Summer Research Programs Poster Session
Posted: 2026-07-28 08:46:58 Expiration: 2026-08-04 08:46:58
Join us Friday, July 31, 2026 from 10am-12pm in the Memorial Union Oceti Sakowin Ballroom for a poster session showcasing the research projects of high school and undergraduate students who participated in summer research programs at NDSU.
The program will begin with brief welcome remarks from Heidi Grunwald, PhD, Interim Vice President for Research and Creative Activity.
Posters ending in an odd number will present from 10am-11am; posters ending in an even number will present from 11am-12pm (noon).
Participating programs include:
- Coatings and Polymeric Materials (CPM) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
- Coatings and Polymeric Materials (CPM) Ukrainian Student Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (USURE)
- Collaborations in Discipline-based Education Research (CiDER) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- Eshkabilov Lab, Agrimechatronics
- Heidinger Lab, Biological Sciences
- Klug Lab, Biological Sciences
- PICNICS summer research program for high school students
- Pollination Nation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- Qi Lab, Coatings and Polymeric Materials
- Russavage Lab, Sugarbeet Research Unit, USDA-ARS
- Sibi Lab, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Student projects are listed below by poster number.
- Maggie Gaunt, CiDER
Physics Fumbles: You Almost Had It!
Project Advisors: Jon C. Owen, Mila Kryjevskaia - Angel Mochoge, CiDER
Leading a Double Life: The Hidden Realities of Working STEM Students
Project Advisor: Tara Slominski - Serena Squires, CiDER
Growth Mindset in STEM: The "Fix" to Fixed Courses
Project Advisors: John B. Buncher, Danielle L J Condry, Jenni Momsen, Tara Slominski - Ava Jenkins, CiDER
The Successful Student: Optimizing Learning in Large Lectures
Project Advisor: Maxx Kureczko - Hannah Lee Wills, CiDER
Chronicling Collaborative Learning in a Chem Class
Project Advisor: James Nyachwaya - Leonardo Venancio, CiDER
The Paradigm of Genetics: Plastic or Permanent?
Project Advisors: Daniel Ferguson, Jenni Momsen - Abby Hebert, CiDER
Two Subjects, One Language: A Textbook Analysis of Line Integrals
Project Advisor: John B. Buncher - Winifred M. Paine, CiDER
See Yourself in Science: The Effect of a Molecular Biology Camp on High School Students
Project Advisors: Jonathan J. Nguyen, Danielle L J Condry - Alex Kang, CiDER
Positive Being Right Isn't Always Right: Promoting Confidence in Applying Coordinate Systems in Physics
Project Advisors: Idris Malik, Warren Christensen - Nadia Otterstetter, CiDER
"Are you sure?" A qualitative exploration of student social metacognition in groups considering knowledge and comprehension level questions
Project Advisors: Emily L. Hackerson, Jade Vipond, Tara Slominski, Jenni Momsen - Stella Strong, Sibi Lab
Synthesis of Warfarin Analogs
Project Advisors: Rebecca L. Huss, Mukund Sibi - Ryan Cross, Sibi Lab
Acyl Thiazoles: Novel Substrates for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation
Project Advisors: Rebecca L. Huss, Anna C. Renner, Mukund Sibi - Brooklyn Fortier, Sibi Lab
P, N Ligands: Synthesis and Catalytic Applications
Project Advisors: Kajal Somani, Mukund Sibi - Gowri Pillai, PICNICS
Efficient Synthesis of Enones for Conjugate Addition
Project Advisors: Stella Strong, Rebecca L. Huss, Mukund Sibi - Alexis Scheid, PICNICS
Light-Driven C-C Bond-Forming Reactions of Thiazole Derivatives
Project Advisors: Giovanna Fuentes, Anna C. Renner, Mukund Sibi - Josephine Nelson, PICNICS
The Synthesis of Ce/Zr MOF and its Stability in Various Solvents
Project Advisors: Anna Miroshnychenko, Xiaoning Qi - Subina Samat, PICNICS
Investigating Anti-Estrogen Therapy in Ovarian Cancer
Project Advisors: Jacob Schepp, Bappaditya Chandra - Kevin Xia, PICNICS
Design of Experiments and Machine Learning for Optimization of DIW-Printed PVDF Composite Coatings
Project Advisors: Julia Scully, Eugene Caldona - Jannie Yang, PICNICS
From Molecular Structure to Biological Activity: A Computational Study of Small-Molecule GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
Project Advisors: Rahil Ashtari Mahini, Bakhtiyor Rasulev - Connor Gallagher, PICNICS
Computational Design and Experimental Evaluation of COPZ1-Targeting Ligands
Project Advisors: Gizele Celante, Raquel Possemozer, Roberto Gomes - Meehang Rai, PICNICS
Synthesis of Fluorinated and Biobased Benzoxazines
Project Advisors: Ian Deniell Magsino, Eugene Caldona - Sev Caldona, PICNICS
Toward Structure-Compostability Relationships in Bio-Based Monomers
Project Advisors: Ayda Dadras, Mariia Usiichuk, Andriy Voronov - Ray Qi and Shemonti Noor, PICNICS / Mathew Lab
Integrin agonists promote recovery from acute kidney injury
Project Advisors: Md Shafiqul Islam Sovon, Sijo Mathew - Luke Bourdeaux, Eshkabilov Lab
Performance Comparison Between Biofuel and Diesel
Project Advisor: Sulaymon Eshkabilov - Joanna Daniella Fajardo, Eshkabilov Lab
Beehive Monitoring using Wireless Sensor Network
Project Advisor: Sulaymon Eshkabilov - Artin Sadeghi, Eshkabilov Lab
Water Nutrient Monitoring Throughout the Hydroponic Lettuce Growth Period
Project Advisor: Sulaymon Eshkabilov - Jewel Woodcock, Eshkabilov Lab
Bee-comb Image-based Analytics using Machine Learning Modelling
Project Advisor: Sulaymon Eshkabilov - Tyan Nordstrom, Eshkabilov Lab
Detecting Honeybee Stress Response to Vibration via Laser Vibrometer
Project Advisor: Sulaymon Eshkabilov - Alexis Spencer, CPM SURE
From Molecular Structure to Anticancer Potency: QSAR Modeling for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Project Advisor: Amirreza Daghighi - Destiny Faithful Akinode, CPM SURE
Machine Learning Framework to Predict Enthalpy of Melting Temperature in NADES
Project Advisor: Elham Shirvanihosseini - Viktoriia Vlasenko, CPM USURE
Is Elastic Modulus a Governing Factor in the Ice-Release Behavior of Bilayer Coatings?
Project Advisors: David Boucher, Rana Rafiei Hashjin - Yuliia Romaniuk, CPM USURE
Nanoscale Characterization of Invertible Polymeric Micellar Assemblies Loaded with Oligomeric Cargo
Project Advisor: Mariia Usiichuk - Vladyslav Zhukov, CPM USURE
Linking Polymer Network Structure, Viscoelasticity, and Adhesion in Silicone Elastomers for Fouling-Release Applications
Project Advisor: Masoumeh Nazem Salimi - Andrii Moldavchuk, CPM USURE
Prediction of the melting temperature of natural deep eutectic solvents using a machine learning model based on mixture descriptors
Project Advisor: Durbek Usmanov - Gu Bu, Qi Lab
An Investigation of Nanopatterned Silicon Oxycarbide Surfaces for Extreme Environments: Factors Influencing Surface Roughness and Work Function
Project Advisors: Taehyun Kim, Xiaoning Qi - Abigail Gardner, Pollination Nation
Thermal Treatments for Parasitoid Mitigation in Megachile rotundata
Project Advisor: Alex Torson - Honora LaRock, Pollination Nation
How does the abiotic environment affect Megachile rotundata and other pollinator activity in alfalfa fields?
Project Advisors: Meredith Johnson, Josh Rinehart, Joseph Rinehart - Jazayra Acosta, Pollination Nation
Determining the developmental and physiological effects of sublethal heat on Manduca sexta.
Project Advisors: Alex K. Humpherys, Julia H. Bowsher, Kendra J. Greenlee - William Corey, Pollination Nation
Insect and Floral Communities across three Fargo Parks Prairie Restoration Sites
Project Advisors: Cameron Kolthoff, Julia Bowsher - Larissa Bartholomew, Pollination Nation
Effects of Age on Sperm Viability in Alfalfa Leafcutter Bees
Project Advisors: Korie DeBardlabon, Arun Rajamohan, Kendra Greenlee - Eric Lien, Pollination Nation
Heat-Stress in Megachile rotundata
Project Advisor: Alex Torson - Jordan Hunnicutt, Pollination Nation
Effects of diet quality and heat stress on Megachile rotundata
Project Advisors: Arnel Lawrence, Joseph Rinehart, Julia Bowsher - Hyla Erickson, Pollination Nation
Salinity Tolerance Across Camelina Species
Project Advisor: Jinita Sthapit - Katherine McLeod, Pollination Nation
Megachile rotundata Larval Development Time by Sex
Project Advisors: Mehakpreet Kaur, Joseph Rinehart, Julia Bowsher - Cade Benson, Pollination Nation
Effects of Cryopreservation Cooling Rate on Painted Lady Butterfly Eusperm Bundle Morphology and Viability
Project Advisor: Korie DeBardlabon, Arun Rajamohan, Kendra Greenlee - Abdul Younis, Russavage Lab, USDA-ARS
What's the Buzz About? Floral Volatile Organic Compounds and Pollinator Attraction in Chile Peppers
Project Advisor: Emily Russavage - Ellie DeBoer, Russavage Lab, USDA-ARS
The Scent of a Pest: Using Pheromone Traps for Lygus Bug Control in Sugar Beets
Project Advisor: Emily Russavage - Linnea Hagestuen, Russavage Lab, USDA-ARS
Unraveling Plant Chemical Language: How VOCs Shape Plant-Insect Interactions in Zucchini Squash
Project Advisor: Emily Russavage - Owen W. Lane, Klug Lab
Revisiting Historical Population Estimates and Habitat Affiliations of Blackbirds (Icteridae) Breeding in North Dakota: 1967, 1981-82, 1990, and 2026
Project Advisor: Page Klug - Lauren Gunderson, Heidinger Lab
The one where they leave the nest: House Sparrow fledging variation throughout the season
Project Advisors: Rachel Bockrath, Britt Heidinger
-- NDSU Research and Creative Activity: Cassie Johnson