/urop/ en /urop/2025/11/05/undergraduate-conference-presentations-funded-urop-fy2025 <span>Undergraduate Conference Presentations Funded by UROP in FY2025</span> <span><span>Timothy O'Neil</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-05T10:35:05-07:00" title="Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 10:35">Wed, 11/05/2025 - 10:35</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/urop/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/FY2025%20Report%20Header%20Image_0.png?h=bf2e5ee8&amp;itok=0_JP3Tfn" width="1200" height="800" alt="Map Pins"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/urop/taxonomy/term/5"> UROP Announcements </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/urop/taxonomy/term/26" hreflang="en">Report</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 1"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="hero">UROP celebrates undergraduate engagement in academic and professional conferences, providing $48,650 to support 135 student presentations around the globe in fiscal year 2025. Funding is provided, in part, by the Boettcher Foundation.&nbsp;</p><p class="lead">As students present and exhibit their work in locations around the world, students not only connect with leaders from the public and private sectors, they move conversations forward—and in new directions. With strong evidence of meaningful learning outcomes in disciplinary knowledge and transferrable skills, UROP supports high-impact practices that enable transformative growth while advancing humankind in all its scientific and creative endeavors.</p><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-center ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-black"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">Students Supported</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="text-align-center supersize"><strong>135</strong></p></div></div></div></div><div class="col ucb-column"><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-center ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-black"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">Funding Provided</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="text-align-center supersize"><strong>$48,650</strong></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-center ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-darkgray"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">Individual Student Grants</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="text-align-center hero"><strong>51</strong></p></div></div></div></div><div class="col ucb-column"><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-center ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-darkgray"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">Individual Grant Funding</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="text-align-center hero"><strong>$20,950</strong></p></div></div></div></div><div class="col ucb-column"><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-center ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-lightgray"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">Group Grants</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="text-align-center hero"><strong>9</strong></p></div></div></div></div><div class="col ucb-column"><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-center ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-lightgray"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">Group Grant Funding</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="text-align-center hero"><strong>$27,700</strong></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><h2 class="text-align-center"><strong>Individual Grants</strong></h2><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Danya Al Nazal</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Abby Hickcox</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>ANDing: faculty, staff and student experiences of making connections across difference</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>National Collegiate Honors Council Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Kansas City</span>, <span>MO</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Carson Alishio</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Riley Loria</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Email Outreach Successfully Attracts Attention but Advocacy Techniques Do Not Further Improve Policymaker Engagement with Climate Science</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Society of Personality and Social Psychology Convention</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Denver</span>, <span>CO</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Joe Allen</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Jay Ellis</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Hindsight Creative Nonfiction Bookfair</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Association of Writers and Writing Programs Annual Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Los Angeles</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Brett Barton</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Tomoko Matsuo</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Senior Design Presentation for Suborbital Research Platform - A Novel Approach to Suborbital Atmospheric Research in the Thermosphere</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region V Student Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Minneapolis</span>, <span>MN</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Zaidee Bennett</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Glenda Walden</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Community Opinions Towards Gender Neutral Restrooms</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Pacific Sociological Association Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>San Francisco</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Caleb Bettcher</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Julia Claxton</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Classification of High-Energy Particle Precipitation Events Using Computer Vision</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>National Conference on Undergraduate Research</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Pittsburgh</span>, <span>PA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Mackenzie Campbell</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Pieter Johnson</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Using Otolith Aging Techniques to Compare Acanthurus tractus Age and Length with Infection Load of Scaphanocephalus spp.</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Western Regional Honors Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Denver</span>, <span>CO</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Judy Chen</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Alexis Phillips</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Cholesteric Liquid Crystalline Elastomers: Tunable Light Filters for Infrared Applications</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>San Diego</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Jess Connell</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Alan Weimer</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Iron aluminate reticulated porous ceramic fabrication for use in solar thermochemistry</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>San Diego</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Anneliese Crayton</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Cristina Torres-Machi</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Does Recycling Compromise Long-Term Performance and Life-Cycle Costs? A Comparative Analysis of Full-Depth Reclamation and Overlay Pavements</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Washington</span>, <span>D.C.</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Megan Davis</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Thomas Chaney</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Impact of Solvent Choice on PM6 Solution Conformation for Organic Photovoltaics Devices</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>National Conference on Undergraduate Research</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Pittsburgh</span>, <span>PA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Ella Erich</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>William Frantz</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>The Effects of Frequency and Peak Negative Pressure (PNP) on Acoustic Droplet Vaporization of HC/FC Endoskeletal Drops</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Baltimore</span>, <span>MD</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Tori Field</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>James Monaco</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Automating Calibration of Colorado’s Zephyr Meteor Radar Network with ADS-B Data</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>National Conference on Undergraduate Research</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Pittsburgh</span>, <span>PA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Clara Gauthier</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Jay Ellis</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Hindsight Creative Nonfiction Bookfair</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Association of Writers and Writing Programs Annual Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Los Angeles</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Anvie Gowrishankar</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Tomoko Matsuo</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Advancing Atmospheric Density Measurements in Suborbital Space Environments</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region V Student Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Minneapolis</span>, <span>MN</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Rudolf Hansen</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Sean Peters</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Evaluating the Use of Ambient Anthropogenic Radio Signals of Opportunity for Passive Radar Sounding of Glaciers</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Geophysical Union Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Washington</span>, <span>D.C.</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Rudolf Hansen</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Sean Peters</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Constraints on Glacial Passive Radar Sounding using Anthropogenic Sources</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Brisbane</span>, <span>Queensland</span>, <span>Australia</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Lindsey Harriman</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Garrett Bredeson</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Mental Illness and Sartre’s Existentialism: An Evaluation of the Implications of Mental Illness for Practical Freedom and Ontological Freedom</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Annual Meeting of the North American Sartre Society</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Rockville Centre</span>, <span>NY</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Calvin Hawks</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Angela Thieman Dino</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Learning ‘Street Smarts’ from Engineering Leadership Alumni</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Society for Engineering Education Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Montreal</span>, <span>Québec</span>, <span>Canada</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Riley Holcomb</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Erika</span> <span>Randall</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Tap Into the Network Apprentice Program</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Tap Into the Network</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Multiple Sites</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Ren Hotzfeld</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Jay Ellis</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Hindsight Creative Nonfiction Bookfair</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Association of Writers and Writing Programs Annual Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Los Angeles</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Julia Hyden</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Diane McKnight</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Exploring Turbulent Flow Dynamics through Didymosphenia geminata Populations in Boulder Creek</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>National Conference on Undergraduate Research</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Pittsburgh</span>, <span>PA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Dharma Johnson</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Learn How Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Tackles Hard to Recycle Lab Materials</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>St. Louis</span>, <span>MO</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Jason Katz</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Taylor Lonner</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>IMPACT OF SICKNESS INDUCED BY CENTRIFUGATION ON MOTION SICKNESS IN A WATER LANDING ANALOG</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>NASA Human Research Project Investigators Workshop</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Galveston</span>, <span>TX</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Hermann Klein-Hessling Barrientos</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Jessica Holman</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Magnetic Field Effect on the Electrocatalytic Activity of Cobalt-Phosphate Oxyhydroxide Oxygen Evolving Thin Films</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers National Convention</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Anaheim</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Angelina Kondrat</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Jay Ellis</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Hindsight Creative Nonfiction Bookfair</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Association of Writers and Writing Programs Annual Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Los Angeles</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Himaghna Kuntumalla</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Want an opportunity for green chemistry education at your institution? Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder offers student fellowships to the UW Online Certificate Program.</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>St. Louis</span>, <span>MO</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Duncan Laird</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Nicole Labbe</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Reducing Jet Engine Reignition Delay Time through Computational Molecular Analysis of Jet Fuel Ignition</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>National Conference on Undergraduate Research</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Pittsburg</span>, <span>PA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Marcus Linton</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Tomoko Matsuo</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Advancing Atmospheric Density Measurements in Suborbital Space Environments</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region V Student Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Minneapolis</span>, <span>MN</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Nathan Malyszek</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Veronica Corral</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>The Great Lunar Expedition for Everyone: Investigating Lunar</span></li><li><span>Seismic Events with ChipSat Technology</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Geological Society of America Connects</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Anaheim</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Sebastian Melancon</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Jay Ellis</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Hindsight Creative Nonfiction Bookfair</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Association of Writers and Writing Programs Annual Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Las Angeles</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Addison Page</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Abby Hickcox</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>ANDing: faculty, staff and student experiences of making connections across difference</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>National Collegiate Honors Council Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Kansas City</span>, <span>MO</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Tanvi Patil</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Laurel Hind</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Effects of Extracellular Matrix Composition on the Neutrophil Response</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>San Diego</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Ian Rutherford</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Christopher Lowry</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Time course analysis of the effects of M. vaccae on gene expression in naïve or lipopolysaccharide-challenged BV2 microglial cells</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Society for Neuroscience Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Chicago</span>, <span>IL</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Owen Sabolcik</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Konane Bay</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Increasing the Biodegradability of Thermally Reprocessable Vanillin-Based Thermosets</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>San Diego</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Michael Schaezlein</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Michael Hannigan</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Effect of House Characteristics on Particulate Matter Infiltration from Rx Burning</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>National Conference on Undergraduate Research</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Pittsburgh</span>, <span>PA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Noah Schakel</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Taylor Barton</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>An On-Die Diode-Based Temperature Sensor in GaN without Device Characterization</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Radio and Wireless Week</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>San Juan</span>, <span>Puerto Rico</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Jessica Shoemaker</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Allison Hayman</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Effect of Calibration Conditions on Measurement Error in Force Sensitive Resistors for Mechanical Counter Pressure Spacesuits</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>National Conference on Undergraduate Research</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Pittsburgh</span>, <span>PA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Grace Shore</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Margaret Landis</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Variability of Ice Lenses in North Polar Layered Deposits Craters on Mars</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Whitehorse</span>, <span>Yukon</span>, <span>Canada</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Summit Shrestha</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Timothy White</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Ascertaining the Influence of Molecular Weight on Phase Transition Temperature: Applications in Liquid Crystal Elastomer Synthesis </span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>San Diego</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Nathan Smith</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Katarina Odak</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Additive Manufacturing Plant-Derived Char Meshes for Point-Source CO2 Capture</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>San Diego</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Paloma Suarez Davila</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Ankur Gupta</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Flow Visualization: Relating Flow to Surfer Motion.</span></li><li><span>Presenting at 2024 Undergraduate Student Poster Competition, 2024 AIChE Annual Student Conference</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>San Diego</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Alena Tucker</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Debanjan Mukherjee</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>In Vitro Model of the Human Circle of Willis to Investigate Drug Delivery in the Brain</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>National Conference on Undergraduate Research</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Pittsburgh</span>, <span>PA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Lauren Utz</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Sean Peters</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Availability Assessment of Jupiter’s Radio Emissions as a Source for Passive Radar Echo Detection: Burst Probability, Duration, and Bandwidth</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American Geophysical Union Conference</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Washington</span>, <span>D.C.</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Lucy Vaughan</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Riley Loria</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Email Outreach Successfully Attracts Attention but Advocacy Techniques Do Not Further Improve Policymaker Engagement with Climate Science</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Society of Personality and Social Psychology Convention</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Denver</span>, <span>CO</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Ruijian Wang</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Thomas Schibli</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Development of an Off-center Rotating Ablation Ion Source for Collinear Laser Spectroscopy Experiments</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Fall Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Boston</span>, <span>MA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Luke Warrington</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Barbra Sobhani</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>The Great Lunar Expedition for Everyone: Investigating Lunar</span></li><li><span>Seismic Events with ChipSat Technology</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Geological Society of America Connects</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Anaheim</span>, <span>CA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Mackenzie Weber</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>David Temple</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>INVESTIGATING AFTER-EFFECTS OF NOISY GALVANIC VESTIBULAR STIMULATION.</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>NASA Human Research Project Investigators Workshop</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Galveston</span>, <span>TX</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Student:&nbsp;</strong><span>Eli Yoder</span></li><li><strong>Mentor:&nbsp;</strong><span>Sherri Cook</span></li><li><strong>Presentation:&nbsp;</strong><span>Building resilience to climate change in the dialysis population: Using life cycle and systems thinking to identify the least vulnerable dialysis option.</span></li><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>National Conference on Undergraduate Research</span></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong><span>Pittsburgh</span>, <span>PA</span>, <span>USA</span></li></ul></div><div class="col ucb-column"><h2 class="text-align-center"><strong>Group Grants</strong></h2><ul><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>First Nations Launch High-Power Rocket Competition</span></li><li><span><strong>Location: </strong>Kenosha, WI, USA</span></li><li><strong>Recipient:&nbsp;</strong><span>Veronica&nbsp;Corral Flores</span></li><li><span><strong>Number of Students:</strong> 10</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>HASP Team Testing at NASA Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility</span></li><li><span><strong>Location: </strong>Palestine, TX</span></li><li><strong>Recipient:&nbsp;</strong><span>Verónica&nbsp;Corral Flores</span></li><li><span><strong>Number of Students: </strong>5</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Senior Showcase Experience</span></li><li><span><strong>Location:</strong> New York City, NY, USA</span></li><li><strong>Recipient:&nbsp;</strong><span>Tamara&nbsp;Meneghini</span></li><li><span><strong>Number of Students:</strong> 21</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Linguistics Society of America Annual Meeting</span></li><li><span><strong>Location: </strong>Philadelphia, PA, USA</span></li><li><strong>Recipient:&nbsp;</strong><span>Rebecca&nbsp;Scarborough</span></li><li><span><strong>Number of Students:</strong> 3</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Lunar and Planetary Science Conference</span></li><li><span><strong>Location:</strong> Houston, TX, USA</span></li><li><strong>Recipient:&nbsp;</strong><span>Barbra&nbsp;Sobhani</span></li><li><span><strong>Number of Students: </strong>6</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>South Eastern Theatre Conference</span></li><li><span><strong>Location:</strong> Baltimore, MD, USA</span></li><li><strong>Recipient:&nbsp;</strong><span>Theodore&nbsp;Stark</span></li><li><span><strong>Number of Students:</strong> 11</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Colorado Space Grant Undergraduate Research Symposium</span></li><li><span><strong>Location:</strong> Colorado Springs, CO, USA</span></li><li><strong>Recipient:&nbsp;</strong><span>Annie&nbsp;Strange</span></li><li><span><strong>Number of Students:</strong> 16</span></li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Annual Convention</span></li><li><span><strong>Location: </strong>Denver, CO, USA</span></li><li><strong>Recipient:&nbsp;</strong><span>Leaf&nbsp;Van Boven</span></li><li><strong>Number of Students:</strong> 6</li></ul><hr><ul><li><strong>Event:&nbsp;</strong><span>American College Dance Association High-Desert Region Conference</span></li><li><span><strong>Location:</strong> Laramie, WY, USA</span></li><li><strong>Recipient:&nbsp;</strong><span>Helanius&nbsp;Wilkins</span></li><li><span><strong>Number of Students:</strong> 6</span></li></ul></div><div class="col ucb-column"><blockquote><p>I walked away learning so much more than I originally thought and was able to connect with several people. I learned how to present myself and my research in a professional setting.&nbsp;I am so glad I had this opportunity. I got so much out of it that will help in my future endeavors! - <strong>Mackenzie Campbell</strong></p></blockquote><blockquote><p>The connections I made with my peers was the most valuable part of the conference. I was able to learn many new things and learn from so many different people. - <strong>Jessica Shoemaker</strong></p></blockquote></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>UROP celebrates undergraduate engagement in academic and professional conferences, providing $48,650 to support 135 student presentations around the globe in fiscal year 2025.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Zebra Striped</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/urop/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-11/FY2025%20Report%20Header%20Image_0.png?itok=hjnz2Emv" width="1500" height="500" alt="Map Pins"> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:35:05 +0000 Timothy O'Neil 485 at /urop