URCAF+GRASP 2026 - April 24 - Woolsey Hall
Schedule
- 8:00 AM – Poster presenters check-in (1st floor);
Oral presenters and judges check-in (2nd floor) - 8:00 – 8:10 AM – Coffee break (2nd floor)
- 8:15 – 10:45 AM – Oral presentations (Room 225 URCAF & Rooms 233, 234 GRASP)
- 10:30 AM – Poster judges check-in (Room 135)
- 11:00 AM – Poster presentations begin (Atrium & Fidelity Bank Auditorium)
- 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Poster judging
- 1:00 PM – Judges dismissed for lunch
- 1:10 – 2:00 PM – Keynote presentation and lunch
- 2:00 – 2:30 PM – Awards ceremony
Oral Presentations - Woolsey 2nd floor
GRASP Session 1 - 8.15 AM - 9.25 AM
WO 233
“The Look of Professionalism: Exploring Appearance and Self-Expression in Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists”. Reshma Balmick.
“Infrastructure for Decarbonization: Integrating AI and Advanced Thermodynamics to Unlock 2.95 Million Legacy Wells for Carbon Storage”. James Beilman.
“Pretty Fine for a Fly-By: Using Computational Fluid Dynamics for Urban Air Mobility Applications”. Kenzie Brant.
“Morphometric Sex Differentiation of the Proximal and Distal Human Tibia”. Cameron Hill.
“Reconceptualizing Agentic Engagement in Generative AI-Supported Learning Environments”. Jacquie Ganton.
WO 234
“Role of Palladin in Actin Dynamics revealed by Quantitative Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy”. Sanju Ghimire.
“Effect of Biofreeze on Myofascial Trigger Point Management in the Supraspinatus Muscle”. Sadika Mohammad, Tanishka Deshpande, and Afiya Tarannum.
“From Cloud to Browser: Secure Adaptive Partitioning for WebGPU-Enabled On-Device AI”. Fairuz Nawar.
“Using ChatGPT to create culturally inclusive learning experiences: An investigation on censorship and bias within large language models (LLMs)”. Paige Whiteside.
GRASP Session 2 - 9.30 AM-10.45 AM
WO 233
“A Systems Engineering Approach to a Design-Phase Certification of a Light Sport Aircraft”. Ismael Parga, Suzin Oh, and Jason Lemus.
“Portraying Professional Women: U.S. Media Coverage of Gendered Experiences in Engineering”. Amanur Rahman.
“Low-Speed Impact Damage Sensing in Aircraft Radomes via Gold Nanofilm-Integrated Nomex Honeycomb Core Sandwich Composites”. Marawan Rohayem.
“Best Practices for Curriculum Design Teams in Utilizing GenAI to Fill Gaps in Socio-Technical Systems”. Leah Roeder.
WO 234
“Developing A Novel Contact Modeling Framework for Dynamic Human Rolling Simulations”. Rahmat Safdar.
“Examining the Effectiveness of the Gottman Method for Marital Conflicts in Iranian Couples”. Seyedehdorsa Siadati.
“The Impact of Molecular vs. Atomic Opacities on Asteroseismology of Evolved Stars: A Sensitivity Study”. Pritam Singh.
“Assessing Interprofessional Education through TeamSTEPPS: An Evaluation”. Nicole Hayer
URCAF Session 1 - 8:15 AM -9:00 AM
WO 234
“Engineering Data-Guided Brazing Solutions for Quality Improvement”. Mohammad Faisal.
“What's Linekr Got to Do with It? Examining the Mechanical Stability of Palladin's Ig3-4 Linker Region”. Lauren Hughes.
“Using Monoclonal Antibodies to Immunopurify Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)”. Kimberly Laguna Gutierrez.
URCAF Session 2 - 9:00 AM -9:45 AM
WO 234
“The Recognition of Background Characters in Mothballs and the Significance in Broader Literature”. Mariel Becicka.
“Perceptions of Artificially Intelligent Social Media Algorithms Affect Short-Form Content Engagement”. Sonnia Evbota-Momodu.
“Beyond Criminalization: Community Coalition Response to the Opioid Crisis in Rural Kansas”. Hali Stevenson.
URCAF Session 3 - 9:45 AM -10:45 AM
WO 234
“Why Do They Shut Me Out of Heaven?” Jasper Fast. Recorded composition
“Runnin' on Fumes - Piece for Unaccompanied Alto Saxophone.”Ethan Grohe. Live Peformance.
“Cosmos Laundromat: The Full Process of Scoring a Film.” Sophia Hart. Recorded composition.
“Blues and Variations for Monk.” Grace Schulze. Live Performance.
Poster Presentations - Woolsey 1st floor (Atrium & Fidelity Bank Auditorium), 11AM - 1PM
URCAF Posters
U1 Rida Azmi, Sydney Strong, Samantha Scraper, Angle-Specific Muscle Activation on a Multi-Modal Exercise System: A Ten-Muscle Surface EMG Analysis of Sex-Related Differences
U2 Mackenzie Bahr, Brianna Cruz, Maia Delong‚ Megann Fenske and Cittali Renteria, "Breathe Easy, Smile Bright" - Teen Tobacco Awareness
U3 Brody Bazelle, Knowledge Hierarchy in Single-Receiver Localization at low SNR using Machine Learning: Knowing Which Signal Matters Most
U4 Zoe Bennett‚ Dashboard redesign via Pilot interviews: Reducing cognitive burden during flight operations
U5 Sonali Bomma‚ Towards a User-Friendly Experimental Environment for Distributed Machine Learning
U6 Grace Brabander‚ Aubrey Eilers, Addison Francis, Kellen Peri, Samantha Silva, The Silent Epidemic: Bright Care, Healthy Smiles
U7 Dashiell Brown‚ Rewriting the Nation: Collective Memory and the 1776 Commission
U8 Abby Bui‚ Ingrid Domme, Enhancing Vaccine Efficacy: Protective Antigen--PP65 Conjugation Using SpyCatcher/SpyTag
U9 Eliceo Caniza Velazquez‚ Kayla Cantu, Molecular and Cellular Regulation of Microglia by Soy-Protein Nanofiber Scaffolds
U10 Kyan Caudillo‚ Understanding Impacts of Narrative Medicine Programs
U11 Urshitha Chakka‚ AI - Powered Academic Learning Agent
U12 Elliot Chambon‚ Nicholas Atansio, Drew Perez, Korben Schotberger, Student Designed, NASA Approved: WSU's Next Gen Spacewalk Tool
U13 Cara Crowley‚ Dara Amphone, Comparative Performance Analysis of AFM, TS, and BSS Methods for Non-Invasive Fetal ECG Extraction
U14 Ira Dalbom‚ Applied Quantum Machine Learning for Flood Prediction
U15 Alexander Dial‚ Ayse Yildirim, No-U-Turn Sampler Bayesian Inference for Weibull Failure Time Modeling under Small-Sample Conditions
U16 Jackson Harader‚ Myopalladin Mutations and Their Effects on Actin Interactions and Protein Stability
U17 Angela Hernández-Monroy, Exploring the Intersection of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Gender Diversity: A Systematic Review
U18 Elijah Jenkins‚ Self Disclosing Behaviors with Robots
U19 Kennedy Johnson‚ Haley Koster, Alan Leal, Oral Health and Awareness During Pregnancy
U20 Caitlyn Joseph‚ Effects of Mutations in Myopalladin on Actin Interactions and Protein Stability: Implications for Cardiomyopathy
U21 Garrett Knight‚ Being Wrong Feels Right: Predictive Responses of Expected & Unexpected Variations During Active Listening Using Multi-Modal fNIRS-EEG Analysis
U22 Kenzie Messerly, Abigail Luong‚ Putting Pain Relief in Perspective: Changes Following Blood Flow Restricted Exercise and Electrical Stimulation
U23 Sadie Millard‚ Effect of Insects on Prairie Competition and Diversity
U24 Braeden Miller‚ Exploring Predictors for Online Disordered Gambling
U25 Omar Mohamed‚ Preliminary Parametric Tail Design for a Pusher Amphibious Light Sport Aircraft
U26 Eyad Mohieeldin‚ Immunohistochemical (IHC) Analysis of HNSCC/CAF Cells and Xenotransplants
U27 Liam Moore‚ AI Ethics in the Workplace
U28 Luke Morrow‚ Biocompatibility and Differentiation Behavior of NEDAPS Cells with PCL Scaffolds
U29 Conner Murphy‚ Quantifying Tillage Intensity as a Contributing Factor to Tillage Erosion at Archaeological Sites in Kansas
U30 Johnathan Nichols, Remnants of the deep: a preliminary map of mafic enclaves near the vent of Big Obsidian Flow, Newberry Caldera, Central Oregon
U31 Alisa-Beth Pelletier, Translating Quantum Algorithms from Continuous Hamiltonian Simulations to Discrete Circuits
U32 David Rich‚ Investigation of NbTe4 as a Potential Anode Material for Li-Ion Batteries
U33 Vincent Ridpath, Elias Bahr‚ Blake Ranabarga, Leveraging Emerging Technology to Simulate Moon Walks Based on Artemis Missions
U34 Hannah Grace Rosario‚ Development of an Affordable and Accessible Light-Based Sensor for Biological Tissue Analysis
U35 Megan Tanner‚ From Heat to Insight: Real-Time Coolant Temperature Monitoring in a HAAS Mini Mill
U36 James Ukoha, The Impact of Social Robot Interaction on Human Decision Making and Theta Oscillatory Activity
U37 Samuel VanderWeele‚ Air Quality Research of Local Sedgwick County Schools
GRASP Posters
G1 Oluwatosin Ajiboye, Structural Elucidation of Myopalladin-F Actin Interaction Using Crosslinking Mass Spectrometry(XL-MS) and Docking
G2 George Altman‚ Identification of Steps and Ramps Under Reduced Acuity and Luminance: a Virtual Reality Study
G3 Fatih Altun, Mechanical and Surface Performance of Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Components Produced via Selective Laser Melting Under Extreme Conditions
G4 Mea Ames‚ Development and Fabrication of Screen-Printed Electrodes on Ecoflex Substrate for Biomedical Applications
G5 Allanur Ansari‚ Constraints on ACDM and XCDM Cosmological Models Using Pantheon+ SN Type Ia, Hubble Parameter, and BAO Datasets
G6 Reyhane Antikinezhad‚ Design and Evaluation of a Voice Activated Adaptative Focus Mode for a Spacesuit Heads-up Display
G7 Saleh Ateiwi‚ Design for Additive Manufacturing - An Updated Review of Methods, Software, and AI-Driven Approaches
G8 Ahmad Bassaleh‚ Understanding Gig-Style Food Delivery Platforms Through Agent-Based Modeling
G9 Abigail Cronin‚ "Together for our Kids": Supporting Parents of Children with Significant Needs Through Connection and Education
G10 Setareh Darvishi‚ Recommendations for Crew Configuration to Enhance Workload Balance in Emergency Medical Services
G11 Munia Das‚ Postpartum Depression: Understanding Experiences, Narratives, and Support Needs
G12 Jami Ecklund et al.‚ Analysis of Fauna from Etzanoa Using the Fresh Fracture Index
G13 Bibaran Gautam‚ Investigation of Adsorption of Aromatic Water Pollutants by Pentafluorostyrene Homopolymer and Copolymers with t-Butyl Acrylate
G14 Makenna Guillory‚ Relating to Rocks: An Exploration of the Use of Audience-Centered-Experience Techniques for Geoscience Interpretive Programs Within the National Park Service
G15 John Hammond‚ "I Just Feel Like an Average College Student That Just Doesn't Want to Do Their Work" A Case Study
G16 Janea Harris‚ Comparing AirPods 2 Hearing Threshold Testing with A Traditional Audiologic Evaluation
G17 Brooks Hartrsock‚ Determining Simulation Correction Factors for Tungsten-Doped 3D Printed Radiation Shields
G18 Touseef Hasan‚ Generative Recommendation of Customized Instructional Activities for Virtual Laboratories
G19 Mariam Jabr‚ Development of a Dynamic Contact Simulation of Human Rolling
G20 Parisa Jahangiri‚ Cationic Polymerization of 2-Methyl-2-oxazoline and 9-Vinylcarbazole Utilizing Methyl-3-acetoxy-2-bromopropionate As an Initiator
G21 Ana Jara Valenzuela‚ Legal Translation and Interpretation in Kansas: AI and the Perspectives of Local Professionals
G22 Kiora Joseph‚ Frequency and Heated Region Shape Effects on the Physics of Mach 2 Flow Over a Hemisphere Cylinder
G23 Ruza Kansakar‚ Visual Safety on the Moon: Comparing Color and Pattern-Based Warnings in Augmented Reality
G24 Manasa Manoharan et al.‚ Effects of Calf Muscle Foam Rolling vs Static Stretching on Flexibility and Pain Pressure Threshold
G25 Mahrokh Moradi‚ Synthesis of Aliphatic Poly(ester carbonate) Copolymers Using Novel Chloroformates and Their Hydrolytic and Enzymatic Degradation
G26 Bella Neish‚ Multi-Model AI Assistant for Lunar Surface Navigation, Risk Assessment, and Rover Interaction
G27 Himanshu Noah Pascal‚ Postural Balance on Foam Surfaces with Visual Feedback
G28 Ajay Kishore Ponnada‚ Physics-Informed Depth Completion for Occlusion-Robust Robot Perception
G29 Karishma Prasad‚ From KCrTe2 to Easy-Peel 1T-CrTe2: Crystal Growth, Deintercalation, and Magnetic Property Study
G30 Khusbu Rai‚ Exploring Chemical Flexibility in Thiocyanates from Monometallic Lanthanide Systems to Bimetallic Frameworks
G31 Taylor Reyes‚ Supporting Educators' Stress Through Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in PreK-5th Grade Classrooms
G32 Vindhya Sayam‚ Effects of Instrument- Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Static Stretching on Tongue Muscle Performance in Healthy Young Adults
G33 Muhammad Faraz Shoaib‚ LLM4Leaks: Android Memory Leak Detection Using Large Language Models
G34 Elmiraalsadat Tabatabaei‚ Localized Breast Cancer Control with Electrospun Nanofiber Implants: Therapeutic Strategies, Tumor Microenvironment Targeting, and Translation
G35 Sony Thakuri‚ AI-Assisted Decision Support for EVA Operations: Evaluating Cognitive Load Reduction and Task-Specific Effectiveness in Artemis Mission Contexts
G36 Sai Leela Harika Thota, Neuro-Symbolic Planning for Vision-Language Robotic Manipulation
G37 Mary Tran‚ Wind Energy Access in Kansas Communities
G38 Kayleigh Von Hoene‚ Simultaneous Binaural Measurements of Distortion-Product Otoacoustic Emissions in Normal-Hearing Adults
G39 Afshin Yaghoobi et al.‚ Quantum-enhanced Adaptive Scheduling for Real-Time IoT Task Optimization in Fog-Cloud Systems
G40 Daniela Yanez‚ The Coloniality of Knowledge in the Pre-Hispanic Motifs of Elena Izcue: An Analysis of El arte peruano en la escuela (1926)
G42 Uriel Gloire Batukandikila et al.‚ Structured Execution of Build and Test Phase Certification for a Light Sport Aircraft under 14 CFR Part 22
G41 Zhengyang Ye‚ In-Capillary Preconcentration of Fluorescent Derivatives of Catecholamines in Cerebrospinal Fluid Using Flow Gated Capillary Electrophoresis
G43 Koray Buyukyildiz et al.‚ Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of HVOF-Sprayed WC‚ÄìCo Hard Coatings on Aerospace Alloys
G44 Sumer Hahn et al.‚ Comparing the Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Dynamic Exercise on Hamstring Flexibility
G45 Timmerie Henke et al.‚ Archaeological Analysis of Burnt Animal Bone: A Case Study on Faunal Remains for Fuel Use and Cooking Techniques at Etzanoa
G46 Olivia Kerr et al.‚ CLEAR-AI: A Clinician-led Evaluation and Assessment of Readiness of AI in Healthcare Contexts
G47 Sandhya Khatri et al.‚ Cultural Adjustment and Psychological Well-Being: Integrating Two Worlds
G48 Shreechandana Mettu et al.‚ Integrated Analysis of Water Quality and Socioeconomic Indicators Across Kansas Counties
Keynote Address and Awards Ceremony - Woolsey 1st floor (Auditorium)
1.10 PM - 2.30 PM
Carl Bowden: “From Exploration to Focus: Making Sense of Your Career Journey”