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IU Undergraduate Research Conference

Each year, the Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference (IUURC) brings together student researchers from across IU's campuses. The 29th IUURC will be hosted by IU Southeast on Friday, December 8, 2023. All IU students are invited to present their research through a poster or talk.

Three panel image of IU Undergraduate Research Conference Participants with a red filter.

IU Undergraduate Research Conference Award Winners

December 8, 2023

IUURC 2023 Oral Presentation Award Winners
Student Name Presentation Title Campus Major Faculty / Staff Sponsor
Ellie Boehnlein What Impact Does a Five-Day Intervention, Focused on Multiplication, Have on Fourth Grade Students? Southeast Elementary Education Jacquelyn Singleton
Steven Burrell Exploring the Principles and Challenges of Self-Driving Cars: A Hands-on Project on Autonomous Vehicle Technology. Southeast Informatics Sridhar Ramachandran
Rian MarQuand Transfeminism: The Adverse Effects of Cis-Centric and Trans-Exclusive Feminism on the Modern Transgender Community Southeast Political Science Rebekah Dement
Natalie Stewart Regulation of Reproduction and the Gastrointestinal System in the Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys Palustris) Southeast Biology Kent Edmonds
Hannah Breaven Fluorescent Tracking of Intranasally Delivered Non-emulsion in the Rat Nasal Cavity Indianapolis Biomedical Engineering Michael Veronesi
Lucia Lopez How Does a Five-Day Intervention Schedule Focused on Multiplying Affect Fifth Grade Students Who are Struggling to Multiply and Use Their Strategies? Southeast Elementary Education Molly Riddle
Khloe Mull Building 1st-Grade Students Subtraction Fluency Through Repeated Practice Southeast Elementary Education Molly Riddle
IUURC 2023 Poster Presentation Award Winners
Student Name Presentation Title Campus Major Faculty/Staff Sponsor
Dylan Mapp “Any Color You Like” Homing Pigeons Ability to Make Feature-Based Choices Southeast Neuroscience Brittany Sizemore
Lilia Brunetti Modulation of FXR Response Genes by PFOA in a Pancreatic Cancer Cell Model Bloomington Biotechnology Barbara Hocevar
Jayden Emenhiser Measurement of Endotoxin Concentrations in Blood Serum of Subjects Undertaking a Pescatarian Diet Study Kokomo Biochemistry Hisako Masuda
Sarah Langdon Service Enrollment and Access Barriers Twelve Months After Diagnosis of Autism for Young Children Indianapolis Psychology BS Angela Paxton
Askar Mazitov The Effects of Nodule-Associated Bacteria on Clover Growth Bloomington Biology Jennifer Lau
Jacob Rose, Kylie Shields Discovery and Isolation of QueenC Southeast Biology Beth Rueschhoff
Jake Staker, Ellyssa Purdy, Gracie White, Haiquan Guo, Jagadeep Thota, Amanda Siegel Potato Thermoplastic Starch Aerogels for Insulation and Hydro-Protection Appliances in High Powered Rocketry Indianapolis Chemistry Andres Tovar
Gracie White Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Starch Films Using an Adaptive Experimental Design Approach supported by Bayesian Machine Learning Indianapolis Biomedical Engineering Andres Tovar