-407 
Darwin’s Finch Subfossils Provide Evidence of Historic Beak Morphology
Jaden McCaffrey
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jaime Chaves 

2026-ENV-408 
Phenotypic Variation in Deer Mice (Peromyscus) Across the Urban Landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area
Adriel Evaristo
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Robert Boria

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 

2026-ENV-410 
Closing the Climate Justice Gap: An Examination of Pregnancy Outcomes at the Intersection of Multiple Gradients of Social and Climate Vulnerability in San Francisco
Kimberly Lee, Mahal Bilaoen
School of the Environment
Faculty Supervisor: Nancy Carmona

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-412 
The Effects of Sample Size on Ecological Niche Models: Analysis Using the California Ground Squirrel
Paula Ceballos
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Robert Boria 

2026-ENV-413 
The Transcriptomic Response of Ixodes pacificus Salivary Gland Tissue with Respect to Lizard and Rodent Blood Meals
Sofia Trinidad-Rivera
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Andrea Swei 

2026-ENV-414 
Genomics of the Galápagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) to Advance Conservation Genomics in a Critically Endangered Seabird
Isabella Sessi
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jaime Chaves 

2026-ENV-415 
Zap! Electric Currents Measure Aphid Response to Bacterial Compounds
Mark Canlapan, Chloe Orth
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Mitzy Porras

2026-ENV-416 
The Effects of Roundup on Chick Embryo Development
Melanie Cor-Dova, Kevin Son, Muhammad Bin Siraj
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Wilfred Denetclaw 

2026-ENV-417 
Effects of Historic San Francisco Redlining on Rat Complaints Distribution and Occurrence
Keira Denlinger
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Robert Boria 

2026-ENV-418 
Is it Hot In Here? Metabolic Rate of Triops longicaudatus Under Heat Stress
Taylor Davis
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Mitzy Porras 

2026-ENV-419 
How to Make a Hermaphrodite: Insights Into Sexual System Evolution in the Genome of Cosexual Moss Syntrichia princeps
Kaylee A. Macomb
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jenna Ekwealor 

2026-ENV-420 
Friend or Foe? Bacteria vs. Aphids
Mark Canlapan, Chloe Orth, Destiny Nava, Tiena Elias
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Mitzy Fernanda Porras Becerra

2026-ENV-421
Plasticity and Population-Level Differentiation in Desert Mosses across California Climate Gradients
Kanika Kolpe
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jenna T.B. Ekwealor

2026-MPS-501
Vertex Cones of Order Polytopes
Elijah Valverde
Department of Mathematics
Faculty Supervisor: Matthias Beck

2026-MPS-502
Quantum Dot Photoelectrocatalysis
Hani Sobhi, Sam Tanabe
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Micheal Enright

2026-MPS-503
SMHr-IL: A Python GUI for Integrated Light Analysis
Monique Lynn Windju
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Charli Sakari 

2026-MPS-504
The Effects of Rayleigh Scattering on High-Resolution, Optical Integrated Light Spectra
Daniel Gilbert
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Charli Sakari 

2026-MPS-505
Simulating Structure and Diffusivity in the Inorganic Components of the Cathode Electrolyte Interface
Eshton Liu
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Nicole Adelstein 

2026-MPS-506
Optimizing TiO₂ Anatase Crystal Thin Film Growth for Photocatalysis
Gabriella Belén Chávez
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Andrew Ichimura

2026-MPS-507
Fabrication of MoS2-Graphene Heterostructures for Application in High-Speed High-Responsivity Photodetectors
Juan Pablo Campbell Naranjo, Benjarat Chumwong, Angelo Hijazi, Majdel Hskan, Diego Bonilla, Kseniya Khamushkina
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Huizhong Xu 

2026-MPS-508
Kinematic Analysis of Chemically-Peculiar, Metal-Poor Stars in the Milky Way Halo
Angela Beatty
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Charli Sakari 

2026-MPS-509
Transverse Localization in Disordered Hybrid Plasmonic Waveguide Arrays
Holden Saberhagen
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Huizhong Xu 

2026-MPS-510
Solar Flare Analysis for Exoplanet Detection
Christopher Albert
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: John Brewer 

2026-MPS-511
Study of Phase Transition Kinetics in Potassium-intercalated Manganese Dioxide
Zorikto Erdyneev
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Nicole Adelstein 

2026-MPS-512
Optimization of Nontoxic CuAlS₂/ZnS Quantum Dots
Cameron Krolik, Fay Harris
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Michael Enright 

2026-MPS-513
Open Probing Metal-Poor Ultracool Dwarfs Across the Galaxy with JWST Retrievals configuration options
Probing Metal-Poor Ultracool Dwarfs Across the Galaxy with JWST Retrievals
Ember Vosmek-Park
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Eileen C. Gonzales

2026-MPS-514
Investigating Postsynthetic Treatment and Ligand Exchange to Strengthen Optical Performance of Near Infrared Emissive InAs/InP/ZnSe Quantum Dots
Trang Mai Le
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Michael Enright 

2026-MPS-515
Why So Blue? Atmospheric Retrieval of Brown Dwarf J1416A
Ember Vosmek-Park
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Eileen Gonzales 

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 

2026-MPS-517
Nanowaveguide-Illuminated Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy at Micromolar Concentrations
Cristian A. Rodriguez, Colin V. Williams
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Huizhong Xu 

2026-MPS-518
The q-Ehrhart Polynomials of Right Angle Simplices
Florence Lam
Department of Mathematics
Faculty Supervisor: Matthias Beck

2026-MPS-519
A Catalog of Rocky Exoplanets in the Habitable Zone and Their Light Fingerprints
Gillis Lowry
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Eileen Gonzales 

2026-MPS-520
Optimization Techniques for Deriving Genetic Sequences of Ancestral Species Within Phylogenetic Trees
Ilya Vasey
Department of Mathematics
Faculty Supervisor: Serkan Hosten

2026-MPS-521
How Structure Affects Charge Dynamics and Photocatalysis in Nanoplatelets
Nahadi Munoz, Arun Somasundaram
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Michael Enright 

2026-MPS-522
Medium-Throughput Catalysis Research: A TiO₂ Case Study
Milo Sack
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Andrew S. Ichimura

2026-MPS-523
Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS) Study of Defects in Few-Layer MoS2
Daniel Alejandro Castro, Benjamin Dechant, Jie Goodrich
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Huizhong Xu

2026-MPS-524
Renovating SF State’s Planetarium to Fuel STEM Education and Outreach on Campus and Beyond
Gillis Lowry
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Adrienne Cool

2026-MPS-525
Size and Excitation Controlled Photoredox Catalysis with Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots for Biomass Conversion
Chloe Peak, Kayla Lee
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Michael Enright 

2026-MPS-526
An Analysis of X-ray Emission in Superluminous Supernovae
Sarah Pedrami
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Oscar Macias 

2026-MPS-527
EIGSEP's Novel Beam Mapping Implementation
Dominic Vazquez
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Charli Sakari

2026-MPS-528
Comparing Proton NMR Spectra of Solid-Phase Extracted and Whole Marine Dissolved Organic Matter Across a Salinity Gradient
Katie Villandre
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Tomoko Komada

2026-MBS-601
Isolation of Microbiome-Mediated Bacteria in the Rescue of Vitamin B6 Homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana
Sydney Kenber, Jakob Napitan
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Zheng-Hui He

2026-MBS-602
A Wastewater Epidemiological Approach to Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Surveillance on University Campuses
Brennan Withers
Department of Biology

2026-MBS-603
“Russian Doll Virus”: Using RNAscope in-situ hybridization to reveal host-virus interactions of Matryoshka RNA viruses within Avian Haemosporidian parasites
Lilly Raphaelian
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Ravinder Sehgal 

2026-MBS-604
Characterization of Mural Cell Subtypes in the Developing Human Brain
Kealohilani Kyle
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Lily Chen 

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

2026-MBS-606
Linking Maternal Atopy, Gut Microbiome Function, and Breastmilk Metabolome Profiles
Nhien Tuyet Lu
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: José R. de la Torre 

2026-MBS-607
Cell-Free Biocatalytic Synthesis of Novel Penicillin Derivatives
Mark Trujillo, Armando Barajas
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Gassner

2026-MBS-608
Behavioral Characterization of an Early Life Seizure (ELS) Model Using Danio rerio
Trinidad Arceo, Katie Guzman-Pacheco, Lindy Nguyen
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Nicholas J. Silva

2026-MBS-609
StentorCam: A Modular High-Throughput System for Behavioral Imaging in Multiwell Plates
Diana Ceron, Leonard Chau, Kimi Lee, Addy Brien, Keith Curry, Jacob Vasquez
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Raymond Esquerra 

2026-MBS-610
Seasonal Viral Community Composition in Wastewater Influent
Alexandra Jose
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Archana Anand 

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 

2026-MBS-612
Contextualizing the Microbiome of Contemporary and Historical Pisaster ochraceus in the Wild and in Aquariums
Ariel Cheng
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Peter Roopnarine 

2026-MBS-613
Twin-Arginine Transport Complex Plays an Essential Role in Caulobacter Cell Shape and Viability
Klara Christensen
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Joseph Chen

2026-MBS-614
Blood Brain Barrier in a Dish
Jacqueline Van Siclen
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Lily Chen

2026-MBS-615
Chronic Inflammation among Latina Breast Cancer Survivors: Findings from the Nuevo Amanecer-II Intervention Program
Carmen Vargas Velazquez
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Cathy Samayoa

2026-MBS-616
Sex Specific Microtubule Stabilizing Properties of CLS-2 During Anaphase I in Caenorhabditis elegans
Elida Hernandez, Iveth Navarro, Tania Cardenas Bruno
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Diana Chu 

2026-MBS-617
Engineering Dual-Targeted CD19/BCMA CAR-T Cells for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in a Preclinical Model
Andre Tran
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Lily Chen 

2026-MBS-618
Battle of the X’s: Comparing Gene Expression Between Maternal and Paternal X Chromosomes
Ramona C. Velazquez
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Scott W. Roy

2026-PZMS-701
The Effects of Temperature on the Development of Petrolisthes cinctipes Embryos
Xochitl Lopez
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jonathon Stillman

2026-PZMS-702
Developmental Delays During Puberty in the Insect Manduca sexta Appear to Provide Sufficient Time to Maintain Body Allometry in Adults
Joana Navarro, Malea Tuimavave, Gurleen Kaur, Leslie Flores
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Megumi Fuse 

2026-PZMS-703
Temperature-Sensitivity of Sodium-Potassium ATPase Activity in Crab Hearts
Luis Arreguin
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Jonathon Stillman 

2026-PZMS-704
Hox Gene Expression of (Channel Catfish) Barbels
Tyler Watson
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Karen Crow

2026-PZMS-705
Integrative Molecular and Ultrastructural Characterization of the Intramuscular Nerve Cords of the Octopus Arm​
Meaghan Klos, Mox Engelman, John Benedict
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Robyn Crook

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

2026-PZMS-707
Investigating Opioid-Like Signaling Pathways in the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta
Gurleen Kaur, Tarnampreet Kaur
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Megumi Fuse

2026-PZMS-708
Enhancing the Norm: Improving Cephalopod Welfare with Anesthetic Drugs
Lindsey Chan
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Robyn Crook 

2026-PZMS-709
Effects of Chronic Thermal Stress on Molt Regulation of the Flattened Porcelain Crab, Petrolisthes cinctipes
Jaren Kauzlarich
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jonathon Stillman

2026-PZMS-710
Effects of Capsaicin and Heat on Central Sensitization in Manduca Sexta
Angus Hamilton, Josiah McGrew, Octavio Manriquez, Sathya Correa
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Megumi Fuse 

2026-PZMS-711
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

2026-PZMS-712
Nearshore Protected Bays as Nursery Grounds: Evaluating Seasonal Variation in Leopard Sharks and California Bat Rays in Pillar Point Harbor Using eDNA
Sam Rico
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Karen Crow

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 

2026-PZMS-714
Computational Analysis and Anatomical Expression of Nociception-associated Transcripts in the Squid Euprymna berryi
John Benedict
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Robyn Crook 

2026-PZMS-715
Assessing Adult Body Weight of the Insect, Manduca sexta, After Developmental Delays Associated with Repair of Damaged Tissues
Joana Navarro
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Megumi Fuse 

2026-PZMS-716
Size Matters: Climate-Driven Changes Krill Size in the California Current
Lala Movsesian
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Jaime Jahncke

2026-PZMS-717
Analyzing Amacrine and Ganglion Cell Structure and Connectivity in the Simplex Retina of the Leucoraja erinacea
Louie Jackson
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Ivan Anastassov

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

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
 

2026-SOC-801
Influence of Professor Support on College Students’ Self-Efficacy
Sarrah Wilkes, Auttum Juliet Montoya
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Shasta Ihorn 

2026-SOC-802
Linking Learning Assistants, Mentors, and Scholars (LLAMAS): LA Experiences
Joselyn Espinoza Lopez
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Kim Coble 

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 

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

2026-SOC-805
Who Matters to Emerging Adults: Links to Well-Being and Loneliness
Malaina R. Vaden
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Jeffrey T. Cookston 

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-807
Reframing Externalizing Behaviors Through Community Cultural Wealth: An Asset-Based School Psychology Case Study
Laura Robles Miranda
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Shasta Ihorn

2026-SOC-808
RTI Best Practices for Students with Externalizing Behavior Disorders from a Bronfenbrenner Systems Lens
Amy Abad
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Shasta Ihorn 

2026-SOC-809
Induction of Positive Affect Utilizing Autobiographical Memories
Jessica Morales Rodeles
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Melissa J. Hagan

2026-SOC-810
Attitudes Toward LLM Use for Mental Health Support: A Comparative Study of India and the USA
Radhika Vikas Yadav
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Gaurav Suri

2026-SOC-811
Program to Parole: Does Participation Open the Door?
Fiona E. Engstad, Patience A. Afifi, Maria F. Aguilar, Catherine C. Alvarado, Jacqueline Cruz, Zoe Guenther, Kaylin Monroe, Riley A. Quinn, Rikki K. Reel, Sonny Rios, Andrew Rogel, Hannah Schott, Shelby Vasallo
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Amy E. Smith 

2026-SOC-812
When Stress Meets Loneliness: Examining Their Combined Impact on Depression
Natalie Kaldani
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Sarah Holley

2026-SOC-813
Fanning the Flames: Emotional Avoidance Moderates the Impact of Negative Urgency on Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Jose Luis Uribe Lopez
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Sarah R. Holley

2026-SOC-814
Mothers and Fathers Involvement in their Children's Education and Other Future Outcomes
Jace Clarkson
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Jeff Cookston

2026-SOC-815
Understanding the Systems Embedded in Emotional Disability
Julia Wincek
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Shasta Ihorn

2026-SOC-816
Activation-Based Decision-Making
Jasmine Chuey
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Gaurav Suri 

2026-SOC-817
Parental Substance Use Disorder and Child Emotional, Behavioral, and Academic Functioning Through Bowen Family Systems Theory
Jackson Jones
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Shasta Ihorn

2026-SOC-818
Does Habituation Occur for the Stimulus or the Outcome of the Stimulus-Elicited Mental Operation?
Angelina Leopardo, Bella Benzaken
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Ezequiel Morsella

2026-SOC-819
Foreign Language Effect on Behavioral Persistence
Takuya Miwa
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Gaurav Suri 

2026-SOC-820
Exploring Student Focus in General Chemistry through Annotations of Classwork
Seiham Alansary, Angela Ricarda Rodas Diaz
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Michelle Sinapuelas 

2026-SOC-821
Invisible Disparities: Social Class Discrimination and Developmental Outcomes among Asian American Adolescents
Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Abraham Tou Jang Moua, Dania Smith, Bingyue Tan, Jayline Jimenez Flores, Chan Nguyen, Jesse Townsend Wilson, Jessica Tu Ly, Martin Diego Garcia, Vanesa Beatriz Ramirez-Cinto
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Zena R. Mello

2026-SOC-822
Exploring Autism and Attachment
Natalie Batrez
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Shasta Ihorn 

2026-SOC-823
Linking Learning Assistants, Mentors, and Scholars (LLAMAS): Faculty Experiences
Austin Wada
School of the Environment
Faculty Supervisor: Kim Coble 

2026-SOC-824
Early Caregiver Separation and Its Impact on Attachment, Emotional Regulation, and School Functioning
Marilyn Diaz
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Shasta Ihorn

2026-SOC-825
Comparing Students’ and Discussion Leaders’ Perspectives on Inclusive Learning Environments in Computer Science
Jackson Morse, Nicole Wade
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Supervisor: Kim Coble 

2026-SOC-826
Cost of Bias: Social Class Discrimination, Academic Achievement, and Substance Use among Asian American Adolescents
Abraham T. Moua, Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Dania Smith, Bing Tan, Jesssica Ly, Jayline Jimenez, Chan Nguyen, Jesse Wilson, Vanesa Ramirez, Martin Diego Garcia, Jeremiah Sadile Sabale
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Zena Mello 

2026-SOC-827
Student Detection, Preferences, and Reactions to AI and Human Grading in Educational Contexts
Steven R Wong, Marcelina Leon Zavala
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Diana R. Sanchez 

2026-SOC-828
Human and AI Grading in Universities: A Study of Student Perceptions
Rodela Nirjhar
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Diana Sanchez

2026-SOC-829
The Effects of Ethnic Identity Belongingness on Defeatment and Entrapment among Queer Asian Americans
Mabel Sum, Brianna Sangco-Lee
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Melissa Hagan 

2026-SOC-830
Gamified Skill Activities: How Time Immersed Shapes Early Career Professionals’ Perceptions of Career Readiness
Shay Furtado
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Diana Sanchez 

2026-SOC-831
Suppressing Autobiographical Memories Elicited by External Stimuli
Karina Andrade Andrade
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Ezequiel Morsella 

2026-SOC-832
A Comparison of STEM Students’ Perseverant Capital From the Community Cultural Wealth Framework in Alma Reflective Journaling Before and After COVID-19
Kirsten Wong, Allyson Bernarte, Nada Elshaer, Phuong Ly, Aline Montserrat Moran Almarazh
Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Kim Coble

2026-SOC-833
Interview Training with Generative AI: Comparing Virtual Reality and Computer-Based Modalities Impact on Interview Performance
Steven Wong, Tuan Anh Huynh
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Diana R. Sanchez 

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

2026-SOC-835
Remote Work Perceptions from a Generational Lens
Kristina Gjika
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Diana R. Sanchez

2026-SOC-836
Do I Belong Here? How Diversity Messaging Influences Job Seekers
Kimberly Bautista
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Shiyu Yang

2026-SOC-837
When Thoughts Compete: Habituation in a Two-Object Reflexive Imagery Task
Lekha Haritsa
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Ezequiel Morsella

2026-SOC-838
How Salience of a Cue Effects Blocking in Associative Learning
Emily Wang
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Gaurav R. Suri 

2026-SOC-839
Attitude toward AI and Work Engagement: The Role of Perceived Organizational Support
Miriam Alfano
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Shiyu Yang 

2026-SOC-840
When Does Valence Become Part of Conscious Experience? A Temporal Integration Account of Consciousness
Divya Shettigar
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Ezequiel Morsella

2026-SOC-841
Social Media Career Advice: Platform Differences and the Role of Sources in Shaping Perception and Intention
Monica Thuy Tran
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Diana Sanchez