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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Start Time: September 17 2020 - 5:00 PM
End Time: September 17 2020 - 6:30 PM
Aaron Olson
Chancelor L Mitchell
Effects of Radiotherapy on Dentin & Enamel
MinJu Kim
Neuroprotective Effects of Lithium: Repurposed Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
Jipeng Liu
Inferring Spatial Wages Distribution from Bilateral Commuting Choices in France
Kai Song
Addressing Social Justice and Environmental Health Issues in the Construction Industry: Polymers, Toxins, and Philadelphia Energy Solutions
Maddy Alexis Fair
The Impact of Reducing Weight Stigma on Weight Loss
Raz Allon
Using Data To Change Public Policy
Jiacheng Shen
Unsupervised Method of Automatic Lesion Segmentation and Quantification of Pathological COVID-19 Lung Tissue on Computed Tomography Scans
Charlene Canning
Supreme Businesses: Impacts of Business Cases Since 1888
Isabel Martinez
The G.I.S.T (Gender Identity and Sex Talks) Program
Nancy Yang
Association Between 90-Minute Door-to-Balloon Time and Selective Exclusion of Myocardial Infarction Cases: Insights from the Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program from Washington State
Zoe Moscovici
Gender Identity & Commute to High School
William Daniels
Project Exile: Federal Intrusion into Local Crime
Madeline Mandell
Glioblastoma: Survival Data and Overall Descriptive Statistics
Elizaveta A Brover
WIC and the Infant Formula Market
Jewelianna Moore
(Hexamethylbenzene)Ru Complexes for the Aldehyde-Water Shift Reaction
Variational Auto-encoder for Unsupervised Learning
Gabriella Nguyen
Misinformation on the HPV Vaccine on Instagram
Iman Syed
Advocacy, Identity, and Liberation: Palestinian Olive Oil, a case study
Jerry Gao
Characterizing the Effect of Multiple Blood Vessels On Neuronal Permeability Following Repetitive Traumatic Brain Injuries
Riley Merkel
A Paradoxical Role of Amygdalar GLP-1 Signaling on Drug-Seeking Behavior
Ollie Kim Dupuy
In the Pursuit of a Fuller Humanity: #BlackInKidLit and the Urgency of Humanizing Stories
Alexys Knighton
Investigating the Frequency of Copy Number Variants according to Ancestry in an Unselected Population
Ana Lorenza R. Colagrossi
The Unity of the Roses: How the Marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York Created the Foundation of the Tudor Political Identity
Haley M Phillips
Classifying Ultrasonic Vocalization Subtypes During Oxycodone Self-Administration in Male Rats
Title Sort ascending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
The Molecular Basis of AID/APOBEC Deaminase Target Selection Laura Liu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Rahul Kohli
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
The Matchmaking Process: Charter School Funding and the Role of Charter Management Organizations Hannah Yusuf College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Rand Quinn
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Making of Akbar's Empire Raisa Islam College of Arts & Sciences
  • Ramya Sreenivasan
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The International Security Environment: A Look Into Militant Alliances, Military Inclusion, Artificial Intelligence, and Strategic Stability Alex Sun College of Arts & Sciences
  • Michael Horowitz
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Individualization of Liability Rules Sophie Legler College of Arts & Sciences
  • Paul H Robinson
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Individualization of Criminal Liability Rules Tess Hancock College of Arts & Sciences
  • Paul H. Robinson
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Impact of the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement Annie Hsu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Beth Simmons
Mazzatenta Award
The Impact of Reducing Weight Stigma on Weight Loss Maddy Fair College of Arts & Sciences
  • Rebecca Pearl
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Gig Economy Sandra Chen Wharton
  • Gad Allon
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Immunity of International Organizations: Examining the State-IO Bargain Karin Hananel College of Arts & Sciences
  • Julia Gray
  • Rachel Hulvey
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Immunity of International Organizations: Examining the State-IO Bargain Nam Le College of Arts & Sciences
  • Julia Gray
  • Rachel Hulvey
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The History of the Federal Reserve and Banking Regulation Tvisha Malik Wharton
  • Peter Conti-Brown
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Healthy Brains and Behavior Study: Methodology and Challenges in Community-Based Follow-Up Studies of Young Adults Margaret Gladieux College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jianghong Liu
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The G.I.S.T (Gender Identity and Sex Talks) Program Isabel Martinez College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dalmacio Dennis Flores
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Effects of General Anesthetics on Synaptic and Cognitive Function Katherine Wang Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Huafeng Wei
  • Maryellen F. Eckenhoff
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Effects of Charge on Synergy between and Enhanced Drug Delivery of Silver Nanoparticles and Antibiotics Le He College of Arts & Sciences
  • Geelsu Hwang
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Challenges and Success Factors of Internet Connectivity Initiatives Around the World and Policy Implications Seo Yun (Stephanie) Hwang College of Arts & Sciences
  • Christopher Yoo
  • Müge Haseki
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Cannabis Industry: Vertical Integration Laws Bailey Campbell Wharton
  • Jose Miguel Abito
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Aviary Project: An Analysis of Cowbird Behavior with a focus in Action Classification Emmanuel (Manny) Dodson College of Arts & Sciences
  • Marc Schmidt
  • Marc Badger
Team Grants for Interdisciplinary Activities
The "Beating Heart" of a Community: Elements of a Neighborhood School Margaret Tebbe College of Arts & Sciences
  • Molly McGlone
  • Akira Drake-Rodriguez
  • Annette Lareau
Mazzatenta Award
Terehertz Intensity Mapper (TIM): Studying Cosmic Star Formation History with a Balloon-Borne Telescope Jesica Mena College of Arts & Sciences
  • James Aguirre
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Terahertz Intensity Mapper: Understanding Pointing Sensors Sophia Anzai Takahashi Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • James Aguirre
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Technological Challenges with Diamond Electronics Noam Elul Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Deep Jariwala
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Take up Space Beverlye Gedeon Wharton
  • Catherine Schrand
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