The Graduate School is hosting the 10th annual Graduate Student Showcase on Nov. 19 at the Lory Student Center. Graduate students will be on-site to present their research, creative, and entrepreneurial projects in the Grand Ballroom and Never No Summer room. Over $23,000 in awards will be distributed to the best presentations. Funding for these awards was generously provided by the Graduate School, the Office of Vice President for Research, all eight CSU Colleges, CSU Libraries, CSU STRATA, CSU Writes, Analytical Research Core, the Office of International Programs, One Health Institute, and the Graduate Student Council.
The entire CSU Community is invited to attend this signature event!
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Schedule at a glance
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Poster and creative arts presentations — Grand Ballroom and Never No Summer
9:40 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.: Performing arts presentations — Grand Ballroom
12:30-2:00 p.m.: Free professional headshots for any graduate student — LSC Room 322
3:30-5:00 p.m.: Keynote presentation by Dr. Jonathan Schwabish — LSC Theatre
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.: Awards ceremony — Grand Ballroom
Learn more about this year’s awards from our generous sponsors here.
9:40 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Performing Artists
- 9:40 – 9:50: Will Brooks | Elegy for Playtime
-Intermission- - 9:55 – 10:05: Autumn Koors-Foltz |reiterative neon prophecies
-Intermission- - 10:10 – 10:20: Cassandra Puletapuai |Dance of the Disciplines: Where Art, Science, and Story Transcends
-Intermission- - 10:25 – 10:35: Annie Ness | You Can’t Save Them All
-Intermission- - 10:40-10:50: Liz Ramirez | “Part Spanish, part erased”: Mixture and Fragmentation in Mexican Identity
-Intermission- - 10:55-11:05: Bianca Glinskas | Feminism as Ancestry: Poetry Broadsides from the CSU Library Archives
-Intermission- - 11:10-11:20: Kira Kapit | Comparative Strategies for Standing Out in Busy Soundscapes (a live demonstration)
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Green and Gold Poster Presentations
332 graduate students from all eight colleges will give poster presentations in the LSC between 9:30 – 12:30 p.m. Posters 1-192 will be in the Grand Ballroom, posters 193-332 will be located in Never No Summer and University Ballroom. All poster presentations are sorted by college and listed below.
Visual Arts Presentations in the Grand Ballroom
Green Presentations: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Miles Buchan | Ability and Aesthetics: Blurring Binaries to Promote Accessibility and Acceptance
- Katie Simmons | ÖMË Empowering Indigenous Communities in Ecuador’s Amazon through Invertebrate Conservation
- Conrad Schaefer | Gentle Leads: Poetic Maps of Interspecific Prerogatives in Place
List of Posters
College of Agricultural Sciences
💚 green presentations from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | ⭐ gold presentations from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
139. Afrin Jannat 
Volatile Organic Compounds in Natural and Mechanically Ventilated Dairy Farms
222. Amber Pelon 
Novel Solutions to a 100 Year Problem: Larkspur Toxicity
260. Andre Lucas Simoes Araujo Investigating Resistance to Auxin Herbicides in Kochia Population from Colorado
206. Babatunde Ojetunde Exploring Cowpea-Based Substitutions in Wheat Bread Sensory Evaluation
204. Caroline Norris Coverage in Crisis: Homeowners Insurance Dynamics and Hazards across Colorado
242. Ellen Roberts Pain Mitigation Strategies for Band Castration in Lambs
46. Emily Billow Advancing Wheat Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight Through Genomic Prediction
126. Emma Hamilton Enhancing the MEMS Model to Incorporate Pyrogenic Organic Matter Dynamics
127. Emma Hamilton Investigating Relationships Between Production Diseases In Fed Cattle at Slaughter
149. Eva Keohane Sex-Specific Modulation of Gut Microbiota and Cannabinoid Metabolism
311. Forrest Wold-McGimsey Multi-Target Genome Editing Reduces Polyphenol Oxidase Activity in Wheat Grains
101. Girma Feleke Legume Integration and Manure Application Improves Soil Health and Profitability
300. Josie Weese Interference of Potato Virus Y Transmission Using Peptide Inhibitors
202. Kamal Neupane Structural Dynamics of WRKY Transcription Factors Binding W-boxes in Rice
20. Lara Amiri-Kazaz Associational Susceptibility Drives Aphid-Borne Pathogen Risk in Chile Peppers
124. Lauren Hafford Supporting Regenerative Farmers with Responsive On-Farm Testing
166. Makenzie Lee A Snapshot of the U.S. Edible Flower Market
302. Marisa Werner Investigating Non-Protein Nitrogen’s Effects on Cattle Growth Performance and Emissions
284. Maya Tjan The Dropout Puzzle: Involvement and Persistence in CSU Animal Sciences
326. Miranda Zuvich Relationship Between Heart Score and Carcass Value in Angus Cattle
183. Natalie McCaffery Evaluating Process-Based Models to Support Tier 3 Soil GHG Inventories
216. Neha Panwar Endophytic Beauveria Bassiana Suppresses Amauromyza Karli (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Quinoa
238. Sabina Regmi From Threat to Action: Colorado Producers’ Wheat Stem Sawfly Management
52. Stephen Boyko Precision Nutrition: Mass Spectrometry meets Medically Tailored Meals
133. Trisha Henderson Biostimulants for Drought Tolerance in Plants
17. Vanessa Alvarado Comparative Analysis of Elemental Composition in Seaweed Across Species
214. Venkatesh Padimi Spores of Hope: Fungal Guardians Against the Sawfly Siege
College of Business
💚 green presentations from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | ⭐ gold presentations from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
255. Allie Seok ⭐ Furggle: Empowering Pet Owners Through Innovative AI and Inclusive TeleVet
307. Ben Williams 💚 Aligning Data Disposal with Regulatory and Business Intelligence Needs
200. Dieulin Napoleon 💚 Creasti: Saving Made Simple, Fun, and Together
171. Kait Linne ⭐ Electrical Cell Impedance Sensing Enhances Snakebite Pharmacological Intervention Strategies
296. Sebastian Vizarreta Luna ⭐ Proposal for Sustainable Marketing Investments – Promotion
217. Tharunya Pathipati ⭐ Smart Access and Analytics System for University Learning Spaces
College of Health and Human Sciences
💚 green presentations from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | ⭐ gold presentations from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
180. Kinzie Matzeller 💚 Different Protein-Rich Foods during Complementary Feeding Influence Adipose Tissue Distribution
140. Akeela Jefferson ⭐ Integrating Wellbeing Experiences into Luxury Store Interiors
78. Alicia Culpepper 💚 Health Belief Model Texting Intervention on Students’ Dietary Choices
286. Ally Tripure 💚 Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Does Not Prevent Exercise Resistance: Shocking!
34. Anastasia Barrera ⭐ Learning from Students with Autism: Navigating College Transition Supports
193. Austin Mohler ⭐ Whole-Brain Organization and Function in Brain Injury – Research Proposal
130. Brooke Hansen 💚 Targeting Gut-Brain Axis in Alzheimer’s Disease Through Nutritional Interventions
190. Chelsie Miller 💚 Safety Evaluation of Gluten-Free Baked Goods from Front Range Producers
68. Christina Cheng 💚 β-Adrenergic Receptor Regulation of Vitamin D: Implications for Oxidative Stress
155. Creighton Klein ⭐ Mentorship between Graduate Students and Faculty – What’s Next?
77. David Crosby ⭐ Alzheimer’s from the Inside-Out: Clearing Intracellular Tau Using Extracellular Vesicles
262. Erica Simpson 💚 Decriminalizing Teaching Practices, Impacts and Outcomes for Boys of Color
117. Gehena Girish ⭐ Facilitating Difficult Conversations: Mentorship as Prevention in 4-H Programming
269. Grace Spencer ⭐ From Culture to Crumb: Using Sourdough Exopolysaccharides to Combat Staling
259. Grissy Sime Mora 💚 Afternoon Exercise Attenuates Impaired Insulin Sensitivity during Insufficient Sleep
37. Isabelle Barry 💚 Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Online Noncredit CSU Extension Course
51. Jack Bortscheller ⭐ Obesity’s Impact on Cancer via Oxidative Stress and Inflammation
108. Jada Ford 💚 Integrating Animal Cruelty Exposure into Person-Centered Models of Childhood Adversity
22. Jaswanthi Anandha Sudhan 💚 Emerging Applications of Digital Twins in Preconstruction: A Literature Synthesis
36. Joe Barrett 💚 Sleep Interventions for Children With Angelman Syndrome: A Scoping Review
199. Jonathan Najman 💚 Exploring Family Instability and Disorganization Effects on the Stress Response
153. Katherine Kiel ⭐ Effects of Muscle Derived Extracellular Vesicles on Insulin Sensitivity
27. Kayla Aronoff 💚 Biophilic Design Influence on Student’s Exercise Performance: Crossover Study
119. Laurie Godsey ⭐ Occupational Therapy Led Social Prescription Program: A Preliminary Stakeholder Analysis
290. Lekha Tummala ⭐ Exploring Emotional Attachment and Garment Longevity Through Upcycling
263. Lydia Sinanian 💚 Dietary Measures to Lower Cholesterol
128. Madeline Hammett 💚 Biophilic Engagement and College Student Wellness: Academic Links
164. Marco Leao 💚 Integrating SBOTs into MTSS Teams: Enhancing Support for All Students
13. Mutrik Alajmi ⭐ Health, Physical Abilities, and Self-Determination: Parallel Mediation of Employment Support
279. Natalie Tang 💚 Synbiotic+ and Gut Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Women
280. Paulina Tapia Bernal 💚 Mapping the Landscape of the Lactation Practices in Ecuador
313. Scott Wrigley ⭐ Identifying Gut Microbiome Contributions to Metabolic Dysregulation in Cardiovascular Disease
281. Silvia Terol 💚 Evaluation as a Bridge Towards Research-to-Practice Partnerships in Nature-Based Education
138. Sohaila Jafarian 💚 Beyond Hidden Curriculum: Depth and Breadth in Veterinary Experiential Learning
50. Valerie Bortolutti ⭐ Bio-Mordants as Sustainable Agents on Algae Dye Performance in Textiles
316. Yijia Yang ⭐ Age Differences in Negative Affect Reactivity: Do Stressor Types Matter?
299. Yixuan Wang ⭐ A Scoping Review of Meaning-Making in Young Children with Cancer
College of Liberal Arts
💚 green presentations from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | ⭐ gold presentations from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
188. Ana Mendoza Alvino 💚 Supervision Speaks English, Work Speaks Spanish: A Language Needs Analysis
249. Anatoly Samsonov ⭐ Analyzing Media Framing of AI-Generated Art and its Cultural Capital
90. Andrea Duarte Constantino 💚 Changing the Square to Transform the Republic: Protests in Venezuela
2. Bianca Glinskas ⭐ Feminism as Ancestry: Poetry Broadsides from the CSU Library Archives
329. Blair Lee ⭐ Unlocking the Public Good: Bridging Scholarship and Society
306. Bria Willert ⭐ Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing: Analyzing Various Elements of Everlasting Inequality
29. Caramia Axland 💚 Poetically Man Dwells Upon This Earth: Generative AI and Art
292. Claudia Vaccaro 💚 Perceptions of Community in CSU Music Therapy Students
9. Conrad Schaefer ⭐ Gentle Leads: Poetic Maps of Interspecific Prerogatives in Place
72. Courtney Cohen 💚 American Prisoner’s of War in North Vietnam
257. Emily Shaieb ⭐ Singing for Parkinson’s Disease
297. Erin Walsh ⭐ TRAP Laws: Impacting Occupational Mobility in the U.S. Labor Market
191. Ethan Minard ⭐ Resource Equity of National Music Therapy Associations: A Descriptive Study
272. Evan Stackpole 💚 ‘Revolt into Style’: Working-Class Menswear in the Early Republic, 1780-1810
125. Faith Halverson-Ramos 💚 Examining the Use of Music in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
16. Giselle Alpizar-Calixto ⭐ Beyond Intermediation: Language Concordance in Family Medicine with Spanish-Dominant Patients
135. Isabel Heslin 💚 Prey Body Size and Intramuscular Macronutrients in Eastern African Mammals
114. Jeremy Garrison 💚 The Sociocultural Effects of Markets and Capitalism
76. Jhon Cortes Lugo 💚 Enhancing Second Language Reading Comprehension through AI and VR Integration
287. Jordan Troeger ⭐ A Language Needs Analysis for Chiropractic Care in Spanish
59. Katie Brown ⭐ Geographic Distribution of Dental Traits in Archaic Homo
87. Kelsey Deweese 💚 Flat, Dry, Full of Potential: Rethinking Deserts in Human Prehistory
258. Kelsie Shettsline ⭐ From Compliance to Collaboration: Addressing Inadequacies in Tribal Consultation
234. Luz Angela Redovian ⭐ Language Access for Spanish-Speaking Newcomer Families in Colorado Elementary Schools
7. Miles Buchan 💚 Ability and Aesthetics: Blurring Binaries to Promote Accessibility and Acceptance
69. Nara Chung ⭐ Employment Protection Deregulation and Deaths of Despair in Advanced Economies
246. Nejla Routsong ⭐ An Epistemological Analysis of Guard Labor in Economic Thought
314. Rachel Wuester 💚 Environmental Ghost Stories: A Rhetorical and Qualitative Analysis
123. Saira Hafeez 💚 Disaster Governance and Implementation Politics: Pakistan’s NDRR Policy Case Study
129. Samantha Hanek 💚 Changing Seasons: The CSU Mountain Campus
201. Sean Nelson ⭐ Square, Compass, and Constitution: Masonic Influence on Colorado Statehood
99. Tasnim Fatir ⭐ Historic Housing Discrimination and Contemporary Environmental Hazard Proximity Analysis
317. Wen Li Yau ⭐ My Malaysian Grandfather and the Climate Crisis: On Dutiful Love
226. Xavier Piccone 💚 Infinite Aspects; Phase Transitions, Mathematical Modeling, and Truth in Science
168. Yeonsol Lee 💚 Effects of Rhythmic Motor Priming on Piano Sight-Reading
College of Natural Sciences
💚 green presentations from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | ⭐ gold presentations from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
44. Abhijeet Bhadauria 💚 Real Time Prediction of 13C-NMR Shifts with sub-ppm Accuracy
261. Adam Simpson ⭐ Fast Computation for Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Factor Analysis
283. Adam Timmerman 💚 Mrc1: Master of the Stress Response in DNA Replication
70. Alex Claiborne 💚 Competitive Inhibition as a Tool to Modulate/Predict Mechanics of Hydrogels
295. Alex Vickers 💚 Role of a Non-Canonical Polyubiquitin Chain in DNA Repair
174. Alexander Lott ⭐ Optimizing the Synthesis of Metal-Doped Magnetofluorescent Carbon Nanodots
237. Alison Regina ⭐ Impact of Surface Facet Chemistry on Bismuth Vanadate’s Photocatalytic Activity
79. Ally Cunningham 💚 Effective Recycling Pathways of Commodity Polymers Enabled by Mechanoradical Capture
181. Amartya Maulik ⭐ Bayesian Decision-Theoretic Framework for Multiple Testing in Basket Trials
264. Amelia Skinner 💚 Determining How Wildfires Impact Our Watersheds
38. Andrew Bates ⭐ Lithium-Selective Ligand Architectures for Controlled Release
218. Andrew Paton ⭐ A Pigment-Based Light Switch: Genes Of The Diatom Xanthophyll Cycle
131. Anne Harper 💚 Electrochemical Degradation of Poly- or Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
224. Autumn Peters 💚 Neutralizing Electronic Defects with Vacancies in Hybrid Perovskites
239. Becca Renner ⭐ Roaring Solutions: Paws-itively Increasing Behavioral Exploration with Scent Stories
158. Becky Lafferty 💚 Chromatin Rapidly Decondense During Quiescence Exit
211. Bridget Owusu ⭐ Spn1 Protein Structure Shapes Chromatin and Extends Yeast Lifespan
97. Brody Erlandson 💚 A Bayesian Functional Concurrent Zero-Inflated Dirichlet-Multinomial Regression Model
322. Chelsea Zhao 💚 Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Wildland-Urban Interface Fires
144. Chirag Kandoi ⭐ Intentional Microgesture Recognition for Extended Human-Computer Interaction
172. Chris Liu 💚 Faster Algorithms for Basis Invariant Clustering of Data
308. Colby Williams 💚 Machine Learning-Guided Design of Avidity-Based Readers Targeting Histone Ubiquitylation
236. Corlyn Regier 💚 Influence of N Stoichiometry on Magnetic Properties of Ternary Nitrides
212. Dilara Ozata ⭐ Seeing the Feeling: Mental Imagery and Interoception Perspective
165. Dorathea Lee 💚 What’s in a Brain? Zebrafish Proteomics Insights of Cognitive Decline
195. Dylan Moss ⭐ Uncovering the Design Rules for Sustainable Growth of Mineralized Mycomaterials
282. Elizabeth Thompson ⭐ Oligomeric End-Groups Enable Multivalent Crosslinking in Dynamic Hydrogels
221. Emma Pellerin ⭐ Elucidating the Role of Iron-Rich Dust in Tropospheric Chlorine Production
268. Gabe Spalink 💚 Intein-Mediated Replication Strategies and Replisome Interactions in Thermococcus kodakarensis
185. Gavin McEwen ⭐ Discovering Peptides to Control the Properties of Selenium Nanomaterials
232. Habibullah Rakib ⭐ Toward Effective and Adaptive Uncertainty Quantification in Deep Neural Networks
266. Hala Soliman ⭐ Unique 3D Architecture Enables Low Temperature Cycling for Na-ion Batteries
66. Helen Chen 💚 From Chemistry to Clouds: Modeling Methanesulfonate Formation in Microdroplets
273. Jacob Steeley ⭐ Assessing the Dependence of T-Nb2O5 Battery Electrode Properties on Precursor
8. Jacqueline Garcia ⭐ ÖMË Empowering Indigenous Communities in Ecuador’s Amazon through Invertebrate Conservation
179. JoJo Martis 💚 Selective Attention and Learning Outcome Effects of Psilocybin in Mice
301. Juliane Wera ⭐ Swamp Wallaby Browsing Across the Dinural Period- Summerland Peninsula
192. Kristina Moen 💚 Texture Analysis of Satellite Imagery for Weather Forecasting
109. Larissa Ford 💚 Regulation of Actin Capping Protein During Yeast Endocytosis
247. Layton Rudolph 💚 X-ray Diffraction Reveals Carbodiimide Dissolved in an Ionic Flux
143. Lily Jones 💚 Quantification of Bioaerosol Emission Flux Over a Semi-Arid Grassland
71. Madeleine Coffman 💚 Defining the Regulatory Mechanisms Driving Sperm Heat-Sensitivity
112. Maelle Gace 💚 Synergistic Engineering of P3HB’s Architecture and Stereomicrostructure Enhances Properties
57. Max Bridges 💚 Enhancing Electrochemical Immunoassays for Point-of-Care Applications
245. Megan Rothenberg ⭐ Leveraging Multivalent Crosslinks in Dynamic Hydrogel Design
223. Monika Perez ⭐ Development of Zinc Antimonide Alloys for Sodium-Ion Batteries
84. Nandini Das ⭐ Biochemical Characterisation of Four Enterovirus Group-C Polymerases
274. Nathan Stull 💚 Understanding the Origins of Structural Stability for Materials Discovery
28. Prakash Aryal ⭐ Lab-to-Field, Low-Cost, Citizen-Based Pollution Monitoring
198. Projit Mukherjee ⭐ DNA Polymerase α has Pyrimidine Dimer Translesion Activity
121. Rachel Greene ⭐ Measuring Gas-Surface Interactions of Indoor Surfaces Using Stable Isotope Tracers
210. Randy Owen 💚 Direct Hec1 Tail Domain Contacts Contribute to Kinetochore-Microtubule Attachment Stability
49. Ren Borgia ⭐ Defect Resistance in Semiconductors: Novel Salt-Stabilized Synthesis of Cu2SiSe3
271. Revathi Srinivasan 💚 Explainable AI for Job Applicant Screening
88. Rupasree Dey ⭐ Domain Adaptation for Large-Scale Soil Salinity Estimation
98. Saeideh Fathi Moghanloo ⭐ Effects of Splicing on Cell Division and Regeneration in Arabidopsis
213. Sai Vivek Padakanti 💚 Optimizing Student Engagement Through Personalized NLP-Based Club Recommendations
161. Shelby Lane 💚 Tunable Vacancy Ordering for Defect Tolerant Hybrid Semiconductors
24. Sifat Anindho 💚 Retrospective Cued Recall for Labeling Cognitive-Affective States in Collaboration
319. Skylar Yu ⭐ From Guidance to Greatness: Training Better Mentors at CSU
157. Srivarshini Ksheerasagar ⭐ DayVIEW: A Transformer framework for Diurnal Patterns using Satellite Observations
240. Sydney Ridgeway 💚 Logging Behavior, Shaping Success: Strategies to Maintain Program Fidelity
304. Tessa Whitaker 💚 Integrating DNA-Modified LIG Electrodes with Electrochemiluminescence for microRNA Detection
74. Tristan Contant 💚 Multi-Fidelity Emulation of Arctic Sea Ice
203. Tu Nguyen ⭐ Impacts of Poly(lactic acid)’s Structure and Properties on its Biodegradability
332. Vincent Ogbonna 💚 Real-Time Object Detection System for Visually Impaired People
323. Yao Zheng ⭐ Measurement Error Correction for Spatial Health Models
324. Zach Zimmerman ⭐ Polymer-Enabled Frustrated Lewis Pairs: Rescuing Hydrogenation Reactivity from Lewis Adducts
81. Zoe D’Agostino ⭐ Matching Rabbit Cognition: First Evidence of Rule Learning in Rabbits
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
💚 green presentations from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | ⭐ gold presentations from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
291. Leo Tyer ⭐ IBA1+ Cells Drive Gut-Brain Axis Disruption in High-Fat Fed Rats
113. Santiago Galindo Gonzalez ⭐ High-Fat-Type Gastrointestinal Microbiota Transfer Modulates Fentanyl Seeking in Mice
318. Kristina Yepez 💚 Save the Pangolins! Cobalt-60 as a Radioactive Deterrent for Preservation
142. Anna Johnson ⭐ Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1a Signaling in Cardiac Responses to Hypobaric Hypoxia
75. Julia Cook ⭐ Dietary Effects on Vaginal Microbiome and Estrous Cyclicity in Rats
235. Emma Reese 💚 Age Dating and Separation Chemistry Of Cm-248 Samples
104. Eleah Flockhart ⭐ Unraveling the Role of INPs in Bacterial Survival and Fitness
320. Madeline Yunker ⭐ Oligomeric Diversity of Tick-Borne Orthoflaviviruses NS1 and Implications for Transmission
270. Reese Sprister 💚 Analysis of NaI(Tl) Wound Counting at LANL for Pu-238 Injections
176. Nathan Luu ⭐ Comprehensive Mapping of Gamma, Terrestrial, and Cosmic Radiation in Colorado
233. Amr Ramadan ⭐ Surface Polysaccharides Drive Biofilm Formation and Pathogenesis of Burkholderia pseudomallei
136. Caroline Hinesley ⭐ AAV-Mediated Delivery of MAPT Variants as a Therapy for Tauopathies
146. Kapahi Kawai Puaa 💚 Clinical Laboratory Profiles of Aged Canines Across Cognitive Status
58. Dejah Broadway 💚 Monitoring TB Vaccine Efficacy with Serum Biomarkers
251. Purva Sanghvi ⭐ Retinoid Uptake and Metabolism in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
152. Chase Khedmatgozar ⭐ Co-Infection with Two A-Synuclein Strains Reveals Novel Synergistic Interactions
169. Zephyr Lenninger ⭐ Multi-copy FLP Recombinase Expression Disrupts Glutamate Receptor Trafficking in C.elegans
312. Delaney Worthington ⭐ Collaborative Autoethnography of a Transformative Science Communication Training Program
110. Kaitlyn Forrest ⭐ A Functional Relationship Between PrP-C and the Molecular Circadian Clock
65. Piyawan Chailapakul 💚 Characterization of Mutant BRCA1 And BRCA2 Chinese Hamster Cells
321. Megan Zaiger 💚 DDR Kinase Inhibitors Increase Taxol Cytotoxicity by Activating Caspase 3
31. Gamze Badakul 💚 Preventing African Swine Fever in Pigs with Rapid Detection Approach
103. McKenzie Fletcher 💚 Confronting Dysbiosis Induced Vaccine Failure with a Probiotic-Based Rotavirus Vaccine
18. Rhea Amatya 💚 Incidental Abdominal Masses and Nodules in Older Dogs
310. Devin Winslow 💚 Downstream Transport of Radiocesium in Fukushima Riverbanks
177. Kendall Malmstrom ⭐ Investigating Cell-Intrinsic and Extrinsic Mechanisms of FAK-Driven Osteosarcoma Metastasis
105. Levi Flom ⭐ Synaptic Plasticity Within Cocaine-Seeking Neuronal Ensembles
267. Tesha Sooklal ⭐ The Problem with the Solution: Does Permethrin Increase Antimicrobial Resistance?
55. Hannah Braun ⭐ Blastocyst or Bust: Timelapse Insights in Bovine IVP Outcomes
116. Ben Giese ⭐ Coated Detonation Nanodiamonds For Radionuclide Removal From Aqueous Systems
64. Emily Castellanos ⭐ MIA Alters Adult Offspring Responses to Stress and Immune Stimulation
253. Danni Scott ⭐ Air Pollution Exposure During Training Impairs Performance in Thoroughbred Racehorses
83. Jyoti Das ⭐ Maternal Nutritional Modifiers of an LPG Intervention on Birth Weight
48. Sean Boland ⭐ Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Results in Glial/Blood-Brain-Barrier Dysregulation
University Interdisciplinary Programs
💚 green presentations from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | ⭐ gold presentations from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
137. Adriana Jacobi ⭐ Evaluating Native Plant Growth Under Solar Arrays for Land-Use Optimization
15. Alex Alon 💚 DNA Repair and Nucleotide Pool Resolution Mutually Safeguard Genome Stability
250. Andrea Sanchez Hidalgo ⭐ Free-Living Amoebae Infected with Mycobacterium Abscessus Can Cause Pulmonary Disease
67. Anne Chenchar ⭐ Bacteriophages, From Compassionate-Use to Therapeutic Development
141. April Johns ⭐ The Coral Microbiome: From Ecological Discovery to Microbial Interventions
118. Arielle Glass ⭐ SolaVAX™ H5N2 Vaccine Generates Homologous and Cross-Reactive Responses in Chickens
35. Aylin Barreras Apodaca 💚 Tracking Leaf Physiology in Evergreen Conifers Using Hyperspectral Reflectance
159. Benjamin Lancia ⭐ Understanding Ionic Competitors in Wastewater for Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction
331. Callie Slaughter 💚 Protein-DNA Co-Crystals for Nucleic Acid Capture
89. Carter Dojan ⭐ Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of Epoxy-Vinyl Ether Resins via Frontal Polymerization
175. Diana Lowe ⭐ Remarkable Diversity of Emerging CWD Strains in Northern European Moose
25. Edder Antunez 💚 Shifting Songs: Bioacoustics and Avian Vocal Phenology in Denali
151. Ehsan Khedive ⭐ Climate Controls Tree Survival Against Bark Beetles Through Monoterpene Modulation
241. Eliud Rivas Hernandez 💚 Dietary Flaxseed Promotes Gut Microbial Stability During Pharmacologically-Induced Estrogen Suppression
134. Emma Herren 💚 Hibernation for Spaceflight: Telomere Dynamics in Irradiated 13-Lined Ground Squirrels
330. Emma Magna 💚 Computational Protein Design for a Novel Porous DNA-Protein Co-Crystal
219. Erica Patterson 💚 Rhizotrons: An Innovative System for Root and Rhizosphere Research
325. Gianna Zinnen ⭐ Defining α-synuclein Prion Strains in TgM83+/+ Mice
92. Gladys Duran Duran 💚 Ancient Legacy, Future Power: Cu-Sn Alloys in Sodium-Ion Batteries
61. Hannah Burke 💚 Effects of Food Stress and Neonicotinoid Exposure on Bumblebee Microcolonies
53. Jennifer Brady ⭐ Characterizing the Intersection of Zookeeper Wellbeing and Animal Wellbeing
85. Joanna Davis 💚 Active Plant Engagement to Enhance Student Well-Being: Feasibility Trial Protocol
21. Joel Amralo ⭐ Cannabidiol and Trazadone Suppress Amyloid Beta Pathology in Caenorhabditis Elegans
285. Joseph Toman 💚 Developing a Plant-Driven Landscape Assessment for Climate-Smart Grazing Management
209. Josie Otto ⭐ Fieldwork For All: A Curriculum for Safe and Inclusive Research
327. Karla Cureno Hernandez 💚 Tunable Surface Chemistry of Nanoparticles for Mucosal Permeability
156. Kaz Knight 💚 Mitochondria ROS Production Drives Reversal Sensitization in C. elegans
145. Kira Kapit ⭐ Comparative Strategies for Standing Out in Busy Soundscapes
19. Maddie Amick 💚 Life After Drought: Precipitation Mediates Restoration in the Shortgrass Steppe
227. Mahboube Piryaee ⭐ Optimizing Porous Gentamicin-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Therapy
14. Maricela Alaniz ⭐ Experimental Effects of Sedimentation and Toxic Metals on Stream Macroinvertebrates
132. Meg Hemmerlein 💚 Gestational Adaptation to High Elevation in the Deer Mouse Placenta
33. Melea Barahona ⭐ Continuous NTM Exposure Modulates Sex-Specific Vaccine Immune Responses to TB
11. Ojo Abraham 💚 Lithium-Mediated Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis for Hydrogen Energy Storage
93. Oto Duran Hernandez ⭐ Fabrication of Ovine Bone Mineral Ceramic Slurry for Vat Photopolymerization
43. Owen Bevis 💚 Canine Osteosarcoma as a Translational Model of ALT Cancers
96. Peder Engelstad 💚 Anticipating Freshwater Invasive Species Risk in the Northeast United States
94. Pegah Eizadkhah ⭐ Computational Modeling Enables Rational Design of Site-Specific Ubiquitin Sensors
184. Rachel McDowell 💚 Identifying Genetic Targets for Mineral Biofortification in Sorghum
303. Shae Wheeler ⭐ Exosomal Proteomics and Urine Metabolomics Reveal Host Responses to Tuberculosis
120. Susan Gogolski 💚 Identification of Biomarkers of Heat-Induced Illness in Military Working Dogs
298. Tayin Wang 💚 Microbial-Mineral Control of Carbon Inputs during Soil Organic Matter Formation
244. Teagan Rockwood 💚 Determining the Structure of Phase-Separated Genomic Chromatin
277. Victoria Talbott ⭐ Well Water UV Sterilization Influences Early-Life Gut Microbiome in Children
40. Xuan Beatty 💚 Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Links to TRAF3 Mutation
293. Zach Vangelisti 💚 Patient’s Perceptions of Their Doctor’s Cultural Competence Through Case Vignettes
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
💚 green presentations from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | ⭐ gold presentations from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
230. Arturo Quintero Castillo 💚 Crankcase Ventilation System to Reduce Methane from Industrial NG engines
225. Asim Phadke 💚 Algae’s Appetite for CO2: A Sustainable Feast
115. Awetehagn Gebremariam 💚 Chloride Binding and Desorption in Cement Systems under Deicing Salts
10. Benjamin Aboagye ⭐ Methane Emissions from Marginal Conventional Well Sites in Colorado
73. Delian Colon-Burgos 💚 Understanding Tropical Oceanic Rain from Shipborne Radar and Satellite Observations
275. Dmitri Svetlov ⭐ APDC: Accessible, Open-Source Software for Smart Automation of Single-Cell Microscopy
56. Chloe Brekhus ⭐ Development of an Ovine Bone Transport Model
102. Christian Fielding 💚 Harnessing the Healing Power of Plants in Medical Materials
32. Claire Bailey ⭐ Current Affairs: Electrifying Microbial Communities for Sustainable Bioproduction
294. Daniel Veloso Aguila ⭐ Modulation of Storm Features in South America by the MJO
12. Ezekiel Alaba ⭐ Advancing Natural Gas Emission Detection and Quantification Using Tracer Drones
187. Farhana Akter Meem ⭐ Incorporating Cosmic-Ray Neutron Rover Data to Downscale Satellite Soil Moisture
197. Ficky Muabuay 💚 Conversion of Organic Waste into Volatile Fatty Acids
178. Hannah Grace Marti 💚 Following the Air to Understand Urban New Particle Formation
289. Hari Hara Tummala 💚 A Parametric CFD Investigation of Aircraft Winglet Performance
45. Jack Bicksler ⭐ Ammonia/Hydrogen Flame Speed Study as a Carbon-Free Fuel
208. Jaiden Oropallo ⭐ Neutralizing Antibody Effects on Scaav-Based Treatments for Equine Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
163. James Larson 💚 Climate Variability Introduces Uncertainty into Future Emissions Pathways
243. Jesse Robinett ⭐ Southeast Pacific Radiative Feedbacks Not Modulated by ENSO
154. Jinman Kim ⭐ Factors Affecting Fuel Efficiency for Heavy-Duty Vehicles Using Machine Learning
207. Joshua Oluwatumise 💚 Behavioral and Infrastructure Drivers of Electric Vehicle (EV) Disengagement
173. Jui Hsiang Lo ⭐ A Model-Based Framework for Soil Venting Design and Operation
229. Julian Probsdorfer 💚 RADSENSE (Rapid Analytics and Deployment of Sensor Networks for Emergencies)
30. Kees Baas 💚 Immobilized Cultivation of Cyanobacteria for Resource-Efficient Production of Petrochemical Alternatives
39. Lauren Beard 💚 Seeing Inside Storms with Radar: How Air Motion Shapes Rainfall
276. Mike Talbot 💚 Improving LSTM Flood Predictions With Minimal Loss in Overall Skill
111. Megan Franke ⭐ Taller, Fiercer, and Faster: How Climate Change Reshapes Thunderstorms
182. Mercy Mbua ⭐ Generating a Measurement-Based Inventory for Non-Oil and Gas Methane Emissions
122. Mohamad Habibniaykoochesfahani 💚 Probabilistic Hurricane Surge Loss Mapping for Multi-Scale Coastal Resilience
100. Muhammad Fawad ⭐ Detecting Soil Water Salinity Using Hyperspectral Reflectance and AI
23. Nana Yaw Angu 💚 Model-Based Systems Engineering Framework for Advanced Reactor Safety Assessment
189. Nicholas Mesa ⭐ Global Analysis of Environmental Factors Underlying Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification
194. Nicolas Montero 💚 High Current Density Operation of 3-kW Hall Thruster on Krypton
147. Nicole Keeney ⭐ Sub-National Global Flood Impact Analysis for the 21st Century
256. Niyati Shah 💚 High-Order Simulations of Supersonic Cylinder Wake Dynamics
167. Olivia Lee 💚 Contextualizing SWUS Precipitation In Future Mean Climates With Marine Heatwaves
228. Samantha Preuss 💚 Optimizing Hydrogen Refueling Station Deployment in Colorado
82. Stephen Daire ⭐ Chromehound: Adaptive Aerial-Ground-Aquatic Robotic Platform for Disaster Response
215. Susmita Pant ⭐ Exploring Relation Between Land Subsidence and Flooding in San Joaquin Valley
315. Tianyi Xiong ⭐ PCAST: Deep Learning Ensemble for Medium-Range Precipitation Forecasting
288. Tommy Truong ⭐ Piezo-Free Full-Field OCT Imaging of Static Biological Samples
231. Towsibur Rahman ⭐ Effect of Plant Morphology on Vegetation Drag in River Channels
Warner College of Natural Resources
💚 green presentations from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | ⭐ gold presentations from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
86. Ajay Devda 💚 Hydrodynamics-Informed Remote Sensing Monitoring of Restoration in the Transboundary Wetlands
62. Alan Cai 💚 Improving Coastal Marsh Accretion Models Through Spatiotemporally-Explicit Tidal Datum Estimation
328. Amy Gill 💚 Does Indaziflam Herbicide Promote Native Prairie Recovery in Colorado?
248. Andrew Sampson 💚 Out Running Fences: A Governance Study on Migratory Pronghorn Conservation
150. Ashlesha Khatiwada 💚 As Glaciers Retreat, Resilient Rock Glaciers Will Sustain Mountain Landscapes
107. Ashley Ford 💚 Subsurface Dynamics of Microplastics in the Land of Headwaters
309. Becca Windell ⭐ Assigning Infection Probability for Ecological Studies of Chronic Wasting Disease
60. Brandon Budnicki ⭐ Improving Research Protocols Through Natural Language Processing
26. Constanza Arevalo ⭐ Connecting Community and Wildlife Conservation Through Sound in Latin America
91. Doug Dunn 💚 Fire and Ice: A Study of Mount Rainier’s Water
305. Drew White ⭐ Uncovering Yellowstone Volcanic Plateau’s Hidden Eruption History Through Subsurface Volcaniclastics
205. Gunnar Ohlson 💚 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Fuel Moisture Content in a Mixed-Conifer Forest
160. Griselda Landa-Posas ⭐ Reweaving Relations: Centering Indigenous Ecological Knowledges in Riparian Ecological Restoration
106. Helen Flynn 💚 Evaluating iSnobal Model Performance Through Landcover Parameterizations in Wildfire-Impacted Basins
148. Ian Keith ⭐ Implementing New Tools/Techniques to Mitigate Wolf-Livestock Conflict in California
80. Juliana Curtis ⭐ Olivine Insights into Eruption Behavior of Enriched Loa Volcanics, Hawai’i
162. Julia Lankisch 💚 Understanding the Social and Political Dimensions of Wildlife Crossings
278. Kaiya Tamlyn 💚 Bridging the Gap: Researcher-Practitioner Collaborations for Nature and Well-Being
47. Lindsey Blehm 💚 Effects of Floodplain Logjams on Soil Geochemistry and Plant Communities
196. Maggie Moss ⭐ Fieldwork Strengthens the Field: Hands-On Learning for Geoscience Undergraduates
63. Noah Caldwell ⭐ Improving Snow Energy Balance Models Following Colorado’s Cameron Peak Wildfire
170. Oliver Lesher ⭐ Pet Policies in Colorado’s Subsidized Affordable Housing
42. Rachel Bernstein 💚 Neogene U.S. Southwest Temperatures Paced by Global Temperature
252. Sherif Sanusi ⭐ Imaging Moho Beneath Northern Canadian Cordillera from Virtual Seismic Sounding
41. Taylor Bennett 💚 Deciphering Paleoenvironmental Signals from Pedogenic Carbonates: Colorado’s Ancestral Front Range
95. Tiffany Elkins ⭐ Optimizing Biochar Applications in Colorado: A Spatial Analysis
265. Vausha Snyder 💚 Subalpine Resilience to Spruce Beetle Outbreaks and Climate Change