Celebrating Collaborations

Landscape Studies, Design Thinking

Campus Center, under stairs

Taylor Ang '25, Fida Bajin '27, Laura Edwards '25, Kaila Frazer '24, Laisha Koon Perez '26, Claire Lynch '24, Emma Nadeau '26 :: 0
ParKit: Pedaling Parks to People; poster session deriving from AEMES research and STRIDE with Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecturer in landscape studies, Eric Jensen, director of the Center for Design & Fabrication, Dale Renfrow, instructor of the Center for Design & Fabrication, and  Andrew Palmore,  woodshop supervisor.

Biological Sciences, Design Thinking, Engineering, Psychology 

Campus Center 102

Jessica Feng '24 :: 1
Effects of Ear Canal Geometry on Wideband Acoustic Immittance Measurements; poster session deriving from special studies with Susan Voss, professor of engineering, and Eric Jensen, director of the Center for Design and Fabrication.

Karina Padilla '26, Brooke Testa '26 :: 3
Presence of Microplastics Impacts Viral Uptake by Zooplanktons; poster session deriving from special studies and SURF with Niveen Ismail, associate professor of engineering.

Dakota Law '24 :: 4
Anatomy of the East Side Coastal Resilience Project; poster session deriving from special studies and capstone project with Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecturer in landscape studies.

Nermine Mokdad '25 :: 5
Smith College Critical Root Zones Map; poster session deriving from SURF with Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecturer in landscape studies, and Gaby Immerman, experiential learning specialist at the Botanic Garden and senior laboratory instructor in biological sciences.

Bailey Butterworth '24 :: 7
Small-Scale Mechanical Recycling Feasibility for a Textile Circular Economy; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and honors thesis with Borjana Mikic, professor of engineering.

Katherine Welsh '26, Rasa Walter '25, Allison Brand '24, Helen Glover '24, Abi Rusalavitch '26 :: 8
Recycling Single-Use Plastics for Local Makers; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and STRIDE with Emily Norton, director of the Design Thinking Initiative, Kathy Guo, prototyping studio manager, and  Eric Jensen, director of the Center for Design and Fabrication.

Hanna Lee '24, Nikki Lin '25J :: 9
Roommate Composition and Division of Labor; poster session deriving from classwork and special studies with Randi Garcia, associate professor of psychology and statical and data sciences. 

Classics, Community Engagement, Computer Science, Geosciences, History, Mathematical Sciences, Music, Psychology

Campus Center 103/104

Aurora Bagley '26 :: 12
Park in Progress; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Rebecca Worsham, assistant professor of classical languages and literature.

Maggie Hollis '26, Katie Wilson '26 :: 13
Active Geolocation through RIPE NCC Anchor Pinging; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE with Shinyoung Cho, assistant professor of computer science.

Yurika Nakagawa '24 :: 14
Impact of AnyKey’s GLHF Pledge Campaign on Realizing Inclusive Online Gaming Communities; poster session deriving from special studies with Johanna Brewer, assistant professor of computer science.

Ruby Shea '24 :: 15
Community, Autonomy, and the Arts: A Kyoto College Dorm at the Intersection of Performance and Protest; poster session deriving from special studies with Junko Oba, associate professor of music at Hampshire College.

Madelyn Halperin '26J :: 16
Medieval Jihad Discourse: Analysis of Ibn al-Nahhas's "Mashari al-Ashwaq ila Masari al-Ushaaq" or مشارع الاشواق الى مصارع العشاق and Impact on 20th-Century Political Thought; poster session deriving from special studies with Joshua Birk, associate professor of history.

Ziqi Zhen '26 :: 18
Telework, Childcare and Psychology; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Randi Garcia, associate professor of psychology and statical and data sciences.

Sophia Eastman '26, Izzy Ford '24, Taylor Agena '26, Una Fonte '26, Cleo Waxman-Lee '27, Zoe Khan '27 :: 20
Status of Smith College's Food Rescue Network; poster session deriving from Jandon Center work with Autumn Guntor, affiliate with the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.

Kira Seshaiah '25 :: 22
Turbo Tracks: Movement of Sperm Through Viscoelastic Solutions; poster session deriving from special studies with Becca Thomases, professor of mathematical sciences.

Kerry Seekamp '26, Leila Cowan '26, Eleanor Gallay '26 :: 23
Operations on Sl_n webs; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Julianna Tymoczko, professor of mathematical sciences.

Zoe Khan '27 :: 24
An Abridged History of Gleaning: Transitioning to Modern Times; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Autumn Guntor, affiliate with the Jandon Center for Community Engagement, and Madeleine DelVicario, experiential learning coordinator at the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.

Katie Shea '26 :: 27
The Christianization of Paganism: A Study of Ancient Irish Religious Sites and How They were Repurposed for Christian Worship; poster session deriving from special studies with Joshua Birk, associate professor of history.

Amelia Scott '27, Victoria Scott '27, Hannah Kreutzer '24 :: 29
Geochemistry of Vernal pools at MacLeish Field Station; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Amy Rhodes, professor of geosciences, and Marc Anderson, director of the Center for Aqueous Biogeochemical Research at the Clark Science Center.

Exercise and Sports Studies

Campus Center 204

Shalini Setty '26, Eli Hertzler-McCain '25, Ashly Lopez '27 :: 30
Trauma-Informed Coaching in Collegiate Athletics: Next Steps; poster session deriving from AEMES research and STRIDE with Erica Tibbetts, lecturer in exercise and sports studies, Kelsey Hunter, assistant athletic director for equity, inclusion, and student-athlete well-being, and Kelsey Conrad, lecturer in exercise and sports studies.

Annika Houge '26, Isabel Aldort '27 :: 31
It’s Getting Hot in Here: An Analysis of Hot Flashes and Sleep Disturbances in the First vs. Second Half of the Night; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise and sport studies.

Tori Shamlian '24 :: 32
The Relationship Between Stress and Menstrual Cycle Status in Premenopausal Women; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise and sport studies.

Amber Lantigua '25, Augustina Alapa '26, Eleanor Gaugh '27, Isha Sultan '27, Vaishnavi Cherukupalli '25 :: 33
Race and Ethnicity Arterial Stiffness Assessment Study; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise and sport studies.

Celeste Keep '24 :: 34
Extracellular Microvesicle Populations and Menopausal Hot Flashes: What We Can Learn About the Effects of Exercise on Menopausal Hot Flash Experiences and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Through Endothelial Extracellular Microvesicles; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise and sport studies.

Community Engagement & Social Change

Campus Center 205

Marwa Anchassi 25J, Malika Gottfried '25 :: 36
Home Away From Home: Exploring Palestinian Culinary Heritage and Identity; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.

Martha Terry '24, Paula Ogalde-Carnona '24, Stevie Ordway '25 :: 37
Visual Thinking Strategies: a Creative Approach to Enhancing Social Emotional Learning and Multicultural Education; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.

Isabelle Elder '24, Helen Sher '24 :: 38
Supporting Emerging Adolescence: Addressing Post-Pandemic Mental Health in 6-8th Grade Classrooms; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.

Rio Neves '25J, Jo Strand '24 :: 39
Combatting Transphobia through Allyship; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.

Abby Ellis '24, Kaylee Newbanks '24 :: 40
The Impact of the Pay-to-Play Model on Youth Sports Participation; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.

Bailey Butterworth '24 :: 41
Western Mass Makerspaces as Key Nodes in Closed-Loop Recycling Systems; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.

Phoebe Rak '24 :: 42
Involve Smith College Students in Criminal Justice Reform; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.

Sa’Mya Wilson ‘24, Cailin Young ‘24 :: 43
Harm Reduction; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.

Biological Sciences, Education and Child Study, Mathematical Sciences

Campus Center Art Wall

Gracia Bareti '24,  Jourbienthia Paul '25, Jacy Landi '25, Riko Mukoyama '26 :: 48
Is it Worth it?: Student Perceptions of Group Work in STEM Courses; poster session deriving from MARS with Shannon Audley, associate professor of education and child study, and Christophe Golé, professor of mathematical sciences.

Sofia Morales '25, Rachel Reinking '25, Janice Salazar '24, Dayeon Kang '24 :: 49
Student Perceptions of Flipped Classrooms in STEM; poster session deriving from MARS with Shannon Audley, associate professor of education and child study, and Christophe Golé, professor of mathematical sciences.

Maryam Ahmad '25, Annie Enkhlen Chimgee '25, Diya Seth '24 :: 50
Artful Theorizing of Teachers' Pedagogies and Young Multilingual Children's Learning; poster session deriving from special studies and HSS lab with Cristina Valencia Mazzanti, assistant professor of education and child study. 

Eyananda Ahmed '24 :: 53
Friend or Foe? Describing the Symbiotic Relationship Between a Novel Flagellate Living Within Testate Amoebae (Order Arcellinida); poster session deriving from Beckman scholarship with Laura Katz, professor of biological sciences.

Astronomy

Campus Center Flexible Lounge—Upper Level

Zoe Roumeliotis '24 :: 56
Measuring Disk Dust Masses of Substellar Objects using ALMA and LMT; poster session deriving from special studies with Kimberly Ward-Duong, assistant professor of astronomy.

Kyara Soto Villarreal '26 :: 57
Accretion in Low-Mass Stars With Transitional Disk; poster session deriving from special studies and SURF with Kimberly Ward-Duong, assistant professor of astronomy.

Becca Michelson '25J :: 58
Development of Simulation Software to Inform Exoplanet Direct Imaging with MIRI; poster session deriving from SURF and research assistantship with Kimberly Ward-Duong, assistant professor of astronomy.

Jingyi Zhang '24 :: 59
Calibrating Coronagraphic Spectroscopy on the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS); poster session deriving from special studies with Kimberly Ward-Duong, assistant professor of astronomy.

Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Economics, Neuroscience, Psychology

Campus Center Carroll Room

Maeve Kearns-Stanley '24, Yangyang Lyu '25, Angela Zhang '26 :: 85
Transitional Metal Catalyzed Synthesis of Oxazoles from Benzyl Ketones; poster session deriving from special studies with Alexandra Strom, assistant professor of chemistry.

Wanbin Chen '24, Breanna Sprague '25, Katie Shapland '25, Christine Wu '24, Elizabeth Ferrell '25, Emma Listokin '26J, Miranda Oakes '26, Jina Lee '26 :: 86
Iron-Catalyzed Oxidative α-Functionalization Reactions to Form Naphthalene Moieties; poster session deriving from AEMES research and special studies with Alexandra Strom, assistant professor of chemistry.

Riko Mukoyama '26 :: 89
The Impact of pH on the Metabolome of an Antarctic strain of Arthrobacter; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Lesley-Ann Giddings, assistant professor of chemistry, and Robert Samples, technical director of mass spectrometry in biological sciences.

Pauline Baranger-Hartwig '26, Riko Mukoyama '26, Sandra Constantino '26, Aria Khalique '25, Clare Harned '27 :: 91
Exploration of Dyella terrae for Bioremediation of Copper Rich Environments; poster session deriving from special studies with Lesley-Ann Giddings, assistant professor of chemistry, and Robert Samples, technical director of mass spectrometry in biological sciences.

Isa Pereira-Tosado '25, Jourbienthia Paul '25 :: 92
Exploring Variability of Gene Expression in E.coli; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences.

Sabrina Wilke '25, Annie Xu '25, Lilly Mearsheimer '25, Nicole Shi '27, Sophia Liu '27, Shariqa Shaila '24 :: 93
Characterizing the Roles of Meteorin & Meteorin-like in Early CNS Development of Danio rerio; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and STRIDE with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.

Nicole Capozzi '24 :: 94
Notions of the Ocean: Molecular Techniques for Characterizing the Biodiversity and Function of Marine Microbial Eukaryotes at Different Ocean Depths; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Laura Katz,  professor of biological sciences.

Mary Ann Martinez Molina AC '24, Julia Padro '24 :: 96
Temperature Regulates Biofilm Formation and Gene Expression in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences.

Lily Weber '25, Sarah Thieler '26, Carly Aitken '26 :: 97
Do Invasive Crab Species, Hemigrapsus sanguineus and Carcinus maenas, Have Different Chemical Signatures?; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences, and Robert Samples, technical director of mass spectrometry in biological sciences.

Sarah Thieler '26, Lily Weber '25, Maya Moreno '25 :: 98
Exploring Limb Regeneration Capability of Two Invasive Crabs: Hemigrapsus sanguineus and Carcinus maenas; poster session deriving from special studies andSTRIDE with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences.

Alexi Malecki '24 :: 99
Antarctica Foraminifera Biodiversity in an Evolving Climate; poster session deriving from SURF and honors thesis with Laura Katz,  professor of biological sciences.

Ruiyi Song '25, Mercer T. Kriese '24, Claire N. Woppmann '24, Aislínn E. Lavery '26, Mekhala C. Mantravadi '26, Delia N. Parco '27, Ananda B. Corum '27 :: 100
Glowing and Growing: Characterizing the role of Bioelectric Patterning During Zebrafish Embryogenesis; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and SURF with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.

Olivia Seker '26, Lillian Gould '26 :: 101
The Impact of Differing Growth Medias on Uropathogenic E. coli Biofilm Formation; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences.

Julia Kardos, '24 :: 102
A History of Urban Forestry: The Successes, the Failures, the Science, the Future; poster session deriving from special studies with Jess Gersony, assistant professor of biological sciences. 

Zabreya Okyere'26, Adline Dely'26, Cynthia Hudson '27, Suzie Arguijo '27 :: 103
Insect Community Composition as an Indicator of Habitat Quality (Is Insect Community Composition an Indicator of Habitat Quality?); poster session deriving from AEMES research with Mariana Abarca, assistant professor of biological sciences.

Callie Weidman '24 :: 104
Arginine Vasotocin Influences Androgenic Effects on  Multimodal Communication in Foot-Flagging Frogs; poster session deriving from special studies with Lisa Mangiamele, associate professor of biological sciences.

Sophia Kurtz '24, Hildana Shiferaw '25, Valeria Bastardo Brito '25 :: 105
Bats Acquire Strict Vampirism Through Adaptive Gene Losses: A Comparative Genomic Study of Desmodus rotundus and Diphylla ecaudata; poster session deriving from classwork with Tanya Lama, assistant professor of biological sciences.

Maddy Soyster '24 :: 106
EPEC's Ability to Form Biofilms in Different Temperature and Media; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences.

Mercer Kriese '24 :: 107
Characterizing Calcium Glow for the Flow of Cranial Neural Crest Cells During Zebrafish Embryogenesis; poster session deriving from SURF and honors thesis with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.

Ivy Newman '25, Miranda Birnbaum '25, Laine Fine '27, Teresa Liang '27, Rachel Narine '27 :: 109
Alzheimer's Grant; poster session deriving from special studies with Mary Harrington, professor of neuroscience, and Zhen Nie, research assistant in psychology.

Kuni Anderson '24, Nora Deyo '25, Elinor Washington '26, Pauline Mallari '27 :: 110
Liver Response to Light; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Mary Harrington, professor of neuroscience, and Zhen Nie, research assistant in neuroscience.

Ava Silverman '24 :: 111
Perceived Burdensomeness Moderates the Relationship between Interoceptive Trust and Dietary Restraint; poster session deriving from summer research with Dorian Dodd, assistant scientist at Sanford Health, and Emily Pisetsky, clinical associate professor in psychiatry at UNC School of Medicine.

Hannah Hafner '26, Riko Mukoyama '26, Ela Narayan '26, :: 112
Effect of Adenosine A2A Antagonist SCH58261 on Hemorrhagic Stroke in Danio rerio; poster session deriving from classwork with Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience, and Sharon Owino, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.

Alaska Miller '25, Gabi Dondes ‘26 , Chloe Gaynes ‘26, Sarah DeAmicis ‘25 :: 114
A Pre-registered Analysis of MID Tasks and Perception of Substance Use in Early Adolescence from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience.

Caroline Burke '24, Franchesca Fernandez '25, Jane Zhang '26 :: 115
The Role of GPR37 In Late Stage Maturation of Hippocampal Granule Cell Neurons; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience, and Mariela Nunez Santos, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience.

Sara Ellis '24 :: 116
Assessing Creativity in Children Who Have Faced Material Deprivation and Poverty; poster session deriving from AEMES research and special studies with Maya Rosen, assistant professor of neuroscience. 

Ava Linas '26, Li Le Kaplow '27, Liyana Asaria-Issa '27 :: 117
Building the Brain: Neurogenesis and Axonal Wiring in the Forebrain; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.

Betty Pu '24, Ella Saponara '26 :: 118
The Impact of New York City Community Schools on School Violence and Public Safety; poster session deriving from special studies with Mariyana Zapryanova, assistant professor of economics.

Grace Huang '24, Reimy Liou '24, Lala Rukh '25 :: 119
Energy Usage and Climate Change in South Africa; poster session deriving from special studies and research assistantship with Vis Taraz, associate professor of economics.

Art, Data Sciences, Psychology

Campus Center 102

Elm Markert '25, Christy Yang '25J :: 1 
Environmental Barriers in Employment for Disabled People: A Statistical Analysis; poster session deriving from student research assistantship with Shiya Cao, Mass Mutual assistant professor of statistical and data sciences.

Yangyang Lyu '25 :: 3
As Medicine, As Pigment: The Dual Life of Mineral Simples; poster session deriving from research assistantship with Brigitte Buettner, professor of art.

Elizabeth Helm '24, Olga Kazarov '25 :: 6
Development of Political Views and Performative Activism: A Case Study at Smith; poster session deriving from classwork and special studies with Lauren Duncan, professor of psychology.

Jessie Zhou '26, Artemis Sibel Kehribar '25 :: 7 
Blind Juror Project Continuation; poster session deriving from special studies with Yael Granot, assistant professor of psychology.

Nicole Reardon '24, Tulip Daaboul '24, River Moss '24J :: 9
Negotiation Processes for Household Labor and Effects of Gender and Sexuality; poster session deriving from classwork and special studies with Randi L. Garcia, associate professor of statistical and data sciences.

Anthropology, Astronomy, Computer Science, Economics, Exercise and Sports Studies, Geosciences, Landscape Studies, Mathematical Sciences 

Campus Center 103/104

Gabi Dondes '26, Emilia Neyer '26 :: 11
The Bell Jars: A STRIDE Scholar's Exploration of Sylvia Plath's Life; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Colin Hoag, assistant professor of anthropology.

Ana Pérez '24 :: 12
Mexico's Pueblos Mágicos Program and Economic Development; poster session deriving from classwork with Mesay Gebrasilasse, assistant professor of economics, Amherst College.

Yuhan Wang '25, Evelyn Gao '25 :: 13
A Topological Data Analysis Approach to analyze Phyllotaxis; poster session deriving from special studies andSURF with Christophe Golé, professor of mathematical sciences, and Robin Belton, postdoctoral fellow and lecturer in mathematical sciences.

Molly Daniel '26, Karenna Kung '25 :: 18
Creating a User-Friendly Experience in BloomingLeaf Goal Modeling Software; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Alicia M. Grubb, assistant professor of computer science.

Liberty Lehr '25, Michelle Lawson '24 :: 19
The Justification Effect on Two-Tier Multiple-Choice Exams; poster session deriving from SURF with Pablo Frank Bolton, lecturer in computer science.

Helen Glover '24 :: 20
Online Expression and Youth Digital Rights: The Socio-Cultural Structure of Twitch and Identity Through Representation; poster session deriving from special studies with Johanna Brewer, assistant professor of computer science.

Annie Stardess Karitonze '25J, Caroline Zouloumian '25 :: 21
Use Your Pixels Wisely by Laying Out with BloomingLeaf; poster session deriving from special studies with Alicia M. Grubb, assistant professor of computer science.

Taylor Agena ‘26, Yusra Afzal ‘27, Ave Petra ‘27, Aleena Khan ‘26, Hannah Osman '27J , Tie Matecha ‘26J :: 22
Climate in Arts and History: Promoting Climate Literacy Across Disciplines; poster session deriving from AEMES and STRIDE research with Bosiljka Glumac, professor of geosciences.

Victoria Mills '26 :: 23
Simulating Pre-Eukaryotic Microbial Mat Structures; poster session deriving from special studies with L. M. Ward, laboratory instructor and technical support for geosciences. 

Isabelle Elder '24 :: 25
The Impact of Low Energy Availability on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Female Athletes; poster session deriving from special studies with Kelsey Conrad, lecturer in exercise and sport studies.

Caroline Kolmodin '25, Bailey Jordan '25 :: 26
The Influence of Fatigue on Gait Stability in People with Multiple Sclerosis During a Prolonged Walking Bout; poster session deriving from special studies with Stephanie Jones, assistant professor of exercise and sport studies.

Allison Reel '25, Ellen Smith '26, Aleena Khan '26 :: 27
Mill River Flood 150: Mapping History Through GIS; poster session deriving from AEMES research and special studies with Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecturer in landscape studies. 

Ashley Messier '25 :: 28
Brown Dwarf GJ 758B Direct Imaging: Spectral and Field Analysis; poster session deriving from special studies with Kimberly Ward-Duong, assistant professor of astronomy.

Sydney Currie Wrye '25, Sarah Dankovich '25, Diana Escudero Ramirez '27, Eleanor Gallay '26,  Xinyun Guo '25, Emily Jones '26, Ally Knutson '27, Alette Matthews '26, Ash Messier '25, Becca Michelson '25J, Maddie Milla '27, Susan Niu '27, Zoe Roumeliotis '24, Lucy Williams '26, Marlena Word '26 :: 29 
Exoplanet Transit Follow-up Observations; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE with James Lowenthal, professor of astronomy.

Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Neuroscience 

Campus Center Carroll Room

Ruzhuo Chen '25 :: 85
Assessing the Impact of Parental Thermal Stress on Offspring Performance in Baltimore Checkerspots; poster session deriving from SURF with Mariana Abarca, assistant professor of biological sciences.

Amelia Babb '25 :: 86
Sexual recombination in Shell-Building Amoeba: Evidence of Meiosis in Arcellinida (Amoebozoa) During Encystment; poster session deriving from special studies with Laura Katz, professor of biological sciences.

Tejasvi Kumaran '25, Katie Lavrov '27, Lorelei Ing '24 :: 87
Combining Molecular and Microscopy Techniques to Document Unknown Foraminifera; poster session deriving from special studies with Laura Katz, professor of biological sciences.

Anna-Lee Thompson '25 :: 88
Visualizing Epigenetics: A Review of Microscopy Techniques for Investigating DNA Methylation Patterns, Chromatin Structure, and Gene Expression; poster session deriving from special studies with Laura Katz,  professor of biological sciences, and Judith Wopereis, laboratory instructor in biological sciences.

Claudia Poehlmann '26, Negin Mansoori '26 :: 89
Fishbowls: Moving Humanities to the Sciences; poster session deriving from SURF with Virginia Hayssen, professor of biological sciences.

Nina Hernandez '24, Valeria Bastardo Brito '25 :: 90
Identification of Novel Secondary Compounds Inhibiting Ophiostoma sp.; poster session deriving from special studies with Jan Vriezen, senior laboratory instructor in biological sciences.

Nina Hollin '24, Gloria Parrales '24, Anne-Marie Martin '25 :: 91
Mechanistic Study of the Iron-Catalyzed Oxidative α-Amination of Ketones; poster session deriving from special studies and honors thesis with Alexandra Strom, assistant professor of chemistry.

Annika Houge '26, Lux Onigman '26, Ava Linas '26, Athena Manandhar '27 :: 92
Assessing GPR37b-D2R Interactions in a Zebrafish Hemorrhagic Stroke Model; poster session deriving from classwork with Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience, and Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience.

Kris Cheaye '26J, Anmol Kaur '26, Annabelle Li '26, Marielle Sauber '26 :: 93
Effects of Caffeine on Hemorrhagic Stroke Severity and GPR37-A2AR Interaction in a Zebrafish Model; poster session deriving from classwork with Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience, and Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience.

Lucille (Lucy) Young '26, Abby Caputo '26, Alaska Miller '25 :: 94
How a D2R Agonist Impacts GPR37 Expression and Infarct Size of ATV-induced Hemorrhagic Stroke in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.

Jackie Altman '25, Maria Graf '25, Emma Robertson '25, Natasha Woon '25 :: 95
Pre-Registered ABCD Research Study: Analyzing The Effect of Neighborhood Cohesion on Memory; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience. 

Sara Ellis '24, Raj Jadhav '24, Haoran Duan '26, Emma Silvera '24, Jane Zhang '26 :: 96
Exploring the Impact of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) on Inhibition Control in Children; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience. 

Yuqi Wang '24, Emma Silvera '24, Naima Masiki '26 :: 97
Dynamics and Regulatory Roles of GPR37 in Developing and Regenerating Retinal Müller Glia; poster session deriving from special studies and honors thesis with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience, Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience, and Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences.

Ruiyi Song '25, Zihan Lyu '25 :: 98
Medial Temporal Lobe Selective Neural Firing During A Declarative Memory Task; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience.

Ruby Hernandez '24, Abbey Lamb '24, Morana Lundquist '24, Erin Quick '24 :: 99
Design of an Accessible Airplane Cabin for Neurodivergent Passengers; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, and Aaron Rubin, lecturer in engineering.

Dianne Hernandez '24, Hannah Hutton '24, Sicheng Pang '24, Roma Taranto '24 :: 100
Design of a Device to Facilitate Custom Delivery of a Two-Part Hydrogel Implant during Prostate Cancer Treatment; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, and Aaron Rubin, lecturer in engineering.

Bailey Butterworth '24, Margaret Parks '24, Mealaktey Sok '24, Piper Thompson '24 :: 101
Design of Ergonomic Improvements for Manufacturing Operations; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, and Aaron Rubin, lecturer in engineering.

Rhiannon Bryk '24, Helena Grilliot '24, Dakota Law '24, Hadeel Shwwa '24 :: 102
Design of Nature-Based Solutions to Address Stormwater Water Quality in a Changing Climate – Rubber Thread Pond Case Study; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, and Aaron Rubin, lecturer in engineering.

Janna Gilleman '24, Gemma Poulsen '24, Alexis Reyes '24, Karen Shokobishi '24 :: 103
Design of a Mobile, Autonomous, Electrical Vehicle Charging System; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, and Aaron Rubin, lecturer in engineering.

Cyrine Ben Ayed '24, Nandini Chakravorty '24, Maryam Shad '25J :: 104
Design of an IoT Application Framework for Satellite Services; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, and Aaron Rubin, lecturer in engineering.

Lu Brownstein '24, Hannah Kreutzer '24, Leah Marville '24, Rosemary Termini '24 :: 105
Design of a Decarbonization Strategic Plan for a Small University in New England; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, and Aaron Rubin, lecturer in engineering.

Rebeca Castro '24, Rachel Freeman '24, Aimee Ishimwe '24, Phaidra Martin '24 :: 106
Design of an Economical Experimental Venturi Flow Meter System for Hydraulic Research; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, and Aaron Rubin, lecturer in engineering.

Serena Geroe '24, Margot Hearne '24, Annie Portoghese '24, Natali Solis Gomez '24 :: 107
Design Improvements for the GEM Technology Component Tester; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, and Aaron Rubin, lecturer in engineering

Claire Bourgeois '24 :: 108
Mothitor 4.0: Updated Design of a Moth Monitoring System; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, and Mariana Abarca, assistant professor of biological sciences.

Transnational Cultures Exhibit—Special Collections

Gillian Terry '24, Nicole Capozzi '24, Georgia Coats '24, Olivia Siebert '24, Alana Ward '24, Gemma Poulsen '24, Lexi Balam '24, Annika Hardy '24, Reimy Liou '24
Nationalism at Home and Abroad: Smith’s response to Fascism and Nazism during World War II; presentation deriving from classwork with Michele Monserrati, assistant professor of German and Italian, and Joel Westerdale, associate professor of German and Italian.

Smith Archives

Emma Geissinger Cutchins '24 :: 33
Graphing Smith's History; poster session deriving from special studies with Nanci Young, college archivist.

Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Data Science, Geosciences, Physics

Ford Hall Atrium

Beatrice Tauer '27 :: 126Draft Genome of Novel Phototrophic Chloroflexi; poster session deriving from STRIDE with L.M. Ward, laboratory instructor and technical support in geosciences. 

Chloe Jahncke '27 :: 127
Draft Genome of a Novel Genus of Non-Photosynthetic Cyanobacteria; poster session deriving from STRIDE with L.M. Ward, laboratory instructor and technical support in geosciences. 

Lucille (Lucy) Young '26 :: 128
The Importance of Partial Ablation Transgenic Lines in Building the Forebrain; poster session deriving from special studies with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.

Chioma Opara '27, Zoe Plumridge '26 :: 131
Dimensionality Reduction in Biological Datasets; poster session deriving from research project with Halie Rando, assistant professor of computer science. 

Yurika Nakagawa '24, Feiran Chang '25, Sophie Song '25, Chioma Opara '27 :: 132
Building OCR to Recognize Greek Inscriptions; poster session deriving from special studies with Nicholas Howe, professor of computer science.

Andy Esseln '25 :: 135
Data Science Techniques for Systems with a Sign Problem; poster session deriving from special studies with Casey Berger, assistant professor of physics and statistical data sciences. 

Aayushma Uprety '25 :: 136
Cross-sectional TEM Study of NiCr-, TiCr- and CuNi-based Cermet Thin Films; poster session deriving from special studies and research assistantship with Joyce Palmer-Fortune, senior lecturer in physics. 

Biological Sciences

Ford Hall 1st floor south

Ana Duarte Montano 24', River Mallick '24 :: 140
A Longitudinal Metagenomic Study of Nematode Diversity, Prevalence, and Load within the Southern Black Rhinoceros of the Southern Kalahari; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, and Mary Doherty, research associate.

Laura Dreher '25J, Callahan Day '26, Yuki Yang '27 :: 141
Elucidating the Function of Novel Antifilarial Drug neurolenin D mesylate; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, and Mary Doherty, research associate.

Sabrina Xi '25J, Maggie Fairfield '25 :: 142
CRISPR/Cas9 Nix Gene Knockout in Aedes albopictus; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, Mary Doherty, research associate, and Susan Haynes, research technician.

Emma Agudelo '24, S. Whitin '27 :: 143
Interrogating the Bacterial Gut Microbiota of Rhinoceroses in the Southern Kalahari; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences. 

Hayley Neighmond M.S. '25, Naomi De Lashmutt '26 :: 144
Black Rhinoceros Conservation through Genetic Diversity; poster session deriving from special studies, masters project with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, and Tanya Lama, assistant professor of biological sciences.

Beatrice Wendling '25, Abby Dickson '27 :: 145
Elucidating the Molecular Mechanisms of Punicalin on Brugia pahangi Mortality; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, Mary Doherty, research associate, and Susan Haynes, research technician.

Biological Sciences

Ford Hall 2nd floor south

Abby Wilcox '24 :: 146
Visualizing Fluorescent Fusion Protein Fate by Cell Cycle Induced Recombination; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Nathan Derr, associate professor of biological sciences.

Emily Swindell '24 :: 147
Mammalian-Yeast Dynein Chimeras: Design, Construction, and Analysis; poster session deriving from special studies and honors thesis with Nathan Derr, associate professor of biological sciences. 

Lucy Glueck '25 :: 148
Cachexia and Cytokine Signaling; poster session deriving from special studies with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences.

Sheher-Bano Ahmed '24, Kristine Le'25, Sicheng Pang'24, Anya Zhao'25 :: 149
Protein Engineering for Targeted Therapy and Drug Delivery in Cancer; poster session deriving from AEMES research, concentration project, special studies, and STRIDE with Sarah Moore, associate professor of engineering.

Wanying Fan '25, Sophia Neilson '27 :: 152
CRISPR-Cas9 Cactus Immunity Gene Knockout in Aedes albopictus Mosquito Cells; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, Mary Doherty, research associate, and Susan Haynes, research technician.

Lisa Li '24, Hannah Ross '25, Isabella Linson '26 :: 153
Electroporation-Mediated Transfection of L3 Brugia Malayi Parasites; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, Mary Doherty,  research associate, and Susan Haynes, research technician.

Jane Dawson '24, Nicole Asselin '25 :: 154
Immunity Gene Knockout of Protein Inhibitor of Activated STAT (PIAS) in Aedes Albopictus Mosquitoes Using CRISPR-Cas9; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, Mary Doherty, research associate, and Susan Haynes, research technician.

Chemistry

Ford Hall 3rd floor south

Avery Cook '24, Ruoxi Li '24, Corinn Richards '26 :: 155
Conversion of Tea Leaf Waste into Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives in Menstrual Hygiene Product; poster session deriving from special studies and honor thesis with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry. 

Audrey Farrell '25J, George Rogers '25, Rachel Michaud '26, Reilly Riemer '26 :: 156
Cobalt-Complexed Alkyne in Diels-Alder Reaction; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry.

Afton McKenna '25, Grace Su '25, Billy White '24, Lisbeth Arias '24, Rael Daniel '25, Alison Jackson '25 :: 157
Synthesizing Derivatives of Sesquiterpene Lactones Isolated from Neurolaena lobata; poster session deriving from special studies with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry, and Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences.

Emily Kish '24, Thatcher Lee '24, Faith Ndanu '25J, Bianca Figueroa '25, Karenna Collins-Thompson '26J :: 158
Synthesis and Characterization of Protein-Polymer Conjugates; poster session deriving from special studies, honors thesis, and SURF with Maren Buck, associate professor of chemistry, Sarah Moore, associate professor of engineering, and Carey Dougan, postdoctoral fellow in chemistry.

Zoe Gould '25, Ada Fiala '27, Annabelle Hendrickson '24, Karen Bekhazi '25, Karyme Medina Castillo '26, Ronin Akurosawa '26, Sophia Dhanani '24, Stella Hopper-Gramenz '26 :: 159
Photopolymerization of Hydrogels for Applications in Tissue Engineering; poster session deriving from special studies with Maren Buck, associate professor of chemistry.

Abby Perce '24, Danny Joubran '24, Pria Parker '25, Nova Zhang '25, Hala Maloul '26, Nitya Sharma '26 :: 160
Chan-Evans-Lam Oxidative Alkylation; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE and honors thesis with Dave Gorin, associate professor of chemistry.

Emma Whittemore '24, Jingyi Sze '25, Chu Luo '25, Anna-Lee Thompson '25, Molly Krulewitch '26, Rachel Jiang '27 :: 161
Towards a DNA-Conjugated Palladium Enzyme Mimic; poster session deriving from special studies and honors thesis with Dave Gorin, associate professor of chemistry. 

Anna Erickson '24, Elizabeth Rehwinkel '25 :: 162
Topography of Polymer Thin Films; poster session deriving from special studies with Kate Queeney, professor of chemistry.

Morgan Watson '25 :: 163
Attaching Polymers to Aminosilane Monolayers; poster session deriving from special studies with Kate Queeney, professor of chemistry.

Elaine McCarty '27, Sophie Burkhardt '27, Elise Farstad ‘26 :: 164
Controlled Hydrolysis of Polymer Films; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and STRIDE with Kate Queeney, professor of chemistry.

Justine Wagaman '24, Hadley Johnston '26 :: 165
A Mechanism for Encapsulating and Releasing Therapeutic Payloads via DNA Origami Nanocarriers; poster session deriving from special studies and honors thesis with Nathan Derr, associate professor of biological sciences.

Charlotte Chai '25J, Rebecca Mills '24, Christine Cui ‘25, Astrid Johnson ‘26, Mary Colabella ‘25, Isabel Angus ‘26  :: 166
Mutagenic DNA Lesions and Their Effect on DNA Stability; poster session deriving from special studies with Elizabeth Jamieson, professor of chemistry, and Cristina Suarez, professor of chemistry.