2024 Graduate Research Showcase Winners

Oral Session

Best Research: 1st Place — $500

Sarah Fakher, MS student, Biological Sciences

Advisors: Dr. David J. Westenberg

Presentation title: Metal-ion Doped Borate Bioactive Glasses- A Novel Direction in Minimizing Nosocomial Infections and Antibiotic Resistance

Best Research: 2nd Place — $300

Mohsen Mohammadi Beirami, PhD student, Mechanical Engineering

Advisors: Dr. Yun Seong Song

Presentation title: Exploring Kinematics Contribution to the Arm Stiffness Modulation During Overground Physical Human-Robot Interaction

Best Research: 3rd Place — $150

Kyle Worden, PhD student, Aerospace Engineering

Advisor: Dr. Serhat Hosder

Presentation title: Effect of Thermal Relaxation Models on Hypersonic Planetary Entry Flows

Poster Session

Best Research: 1st Place — $500

Gracie Boyer, PhD student, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Dr. Jonghyun Park

Poster Title: Enabling Advanced Architectures for Thick and Anode-less Electrodes through Advanced Ultra-Short Laser Micro-Structuring

Best Research: 2nd Place — $300

Remy Mathenia, PhD student, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Dr. Frank Liou

Poster title: Laser Defocusing and Directionality in Wire Deposition

Best Research: 3rd Place — $150

Christopher Hogan, PhD student, Mathematics

Advisor: Dr. Jason C. Murphy

Poster title: Transmission of Fast Solitons for the NLS with an External Potential