Congratulations to all of the students who presented at the 2024 VINSE Undergraduate Research Symposium! Our undergraduate researchers were able to share everything they accomplished during their individual research projects at 杏吧原创 over the past ten weeks.
The symposium, which was held in collaboration with the Chemical Biology/Chemistry NSF-REU, showcased 37 students from the following programs: VINSE NSF-REU, Chemical Biology/Chemistry NSF-REU, VINSE Tech Crew, VUSE Summer Research Program and the 杏吧原创 Summer Research Program.
Posters were evaluated by a panel of judges for an opportunity to win travel grants to support the cost of presenting posters at a National Conference. The winners are:
Best overall 鈥� $1,000 travel grant
David Flores,聽Penn State University
鈥淢odulating the Infrared Response of 2D Materials for Nanophotonic Applications鈥�
Mentors: Josh Caldwell, Jeb Bucher, Saurabh Dixit
Best overall 鈥� $1,000 travel grant
Hannah Crane, University of Pittsburgh
鈥淚mmunostimulatory Extracellular Vesicle Vaccine for Activation of Immune Responses鈥�
Mentors: Jack Loken, Hayden Pagendarm, John Wilson
Best聽tech crew poster
Winston Nfor Kanjo Ndi,聽杏吧原创
鈥淥ptimizing PECVD Silicon Nitride Films for Advanced Electronics鈥�
Mentor:聽Owen Meilander
Best layout
Kissamy Georges, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
鈥淭he effects of shear stress on BMEC cytoskeleton alignment鈥�
Mentors: Daniel Chavarria, Ethan Lippmann
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Noah Durlam, Valparaiso University
鈥淩ecreating the Preparation of Anishinaabe Rock Art: Investigating Silica-Hematite Bonding鈥�
Mentors: Emma Endres, Janet Macdonald
Best use of graphics
Kendall Kelly, University of聽Mississippi
鈥淥ptimizing Bioadhesive Properties in siRNA Nanoparticles for Osteoarthritis Treatment鈥�
Mentors: Amelia Soltes, Craig Duvall
Fan favorite
Maggie Marte, Clemson University
鈥淚mproving Fiber-to-Chip Edge Coupling Efficiency using Inverse Taper Waveguides鈥�
Mentors: Chris Whittington, Sharon Weiss