Illinois Office of
Undergraduate Research

SPONSORED AWARDS:

Stevick Foundation Excellence in Humanities/FAA, Outstanding

• Blue Forgiving or A Guide to Forgetting
  Lindsey Jennings, Junior, Dance, FAA

OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS:

Poster Presentations

Science and Mathematics

Outstanding

• Natural Selection and the Bystander Effect
  Andrew Ingram, Sophomore, Statistics, LAS
  Jonathan Morales, Junior, Civil Engineering, ENG
  Nupoor Gandhi, Junior, Computer Science, ENG

Honorable Mention

• Identification of HilD-Protein Interactions Utilizing a Proximity Dependent Biotin-Protein Ligase, BirA*
  Thomas Cyberski, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Food, Plants, and Animals

Outstanding

• Variation In Nest Architecture Between Dorymyrmex bureni and Dorymyrmex elegans
  Ya Li, Senior, Integrative Biology, LAS
  Fahren Zackery, Sophomore, Integrative Biology, LAS
  Anil Chakravorty, Sophomore, Integrative Biology, LAS
  Megan Choi, Sophomore, Integrative Biology, LAS

Honorable Mention

• Study on Meiotic Progression of Male Mice in Vitro
  Qingyi Lan, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

Health and Wellness

Outstanding

• Custody Decisions in Divorce Cases With and Without IPV: Do Maternal Characteristics Play a Role?
  Chloe Weiss, Senior, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES
  Natalie Cheng, Sophomore, Human Development & Family Studies, ACES

Honorable Mentions

• Reading between the Subunits: A Reimagined Story of Campylobacter jejuni Cytolethal Distending Toxin Assembly
  Claire Ang, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS

• Anticancer Therapies in Uterine Leiomyosarcoma PDX Ex Vivo 3D Culture
  Aleeza Leder Macek, Senior, Integrative Biology, LAS

Education, Social Sciences, and Human Behavior

Outstanding

• Peer Adversity as a Predictor of Interpersonal Needs in Adolescence
  Cali Joyce, Senior, Psychology, LAS

Honorable Mention

• Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in UN Peacekeeping Missions: reconceptualizing immunity and accountability
  Nair Banks, Senior, Political Science, LAS

Oral Presentations

Science, Mathematics, and Technology

• Untethered Control of Annelid-Inspired Locomotion using Bi-Stable Origami Towers in an Origami Crawling Robot
  Sumanyu Singh, Senior, Mechanical Engineering, ENG

Food, Plants, and Animals

• New Songs in the Deep: A Passive Acoustic Analysis of the Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Omura’s Whales (Balaenoptera omurai)
  Bridget Mueller-Brennan, Senior, Mathematics, LAS

Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences

• Utilizing Strontium, Chromium, and Selenium Stable Isotope Signatures to Track Coal Ash Contamination
  Robert Hill, Senior, Geology, LAS

Health and Wellness

• Adverse Birth Outcomes among Specific Multiracial Combinations
  Alexandra Kontos, Junior, Social Work, SSW

Education, Social Sciences, and Human Behavior

• The Effects of Education Reform on the landscape of Public Education in Chicago
  Marisol Jimenez, Senior, Learning & Education Studies, EDU

Artistic Expression and Performance

• Comparing Cost-Effective Binaural Audio Hardware and Software Accuracy
  Federico Hernandez Nater, Junior, Music Technology, FAA