Student researchers from across campus to conduct unique research during the fall
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The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recently announced the Fall 2022 grant award recipients. The awards are given to student researchers to fund their proposals for research projects alongside a faculty supervisor. The Office of Undergraduate Research works with students who aim to solve problems, make new discoveries, and interact with research faculty outside of the classroom.
Fall 2022 recipients are:
Jillian Andruk – Chemistry & Biochemistry
Supervisor: Professor Sivappa Rasapalli
Title: Synthesis of Polyheterocyclic Library via a Novel Homo-aza-Nazarov Cyclization for Anti-bacterial Screening
Eden McKenna-Bateman and Evan Grant – Graphic Design
Supervisor: Professor Michelle Bowers
Title: Access@UMassD
Marc-Anthony Cardoso – Mechanical Engineering
Supervisor: Professor Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh
Title: Fluid-Structure Interaction of a Flexible Thin Sheet
Olivia Collins – Bioengineering
Supervisor: Professor Tracie Ferreira
Title: The Impact of Fibrin Hydrogels on Macrophage Differentiation
Samm Crosier – Art History
Supervisor: Professor Pamela Karimi
Title: Palermo Revisited: The Politics and Poetics of Islamic Architectural Heritage in Contemporary Italy
Cait Haley – Art History
Supervisor: Professor Pamela Karimi
Title: Exhibiting LGBTQ Art: From the Corcoran Gallery to the New York Historical Society
Nathanial Keighley – Bioengineering
Supervisor: Professor Laura Hanzly
Title: Use of a Cell Free Expression System for the Assembly of Custom Amyloid Fibers
Abid Neron – Bioengineering
Supervisor: Professor Tracie Ferreira
Title: Cell Viability of Novel Wound Healing Hydrogels
Christian Ray – Bioengineering
Supervisor: Professor Lamya Karim
Title: Determining the Effects of Vitamin B6 on Type-2 Diabetic Bone
Janice Rullan – Bioengineering
Supervisor: Professor Milana Vasudev
Title: Synthetic Biology and Soldier Materials Science
Ken-Lee Sterling – Bioengineering
Supervisor: Professor Milana Vasudev
Title: Microfluidic Device Design to Enclose Raman sensor
Shayne Velho – Chemistry & Biochemistry
Supervisor: Professor Sivappa Rasapalli
Title: Synthesis of Benzimidazolyl-chalcone Derivatives
Arune Vickneswaran – Bioengineering
Supervisor: Professor Lamya Karim
Title: Impact of Vitamin C regarding Biomechanical Properties and Anti-Glycation Capabilities of Human Cortical Bone
Jacina Yu – Computer & Information Science
Supervisor: Professor Yuchou Chang
Title: Recovery of Fine Details for Imaging Knee Pathologies