Presentations

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

13

fellows presented

Kilia Brawand

Impacts of Reef Fish Length on Foraging Radius: Exploring Behavioral Patterns within a Patch Reef Ecosystem

Kilia Brawand, Impacts of Reef Fish Length on Foraging Radius: Exploring Behavioral Patterns within a Patch Reef Ecosystem, April 9, 2025, Spring Research Symposium

Greydon Durrant

Activation of Enkephalin Neurons Modulate Pain Within the Brain?

Greydon Durrant, Activation of Enkephalin Neurons Modulate Pain Within the Brain?, 04/08/25, Spring Research Symposium, USU Merrill-Cazier Library

Isabella DeJesus

Creating a STAT2 KO with CRISPR/Cas9 using i-GONAD

Isabella DeJesus, Creating a STAT2 KO with CRISPR/Cas9 using i-GONAD, 4/8-4/9, Spring Research Symposium, Atrium of the library

Isabella DeJesus, Creating a STAT2 KO with CRISPR/Cas9 using i-GONAD, 4/8-4/9, Spring Research Symposium, Atrium of the library

Heather Feeny

Aging in Motion: The impact of activity level on visceral fat in senior individuals

Heather Feeny, Aging in Motion: The impact of activity level on visceral fat in senior individuals, 4/8/25, Student Research Symposium, Utah State University Library

Heather Feeny with a poster "Aging in Motion: The impact of activity level on visceral fat in senior individuals", 4/8/25, Student Research Symposium, Utah State University Library

Kaden Hart

River Rapid Detection Pipeline Using AI

Kaden Hart et al., River Rapid Detection Pipeline Using AI, 4/9/2025, Student Research Symposium, USU Library

The slide Audrey used for the poster presentation titled "River Rapid Detection Pipeline Using AI."

Sophie Isom

Qualitative Assessment of Coyote Olfactory Behavior in Response to Urine Stimuli

Isom, Sophie. "Qualitative Assessment of Coyote Olfactory Behavior in Response to Urine Stimuli." Student Research Symposium, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 8 April, 2025.

The slide Sophie used for her presentation at the SRS titled "Qualitative Assessment of Coyote Olfactory Behavior in Response to Urine Stimuli.

Ellie Hartman

Investigation of Immune/Performance Trade-offs in Neonate Children’s Pythons

Ellie Hartman, Investigation of Immune/Performance Trade-offs in Neonate Children’s Pythons, 4/9/2025, Student Research Symposium, Merrill-Cazier Library

Creed Jones

From Precendent to Progress

Creed Jones, "From Precendent to Progress," April 8th, 2025, SRS at the USU Library

Ray Kaplan

Removing the Veil: An Audiovisual Exploration of Medieval Jewish Art

Ray Kaplan, "Removing the Veil: An Audiovisual Exploration of Medieval Jewish Art," April 8, 2025, USU Student Research Symposium, Merrill-Cazier Library

Audrey Mullen

Phylogeny and Historical Biogeography of Uroleucon Aphids

Audrey Mullen, Phylogeny and Historical Biogeography of Uroleucon Aphids, April 9, 2025, USU Student Research Symposium

Michelle Norman

Inconsistencies with the Drumian Carbon Isotope Excursion (DICE) in West-Central Utah

Michelle Norman, Inconsistencies with the Drumian Carbon Isotope Excursion (DICE) in West-Central Utah, 4/9/2025, Student Research Symposium (Honors Poster Session)

Zachary Zito

On the Challenges Posed by Non-Machian Solutions to Relationalism in General Relativity

“On the Challenges Posed by Non-Machian Solutions to Relationalism in General Relativity.” Utah State University’s 2025 Spring Student Research Symposium; Logan, UT.

Spencer Mullen

Adaptation of Influenza A virus strains A/Anhui/1/2013 (H7N9) and A/Shanghai/2/2013 (H7N9) for development of effective mouse models

Spencer Mullen, Adaptation of Influenza A virus strains A/Anhui/1/2013 (H7N9) and A/Shanghai/2/2013 (H7N9) for development of effective mouse models, 4/9/25, USU SRS

The slide that was used for Spencer's presentation titled "Adaptation of Influenza A virus strains A/Anhui/1/2013 (H7N9) and A/Shanghai/1/2013 (H7N9) for development of effective mouse models."

Other Events

Jarek Burnett

SmartUT: Preparing Utah’s Youth for the World of AI

Jarek Burnett, Emma Shumway, Cambria Cann, SmartUT: Preparing Utah’s Youth for the World of AI, April 11, 2025, Horizons Undergraduate Research Competition, Eccles Conference Center

Elijah Paul Castaneda

The Housing Paradox

Castaneda, E. P., Sheldon, A., Joseph, G., & Cooper, A. (2025, April 11). The Housing Paradox [Conference Presentation].

Jeremy Case

Establishing methods for in-vitro static culture of gut microbiomes for nutritional intervention studies

Case, Jeremy. Establishing methods for in-vitro static culture of gut microbiomes for nutritional intervention studies. Utah State University Honors Capstone Showcase, Logan, UT, April 9, 2025.

The slide used for Jeremy's "Establishing methods for in-vitro static culture of gut microbiomes for nutritional intervention studies" presentation.
Jeremy standing in front of the "Establishing methods for in-vitro static culture of gut microbiomes for nutritional intervention studies" poster presentation at SRS.

Kylie Hansen

The Story of Utah Soils Influences Land Use and Management

Kylie Hansen, The Story of Utah Soils Influences Land Use and Management, 2/20/2025, Research on Capitol Hill.

Kylie Hansen, presenting "The Story of Utah Soils Influences Land Use and Management" on 2/20/2025, at the Research on Capitol Hill.

Owen Graham

Infrared sensors provide a reliable and economic alternative for emissivity testing

Owen Graham, Infrared sensors provide a reliable and economic alternative for emissivity testing, February 20, 2025, Research on Capitol Hill

Kaden Hart

River Rapid Detection Pipeline Using AI

Kaden Hart et al., River Rapid Detection Pipeline Using AI, 4/9/2025, Science Unwrapped, Eccles Science Learning Center

Julia Larsen

Roundtable #17 Digital Literacy and Resilience with the Department of Labor

Julia Larsen, Roundtable #17 Digital Literacy and Resilience with the Department of Labor, April 10-16, 2025 National 4-H Conference, Washington DC.

Jessie Miller

Walipini Impact

Jessie Miller, Walipini Impact, 04/17/25, NourishTank, Eccles Conference Center.

K Leikis

Soil Erosion in the Loess Plateau Region, China

The slide used for K's "Soil Erosion in the Loess Plateau Region, China" poster presentation.

Lucy Peterson

Market Analysis of Medium and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles

Lucy Peterson, Market Analysis of Medium and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles, Feb 28, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, SUU

Lucy stands in front of the poster presentation "Economic models aren't enough to convince companies to invest in Heavy Weight Electric (EV) Trucks."

Michelle Norman

Inconsistencies with the Drumian Carbon Isotope Excursion in West-Central Utah

Michelle Norman, Inconsistencies with the Drumian Carbon Isotope Excursion in West-Central Utah, 1/24/2025, 2/21/2025, 4/11/2025, Science Unwrapped

Kade Robison

A Drug Combination Appears to Fight Cytomegalovirus(CMV) More Safely Than Existing Drugs

Kade Robison, A Drug Combination Appears to Fight Cytomegalovirus(CMV) More Safely Than Existing Drugs, March 6, 2025, Utah State Founders Day and Old Main Celebration, Logan, Utah

Kade Robison

Understanding Variation Between Ugandan Non-Profit Medical Outreach Clinics and National Health Data to Inform Future Health Education Initiatives

Kade Robison, Understanding Variation Between Ugandan Non-Profit Medical Outreach Clinics and National Health Data to Inform Future Health Education Initiatives, April 4, 2025, Utah Public Health Conference, Ogden, Utah.

Kade Robison stands in front of his poster presentation

Kade Robison

A Drug Combination Appears to Fight Cytomegalovirus(CMV) More Safely Than Existing Drugs

Kade Robison, A Drug Combination Appears to Fight Cytomegalovirus(CMV) More Safely Than Existing Drugs, Febuary 20, 2025, Utah Research on Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, Utah

Kade Robison talks to attendees of Research on the Hill in front of his poster presentation

Ella Stott

Ogden Businesses in Black Travel Safety Guides in the 1930s-1960s

Ella Stott, Ogden Businesses in Black Travel Safety Guides in the 1930s-1960s, January 8, 2025, Cache Valley Historical Society Monthly Lecture, Logan Library.

Ella Stott

Ogden Businesses in Black Travel Safety Guides in the 1930s-1960s

Ella Stott, Ogden Businesses in Black Travel Safety Guides in the 1930s-1960s, February 6, 2025, Phoenix Friday History, Sunrise High School.

Ella Stott

Condition Love on roundtable: "How do we love and unlove? as seen in Natalie Diaz's 'When My Brother Was An Aztec'"

Ella Stott, Condition Love on roundtable: "How do we love and unlove? as seen in Natalie Diaz's 'When My Brother Was An Aztec'", March 20, 2025, Sigma Tau Delta International Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.