Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships
Fall Research Expo 2020

The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships is the University’s hub for undergraduate research, as well as the launch pad for Penn students seeking to apply for nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships

Welcome to CURF’s Research Expo!

Over 300 undergraduates are eager to share their research with you, so enjoy learning about the array of opportunities embraced by students at one of the world’s leading research universities.

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Details
Start Time: September 17 2020 - 5:00 PM
End Time: September 17 2020 - 6:30 PM
Aaron Olson
Alex Sun
The International Security Environment: A Look Into Militant Alliances, Military Inclusion, Artificial Intelligence, and Strategic Stability
Molecular and Cellular Mechanism that Protect Against Cancer and Neurodegeneration
Drew Basile
Your Language My Ear
Keya Patel
Study on Breast Cancer Dormancy and Recurrence through HDAC10 and KMT2/MLL5
Minjee L Cho
Adaptive optics imaging applications to understand the structure and function of the human visual system
Anjali Berdia
Climate Change & Coronavirus: Misinformation & Skepticism in the Digital Age
Hannah Yusuf
The Matchmaking Process: Charter School Funding and the Role of Charter Management Organizations
Angela R Kumirai
Novel Nanoporous Magnesium for High-Energy Density Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes
Seo Yun (Stephanie) Hwang
The Challenges and Success Factors of Internet Connectivity Initiatives Around the World and Policy Implications
Guillermo Ribeiro-Vecino
Simulations of Optical Properties of 2D Materials
Augustine Benjamin
Understanding Hormonal Variation in Cameroonian Rainforest Hunter-Gatherer Populations
Neehal Z Hussain
Exploring Statistical and Computational Methods in Circadian Metabolomics
Emmanuel (Manny) C Dodson
The Aviary Project: An Analysis of Cowbird Behavior with a focus in Action Classification
Eunwoo Jang
The Rise and Fall of Historical R&D Activities of the World’s Biggest Firms: Are central research laboratories the engine of innovation in large firms?
Janelle Schneider
Question Wording & Favorability of the Affordable Care Act
Thomas Statchen
Community Health Needs Assessment in Cobbs Creek
Courtney Daub
Rivers of Plastic: Investigating Mumbai's Land-Sea Waste Flows
Madeline Smith
Considering Barriers to Research Participation Amongst Pregnant and Postpartum Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jacob Nibauer
Statistical Properties of Elemental Abundances in Solar Analogs and the Possible Link to Planet Formation
Ibreez Esmail
Analysis of trends in federal workplace harassment litigation with respect to the #MeToo movement
Anthony M Bishara
Misfolded proteins lead to neurodegenerative diseases that ruin lives of friends, family, and yourself, so how does the body protect itself?
Tatiana Johnson
“I’m Not a Slave, I’m a Mother;” Motherhood and the Seeds of Freedom and Gendered Law in Colonial Jamaica from 1807 to 1834
Josué León
Nanostructured Spacers: Creating Micron-Sized Gaps for Conductive Plates in Thermionic and Thermophotovoltaic Energy Converters
Catalina Ruiz
Stakeholder Engagement in the Darby Cobbs Watershed
Title Sort descending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
An Evaluation of Contemporary Human Rights Violations: With a Focus on Mitigating the Suppression of Uyghur Muslims Arsam Shaikh College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jennifer Toadvine
Hassenfeld Foundation Grant
Study on Breast Cancer Dormancy and Recurrence through HDAC10 and KMT2/MLL5 Keya Patel College of Arts & Sciences
  • Takashi Nakamura
  • Tien-Chi Pan
  • Lewis Chodosh
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
"Gettin' Bi": Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Darryl Whitefeather and Male Bisexuality in the Media Luca Fontes Annenberg
  • Murali Balaji, Ph.D.
Other
"The Land of Sad Oranges": The Politics of Israeli-Palestinian Citriculture Anika Prakash College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Heather Sharkey
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
(Hexamethylbenzene)Ru Complexes for the Aldehyde-Water Shift Reaction Jewelianna Moore College of Arts & Sciences
  • Karen Goldberg
  • Alexander Phearman
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
1 World Connected project Aakash Jajoo College of Arts & Sciences
  • Professor Christopher Yoo
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
14,000 Children & 90 Miles to Miami: The Role of the Catholic Church in Operation Pedro Pan William San Pedro College of Arts & Sciences
  • Walter A. McDougall, Ph.D.
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
2020 Flu Shot Mega-Experiment by Behavior Change for Good Initiative Xiteng Lin College of Arts & Sciences
  • Angela Duckworth
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
3D Finite Element Modeling the Effect of Fat Infiltration in Muscle Mechanics and Force Generation Kelly Lopez Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Silvia S. Blemker
  • Adrienne F.O. Williams
NSF-REU
3D Printed NiFeMn Alloy as a Bifunctional Catalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Oxygen Reduction Reaction Randy Chen Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Eric Detsi
Jumpstart for Juniors
3T to Low-field MRI Scan Transformation using GANs Ellie Chen
  • Kathryn Davis
  • Joel Stein
  • Thomas Campbell Arnold
University Scholars
A Comparative Analysis of Intellectual Property Policies in the U.S. and China Yue Xi College of Arts & Sciences
  • Avery Goldstein
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
A Paradoxical Role of Amygdalar GLP-1 Signaling on Drug-Seeking Behavior Riley Merkel College of Arts & Sciences
  • Heath D. Schmidt, PhD
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
A Phenotype-driven COVID-19 Knowledge Graph from Biomedical Literature Drives Hypothesis Generation Ryan Lee College of Arts & Sciences
  • Kai Wang
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Acoustic Rhinometry in the diagnosis of sleep apnea Shubha Vasisht College of Arts & Sciences
  • Ignacio Tapia
  • Christopher Cielo
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Actigraphy Data In A Novel, App-Based Behavioral Intervention in Neurodegenerative Diseases Erin Liebenberg College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
ACTIVE Cognitive Training Trial: 20 Year Follow-Up of Functioning, Health, & Dementia Darcey Hookway College of Arts & Sciences
  • Norma B. Coe, PhD
  • Emily Blecker, MBA, PMP
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Acute Stress and Morphine Enhance Learning Through KCC2 Downregulation Kelly Jiang College of Arts & Sciences
  • John Dani
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Adaptive optics imaging applications to understand the structure and function of the human visual system Minjee Cho College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Jessica Morgan
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Addressing Implicit Bias in Healthcare through Virtual Reality: A Human Factors Engineering Approach Joanna Kim College of Arts & Sciences
  • James Won
  • Brian Jenssen
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Addressing Social Justice and Environmental Health in the Construction Industry: Polymers, Toxins, and Philadelphia Energy Solutions Sage Basri College of Arts & Sciences
  • Franca Trubiano
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Addressing Social Justice and Environmental Health Issues in the Construction Industry: Polymers, Toxins, and Philadelphia Energy Solutions Kai Song College of Arts & Sciences
  • Franca Trubiano
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Administration of a Novel Dual Agonist of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 and Peptide YY Receptors Attenuates Fentanyl Taking and Seeking in Rats Suditi Rahematpura Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Heath Schmidt
Vagelos Undergraduate Research Grant
Adult Lumbar Vertebral Fracture Incidence, Etiologies, and Demographics (2010-2018): An Investigation of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Thriaksh Rajan College of Arts & Sciences
  • Comron Saifi
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