Undergraduate Research Program

UW Summer STEM Undergraduate Research Poster Session

The UW Summer STEM Undergraduate Research Poster Session highlights the work of approximately 100 summer scholars from the UW and across the country who conduct research in a range of STEM fields.

Event Details

August 17, 2022, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
UW Campus, Seattle – Mary Gates Hall Commons

PRESENTER SCHEDULE:
9:00 am to 10:30 am – Poster Session 1 (Last names A – I)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm – Poster Session 2 (Last names J – Z)

2022 Presenters

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Session 1

Clean Energy Bridge to Research REU

Easel Name Project Title Mentor(s)
1 Christina Becraft Edge Passivation of Black Phosphorus via Reactive Disulfides and Peroxides Andrei Draguiceviz, Chemistry; Alexandra Velian, Chemistry
2 Cade Boggan Optimization of 3D Printed Current Collectors for Lithium-ion Batteries Emilee Armstrong, Mechanical Enginnering; Vinh Nguyen, Mechanical Enginnering; Michelle Katz, Mechanical Enginnering; Corie L. Cobb, Mechanical Enginnering
3 Vanessa Cho Synthesis and Conductivity of Nitrogen-Based Metal-Organic Macrocycles Phuong Le, Chemistry; Dianne Xiao, Chemistry
4 Zelia Egan Optimizing the Microwave Synthesis of N-N-dimethyl- and N-N-dibutylaniline-based Squaraine Dyes Anton Taraskin, Chemistry ; Cecily Rosenbaum, Chemistry; Alexis M Glaudin, Chemistry; Tomasso Vannelli, Chemistry ; Cody Schlenker, Chemistry & UW Clean Energy Institute
5 Isabel Friedrichs 3D Hyperspectral Imaging of Perovskite Microstructures to Evaluate Microscale Heterogeneities Kathryn N. Guye, Chemistry; David S. Ginger, Chemistry
6 Cassandra Gerard Determining Feature Importance in Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis Huat Chiang, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering; Lilo Pozzo, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering
7 Isabel Hardy The Effects of Monomer Functionalization on Polymer Properties Mercie Hodges, Chemistry; Matt Elardo, Chemistry; Matthew Golder, Chemistry

CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholars Program

Easel  Name Project Title Mentor(s)
8 Jasmine Armad Effects of Maternal PBDE Exposure on hPXR Offspring Over Time
Sarah Kim, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences; Julia Yue Cui, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

Genome Sciences REU

Easel  Name Project Title Mentor(s)
26 Dylan Clark Deep Mutational Scanning Data Reveals Widespread Site-Specific Fitness Valleys which may Constrain HIV Evolution Alison Feder, Genome Sciences
27 Fatima Gbla Investigating the Impact of Enhancers on Reporter Activity in iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes Lea Starita, Genome Sciences; Shawn Fayer, Genome Sciences
28 Amber Herrod Determining the Contribution of the Proteasome in Dealing with Mistranslation Judit Villen, Genome Sciences; Mario Leutert, Genome Sciences

Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU

Easel  Name Project Title Mentor(s)
9 Lucy Clayton The Effect of Purification Solvents on CsPbBr3 and CsPbl3 Quantum Dots Gillian Shen, Chemistry; David S. Ginger, Chemistry
10 Claire Ely Synthesis and Surface Functionalization of Yb3+:CsPbCl3 for Integrated Photonics Stephen Gibbs, Chemistry; Daniel Gamelin, Chemistry
11 Enrique Garcia Verifying Single Photon Emission in Nitrogen Vacancy Centers Kai-Mei Fu, Physics; Christian Pederson, Physic
12 Zachery Hoang Colloidal Materials Coupled with a Gain/Loss System
David Sharp, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Arka Majumdar, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Institute for Protein Design Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship

Easel  Name Project Title Mentor(s)
13 Abby Burtner De novo Design of Mouse TLR3 Binders for Vaccine Development Chloe Adams, Biochemistry; Neil King, Biochemistry
14 Jasper Butcher Functional de novo Protein Design by Adaptive Deep Network Hallucination David Juergens, Biochemistry; Daivd Baker, Biochemistry
15 Ching Wen Chiu De novo Design of Protein Binder Against KIT Protein
Nathaniel Bennett, Biochemistry; Buwei Huang, Molecular Engineering and Sciences; David Baker, Biochemistry
16 Rishabh Chowhan The de novo Design of Protein Binders to Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type-I
Xinru Wang, Biochemistry; David Lee, Genome Sciences & Biochemistry; David Baker, Biochemistry
17 Carson Gido Computational Design of Self-Assembling Nanoparticles from Plasmodium Antigens
Mark D. Langowski, Molecular and Cellular Biology & Biochemistry; Neil P. King, Biochemistry
18 Nathan Greenwood Designing and Testing Binders for Chaperones (Hsp70) and Signaling Proteins (Ras)
Jason Zhang, Biochemistry; Preetham Venkatesh, Biochemistry ; Amir Motmaen, Biochemistry; David Baker, Biochemistry
19 Hannah Han Designing Binders to Neurotoxic Peptides Danny Sahtoe, Biochemistry; David Baker, Biochemistry
20 Davian Ho Redesigning Ipilimumab to Cross-React with Homologous Mouse CTLA-4 Antigen
Jue Wang, Biochemistry; Jake Gershon, Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institude; DeJenae See, Biochemistry ; David Baker, Biochemistry
21 Wenlin Huang Protein Binder-based Sensor for Detecting Endogenous Opoid Peptides Release Xiao Zhang, Biochemistry ; Liangcai Gu, Biochemistry

Molecular Engineering Materials Center REU

Easel  Name Project Title Mentor(s)
29 Cheyenne Begay Effects of Optic Cavity Layered with Bilayer MoS2 on Photon Emission
Arka Majumdar, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Arnab Manna, Physics; Hannah Rarick, Physics
30 Kamal Harrison Synthesis and Characterization of Kagome Materials
Jonathan M. DeStefano, Physics; Yuzhou Zhao, Physics; Xiaodong Xu, Physics; Jiun-Haw Chu, Physics
31 Kevin Hoang Automated Data Processing and Visualization to Simplify Computational Chemistry Xiaosong Li, Chemistry & MSE; Lauren Koulias, Chemistry
32 Janae Hume The Mystery of Spinel Nanocrystal Formation for Copper Selenide
Samantha Harvey, Chemistry; Micaela Homer, Chemsitry; Brandi Cossairt, Chemistry

MSEP Clean Energy Institute ALVA

Easel  Name Project Title Mentor(s)
33 Vyvyan Dao Morphology Control Synthesis of Amorphous Antimony Sulfide Nanostructures as Anode Materials in Sodium-Ion Batteries
Soohyung Lee, Chemical Engineering; Zach Wylie, Chemical Engineering; Kevin Lee, Chemical Engineering; Vincent Holmberg, Chemical Engineering

Scan Design Foundation Innovations in Pain Research Summer Program

Easel Name Project Title Mentor(s)
22 Prabhat Aluri Characterizing Brain-Wide Neural Activity Across Multiple Pain Models in Mice
Brandy A. Briones, Neuroscience; Jason R. Siputro; Mark Gradwell, Rutgers University; Rhiana C. Simon, Neuroscience ; Victoria Abraira, Rutgers University; Garret D. Stuber, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Center for Neurobiology of Addiction, Pain, and Emotion, & Pharmacology
23 Ben Anger The LC-NE System’s Effect on Pain Perception During Brain State Chnages
Jingyi Chen, Anesthesiology and Pharmacology; Michael R. Bruchas, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pharmacology, Biomedical Engineering & Center in Neurobiology of Addiction, Pain and Emotion
24 Ingrid Fosberg Prevalence and Impact of COVID-19 among Older Adults with and without Activity-Limiting Pain in the United States Kushang V. Patel, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
25 Shannon Hong Evaluating Engagement with a Digital Health Psychological Intervention for Youth with Chronic Pain
Tonya Palermo, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Seattle Children’s Research Institute; Kristen Daniels, Seattle Children’s Research Institute

Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR) Program

Easel  Name Project Title Mentor(s)
34 Alec Corn 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine as markers of age-related oxidative​ stress Edward Kelly, Pharmaceutics; Kendan Jones-Isaac, Pharmaceutics
36 Jessica Gonzaga The Study of A157V Mutation in Cardiac Troponin I and its Interaction with Cardiac Troponin C
Wendy Thomas, Bioengineering; An-Yue Tu, Bioengineering; Jude Tunyi, M3 MD/PhD, The Ohio State University; Ruby Padgett, B.S. Global Health-Public Health
35 Serenity Greene Association between Public Self-Consciousness and Vicarious Extinction Learning among Socially Anxious Individuals
Angela Fang, Psychology Adult Clinical Area; Jennifer Mosley, Psychology
37 Aarun Hendrickson and Monique Samodien Impact of R145G mutation on Cardiac Troponin I on its interactions with Cardiac Troponin C
Wendy Thomas, Bioengineering; An-Yue Tu, Bioengineering; Jude Tunyi, M3 MD/PhD, The Ohio State Univeristy; Ruby Padgett, B.S. Global Health-Public Health
38 Derek Macatangay The Effects of the K206Q Mutation on Cardiac Troponin I and Its interaction with Cardiac Troponin C
Wendy Thomas, Bioengineering; An-Yue Tu, Bioengineering; Jude Tunyi, M3 MD/PhD, The Ohio State Univeristy; Ruby Padgett, B.S. Global Health-Public Health

Summer Enrichment VISIT Program

Easel  Name Project Title Mentor(s)
39 Kenana Abualsaud Monitoring Nutrient Removal in a Poplar Vegitation System
Heidi Gough, Environmental and Forest Sciences; Abigail Kargol, Environmental and Forest Sciences
40 Raed Albogami Monitoring Soil Moisture in a Poplar System
Heidi Gough, Environmental and Forest Sciences; Abigail Kargol, Environmental and Forest Sciences
41 Abdullah Aldossary Analyzing The Effects of Screen Time on Students
Anind Dey, Information School; Han Zhang, Computer Science and Engineering
42 Abdulrahman AlKhalifa Assessing Complications in Left-Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Patients by Biomarkers Investigation
Jing-Fei Dong, UW Medicine & Bloodworks NW; Katie Houck, Bloodworks NW
43 Abdulelah Allahyani Visualizing the behavioral trends of higher and lower academic performers
Anind Dey, Information School; Han Zhang, Computer Science and Engineering
44 Abdulrahman Almanea Using machine learning to accelerate modeling of biological cellular processes
Herbert M Sauro, Bioengineering; Chase Armer, Bioengineering; Bart Jardine, Bioengineering
45 Manal Alshamrani Longitudinal Study of Hemopexin Plasma Concentrations in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Jing-Fei Dong, UW Medicine & Bloodworks NW; Katie Houck, Bloodworks NW
46 Faisal Azoony FEM Analysis of Tourniquet Applications on a human leg Ashley Emery, Mechanical Engineering
47 Ali Bo Khamseen Optical Vector Matrix Multiplication
Arka Majumdar, Electrical and Computer Engineering & Physics; Saswata Mukherjee, Electrical and Computer Engineering
48 Ali Bohliga Finite Element Method Analysis of tourniquets Ashley Emery, Mechanical Engineering
49 Ahmed Nahas Using machine learning to build an adaptive and personalized behavior and mental-health recommendation engine
Anind Dey, Information School; Han Zhang, Computer Science and Engineering

UW Bothell Mathematics REU

Easel  Name Project Title Mentor(s)
50 Harper Hults A Markov Partition for the Penrose Shift Casey Mann, Mathematics

Session 2

Clean Energy Bridge to Research REU

Easel Name Project Title Mentor(s)
1 Julisa Juárez Optimization of Thiosquarine in Copolymer Matrices for Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion in a Solid State Cecily Rosenbaum, Chemistry; Cody W. Schlenker, Chemistry
2 Thuy Kim Determining Effect of Dipole Modification of Silicon on Lithium-Ion Batteries
Tyson Carr, Clean Energy Institute; Emma A. Cave, Clean Energy Institute; Cody W. Schlenker, Chemistry
3 Christopher Kleeves and Christopher Le Decreaseing Energy Consumption of Manufacturers
Zian Wan, Sensors, Energy, and Automation Laboratory; Alexander Mamishev, Electrical and Computer Engineering
4 Elizabeth Speck Liquid Crystalline Phase Polycondensation of Semiconducting Ladder Polymer BBL-P
Sarah M. West, Clean Energy Institute & Chemistry ; Samson A. Jenekhe, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholars Program

Easel Name Project Title Mentor(s)
13 Yuying (Jade) Liang The Marketing Approach of the DeepTracerᵗᵐ Tool. Dong Si, Computing and Software Systems & Data Analysis and Intelligent Systems
14 Abraham Pasillas-Flores Continuous Sonochemical Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes in Aqueous Solutions for Production of Liquid Sensing Paper
Anthony Dichiara, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences ; Dylan Edmonds
16 Victoria Shinkawa Utilizing CandyCollect Device for Oral Bacteria Sampling Ashleigh Theberge, Chemistry ; Sanitta Thongpang, Chemistry
17 AuDuyen Trinh Exploring TB Drug Metabolite Test Issues Through Image Analysis
Kyle Goodwin, Software Engineering; Bayla Forman, Biology; Jamie Wang, Bioengineering; Sarah Iribarren, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics
18 Jonathan Wang Commercial & Bioavailability Assessment of de novo Designed Oral Macrocycle Drugs for Non Addictive Pain Management.
David Baker, Biochemistry ; Patrick J. Salveson, Biochemistry ; Lance Stewart, Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute
19 Jihai (Jason) Zhou Sensor System Upgrade of QUIVER Dental Implant Stability Analyzer
Weiwei Xu, Mechanical Engineering; Steve Shen, Mechanical Engineering

Excellence & Equity in the Pharmacological Sciences (UW-EEPS)

Easel Name Project Title Mentor(s)
20 Lydia Tarekegn Fragment-Based Discovery of a Molecular Glue for the β-TrCP-Neo-Degron Interaction Ning Zheng, Pharmacology
21 Emily Verran 2U1 or 2D6: Screening CNS-Active Drugs for Cytochrome P450 Inhibition in the Brain Libin Xu, Medicinal Chemistry

Genome Sciences REU

Easel Name Project Title Mentor(s)
40 Valerie Lynch Using Mass Spectrometry to study Interactions between the Human Proteome and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Devin Schweppe, Genome Sciences

Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU

Easel Name Project Title Mentor(s)
41 Tianfei Zhang Lifetime Measurement of CdSe Quantum Dots Doped with Individual Manganese Ion
Tommy Nguyen, Physics; Srivatsa Charkravarthi, Electrical Engineering; Shivangi Shree, ; Kai-Mei Fu, Physics

Institute for Protein Design Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship

Easel Name Project Title Mentor(s)
43 Julian Marsh De novo Protein Design of CD19 Binders for Immuno-oncological Therapeutics Jungho Chun, Biochemistry; Neil King, Biochemistry
44 Jacob (Jake) Shapiro Design of FGFR Agonists Using Deep Learnin Doug Tischer, David Bakerab
45 Anna Steele Designing de novo Proteins to Bind to a Specific Mitochondrial DNA sequence C. Glasscock, R. Pecoraro, R. McHugh, D. Baker
46 Shiori Tabe Antibody Nanocage Optimization for Improved in vivo Efficacy
Brent Herdlicka, Biochemistry; George Ueda, Biochemistry; James Lazarovits, Biochemistry; Minh T. Pham
47 Muna Yase Computational Design of Cytokine Receptor Agonists
Joseph Harman, Chemistry ; Marc Expòsit, Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute; Mohamad Abedi, Biochemistry; David Baker, Biochemistry

Molecular Engineering Materials Center REU

Easel Name Project Title Mentor(s)
26 Alana Sendlakowski Lifetime of Bound Exciton in ZnO Bulk Crystal
Xingyi Wang, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Vasileios Niaouris, Physics; Srivatsa Chakravarthi, Electrical Engineering; Ethan Hansen, Physics; Kai-Mei Fu, Physics
27 Waseem Shindy Mechanoredox Controlled Radical Polymerization Based on Redox-Active Esters Progyateg Chakma, Chemistry; Matthew Golder, Chemistry
28 Luis Tomar Surface Engineering of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures Through Atomic Layer Deposition
Jacob Baillie, Chemistry; Matthew Chang, Chemistry; Daniel Gamelin; Chemistry
29 Shelby Mitchell Theoretical Investigation of Cerium Hexachloride M5,4-edge: a TDDFT Study
Tian Wang, Chemistry; Ryan A Beck, Chemistry; Xiaosong Li, Chemistry
30 Tracee Nguyen Solution Synthesis of Crystalline Transition Metal Borides Ricardo Rivera, Chemistry; Brandi Cossairt, Chemistry
31 Debora Mugisha Compact Wavelength Division Multiplexer Using Inverse Design Method
Changming Wu, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Mo Li, Electrical and Computer Engineering
32 Gerardo Salgado Pagoaga Developing Software for the Chronus Quantum Program to Visualize Molecular Orbitals Chad E. Hoyer, Chemistry ; Xiaosong Li, Chemistry
33 Alexander Sanchez Fabrication and Characterization of Twisted Trilayer Graphene Devices Matthew Yankowitz, Physics, MSE; Manish Kumar, Physics
34 Julie Schwartz Towards the Doping of Colloidally-Stable Cs2ZrF6 Nanocrystals with Mn(IV) and Re(IV) to Induce Luminscent Properties Daniel Gamelin, Chemistry; Eden Tzanetopoulous, Chemistry
35 Meghna Shankar Piezoelectric Domains in Thin Layer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
Xiaodong Xu, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering; Xi Wang, Physics
36 Emily Toph Exploring Low-Dimensional Materials with a Novel Sample Rotation Scheme David Cobden, Physics; Eric Lester, Physics
37 Harvey Yang Strain Programmable Van Der Waals Magnetic Tunnel Junction Xiaodong Xu, Physics, MSE; John Cenker, Physics

MSEP Clean Energy Institute ALVA

Easel  Name Project Title Mentor(s)
39 Ella Ramos-O’Neill High Accuracy Measurement of X-ray Fluorescence Branch Ratios of Ions in Aqueous Solution
Diwash Dhakal, Materials Science and Engineering; Helen Chen, Physics; Gerald Seidler, Materials Science and Engineering & Physics

Scan Design Foundation Innovations in Pain Research Summer Program

Easel  Name Project Title Mentor(s)
22 Kyra Ann Shelton A Novel Pharmacological Method of Altering the Emotional Valence of Inflammatory Pain States
Arthur Brandao, Biological Structure; Ajay Dhaka, Biological Structure & Neuroscience
23 Fleur Uittenbogaard CBD and Terpenoids as New Treatment for Chronic Pain
Kaylin Ellioff, Pharmacology; Keming Qiu, Pharmacology; Benjamin Land, Pharmacology
24 Vienna Wang Prevalence & Risk Factors of Pediatric Chronic Postsurgical Pain
Grace Gordon, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Brittany Rosenbloom, Child Health Evaluative Sciences; Simona Frederikson, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute; Jennifer Rabbitts, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR) Program

Easel Name Project Title Mentor(s)
5 Alina Johnson Development of a high-throughput method for antibody glycan analysis from clinical multiple myeloma specimens
Susan Fink,Laboratory Medicine & Pathology; Rebecca Treger, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
6 Jeniffer Kyule The Importance of Task shifting in Kenya and Tanzania Shannon Dorsey, Psychology; Clare Johnson, Clinical Psychology
7 Vincent Livingston modulation of malarial treatment for the reduction of blood toxicity Patrick Stayton, Bioengineering; Ayumi Pottenger, Bioengineering
8 JT Rimorin Nucleus accumbens neuronal activity during social behavior Larry Zweifel, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
; Chris Tschumi, Pharmacology
; Mi-Seon Kong, Psychology; ,
9 Tuan Vu Investigating how alveolar macrophages sense and respond to lung-phase helminths Jakob von Moltke, Immunology; Margaret McDaniel, Immunology

UW Bothell Mathematics REU

Easel Name Project Title Mentor(s)
42 Kenneth Wu Spectral Conjugate Methods for Nonsmooth Optimzation Milagos Loreto, Mathematics