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
End Time: September 17 2020 - 6:30 PM
Aaron Olson
Geo-Political Development in the Caribbean: The Case For Renewable Energy Investment in Trinidad and Tobago
What is "Lain-lain"? : The Construction of the Other in Contemporary Malaysia
Archiving Asian American Studies at Penn: A Historical Study of Student Organizing
1 World Connected project
UPENN Aviary: Latent Space Analysis of Cowbird Song
"The Land of Sad Oranges": The Politics of Israeli-Palestinian Citriculture
Joanna Hogg’s Architectures of Affect: Exhibition and the Domestic Sphere
Uwezo Ya Vijana - The Experience of Kenyan Youth in the 21st Century
Visualizing the Elements of Political Rank and Hierarchy in the Mughal Era, 1556-1627
Analyzing the History of Central Research Labs in the United States
Diagnosis Screening of Ovarian Cancer using DNA-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Vapor Sensor
Development of a mouse model to study the effects of adolescent vaping of Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
Trends in FDA Vaccine Approvals
Understanding Iron-catalyzed Cross-coupling
Effects of methadone treatment on construct expression and exosomal content in cultures transfected with rs10485058 allele constructs
Exploring Trends in Technology Private Equity
The Making of Akbar's Empire
Visualizing the Elements of Political Rank and Hierarchy in the Mughal Era, 1556-1627
Characterizing Dietary and Lifestyle Risk Factors for the Development of Serrated versus Conventional Adenomas
Visualizing the Elements of Political Rank and Hierarchy in the Mughal Era, 1556-1627
An Experiment in Identity and Coordination
14,000 Children & 90 Miles to Miami: The Role of the Catholic Church in Operation Pedro Pan
Morphological Changes of Muscle Stem Cells during Aging and Muscular Dystrophy
Analysis of Central Research Laboratories as the Engine of Innovation in Large Firms
| Title | First & Last Name Sort descending | Co-Presenter(s) | School | Advisors | Project Funding Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epstein Barr Virus Encoded BHRF1 miRNA Targets Host Transcription Factor ATF-1 and ATF-2 | Emma Boey | College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Binding Affinities of Lamellipodin’s PRM Domains for Endophilin SH3 | Samuel Botterbusch | College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Commensal Bacterial Colonization of the Intestine | Kaitlyn Boyle | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Jumpstart for Juniors | |
| Literature, Medicine, and Caregiving: A Novel Synthesis | Isabelle Breier | College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Assessing Impact of Environmental Toxins on Cellular Metabolism using Mass Spectrometry-based Metabolomics | Andrew Briskin | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research | |
| Using Implementation Science to Evaluate the Use of Parent Coaching in the Early Intervention System for Children with Autism | Lia Brodrick | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Association of Baseline Subject Characteristics with Changes in Coronary Calcification Assessed by 18F-Sodium Fluoride PET/CT | Lauren Brodsky |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | ||
| Analyzing the History of Central Research Labs in the United States | Andrew Brose | Wharton |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| WIC and the Infant Formula Market | Elizaveta Brover | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research | |
| Visualizing the Elements of Political Rank and Hierarchy in the Mughal Era, 1556-1627 | Santana Browning | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Workplace Connectedness in the COVID-19 Age: Improving Workplace Relationships in a Remote Setting | Jerry Cai | College of Arts & Sciences, Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| The Cannabis Industry: Vertical Integration Laws | Bailey Campbell | Wharton |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Supreme Businesses: Impacts of Business Cases Since 1888 | Charlene Canning | Wharton |
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Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (Wharton) | |
| Analysis of Central Research Laboratories as the Engine of Innovation in Large Firms | John Carbonell | Wharton |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Understanding SARS-CoV-2 Design Through Multi-Level Journal Club | Lilia Carpenter | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Radial displacement assay distinguishes ALA from RIS mutants during recovery from heat stress in Caenorhabditis elegans | Carlos Chávez Pérez | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research | |
| Workplace Connectedness in the COVID-19 Age | Nai Ming(Norman) Chen | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| 3T to Low-field MRI Scan Transformation using GANs | Ellie Chen |
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University Scholars | ||
| The Impact of COVID-19 on the Gig Economy | Sandra Chen | Wharton |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| 3D Printed NiFeMn Alloy as a Bifunctional Catalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Oxygen Reduction Reaction | Randy Chen | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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Jumpstart for Juniors | |
| UPENN Aviary: Latent Space Analysis of Cowbird Song | Jonathan Cheng | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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Team Grants for Interdisciplinary Activities | |
| Adaptive optics imaging applications to understand the structure and function of the human visual system | Minjee Cho | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Oxygen as Free, High-Temperature Catalyst for Alkyl Acrylate Polymerization | Lauren Chua | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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Other | |
| Caught In/Between: Expressions of Liminality in Jazz Aesthetic Literature | Ashley Codner | College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant |