Student summer research projects

Publication Date
First NameLast NameTitle of ProjectMentor First NameMentor Last NameOther Mentors
ElsaDorranceCommunity Action, Research, and Education (C.A.R.E.)CarolWeisse
EamonnSheedyAnalysis and Characterization of the Geochemistry of 1972 and 2021 La Soufrière EruptionsHolliFrey
GavinSandbergComputational Characterization and Analysis of Copper and Nickel Complexes Containing Varied Ligand FramesTimothyBarnum
CollinHarringtonAutomatic Labelling of Children Speech RecordingsHelenHanson
EduardoCastroDesign, installation, and analysis: Particle image velocimetry for studying flow in the presence of surface roughness and heat transferAliHamed
PrakritiPradhanExploring GlueX Data for the Lightest Hybrid MesonColinGleason
AvaDuBoffExploring the Use of a Floating Constructed Wetland as a Treatment Technique for Pollutant Removal in the Hans Groot KillCarolynRodak
BenjaminSternThe Jewish Thread at UnionSarahSchmidtPeter Bedford
TimothyBelinContinued investigation of wake sheltering for multiple cylindrical roughness elements in seriesAliHamed
LouisRahillyModeling Chaos by means of Discrete Nonlinear Maps to Evaluate Applications within LPI RadarChandraPappu
ChristinaRallisHow Air Pollution Drives Up Traffic Accidents: A Causal Analysis from the United StatesDoloresGarrido
ArayaCserepyDevelopment of a Workflow to Evaluate Ensemble Machine Learning-Based Diagnostic TestsJoshuaChuah
AllisonKronenbergThe 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, & VomitingCarolWeisse
MicaelaMagnoSimulating Quantum Tunneling with Semi-Classical MechanicsNeliaMann
EzraGollanEvaluating the Effectiveness of U.S. Export Controls on Chinese Technology Firms: The Case of Huawei and SMICMarkDallas
ConnorRizviThe Albany Med Mistreatment ProblemElizabethO'Connor
AntoniaSoto Carrillo EllenRobertson
KierstenHamiltonSynthesis and Characterization of hFSHR CBM MutantsBrianCohen
AlexRoginskiZakuro-Daiko: Exploring Taiko through Composition and Acoustics ResearchJenniferMatsue
LilyHoranFrance-Morocco Relations in the Post-Colonial EraIbrahimOker
AndreaOlanescuRed Sea PaleoceanographyDavidGillikin
SophiaPegoloInvestigating Human Interpretation of Non-Verbal Sounds Simulating Emotions and IntentionsKristinaStriegnitz
SamiFoodimLet's tok about s3x: Patterns and possibilities of utilizing TikTok to improve LGBTQ+ women's sexual healthMarlowGuerrant
SarthakKumarFrom Repression to Resistance: The Rise of Russian Emigration in the United States After the Invasion of Ukraine 2022GalinaBogatova
AyanatZhumagaliyevaEvaluative comparison of Evolution Gym and 2D-VSR-Sim, simulation softwares, for 2D voxel-based soft robot modelingJohnRieffel
DarioBrandao OliviaSoliman
ZainebAl-Abbasi OsamuMiyawaki
MaiTranEffects of Mirror Exposure in VR on Body Image Perception and Body EsteemCatherineWalker
RameenKayaniEvaluating the Effectiveness of Foundation Aid in Promoting Educational EquityStephenSchmidt
HoldenRobertsSynthesis of Cyclobutenone: Versatile Intermediates in Organic SynthesisLeePedzisa
CoraBessetteAttalid Aeolic InscriptionsGregoryCallaghan
MayaCorridoreEffects of Hunger Level on Prey Escape Performance in Wolf Spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae)MichaelSitvarinKathryn Feller
Dimitrios VasileiosZoraUpgrade of Scanning Laser Microscope SystemChadOrzel
AmeliaCasassaHydrology and Soil Content on Arsenic Uptake in Rice PlantsMasonStahl
KatherineGuimacM-mode Ultrasound for monitoring Deep Muscle ActivityTakashiBuma
MollyBoyerBiomechanics of Yoga Poses: Impact on Muscle Activation and Joint HealthJenniferCurrey
AlexiaGoldenbergThe Detection of Gravitational Waves Through NANOGrav Pulsar Timing ArraysJamesMckee
ColeRandallCharacterization of Bio-Composites Using Advanced Data Acquisition and Speckle-Image PhotogrammetryRonaldBucinell
NabeelNaqviA String Theoretic Model for Strong InteractionsNeliaMann
GeorgiaPoolOptimizing Graphene Aerogels for Sustainable Environmental SolutionsMaryCarroll
MichaelMcShanePassenger Rail Reliability in the U.S. and JapanSaeedNargesi
LaurenColettiMusic Theatre Production PreparationEugene JinByun
LauraFradkinCHM 232 Diels-Alder Reaction Lab DesignJoanneKehlbeck
AllisonShelleyThe Women of Homeric EpicStacieRaucci
NinaAllainCurriculum Building- Researching Education Minor at Union CollegeKristinBidoshi
WilliamBrodyEnhancing Performance of Union College Men's Basketball Teams through Econometric AnalysisZacharyRodriguez
SeonaChutaroA Case Study of Labor Rights in Hawaii: Comparing the Public and Private Sector and the Expected Impact of Project 2025ElizabethO'Connor
MuhammadJavedUnderstanding Inter-Sectoral Linkages in India and other Developing CountriesMohitArora
KonstantinosTzimpilisThe Science of Measurement-based Stability Assessment and Model Validation for MicrogridsLukeDosiek
NadaAloussi LukeDosiek
FinneganStraub StephanieCurley
KienNguyen HieuDELTA: Design-Based, Experiential Learning with a Team ApproachAmyHathawayCorinne Chatnik
AndrewKeegan ColinGleason
MatthewConnollyOvid's Heroides: How an Elegiac Poet innovated MythTommasoGazzarri
HashimMirEndowment Management: A Comparative Analysis of Endowment Management Pre and Post 2008EshraghMotahar
ShravaniKulkarniExploring algorithms to find the rank of a tensorMatthewAnderson
JohnLynchThe Geopolitical Turn in Open-source Software: Industrial Organization, Export Controls and the Birth of Open-source in ChinaMarkDallas
VasilisaPalkovaDesign and Synthesis of Metacaspase InhibitorsJoanneKehlbeck
AmeliaKeeseA Reflection on Jonathan Pearson, Union College, and SchenectadySarahSchmidtClaire Bracken
SedonaBairdSynthesizing the Future: Understanding the Cultural and Sonic Impact of Electronic Music Through the AgesJenniferMatsue
AngelicaMosherEast German Women Through Film and Their RolesMicheleRicci Bell
ShaneMullahyCode GroupingChrisFernandesAaron Cass
ShriyaBiswasDistinguishing AI-Generated Text from Human-Written Content: A Study on Perception and Detection.ShrutiMahajan
AffanWarraichA Brief History of Menstrual Product Brands in Cold War South AsiaSohiniChattopadhyay
JamesLinDeep Learning and Computer Vision for Table Tennis Ball Trajectory and Spin Prediction.ShrutiMahajan
KairatSadyrbekovFPTAS for Ordered Slicable Treemap LayoutsMatthewAnderson
HoangTranWireless Vibrationally Actuated Limbless Tensegrity RobotJohnRieffel
AnnieCavalluzziEnd of Life Care, a play to inform the public on death and hospice care.JasmineRothCarol Weisse, Gabriel Pasculli
MaeveBaksaDevelopment of Machine for Co-Extrusion of Viscoelastic MaterialsJaronKuppers
HenryDevenportPLAY EVERY DAY: using game design techniques to maximise benefits of neuro-exergamingCayAnderson-Hanley
DanielBuletzaCreative Nonfiction Writing: My Mother from Cork To AmericaClaireBracken
PicKerinsQueer-Inclusive Sexual Education Intervention Using Social MediaMarlowGuerrant
AnnePearlPeru Paleoclimate ProjectDonaldRodbellDavid Gillikin
AlexMedeirosReal Time Carcinogen Detection Using Laser Scribed Graphene SensorsYijingStehle
AnthonyCannatelliRebuilding The Radio TelescopeScottSuriano
AnhNguyenDevelopment of a Fitness Wearable Device for Real-Time Movement CorrectionMoriomMomota
ChristopherTompkinsChanging Dynamics of Urban Lake IceOsamuMiyawaki
OliviaBelfontiAnalysis of Congestive Heart Failure in the Dying ProcessCarolWeisse
EmmaTownsendSynthesis and Modifications of CyclobutenonesLeePedzisa
AnhPhamRevisiting the Foundations of Data and Information QualityRogerHoerl
AshleshaBhagatGrouping the Selective Way - Context Sensitive Selective Undo ModelChrisFernandesAaron Cass
ClaireKnechtLet's Talk About SexMarlowGuerrant
JoshuaSestitoTracing Ancient Footprints: A Stable Isotope Analysis of Human-Environmental Impact in Upstate New York Through the HoloceneTommasoGazzarri
MuhammadJamilIntroduction to Global HealthKarenBrison
MustarshidChoudharyUnderstanding Inflation Risk and the Demand for a Real Risk-Free AssetTomasDvorak
JayanthHariharanWhat effect does the incorporation of sentiment analysis into traditional algorithmic trading models have on decision making, profitability and market prediction accuracy?PhanuelMariano
MuhammadOwaisNon-invasive anxiety detection using gesture recognition.ShrutiMahajan
EvelynFuqua HeatherWatson
VictoriaZaledonis HeatherWatson
MustarshidChoudharyDELTA: Design-Based, Experiential Learning with a Team ApproachAmyHathawayCorinne Chatnik
NicholasGestring TimothyBarnum
ClaudiaPatz YijingStehle
AlannaByrneCognitive Cross-linguistic Comparison of English and Japanese Onomatopoeia in Visual Narratives (Cont'd.)ChadRogers
LaurenLeavittVR and Eye-tracking Body Image Study on Participants with Body Image DissatisfactionCatherineWalker
AliHamzaWaves of Ottoman Influence: the Colonies that Never WereKaitlinStaudt
RosalindLampertStalagmites as paleoclimate archivesDavidGillikinDonald Rodbell
NolanBlakeAnalysis of ? + p ? ? + + n decay using GlueX experiment dataColinGleason
ErikRobertsDesign and Synthesis of the Metacaspase InhibitorsJoanneKehlbeck
MorganSchultzAnalysis of the Effects of Muscle Fatigue on Cognitive PerformanceJenniferCurrey
SiennaChambialImpact of Soil Chemical Processes on Arsenic Uptake in Rice PlantsMasonStahl
GlaukHizmoPulsar TimingJamesMcKee
KaterinaKostovaData-driven discovery of subgrid-scale models for two-dimensional turbulenceYifeiGuan
Sterling AnneWheelerShape-Adaptive Auxetic Structures inspired by Graphene oxideYijingStehle
HannahLee (Tajima)Development of a Bacterial Growth Curve for ClearColi (? nlp1) Bacteria Optimizing OMV Production YieldStephanieCurley
KhadijaAmirSynthesis of cyclic peptoids to stabilize G-quadruplexes and inhibit cancer proliferationEllenRobertsonColleen Connelly
ZaidFafouriModel Optimization for Edge-Based Real-Time Navigation Assistance for the Visually ImpairedMichaelOkwori
EwanPavoniSynthesis of Metacaspase InhibitorsJoanneKehlbeck
SamanthaRoseGreen Roofs: The implications of insulation, water control, and mitigation of urban heating effects at Union CollegeCarolynRodak
Sofia-AspasiaOrfanidouDeveloping Analytical Methods for Heavy Metal Detection: Quantification via AAS and Sensitivity of ZnS-Based Quantum DotsChristopherWhitehead
EliGowDesign of an Environmentally Robust and Sustainable Propulsion System for an Autonomous Antarctic RobotWilliamKeatDavid Hodgson
TalhaKhanInvestigating Subring Properties of Orders in Algebraic Number FieldsGrantMoles
Thinn ThinnSanInteractions of Speaker Accent and Semantic Context on Listening Effort and Recall Accuracy in English Monolingual ListenersChadRogers
NataliaKlejkaContinuation of Charge-activated TADDOLs: Recyclable organocatalysts for asymmetric (hetero-)Diels-Alder reactionsGeorgeRiegel
AlissaTsayConducting Body Exposure in Virtual Reality to Augment its EfficacyCatherineWalker
DangNguyenBehavioral Biases in College Student Investing: Psychological Influences on Financial Decision-MakingKaywanaRaeburn
NoorQaiserUsing Lessons of Roosevelt's Water Projects to Evaluate Today's CHIPS and Place-Based-Industrial-StrategyBradleyLewis
AvigyaPaudelOptimizing Matrix Multiplication through Tensor Rank ReductionMatthewAnderson
WilliamDuboisExploring Feasibility of Chitin and Chitosan in Thin Film FormulationStephanieCurley
ArmaanUppal ChristopherWhitehead
MukundanThanigaivelanDELTA: Design-Based, Experiential Learning with a Team ApproachAmyHathawayCorinne Chatnik
AlliSmithDELTA: Design-Based, Experiential Learning with a Team ApproachAmyHathawayCorinne Chatnik
MridulaShankerUnraveling the Hidden Link Between Mitochondrial Calcium Influx and Fatty Acid Uptake in Endothelial CellsAyonIbrahim
IshaanKumarPython Debugger for SMT ProofsArjunViswanathan
AdamHeckerUsing Lpp-OmpA as a fusion vehicle for OspC surface display on Recombinant Outer Membrane VesiclesStephanieCurley
MaryamTariqSynthesis of a Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibitor for Cancer TreatmentLeePedzisa
LukeSanta Clara MunroOptimizing Problem-Solving Strategies in Statistical EngineeringRogerHoerl
Minh PhucNguyenImproving Simplifiable SUSP Simplify Algorithms In CUDAMatthewAnderson
VictorWongHCI Research on Using Websites for IcebreakersShrutiMahajan
ShehrbanoSyedAutonomous collection of meteorites in AntarcticaDavidHodgsonWilliam Keat
SaraHarrowContinuation of an Event Related Potential Study of Skill LearningStephenRomero
EllaGillespieExploring the role of User Interfaces pertaining to Environmental Psychology in a Controlled SpaceShrutiMahajan
PhoebeBarnesSynthesis and Characterization of ZnMnS for Biochemical ApplicationsChristopherWhitehead
RaimahAliEarly 20th Century Christianity in China and Its Current ImplicationsDongCheng
ElmaDemaUtilizing LC-MS for the Analysis of Metacaspase Cleavage SitesKristinFox
JaneSchreinerA Contemporary Analysis of The Shui Kong Yuen Photo CollectionSarahSchmidtRachel Stern
JulesSquissatoSynthesis of Amino-Functionalized Sugars for OMV Crosslinking and Thin-Film Formulation in Lyme Disease Vaccine DevelopmentStephanieCurley
FatimaNasirBridging Gaps in Eating Disorder Research: Addressing the Needs of Gender-Expansive and Sexual Minority PopulationsCatherineWalker
AlexLimCreating Low-Risk Inflation HedgesTomasDvorak
SophiaRodriguezRecreating Paleoclimate from Peruvian Andes Cave SpeleothemsDavidGillikin
AbigailUhlCharacterization of Human FSH Receptor Caveolin Binding Motif MutantsBrianCohen
RosemaryCrookerCommunity Action, Research, and Education (CARE) programCarolWeisse
IlanaGoldnerUse of Lichen as a Bioindicator of Air PollutionJeffreyCorbin
AnnabelJohnsonZircon Dating and Tectonic Evolution of the Adirondack Mountains: Developing Laser Ablation ICP-MS Techniques for Geochronological AnalysisMatthewManon
KshitijAgarwalAdapting Ray C. Fair's Presidential Election Model to State ElectionsPrateekArora
KshitijAgarwal ShrutiMahajan
SydneyWidlitzHuman-induced Pollution and Stream Health in Schenectady CountyJefferyCorbinMelissa DeSiervo
WilloughbyBonnetteExploring the Effects of Exercise Exertion Levels and Brain Wave ActivityJenniferCurrey
LuciaAndersenPeruvian Paleoclimate Research Summer 2025DonaldRodbell
EvanSchierenMusical Theatre PreperationEugene JinByun
AnnaZusiAn Event Related Potential Study of Skill Learning in Unimpaired ParticipantsStephenRomero
Muhammad ZiayanOmerThe Origins of Sine(1°): Persian, Islamic, and Indian Mathematical InnovationsKimPlofker
AnanyaGuptaOptimal Allocation of Public Resources under Uncertainty: A Kelly-Type ApproachPhanuelMariano
RaleighUlleGender-Bias in US HealthcareErikaNelson Mukherjee
SarahUngerPeruvian speleothems as paleoclimate recordersDonaldRodbellDavid Gillikin