Schedule
2026 presentation details
Wednesday, May 13 – Oral Presentations
9:00am-10:45am, Oral Presentations (UW1-051)
Theme: Data Driven Market Analytics: How Shocks, Technology, and Behavior Shape Economic Outcomes
Staff contact: Jesi Egan
- Exploring the Relationship between Travel and Games Won in the Regular Season in Major League Baseball
Christopher Hay, Jack Allman, Joey Chuang, Sam Altman, and Daniel Olukoya
Mentor: Xiahua Anny Wei - Household Demographics and Costco’s Expansional Success
Lauren Stride, Emily Habib, Tais Rambo, and Kaitlyn Kong
Mentor: Xiahua Anny Wei - Comparing Forecasting Methods for Retail Demand
Ruby Hsiao
Mentor: Xiahua Anny Wei - The Impact of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Adoption on Credit Card Company Performance
Manas Raut, Aleezaa Khan, and Liv Jackson
Mentor: Xiahua Anny Wei - The Impact of Oil Prices on BART Ridership
Courtland Mellich, Hamant Kaushal, and Alex Kennedy
Mentor: Xiahua Anny Wei - Does AI Adoption Reduce Hiring in Customer Service Jobs?
Nok Cheng, Kerry Thornock, and Riku Matsumoto
Mentor: Xiahua Anny Wei
9:45am-10:45am, Oral Presentations (UW1-021)
Theme: Physical & Quantitative Sciences
Staff contact: Dana Washington
- Simulating LIGO with a Michelson-Morley Interferometer and Sound Waves
Chase Hoffman and Morrigan Kalet
Mentor: Subramanian Ramachandran - Radiation shielding performance of oxide-powder loaded graphite
Lise Hennessy
Mentor: Subramanian Ramachandran - Developing New Tools to Identify the Most Extreme Outflows in the Universe
Maddi Gregory
Mentor: Paola Rodriguez Hidalgo - A Dance of Squares and Symmetries: Unilateral and Equitransitive Tilings by Squares of Sizes 1, 2, 3, and 4
Layan Arrabi
Mentor: Casey Mann
11:00am-12pm, Oral Presentations (UW1-060)
Theme: Mental Health, Policy & Intervention
Staff contact: Ludmilla Kortchak
- Promoting the Power of Social Connection for Suicide Prevention
Melak Alkhazaali, Freab Abebe, Anabelle Mulik, Kelsey Sugita, and Amal Osman
Mentor: Jody Early - Utilizing Lived Experience in Policy Change: Student Advocacy for Disability Justice in Washington State
Tasha Le
Mentors: Jody Early and Nora Kenworthy - Medulloblastomas: Boosting Vincristine Performance
Anushree Punna
Mentor: Peter Anderson
1:15pm-2:15pm, Oral presentations (DISC-162)
Theme: Technology, Data & Student Systems
Staff contact: Ludmilla Kortchak
- Personal Financial Automation
Sava Gebhardt
Mentor: Solmaz Batebi - CELR and Clubs – Bothell Consulting Association
Allison Doak, Mao Nishio, Miyuki Sandoval, and Sarah Rosen
Mentor: Xiahua Anny Wei; Nominated by Dana Washington - Equity and Performance in BMath123: A Demographic Study
Adam Hume
Mentor: Cinnamon Hillyard - Impacts to UWB Student Experience
Hasset Worku
Mentor: Cinnamon Hillyard
Thursday, May 14 – Oral Presentations
9:45am-10:45am, Oral Presentations (UW1-221)
Theme: Biological Innovation & Applied Research
Staff contact: Sarah Ramírez
- Novel 3-D Tissue Constructs as a Model to Study Skeletal Muscle Aging
Christian Paulos
Mentors: Bryan White and David Marcinek (ISCRM) - Allele-Selective Deletion of the ACTA1 Gene Copy as a Potential Treatment for Dominant ACTA1-Related Myopathies
Shrinithi Arunkumar
Mentor: Bryan White - Planning for ecology and cultural resilience in Karamoja, North Eastern Uganda
Cathy Dunlap Nawany
Mentor: Jason Lambacher - BMATH 123 Data Analysis
Jennifer Nguyen and Arleen Kaur
Mentor: Cinnamon Hillyard
9:45am-10:45am, Oral Presentations (UW1-261)
Theme: Global Perspectives & Applied Markets
Staff contact: Natalia Dyba
- North Face Brand Extension & AI Marketing Potential
Noah J Omine, Naomi Bui, Jeylen Pham-Alejaga, and Fatuma Hassani
Mentor: Alison Lo - When the Weather Hits the Market: The Financial Impact of Weather Extremes on Firms in the Energy Sector
Thomas Purchas
Mentor: Xiahua Anny Wei - Turning aWhat Am I Doing into Now I Know! Student Leadership at UWB
Ma Isabel Hernandez Olivares
Mentor: Heidy Mejia-Puerta - Berlin and America, A Cultural Retrospective
Rafael Andaya and Charity Wangari
Mentor: Natalia Dyba
2:15pm-3:15pm, Oral presentations (UW1-041)
Theme: Community Engagement & Applied Practice
Staff contact: Dana Washington
- Community, Culture, and Impact: Lessons from Serving with the Washington West African Center
Hawinet Roba
Mentor: Zainab Jibril - La Educación como Resistencia: My Story in Education and Community
Alondra Guzman
Mentors: Nathanie Lee and Sarah Ramirez - The Different Masks of Autocratic Governments
Layan Arrabi
Mentor: Ben Gardner - Autonomous Vehicle Docking Triangulation
Faris Stitou and George Hinds
Mentor: Thomas Humphries
Thursday, May 14: Poster Presentations, Makerspace (DH-152)
Morning Session, 11:30am-1:00pm
- Hooven Forest Invasive Plant Survey and Restoration Implications
(1) Cisco Jimenez
Mentor: Amy Lambert - Unless We Get You First… The Genocidal Calculation of White Supremacy
(4) Gary Norris
Mentor: Michael Vallerga - Inferring Sexual Interest from Behavioral Cues as a Functional Of Sex and Big Five Traits
(8) Mannat Choudhary
Mentor: Jillene seiver - Identifying Physiological Biomarkers of Compulsive Fentanyl-Seeking in Mice
(15) Shagun Seth
Mentor: Todd Appleby - An Automated Model Compression Pipeline for Embedded AI Systems
(17) Ashlyn Huber
Mentor: Yang Peng - Reducing Food Waste Through a Mobile Surplus Food Platform
(23) Tim Caole, Sarissa Boggs, Srihitha Vemuru, Wendy Wu, Santiago Gonzalez-Corzo, and Emily Habib
Mentor: Yi Ping (Y.P.) Chan - Self-modifying Quine Compiler
(29) Jonah Uellenberg
Mentor: Yang Peng - Measuring Small Forces with a Cantilever-Based Detector
(31) Chase Hoffman
Mentor: Subramanian Ramachandran - Evaluation of Alternative Substrates for Glutathione S-Transferase Activity Assays
(36) Alexa Durzewski, Rachel Marroquin, and Netra Anand
Mentors: Scotty Shippy and Lori Robins - The Effects of Early Referrals to Vascular Surgery to Decrease or Prevent Lower-Extremity Amputation for Diabetic Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease
(37) Alexa Sidell, Tania Estrada, Sharon Nagawa, and Kimberly Becker
Mentor: Debra Ridling - Water Quality in Hooven Forest
(40) Adam Parker
Mentor: Amy Lambert - Managerial Marital Status and Its Impact on Employee Relations
(44) Megan Huynh
Mentor: Joey Choi - From Soundwaves to Brainwaves: Improving Cochlear Implant Sound Quality for Users Through Iterative A/B Comparison Testing
(47) Aidan Carey
Mentor: Dr. Kaibao Nie - Bridging to Practice: A Preceptor Training Initiative
(51) Bimmy Kaur, Yunqi Hao, Marissa Laipsker, Mebrat T. Gebrehiwot, and Gadisa Gemechu
Mentor: Debra Ridling - Not All Drivers Pay Alike: Geographic, Climate, and Demographic Drivers of U.S
(57) Dhruv Shankpal
Mentor: Jason Rukman - Urban Tree Canopy Program and Planning for Snohomish County Health Department
(69) Sophia Palmer
Mentor: Brandon Park - Understanding Biological Neural Network Learning with Graphs
(70) Likitha Nanduri
Mentor: Michael Stiber - Leading Forward: Expanding Hispanic Representation and Future of Leadership
(71) Lauren Castellon
Mentor: Shilo Peeters - Mapping Qualitative Visualizations: Rubric Based Analysis of Visualization Type, Analytic Purpose, and Epistemological Stance
(74) Andrew Ung and Marcus Li
Mentor: Caleb Trujillo - Functions of Visual Data Displays in Qualitative Research
(77) Sakaria Dirie
Mentor: Caleb Trujillo - Designing and Screening de novo Ligands for the pUL89 Subunit of the CMV Terminase Complex
(81) Easton Young
Mentor: Peter Anderson - Promoting Sexual Health: Preventing STIs Through Education and Access
(84) Reya Pantha
Mentor: Maria Blancas - Effects of Rotational Speed and Contact Pressure on the Heat Transfer of a Rotating Ice Interface
(87) Carter Pham, Hillel Coates, Jaden Khuat, and Olga Severdenko
Mentor: Imen Hannachi - Sculpting Speed: Aerodynamic Shell For Drone Flight
(88) Sean Kim and Tommy Wang
Mentor: Miguel Balzan - Properties of Graphite
(91) Muna Yusuf
Mentor: Subramanian Ramachandran - The Rites of Freedom – Art installation, mixed media
(110) Vicky Fula
Afternoon Session, 1:00pm-2:30pm
- Live-Cell CDK-Cyclin Expression Kinetics and Subcellular Localization in Giardia Using Integrated Luminescent and Fluorescent Fusion Tags
(2) Sreeman Mandapati, Alison Kim, Kim Huynh, and Tee Trahan
Mentor: Han-Wei Shih - Nitrate, Orthophosphate, and Ammonia Water Testing at the Former Wayne Golf Course
(7) Allison Doak
Mentor: Amy Lambert - Examining the Patterns of Calretinin and Calbindin Expressed in the Vestibular Ganglion of Mice
(10) Oyinade Adekanbi
Mentor: Rahilla Tarfa - Wildlife Impacts of Downed Deadwood in Saint Edward State Park
(12) Ash Putzke
Mentor: Dave Stokes - The Smile Gallery: Art installation, this Mona Lisa Photo Station is an interactive booth, where participants pose behind a physical frame and backdrop to “become” The Mona Lisa.
(21) Emerald Tyson-Adams, Emily Stralberg, Anneka Allard, and Shreya Kodi
Mentor: Anida Yoeu Ali - If You’re a Teen, Limit The Green: Mental Health and Marijuana Use
(22) Emma Magnuson
Mentor: Jody Early - Species Inventory of Hooven Forest for use in Conservation Efforts
(26) Benton Kellogg
Mentor: Amy Lambert - Student Experience of Structural Instability, University Support Systems, and Wellbeing
(27) Adarina Uthman, Emily Chu, Basil Mayhan, Alastar Diem, Leila Rogers, and Nyakuoth Miyoang
Mentor: Charles Collins - Assessing Corvid Population Dynamics in Washington State with Open Access Data
(34) Anthony Hunter, Norah Hill, and Michael Chervanik
Mentor: Ursula Valdez - StoryPath
(45) Katie Chau and Ella Williams
Mentor: Annuska Zolyomi - Classifying Pulsars Using a Machine Learning Models
(48) Adam Khan
Mentor: Joey Shapiro Key - Understanding Research and Enhanced Learning Through Integrated IAS and STEM Perspectives
(50) Yonathan Dagnew
Mentor: Salwa Al-Noori - Investigating the Roles of TNFRSF11B and COLEC10 in Osteoporosis
(55) Asmaa Abdalla
Mentor: Bryan White - Investigating How Shear Stress Changes the Cytoskeletal Structure of Monocytes
(63) Sumayya Mohamud
Mentor: Bryan White - E. coli Levels in Bear Creek
(64) Samantha Mark
Mentor: Amy Lambert - It’s your digital footprint: shaping identity, choices and future opportunities in middle school students
(68) Jonathan Silva, Karen Lopez Garcia, Frida Sanchez, and Leslie Vasquez
Mentor: Sarah M Ramirez - Oral Health in Washington State
(72) Lucia Lari
Mentor: Dr. Maria Blancas - Live, Laugh, Love // Cry, Die, Survive
(78) Anvita Prabhala
Mentor: Dana Middleton - Qualitative research and effects of topic on visual choices
(79) Greyson Lewis
Mentor: Caleb Trujillo - A 3D Engineered Muscle Model for Investigative Age-Associated Changes in Contractility and Mitochondrial Function
(82) Davis Liu
Mentors: Bryan White and Dr. Marcinek - AI Influence on Entry‑Level Jobs: Risks and Opportunities for Employees and Employers
(85) Mario Linares
Mentor: Lakshmana Kumar Krishna Moorthy - Human Rights in Palestine
(86) Shera Dalgamouni Mahasneh
Mentor: Bruce Kochis - Increasing Access to STEM Education through Tutoring and Mentorship with the House of Wisdom
(89) Cindy Mo and Mukhlis Al Qadri
Mentor: Mukhlis Al Qadri - Evaluating and deploying an AI/ML Model for Fire and Smoke Detection on Drones
(90) Taesub Kang
Mentor: Yang Peng - Visualization use in qualitative research reports: Evolving media types and competing epistemologies
(94) Mia Chastain
Mentor: Caleb Trujillo - Technology Based Patient Education
(99) Michael Geraghty, Sarah Liang, and Shauna Martin
Mentor: Debra Ridling - Habitat Restoration at Former Wayne Golf Course
(101) Savannah Greenwalt
Mentor: Amy Lambert - Youth and Young Adult STI Awareness
(104) Maryam Nizamani and Dakota Nixon
Mentor: Jody Early - Discomfort-Driven Growth
(117) Trinay Kamesh
Mentor: Dana Washington
Former Sessions
Tuesday, May 12
8:30-9:30am – Community Partner Appreciation Breakfast
North Creek Events Center, RSVPs are closed
9:45am-10:45am, Oral Presentations (UW2-141)
Theme: Community-Engaged Health
Staff contact: Sarah Ramírez
- Sense of Belonging and Mental Health Among Asian American College Students: The Role of Generational Status
Shanna Lee
Mentor: Jaki Yi - ‘It’s affecting the family’: Interview with a Burmese immigrant about refugee health
Bryan Khant Pine
Mentor: Jaki Yi - HealthMate: Redefining Health Informatics for Older Adults
Abhigna Nimmagadda, Sana Qasim, and Jasmeet Kainth
Mentor: Annuska Zolyomi - Testing EhCP5 Enzyme to Treat Cystic Fibrosis
Basima M. Sharawi
Mentor: Elizabeth Ostrowski
9:45am-10:45am, Oral Presentations (UW2-221)
Theme: Community, Leadership & Applied Engagement
Staff contact: Dana Washington
- Optimizing Pricing Strategy for WA Based Accounting Firm
Campbell Hamilton
Mentor: Xiahua Anny Wei - Board of Regents Speech
Ashley Tsang, Koket, and Jesus
Mentor: Katie Horowitz - Native Plant Learning Garden Restoration Project
Ruth Tesfaberhan
Mentor: Amy Lambert - Pin It Now
Araceli Daza
Mentor: Alan Gonzalez
1:15pm-2:15pm, Oral Presentations (UW1-110)
Theme: Culture, Identity & Community
Staff contact: Sarah Ramírez
- Impacts to UW Bothell Student Experience
Hasset Worku, Connor Chang, Elizabeth Pham-Brel, and Kalkidan Kabeto
Mentor: Cinnamon Hillyard - Latino Culture Night
Janeyra Ruiz-Navarrete and Jesus Martinez-Alvarez
Mentor: Sarah Ramírez - Empowerment Through Learning, Culture & Community
Andrea Castro
Mentor: Dana Washington - From Observation to Understanding
Karen Lopez Garcia
Mentor: Dana Washington
1:15pm-2:15pm, Oral Presentations (UW1-261)
Theme: Health, Biology & Environment
Staff contact: Jesi Egan
- From Avoidance to Dialogue: Utilizing DBT to Navigate Race Conversations
Megan DeWhitt
Mentor: Jaki Yi - Empowering Nurse Preceptors: Development and Evaluation of an Advanced RN Preceptor Workshop
Li-Fang Hsieh
Mentor: Mabel Ezeonwu - Glutamine Uptake of Placental Immune Cells Varies Across Gestation
Claire Truongdang
Mentor: Bryan White - The Lack of Effect of Downstream Flow and Seasonality on Water Quality Index Score Percentages in Nearby Tributaries in Lake Forest Park, Washington
Saf Hossain
Mentors: Brian Saunders, Dana Campbell, and Rebecca Price
2:15pm-3:15pm, Oral Presentations (UW1-110)
Theme: Community, Environment & Global Systems
Staff contact: Natalia Dyba
- Mountaineering Commodity Chain
Mariam Chatta, Isis Bustillos, Angie Sullivan, and Eva Kluit
Mentor: Julie Shayne - Uncovering Cham American History
Amar Lang
Mentor: Yolanda Padilla - On the Record: Writings across Genres and Forms
Imaan Mohiuddin
Mentor: Julie Shayne - Humans, AI, and Reading Comprehension
Nyssa Deshmukh, Miya Khairy, Melat Wolu, and Bonnie Guo
Mentors: Salwa Al-Noori and Mike Stiber