Volume 3 • 2021

Abstracts in this issue were the result of summer research completed in new hybrid formats, remote formats or conventional in-person formats. The research demonstrates the enthusiasm to continue providing research opportunities for STEM students throughout many states and countries.

College of Science: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Earth Sciences

Combining Satellite Imagery and Social Media to Communicate Sand and Dust Events

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Combining Satellite Imagery and Social Media to Communicate Sand and Dust Events

SAM TAMPUBOLON,
Ring Len
and Daniel Tong

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Earth Sciences

Predicting Wildfire Strength and Duration Over the United States with Machine Learning Methods

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Predicting Wildfire Strength and Duration Over the United States with Machine Learning Methods

RITHVIK DIRISALA
and Daniel Tong

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Earth Sciences

Hazardous Air Quality Forecasting from Aquatic Cyanobacteria Emissions

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Hazardous Air Quality Forecasting from Aquatic Cyanobacteria Emissions

Dennis Ngo,
Ling Ren,
Siqi Ma
and Daniel Tong

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Earth Sciences

Investigating Soil Moisture-Precipitation Relationships During the 2018 Ellicott City Flood Using WRF and GFS Model Results

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Investigating Soil Moisture-Precipitation Relationships During the 2018 Ellicott City Flood Using WRF and GFS Model Results

Sam Irvine
and Min Huang

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Earth Sciences

Evaluating the Effects of Deep Convection Parameter Perturbations on Cloud Radiative and Physical Properties in the Tropical Warm Pool

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Evaluating the Effects of Deep Convection Parameter Perturbations on Cloud Radiative and Physical Properties in the Tropical Warm Pool

Scott Knapp,
Natalie Burls
and ANIKA REKULAPELLI

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Earth Sciences

Development of Historical National Emissions Inventory Data of Criteria Air Pollutants at the County Level from 1990 to 2017 in the United States

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Development of Historical National Emissions Inventory Data of Criteria Air Pollutants at the County Level from 1990 to 2017 in the United States

Michael Regan,
Bok-Haeng Baek
and Daniel Tong

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Earth Sciences

College of Science: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

The Effect of Heat on Human Volatile Organic Compound Analysis

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The Effect of Heat on Human Volatile Organic Compound Analysis

RYLEIGH FISHER,
Dr. Allyson Dailey
and Robin Couch

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Computational Strategies to Reactivate Glucose Uptake through Increased GLP-1 Lifetime

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Computational Strategies to Reactivate Glucose Uptake through Increased GLP-1 Lifetime

RAMYA GRIDDALURI
and Kenneth Foreman

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

De Novo Design: Sugar Binding

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De Novo Design: Sugar Binding

ANNIE MCALLISTER
and Kenneth Foreman

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Investigating the Efficiency of Ionic Lipids as Drug Delivery Systems

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Investigating the Efficiency of Ionic Lipids as Drug Delivery Systems

RISHIVANDHAN SURESHKUMAR
and Kenneth Foreman

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

The Effect of Temperature on Human Scent

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The Effect of Temperature on Human Scent

SEAN MCINNIS,
Allyson Dailey
and Robin Couch

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Solvent Effects on Organic Reactions

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Solvent Effects on Organic Reactions

SANJANA GANGISHETTY
and Kenneth Foreman

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Virtual Screening for Potential Selective Inhibitors of Macrophage Infectivity Potentiator Proteins

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Virtual Screening for Potential Selective Inhibitors of Macrophage Infectivity Potentiator Proteins

ELIJAH MCCLENDON
and Kenneth Foreman

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Computational Exploration of Remote Directing Groups and Their Effects on Creating Grignard Reagents

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Computational Exploration of Remote Directing Groups and Their Effects on Creating Grignard Reagents

ANH PHAM
and Kenneth Foreman

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Structural Engineering, Characterization, and Analysis of an Organic Electrode Material for Battery Applications

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Structural Engineering, Characterization, and Analysis of an Organic Electrode Material for Battery Applications

MATTHEW YOON,
Kathryn Holguin
and Chao Luo

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

College of Science: Department of Computational and Data Sciences

An Analysis of the Properties and Distributions of Vulnerability Exploits

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An Analysis of the Properties and Distributions of Vulnerability Exploits

TEJ MEHTA
and Massimiliano Albanese

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Computational and Data Sciences

Towards an Understanding of the Critical Success Factors that Drive Local Community Gatherings in U.S. Cities: A Machine-Learning Study on Meetup Data

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Towards an Understanding of the Critical Success Factors that Drive Local Community Gatherings in U.S. Cities: A Machine-Learning Study on Meetup Data

CHRISTOPHER ARRAYA,
Olga Gkountouna,
Myeong Lee
and Ron Mahabir

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Computational and Data Sciences

Understanding Public Discourse Surrounding Vaccine Hesitancy in Social Media

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Understanding Public Discourse Surrounding Vaccine Hesitancy in Social Media

Ron Mahabir,
Olga Gkountouna
and KULEEN SASSE

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Computational and Data Sciences

Innovating a Computer Infrastructure for Spatiotemporal Studies

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Innovating a Computer Infrastructure for Spatiotemporal Studies

GRACE KANG,
Hai Lan
and Chaowei Yang

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Computational and Data Sciences

SnowSource: A Mobile App Connecting Snow with Everyone

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SnowSource: A Mobile App Connecting Snow with Everyone

ESHA KARLEKAR,
MIHIKA BHATNAGAR,
BRIAN LI
and Ziheng Sun

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Computational and Data Sciences

Evaluation of Synthetic Population Data Created Using Generative Adversarial Networks

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Evaluation of Synthetic Population Data Created Using Generative Adversarial Networks

SRIHAN KOTNANA,
Taylor Anderson,
Andreas Züfle
and Hamdi Kavak

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Computational and Data Sciences

Understanding City Dynamics Through Street View Images: A Deep Learning Perspective

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Understanding City Dynamics Through Street View Images: A Deep Learning Perspective

EUGENE CHOI,
Ron Mahibir
and Olga Gkountouna

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Computational and Data Sciences

Developing an Adaptive Social Media Data Collection System

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Developing an Adaptive Social Media Data Collection System

COLIN BERRY
and Ron Mahabir

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Computational and Data Sciences

College of Science: Department of Environmental Science and Policy

Understanding Countries' Commitments to a Carbon-Neutral World: An In-Depth Analysis of the 2015 Paris Agreement

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Understanding Countries' Commitments to a Carbon-Neutral World: An In-Depth Analysis of the 2015 Paris Agreement

CHANHO OH,
EMILY OCASIO
and Younsung Kim

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Environmental Science and Policy

Expand Campus Reopen to a School System by Considering Population Density and Human Dynamics

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Expand Campus Reopen to a School System by Considering Population Density and Human Dynamics

YEEFAY LI,
Chaowei Yang,
Hai Lan,
Yen Bui
and Daler Khamidov

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Environmental Science and Policy

Investigating Anthropogenic Impacts and Environmental Factors on Bacterioplankton Community Dynamics in the Potomac River

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Investigating Anthropogenic Impacts and Environmental Factors on Bacterioplankton Community Dynamics in the Potomac River

PREETI BEDI
and Jennifer Salerno

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Environmental Science and Policy

College of Science: Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science

Analysis of COVID-19 Genome Data in the US

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Analysis of COVID-19 Genome Data in the US

NICOLE LIANG,
Taylor Anderson,
Andreas Züfle,
Hamdi Kavak
and Amira Roess

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science

Developing Cloud-based Image Classification Management and Processing Service for High Spatial Resolution Sea Ice Imagery

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Developing Cloud-based Image Classification Management and Processing Service for High Spatial Resolution Sea Ice Imagery

ARAVINTH VENKATESH NATARAJAN,
Kevin Wang,
Katherine Howell,
Dexuan Sha
and Chaowei Yang

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science

Al Based PM 2.5 Retrieval and Spatiotemporal Downscaling Using Earth Observation Data

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Al Based PM 2.5 Retrieval and Spatiotemporal Downscaling Using Earth Observation Data

ALLISON LOU,
Seren Smith,
Chaowei Yang,
Hai Lan
and Yun Li

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science

Agent-Based Simulation of Human Mobility Using High-Resolution Foot-Traffic Data

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Agent-Based Simulation of Human Mobility Using High-Resolution Foot-Traffic Data

DARIUS KIANERSI,
Amira Roess,
Hamdi Kavak,
Tim Leslie,
Andreas Züfle
and Taylor Anderson

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science

Spatiotemporal Innovation Testbed

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Spatiotemporal Innovation Testbed

Chaowei Yang,
Yun Li,
Dexuan Sha,
Kevin Wang
and JUSTIN KONG

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science

College of Science: Department of Physics and Astronomy

Controlling CRED2 NIR camera and repairing the CCD detector

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Controlling CRED2 NIR camera and repairing the CCD detector

JACKIE LIU
and Peter Plavchan

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Physics and Astronomy

Novel Algorithmic Estimation of Extraterrestrial Intelligent Civilizations and Attributes per Planetary Continuum through Statistical Simulation and Civilization Modeling

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Novel Algorithmic Estimation of Extraterrestrial Intelligent Civilizations and Attributes per Planetary Continuum through Statistical Simulation and Civilization Modeling

SRIRAM ELANGO
and Michael Summers

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Physics and Astronomy

External Sources of Heavy Metals for Tool Use by Developing Intelligences on Exoplanet Ocean Worlds

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External Sources of Heavy Metals for Tool Use by Developing Intelligences on Exoplanet Ocean Worlds

CHARLES TATUM
and Michael Summers

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Physics and Astronomy

Methods of Data Processing on TESS Observations

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Methods of Data Processing on TESS Observations

KINGSLEY KIM,
ISAAC MEITE,
JACKIE CHANGE,
WILLIAM LIU,
Owen Alfaro,
Michael Reefe,
Michael Bowen,
Deven Combs,
Justin Wittrock,
Kevin Collins
and Peter Plavchan

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Physics and Astronomy

Calculation of Interstellar Relativistic Spacecraft Collision Probabilities with 'Oumuamua-like Asteroidal Debris

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Calculation of Interstellar Relativistic Spacecraft Collision Probabilities with 'Oumuamua-like Asteroidal Debris

SIDDHARTH TIBREWALA
and Michael Summers

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Physics and Astronomy

Interstellar Panspermia by 'Oumuamua-like Interstellar Asteroids and Comets, and the Implications for Biological Contamination of the Early Earth

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Interstellar Panspermia by 'Oumuamua-like Interstellar Asteroids and Comets, and the Implications for Biological Contamination of the Early Earth

Michael Summers
and BILL CHEN

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: Department of Physics and Astronomy

College of Science: School of Systems Biology

Exploring Drug Resistance in Gastrointestinal Cancer Using a Network Model

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Exploring Drug Resistance in Gastrointestinal Cancer Using a Network Model

SREENIDHI SANKARARAMAN
and Saleet Jafri

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

Evaluating the Viability of Saliva-based Sampling in COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests Compared to Nasopharyngeal (NP) and Oropharyngeal Swabs (OP)

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Evaluating the Viability of Saliva-based Sampling in COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests Compared to Nasopharyngeal (NP) and Oropharyngeal Swabs (OP)

JASMINE LAOUDI,
Dr. Fatah Kashanchi
and Mahla Dehbandi

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

The α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor: Computational Modeling of Channel Gating

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The α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor: Computational Modeling of Channel Gating

SOHINI BANERJEE
and Aman Ullah

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

Amazonian Forest Disturbance Shows Reduced Breeding Activity and Recruitment of Young Birds

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Amazonian Forest Disturbance Shows Reduced Breeding Activity and Recruitment of Young Birds

DANIELLE ARMSTRONG
and David Luther

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

Incorporating Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channels into a Computational Model of Calcium Concentration in T-Lymphocytes

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Incorporating Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channels into a Computational Model of Calcium Concentration in T-Lymphocytes

VICKY CHEN
and Saleet Jafri

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

RNA-Sequence Analysis of the mdx Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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RNA-Sequence Analysis of the mdx Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

BHAVYA BODDU
and Aman Ullah

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

Data Analysis of Genetic Variability in Alzheimer's Affected Brains

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Data Analysis of Genetic Variability in Alzheimer's Affected Brains

AKANKSHA TIBREWALA
and Aman Ullah

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

Exploring Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer Using a Boolean Model

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Exploring Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer Using a Boolean Model

KEERTANA YALAMANCHILI
and Saleet Jafri

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

Investigating Viral Entry Routes and the Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the Central Nervous System

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Investigating Viral Entry Routes and the Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the Central Nervous System

KRISHNA PAHWA,
SAUMAN DAS,
ELIZABETH MCCLOUGH
and Fatah Kashanchi

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

Modeling Future Spread of COVID-19 in Different U.S. States in Light of Disparate Vaccination Rates and the Delta Variant's Rise

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Modeling Future Spread of COVID-19 in Different U.S. States in Light of Disparate Vaccination Rates and the Delta Variant's Rise

DANIEL LEVERETT
and Saleet Jafri

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

Long-Term Declines in Functional Diversity of Amazonian Birds

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Long-Term Declines in Functional Diversity of Amazonian Birds

LALUREN BRADSHAW
and David Luther

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

Therapeutics and Vaccines in the Fight Against COVID-19

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Therapeutics and Vaccines in the Fight Against COVID-19

HARRISH GANESH,
ALEX KASHANCHI,
Fatah Kashanchi
and Anastasia Williams

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

Computational Model to Analyze Calcium Imbalances in Cells Affected by Alzheimer's Disease

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Computational Model to Analyze Calcium Imbalances in Cells Affected by Alzheimer's Disease

RIYA DEV
and Aman Ullah

13 December 2022
Volume 3 • 2021
College of Science: School of Systems Biology

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