Naomi Raicu, “A Comparative Study of Fluorescent Dyes for Protein Folded State Detection” Mentor: Ionel Popa, Physics Poster #107 Protein hydrogels are elastic materials composed of folded domains that serve as useful experimental models for tissues and constitute a promising…… Read More
Kimberly Osborn, “A Method of Photocrosslinking Fluorescent Proteins to Antibodies” Mentor: Ionel Popa, Physics Poster #145 Protein L is secreted by certain members of the species Peptostreptococcus magnus. It has the unique property of binding to the light chain region of mammalian…… Read More
Mason Williams, “Active Radiation Shielding Materials to Protect Human Habitats during Interplanetary Space Travel” Mentor: Prasenjit Guptasarma, Physics Poster #140 Current radiation shielding in space uses passive methods. These are materials which physically stop radiation from reaching human habitats. The…… Read More
Marina Slawinski, “Generating Pores within Protein-Based Biomaterials without Compromising Their Structural Integrity” Mentor: Ionel Popa, Physics Oral Presentation Block 1 Increasing the porosity of biomaterials is desirable for designing 3-D cell culture scaffolds with physical and mechanical properties similar to…… Read More
Claire Bolda, “Lyman-α Emission and Large-Scale Structure in Galaxies at z = 2.3” Mentor: Dawn Erb, Physics Poster #2 Galaxies interact with their environment through inflows and outflows of gas consisting mostly of hydrogen. On the galactic scale, star formation…… Read More
Sparrow Roch, “Observatory Position as a Source of Noise in Pulsar Timing Searches for Gravitational Waves” Mentor: Sarah Vigeland, Physics Poster #150 Pulsars are extremely dense, highly magnetized neutron stars that rapidly rotate with a reliable period. This rotation produces…… Read More
Herbert De Leon, Sparrow Roch, Claire Bolda, Telemachos Agoudemos, Ben Lorenz, Nick Gilhaus, Nathaniel Valentine, Sky Majerus, Melissa Gleiter, and Lucas Patron, “STARS@UWM: The Search for Pulsars” Mentors: David Kaplan and Sarah Vigeland, Physics Poster #149 Pulsars are a type…… Read More
Alex Ebben, “The Active Radiation Shield: Surviving the Voyage through Deep Space to Mars” Mentors: Prasenjit Guptasarma and Heather Pace, Physics Poster #10 Outer space is not empty. The radiating remnants of dying stars, known as GCR (Galactic cosmic radiation),…… Read More
Sparrow Roch, “The Search for Life In Space: Diverse Perspectives” Mentor: Jean Creighton, Physics Oral Presentation Block 1 Is there life beyond Earth? This question has fascinated scientists and driven academic exploration throughout the ages. Yet, while astronomy is built…… Read More