2023 Graduate Research Showcase Winners

Oral Session

Best Research: 1st Place — $500

Ogbole Inalegwu, PhD student, computer engineering

Advisors: Dr. Jie Huang and Dr. Rex E. Gerald

Presentation title: Walking through High Temperatures (Up to 1600˚C) Unscathed

Best Research: 2nd Place — $300

Hsin-Yin Chuang, MS student, applied and environmental biology

Advisors: Dr. Yue-wern Huang and Dr. Hu Yang

Presentation title: uPA-Mediated Polyamidoamine Dendrimer-Based Targeted Drug Delivery System for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Best Research: 3rd Place — $150

Omar Rinchi, PhD student, computer engineering

Advisor: Dr. Ahmad Alsharoa

Presentation title: The Role of LIDAR Sensors in Future 6G Networks

Best Communication — $150

Jennifer Harrell, MS student, applied and environmental biology

Advisors: Dr. Matthew S. Thimgan and Dr. Robin Verble

Presentation title: Protein Concentration Differences in Predicted Long-Lived and Predicted Short-Lived Flies Based on Sleep Characteristics

Most Innovative — $150

Sargun Kaur, PhD student, chemistry

Advisors & coauthors: Dr. Paul Nam, Dr. Honglan Shi, Dr. John Yang and Bin Hua

Presentation title: Fe3O4-Coated Activated Carbon Catalysts for Drinking Water Disinfection and Toxic Disinfection Byproduct Control

Poster Session

Best Research: 1st Place — $500

Niloofar Zendehdel, PhD student, mechanical engineering

Advisor: Dr. Ming C. Leu

Poster Title: Human-Robot Collaboration in Manufacturing 

Best Research: 2nd Place — $300

Jeremiah Rittenhouse, PhD student, aerospace engineering

Advisor: Dr. Daniel S. Stutts

Poster title: Using Vibration to Insert Rebar Reinforcement into 3D Printed Concrete

Best Research: 3rd Place — $150

Chukwuma Mgbenu, PhD student, geology and geophysics

Advisor: Dr. Wan Yang

Poster title: High Resolution Characterization and Stratigraphic Variability of the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale: Implication on Fine-Grained Sedimentation Dynamics of the Continental Shelf

Best Communication — $150

Aidan Brooks, PhD student, mechanical engineering

Advisor: Dr. Douglas A. Bristow

Poster title: Spatially Informed Thermal Feedback Control of Glass Filament Additive Manufacturing

Most Innovative — $150

Effat Eskandari, PhD student, geological engineering

Advisor: Dr. Katherine Grote

Poster title: Investigating New Methods for Evaluating Soil Characteristics by Geophysics, Drones (UAV), Remote Sensing Data, and Machine Learning