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Undergraduate Research Exposition 2023

Overview

The Undergraduate Research Exposition is a College-wide event in which University of Rochester students at all levels and in all areas of study are invited to present their investigative and creative work. The Expo reflects the passion for learning that enlivens the University, professors and students alike, and that finds expression in varied forms, in every area of study.

Poster Presentation

The Poster Presentation Fair serves as a place for all undergraduate students who have conducted research in the last year to present their findings to the College community and beyond. The in-person poster session will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 14, 2023 in the Goergen Athletic Center Field House. The Virtual Poster Session is available on Fourwaves.

Speakers Symposium

The Speakers Symposium will consist of four sessions beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, April 14, 2023, each representing a distinct disciplinary section of the College: humanities, engineering and mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences. There are three presentations during each hour-long session; each speaker will give a 15-minute presentation with 5 minutes of Q & A immediately following. Symposium sessions will be in the Hawkins Carlson Room of Rush Rhees Library.

9:00-10:00 a.m. Engineering & Math

	Alexander Martin	"Hi5: Hand Pose Estimation with Zero Human Annotation"
	Icel Sukovaty	"Fiber Coupling with Engineered Scattering Elements"
	Yongyi Zang	"Euterpe: A Web Framework for Music Interaction and Creation"

10:00-11:00 a.m. Humanities

	Isabelle Miranda	"The Representation of Transgender Mental Health and Gender Experience in US Films: How Supportive Friendships Bring Freedom of Expression and Healing to the Transgender Community"
	Sam Streicher	"Motherhood As a Vector for Sexism in Treatment Refusal Controversies"
	Anna Grace Wenger	"The American Feminine Sublime: Margaret Fuller’s Poetry and Prose"

11:00-12:00 p.m. Natural Sciences

	Kallam Kara-Pabani	“Sexual-dimorphism in the Microglial Response to Inhibition of Colony Stimulating Factor 1 Receptor in Adult Mice"
	Div Patel	“Segregation of Bidisperse Granular Material in a Circular Tumbler Flow as a Lens into Riverbed Armouring”
	Kyra Sandercock	“Examining the Role of CCL20/CCR6 Chemokine Signaling in Staphylococcus aureus Osteomyelitis”

12:00-1:00 p.m. Social Sciences

	Morgan Gillespie	“Uncovering the Effect of Gender on Perceptions of Politicians' Preferred Policy Positions”
	Pramod Manohar	“Heat and Its Impacts on Study Time”
	Anh Vu	“Icons & Idols: Parasocial Relationship Development & Implications for Well-Being for LGBTQ+ Individuals”

Awards Ceremony

The following Expo Awards were presented immediately following the Poster Fair, at approximately 3:45 p.m. in the Goergen Athletic Center Field House:

• President's Award: Awarded to the top oral presentation from each of the four disciplinary areas of the Speakers Symposium
• Deans' Award: Awarded to the other participants selected for a Symposium presentation
• Professors' Choice Award: Awarded to four students participating in the Poster Fair, one from each of the four disciplinary areas

In addition, the Students' Association will present their Professor of the Year Awards.

See highlights from the most recent Expo HERE.

The College’s 2023 Undergraduate Research Exposition was held April 14 at the Goergen Athletic Fieldhouse and featured poster presentations from 112 University of Rochester students.

The disciplines of humanities, natural sciences, engineering and mathematics, and social sciences all were represented at the afternoon session. Topics ranged from the impact of World War I on the field of psychiatry and Margaret Fuller’s poetry and prose, to the debilitating bone disease staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis and the emotional awareness in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

Four categories of awards were handed out following the Poster Fair:

President’s Award

Awarded to the top oral presentation from each of the four disciplinary areas of the Speakers Symposium, where students give 15-minute presentations on their projects.

Deans’ Award

Awarded to the other students who participated in the Speakers Symposium.

Professors’ Choice Award

Awarded to four students participating in the Poster Fair, one from each of the four disciplinary areas. The judging panel included 14 University professors across various disciplines. Among the criteria considered: knowledge of the topic and visual presentation.