Board 1: Capture-Mark-Recapture Study of Common Wall Lizards (Podarcis muralis) Between Forest and Wall Habitats Within the Urban City of Cincinnati, Ohio Student Scientists: Brittney Parks '27, Devon Haley '26, Ashley Mollett '27, Gabrielle Plunkett '25, and Tyler Williard '27 Research Mentors: Eric Gangloff and Allison Litmer (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)
Board 2: Characterizing Competition Between Symbiotic Squid Bacteria Student Scientists: Andrew Inamdar '27 and Doyi Kim '27 Research Mentor: Andrea Suria (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)
Board 3: Growth Response Assays on Locus AT2G41810 in Arabidopsis thaliana Student Scientist: Andrew Weisgerber '27 Research Mentor: Chris Wolverton (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)
Board 4: Investigating Starspots on LO Pegasi via Light-Curve Inversion Student Scientists: Anushka Sharad '27, Julia Walsh '26, and Mack Fincham '26 Research Mentor: Robert Harmon (OWU Department of Physics & Astronomy)
Board 5: Developing Pharmacological Treatments for Jet Lag Student Scientist: Callie Kampe '26 Research Mentors: Chelsea Vadnie (OWU Departmant of Psychology and the Neuroscience Program) and Colleen McClung (University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry and the Translational Neuroscience Program)
Board 6: How Predator Size Affects the Strength of Nest Defense Behavior in House Wrens Student Scientists: Avery Panozzo '25 and Ava Swanson '26 Research Mentor: Dustin Reichard (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)
Board 7: Synchronization in Serial DC SQUID Arrays Student Scientist: Carson Fox '26 Research Mentor: Brad Trees (OWU Department of Physics & Astronomy)
Board 8: Surveying Ohio Reptile and Amphibian Species Student Scientists: Devon Haley '26, Brittney Parks '27, Gabrielle Plunkett '25, Tyler Williard '27, and Jasmyn Zimmerman '25 Research Mentors: Allison Litmer and Eric Gangloff (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)
Board 9: Exploring Self-Grading in Mathematics: A Pedagogical Approach to Foster Metacognition in a College Mathematics Class Student Scientist: Grace Martin '25 Research Mentor: Matthew McCurdy (former faculty member of OWU Department of Mathematics & Computer Science)
Board 10: Creating Double Mutants Using RNA-SEQ to Study Gravity Perception in Plants Student Scientists: Ebuka Okpalume '27 and Claire Heumasse '26 Research Mentor: Chris Wolverton (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)
Board 11: Artificial Intelligence for Modern Board Games Student Scientist: Lily Rekow '26 Research Mentor: Sean McCulloch (OWU Department of Mathematics & Computer Science)
Board 12: Which Factors Affect Thermoregulatory Decisions in Common Wall Lizards (Podarcis muralis)? Student Scientists: Gabrielle Plunkett '25, Tyler Williard '27, Logan Fraire '24, Sierra Spears '22, Emma Foster '26, Devon Haley '26, Alyssa Head '24, Maya Moore '24, Brittney Parks '27, and Jasmyn Zimmerman '25 Research Mentors: Shala Hankison, Allison Litmer, and Eric Gangloff (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)
Board 13: Utilizing UAVs for Hydrologic and Ecological Mapping Student Scientist: Logan McFarland '27 Research Mentor: Nathan Rowley (OWU Department of Environment & Sustainability)
Board 14: Studying Urban Populations of the Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) Student Scientists: Jasmyn Zimmerman '25, Devon Haley '26, Brittney Parks '27, Gabrielle Plunkett '25, and Tyler Williard '27 Research Mentors: Allison Litmer and Eric Gangloff (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)
Board 15: A Mutation in WOX5 Shows Reduced Gravitropism and Phototropism Student Scientist: Stepan Dobrianskyi '27 Research Mentor: Chris Wolverton (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)
Board 16: Interactions Between a Phosphatidylcholine Model Membrane and Poly-Arginine Student Scientists: Evan Lucas '26 and Haleigh Stover '25 Research Mentor(s): Bethany Rudd and Kayce Tomcho (OWU Department of Chemistry)
Board 17: Impact of Legislative Context on LGBTQ+ Family Formation Decision Making by Sexual and Gender Identity Student Scientist: Willow Bryn Rosser '26 Research Mentor: Krystal Cashen (OWU Department of Psychology)
Board 18: Are You Game? Examining the Effects of Video Games on Cognition Student Scientists: Mannat Sikand '27 and Melayna Rios '26 Research Mentor: Kira Bailey (OWU Department of Psychology and the Neuroscience Program)
Board 19: Behind the Mask: How Personality Shapes Role Choices in League of Legends Student Scientists: Melayna Rios '26 and Mannat Sikand '27 Research Mentor: Kira Bailey (OWU Department of Psychology and the Neuroscience Program)
Board 20: Testing Lorentz and CPT Symmetries With Neutrons Student Scientist: Parthey Vasani '27 Research Mentor: Yunhua Ding (OWU Department of Physics & Astronomy)
Board 21: Evaluation of the Effects on Cysteine Endopeptidases in the Arabidopsis thaliana Growth Rate With Simulated Gravitropic Conditions Student Scientist: August Lemert '27 Research Mentor: Chris Wolverton (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)
Board 22: Understanding Traffic Jams and Lane Changing Student Scientist: Nicholas Mankowski '25 Research Mentor: Hanliang Guo (OWU Department of Mathematics & Computer Science)
Board 23: Computer Vision for Root Tip Analysis Student Scientist: Cooper Christie '26 Research Mentor: Chris Wolverton (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)
Board 24: Determinants of Support for International Intervention: Evidence From a Relative Choice Survey of a Representative Sample of Americans Student Scientist: Giorgi Bediashvili '25 Research Mentor: Nick Dietrich (OWU Data Analytics Program)
Board 25: Development of Analytical Framework for Determining Thick Target Charge-Changing Cross-Sections Student Scientist: Ashley Hayward '26 Research Mentor: Jeffery Chancellor (Louisiana State University Department of Physics & Astronomy)
Board 26: Proteomic Exploration of the Eukaryotic Replisome Student Scientist: Aubrey Gerhardt '24 Research Mentors: Marcus Smolka and Mateusz Wagner (Cornell University Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology)
Board 27: Comparison of Media for in Vitro Propagation of Freshwater Mussel Lampsilis siliquoidea Student Scientist: Chase Ellis '26 Research Mentor: Ieva Roznere (Watters Aquatic Conservation Center and The Ohio State University)
Board 28: Genetic Mechanisms Regulating Stem Cell Niche Maintenance Student Scientist: Chloe Sullivan '24 Research Mentors: Travis Carney (Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory) and Halyna Shcherbata (Mount Desert Island Biological and Hannover Medical School)
Board 29: In-Person Recruitment for ABC Quit Smoking Cessation Study in Pediatric Clinics Student Scientist: El Healey ' 27 Research Mentor: Janeen Leon, David Kaelbur, and Tykie Theofilos (MetroHealth)
Board 30: Using SQL Server and Powershell Scripting to Synchronize a Local Code Repository With Azure DevOps Student Scientist: Emmet Ritchie '25 Research Mentor: Steve Tuhela-Reuning (OTC Industrial Technologies)
Board 31: From Design to Nicotine Delivery: A Comprehensive Characterization of Popularly Used E-cigarettes Student Scientist: Ian Sander '27 Research Mentors: Ahmad El Hellani, Marielle Brinkman, and Theodore Wagener (The Ohio State University Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science)
Board 32: A Preliminary Characterization of the ORF5 Protein Found Within Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Student Scientist: Spencer Yates '25 Research Mentor: Stanley Perlman, Noah Schuster, and Lu Tan (University of Iowa)
Board 33: Enhancing Business Intelligence With Real-Time Data Analytics: An Internship Experience at Allegis Group Student Scientist: Inesh Tickoo Research Mentor: Allegis Group
Board 34: Characterization of Trypanosoma brucei MCP1 Student Scientist: Josephine Stark '25 Research Mentors: Arundhati Kavoor, Rylan Watkins, and Karin Musier-Forsyth (The Ohio State University Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Center for RNA Biology)
Board 35: Optimizing Traditional Silicon-Based Transistors Student Scientist: Raazia Aamir '27 Research Mentor: Wolfgang Windl (The Ohio State University Institute for Materials & Manufacturing Research)
Board 36: Fighting Gravity: Oral Nicotine Pouch Topography in Regular Users Student Scientist: Kelsea Cooper '26 Research Mentor: Brittney Keller-Hamilton (The Ohio State University Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science)
Board 37: Glucocorticoids Do Not Increase Fat Mass in Very Low Birth Weight Infants at Discharge Student Scientist: Luke Przybys '26 Research Mentor: Prabhu Parimi (MetroHealth Medical Center Division of Neonatology)
Board 38: Comparative Data Analysis of the Dropouts Between Radiation Belt Electrons and Ring Current Protons Student Scientist: Malcolm Henderson '24 Research Mentor: Weichao Tu (West Virginia University Department of Physics & Astronomy)
Board 39: Characterization of a Cell-Adapted Oncolytic Virus Student Scientist: Musa Saleh Rehmatullah '26 Research Mentor: Hana Dobrovolny (Texas Christian University Department of Physics & Astronomy)
Board 40: Detecting Untreated Wastewater in Urban Streams Through the Presence of Laundry Detergent Student Scientist: Savannah Domenech '25 Research Mentor: Rebecca Hale (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)
Board 41: Transformational Education: How Do We Know We are Delivering It? Student Scientist: Allison Dietz '27 and Brianna Montgomery '27 Research Mentor: Cliff Hurst (OWU Department of Economics & Business)
Board 42: Decoding Historical Astronomical Records Using a Convolutional Neural Network Student Scientist: Isabela Rodriguez Ortiz '26 Research Mentor: Jason Ybarra (West Virginia University Department of Physics & Astronomy)
