Honors College Fall 2025 Undergraduate Research Showcases

Wednesday, October 29 and Monday, November 17, 2025 from 5-6:30 pm (PT) on Zoom

The Honors College Fall 2025 Undergraduate Research Showcases will take place on Wednesday, October 29 and Monday, November 17, 2025 from 5-6:30 pm (PT) on Zoom. At this event, current Honors College students will present their research in a series of lightning talks and answer questions. See below for presentation titles and slides.

Wednesday, October 29

Presenters and Slides

Recording of Oct. 29 Showcase

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June Pope

  • A systematic review and risk assessment of polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-p) and oligo(2-(2-ethoxy)ethoxyethyl guanidinium chloride (PGH)
  • Major: Environmental Science

Amrita Menon

  • The Effects of Climate Change on Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Major: BioHealth Sciences and Psychology

Codi Wood

  • Voices of Terminal Cancer: The Significance of Patient Narratives in Processing Grief
  • Major: Pre-med Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Fiona Dunlop

  • Fionas Cookbook Project
  • Majors: Psychology

Jordan Sandler

  • Target Identification of a Tetrazole-based mPTP Inhibitor
  • Major: Bioengineering

Chester Lao

  • Characterization and Optimization of Gold Nanoparticle Hydrogels for Imaging Applications
  • Majors: Chemical Engineering

 

Monday, November 17

Presenters and Slides

Recording of Nov. 17 Presentation

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Byron Ojua-Nice

  • Defining the roles and responsibilities of a computer scientist in the modern era
  • Major: Computer Science

Alexandria Webb

  • Resilience and Mental Health in First- and Continuing-Generation College Students: An Eight-Year Trend Analysis
  • Major: Psychology

Victor Hernandez Triana

  • Impact of Ambient Temperature on Neurological Outcomes Among Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors
  • Major: BioHealth Sciences, Human Development and Family Sciences

Samantha Van Horn

  • Impact of Cold, Rain on Physiology of Captive Red Crossbills
  • Majors: Biology

Maria Alvarez-Barroso

  • Modeling soil organic matter content under irrigated potato cultivation

  • Majors: Environmental Science

Gianna Welliver

  • Investigating the Host’s Innate Immune Response in OsHV-1 Latently Infected Pacific Oysters During Heat Stress and Immune Suppression
  • Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Matthias Carney

  • Projected Changes in Extreme Precipitation from high resolution simulations in the Western US
  • Majors: Climate Science

Jonah Buck

  • Electrodialysis of Cobalt and Nickel in the Presence of EDTA
  • Majors: Chemical Engineering

Ella Dreke

  • Feeding Frenzy: Strongylocentrotus purpuratus’s Impact on Intertidal Kelp Canopy
  • Majors: Biology with an option in Marine Biology