Emily Braun, ““Nobody’s Story” Told: Evaluating Osteology and Archival Demography at the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery” Mentor: Shannon Freire, Anthropology Poster #145 As of 2014, four locations on the Milwaukee County Grounds in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin have been identified as…… Read More
Abdullah Rauf, “A New Assay to Monitor the Ability of a Tuberculosis Enzyme to Convert a Stress Signal to Energy” Mentor: David Frick, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #125 Tuberculosis is one of the most ancient and dreaded infectious diseases. According…… Read More
Gigi Noffsinger, “A Self-Boosting Signal Type in an Insect?” Mentor: Rafael Rodriguez Sevilla, Biological Sciences Poster #113 Sexual mimicry, whereby individuals of one sex mimic the behaviors, signals, or morphology of the other sex, is widespread in animals. We were…… Read More
Vedant Tewari, “Activation Functions and Learnable Parameters: An Evaluation on Spiral Classification Task” Mentor: Dexuan Xie, Mathematical Sciences Poster # 159 In recent years, deep learning has led to a revolution in machine learning, with artificial neural networks emerging as…… Read More
Mason Williams and Marcus Morin, “Active Radiation Shielding to Protect Human Habitats During Interplanetary Space Travel” Mentor: Prasenjit Guptasarma, Physics Poster #185 Current radiation shielding in space uses passive methods. These are methods that physically stop radiation from reaching human…… Read More
Rachel Stewart, “After Excavation: Public Access & Data Management at the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery” Mentor: Shannon Freire, Anthropology Poster #144 Viking ships! Terracotta warriors! Lost cities! Gold! Much of what we collectively think of as archaeology often begins…… Read More
Amanda Brehmer, “Amygdala Response to Appetitive Face Stimuli: Investigation between Cannabis-Using and Non-using Adolescents and Young Adults” Mentor: Krista Lisdahl, Psychology Poster #21 Research on the effects of cannabis use is vital due to the increased prevalence of use found…… Read More
Max Garcia, “An Experimental Investigation of the Morphological Changes in Insect Damage on Leaves During Decay and Fossilization” Mentor: Victoria McCoy, Geosciences Poster #59 Insect damage on leaves is a key piece of understanding the significant role insects play in…… Read More
Adrian Ralser, “An Investigation of Magnetic Fabrics Using Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility on the Pulo do Lobo Metasedimentary Unit across the South Iberian Shear Zone” Mentor: Dyanna Czeck, Geosciences Poster #124 The Southern Iberian Shear Zone (SISZ), found in southwestern…… Read More
Emma Xiong, “Analysis of Biomechanical Stresses During Zebrafish Brain Morphogenesis” Mentor: Jennifer Gutzman, Biological Sciences Poster #37 Structural birth defects of the brain can result in physical or mental impairments ranging from minor neurological effects to significant disability or early…… Read More
Halle Berres, “Analyzing Predictors of “Not Just Right” Experience (NJRE) Severity” Mentor: Han Joo Lee, Psychology Poster #34 Growing evidence suggests that obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms can be driven by “not just right” experiences (NJREs). Researchers developed several NJRE measures, each…… Read More
Tavi Veraldi, “Archiving and Cataloging the Patricia Mellencamp 16mm Film Collections” Mentor: Tami Williams, English and Film Studies Oral Presentation Block 2 The core of our research we are working on right now with the film archives is re cataloging…… Read More
Nash Turner, “Are Bull Kelp Gametophytes Differentially Adapted to Increased Temperature in the Salish Sea” Mentor: Filipe Alberto, Biological Sciences Poster #177 Rising ocean temperatures due to climate change and marine heatwaves have drastically affected bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, along…… Read More
Alessandra Ebben, “Assessing Consistency between Manual and Automated Human Hippocampal Segmentations from MRI Images” Mentor: Caitlin Bowman, Psychology Poster #49 Ensuring that automated data analysis tools work efficiently and precisely is paramount to furthering scientific advancements, as well as reducing…… Read More
Anna Sniadach, “Assessing Methods for Analyzing Total Dissolved Solids: Looking into Water Samples from the Root River in Racine County, WI” Mentor: Charles Paradis, Geosciences Poster #8 Total dissolved solids (TDS) is a measurement (mg/L) of the amount of organic…… Read More
Jacqueline Rizzo, “Associations between Recent Substance Use and Attention in Adolescents and Young Adults: Moderation of Mood Symptomatology” Mentor: Krista Lisdahl, Psychology Poster #129 The use of cannabis, nicotine, and alcohol is prevalent throughout the period of development between adolescence…… Read More
Florin Saitis, “Building Nanofluidic Devices Using 3D Printing” Mentor: Ionel Popa, Physics Poster #154 This project focused on using 3D printing technology to create fluid chambers with nanofluidic channels for single-molecule magnetic tweezers experiments. The project involved designing various channel…… Read More
David Shaw, Abigail LaChance, Taylor Rynish, and Anissa Zaske, “Burn, Chop, Drown: A Forensic Analysis of Taphonomic Effects on Bone” Jean Hudson and Emily Middleton, Anthropology Oral Presentation Block 2 This research focuses on building a comparative collection of the…… Read More
Kaylin Heusdens, “Cannabis Withdrawal Symptoms and Alcohol Use Predict Working Memory Scores in Young Adults” Mentor: Krista Lisdahl, Psychology Poster #73 This project aimed to examine the impact of concurrent cannabis and alcohol use on memory. Substance co-use has the…… Read More
Rebekah Morici, “Characterization and Classification of a Global Sand Collection to Develop an Educational Tool for Classroom and Public Use” Mentor: Robert Graziano, Geosciences Poster #11 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee maintains a global sand collection, collected by UWM researchers, educators, and…… Read More
Kimberly Osborn, Angela McGinnis, and Daniel Janssen “Characterization of the Crystal Structure of Sterol Carrier Protein-2 (SCP-2)” Mentor: Nicholas Silvaggi, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #118 Abstract withheld due to intellectual property issues.
Sean Ruttenberg, “Chemistry Study Hacks? Exploring Student Experience with an Innovative Chemistry Support Course” Mentor: Anja Blecking, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #139 This research project investigates the student perspective on strategies and assignments in the Chemistry Reading Group, Currins 112……. Read More
Naomi Raicu, “Constructing a Fluorescence-Based Technique to Model Protein Unfolding” Mentor: Ionel Popa, Physics Oral Presentation Block 1 The unfolding and refolding of protein domains is a phenomenon which frequently occurs inside the human body. Protein misfolding is related to…… Read More
Ethan Frank, “Creating a Glossary for Six Short Ojibwe Language Stories” Mentor: Margaret Noodin, English Poster #58 While reading texts written in other languages, glossaries serve as important tools to aid in understanding grammatical structures and to define and build…… Read More
Suha Malik, “Creating a Streptavidin-meGFP Protein Construct” Mentor: Ionel Popa, Physics Poster #25 Streptavidin [alive] (SAA) is a homo-tetramer protein with high affinity for biotin. Biotin is a cofactor necessary for metabolic enzymes such as carboxylases and decarboxylases, which produce…… Read More
Taylor Rynish, David Shaw, Abigail LaChance, and Anissa Zaske, “Decomposition Rates in Freshwater vs. Saltwater” Mentors: Jean Hudson and Emily Middleton, Anthropology Oral Presentation Block 2 This research project uses an experimental approach to address forensic questions about the difference…… Read More
Cassandra Wasniewski, Jordan Easterlin, Srinika Pattaswamy, Jalise Kerkenbush, and Tomas Vasquez, “Designing Methods & Data Collection Tools to Identify Core Components of Psychosocial Interventions” Mentor: Gabriela Nagy, Psychology Poster #183 Relevant literature shows acculturative stress interventions are limited in scope…… Read More
Sophia Teubert, “Designing the Cosmos: Fall Constellations of the Zodiac” Mentor: Jean Creighton, Physics Poster #172 The topic of Zodiac signs and astrology is trending in western culture, but only a few people are aware of the astronomy and mythology…… Read More
Kayla Jackson and Sophia Santiago-Fodor, “Development of a Fidelity Monitoring System for a Psychosocial Intervention – the Cultivating Resilience Intervention” Mentor: Gabriela Nagy, Psychology Poster #77 Acculturative stress (i.e., the worsening of health due to stressors related to the immigration…… Read More
Riley Thomas, “Do Floral Vibrations Enhance Pollen Germination in Shooting Star?” Mentor: Jeff Karron, Biological Sciences Poster #174 Bees collect pollen from shooting star flowers by vibrating the anthers, causing pollen to be released and accumulated onto the underside of…… Read More
Preston Ruh, “Do Smartphone Recordings Provide Quality Speech Data Good for Acoustic Analysis?” Mentor: Hanyong Park, Linguistics Poster #136 An adequate quality recording is a prerequisite for conducting acoustic analysis of speech data. To obtain such a recording, researchers often…… Read More
Jessica Kania, “Does Previewing Overlapping Information Aid the Formation of Indirect Associations?” Mentor: Caitlin Bowman, Psychology Poster #81 Associative memory provides individuals the ability to integrate across related experiences. It is an important cognitive function and can be used to…… Read More
Elaina Milkie, “Effects of a Novel Estrogen Receptor β Agonist and APOE Genotype on Dendritic Spine Density in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease” Mentor: Karyn Frick, Psychology Poster #104 Women are at greater risk of developing AD than men,…… Read More
Rachel Kuehn, “Effects of Inhibiting Proteasome Activity on the Memory-Enhancing Effects of 17𝛽-Estradiol in Ovariectomized Female Mice” Mentor: Karyn Frick, Psychology Poster #115 Although 17𝛽-estradiol (E2) is well known to enhance hippocampus-dependent memory in mice, the means through which it…… Read More
Gabrielle Hildebrand, “Effects of Residual Arousal on Cognitive Appraisal and Psychophysiological Reactivity to Stress” Mentor: Raymond Fleming, Psychology Poster #75 Generalized cardiovascular arousal can amplify emotional responses to a stress task. Within the framework of The Biopsychosocial Model of Challenge…… Read More
J Schneider, “Effects of Variations in Mineralogy and Linear Mica Continuity on Ductile Deformation in Metapelitic Rocks” Mentor: Dyanna Czeck, Geosciences Poster #150 The Southern Iberian Shear Zone (SISZ) in Andalucía, Spain is a ductile shear zone—a deep-seated fault which…… Read More
Tara Johnson, “Estimating Flow Direction in Near Glacial Deposits in the Ansilta Formation, Argentina Using Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility” Mentor: Julie Bowles, Geosciences Poster #78 Deposited during the late Paleozoic ice age about 315 million years ago, the sedimentary depositional…… Read More
Madeline Rickert, “Evaluating “Eco-Friendly” Solvents for Extracting and Recovering Toxic Dyestuffs From Wastewater” Mentor: Mark Dietz, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #128 Wastes from textile dyeing represent a major source of water pollution in many countries (e.g., China and India), posing…… Read More
Abigail Werry, “Examining Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid and Perfluorooctanoic Acid Levels in Drinking Water and Groundwater in the Milwaukee Area” Mentor: Anna Benko, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #184 Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, are a group of about…… Read More
Xiayou Lowery and Kristin Huelsbeck, “Experimental Evidence That Invasive, Crustacean Zooplankton Hemimysis Feeds on Both Microalgae and Microplastic Particles” Mentor: John Berges, Biological Sciences Poster #95 Hemimysis anomala (the ‘bloody red shrimp’) is an invasive crustacean native to the Ponto-Caspian…… Read More
Reagan Kunesh, “Exploring Measures of “Not Just Right” Experiences and Different Types of Sensory Phenomena” Mentor: Han Joo Lee, Psychology Poster #90 “Not just right” experiences (NJREs) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are internal feelings of incompleteness or discomfort that are…… Read More
Preston Burdett, “Exploring Student’s Anxiety in Undergraduate Chemistry: A Qualitative and Quantitative Approach” Mentor: Kristen Murphy, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #27 Participating in undergraduate level chemistry courses can elicit strong anxious feelings in students. Previous research suggests that anxiety varies…… Read More
Jorge Acosta, “Extended, High-Temperature Cooling of Lava Tube Interiors: Analog for Venus” Mentor: Lindsay McHenry, Geosciences Poster #142 This project is analyzing lava samples from lava tubes from the Northeast rift Zone located within the 1843 lava flow off the…… Read More
Declan Crouch, “Featural Effects on Phonological Neighborhood Density” Mentor: Anne Pycha, Linguistics Poster #39 Phonological neighborhood density has been widely investigated as a metric for lexical competition. However, previous studies tend to focus on a count of neighbors based on…… Read More
Alexis Schnitzler, “G-Coupled Protein Estrogen Receptor (Gper) Agonism in the Dorsal Hippocampus Enhances Memory Consolidation in Gonadectomized Male Mice” Mentor: Karyn Frick, Psychology Poster #156 Estrogens are hormones involved in many physiological processes beyond reproduction. The most potent estrogen, 17ß-estradiol…… Read More
Kate Jakubowski, “Genius is in the Eye of the Beholder” Mentor: Amanda Seligman, History Poster #60 Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum? A poster by the anonymous activist group Guerilla Girls truly bares all……. Read More
Elyza Koppa, “Geochemical Proxies Using X-Ray Fluorescence and X-Ray Diffraction of Mudstones and Sandstones” Mentor: John Isbell, Geosciences Poster #87 Under the supervision of PhD Student Natalie McNall, I have been assisting her in her work to obtain a geochemical…… Read More
Madeline Woller, “Glaciovolcanic Deposits at North Sister Volcano, Oregon” Mentor: Barry Cameron, Geosciences Poster #2 During the Pleistocene, North America was covered by the Laurentide and Cordilleran ice sheets. In the Pacific Northwest, volcanoes still erupted under these conditions, creating…… Read More
Cole Schmidt, “Glaciovolcanic Deposits In NE Iceland” Mentor: Barry Cameron, Geosciences Poster #1 Glaciovolcanism includes any interactions between magma and glacial ice, but it also encompasses any reactions with water formed by melting ice. Glacio-volcanic deposits capture and preserve evidence…… Read More
Brandon Roberts, “Grain Size Analysis of Mars Analogue in Northern Tanzania” Mentor: Lindsay McHenry, Geosciences Poster #134 One of the four primary goals for the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is the characterization of Martian geology. Data being sent back by…… Read More
Jack Grummer, “Growth and Crystal Structure Analysis of ScMn6Sn6” Mentor: Min Gyu Kim, Physics Poster #69 Manipulating magnetic domains will play a key role in technological development and advancements, as we have learned from recent breakthroughs in AFM spintronics. Thus…… Read More
Claire Bolda, “How Did Galaxies in the Early Universe Grow?” Mentor: Dawn Erb, Physics Poster #46 Whereas nearby galaxies primarily grow by merging with other galaxies, cosmological simulations predict that galaxies in the distant, early universe predominantly obtained fuel for…… Read More
Maria Jensen, “How Different Modes of Science Impact our Willingness to Accept Expert Testimony” Mentor: Christopher Lawson, Educational Psychology Poster #43 Our project focuses on the factors involved in people’s trust of scientific results. One particular aspect we are looking…… Read More
Sage DeLong, “How Do Vibrational Signals Differ When Red Milkweed Beetles Interact during Contests and Copulation?” Mentor: Rafael Rodriguez Sevilla, Biological Sciences Poster #100 Vibrational communication is ecologically important to insects. Substrate-borne vibrations are commonly used by herbivorous insects to…… Read More
Anissa Zaske, Abigail LaChance, David Shaw, and Taylor Rynish, “Identification of Mammal and Bird Bones in an Archaeological Context” Mentors: Jean Hudson and Emily Middleton, Anthropology Oral Presentation Block 2 This research project uses a scientific approach to identify and…… Read More
Maribel Guarin, Roshani Patel, and Sania Tariq, “Imagining South Asian America: Reclaiming the South Asian American Experience Through Podcasts” Mentor: Lia Wolock, Communication Oral Presentation Block 1 This project examines how South Asian Americans use podcasts to hold meaningful conversations…… Read More
Sarah Heldman, “Impactful Interactions: How Students Feel Valued in the Classroom” Mentor: Sarah Riforgiate, Communication Poster #71 This research project focuses on interactions between students and instructors. These interactions are important to study because students spend a large amount of…… Read More
Lillian Hassan-Thomas, “Increased Speed on Objective Neuropsychological Tests Following Chemotherapy is Not a Result of Increased Error” Mentor: Adam Greenberg, Psychology and MCW Poster #99 Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience some degree of cognitive decline, a phenomenon sometimes referred…… Read More
Kaitlyn Rhyner, “Influence of Host Nectar in Sarracenia purpurea on its Microbiome” Mentor: Erica Young, Biological Sciences Poster #127 The carnivorous pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea secretes extrafloral nectar to attract insect prey which may fall into modified leaf pitchers. Rainwater…… Read More
Richard Rush, “Investigation of Primula meadia Pollen Germination Using Fluorescent Microscopy” Mentor: Jeff Karron, Biological Sciences Poster #138 Shooting star flowers are pollinated by bees that vibrate the flower at high velocity, causing the pollen to be released violently from…… Read More
Alejandra Gonzalez, “Language Access in Translating Community Stories and Researching Reproductive Justice” Mentor: Rachel Bloom-Pojar, English Poster #67 I’ve worked with the website Cuentos de Confianza since the fall semester of 2022. Cuentos is a bilingual (English-Spanish) community writing project…… Read More
Ashley Rudser, “Laughter in Aided Interaction: A Key Factor in Repairing Miscommunications” Mentor: Patricia Mayes, English Oral Presentation Block 1 Conversation analysis has investigated multiple facets of the practices of social interaction and everyday conversation, but the demands of conversation…… Read More
Gavin Sayrs, “Local Food Pantry Hidden Markov Model Analysis” Mentor: Chao Zhu, Mathematical Sciences Poster #147 Local food pantries currently lack the analytical tools necessary to effectively address hunger. Dr. Zhu’s and my research attempts to predicatively model the inflow…… Read More
Audrey Creary-De La Cruz and Stephanie Fonse, “Mapping Land History: Collaborating with the Oglala Lakota Nation on Land Research” Mentor: Sharity Bassett, Women’s & Gender Studies Oral Presentation Block 2 To learn about relationships that the Oglala Lakota Nation has…… Read More
Isabella Lemieux, “Mapping Racism and Resistance in Milwaukee” Mentor: Joe Walzer, Histroy Poster #187 Milwaukee has a strong history in racial segregation including redlining, restricted deeds, and covenants. However, there is also a forgotten history of community resistance to these…… Read More
Kirsten Lindemann, “Maternal Effects in Enchenopa binotata Females” Mentor: Rafael Rodriguez Sevilla, Biological Sciences Poster #94 Maternal effects refer to cases where maternal phenotypes influence the expression of offspring phenotypes. Maternal effects can lead to drastic and diverse changes in…… Read More
Ariel Noriega Rodriguez, “Monandrous Females Regain Sexual Receptivity and Produce Fewer Offspring After Short Copulations” Mentor: Rafael Rodriguez Sevilla, Biological Sciences Poster #117 Male fitness is a function of the number of mates they can inseminate, yet males often engage…… Read More
Jack Koshkin, “Music for the Stars: The Role of Sound at the UWM Planetarium” Mentor: Jean Creighton, Physics Oral Presentation Block 1 This research endeavor combines two specific passions of mine: music and astronomy. In my time working as a…… Read More
Sommer Schneider, “MYH Genes and Development” Mentor: Jennifer Gutzman, Biological Sciences Poster #155 The MYH genes encode non-muscle myosin II proteins (NMIIs), which play important roles in cell migration, cell shape, and morphogenesis. There are three MYH genes in humans;…… Read More
Bo Malames, “Neighborhood Threat on Academic Achievement in Adolescents” Mentor: Krista Lisdahl, Psychology Poster #96 Youth perception of neighborhood threats (NT) (exposure to violence, crime, etc.) is a public health concern and an important social driver of health and brain…… Read More
Ahmad Masoud, “Novel Synthetic Routes for Generating Chiral and Achiral Disubstituted Imidazodiazepines to be Potentially Applied as an Oral and Inhaled Treatment for Asthma” Mentor: Alexander Arnold, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #98 Novel compounds related to the asthma drug candidate…… Read More
Sparrow Roch, “Observatory Position Offset as a Source of Noise in Pulsar Timing Searches for Gravitational Waves” Mentor: Sarah Vigeland, Physics Oral Presentation Block 1 Pulsars are extremely dense, highly magnetized neutron stars that rapidly rotate with a reliable period……. Read More
Jillian Cervantes, “On the Domination Number for a Family of Semiregular Tiling Graphs” Mentor: Pamela Harris, Mathematical Sciences Poster #111 Let G = (V, E) be a simply connected undirected finite graph with vertex set V and edge set E……. Read More
Karl Mattern, “Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation Models Ischemic Cell Death in CA1 Hippocampus” Mentor: James Moyer, Psychology Poster #101 In the United States, every 40 seconds someone suffers from stroke, and every 3.5 minutes someone dies from stroke. It has been shown…… Read More
Mikaela Miller, “Performance on Caregiver Rated Executive Functioning and ADHD Symptoms in Children With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Compared to Unaffected Controls” Mentor: Bonita Klein-Tasman, Psychology Poster #106 Neurofibromatosis type 1(NF1) is a neurogenetic condition characterized by cognitive and behavioral difficulties,…… Read More
Isabelle Wilson, “Performance on Executive Functioning and Attention Measures in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Compared to Unaffected Controls” Mentor: Bonita Klein-Tasman, Psychology Poster #186 Children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) often have difficulties with executive functioning and attention. Executive…… Read More
Chloe Skinner, “Phage Resistance in Mucoid Mutants of Escherichia coli” Mentor: Alita Burmeister, Biological Sciences Poster #164 Phages are viruses that infect bacteria and might be useful as future alternatives to antibiotics. However, bacteria frequently evolve mutations that result in…… Read More
John Folena, “Phosphate Sorption and Removal From Dairy Effluent Using Zeolites and Pumice” Mentor: Martin Dangelmayr, Geosciences Poster #56 Phosphates are a very common and difficult to deal with source of water contamination that generally originate from agricultural runoff and…… Read More
Molly Kiley, “Preclinical Evaluations of Drug Candidates Using a Cell Viability Assay and Sensorimotor Evaluation Study” Mentor: Alexander Arnold, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #84 Preclinical evaluation following the synthesis of potential drugs candidates is an important part of drug discovery……. Read More
Candy Viayra, Dante Sosa, and Annabelle Ahlers, “Proactive Strategies to Optimize Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention of Latin American Immigrants and Refugees in Community-Engaged Research” Mentor: Gabriela Nagy, Psychology Poster #179 Community-engaged research is key in addressing relevant health problems faced…… Read More
Alexis Peterson and Jatin Pandey, “Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Activated Prodrugs: Phenylboronic Acid Nitrogen Mustards” Mentor: Xiaohua Peng, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #121 Nitrogen mustard containing compounds cause DNA cross-linking that ceases DNA replication and leads to cell death upon metabolism……. Read More
Brenden Chasteen, “Realistic Computational Studies of the Illumination Point Spread Function” Mentor: Jörg Woehl, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #32 The point spread function (PSF) describes the response of a focused optical image to a point object or source. This is…… Read More
Elise Klein, “Relationship between PTSD Symptoms and Insomnia in the Year Following Trauma” Mentor: Christine Larson, Psychology Poster #86 An individual with PTSD can suffer from a variety of symptoms after they experience a traumatic event. A key symptom that…… Read More
Ashley Hale, “Research for On Film Inc Abstract” Mentor: Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, English and Film Studies Oral Presentation Block 2 An important idea we focus on in film studies scholarship is how cultural understandings of films can evolve. In this specific…… Read More
Reuben Fortier, “Revisiting Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Landscape with Computational Microscope” Mentor: Arjun Saha, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #57 Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) is an enzyme that plays an important role in the signaling pathways of some immune cells and…… Read More
Jena Choi, “Spatial Footprint of Uranium Above Water Table” Mentor: Charles Paradis, Geosciences Poster #35 In Riverton, Wyoming, traces of uranium are found in groundwater after being leached from the surface during flooding events near the Little Wind River. The…… Read More
Claire Bolda, Sparrow Roch, Melissa Gleiter, and Lucas Patron, “STARS@UWM: The Search for Pulsars” Mentor: David Kaplan, Physics Poster #47 Pulsars are a type of star that is composed of extremely densely packed neutrons and rotates at an astonishingly fast…… Read More
Ryan Zhao, “Structural and Magnetic Properties of (Li1-xNax)4CuTeO6 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.7, and 1)” Mentor: Min Gyu Kim, Physics Poster #70 In a conventional magnetic material, the spins of electrons would all align in a fixed pattern, creating…… Read More
Sarah Swartwout, “Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Benzodiazepines for the Potential Oral Treatment of Asthma” Mentor: Alexander Arnold, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #170 MIDD0301 is a novel anti-inflammatory asthma drug candidate that targets gamma amino butyric acid type A…… Read More
Grace Geiger, “Synthesis of Diketopiperazines for the Synthesis of Novel Tryprostatin-Based Microtubule Inhibitors” Mentor: M Mahmun Hossain, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #65 Trypotstatin A (TPS A) is a microtubule inhibitor that exhibits anticancer properties. Microtubules are integral to cell division…… Read More
Joanne Potter, “Take and Eat: How the Reformation Missed the Mark When It Took Aim at the Eucharist” Mentor: Lane Sunwall, Honors College Oral Presentation Block 2 Protestant reformers like Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and John Calvin had a number…… Read More
Abigail LaChance, David Shaw, Taylor Rynish, and Anissa Zaske, “Taphonomic Changes in Vertebrate Osteological Collections” Mentors: Jean Hudson and Emily Middleton, Anthropology Oral Presentation Block 2 This research project will use an experimental approach to address forensic questions regarding sharp…… Read More
Angela McGinnis, “Testing the Suitability of Laxative for Protein Crystallization” Mentor: Nicholas Silvaggi, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #102 Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) are popular precipitants in protein crystallization experiments. While their precise mode of action is not known, they effectively alter…… Read More
Kimberly Carver and Delaney DeLeske, “The Appearances Project” Mentor: Sara Benesh, Political Science Poster #29 The Supreme Court justices have been more public than ever before. From Sonia Sotomayor hearing a case on Sesame Street, to Ruth Bader Ginsburg working…… Read More
Kisang Yoo, “The Association Between ADHD Symptomology and Social Media Usage in Preadolescents in the ABCD Study” Mentor: Krista Lisdahl, Psychology Poster #42 Technology development and accessibility have boomed, where approximately 70% of children own a smartphone by age 12,…… Read More
Abigail Wampfler, “The Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Academic Performance in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” Mentor: Krista Lisdahl, Psychology Poster #182 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting 5-10% of children and adolescents; It is…… Read More
Dhivyashree Senthil Murugan, “The Effect of Indomethacin on the Cytotoxicity of Phenylboronic Acid Nitrogen Mustards in Triple Negative Breast Cancer” Mentor: Xiaohua Peng, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #157 Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) lacks hormonal receptors such as progesterone, estrogen…… Read More
Harleen Tewatia, “The Motility of Phage Resistant Mucoid Escherichia coli” Mentor: Alita Burmeister, Biological Sciences Poster #173 Lytic bacteriophages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria and have the potential to be used as alternatives to antibiotics. However, bacteria can…… Read More
Makayla Brame, “The Perceived Success of Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)” Mentor: James Peoples, Economics, project Psychology Poster #18 Stigma surrounds those who suffer from mental illness and mental disorders. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been known…… Read More
Mark Prihoda, “The Philosophy of Human Dignity” Mentor: William Bristow, Philosophy Oral Presentation Block 2 The language of dignity or human dignity is often used in political and ethical discourse. This state of affairs raises a basic question: What is…… Read More
Peyton Bendis, “The Relationship between Endocannabinoids and Intolerance of Uncertainty in Adults Who Experienced a Traumatic Event” Mentor: Christine Larson, Psychology Poster #9 Intolerance of uncertainty is a measure of how tolerable an unpredictable event or situation is for a…… Read More
Adam Bristol, “The Relationship Between Individual Differences in Cognitive Abilities and Learning New Categories” Mentor: Caitlin Bowman, Psychology Poster #22 Category learning is the process of linking related information to form an organized knowledge structure. An important aspect of category…… Read More
Mitchell Murphy, “Trends in the Nationalization of School Board Elections: Evidence from Spring 2022 Wisconsin Midterm” Mentor: Paru Shah, Political Science Poster #108 Recent work looking at the topic of down-ballot elections, the smaller elections which are voted for on…… Read More
Melkisedec Hernandez, “Voices of Gun Violence” Mentor: Erin Parcell, Communication Poster #44 Voices of Gun Violence (VGV) is an interdisciplinary, community-based project that provides a space for residents of southeastern Wisconsin to share their stories on gun violence. VGV uses…… Read More
Jill Wachter, “What It Means to Be a ‘Good Parent’ as Described By Caregivers of a Child With Medical Complexity” Mentor: W. Hobart Davies, Psychology Poster #180 There has been limited research looking at the way caregivers of children with…… Read More
Mira Beranek, “What Motivates Chemistry Students?: A Statistical and Qualitative Exploration of General Chemistry Students’ Motivation” Mentor: Kristen Murphy, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #16 Whether it is an intrinsic interest or a required course for their major, students have motivations…… Read More
Samantha Danczyk, “What’s in a name? Story Mapping at the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery” Mentor: Shannon Freire, Anthropology Poster #146 This research poster explores how ESRI’s ArcGIS StoryMaps application can be utilized as an archaeological storytelling tool. ArcGIS StoryMaps…… Read More
Hayley Thomson, Harmony Henderson, and Noah Kelly, “Where Are the Students? A Look at UITS Best Practices for Engaging with Students” Mentor: Rachael Jurek, Journalism, Advertising, & Media Studies Poster #176 The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Information Technology Services (UITS) struggles…… Read More
Quinn Stephens, “Wondering with Webb” Mentor: Jean Creighton, Physics Poster #168 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on December 25, 2021. This magnificent mission has four main goals: to see light from the first stars in the universe, to…… Read More