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Spring 2022

Spring 2022

Aresty Research Center for Undergraduates

18th Annual Aresty Undergraduate Research Symposium

Spring 2022

Last NameFirst NameProject Title
AbbarajuVenkatSustainable Production of Acetaldehyde and Isopropyl alcohol from CO2, Water and Electricity
AbitBasseyNutrients in Physiological and Biochemical Support of Detoxification in Mosquito Larvae
AgaibySandyDecarbonization and Carbon Capture (BECCS)
AhmedKhansaNetworks of Empowerment: Youth, Global Citizenship and Combating Extremism in the 21st Century
AjmalShariaLearning to Think: Through Direct Instruction or Inquiry?
AlvarezElizabethChild Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistic Experiments
AmanullahSanaTesting Step UP! SOS as a Way to Increase Multidisciplinary Collaborations and Reduce Tobacco-related Stigma in Cancer Prevention
AmanullahNoorOffice for University Strategy Research Assistant
AnanthuAbimanyuAn Approach To Disposing of Unwanted Pet Hairs From Homes Using Electrostatic Attraction
Aranda AlzamoraAdrianMining the “Green” Energy Frontier in Latin America
ArchakamSobhanaThe Effects of Visual Chunking Accommodation for Students with Geometry Difficulties
ArslanAaniaThe Feminist Digital Archive Hub – In Memory to All the Voices We Have Lost
AryasomayajulaAravindDetermining Fatty Acid Requirements for Lyme Disease Spirochete Growth
AshrafUsmanContrasting different PTSD Criteria Regarding their Unique Associations with Problem Drinking
AzconaMaricruzDecision-Making and Language
BankauskasVitaYeast Phosphatidylinositol Synthase
Barbosa CoutoGustavoQuantum Mechanical Modeling of Hydrocarbon Adsorbates on the Platinum Catalyst Surface
BattagliaBiancaInvestigating Undergraduate Humanities Journals in Higher Education
BennettKathleenAnalysis of Health Disparities within POC Communities in the U.S
BhavsarAvniTuning the selectivity for CO2 Reduction Products by Iron Doping of Nickel Phosphide Electrocatalysts
BlazeskaMeggiGraphic Criticism–Digital Analysis of Literary Texts
BloomNiklasDid Bank Examiners Fail?
BorgaonkarYoginiArtificial Intelligence-Aided Automated Detection of Railroad Trespassing
BrownSophieGraphic Criticism–Digital Analysis of Literary Texts
BrzostekOliviaCystine Diamides as Inhibitors of Cystine Stone Formation for Cystinuria
CakirEmilyCopper Iodide Hybrid Phosphors for Energy Efficient Lighting Technology
CampoAshleyThe History of Covid-19 at Rutgers
CannonJackResearch on Slip Coefficients of Metallic Coatings
CardinaleChristopherAltered c-fos Expression in NOP KO and WT Mice Following LPS Administration and OF/Novel Object Behavioral Testing
CasciaPatrickEvidence of Multiple Cohorts of the Asian Longhorned Tick Present in the Energy Budget
ChenYongqiHealth and Human Development Project: The Relationship Between Parental Alcoholism and Offspring Somatization
ChhabraInshaOptimizing Expression and Purification of Membrane Proteins
ChihoubAnisDifferentially Private Heatmap Production for fMRI data
ChoudhuryTasnovaAdolescents with ADHD: Successfully Navigating Remote Instruction
ChundiGnaneswarReplacement of Manganese-Calcium Cluster in Water-Oxidizing Complex of Photosystem II
ClarkeEmilyDeveloping metal-organic framework materials for chemical sensing and gas separation applications
ClervilLynelleTesting Step UP! SOS as a Way to Increase Multidisciplinary Collaborations and Reduce Tobacco-related Stigma in Cancer Prevention
CorreaKateRacial Boundary-Making, Advertising, and the Electric Guitar
CostaMarisGeoinformatics for Environment and Evolution in the Turkana Basin, Kenya
D’AlberoDianaDating strike-slip faulting in rift basins along eastern North America using a novel isotopic dating technique
DadiKhyathiExploring connections between Volcano Crater Shape and Eruption Style
DadikaPaigeOntogeny of Lateralized Responses in the Zebra Finch: Time Course and the Effect of Atypical Acoustic Environments
DalessioKevinSecondary Analysis of Therapeutic Buprenorphine Dosage by Race/Ethnicity and Sex
DamleNikhilAssessing the Role of SWI/SNF Complex Assembly in the Development of Cancer
DanielSimonParental Accommodation and Familial Ethnic Background
DasguptaSuchindramMathematical Adventures in One-Dimensional Relativistic Physics
DegregorioGabriellaLearning to Think: Through Direct Instruction or Inquiry?
DenisLauraUtilizing Community-Based Organizations as an Agent of Change to Promote Vaccinations
DiasAidenA Compendium for German Saturday Schools in the United States
DilloianMatthewFinfish, Sea Urchin, and Macroalgae Aquaculture System
DolunayNihalEugenic Sterilization in North Carolina
DongRobynRisk and Resilience Analysis Framework for Infrastructure Asset Management
DoyleFionaEquity of Pre-K Access for Four Year Olds Across the U.S.
DukesJessamynDeveloping Principled Digitalized Interactive Components of Geometry Items to Assess Performance of Students Disadvantaged in Traditional Assessment
EinhornKaylaCan children use surface patterns to learn the meaning of adjectives?
FallahZahraIranian Diverse Identities and Their Impact on Important Historical Events
FeltriSamanthaAdolescents with ADHD: Successfully Navigating Remote Instruction
FerralesStevenNetworks of Empowerment: Youth, Global Citizenship and Combating Extremism in the 21st Century
FerrerJasmineRelationship between the age of addressee and the usage of referential expressions by the speaker
FickenKarolynInvestigating Bacteriophages as a Novel Therapeutic Approach Against Common Skin-Infecting Bacteria
FinkelsteinMichaelBuffer Design in Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
ForsmanAnnaThe Ramapough Lunaape and the Ringwood Mines Superfund Site – History, Culture, Education, and Environmental Justice
GallonSebastianCRISPR-gene editing of Arabidopsis susceptibility genes to improve powdery mildew disesase resistance
GamarraVanessaMeta-Analysis of International Early Childhood Educational Development
GarciaBennettArtificial Intelligence for Railroad Grade Crossing Analytics
GhanimaAbdullahGesture Generation and Embodied Conversational Agents
GheewallaAashnaProtective Behavioral Strategies and Drinker Identity
GizJacquelineProvenance, Profiteering, and Cultural Property: A Case Study of the Boncompagni Ludovisi Gems
GlazewskiNicholasTesting Catnip extracts on the Repellency and Behavior of Ticks
GoreDanielSpacecraft Onboard Calibration Emulations Through UAV Sensor Calibrations During Flight
GosevskaAnitaWomen and Music (WAM!)
GRINDALLCORMACMorse theory on singular spaces
GuanHongyuanA mitochondrial mechanism in the tauopathy of Alzheimer’s disease
GuoAnnabelEffect of HDAC Inhibitors on Acetylation in the Avian Auditory Cortex Following Sound Exposure
GuptaArpanUnderstanding Correlated Error Events in Quantum Computers
GuptaAshnaQuality and Determinants of Early Learning Differences
GutowskaAnnaHow ethnic minorities access COVID related information online
HammerdahlKathleenThe Ramapough Lunaape and the Ringwood Mines Superfund Site: Communicating Native Voices and Issues of Environmental Justice
HaranAlicjaCommunicating and Disseminating the Results of a High-Stakes Socio-Political Project: POPREBEL
HattonCarolineAn Individualized Approach to Teaching Adults with Autism to Successfully Navigate Job Interviews
HenningAmandaA Systematic Review of the Stakeholders and Affordances of Online Communication Visibility
HorvathLaszloAdolescents with ADHD: Successfully Navigating Remote Instruction
HsiehNicoleRelationship Between the Age of Addressee and the Usage of Referential Expressions by the Speaker
HuKam ShanConstruction and Analysis of the PAH1 Allele Encoding Conserved Regions Without Acidic Tail
HuangYiyiThe Effect of Visual Chunking Representation Accommodation on Geometry Testing for Students with Math Disabilities
IftikharFizaElevated Ethanol Intake in Mice with Altered Drd4 Expression and Sex-Pairing Social Interaction
IndiranAishvaryaDecarbonization and Bioenergy Carbon Capture (North America VS Europe)
IyerPritikaOptimizing Nanobody Expression for a Prodrug-Activating Enzyme
JaffriZehraMetabolic Responses in Ileal Samples of Ovariectomized fat-1 and Wild Type Female Mice Fed Different Fatty Acid-Based Diets with/without 17ß-Estradiol
JainCharu“In Memory of the Voices We Have Lost:” Feminist Digital Archives Hub
JallowPhilippeRole of the Neuropeptide Nociceptin and its Receptor NOP in Neuroinflammation
JanikianTalineThe History of Covid-19 at Rutgers
JaralHafsaIranian Diverse Identities and Their Impact on Important Historical Events
JoshiJayaBio4C: Design of a Community Based Biology Curriculum for Middle School Youth
JoshiJahnviDetection of Mouse Chymase Proteinase (mMCP-5) in Fibroblasts in Response to Nitrogen Mustard
Juarez RojasSilviaIsolating and Exploring the Contents of Barley Exosomes
KakirdeAneeshPorous Concrete in Use of Sidewalks
KaleemTahaUsing Polarization based Raman Spectroscopy to Determine Charge Density Wave State of Iron Germanide (FeGe)
KaseraAayushiSpecialized accelerator computer hardware for scientific simulations
KashibhatlaSowmyashreeThe American Project: Analyzing Georgia’s 2020 Election Results
KcGarimaThe Young Elected Leaders Project
KhanArsalaTick Distribution and Tick-borne Disease Prevalence in Hunterdon County vs Monmouth County
KhanRamishMouse chymase proteinase detected in murine keratinocytes and fibroblasts in response to HN2
KhanSaraEffects of cleaning agents in conditioned behavioral paradigms in mice
KimHayoonDiscrimination and its impact on the mental health of young Asian Americans
KimEleanorThe Impact of Writing about Racial Discrimination on Essentialist Beliefs
Kirsch-DzikiZakeryExploring the Structure of French silent prepositional questions
KolodziejMelissaPolyethylene Pipeline Failure, Detection, and Repair Methods
KrishnanMeeraSelf Administration in Mice to Study Substance Abuse
KrotenokAntonDid Bank Examiners Fail?
KudlakMelissaOpioid-Induced Immunomodulation Following Chronic Fentanyl Self-Administration in Rats
KudvaAmoghElevated Ethanol Intake in Mice with Altered Drd4 Expression and Sex-Pairing Social Interaction
KumarMansiFinfish, Sea Urchin, and Macroalgae Aquaculture System
KyHansonThe Role of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors in Cancer Prevention and Treatment
LaemmleAnnaInfluence of Parental Experience on Zebra Finch Pair Bonds
LakhankarAsthaImpacts of the Pandemic on Young Children and their Parents
LeeTiffany
LeeLunaAnalyzing the Effects of Tone and Focus on Mandarin through Eye-Tracking
LeeKathrynConstitutional Folk Wisdom: Anti-Democratic Politics and the Enduring Power of States’ Rights
LeeJacquelineRisk and Resilience Analysis Framework for Infrastructure Asset Management
LeeEthanArtificial Intelligence-Aided Automated Detection of Railroad Trespassing
LetourneauLukeModeling Human Wayfinding Behavior Under Uncertainty in a Mid-Scale Indoor Environment
LeungAlyssaChloroplasts as Platform for Regulated Expression of Therapeutic Proteins in Plants
LinAnnieHealth and Human Development Project: The Relationship Between Parental Alcoholism and Offspring Somatization
LiuShuyangARID1A Protein Expression as a Predictive Biomarker for Anticancer Drug Therapies
LucasErikaChild Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistic Experiments
MacdonellAveryThe Effects of Different Fatty Acids on the Energy Homeostasis in an Ovary-intact Murine Model of Estrogen Deficiency
MahalingamAnanyaMachine Learning Approach to Analyze Time Series Data of Mouse Alcohol Consumption for Gene Activity Studies
MahendruArchnaEnterocyte Fatty Acid Binding Proteins (FABPs) Differentially Affect White Adipose Expansion During Obesity Development in Female Mice
MallangadaNiaRisk and Resilience Analysis Framework for Infrastructure Asset Management
ManciniLindsayProtective Behavioral Strategies and Drinker Identity
MandavaSreeramUsing Artificial Intelligence for Next-Generation Intelligent Transportation Systems
MangroliaBrijeshMultiplexed 3D Printing of Thermoplastics
ManthenaVaishnaviAutomated BPF Program Repair
MaoPhoebeCan children use surface patterns to learn the meanings of adjectives?
MartinezSavannahEffects of dietary fatty acid supplementation on intestinal markers of inflammation and nutrient metabolism in ovary-intact and estrogen deficient mice
MasanamManikFunctional Systems in the Brain
MathaiAshleyCo-Speech Gesture Automatic Annotation
McGeeJohnThe Myth of Checks and Balances and the Crisis of American Democracy
McGinleyChristopherInvestigation Into The Roles of Conserved Amino Acids For The Function of The Metal Ion Homeostasis Protein YlaN
MehrJacquelineProbing Orexin System Activation in a Rodent Model of Binge Eating
MeshoyrerEmanuelFood consumption behavior of American adults: What we eat, where we eat (FAH or FAFH?), and how that impacts our nutrition and health
MillerJonathanExploring Connections Between Cone Shape and Eruption Style
MirzaMuhammedInvestigating the Possibility of Apicidin as an Epigenetic Modifier of the NRF-2 ARE Signaling Pathway in Liver Cancer Cells
MitrovicLukaStrain-Dependent Electronic Properties of Quantum Materials
MohammadDaniaUnderstanding the Influence of Marital and Parenthood Status on “Maturing out” of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Gender Comparison
MontemaranoAnnalisaDrug Level-Dependent Effects of Fentanyl Self-Administration on Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines and Microglia in Rats
MoralesRichardPdx1 Binding to the Insulin Promoter through mTORC1 and Amino Acid Influence
MorrisonAriFood consumption behavior of American adults: What we eat, where we eat (FAH or FAFH?), and how that impacts our nutrition and health
MostafaSarahEffect of Belinostat on Human Hepatoma Hep-G2C8 Cell Line
MowlaShorbonThe effect of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in larval Zebrafish gata4 gene expression
MukhopadhyayAmishaChanges in Young Children’s Home Learning and Preschool Program Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic
NairAnakhaExploring the Role of Social Media Visibility in the Digital Age
NaralaBhargavaUnderstanding the Functional Underpinnings of ESRRa in Conjunction with HNF4a in Intestinal Lipid Metabolism
NatrajanDurghaChanges in Young Children’s Home Learning and Preschool Program Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic
NgaiShaneDeveloping Principled Digitalized Interactive Components of Geometry Items to Assess Performance of Students Disadvantaged in Traditional Assessment
NguyenDannyDid Bank Examiners Fail?
NiPeterThe American Project: Voting Rights vs. Voting Security
OgilvieDavidJohn Lewis and the Role of Nonviolence on the Successes of the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement
OplingerClaireWomen And Music (WAM!)
OtarolaFatimaThe Effects of Visual Chunking Accommodation for Students with Geometry Difficulties
OzsenElifThe Role of Par3 in Dendritic Spine Morphogenesis In Vivo
PandaSurabhiArtificial Intelligence-Aided Automated Detection of Railroad Trespassing
PandeAnushkaThe Role of Microtubules in Postpartum Depression
PannuKarmanProtective Behavioral Strategies and Drinker Identity
ParitskyJessicaNutrients in physiological and biochemical support of detoxification in mosquito larvae
PatelHerikArtificial Intelligence-Aided Automated Detection of Railroad Trespassing
PatelRiddhiInvestigation of Grape Polyphenol Metabolism by the Human Gut Microbiota
PatelDhairy3D Printer for Thermoplastic Materials and Compatible Materials
PatelPriyansh
Specialists over Generalists? A Systematic Review of Literature on
Expert Collaboration and Research Agenda in STEM
PatelMeeraThe Young Elected Leaders Project
PatelMahekAdolescents with ADHD-Successfully Navigating Remote Instruction
PatelHetaPro-inflammatory Cytokine Modulation in Response to Chronic Fentanyl Self-Administration in Rats
PatibandaNeeharikaModern Approaches to Behavioral Analysis of ASD in a Mouse Model
PavesioAngelicaImpacts of the Pandemic on Young Children and their Parents
PhilipJessicaRacial Socialization and Health Among a Diverse Sample
PinnellaMichaelDangerous while asleep: landslide and lava flow hazards of the dormant Barvá volcano
PiscetelliSeanDesign of 4-Winged Ornithopter
PoulathasDemiHHDP: The Relationship Between Parental Alcoholism and Offspring Somatization
PradeepNandithaInvestigating the Bioprinting of Hydrogels for Tissue Constructs and Machine Learning Applications
PuthurSukanyaInvestigating Undergraduate Journals in Higher Education
RahmanZanubEffects of Plastic on Naproxen Degradation via a Freshwater Consortium
RamadanKhaledModeling and Operations of Manufacturing Systems for Individualized Products
RaviMallikaThe impact of family environment on a child’s distress tolerance
RaviRupakUsing Artificial Intelligence for Next-Generation Intelligent Transportation Systems
RebernikOliviaThe Fossil Record of the Lake Turkana Basin in Kenya
Reyes GeorgeJarettPulmonary Effects of Micro- and Nanoplastic Inhalation
RichardsonJayanaMutations of the Yeast Regulatory Subunit Spo7 of the Pah1 Phosphatase Cause Changes in Lipid Composition
RiveraGabrielaFeeling Stressed but Lucky: Do People Make Spontaneous Downward Comparisons When Recounting COVID-19 Stressors?
RodriguezRyanInvestigating Undergraduate Humanities Journals in Higher Education
RomainPrecious-JanaePsycholinguistic Investigation of Child Language Acquisition
RosenAmyCommunication Across Modalities: An Investigation of Co-Speech Gesture in a Lexical Suppression Task
RoychowdhuryTayanaRelationship between ABC protein mediators of ferroptosis and multidrug resistance
 
SadangiSriyaGrape Polyphenols Alter Akkermansia Muciniphila Relative Abundance and Fecal Bile Acid Profile in Humans
SaifuddinUmaymaExploring a Self-Regulatory Strategy for Combating Failure Among Women in STEM
Sambath RamkumarSiddharthTesting UAV sensor calibrations in flight for Spacecraft Applications
SamdaniSarahThe Life and Legacy of John R. Lewis
SantorelliDominickThe effect of boronic acid polymer beads as a co-catalyst on the electrochemical reduction of CO2 catalyzed by nickel phosphide
SathyanarayanHrishikeshMitigation of Bolt Fracturing of In-Pavement Aircraft Runway Light Fixtures
SchleppyMichaelUnderstanding correlated error events in quantum computers
ScottEmmaDid Bank Examiners Fail?
ShahTejJoint Embeddings with Fine-Tuned Transformers Improve Semantic Code Search
ShahRajviFinding Correlation and Contrast in CpG Islands and Mobile Elements in Bat Genomes
ShahMilindiAdolescents with ADHD: Successfully Navigating Remote Instruction
ShamsiAnamHow Therapy Works with Anxious and Depressed Youth
ShenoudaMinaThe Formation of Diverse Identites in Iran
ShirodkarAmolCost-effective Bridge Decks for Improved Durability and Extended Service Life
ShrivastavaRachelInvestigating the Bioprinting of Hydrogels for Tissue Constructs and Machine Learning Applications
ShroffMitaliMechanisms for mitochondrial quality control in Alzheimer’s disease, and its impact on neuropathology
ShvachkinMaxineBrain Activity and Immune Functioning of Rats During Self-Administration of Fentanyl
singharushiInvestigating patterns and predictors of problem drinking and alcohol use disorder in adolescence, young adulthood, midlife and older adulthood from a lifespan development perspective
SinghSwapneilArtificial Intelligence-Aided Automated Detection of Railroad Trespassing
SishodiaPratyushExosome Mediated Protection against Fusarium Head Blight
SivakumarAdityaSynthesis of Novel Antimalarial Compounds
SolidumSethDisruption of Telechelic Ionomer Aggregates by Ionic Liquids
SoniRiaSex Differences in the Effects of Effort-Related Choice Task of Motivation
SotirovVincentEffects of cleaning agents in conditioned behavioral paradigms in mice
SoupiosAveryNew From 1622: The Earliest Descriptions of Rome’s Villa Ludovisi and its Casino dell’ Aurora
SteinbuchelEmmaTeaching Adults with Autism to Successfully Navigate Job Interviews
SuditElizabethSemantic Families in Russian and Anglophone Novels
SunChenghaoUsing Artificial Intelligence for Next-Generation Intelligent Transportation Systems
SureshNithyahariniRemoval of Microplastics in wastewater: Impact of treatment processes and study methods
SymonetteDustinContemporary Music: Project Design & Development
TapperAyanaIncumbents In Trouble- Why 2022 Gubernatorial Face Strong Opposition
TaverasKatherineThe Development of Intonation Perception During Second Language Acquisition: the Role of Empathy and Proficiency
TeraniBijanConstitutional Folk Wisdom: Anti-Democratic Politics & the Enduring Power of States Rights
ThammaAnitejUsing Machine Learning Techniques to Perform Feature Selection Using Guyon et. Al’s Process
TonraSeanNetworks of Empowerment: Youth, Global Citizenship, and Combating Extremism in the 21st Century
TorresAndresConstruction of an Agrobacterium Binary Vector with Kanamycin Resistance as a Selective Marker
TrinhAnnaEugenic Sterilization in North Carolina
TschangMonicaInvestigating Signaling Mechanisms of Mimetics of a Peptide Derived from the MARCKS Effector Domain Peptide in Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
TurlapatiAmrutaAn Approach to Disposing of Pet Hair using Electrostatic Attraction
VaysibergMarkMorse theory on singular spaces
VenkateswaranSrinidiInvestigating the antitumor effects of a drug combination that targets beta-adrenergic, opioidergic receptors and immune checkpoint inhibitor, programmed death-1 (PD-1) receptor antibody on pre-clinic
VigdorMadisonLearning to Think: Through Direct Instruction or Inquiry?
WagnerGavinFinding Historic Streams of the Lower Raritan Watershed
WenokorGregoryCommunity-based German Language Schools in the US: History and Current Status
WerkmeisterCatherineBed Bug Resistance to Silica-Based Insecticide
WilliamMinaExploring the Structure of French Silent Prepositional Questions
WoodDuncanArtificial Intelligence-Aided Automated Detection of Railroad Trespassing
XiaYuwenInactivation and Removal of Biofilm in a Model Piping System Using Plasma Activated Water (PAW)
YangLucyFinfish, Sea Urchin, and Macroalgae Aquaculture System
YangAndyQuality Engineering of 3-D Printed Parts
YerapathiSuhaniCytokine and Microglial Response to Chronic Fentanyl Self-Administration in Rats
YinMiraTFF-3 modulates responsiveness to bronchodilators in airways
YuHaolinThreat Assessment and Resilience Analysis for Supply Chain
ZhangXiaoweiEmbodied Conversational Agent for Training Teachers in High Poverty Schools
ZhangYuegeAnalysis of Inventory Model in RTIs Management
ZhuangKatieArtificial Intelligence-Aided Automated Detection of Railroad Trespassing
ZielinskiSamanthaRelationship between the age of addressee and the usage of referential expressions by the speaker