
关于研讨会
自2000年以来,本科生研究与创意奖学金年度研讨会展示了学生及其教师导师所做的各种研究,奖学金和创意工作。 通过海报、口头报告、表演和视觉艺术,学生们与威尼斯人娱乐城社区分享他们的发现和原创作品。 无论工作是通过SEARCH资助、EUReka课程、本科研究助理职位、教师资助项目、顶点项目还是其他来源发起的,我们都欢迎并鼓励所有学生在年度研讨会上发言。 在2025年的研讨会上,约230名学生发表了150多篇演讲。
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下一届年会的详情将于2026年1月公布。
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学生应提前准备演讲材料,并在研讨会当天携带自己的材料。 For detailed guidelines on abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and more, visit the 主持人资源 page.
参观研讨会
The 26th Annual Symposium of Undergraduate Research & Creative Scholarship will be held Thursday, April 23, 2026. 威尼斯人娱乐城鼓励学生,教师和工作人员以及社区成员参加。 Tentative schedule:
Poster session: 10:00-4:00 p.m.
口头报告:下午10:00-4:00
接待:下午4:00-5:00
颁奖典礼:下午5:00-6:00
颁发杰出奖项
有机会与广大观众分享他们的研究、奖学金和创造性活动,为学生提供了发展沟通技巧、增强信心和获得重要工作反馈的机会。 为了增加这些机会并表彰优秀的学生,教师评委会访问每个学生,并在以下六个类别中选出杰出的演讲:
- 艺术与人文
- 行为与社会科学
- 生物与生命科学
- 计算机与工程
- 物理/自然科学与数学
- KC作品是一个跨学科部门,专注于当地社区的研究和艺术工作
查看获奖名单,了解更多关于威尼斯人娱乐城学生正在做的令人兴奋的工作。
2025年的杰出表现
艺术与人文
Rebecca Hartman, History
“The Complex Journey of Albert Czul”
Mentor: Drew Bergerson
行为与社会科学
Yasmeen Hanon, Political Science and Environmental Studies
“Swimming Upstream: Water Conflicts as Resource War Outliers”
Mentor: Rebecca Best
生物与生命科学
Sienna Ficken, Biology
“Bruno1 Isoforms have Distinct Subcellular Localization Patterns in Developing Indirect Flight Muscle of Drosophila”
Mentor: Maria Spletter
CJ Kreeger, Environmental Science
“Assessment of macro- and microplastic pollution at beaches on San Salvador island in The Bahamas”
Mentor: Tina M. Niemi
Wylie Putnam, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
"Characterization of Malassezia pachydermatis Isolates from the Oral Cavity of Kansas Canines"
Mentor: Brooke Esquivel
Alessandra Smith, Biology: Clinical Laboratory Science
“Faster Embryonic Jaw Elongation Correlates with Less Bone Resorption”
Mentors: Claire J. Houchen and Erin E. Bumann
计算机与工程
Aubry Kleinsorge, Physics
“Modeling Silicon Surfaces in OLCAO”
Mentor: Paul Rulis
物理与自然科学
Chloe Craig, Environmental Science
“A Record of Paleohurricanes from Grain-size Analysis of Sediment Cores: Clear Pond, The Bahamas”
Mentor: Tina M. Niemi
Cadao Nguyen, Chemistry
"Investigation of Anti-Fogging Properties of Surfactants"
Mentor: Xiaobo Chen
Mya Thomas, Geology
"Field and Remote Identification of Small Diameter Lava Tubes from 1961 lava flow at Askja, Iceland"
Mentor: Alison Graettinger
KC作品
艾米丽Shoemake; History and English
"The Correspondence that created Sacred Circles"
Mentor: Marcus Meade
了解更多有关这些项目和所有研讨会主持人的信息,请参阅第25届本科生研究与创意奖学金年度研讨会 摘要书(PDF)。
艺术与人文
乔西纽曼; Media, Art, & Design
“Welcome to Womontown”
Mentor: Zach Frazier
行为与社会科学
安迪Basalo; Political Science / Accounting
Vari Patel; Political Science / Finance
“Legislative Term Limits and Representational Loss”
Mentor: Greg Vonnahme
凯特McKown; Psychology
Ainsley Pickering; Psychology
Emma Angle; Biology
“Trauma-related nightmares predicted by rumination in adults”
Mentor: Westley Youngren
埃勒里·沃恩; Psychology
“Examining Conflict Resolution Styles and Self Control in Couples”
Mentor: Lark Lim
生物与生命科学
特雷弗·贝尔; Biology
“The Role of rRNA Post-Transcriptional Modifications in Escherichia coli Ribosome Biogenesis”
Mentor: Michael O’Connor
塞缪尔·大卫·赫尔曼; Biology
“An Expression Map for Axon Guidance Molecules in the Fruit Fly”
Mentor: Haluk Lacin
亚历山德拉·史密斯; Biology
“A Single-dose of rWNT5A During Facial Bone Mineralization Results in Midface Differences”
Mentors: Claire J. Houchen, Portia L. Hahn Leat, and Erin E. Bumann
计算机与工程
Kailynn Barnt; Computer Science
“Testing of Generative AI for Disaster Scene Computing and Human-in-the-loop Post-disaster Decision-Making”
Mentor: ZhiQiang Chen
物理与自然科学
Aleigha Dollens; Earth & Environmental Science - Geology
“Electrical Resistivity Tomography Imaging of the Motagua Fault along the 1976 Earthquake Rupture in Guatemala”
Mentor: Tina M. Niemi
KC作品
奥利维亚恶化; Health Science
“Charitable Food & Healthcare Industry Partnership Efforts Against Food Insecurity”
Mentor: Kelsey Gardiner
通过回顾第24届本科生研究与创新奖学金年度研讨会,了解更多关于这些项目和所有研讨会主持人的信息 摘要书(PDF)。
艺术与人文
公园Zebley; Media, Art, & Design
"Happy Milk: A Narrative Short Film & Creative Exploration"
Mentor: Caitlin Horsman
生物与生命科学
洛根Baerman; Biology
Kylie Cushing; Biology
"Examining regulation of the SAGA-DUBm complex during sleep deprivation in Drosophila melanogaster"
Mentor: Ryan Mohan
EunBee Lee, Biology
"Genome-wide DNA Methylation in Granulosa Cells is Crucial for Gonadotropin-Induced Ovarian Follicle Maturation"
Mentor: James Benevides and M.A. Karim Rumi
Lindsy Todd, Biology
"A New Regulator of Ataxin-7 Cleavage in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7"
Mentor: Ryan Mohan
行为与社会科学
Maha Mateen, Accounting
"Regulation in Cryptocurrency"
Mentor: Julie Kline
Zack Smith, Psychology
Alyssa Squires, Psychology
"Mental Health Among the Religious and the "Nones": Examining Attitudes Toward Conventional and Alternative Approaches to Mental Health Care"
Mentor: Melisa Rempfer
计算机与工程
Grace Dang, Biology
"Reconfigurable Biomaterials Containing Magnetic Nanoparticles"
Mentor: Zahra Niroobakhsh
物理与自然科学
Liz Langford, Earth & Environmental Sciences
"Assessing the Johnson-Su Composting Bioreactor for Midwest Urban Soil Regeneration"
Mentor: Caroline Davies
KC作品
Liz Langford, Earth & Environmental Sciences
"Assessing the Johnson-Su Composting Bioreactor for Midwest Urban Soil Regeneration"
Mentor: Caroline Davies
了解更多有关这些项目和所有研讨会主持人的信息,请参阅第23届本科生研究与创意奖学金年度研讨会 摘要书(PDF)。
艺术与人文
Emma Leonard, Department of History, Honors Program
"Sports and Gender: A Comparative Historical Analysis of Men’s and Women’s Sports in the United States"
Mentor: Diane Mutti-Burke
生物与生命科学
Shea O'Connor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
"AI and The Fly"
Mentor: Zachary Fischer
行为与社会科学
Karah Chappel, Conservatory
"Exploration of the Education and Experiences of Music Therapists in Trauma Care"
Mentor: Dawn Iwamasa
计算机与工程
Dan Caron, Department of Civil Engineering
"Augmenting BIM with Real Time 3D and Damage Analytics"
Mentor: ZhiQiang Chen
物理与自然科学
Amanda Pierce, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
"The Effectiveness of 泥炭藓subsecundum Moss Removal of Dissolved Carbon Dioxide and pH Balancing of Missouri Freshwater"
Mentor: Caroline Davies
KC作品
Alejandra Frias Fraire, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
"Armourdale's Correlation Between Industry Pollution and Health Inequity"
了解更多有关这些项目和所有研讨会主持人的信息,请参阅第22届本科生研究与创意奖学金年度研讨会 摘要书(PDF)。
艺术与人文
Carolyn Nordengren, Department of Art and Art History
“Untangling the Stories of Portrait Miniatures”
Mentor - Rochelle Ziskin
行为与社会科学
Kayley Morris, Department of Psychology
“Imposter Syndrome at Work: The Effects of Employee Socialization on Workplace Imposter Syndrome”
Mentors - Diane Filion, Seung Suk Kang and Bryan Fox
生物与健康科学
Sarah Rapp, Biological Sciences
“Discovery of a Circadian Ubiquitin Code”
Mentor - Ryan D. Mohan
计算机与工程
Celine Lim, Civil and Mechanical Engineering
“Heat Transfer Enhancement of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Systems”
Mentor - Sarvenaz Sobhansarbandi
KC作品
Heather Dyreng, Department of English
“Giving a Second Chance: Increasing Access to Expungement in Missouri”
Mentor - Erica Stone
物理科学与数学
Jack Harrigan, Department of Chemistry
“Amphiphilic Dendrimers for Application in Drug Delivery Systems”
Mentor - Shin Moteki
艺术与人文
Jordan Fanciullo, Department of History and Program in Classics
“Imperial Virtus: A Numismatic Study of Emperor Hadrian’s Coinage and Representation of Roman Gender Dynamics”
Mentors - Massimiliano Vitiello and Jeff Rydberg-Cox
行为与社会科学
Claire Ridgway, School of Medicine and Dept. of Psychology
“Relationships between Religious and Sociodemographic Factors and Lifetime Drug Use”
Mentor - Jannette Berkley-Patton
生物与健康科学
Sara Miller, School of Biological Sciences
“The Effects of Nonstop and Ataxin-7 Genes on SCAR Protein Production"
Mentor - Ryan D. Mohan
计算机与工程
Bethany Buckland, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
“Improving the Surface Durability of Pervious Concrete Using a Lithium Silicate Densifying Agent”
Mentor - John Kevern
物理科学与数学
Stephanie Caples, Department of Geosciences
“Using Drone Technology to Track Hurricane Damage: An Example from The Bahamas”
Mentor - Tina Niemi
KC作品
Anne E. Crawford, Peyton Galloway, Megan Schwindler, Bailey Cairns, Christian DeShazo, Jordan Fash, Megan Hayood, Sydney Herter, Batula Hussein, Laura Jarvis, Gina Kelling, Carmen Lajam, Luke Macarthy, Katie Morriss, Nancy Rivera, Bailey Smith, Erin Spelger, Olivia Steely, Nam Vu, Emma Wheatley, Mark Whitrock, RebekahYoumans and Joey Zahner, Department of English
“Deconstructing the Divides: Rhetorical Activism in Kansas City”
Mentor - Jane Greer
艺术与人文
Abigail Osgood, Department of English
“'How cruel life can be!': Silence, Agency, and a Rhetoric of Displacement in my Great-Grandmother's Letters”
Mentor - Jane Greer
生物与健康科学
Nghi Khiet Chau, School of Dentistry
“Effects of Polyphenol Rich Extracts from Several Botanical Sources on Dentin Collagen Stabilization”
Mentors - Yong Want and Xiaomei Yao
Neka Khoshkhoo, Gail Juknevicius, Samantha Schwartz and Mercy Maipandi, School of Biological Sciences
“Developing a Fruit Fly Model for Cachexia”
Mentor - Len Dobens
计算机与工程
Spencer On, Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering
“Terahertz Frequency Response of Realistic CNT Environments”
Mentor - Ahmed Hassan
物理科学与数学
LeAnna Cates, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
“Mathematical Modeling of the Zika Virus Transmission Dynamics: Disease Characteristics and Prevention”
Mentor - Naveen K. Vaidya
行为与社会科学
Jacob Gurera, Department of Psychology
“Sleep Education, Locus of Control, and Psychophysiological Adaptability”
Mentor - Diane Filion
Jennifer Collins-Stiner, Department of Psychology
“Anxiety: An Underrecognized Issue in Schizophrenia”
Mentor - Melissa Rempfer
KC作品
Naomi Britton and Jessica Hildreth, Department of Psychology
"Addressing the Needs of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: The GPS Project"
Mentor - Joan McDowd