2021 Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Addressing the Sociotechnical Gap in Engineering Education
Project Number:61
Author: Natalie Plata, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Jon Leydens, Humanities and Social Sciences | Kathryn Johnson, Electrical Engineering
Aerobic Polishing Treatment for Anaerobic Bioreactor Effluent
Project Number:30
Author: Emily Phaneuf, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mentor: Junko Munakata-Marr, Civil and Environmental Engineering | Carolyn Coffey, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Apache Drill Data Collection and Analysis
Project Number:82
Author: Edward Perea, Petroleum Engineering
Mentor: Alfred Eustes III, Petroleum Engineering | Kirtland McKenna, Petroleum Engineering
Assembly of Microparticles and Composite Materials Under Combined Electric and Magnetic Fields
Project Number:9
Author: Benjamin Hanson, Physics
Mentor: Ning Wu, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Biomat Resilience to Desiccation in a Laboratory Scale, Engineered Unit Process Open Water Wetland
Project Number:31
Author: Kimberly Riddle, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mentor: Josh Sharp, Civil and Environmental Engineering | Adam Brady, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Capturing the Qualitative Behavior of the Spread of COVID-19 in Colorado Counties Using Merge Trees
Project Number:41
Author: Amandin Chyba Rabeendran, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Mentor: Tulay Flammand, Economics and Business
Classifying Lithofacies of the Entrada Sandstone using Drone Photogrammetry and Machine Learning
Project Number:53
Author: Michael Field, Geophysical Engineering
Mentor: Zane Jobe, Geology and Geological Engineering
Climate-Driven Changes in Paleocene River Systems
Project Number:57
Author: Henry Lopez, Physics
Mentor: Piret Plink-Bjorklund, Geology and Geological Engineering
Collaborative Environment for Education in VR
Project Number:79
Author: Colter Snyder, Computer Science
Mentor: Sebnem Duzgun, Mining Engineering
Computational Analysis of Charge Density Motion in Strained Aluminum
Project Number:25
Mentor: Mark Eberhart, Chemistry
CONSTRAINING WEST ANTARCTIC SNOW VARIABILITY WITH GNSS REFLECTOMETRY
Project Number:59
Author: Stephanie Holzschuh, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Mentor: Matthew Siegfried, Geophysics
Correlation of Precipitation and Rockfall using Remote Sensing Data
Project Number:54
Author: Samantha Gillaspie, Geology and Geological Engineering
Mentor: Gabriel Walton, Geology and Geological Engineering
Data and its Role in Community Resilience
Project Number:50
Author: Julianna Valenzuela, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mentor: Leslie Light, Engineering, Design, and Society
Decreasing Solid Retention Time of Aerobic Granular Sludge for Improved Wastewater Treatment
Project Number:28
Author: Sadie Jonson, Geology and Geological Engineering
Mentor: Tzahi Cath, Civil and Environmental Engineering | Rudy Maltos, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Depositon of Magnetic 2D Materials
Project Number:86
Author: Paul Slayback, Physics
Mentor: Serena Eley, Physics
Discovery of New Synthetic Methodology to Primary Alcohols to Esters and Acetals in Single-Pot Aqueous Conditions
Project Number:26
Author: Avery Tyndall, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Dylan Domaille, Chemistry
Distributed Spacecraft Ad Hoc Communication
Project Number:35
Author: Peter Hall, Computer Science | David Thompson, Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Qi Han, Computer Science
Do Largest Changes in Climate Correspond to Largest Drivers?
Project Number:52
Author: Drew Cornmesser, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Mentor: Piret Plink-Björklund, Geology and Geological Engineering
Electrochemical Deposition of Superconductors
Project Number:85
Author: Joshua Moler, Physics | Matthew Barbattin, Physics
Mentor: Serena Eley, Physics
Enhancing Core Mathematics with Concepts from Educational Psychology: A Mixed-Method Assessment
Project Number:3
Author: Allison Palmer, Engineering, Design, and Society
Mentor: Scott Strong, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Experimental Platform for Cryogenic Thermal Conductivity Measurements
Project Number:83
Author: Portia Allen, Physics
Mentor: Meenakshi Singh, Physics
Extraterrestrial Fluvial Fans
Project Number:55
Author: Jack Henry, Geology and Geological Engineering
Mentor: Piret Plink-Bjorklund, Geology and Geological Engineering
Functionalization of Microwheels with Genome Engineering for Blood Based Applications
Project Number:7
Author: Parker Delius, Annie Friedman, Ayaka Hayashi and Danielle Loftis - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Josh Ramey, Chemical and Biological Engineering | Nanette Boyle, Chemical and Biological Engineering
GRP-Engineering Cultures
Project Number:49
Author: Kylee Shiekh, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Mentor: Dean Nieusma, Engineering, Design, and Society | Qin Zhu, Humanities and Social Sciences
High Temperature, Ni/YSZ/Molten Carbonate Membrane for CO2 Capture
Project Number:19
Author: Hope Wikoff, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: J. Douglas Way, Chemical and Biological Engineering
High-Speed Throughput Manufacturing of Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices
Project Number:65
Author: Paris Porter Bradley, Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Neal Sullivan, Mechanical Engineering
Hydrogen Storage and Delivery in Porous Frameworks
Project Number:24
Author: Rachel Lively, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Mike McGuirk, Chemistry
Illicit Gold Supply Chains in Peru
Project Number:78
Author: Alejandro Garcia, Petroleum Engineering
Mentor: Nicole Smith, Mining Engineering
Improving Microwave Device Efficiency Through Quantitative Visualization of Electromagnetic Fields
Project Number:43
Author: Kevin Juneau, Electrical Engineering
Mentor: Peter Aaen, Electrical Engineering
Improving Microwave Device Efficiency Through the Quantitative Visualization of Electromagnetic Fields: Automating Load-Pull Simulations
Project Number:47
Author: Kristen Ung, Electrical Engineering
Mentor: Peter Aaen, Electrical Engineering
In vitro analysis of hMSCs on Polyelectrolyte Complexes in the Context of Physeal Injuries
Project Number:10
Author: Sydney Marchando, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Melissa Krebs, Chemical and Biological Engineering
In Vitro Characterization of FNP Oxygen Nanosensors
Project Number:18
Author: Tony Tien, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Kevin Cash, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Influence of living ends on polyethylene based anion exchange membranes
Project Number:12
Author: Ryan Park, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Andrew Herring, Chemical and Biological Engineering | Ivy Wu, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Insulin Action Models Applied to Glycerol and Glucose Yield Different Dynamics
Project Number:2
Author: Griffin Hampton, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Mentor: Cecilia Diniz Behn, Applied Mathematics and Statistics | Melanie Cree-Green, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Is GPA Linked To The Development of Design Thinking?
Project Number:46
Author: Colin Siles, Computer Science | Amanda Blickensderfer, Mechanical Engineering | Naya Winkelstein, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Mentor: Tyrone Vincent, Electrical Engineering | Megan Sanders, Trefny Center | Vibhuti Dave, Computer Science
Is it Pointless? Modeling and Evaluation of Category Transitions of Spatial Gestures
Project Number:40
Author: Adam Stogsdill, Computer Science
Mentor: Tom Williams, Computer Science
Lofting: Estimating Mineral Distribution with Convolutional GAN Models
Project Number:33
Author: Kane Bruce, Computer Science
Mentor: Hua Wang, Computer Science | Hoon Seo, Computer Science
Machine Learning and AI for Resource Engineering
Project Number:80
Author: Madhumitha Thiruvenkadam, Computer Science
Mentor: Sebnem Duzgun, Mining Engineering | Jaime Moraga, Mining Engineering
Machine learning based two-phase flow monitoring using DAS
Project Number:58
Author: Ana Garcia-Ceballos, Geophysics
Mentor: Ge Jin, Geophysics
Machine Learning for Fracture Mode Classification in Rocks
Project Number:27
Author: Bryan Dickson, Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Reza Hedayat, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Making the Most of Virtual Community Engagement for International Projects during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Project Number:48
Author: Angelina Rivera, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mentor: Jessica Smith and Juan Lucena, Engineering, Design, and Society
Mechanisms of Beta-Cell Death in Type 1 Diabetes
Project Number:8
Author: Drake Hampton, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Nikki Farnsworth, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Memory Elements for Neuromorphic Computing Using Superconducting Ferroelectric Hybrids
Project Number:84
Author: Sean Emerson, Physics
Mentor: Meenakshi Singh, Physics | Geoff Brennecka, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Mesoporous microspherical nickel oxide catalysts for the deoxygenation of lipid biomass to diesel range hydrocarbons
Project Number:17
Author: Courtney Smoljan, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of DPPC Films and Graphene Particles
Project Number:16
Author: Philip Skeps, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Joseph Samaniuk, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Multi-Instance Learning Methods for Cancer Detection in Histopathological Images
Project Number:38
Author: Lucia Saldana Barco, Computer Science
Mentor: Hua Wang, Computer Science
Observed Control Development
Project Number:63
Author: Elissa Himes, Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Andrew Petruska, Mechanical Engineering | Austin Oltmanns, Mechanical Engineering
Optical Metrology For Advanced Manufacturing II
Project Number:87
Author: Morgan Trexler, Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Jeff Squier, Physics
Optical Nanosensors for Monitoring Oxygen Gradients in Capillary Culture Systems
Project Number:11
Author: Cecilia Nepple, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Kevin Cash, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Optimizing Campus Food Waste Management for Energy and Nutrient Recovery
Project Number:29
Author: Mridhula Manoj, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mentor: Amy Landis, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Optimizing Genetic Algorithm Parameters for Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Models
Project Number:1
Author: Meera Duggal, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Mentor: Dorit Hammerling, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Paleogene Climate Zones
Project Number:51
Author: Chad Abarbanel, Geology and Geological Engineering
Mentor: Piret Bjorklund, Geology and Geological Engineering
Property Based Testing on Forward Kinematics in Amino
Project Number:34
Author: Ryker Fish, Computer Science
Mentor: Neil Dantam, Computer Science
Proton Exchange Membrane durability enhancement through Antioxidant
Project Number:6
Author: Joshua Cedillos, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Andrew M. Herring, Chemical and Biological Engineering | Christoph ChulOong Kim, Chemical and Biological Engineering
ROBOTICS AND NATURE: FROM EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION TO INTELLIGENT ROBOTS
Project Number:39
Author: Hayden Sather, Computer Science
Mentor: Hao Zhang, Computer Science
Roughness Analysis of Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers
Project Number:21
Author: Olivia Bird, Chemistry
Mentor: Svitlana Pylypenko, Chemistry
Scalable Synthesis of SiS2 for Next Generation Batteries
Project Number:5
Author: Jerry Birnbaum, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Colin Wolden, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Scaling Multi-Instance Support Vector Machines for Big Data Classification
Project Number:32
Author: Lauren Zoe Baker, Computer Science
Mentor: Hua Wang, Computer Science
Segmented Ultralight Morphing Rotor Wind Turbine Analysis
Project Number:42
Author: Jess Graham, Electrical Engineering
Mentor: Kathryn Johnson, Electrical Engineering
Sigma-Hole Bonding Unnatural Base Pairs
Project Number:22
Author: Tara Buzinski, Chemical and Biological Engineering | Michael Melville, Chemistry
Mentor: Mike McGuirk, Chemistry
Simulating Nonlinear Waves on Vortex Rings in Ideal Fluids
Project Number:4
Author: Kaleigh Rudge, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Mentor: Scott Strong, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
SPECTROSCOPIC INVESTIGATION OF LITHIUM TRANSPORT IN ELECTROLYTES FOR BATTERY FAST CHARGING
Project Number:62
Author: Jorgen Heilbron, Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Jason Porter, Mechanical Engineering
Stories@Mines App
Project Number:37
Author: Josh Rummelhart, Computer Science
Mentor: Sebnem Duzgun, Computer Science
Sustainability Assessment and Its Mapping to SDGs for the Extractive Industries
Project Number:77
Author: Christina Adjiman, Petroleum Engineering
Mentor: Sebnem Düzgün and Nicole Smith, Mining Engineering
Sustainable Use of Earth Resource Materials – Glass From Tailings
Project Number:56
Author: Lauren Holt, Geology and Geological Engineering
Mentor: Katharina Pfaff, Geology and Geological Engineering
Synthesis and Evaluation of N-Doped Carbon-Based Supports and Catalysts
Project Number:23
Author: Denali Ibbotson, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Svitlana Pylypenko, Chemistry
Task Balanced Multimodal Feature Selection to Identify Biomarkers Associated With Alzheimer’s
Project Number:36
Author: Braedon O'Callaghan, Computer Science
Mentor: Hua Wang, Computer Science
The Analysis of Droplet Formation and Surface Interactions of MicroWheels
Project Number:14
Author: Tyler Schraeder, Chemical and Biological Engineering | Logan Yeager, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: David Marr, Chemical and Biological Engineering
The Effects of Rapid Thermal Annealing on the Structure of Thin Film Silicon Clathrate
Project Number:13
Author: Jessica Richman, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Mentor: Carolyn Koh, Chemical and Biological Engineering | Reuben Collins, Physics
The Role of the Conserved Disulfide Bond in G Protein Coupled Receptors
Project Number:15
Author: Varsha Selvam, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Judith Klein-Seetharaman, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Unconventional Wells and Hydraulic Fracturing Sand Consumption in Colorado
Project Number:81
Author: Erik Villar, Petroleum Engineering
Mentor: Nicole Smith, Mining Engineering | Sebnem Duzgun, Mining Engineering
Uncovering the Secrets of Biological Vesicles
Project Number:20
Author: Elizabeth Betz, Chemistry
Mentor: Kim Williams, Chemistry
Understanding the Role of Conductive Binders in Li-Air Batteries
Project Number:64
Author: Sarena Nguyen, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Steven DeCaluwe, Mechanical Engineering
Using Error Divisible Gates for AFM Heisenberg Model with VQE
Author: Paul Varosy, Physics
Mentor: Eliot Kapit, Physics
Wintertime Cloud Seeding : Evaluating the Cloud Seeding “Renaissance” in the Colorado River Basin
Project Number:60
Author: Abby Bullard, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mentor: Adrianne Kroepsch, Humanities and Social Sciences
Wrist Phantom Model for Biomedical Imaging Applications
Project Number:44
Author: Rachel Lumnitzer, Electrical Engineering
Mentor: Atef Elsherbeni, Electrical Engineering