Spring 2019 Student Seed Grant Winners
Congratulations to all winners!
We are pleased to announce the recipients of Spring 2019 Undergraduate Research and Innovation Student Grants. Eight URI Phase 1 and Six URI Phase 2 Student Seed Grants have been awarded for Spring 2019.
Students submitted their written proposals which were reviewed by the executive committee of the URI External Advisory Board (EAB). Following the written proposal scores, selected proposals were presented to EAB members. With the recommendations from the EAB, based on the combined scores of written proposals and oral presentations, Phase-1 and Phase-2 Student Seed Grants are awarded. We thank all students who submitted their proposals. We also thank faculty advisors who worked with students for their submission and presentations.
Spring 2019 URI Phase-1 Student Seed Grant Winners
Name
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Research Project |
Faculty Advisor |
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Mark Lee (Bio) |
Dielectrophoresis-Assisted Membrane Filtration for Efficient Bioseparation |
Wen Zhang, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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Haian Alhoch (ID), Ben Ruoff (ID), Kaishon Way (ID), Brent Hartwell (ID) |
Semi-Autonomous Sensor Bots |
Martina Decker, College of Architecture and Design |
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Andrew Carter (ID), Jenna Stuiso (ID), Jayna Patel (ID), Masha Chernyakhovskaya (ID) |
Weakly-Electric Fish Amplifier |
Martina Decker, College of Architecture and Design |
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Daniel Meza (ID) |
Slime Mold Tissue Fixation |
Simon Garnier, Department of Biological Sciences |
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Gregory Tanis (ME) |
Development of Autonomous Lawn Care Equipment Utilizing High Precision Positioning Systems |
Cesar Bandera, School of Management |
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Richard Marsh (ChE) |
Sonochemical Degradation of Emerging Pollutants |
Jay Meegoda, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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Abigail Varughese (Bio) |
Neuromodulation of Sensory Encoding |
Dirk Bucher, Department of Biological Sciences |
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Ishani Patel (Bio) |
Effect of Semaphorin Signaling Pathway on Dendritic Branching and Neuronal Regeneration |
Gal Haspel, Department of Biological Sciences |
Spring 2019 URI Phase-2 Student Seed Grant Winners
Name
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Research Project |
Faculty Advisor |
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Chanales Flores (CS), Dip Panchal (ME), Piotr Rzymski (ET), Cameron Crosby (CE) |
Solar Electric Personal Aerial Vehicle Prototype Development for Full Scale Model |
Jaskirat Sodhi, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
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Jagathi Kalluru (Bio) |
Injectable Angiogenic Peptide Hydrogel for Blood-Brain- Barrier Revascularization Treatment Post Traumatic Brain Injury |
James Haorah, Department of Biomedical Engineering |
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John Hawks (BioChem), Jose Antunes (BioChem) |
Enhanced Bioremediation of 1,4-Dioxane and Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons by A Gram-Negative Propanotrophic Bacteria |
Mengyan Li, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences |
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Karen Reyes (ChE), Miriam Marquez (ChE) |
Best Way to PEGylate a Particle |
Kathleen McEnnis, Department of Chemical Engineering |
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Donna Sunny (ChE) |
Investigation of Particle Noise Produced by Tip Sonication |
Kathleen McEnnis, Department of Chemical Engineering |
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Erin McCullough (Chemistry) |
Decorated Biochar for Purification of 1,4-Dioxane in Drinking Water |
Mengyan Li, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences |