The Society of Women Engineers is proud to announce the WE20 Annual Conference Poster and Rapid Fire student research competition finalists. These students were selected from a competitive applicant pool to present their research during WE20 sessions.
“Rapid Fire” talks are short and powerful student research presentations. The 10 student finalists will present their cutting edge research, highlighting their accomplishments in the lab. The talks are engaging and inspiring. The poster session highlights 10 student poster presentations. The Poster Competition is an opportunity for students to highlight their communication skills to a wider audience beyond their technical field. This year due to the virtual format, poster finalists are presenting a short ‘pop talk’ during the sessions to introduce their posters.
Poster: Graduate Students
Attend Virtually: Friday, November 6, 1:30-3:00 pm CT
| Name | School | Topic |
| Alena Bessmertnykh | University of Houston | The effects of proppant on the near-front behavior of a hydraulic fracture |
| Kathrine Bretl | University of Colorado Boulder | Improved Feasibility of Spaceflight Artificial Gravity through Human Vestibular Acclimation to High Speed Rotation |
| Gabrielle Cantor | Indiana University | IntelliPlants: An Automated Self-Contained Greenhouse |
| Marley Dewey | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | How to repair bone in 3 easy steps |
| Sitoshna Jatty | Chemical Engineering | Design of Pumped Hydro Energy Storage System for Smart Grid Application |
| Shweta Karnik | University of Houston | Development of a Blood Shear Stress Device using Experimental and Numerical Methods |
| Elizabeth Mamros | University of New Hampshire | Custom Metallic Biomaterials through Controlled Deformation and Phase Transformation in Stainless Steel 316L |
| Ozioma Nwachukwu | Southern University and A&M College | A Prospective of Coal Fly Ash Conversion to Zeolite Membrane for Wastewater Treatment Application |
| Mitra Shabanisamghabady | Clemson University | Plastic deformation of Al0.3CoCrFeNi High Entropy Alloys |
| Fatema Zohra | Texas State University | Smart Automation of an Integrated Water System |
Poster: Undergraduate Students
Attend Virtually: Saturday, November 7, 1:30-3:00 pm CT
| Name | School | Topic |
| Elizabeth Bury | The University of Alabama | Mechanical Characterization of the Effects of Paraffinic Oil on the Thermoplastic Elastomer, Styrene-Ethylene-Butylene-Styrene |
| Jessica Ezemba | Texas A&M University | Traumatic Brain Injury at the Cellular Level: Design of a Concussion Bioreactor |
| Daksha Jadhav | Georgia Institute of Technology | Identification of Abnormal Gait in Hemiplegic Stroke Patients Using a Force Sensor Outsole |
| Lucinda Lau | Rowan University | Use of Dexamethasone and Lidocaine in a hydrogel matrix to decrease inflammatory response at insulin pump catheter injection site |
| Allison Martinez | Florida International University | Role of Pericytes in Electrical Signal Conduction in the Cerebral Microcirculation: Insights from a Mathematical Model |
| Michaela Matocha | Texas A&M University | How Content Ownership and Reuse Beliefs Vary Across Photo Sharing Services |
| Keira Mull | Notre Dame of Maryland University | Using Virtual Reality & Electron Microscopy to Quantify Outer Hair Cell Ribbon Synapses Acoustic Trauma |
| Courtney Smoljan | Colorado School of Mines | Mesoporous Microspherica Nickel Oxide Catalysts for Deoxygenation of Oleic acid |
| Siva Sreedhar | University of Illinois at Chicago | Differentiating Muscularis Mucosa and Muscularis Propria in Bladder TIssue with FTIR Imaging |
| Gabrielle Waters | Tennessee Technological University | Convergent access to bis-1,2,4-triazinyl-2,2′-bipyridines (BTBPs) and 2,2′-bipyridines via a Pd-catalyzed Ullman-type reaction |
Rapid Fire: Graduate Students
Attend Virtually: Friday, November 6, 11:00-12:30 pm CT
| Name | School | Topic |
| Ogochukwu Enekwizu | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Is it Condensation or Evaporation that Drives Aggregate Restructuring? |
| Emily Ford | Arizona State University | Relating nano-mechanical response to qualitative chemical maps of ultra-high performance cementitious binders |
| Rebecca Frederick | The University of Texas at Dallas | Controlling Lower Limb Motion with Wireless Nerve Stimulation |
| Andrea Joseph | University of Washington | Therapeutic nanoparticles for neonatal brain injury |
| Aleksandra Kalinowska | Northwestern University | Abduction loading affects motor coordination in individuals post stroke, informing targeted rehabilitation |
| Courtney Keiser | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Mechanically Optimized Vascular Bypass Grafts for Treating Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease in the Lower Limb |
| Nancy Lu | Princeton University | Understanding hydrogel behavior in soils to improve irrigation efficiency |
| AYUMI MANAWADU | Washington State University | Impact identification on concrete panels using a surface-bonded smart piezoelectric module (SBSPM) system |
| Isabella Sanders | Georgia Institute of Technology | Strategic Market Deployment for Start-Ups: Farm-to-Table Platforms |
| Riannon Smith | University of Iowa | Thermoreversible Hydrogels for Sprayable Treatment of Burn Wound Infections |
Rapid Fire: Undergraduate Students
Attend Virtually: Saturday, November 7, 11:00-12:30 pm CT
| Name | School | Topic |
| Eva Cai | Harvard University | Novel Ionic Liquid for Transtympanic Drug Delivery for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss |
| Kathryn Chamberlin | ASU | Arctic Ice Management |
| Roshni Gandhi | Rowan University | The SleeveSaver as an Accessibility Device for Limited Mobility Individuals |
| Angela Gao | UCLA | Development of a Tension Sensor System for Modeling Artificial Fingertip Force |
| Madeline Groettum | The Catholic University of America | Mobility Limited Weight Scale |
| Mia Hoffman | University of Notre Dame | Analyzing the Cortical Thickness of the Primate Brain using Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| Rhea Jain | Drexel University | Design and Fabrication of a Synthetic Larynx using 3D Printing |
| Marissa Mueller | The University of Iowa | Lifestyle Physical Activity Measurement- Accelerometer Scoring Influences and Interactions |
| Jillian Saunders | Drexel University | Fragile X Granules localize near axonal plasma membranes independent of the Fragile X protein FMRP |
| Annabel Yau | University of California, Berkeley | Assessing the Lifespan of Ceramic Thin Film Encapsulation for Long-Term Neural Implants |
If considering attending, it’s recommended to download the latest Zoom Client for Meetings, available free here.
If you are interested in applying for the research competitions for WE21, keep a lookout in spring on the collegiate competitions page. WE21 abstract applications will be posted in May 2021 and close on June 15, 2021.
Also, WE Local research competitions are still open, closing Tuesday, November 10, apply here to present your research at a WE Local.
