November 7, 2025
9 a.m.—5:30 p.m.
Apollo and Endeavour Rooms, Student Union
The CoSM Festival of Research (sponsored by Leidos Inc.) is a day-long event that provides opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students and postdocs to explore:
- Research
- Scholarship
- Careers
Schedule
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9 a.m. |
Welcome (Endeavour Room)
|
| 9:15 to 11 a.m. | Podium Talks Session 1 (Endeavour Room) |
| 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. | Poster Session 1 (Apollo Room) |
| 12:15 to 1 p.m. | Lunch break (Union Market, lunch vouchers provided to participants and volunteers) |
| 1 to 2:15 p.m. | Poster Session 2 (Apollo Room) |
| 2:15 to 3 p.m. | Q&A with Employer Panel/Raffle (Endeavour Room) |
| 3 to 4:30 p.m. | Podium Talks Session 2 (Endeavour Room) |
| 4:30 to 5 p.m. | Nibble and Network (Endeavour Room) |
| 5 to 5:30 p.m. |
Awards Presentation (Endeavour Room)
|
Podium Speakers
Session 1–9:15 a.m.
- Divuanshu Aggarwal
- Chaitanya Anumula
- Chloe Bell
- Maitreyee Chavan
- Josh Delos Reys
- Widad El-Zein
- Arian McNeil
- Peter Krebs
- Maia Rohmer
Session 2–3:00 p.m.
- Dipinkumar P U
- Riya Rawal
- Bahar Rezaei
- Diksha Singh Sani
- Cheri Wright
- Sean Mangan
- Mariah Slaughter
- Andrew Tangeman
Podium Talk Schedule
All sessions are located in the Endeavour Room
View all abstract descriptions (PDF) for the talks listed below
Session 1
|
Time |
Presenter Name |
Abstract Number and Title |
Discipline Area |
Research Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9:15 a.m. |
Divyanshu Aggarwal |
Platelet-activating factor-receptor pathway mediates solar radiation-induced extracellular vesicle release in human keratinocytes |
Life & Biomedical Sci. |
Ravi Sahu, Ph.D. |
|
9:26 a.m. |
Chaitanya Anumula |
Understanding Physiological Responses for Intelligent Posture and Autonomic Response Detection Using Wearable Technology |
Life & Biomedical Sci |
William Romine, Ph.D. |
|
9:37 a.m. |
Chloe Bell |
Burning Up and Burned Out: Examining Burnout in Human Services Employees |
Behavioral Sci. |
Nathan Baker, Ph.D. |
|
9:48 a.m. |
Maitreyee Chavan |
Role of hs1.2 Enhancer Allelic Variation in TCDD-Induced Changes to Human Antibody Secretion |
Life & Biomedical Sci. |
Courtney Sulentic, Ph.D. |
|
9:59 a.m. |
Josh Delos Reyes |
Partial Difference Sets in Abelian Groups |
Physical Sci. & Math. |
Yuqing Chen |
|
10:10 a.m. |
Widad El- Zein |
Yeast Modeling Reveals Cell Size Increase by ALS-Associated MATR3 |
Life & Biomedical Sci. |
Shulin Ju, Ph.D. |
|
10:21 a.m. |
Arian McNeil |
C-Fiber Hyperexcitability After Acute Compression in Sciatic Nerve |
Biomedical Sciences |
David Ladle, Ph.D. |
|
10:32 a.m. |
Peter Krebs |
Z Chromosome Divergence and Potential Inversion in the Speciation of Australian Teal (Anas gracilis and Anas castanea) |
Environmental Sci, Life & Biomedical Sci. |
Jeffrey Peters, Ph.D |
|
10:43 a.m. |
Maia Rohmer |
Moderating Role of Training between Task Complexity and Performance in Aviation Tasks |
Behavioral Sci. |
Scott Watamaniuk, Ph.D |
Session 2
| Time | Presenter | Abstract Number and Title | Discipline Area | Research Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3:00 p.m. |
Dipinkumar P U |
Exploring the Potential of Repurposing Rupatadine, Diphenhydramine & Loratadine in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer(NSCLC). |
Life & Biomedical Sci. |
Ravi Sahu, Ph.D. |
|
3:11 p.m. |
Riya Rawal |
Unmasking the Role of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Compounds in Lung Cancer |
Life & Biomedical Sci. |
Ravi Sahu, Ph.D. |
|
3:22 p.m. |
Bahar Rezaei |
The Effects of Systemic Gene Therapy with AAV-Lipin1 on Model Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Skeletal Muscle |
Life & Biomedical Sci. |
Andrew Voss, Ph.D |
|
3:33 p.m. |
Diksha Singh Saini |
Does Zinc Deficiency Promote Renal Inflammation? |
Life & Biomedical Sci. |
Clintoria Williams, Ph.D. |
|
3:44 p.m. |
Cheri Wright |
Challenges and Opportunities in Combat Medic Training |
Behavioral Sci. |
Valerie Shalin, Ph.D. |
|
3:55 p.m. |
Sean Mangan |
Assessing Complex Relational Reasoning Performance |
Behavioral Sci. |
Valerie Shalin, Ph.D. |
|
4:06 p.m. |
Mariah Slaughter |
Assessing seasonal variation in mycorrhizal colonization between AM and EcM associated trees |
Environmental Sci. |
Megan Rua, Ph.D. |
|
4:17 p.m. |
Andrew Tangeman |
Turnover Intention: A Three-factor Model |
Behavioral Sci., Life & Biomedical Sci. |
Debra Steele- Johnson, Ph.D. |
Posters
All posters located in Apollo Room
View all abstract descriptions (PDF) for the posters listed below
|
# |
Name |
Abstract Title |
Research Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
29 |
Tejasvini Bajad |
AhR Regulation of Human Antibody Production |
Courtney Sulentic, PhD |
|
30 |
Soumya Bajpai |
Specific and non-toxic novel calcium channel blockers: a potential personalized therapeutic for patients with tubular aggregate myopathy. |
Ashot Kozak, PhD |
|
28 |
Kamalika Biswas |
Mitochondrial Proteins modulate α-Synuclein toxicity |
Quan Zhong, PhD |
|
18 |
Dillynn Blevins |
Resistance is Futile: The Ecological Assimilation of the Invasive Shrub Elaeagnus umbellata |
John Stireman, PhD |
|
58 |
Sruthi Bommareddy |
Learned Helplessness in a Work Context: Psychometric Evaluation of a Measure |
Debra Steele- Johnson, PhD |
|
1 |
Devkala Budhathoki |
Molecular level control of thermal transitions in Polyarylene ether: Backbone geometry vs. Side chain identity. |
Eric Fossum, PhD |
|
31 |
Mittal Chauhan |
Repurposing arsenic compounds to enhance targeted therapy response in non-small cell lung cancer |
Ravi Sahu, PhD |
|
32 |
Amanda Chisholm |
Elucidating the Mechanism of Axon Initial Segment Shortening in Type 2 Diabetes |
Keiichiro Susuki, MD, PhD |
|
14 |
Ryanne Cimatu |
Microplastics in Municipal Wastewater: Quantification and Fate in East Montgomery and Fairborn Treatment Facilities |
Katie Hossler, PhD |
|
15 |
Molly Comer |
Cultivating Connection: Analyzing the Positive Relationships Edible Gardens Have with Local Communities and Ecosystems |
Stacey Hundley, PhD |
|
33 |
Pauline Dalton |
Quest for Reversible modification of keratin building blocks |
Michael Craig, PhD |
|
34 |
Prakriti Dhungel |
Role of AhR Transactivation Domain in Regulating B- cell Antibody Production. |
Courtney Sulentic, PhD |
|
59 |
Carson Dolvin |
Pro-Environmental Educational Outcomes in an Ecologically Inspired Game-Based Learning Environment |
Ion Juvina, PhD |
|
35 |
Malohat Egamberdieva |
Effect of Cytoskeleton-Binding Proteins on Alpha- Synuclein Toxicity in Yeast |
Quan Zhong, PhD |
|
26 |
Tim Fauley |
Correlated Color Temperature and Flow States |
William Romine, PhD |
|
36 |
Sonika Gautam |
Hormonal and Environmental Signals Alter Antibody Production in Human B cells. |
Courtney Sulentic, PhD |
|
22 |
Emily Gelske |
Prairies in pieces: how habitat fragmentation impacts agricultural success |
Don Cipollini, PhD |
|
37 |
Hanna Ghouse |
The Quantitative Assessment of Computational Simulations Involving Vulnerabilities in Miniature Excitatory Postsynaptic Current Detection |
Kathrin Engisch, PhD |
|
38 |
Junu Gole |
Gut Mucosal Immunity and Food Allergy |
Courtney Sulentic, PhD |
| # | Name | Abstract Title | Research Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
56 |
Delaney Grant |
Sustained Peripheral Nerve Injury in Military Relevant Operational Environment: Role of Mitochondria |
David Ladle, PhD |
|
11 |
Madeline Greene |
When form meets function: Root traits as mediators of ectomycorrhizal exploration type fungal abundance |
Megan Rúa, PhD |
|
21 |
Mesa Grine |
Callicarpa dichotoma: an ecological evaluation of traits in an emerging invasive plant |
Don Cipollini, PhD |
|
39 |
Dibya Guragai |
Synthetic Nucleoside labels for studying cell-free DNA |
Mike Kemp, PhD |
|
40 |
Hana Habib |
Using the Posterior Root Muscle (PRM) Reflex to Infer Changes in Spinal Cord Excitability |
Ashley Dalrymple, PhD |
|
41 |
Ishita Haider |
Linking alpha-synuclein toxicity to autophagy |
Quan Zhong, PhD |
|
57 |
Pooneh Hajmirza Mohammadi |
Systemic MyoAAV3-Lipin1 Gene Delivery Mitigates Muscle Pathology and Improves Function in mdx Mice |
Hongmei Ren, PhD |
|
60 |
Gabriel Hernandez Blanco |
Differential effects of negative personal attributes on employee voice |
Debra Steele- Johnson, PhD |
|
3 |
Eric Jackson |
Corrections to universal scaling in fluid transport in porous media |
Allen Hunt, PhD |
|
42 |
Vijayalakshmi Jogi |
Developing a high-throughput assay for analyzing damaged Cell-free DNA |
Mike Kemp, PhD |
|
19 |
Olivia Johnson |
Tick Talk: A tick-by-tick examination of abundance, infection status, and environmental drivers across Ohio |
Don Cipollini, PhD |
|
20 |
Kayci Johnson |
Determining the Genetic Population Structure of the Endangered Northeastern Bulrush, Scirpus ancistrochaetus, using Genomic Sequences |
Jeffrey Peters, PhD |
|
27 |
Nishat Khalid |
The role of lipin1 in satellite cells in skeletal muscle regeneration and its implication in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
Hongmei Ren, PhD |
|
7 |
Kinza Khan |
Raman Spectroscopy to Solve Poisoning Cases Caused by Alcohols |
Suzanne Lundsford, PhD |
|
61 |
Justin Koehler |
Assessing Anatomical Term Knowledge in Trauma Surgery |
Valerie Shalin, PhD |
|
55 |
Addison Lowe |
The Potential Effects of Hormonal Stressors on Human Antibody Production |
Courtney Sulentic, PhD |
|
43 |
Denish Maharjan |
Therapeutic Evaluation of Lipin1 in the D2.mdx Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
Hongmei Ren, PhD |
|
44 |
Rangarirai Makuku |
The E3 Ligase FBXO45 Modulates ERα Stability and Fulvestrant-Induced Degradation in ER+ Breast Cancer. |
Weiwen Long, PhD |
|
2 |
Neeharika Mamidishetty |
Enhancing poly(ethyleneimine) capabilities: Toward safer and smarter Gene delivery systems |
Eric Fossum, PhD |
|
16 |
Rachel Mansfield |
Can you hear me now? Improving Acoustic Monitoring for Marsh Birds |
Volker Bahn, PhD |
|
45 |
Caroline McLaughlin |
TIP60 regulation of PTEN expression and localization is correlated with resistance to cisplatin in squamous cell carcinoma |
Madhavi Kadakia, PhD |
|
46 |
Syaron Ghising |
Evaluating the effects of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on antibody production and gene expression in a human B-cell line |
Courtney Sulentic, Ph.D |
|
10 |
Grace Miller |
Labile Dissolved Nickel in the Southern Ocean |
Kristen Buck, PhD |
| # | Name | Abstract Title | Research Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
47 |
Christina Minassian |
Investigating the Enhancer Effect of Membrane Trafficking Proteins on α-synuclein Toxicity |
Quan Zhong, PhD |
|
48 |
Shahd Mohamed |
FBXL16 Depletion Activates p38-Mediated Apoptosis in Lung and Breast Cancer Cells |
Weiwen Long, PhD |
|
4 |
Sonali Mohan |
Linear Reservoir Behavior Across Large Spatial Scales. |
Allen Hunt, PhD |
|
5 |
Marilyn Morupisi |
Experimental investigations of fluorite (CaF2) nucleation using potentiometric precipitation titrations: Exposing a flaw in a 75-year-old theory |
Steve Higgins, PhD |
|
6 |
Pusetso Mosesane |
Investigating the pre-nucleation and post-nucleation regions of the LaMer diagram using fluoride ion selective electrode potentiometric precipitation titrations |
Steve Higgins, PhD |
|
49 |
Yashoda Omkaresha |
Optimization of Jurkat T cell growth and proliferation using culture media with non-serum supplements. |
Ashot Kozak, PhD |
|
12 |
Ahmed Ogidan |
Measuring Benthic Contributions to Whole Lake Primary Productivity in Lake Michigan |
Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, PhD |
|
62 |
Alyssa Ova |
Visual Development Implications for Computational Cognitive Models |
Valerie Shalin, PhD |
|
9 |
Parth Rameshbhai Panara |
Redox-active Gold Complexes as Next Generation Cancer Therapeutics |
Kuppuswamy Arumugam, PhD |
|
50 |
Kaylee Pham |
Verapamil Inhibits Sodium Currents in Mature Mouse Muscle Fibers |
Andrew Voss, PhD |
|
51 |
Matthew Pickrell |
The role of extracellular magnesium in T cell proliferation and store-operated calcium entry |
Ashot Kozak, PhD |
|
13 |
Tyler Retherford |
Wet Sieving Methods to Evaluate Water Stable Aggregates |
Katie Hossler, PhD |
| # | Name | Abstract Title | Research Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
24 |
Lindsay Rowland |
Effects of honeysuckle leaf blight on the competitive ability of Lonicera maackii |
Don Cipollini, PhD |
|
8 |
Riley Rush |
Green Nanoparticle Enhanced Detection of Arsenic in Neutral Solution |
Suzanne Lundsford, PhD |
|
52 |
Lauren Scott |
Investigating Genetic Mechanisms of α-Synuclein Toxicity: The Role of Mitochondrial Membrane Proteins |
Quan Zhong, PhD |
|
53 |
Raegan Steele |
Biomarker-Guided De-escalation in HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer: The MINIMA Trial |
Z Khan |
|
23 |
Lauren Stetz |
Determining the existence of enemy-free space for caterpillars on invasive plants |
John Stireman, PhD |
|
25 |
Amelia Whorton |
Predicting Mental Fatigue and Cognitive Flow with Machine Learning |
Tanvi Banerjee, PhD and William Romine, PhD |
|
17 |
Sky Williams |
The effects of habitat clutter on bat call detection |
Volker Bahn, PhD |
|
63 |
Joshua Wong |
Peer-Assisted Learning in a Divergent Thinking Game |
Ion Juvina, PhD |
|
54 |
Sonu Yadav |
Endo-lysosomal genetic modifiers of alpha-synuclein toxicity |
Quan Zhong, PhD |
Event Contact
Steven Higgins, Ph.D.
steven.higgins@wright.edu