Students discuss their research projects during a series of talks on Tuesdays in June and July. Each presentation is 15 minutes, plus time for questions. There are generally three talks per session.
Tuesdays 12:00 - 1:15 pm
Miller 105
June 2
Responsible Conduct of Research
Todd Watson
Associate Professor of Psychology
Please note that this face-to-face training is a required component of the College’s RCR policy and attendance will be taken.
June 9
Colloquium: Science and Society
Jay Odenbaugh
James F. Miller Professor of Humanities
June 16
The dynamics of micro-swimmers
Student presenters: Elan Acevedo and Ryan Jurischk
Faculty collaborator: Albert Bae
Exploring the Psychophysiological and Cognitive Correlates of Resilience in Young Adults in the Post-COVID Era
Student presenters: Adriana Jergusova and Kathy Vest
Faculty collaborator: Todd Watson
Cybersecurity Clinic
Student presenters: Lizbet Alberto-Muñoz, Panagiotis Tsimpouris, Daniella Bulafu, Amelia Whitlock
Faculty collaborator: Jens Mache
June 23
Characterizing Urban Forest Connectivity Through the Nature Patches Program in Portland OR
Student presenters: David Pincus
Faculty collaborator: Alana Rader
Synthesis of glyphosate derivatives for the study of Roundup degradation
Student presenters: Geenelle Meercado and Lindsey Stobbs
Faculty collaborator: Louis Kuo
Exploring AI and Human-in-the-Loop for Hands-on Exercises and Hint Generation in Cybersecurity
Student presenters: Samphasnearyroth Chau and Emma Hitchens
Faculty collaborator: Jens Mache
June 30
Eaters or Lovers? Deciphering the Urobiome’s behavior toward Uromodulin and Characterization of Bacterial Glycoside Hydrolases from the female Urobiome
Student presenters: Elie Al Khoury, Monique Bittencourt Dias, Stella Davis, Jules Tri
Faculty collaborator: Jean-Philippe Gourdine
Investigating how cells construct their internal compartments
Student presenters: Anika Evanoff, Hazel Gladish, Garrett Lewis
Faculty collaborator: Greg Hermann
Studying Parkinson’s disease mechanisms in zebrafish
Student presenters: Alaniya Aslam, Myla Butzlaff, Ashley Kloth, Anna Milman
Faculty collaborator: Tamily Weissman-Unni
July 7
Risk it for the biscuit: How moonlight influences fear and foraging in wild mice
Student presenter: Grace Kazmir and Whitney Maxfield
Faculty collaborator: Tracy Burkhard
Tactical Frivolity and Collective Action in Portland Oregon ICE Protests
Student presenters: Rain Damon-Espinas, Rebeka Kerék, Em Melroy
Faculty collaborator: Diana Leonard
Transcriptional regulation in embryonic stem cells
Student presenters: Autondrila, Viktorija Popovska, Ollie Price
Faculty collaborator: Sharon Torigoe
July 14
Dependable Computing
Student presenters: Wade McDermott and April Williams
Faculty collaborator: Alain Kägi
The Schrodinger operator on orbifolds
Student presenters: Niyati Bishop
Faculty collaborator: Liz Stanhope
Effect of developmental nicotine exposure on the embryo, larvae and adult female of D. melanogaster
Student presenters: Kathryn Macy and Eden McCoy
Faculty collaborator: Norma Velazquez-Ulloa
July 21
Accessible Game Development
Student presenter: Saph Leeper
Faculty collaborator: Peter Drake
Lasers and electromagnets for laser cooling of atomic lithium
Student presenters: Khyaan Choksi and Nova VonHeeder
Faculty collaborator: Ben Olsen
Fluorescence Probe Development for Nerve Targeted Applications
Student presenters: Lillian Cassell and Rory Detweiler-Bedell
Faculty collaborator: Bates Center
