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The UW Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session highlights the work of summer programs and REUs across campus.

Event Details

August 20, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
UW Campus, Seattle – Mary Gates Hall Commons

Presenter Schedule:
Presenter Check-in, 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. (presenters may arrive before their session as well)
Session 1, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Session 2, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Presenter and Program Listing

Session 1
Session 2

2025 Presenters

Session 1

Session 1 Presenters

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
42 Defining the contributions of the gut-brain axis to disease progression in a viral infection-induced epilepsy model Kangni (Piper)  Zhang Melissa Barker-Haliski

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
1 Impacts of recent Antarctic sea ice loss on Southern Ocean phytoplankton blooms Rachel Ha Ethan Campbell, Ph.D.
2 Investigating the Availability of Microbial Matter in Efforts to Utilize their Energy to Power Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Matilde Varas Pete Brodsky
3 Investigating Occurrences of Tectonic Tremor using Ocean Bottom Seismometers along the deformation front of the Cascadia Subduction Zone Lydia Kelley Marine Denolle, Ph.D.
4 Progress on the Kumar Texts: Visual communication of oceanographic concepts for lay and formal audiences Ashton Perfecto Walter Torres, Ph.D.
5 The effects of near-surface ocean temperature gradients Valeria Martinez Jaynise Perez, Ph.D.
6 Mapping Greenland’s Basal Ice Unit Using Ice Penetrating Radar Corinne Gaffney Laura Lindzey
7 Using the A-0-A method to better understand the Axial Seamount Liv Dentoni William Wilcox, Ph.D. , Dana Manalang
12 Undersea and Cable Free: Wireless Power & Data Transfer in ROVs Timothy  Fryer Curtis Rusch, Ph.D.
13 The Soundscape at the Washington Coast Nik Patel Barry Ma, PhD
14 Arctic Sea Surface Salinity Validation Matthew Ower Mike Steele, Ph.D.
15 Depth of Shallow Water Ice at Mid-latitude Scarps on Mars Koty Creel Aditya Khuller, Ph.D.
16 Development of a Closed-Loop Cooling and Degassing System for a Histotripsy Platform Milo Evans Yak-Nam Wang, Ph.D.
17 As assessment of tidal and submesoscale frontal interactions in the southern Taiwan Strait region of the South China Sea Myles Garber Harper Simmons, Ph.D. , Louis St. Laurent, Ph.D.
18 Heat Budget of the Upper Ocean Mixed Layer In Autumn Freeze-Up, Beaufort Sea Maddie Kimmel Jim Thompson , Ph.D. , Laura Crews, Ph.D.

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
43 Transcriptome-Guided Landing Pad Selection for Stable Bioproduction in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 Sarah Grube James Carothers, Michael Guzman

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
11 Time-Resolved Photoluminescence of CdSe Quantum Dots Angel Mendez Kai-Mei Fu, Tommy Nguyen
22 Superabsorption in Perovskite Quantum Dots Benjamin Lavid David Ginger, Akash Dusgupta

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
44 Using Barcoded Proteins to Assay Protein-Protein Interactions Jordan Shaw Joshua Cuperus

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
45 Diversity of Archaea in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific Mark Fassler Gabrielle Rocap, Jordan Winter

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
24 De Novo Design of Protein Binders Targeting the Immune Checkpoint LAG3 Jenny Hu David Baker, Green Ahn, Shayan Sadre, Ella Haefner
25 Cleavage of Amyloid Proteins for Treatment of Neurodegeneration Henry Stephenson David Baker, Nathan Greenwood, Timo Fluegel
26 De novo design of metalloclickases Gia-Bao Dam David Baker, Declan Evans
27 Reconstructing the Ribosome: De Novo Design of a Minimal Peptide Ligase Jishnu Manglam David Baker, Preetham Venkatesh, Hojae Choi
28 Benchmarking Structural Prediction Models for Glycoprotein Distillation Dixi Han Neil King, Meg Lunn-Halbert, Andrew Kubaney, Marti Rae Tooley
29 Guiding RosettaFold3—adding arbitrary experimental constraints to structure prediction models Vansh Sethi Frank DiMaio, Davi Nakajima An,Tuscan Rock Thompson
30 Benchmarking ML-based protein structure prediction models on non-canonical amino acids Absar Ahmed Frank DiMaio, Davi Nakajima An, Tuscan Rock Thompson
31 De Novo Cyclic Peptide Binder Design for Glucagon Receptor Aaditya Rao Gaurav Bhardwaj, Katelyn Campbell, Saman Fatima
32 Designing Peptide Binders with Universal Interfaces: Two-Sided Diffusion Approach Luíza Machado David Baker, Shingo Honda, Abhishek Singh
33 Toward Small Molecule Biosensors: De Novo Binder Design for Progesterone and ATP Tanvi Ganapathy David Baker, Linna An
34 De novo design of Metalloclicklases Juntao (Grace) Wu David Baker, Declan Evans

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
35 Nanopore Sequencing of Alternative Isoinformational Engineered DNA “ALIAN DNA” Sam Cortes Dolores Andrew Laszlo, Jonathan Craig
36 Hydrodynamic Consequences of Body Extensions of Zooplankton Kyla Polack Karen Chan
37 Decoding Under PressureL How Oxygen Availability Influences tRNA Wobble Uridine Hydroxylation and Efficiency Nestor Arguelles Lauren Rajakovich, David Masiello
38 Data Acquisition and Instrument Control for the Project 8 Neutrino Mass Experiment Nobel  Tsegai Elise Novitski
39 Strategies Plant Defense and Caterpilllar Counterdefense in Herbivory Korina Daniela Medina Adam Steinbrenner, Kelsey Wood
40 Continuous Cell Cycle Synchronization in Temperature Sensitive Escherichia Coli Federico Vargas Paul Wiggens
41 Simultaneous Single-Cell Characterization fo ATP Abundance and Replication State in Bacterial Cells Ulises  Espino Loza Paul Wiggens

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
8 Designing Single-Component Tetrahedral Nanoparticle from Trimers Ainur Bekenova Neil King, Maggie Ahlrichs, Sanela Rankovic, Feli Ruiz
9 Light-Powered Cofactor Recycling: De novo NAD⁺ Binder Turns CO₂ into Low-Cost Pharma Linxi Cai David Baker, Linna An
10 Benchmarking structural prediction models for glycoprotein distillation James Hillers Neil King, Meg Lunn-Halbert, Andrew Kubaney, Marti Rae Tooley
19 Peptide Binder Design with Universal Interfaces: Stitching Modular Binding Domains Meghana Indukuri David Baker, Shingo Honda, Abhishek Singh
20 Designing single-component tetrahedral nanoparticles from dimers Syed Moiz Neil King, Maggie Ahlrichs, Sanela Rankovic, Feli Ruiz
21 Developing catalytic lysosome-targeted chimeras for targeted protein degradation Mimosa Van David Baker, Green Ahn,  Shayan Sadre, Ella Haefner

Session 2

Session 2 Presenters

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
14 Atomic-Resolution Imaging of h-BN Encapsulated WSe2 Using STEM + EELS Aaron Beavers Juan-Carlos Idrobo, Daniel Salguero
15 Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Metal Carbonyls on Black Phosphorus Samantha Lansky Alexandra Velian, Lauren Peck
16 Effect of hydrostatic pressure on critical current and vortex dynamics in BaFe2(As1-xPx)2 Alex Lopez Serena Eley, Ivan Liu
17 Incorporating peptoids into 2D van der Waals heterostructures Sanjit Masanam Matthew Yankowitz, Toby Chu, Ellis Thompson
18 Lanthanide-doped Metal–Organic Frameworks and Co-Crystals for Quantum Computing Isobelle O’Reilly Dianne Xiao, Devin Rollins
19 Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Magnetic 2D Materials via Elemental Tuning of Alloyed Chromium Thiophosphates (Cr1-xMxPS4) Evan Chin Daniel Gamelin, Jacob Baillie
39  Computational Analysis of the Electronic Band Structure in Monolayer Nb₃TeCl₇ Israel Herrera Ting Cao, Tharindu Fernando
40 Determining Concentration Profile of Thin Films Using a Case Study of ZIF-8 Synthesis from ZnO​ Andrew Imaoka Zach Sherman, Rishabh Sanghavi
41 Characterization of Carbon Supported Catalysts for applications in Polymer Deconstruction Christopher Kaneshiro Julie Rorrer, Franklin Guevara
42 Structural Evolution during Evaporation of Sonically Levitated Colloids using Small Angle X-ray Scattering Tracee Nguyen Lilo Pozzo, Abdul Moeez, Zach Wylie

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
20 Fracture Toughness Recovery in Self-Healing Vitrimers Camdin Monson Aniruddh Vashisth, Agni Biswal
21 Evaluating microplastic recovery using density separation and bubble scavenging in a semi-continuous system Cedric Mayo Jessica Ray, Aparna Lobo
22 Computer algorithm segmentation: The innovative computer vision for grain characterization Mariela Cordero Clemente Corie L. Cobb, Zachary Lewandowski, Emilee Armstrong
23 Zeta Potential Behavior of Atomic Layer Depositied Hafnia Oxide for Protein Sensing Santiago Herrera Bautista David S. Bergsman, Jay Werner

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
1 Tristan Christofferson Sara Mouradian
2 Arianna Thornton Mo Chen
3 Ilinca  Hagiu Kai-Mei Fu
4 Alvan Arulandu Jerry Li
5 Ellen Wu Andrea Coladangelo
6 Oliver Bryan Chinmay Nirkhe
7 Simon Chambers-Trubatch Boris Blinov
8 Augustin Sanchez Max Parsons
9 Holly Walworth Xiaodong Xu
10 Jared Wyetzner Arka Majumdar

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
35 Impact of Particle Size Distribution and Shape on the Rheological Behavior of Dilatant Fluids Kento  Manokawa Yuki Koyano, Harumi Sato
36 Nectar Sugar Enhancement in Response to Bee Buzzing in Rhododendron x pulchrum: Sound-sensing Organs and Sensitivity Range Kokomi Seike Atsushi Tani, Atushi Ushimaru, Harumi Sato
37 Study on Reducing the Alkaline Odor of Hair Bleaching Agent Maya  Yoshii Hiroki Hotta, Yoshio Tsujino, Shingo Washika, Harumi Sato
38 Leaf spreading pattern influences cradle leaf selection by Phialodes rufipennis Shusei Kuroki Tatsuya Saga, Harumi Sato

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
32 Effects of K206Q Variant in cardiac Troponin I on Calcium Binding Affinity of Troponin C and their Interactions within Thin Filament Helena Abiye, Nawal Ahmad Wendy Thomas, An-yue Tu, Jude Tunyi, Blaise Aguirre
33 Study of K36Q Variant in Cardiac Troponin I on Calcium Binding Affinity of Troponin C and their interactions within Thin Filament Delina Berhe, Christopher Nguyen Wendy Thomas, An-yue Tu, Jude Tunyi, Blaise Aguirre
34 Impact of A2V Variant in Cardiac Troponin I on calcium binding affinity of Troponin C and their interactions within Thin Filament Mukosa (Kosy)  Chatta, Cameron Sandi Wendy Thomas, An-yue Tu, Jude Tunyi, Blaise Aguirre
43 Fibroblast Quiescence Maintained in Absence of Chemical Activation on different Polyacrylamide Substrates stiffness Sebastian  Lorete Jennifer Davis
44 Lunar Regulation on Human Circadian System Lizette  Vazquez-Perez Horacio-de la Iglesia

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
12 Functional Metagenomic Screening for Gut Microbial Genes Involved in ASD-Related Metabolite Biosynthesis Neal Jiang Lauren Rajakovich, Jayden Eppley, Leah Zahn
13 An Investigation of Secondary Metathesis in Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) with Grubbs II Emalyth Harp Matthew Golder, Lucy Miller

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
11 Lazy MemCopy at the Memory Controller Shahnaz Mohideen Simon Peter

Easel  Project Title Presenter(s) Mentor(s)
24 Interaction of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds with CYP168A1 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Justin Arana Soberanis Libin Xu, Vanessa Lopez, Ryan Seguin
25 Using midazolam as a probe substrate of CYP3A actvity among transgender people on gender-affirming estrogen therapy Alexi Granados-Ramos Lauren Cirrincione
26 Exploring Optimization Techniques to Stabilize Novel Polymeric and Biological Nanoplatforms for Improved Microbial Metabolite Delivery Diana Kutai Shijie Cao, Brad Cleveland, Giulia Stewart
27 Observing the Effects of Forced Degradation on Therapeutic Antibodies in Serum Evelyn Olivares Fernandez Abhinav Nath, Isabel Mariano
28 De Novo Design of Disulfide Cyclic Peptide Binders to Glucagon Receptor Giovanny Rosales  Rosales Gaurav Bhardwaj, Saman Fatima, Katelyn Campbell
29 Exploring the bidirectional relationship between seizures and Alzheimer’s Disease: Role of circadian influence Magie Salvador Espinosa Melissa Barker-Haliski, Qian Wu
30 In Vitro Evaluation of Chemotherapeutics-Loaded Nanocarriers in Solid Tumors Imani Smith Swayam Prabha, Ishwor Poudel
31 Riboflavin Concentrations in Lactating Women over the First 8 Months Postpartum Izabelle Vlad Mary Hebert, Jessica Beers, Liliana Gutierrez