勛圖厙

Research Day

Research Day

 

Undergraduate Research Day 2025

An exciting interdisciplinary showcase of the work of 勛圖厙 undergraduates, the annual Research Day event features presentations by students of their research, scholarly investigation, theses and projects. Awards will be given for best presentations. 

First Place, Oral Presentation: Ethan Reyes, SWEET Pea: Functional Characterization of SWEET1 and SWEET10 Sugar Transporters in Pisum sativum
Second Place, Oral Presentation: Antonio Rame, Coevolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Drosophila melanogaster via a Chronic Oral Infection Model  
Third Place, Oral Presentation: Larissa Tuttle, Prude or Prophet?: Towards a Rehabilitation of Shame in Catholic Thought and Sacraments
Honorable Mention, Oral Presentation: Th矇r癡se Castillo, Conversations at the Table: The Catholic Approach to Gender and Sexuality

First Place, Poster Presentation: Anna Karki,  Effects of Ketogenic Diet on the Heart Metabolism
Second Place, Poster Presentation: Maryam Zeaa, Synthesis of Kobayashi Precursors and Exploration of Aryne Insertions into Trimethyl Borate
Third Place, Poster Presentation: Isabel Prieto, Investigating the Growth and Distribution of Bathypathes in the Pacific Remote Islands
Honorable Mention, Poster Presentation: Peter Warner, CoASH plays a Key Role in Insulin-Dependent Activation of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase in the Heart
Honorable Mention, Poster Presentation: Alecia Paul, The Slow but Steady RuBisCO: Utilizing a Recombinant RuBisCO to Inform Optimization"

12:00 - 1:20 p.m. | Oral Presentation Session #1 

12:00 p.m. Luis Fernando Fuentes, Is Philosophy Useless?  
12:10 p.m. Emma Wells,  St Elizabeth Ann Seton: Life and Conversion
12:20 p.m. Ricardo Avila Sanchez, Characterizing the T-Cell receptor Repertoire of ARDS Using Immune Sequencing
12:30 p.m. Jennifer Schmalz, Investigating male pregnancy in Gulf Pipefish using scanning electron microscopy to describe the anatomy of the brood pouch over the reproductive cycle
12:40 p.m. Binoya Bhatt, Inferior Genes: Women of Color and the Question of Beauty
12:50 p.m. Max Hastreiter, The Pursuit of Meaning: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Meaning
1:00 p.m. Grace Bilnoski,  Do簽a In矇s as an Angel: An Exploration of Women's Empowerment in Catholic Doctrine and Don Juan Tenorio (1844) by Jos矇 Zorrilla
1:10 p.m. Theodore Nguyen, Enzymatic Degradation of Jet Fuel Hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas aeruginosa


Noon - 2:00 p.m. | Poster Presentation Session #1 

    1. Madison Meduna, Optimizing and Tailoring Machine Learning Models to Predict pKa
    2. Nathaniel del Puerto, Biomolecular Modeling of Immune Sequences to Uncover Genomic Patterns in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome"
    3. Maryam Zeaa, Synthesis of Kobayashi Precursors and Exploration of Aryne Insertions into Trimethyl Borate
    4. Sara Cantu, The Relationship between Attitude Towards Physical Activity, Academic Success, Life Satisfaction, Depression and Anxiety
    5. Karli Puri,  Artificial Intelligence Analysis of Cellular Viability and Size in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
    6. Thomas Raglow, Recovery of the Flower Mound, an Urban Prairie Ecosystem, following a Fire Disturbance
    7. Rebecca Leonard, Do you See Me? A Phenomenological Study of the Experience of Being Seen
    8. Alecia Paul, The Slow but Steady RuBisCO: Utilizing a Recombinant RuBisCO to Inform Optimization
    9. Brooke McCall,  Alone Together: A Correlation Study on Social Media, Loneliness and Life Satisfaction
    10. Sophia Hormillosa, Total Eclipse of the Heart: A Phenomenologically-Inspired Reflexive Thematic Analysis of the Experience of Trauma
    11. Lizeth Leyva,  Valvatida Sea Stars in the Deep Pacific: Abundance and Environmental Relationships 

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Oral Presentation Session #2  

2:00 p.m. Antonio Rame, Coevolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Drosophila melanogaster via a Chronic Oral Infection Model  
2:10 p.m. Ethan Reyes, SWEET Pea: Functional Characterization of SWEET1 and SWEET10 Sugar Transporters in Pisum sativum
2:20 p.m. Nadia Guerrero, SWEET Pea: Investigating the Roles of SWEET1 and SWEET10 Sugar Transporters in Pisum sativum"
2:30 p.m. Heidi Hughes, The Sustenance of Selfhood: Dickinsons Renunciative Poetic as Agentive Subjecthood
2:40 p.m. Th矇r癡se Castillo, Conversations at the Table: The Catholic Approach to Gender and Sexuality
2:50 p.m. Mary Anne Panganiban, Sarah Dilley, Gala Gutirrez, and Saraih Mendoza, Streaming with Purpose: How Netflix Can Transform Social Interaction into Competitive Advantage


2:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Poster Presentation Session #2  

12. Nolia Alexander, Decoding College Success: Exploring The Relationship Between GPA, Learning Style, Major, and Anxiety
13. Kathleen George, Mechanistic Studies of Asymmetric Side-Capped Double Decker Silsesquioxane Synthesis  
14. Noemi Del Campo,  Coevolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Drosophila melanogaster in a Chronic Infection Model and Investigation of the Red Queen Hypothesis
15. Sara Ame, Racial Disparities in Social Status: Students' Loneliness, Social Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Belonging
16. Peter Warner, CoASH plays a Key Role in Insulin-Dependent Activation of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase in the Heart
17. Anna Karki,  Effects of Ketogenic Diet on the Heart Metabolism  
18. Kimberly Burch, The Effect of Casinos on Family Time   
19. Maximo Mengelle, Being Authentic
20. Michael Christov, Social Media Addiction and its Relationship to Loneliness and Life Satisfaction
21. Isabel Prieto, Investigating the Growth and Distribution of Bathypathes in the Pacific Remote Islands


3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Oral Presentation Session #3 

3:00 p.m.  Patricio Martinez Rodriguez, Self Help in Colonias: Communities Address the Failures of State Policy  
3:10 p.m. Lucas Rodriguez, Algorithmic randomness in harmonic analysis  
3:20 p.m. Larissa Tuttle, Prude or Prophet?: Towards a Rehabilitation of Shame in Catholic Thought and Sacraments
3:30 p.m. Charles Dea, Bots, Bandits, and Backgammon Graphics Engine
3:40 p.m. Maria Cordero, Coral Growth After Microfragmentation  
3:50 p.m. Sharanya Palit, Searching for Exoplanets in Various Star Systems

4:15 p.m. | Reception and Concluding Remarks

2025 Research Day Gallery


Previous Winners

2024 Research Day

First Place, Oral Presentation: Joann Nguyen
Second Place, Oral Presentation: Abigail Fritz
Third Place, Oral Presentation: Monique Bedolla

First Place Poster Presentation: Antonio Rame
Second Place Poster Presentation (tie): Kathleen George,  Nathan Pham
Third Place, Poster Presentation: Kate Sullivan
Honorable Mention, Poster Presentation  : Farah Atatrah, Hannah Mohr, Luisa De Vuono, Michael Pecha

2023 Research Day

Best Oral Presentation: Emma Bergman