Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships
Fall Research Expo 2021

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 14 2021 - 5:00 PM
End Time: September 14 2021 - 6:30 PM
Ann Vernon-Grey
Cagney N Kelshaw
Digital Database: Myths of Origin in Medieval Chronicles of Europe
Joyce Davis
Creating a Mouse Pain Model to Understand Chronic Human Pain
Daisy J Gracia
  • Caroline Paik
Immersive Virtual Reality for Surgical Simulation Training
Ethan D Abraham
Role of Brain Macrophages in Krabbe Disease Mouse Model
Tanay Poddar
Enhancing working memory and language abilities by manipulating neural oscillations using transcranial alternating current stimulation
Jeffry G. Alfaro
Using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Post-stroke Aphasia: a Preliminary Analysis of TMS as a Supplement to Constraint-Induced Language Therapy
Erika Acosta
  • Temitayo Lukan
ARCH Lab Implementation Science Projects
Annie Cheng
CVD Growth of MoS2-hBN Heterostructures
Inthat Boonpongmanee
  • Sophie Faircloth
Common Ground and Redundancy in Communicative Interaction​
Halle Kincaid
  • Ashrita Nagpal
Living Electrodes for Hearing Rehabilitation
Julian Mercer Valgora
Sunset Over Sunset Poster
Mohamed Abaker
Specification and Verification of Functional Programs: Verifying Haskell’s IntMap
Cecily Nishimura
Using Neural Networks to Inform Architectural Design
Riley E DeVito-Hurley
Studying Silurian and Lochkovian Diversity and Predation Using Big Data Analysis Methods
Criston Young
Accessible and insightful scientific learning experiences using the microorganism Haloferax volcanii
Mehek Dedhia
Studying the Developmental Circuitry of Layer V Neurons in Cortical Brain Organoids
Malana Li
Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide with Copper Catalysts
Riley E DeVito-Hurley
Studying Silurian and Lochkovian Diversity and Predation Using Big Data Analysis Methods
Oralia Quinones
Immersive Virtual Reality for Surgical Simulation
Vereta Gour
  • Franchesca Perez
  • Michelle Wu
Misinformation about the COVID-19 Vaccine on Social Media
Christine Wu
Investigating the role of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 endocytosis in regulating signaling induced by spingosine-1-phosphate
Gabriela Garity
Local Sustainability Programs and Policies
Elyakim Engelmann-Suissa
The Law of the Other: Converts and Gentiles in the Eyes of Seventeenth-Century Istanbul Rabbis
Yi Qing Huang
Distribution of MN423 Tau Pathology in the Hippocampus
Title Sort ascending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
UAV trajectory planning & tracking in simulation Evan Si
  • Pratik Chaudhari
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Disparities in Endometrial Cancer Shahana Banerjee College of Arts & Sciences
  • Anne-Marie McCarthy
  • Sarah Ehsan
  • Nitya Kumar
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Treatment delays of cervical cancer patients with or without Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection in Botswana 2013-2020 Jane Muni Nursing
  • Surbhi Grover
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Traits of Persistent Neuroinflammation in Patients with COVID-19 Pranav Tadikonda College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Krzysztof Laudanski, MD, PhD
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Tracking Uptake and Regulating Release of Acute Myeloid Luekemia-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Meena Mandalapu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Stephanie Hurwitz
  • Peter Kurre
Jumpstart for Juniors
Total Synthesis of Carbazole Alkaloids, Clausenawallines D & I Julia Davies College of Arts & Sciences
  • Marisa Kozlowski
Other
Toll of COVID-19 Critical Care on ICU Nursing Staff
  • Krzysztof Laudanski
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Thermotaxis in Immobilized Caenorhabditis elegans Isaac Kim Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Christopher Fang-yen
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Vitality of International Organizations: An Analysis of the Legal and Practical Aspects of IOs Naveen Farook
Carolina Herrera Figueroa
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Hannah Norman
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Vita Raskeviciute
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Julia Gray
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Validation of Blood-Based Biomarkers: Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein (LBP) Adriana Purcell College of Arts & Sciences
  • Morgan Hoke
University Scholars
The Unsustainability of Hospital Waste Natalie Doppelt College of Arts & Sciences
  • Meghan Crnic
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
The Role of Non-Muscle Myosin in Joint Formation Elle Ferguson Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Nathaniel Dyment
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The reward choice paradigm is a viable alternative for identifying drug-susceptible subjects Nicole Harrington
  • Elizabeth Heller
  • Kyle Czarnecki
University Scholars
The Repletion of Electrolytes and The Adaptation of Clinical-Decision Support Systems Gabe Brodeur College of Arts & Sciences
  • Krzysztof Laudanski
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Reconstruction Crusade: Rebuilding France's Catholic Churches after World War I Leo Gearin College of Arts & Sciences
  • Anne Berg
University Scholars
The Prognosis of The United States Postal Service: A Study of Changing Occupational Structure Using the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2000-2020 Sophie Hirt
Sylvie Tuder
Wharton
  • Xi Song
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Necessity to Create a Facilities Master Plan For Philadelphia Schools Lauryn Reynolds College of Arts & Sciences
  • Akira Rodriguez
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The MOVE Activist Archive Weston Matthews College of Arts & Sciences
  • Krystal Strong
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The MHC-II Processing and Presentation of HIV-1 Antigens Noah Zawadzky College of Arts & Sciences
  • Laurence C. Eisenlohr
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
The Mechanical Role of Kinetochore Fibers in Anaphase Chromatid Segregation Megan Chung College of Arts & Sciences
  • Michael Lampson
  • Geng-Yuan (Scott) Chen
Class of 1971 Robert J. Holtz Fund
The Law of the Other: Converts and Gentiles in the Eyes of Seventeenth-Century Istanbul Rabbis Elyakim Engelmann-Suissa College of Arts & Sciences
  • Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano
Gelfman International Summer Fund
The Impact of Global Disruptions on Supply Chain Strategy Sonali Singh Wharton
  • Serguei Netessine
  • Masha Shunko
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The impact of adjuvant and Gardasil9 vaccine on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma Jessica Lvov
  • John Seykora
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Green Challenge: A Qualitative Analysis of Environmental Discourse and Policy in the Russian Federation from 2010 to the Present Elena Tisnovsky College of Arts & Sciences
  • Rudra Sil
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program