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UB RISE

Research, Innovation, Scholarship, Entrepreneurship (UB RISE)

Come and learn of the ingenuity and impact of research and other cross-disciplinary creative endeavors.

Congratulations to the UB RISE 2023 Poster Winners!


High School Category


Award # Poster Author(s)

School

Title Advisor

1st Place

83

Grace Kistner

BRASTEC

Utilizing the Nematocysts of Cassiopea xamachana as a Bioactive

Kirk Shadle, MS ('06)

2nd Place

94

Lucia Kempton Molly Forker Paige Hochadel Ryan Shoztic Stamford HS

The Efficacy of Graphene in Preventing Gamma Radiation on Cancer Cells in Microgravity

Susan Dougherty

3rd Place

115

Adam Liu

Amity HS

Developing a Deep-Learning Algorithm for the Post-Reconstruction of Dynamic Cardiac PET

Catherine Piscitelli

Alumni Choice

109

Luhai Tang

Amity HS

Determining if the Neural Response to Infant Faces (N170, Event-Related Potential Component) Differs Between Expectant Moms and Expectant Dads

Catherine Piscitelli

Honorable Mention

89

Raymond Stewart

Fairchild Wheeler

Which Method of Sharing Information is Most Effective?

Suchith Shantharaj

Honorable Mention

85

Jack Murray

BRASTEC

Disrupting Bacterial Quorum Sensing Systems Through Autoinducer Blocking

Kirk Shadle, MS ('06)


Undergraduate Category


Award # Poster Author(s)

College - School

Title Advisor

1st Place

71

Joshua Dykstra John Keating Rich Tran

EBE – Engineering

Utilizing IntellaNest Technology for the Study of Collective Behavior in Ants

Ausif Mahmood, PhD

2nd Place

79

Ronelle Robinson Rochaiu Daye CSS – Chemistry

Virtual Screening of Novel Benzimidazole Sugar Analogue With Microtubule Protein as Potent Chemotherapeutic Candidate

Abu Gafar Hossion, PhD

3rd Place

74

Aser Docteur Camille Edwin Syed Ghalib

EBE – Engineering

Smart Cane

Abhilasha Tibrewal, MS ('01) Ahmed El-Sayed, MS, PhD ('11, '16)

Alumni Choice

73

Karen Garza Eric Silva, Angel Menendez James Poulmas, Tameem Chowdary, Pamela LaJeuness

EBE – Engineering

Drone Design Project in an Undergraduate Research Class using the Affinity Research Group Model

Junling Hu, PhD

Honorable Mention

72

Leslie Zeller Arismelba Rosario Osoria Trevor Small, Evelyn Ramirez

CHS - Fones School of Dental Hygiene

Forensic Odontology and the Dental Hygienist: Giving Life to All That Remains

Sandra Stramoski, MS ('10)


Master's Category


Award # Poster Author(s)

College - School

Title Advisor

1st Place

56

Andres Alcivar Carmigniani Santiago Ballaz Haidar S. Ziyad

EBE - Engineering – BME

Effects of Leukocyte-Platelet Rich Fibrin and Nanoporous Scaffolds on Cell Proliferation and Cell Migration

Prabir Patra, PhD

2nd Place

58

Vamsi Sai Sripada

A.V. Pratap Reddy

EBE - Engineering – EE

Autonomous Drone For Crop Monitoring

Sarosh Patel, PhD

3rd Place

50

Anass Saoudi

EBE - Engineering – EE

Applications of Heterogeneous Smart Robots in Modern Industry

Ahmed El-Sayed, PhD

Alumni Choice

54

Rajiv Bishwokarma Mina Gaber Wahba Ibrahim

EBE - Engineering – CE

Design and Simulation of Full-Custom 8-bit ALU

Xingguo Xiong, PhD

Honorable Mention

49

Karne Pranav Kumar

EBE - Business

Impact of Healthcare Industry on US Economy (Diabetes)

Arthur McAdams, PhD


Doctoral Category


Award # Poster Author(s)

College - School

Title Advisor

1st Place

40

Hepseeba Kode

EBE - Engineering – AI

Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Histopathology Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Knowledge-

Based Approaches

(Pending Journal Publication)

Buket Barkana, PhD

2nd Place

32

Katherine Brittain

EBE – Education

Novice Teacher Self-Efficacy and Reflections on the Student Teaching Experience

Kat Wallace, EdD ('20)

3rd Place

35

David Bray

CHS - Chiropractic

Anatomical Variation of the Abductor Pollicis Longus

Kevin Kelliher, PhD

Alumni Choice

42

Abdulrahman Ali Kariri Ismaiel Albukhari Mohammed Aljamal, MS Jinan AlAridhee

Nadine Matondo-Mvula

EBE - Engineering – CSE

Enhancement of CNNHQ with an Activation Function

Khaled Elleithy, PhD

Honorable Mention

39

Ismaiel Albukhari Abdulrahman Ali Kariri Mohammed Aljamal, MS Abdulaziz Alwehaibi EBE - Engineering – TM

Implementation of the DMAIC Technique on Road Safety

Khaled Elleithy, PhD Dan Tenney, PhD ('20)


RISing Education Scholar Prize
(Sponsored by Dr. Joanna Badara)


Award # Poster Author(s)

College - School

Title Advisor

$150

32

Katherine Brittain

Education

Novice Teacher Self-Efficacy and Reflections on the Student Teaching Experience

Kat Wallace, EdD


RISing Engineering Doctoral Student Prize
(Sponsored by Dr. Khaled Elleithy)


Award # Poster Author(s)

College - School

Title Advisor

$500

40

Hepseeba Kode

Engineering - AI

Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Histopathology Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Knowledge-Based Approaches

(Pending Journal Publication)

Buket Barkana, PhD


Commercial Poster Prize
Sponsored by
Entrepreneurship Foundation, Mike Roer ('08)


Award # Poster Author(s)

College - School

Title Advisor

$5,000

74

Aser Docteur Camille Edwin Syed Ghalib

EBE – Engineering

Smart Cane

Abhilasha Tibrewal ('01)

Ahmed El-Sayed, MS, PhD ('11, '16)

$2,500

47

Scott Goodman EBE – Engineering - AI

Robotic Acoustic Musical Instruments that Implement AI to Accompany Live Musicians

Ausif Mahmood, PhD Sarosh Patel, PhD ('12)

$2,500

137

John Paul Badara EBE – Engineering - ME

HVAC Personal Garment

Jani Macari Pallis, PhD


Faculty Competitive (Social Sciences)


Award # Poster Author(s)

College - School

Title

$1,000

3

Kathleen Wallace, EdD ('20)

EBE - Education

Rooting Teacher Preparation and Assessment in Equity

Finalist

8

Mya Scarlato, EdD

CSS – Music EBE – Music Education

Remixing the National Anthem: Toward 'Plastic' Concepts of American Identity

Finalist

5

Claude E. P. Mayo Alade S. McKen, PhD

Ebonee Mayo-Mitchell, PhD

EBE – Education

Edge of Extinction: The COVID-19 Lived Experience of National Pan Hellenic Council Fraternity Presidents

Honorable Mention

2

Randy Laist, PhD

CSS - English

Time/After-Time: Modes of '80s Nostalgia

Honorable Mention

1

Eric Lehman, MA

CSS - English

Letters as Literature: Reclaiming a Lost Art Form


Faculty Competitive (STEM)


Award # Poster Author(s)

College - School

Title

$1,000

7

Md Khabir Uddin, PhD James C. Fishbein, PhD (University of Maryland) CSS – Chemistry

Cancer Chemopreventive Action by the Monomethylated Metabolite of Oltipraz

Finalist

4

Michael Lohle, PhD

EBE – Business

Is Technology Scary? Student Perceptions of Analytics Content in Graduate Core Courses

Finalist

6

Linda Wagner, EdD, MSN, RN Stacy Christensen, APRN, DNP (CCSU)

CHS – Nursing

Disaster Relief Nurses: Exploring the Impetus to Respond to Multiple Efforts

Honorable Mention

9

Xingguo Xiong, PhD Prabir Patra, PhD Peiqiao Wu, PhD ('22)

Bhushan V. Dharmadhikari, MS, PhD ('09, '15)

Minnesota State University, Mankato

EBE – Engineering

Rotaxane for Molecular Electronics Applications