Student summer research projects

Publication Date
NameTitle of ProjectMentorOther Mentors
Elsa DorranceCommunity Action, Research, and Education (C.A.R.E.)Carol Weisse
Eamonn SheedyAnalysis and Characterization of the Geochemistry of 1972 and 2021 La Soufrière EruptionsHolli Frey
Gavin SandbergComputational Characterization and Analysis of Copper and Nickel Complexes Containing Varied Ligand FramesTimothy Barnum
Collin HarringtonAutomatic Labelling of Children Speech RecordingsHelen Hanson
Eduardo CastroDesign, installation, and analysis: Particle image velocimetry for studying flow in the presence of surface roughness and heat transferAli Hamed
Prakriti PradhanExploring GlueX Data for the Lightest Hybrid MesonColin Gleason
Ava DuBoffExploring the Use of a Floating Constructed Wetland as a Treatment Technique for Pollutant Removal in the Hans Groot KillCarolyn Rodak
Benjamin SternThe Jewish Thread at UnionSarah SchmidtPeter Bedford
Timothy BelinContinued investigation of wake sheltering for multiple cylindrical roughness elements in seriesAli Hamed
Louis RahillyModeling Chaos by means of Discrete Nonlinear Maps to Evaluate Applications within LPI RadarChandra Pappu
Christina RallisHow Air Pollution Drives Up Traffic Accidents: A Causal Analysis from the United StatesDolores Garrido
Araya CserepyDevelopment of a Workflow to Evaluate Ensemble Machine Learning-Based Diagnostic TestsJoshua Chuah
Allison KronenbergThe Use of AI to Identify Patterns in End-of-Life Care Journeys of Cancer Patients in a Residential Care Setting with a Focus on Appetite, Nausea, & VomitingCarol Weisse
Micaela MagnoSimulating Quantum Tunneling with Semi-Classical MechanicsNelia Mann
Ezra GollanEvaluating the Effectiveness of U.S. Export Controls on Chinese Technology Firms: The Case of Huawei and SMICMark Dallas
Connor RizviThe Albany Med Mistreatment ProblemElizabeth O'Connor
Antonia Soto Carrillo Ellen Robertson
Kiersten HamiltonSynthesis and Characterization of hFSHR CBM MutantsBrian Cohen
Alex RoginskiZakuro-Daiko: Exploring Taiko through Composition and Acoustics ResearchJennifer Matsue
Lily HoranFrance-Morocco Relations in the Post-Colonial EraIbrahim Oker
Andrea OlanescuRed Sea PaleoceanographyDavid Gillikin
Sophia PegoloInvestigating Human Interpretation of Non-Verbal Sounds Simulating Emotions and IntentionsKristina Striegnitz
Sami FoodimLet's tok about s3x: Patterns and possibilities of utilizing TikTok to improve LGBTQ+ women's sexual healthMarlow Guerrant
Sarthak KumarFrom Repression to Resistance: The Rise of Russian Emigration in the United States After the Invasion of Ukraine 2022Galina Bogatova
Ayanat ZhumagaliyevaEvaluative comparison of Evolution Gym and 2D-VSR-Sim, simulation softwares, for 2D voxel-based soft robot modelingJohn Rieffel
Dario Brandao Olivia Soliman
Zaineb Al-Abbasi Osamu Miyawaki
Mai TranEffects of Mirror Exposure in VR on Body Image Perception and Body EsteemCatherine Walker
Rameen KayaniEvaluating the Effectiveness of Foundation Aid in Promoting Educational EquityStephen Schmidt
Holden RobertsSynthesis of Cyclobutenone: Versatile Intermediates in Organic SynthesisLee Pedzisa
Cora BessetteAttalid Aeolic InscriptionsGregory Callaghan
Maya CorridoreEffects of Hunger Level on Prey Escape Performance in Wolf Spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae)Michael SitvarinKathryn Feller
Dimitrios Vasileios ZoraUpgrade of Scanning Laser Microscope SystemChad Orzel
Amelia CasassaHydrology and Soil Content on Arsenic Uptake in Rice PlantsMason Stahl
Katherine GuimacM-mode Ultrasound for monitoring Deep Muscle ActivityTakashi Buma
Molly BoyerBiomechanics of Yoga Poses: Impact on Muscle Activation and Joint HealthJennifer Currey
Alexia GoldenbergThe Detection of Gravitational Waves Through NANOGrav Pulsar Timing ArraysJames Mckee
Cole RandallCharacterization of Bio-Composites Using Advanced Data Acquisition and Speckle-Image PhotogrammetryRonald Bucinell
Nabeel NaqviA String Theoretic Model for Strong InteractionsNelia Mann
Georgia PoolOptimizing Graphene Aerogels for Sustainable Environmental SolutionsMary Carroll
Michael McShanePassenger Rail Reliability in the U.S. and JapanSaeed Nargesi
Lauren ColettiMusic Theatre Production PreparationEugene Jin Byun
Laura FradkinCHM 232 Diels-Alder Reaction Lab DesignJoanne Kehlbeck
Allison ShelleyThe Women of Homeric EpicStacie Raucci
Nina AllainCurriculum Building- Researching Education Minor at Union CollegeKristin Bidoshi
William BrodyEnhancing Performance of Union College Men's Basketball Teams through Econometric AnalysisZachary Rodriguez
Seona ChutaroA Case Study of Labor Rights in Hawaii: Comparing the Public and Private Sector and the Expected Impact of Project 2025Elizabeth O'Connor
Muhammad JavedUnderstanding Inter-Sectoral Linkages in India and other Developing CountriesMohit Arora
Konstantinos TzimpilisThe Science of Measurement-based Stability Assessment and Model Validation for MicrogridsLuke Dosiek
Nada Aloussi Luke Dosiek
Finnegan Straub Stephanie Curley
Kien Nguyen HieuDELTA: Design-Based, Experiential Learning with a Team ApproachAmy HathawayCorinne Chatnik
Andrew Keegan Colin Gleason
Matthew ConnollyOvid's Heroides: How an Elegiac Poet innovated MythTommaso Gazzarri
Hashim MirEndowment Management: A Comparative Analysis of Endowment Management Pre and Post 2008Eshragh Motahar
Shravani KulkarniExploring algorithms to find the rank of a tensorMatthew Anderson
John LynchThe Geopolitical Turn in Open-source Software: Industrial Organization, Export Controls and the Birth of Open-source in ChinaMark Dallas
Vasilisa PalkovaDesign and Synthesis of Metacaspase InhibitorsJoanne Kehlbeck
Amelia KeeseA Reflection on Jonathan Pearson, Union College, and SchenectadySarah SchmidtClaire Bracken
Sedona BairdSynthesizing the Future: Understanding the Cultural and Sonic Impact of Electronic Music Through the AgesJennifer Matsue
Angelica MosherEast German Women Through Film and Their RolesMichele Ricci Bell
Shane MullahyCode GroupingChris FernandesAaron Cass
Shriya BiswasDistinguishing AI-Generated Text from Human-Written Content: A Study on Perception and Detection.Shruti Mahajan
Affan WarraichA Brief History of Menstrual Product Brands in Cold War South AsiaSohini Chattopadhyay
James LinDeep Learning and Computer Vision for Table Tennis Ball Trajectory and Spin Prediction.Shruti Mahajan
Kairat SadyrbekovFPTAS for Ordered Slicable Treemap LayoutsMatthew Anderson
Hoang TranWireless Vibrationally Actuated Limbless Tensegrity RobotJohn Rieffel
Annie CavalluzziEnd of Life Care, a play to inform the public on death and hospice care.Jasmine RothCarol Weisse, Gabriel Pasculli
Maeve BaksaDevelopment of Machine for Co-Extrusion of Viscoelastic MaterialsJaron Kuppers
Henry DevenportPLAY EVERY DAY: using game design techniques to maximise benefits of neuro-exergamingCay Anderson-Hanley
Daniel BuletzaCreative Nonfiction Writing: My Mother from Cork To AmericaClaire Bracken
Pic KerinsQueer-Inclusive Sexual Education Intervention Using Social MediaMarlow Guerrant
Anne PearlPeru Paleoclimate ProjectDonald RodbellDavid Gillikin
Alex MedeirosReal Time Carcinogen Detection Using Laser Scribed Graphene SensorsYijing Stehle
Anthony CannatelliRebuilding The Radio TelescopeScott Suriano
Anh NguyenDevelopment of a Fitness Wearable Device for Real-Time Movement CorrectionMoriom Momota
Christopher TompkinsChanging Dynamics of Urban Lake IceOsamu Miyawaki
Olivia BelfontiAnalysis of Congestive Heart Failure in the Dying ProcessCarol Weisse
Emma TownsendSynthesis and Modifications of CyclobutenonesLee Pedzisa
Anh PhamRevisiting the Foundations of Data and Information QualityRoger Hoerl
Ashlesha BhagatGrouping the Selective Way - Context Sensitive Selective Undo ModelChris FernandesAaron Cass
Claire KnechtLet's Talk About SexMarlow Guerrant
Joshua SestitoTracing Ancient Footprints: A Stable Isotope Analysis of Human-Environmental Impact in Upstate New York Through the HoloceneTommaso Gazzarri
Muhammad JamilIntroduction to Global HealthKaren Brison
Mustarshid ChoudharyUnderstanding Inflation Risk and the Demand for a Real Risk-Free AssetTomas Dvorak
Jayanth HariharanWhat effect does the incorporation of sentiment analysis into traditional algorithmic trading models have on decision making, profitability and market prediction accuracy?Phanuel Mariano
Muhammad OwaisNon-invasive anxiety detection using gesture recognition.Shruti Mahajan
Evelyn Fuqua Heather Watson
Victoria Zaledonis Heather Watson
Mustarshid ChoudharyDELTA: Design-Based, Experiential Learning with a Team ApproachAmy HathawayCorinne Chatnik
Nicholas Gestring Timothy Barnum
Claudia Patz Yijing Stehle
Alanna ByrneCognitive Cross-linguistic Comparison of English and Japanese Onomatopoeia in Visual Narratives (Cont'd.)Chad Rogers
Lauren LeavittVR and Eye-tracking Body Image Study on Participants with Body Image DissatisfactionCatherine Walker
Ali HamzaWaves of Ottoman Influence: the Colonies that Never WereKaitlin Staudt
Rosalind LampertStalagmites as paleoclimate archivesDavid GillikinDonald Rodbell
Nolan BlakeAnalysis of ? + p ? ? + + n decay using GlueX experiment dataColin Gleason
Erik RobertsDesign and Synthesis of the Metacaspase InhibitorsJoanne Kehlbeck
Morgan SchultzAnalysis of the Effects of Muscle Fatigue on Cognitive PerformanceJennifer Currey
Sienna ChambialImpact of Soil Chemical Processes on Arsenic Uptake in Rice PlantsMason Stahl
Glauk HizmoPulsar TimingJames McKee
Katerina KostovaData-driven discovery of subgrid-scale models for two-dimensional turbulenceYifei Guan
Sterling Anne WheelerShape-Adaptive Auxetic Structures inspired by Graphene oxideYijing Stehle
Hannah Lee (Tajima)Development of a Bacterial Growth Curve for ClearColi (? nlp1) Bacteria Optimizing OMV Production YieldStephanie Curley
Khadija AmirSynthesis of cyclic peptoids to stabilize G-quadruplexes and inhibit cancer proliferationEllen RobertsonColleen Connelly
Zaid FafouriModel Optimization for Edge-Based Real-Time Navigation Assistance for the Visually ImpairedMichael Okwori
Ewan PavoniSynthesis of Metacaspase InhibitorsJoanne Kehlbeck
Samantha RoseGreen Roofs: The implications of insulation, water control, and mitigation of urban heating effects at Union CollegeCarolyn Rodak
Sofia-Aspasia OrfanidouDeveloping Analytical Methods for Heavy Metal Detection: Quantification via AAS and Sensitivity of ZnS-Based Quantum DotsChristopher Whitehead
Eli GowDesign of an Environmentally Robust and Sustainable Propulsion System for an Autonomous Antarctic RobotWilliam KeatDavid Hodgson
Talha KhanInvestigating Subring Properties of Orders in Algebraic Number FieldsGrant Moles
Thinn Thinn SanInteractions of Speaker Accent and Semantic Context on Listening Effort and Recall Accuracy in English Monolingual ListenersChad Rogers
Natalia KlejkaContinuation of Charge-activated TADDOLs: Recyclable organocatalysts for asymmetric (hetero-)Diels-Alder reactionsGeorge Riegel
Alissa TsayConducting Body Exposure in Virtual Reality to Augment its EfficacyCatherine Walker
Dang NguyenBehavioral Biases in College Student Investing: Psychological Influences on Financial Decision-MakingKaywana Raeburn
Noor QaiserUsing Lessons of Roosevelt's Water Projects to Evaluate Today's CHIPS and Place-Based-Industrial-StrategyBradley Lewis
Avigya PaudelOptimizing Matrix Multiplication through Tensor Rank ReductionMatthew Anderson
William DuboisExploring Feasibility of Chitin and Chitosan in Thin Film FormulationStephanie Curley
Armaan Uppal Christopher Whitehead
Mukundan ThanigaivelanDELTA: Design-Based, Experiential Learning with a Team ApproachAmy HathawayCorinne Chatnik
Alli SmithDELTA: Design-Based, Experiential Learning with a Team ApproachAmy HathawayCorinne Chatnik
Mridula ShankerUnraveling the Hidden Link Between Mitochondrial Calcium Influx and Fatty Acid Uptake in Endothelial CellsAyon Ibrahim
Ishaan KumarPython Debugger for SMT ProofsArjun Viswanathan
Adam HeckerUsing Lpp-OmpA as a fusion vehicle for OspC surface display on Recombinant Outer Membrane VesiclesStephanie Curley
Maryam TariqSynthesis of a Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibitor for Cancer TreatmentLee Pedzisa
Luke Santa Clara MunroOptimizing Problem-Solving Strategies in Statistical EngineeringRoger Hoerl
Minh Phuc NguyenImproving Simplifiable SUSP Simplify Algorithms In CUDAMatthew Anderson
Victor WongHCI Research on Using Websites for IcebreakersShruti Mahajan
Shehrbano SyedAutonomous collection of meteorites in AntarcticaDavid HodgsonWilliam Keat
Sara HarrowContinuation of an Event Related Potential Study of Skill LearningStephen Romero
Ella GillespieExploring the role of User Interfaces pertaining to Environmental Psychology in a Controlled SpaceShruti Mahajan
Phoebe BarnesSynthesis and Characterization of ZnMnS for Biochemical ApplicationsChristopher Whitehead
Raimah AliEarly 20th Century Christianity in China and Its Current ImplicationsDong Cheng
Elma DemaUtilizing LC-MS for the Analysis of Metacaspase Cleavage SitesKristin Fox
Jane SchreinerA Contemporary Analysis of The Shui Kong Yuen Photo CollectionSarah SchmidtRachel Stern
Jules SquissatoSynthesis of Amino-Functionalized Sugars for OMV Crosslinking and Thin-Film Formulation in Lyme Disease Vaccine DevelopmentStephanie Curley
Fatima NasirBridging Gaps in Eating Disorder Research: Addressing the Needs of Gender-Expansive and Sexual Minority PopulationsCatherine Walker
Alex LimCreating Low-Risk Inflation HedgesTomas Dvorak
Sophia RodriguezRecreating Paleoclimate from Peruvian Andes Cave SpeleothemsDavid Gillikin
Abigail UhlCharacterization of Human FSH Receptor Caveolin Binding Motif MutantsBrian Cohen
Rosemary CrookerCommunity Action, Research, and Education (CARE) programCarol Weisse
Ilana GoldnerUse of Lichen as a Bioindicator of Air PollutionJeffrey Corbin
Annabel JohnsonZircon Dating and Tectonic Evolution of the Adirondack Mountains: Developing Laser Ablation ICP-MS Techniques for Geochronological AnalysisMatthew Manon
Kshitij AgarwalAdapting Ray C. Fair's Presidential Election Model to State ElectionsPrateek Arora
Kshitij Agarwal Shruti Mahajan
Sydney WidlitzHuman-induced Pollution and Stream Health in Schenectady CountyJeffery CorbinMelissa DeSiervo
Willoughby BonnetteExploring the Effects of Exercise Exertion Levels and Brain Wave ActivityJennifer Currey
Lucia AndersenPeruvian Paleoclimate Research Summer 2025Donald Rodbell
Evan SchierenMusical Theatre PreperationEugene Jin Byun
Anna ZusiAn Event Related Potential Study of Skill Learning in Unimpaired ParticipantsStephen Romero
Muhammad Ziayan OmerThe Origins of Sine(1°): Persian, Islamic, and Indian Mathematical InnovationsKim Plofker
Ananya GuptaOptimal Allocation of Public Resources under Uncertainty: A Kelly-Type ApproachPhanuel Mariano
Raleigh UlleGender-Bias in US HealthcareErika Nelson Mukherjee
Sarah UngerPeruvian speleothems as paleoclimate recordersDonald RodbellDavid Gillikin