Chemistry Research Symposium Spring ’23
CPA x Cornell Companions
2025 Cornell x Ithaca College Undergraduate Research Symposium
Congratulations to all of our 2025 undergraduates that participated in our annual research symposium! Special congratulations to the 4 undergraduates chosen by our faculty judge panel for the ACS Best Poster Presentation Award, Gaby Markle (Cornell, ’26), Tyler Huang (Cornell, ’26), Stephanie Chen (Cornell, ’27), & Rishabh Sen (Ithaca College, ’26).
Below is a list of all of the participants as well as their poster title.
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Angela Bao Cornell University, Theoretical Chemistry Evaluating Zero-Point Energy Conservation of Linearized Semiclassical Dynamics in Ammonia Photodissociation
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Advisor: Dr. Nandini Ananth |
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Stephanie Chen Cornell University, Theoretical Chemistry Examining the Properties of DCA in the Process of Electrophotocatalysis
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Advisor: Dr. Andrew Musser |
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Xuan Cheng Cornell University, Chemical Biology Investigation of Metabolic Reprogramming in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Brain Metastases
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Advisor: Dr. Richard Cerione |
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Mariia Grebenkina Ithaca College, Inorganic/Organometallic Comparative coordination chemistry of tridentate pyridyl-thioether ligands
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Advisor: Dr. Anna Larsen |
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Ruchira Hariharan Cornell University, Organic Chemistry Deoxygenative Functionalization of Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds via Electrochemical Reduction
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Advisor: Dr. Song Lin |
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Lyndon Hess Cornell University, Theoretical Chemistry Understanding Experimental Parameters of Microwave Assisted and Conventional Pyrolysis Using Machine Learning
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Advisor: Shuwen Yue |
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Tyler Huang Cornell University, Chemical Biology Exploring roles for PPM1D in DNA replication stress and its potential use as a target in anti-cancer therapy
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Advisor: Dr. Marcus Smolka |
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Sarah Huynh Cornell University, Biophysics/Chemical Biology Analysis of high pressure macromolecular crystallography data of ATCase using DIALS
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Advisor: Dr. Nozomi Ando |
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Ginny Illingworth Ithaca College, Chemical Biology Discerning substrate preference and stereoselectivity of a short-chain dehydrogenase enzyme from Paraburkholderia xenovorans via enzymatic activity and site-directed mutagenesis
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Advisor: Dr. Andrew Torelli |
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Lillian Johnson Ithaca College, Organic Chemistry Polymerization of Phytalix, as a Nontoxic Alternative to Pesticides
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Advisor: Dr. Mike Haaf |
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Jolie Lefkowitz Cornell University, Chemical Biology Oncogenic Forms of KRas Upregulate Survivin in Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines
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Advisor: Dr. Richard Cerione |
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Gaby Markle Cornell University, Polymer Chemistry Engineering a Glucose-Responsive Cannula for Electronics-Free and Self-Regulating Insulin Release
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Advisor: Dr. Minglin Ma |
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Ajitesh Narayan Cornell University, Chemical Biology Understanding the Function of the Cdc42 Brain-Specific form in Aging
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Advisor: Dr. Richard Cerione |
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Carissa Nair Cornell University, Chemical Biology Developing a Diagnostic Blood Test for ALS with ESR
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Advisor: Dr. Madhur Srivastava |
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Jack Nothnangel Cornell University, Chemical Biology Cell-Type Specific Effects of Psilocybin on Cortical GABAergic Neurons
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Advisor: Dr. Alex Kwan |
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Rishabh Sen Ithaca College, Chemical Biology Design of N-degron pathway-based BPTF PROTAC for neuroblastoma treatment
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Advisor: Dr. Mike Haaf |
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Tatiana Solodova Cornell University, Chemical Biology Determining the Role and Regulatory Mechanism of Survivin in Maintaining the Pluripotency of Embryonic Stem Cells
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Advisor: Dr. Richard Cerione |
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Rakshith Sreeram Cornell University, Inorganic Chemistry Generalizing Colloidal Synthesis for Non-Precious Metal Oxide Electrocatalysts
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Advisor: Dr. Hector Abruna |
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Ryan Tse Cornell University, Inorganic Chemistry Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Non-Precious Metal-Based Electrocatalysts
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Advisor: Dr. Hector Abruna |
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Oleksa Vatamaniuk Cornell University, Chemical Biology Evaluating the SU drug series as glutaminase inhibitors
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Advisor: Dr. Richard Cerione |
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Olivia Wong Cornell University, Inorganic Chemistry Colloidal Synthesis Dataset Development of Non-Precious Metal Oxide Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
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Advisor: Dr. Hector Abruna |
Thank you to all who helped make this day possible. Thank you to the local ACS section and SAFC (Student Activities Funding Commission) for sponsoring this event. Thank you to our faculty judges, Dr. Floyd Davis (Cornell), Reagan Dreiling (Cornell), Dr. Bryan Ferlez (Ithaca College), Dr. Mike Haaf (Ithaca College), Dr. Julie Laudenschlager (Cornell), & Dr. Erik Thiede (Cornell) for volunteering their time. And special thanks to Dr. Kyle Lancaster, our keynote speaker, for volunteering his time to give his presentation, Living on Nitrogen.