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
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
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
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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