Students from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) Research Experience for Undergraduates summer program recently displayed their research at a poster presentation at the Science Center in Cambridge. The event concluded the 10-week program, which brought in 54 students from 45 different colleges and universities to work in the labs of SEAS and FAS faculty. Students researched a range of topics, including climate and environmental science, nanoscale and quantum materials, bioengineering and data privacy.
Check out photos below to see some of the research conducted this summer.
Isabel Carino-Bazan, a rising sophomore molecular biology and economics student at Lehigh University, researched “Exploring the Genetic Basis of Tan Streak Mutation in Deer Mice” in the lab of Hopi Hoekstra, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard. (Abel Asefaw/SEAS)
Jeremy Callaway, a rising senior majoring in neuroscience at Pomona College, researched “Genetic Factors Mediating Neural Stem Cell Diversification in the Mouse Cerebral Cortex” in the lab of Paola Arlotta, Golub Family Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard. (Abel Asefaw/SEAS)
Levi Taylor, a rising junior computer science major at the University of Arizona, researched “Thin Film Deposition and Characterization Using PVD” in the lab of Jiangdong Deng, associate director for the Center for Nanoscale Systems at Harvard. (Abel Asefaw/SEAS)
Christopher Shin, a rising senior biomedical engineering major at Brown University, researched “Abnormal Calcium Release Events as Markers of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia at Single-Cell Resolution” in the lab of Kit Parker, Tarr Family Professor of Bioengineering and Applied Physics at SEAS. (Abel Asefaw/SEAS)
Leiv Berg, a rising sophomore chemistry major from MiraCosta College, researched "Sensitivity of Precipitation to Theory of Boundary Layer Cloud Formation" in the lab of Kaighin McColl, Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and of Environmental Science and Engineering at SEAS.
Mohammed Sbai, a senior mechanical engineering major at the University of Nebraska, researched "Elastomer Bistable Jumper for Soft Robotics" in the lab of Katia Bertoldi, William and Ami Kuan Danoff Professor of Applied Mechanics at SEAS.
Mikayla Flanz, a rising junior studying health science at Boston University, researched "Antioxidant-immobilized backpack carrying macrophages for the treatment of traumatic brain injury" in the lab of Samir Mitragotri, Hiller Professor of Bioengineering and Hansjorg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at SEAS.
Gavin Smith, a rising senior physics major at the University of New Hampshire, researched "Probing the Impact of Nanofabrication on Transport Properties of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Device Interfaces" in the labs of Marko Lončar, Tiantsai Lin Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Evelyn Hu, Tarr-Coyne Professor of Applied Physics and of Electrical Engineering at SEAS.
Deepika Kumawat, a rising senior physics major at Mount Holyoke College, researched "Optimal Characterization of AgCrP2S6" in the lab of Riccardo Comin, faculty research scientist at the Harvard Center for Integrated Quantum Materials and Class of 1947 Career Development Associate Professor of Physics at MIT.
Katherine Yang, a rising sophomore studying computer science and chemistry at Northwestern University, researched "Using Deep Neural Networks to Learn Subgrid-Scale Turbulence Stresses for Large Eddy Simulations of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer" in the lab of Kaighin McColl, Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and of Environmental Science and Engineering at SEAS.
Alsyl Enriquez, a rising junior electrical engineering and computer science student at Cabot College, researched "Fabrication of Epsilon-near-zero Metamaterial with Anomalous Refraction" in the lab of Federico Capasso, Robert L. Wallace Professor of Applied Physics and Vinton Hayes Senior Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering at SEAS.
Riiny Giir, a rising junior computer science major at Franklin & Marshall College, researched "Unraveling the Twist: Decoding the Möbius Strip's Role in Understanding Cardiac Muscle Dynamics" in the lab of Kit Parker, Tarr Family Professor of Bioengineering and Applied Physics at SEAS.
Ling Xu, a rising senior mechanical engineering and applied mechanics major at the University of Pennsylvania, researched "Design Space Exploration of Educational Origami Grippers" in the lab of Conor Walsh, Paul A. Maeder Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at SEAS.
Katherine Yang, a rising senior chemistry major at Williams College, researched "Temporal patterns in PFAS in Massachusetts drinking water" in the lab of Elsie Sunderland, Fred Kavli Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at SEAS.
Nicolas Berrios, a student at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, researched "Timing Attacks on Differential Privacy" in the lab of Salil Vadhan, Vicky Joseph Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at SEAS.
Alejandro Soledad, who received a B.S. in physics and computer science from the University of Puerto Rico, researched "Characterization and Growth of GeO2 Thin Films via Solid Phase Epitaxy" in the lab of Julia Mundy (right), Assistant Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at SEAS.
Isabel Carino-Bazan, a rising sophomore molecular biology and economics student at Lehigh University, researched “Exploring the Genetic Basis of Tan Streak Mutation in Deer Mice” in the lab of Hopi Hoekstra, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard. (Abel Asefaw/SEAS)
Jeremy Callaway, a rising senior majoring in neuroscience at Pomona College, researched “Genetic Factors Mediating Neural Stem Cell Diversification in the Mouse Cerebral Cortex” in the lab of Paola Arlotta, Golub Family Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard. (Abel Asefaw/SEAS)
Levi Taylor, a rising junior computer science major at the University of Arizona, researched “Thin Film Deposition and Characterization Using PVD” in the lab of Jiangdong Deng, associate director for the Center for Nanoscale Systems at Harvard. (Abel Asefaw/SEAS)
Christopher Shin, a rising senior biomedical engineering major at Brown University, researched “Abnormal Calcium Release Events as Markers of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia at Single-Cell Resolution” in the lab of Kit Parker, Tarr Family Professor of Bioengineering and Applied Physics at SEAS. (Abel Asefaw/SEAS)
Leiv Berg, a rising sophomore chemistry major from MiraCosta College, researched "Sensitivity of Precipitation to Theory of Boundary Layer Cloud Formation" in the lab of Kaighin McColl, Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and of Environmental Science and Engineering at SEAS.
Mohammed Sbai, a senior mechanical engineering major at the University of Nebraska, researched "Elastomer Bistable Jumper for Soft Robotics" in the lab of Katia Bertoldi, William and Ami Kuan Danoff Professor of Applied Mechanics at SEAS.
Mikayla Flanz, a rising junior studying health science at Boston University, researched "Antioxidant-immobilized backpack carrying macrophages for the treatment of traumatic brain injury" in the lab of Samir Mitragotri, Hiller Professor of Bioengineering and Hansjorg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at SEAS.
Gavin Smith, a rising senior physics major at the University of New Hampshire, researched "Probing the Impact of Nanofabrication on Transport Properties of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Device Interfaces" in the labs of Marko Lončar, Tiantsai Lin Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Evelyn Hu, Tarr-Coyne Professor of Applied Physics and of Electrical Engineering at SEAS.
Deepika Kumawat, a rising senior physics major at Mount Holyoke College, researched "Optimal Characterization of AgCrP2S6" in the lab of Riccardo Comin, faculty research scientist at the Harvard Center for Integrated Quantum Materials and Class of 1947 Career Development Associate Professor of Physics at MIT.
Katherine Yang, a rising sophomore studying computer science and chemistry at Northwestern University, researched "Using Deep Neural Networks to Learn Subgrid-Scale Turbulence Stresses for Large Eddy Simulations of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer" in the lab of Kaighin McColl, Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and of Environmental Science and Engineering at SEAS.
Alsyl Enriquez, a rising junior electrical engineering and computer science student at Cabot College, researched "Fabrication of Epsilon-near-zero Metamaterial with Anomalous Refraction" in the lab of Federico Capasso, Robert L. Wallace Professor of Applied Physics and Vinton Hayes Senior Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering at SEAS.
Riiny Giir, a rising junior computer science major at Franklin & Marshall College, researched "Unraveling the Twist: Decoding the Möbius Strip's Role in Understanding Cardiac Muscle Dynamics" in the lab of Kit Parker, Tarr Family Professor of Bioengineering and Applied Physics at SEAS.
Ling Xu, a rising senior mechanical engineering and applied mechanics major at the University of Pennsylvania, researched "Design Space Exploration of Educational Origami Grippers" in the lab of Conor Walsh, Paul A. Maeder Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at SEAS.
Katherine Yang, a rising senior chemistry major at Williams College, researched "Temporal patterns in PFAS in Massachusetts drinking water" in the lab of Elsie Sunderland, Fred Kavli Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at SEAS.
Nicolas Berrios, a student at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, researched "Timing Attacks on Differential Privacy" in the lab of Salil Vadhan, Vicky Joseph Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at SEAS.
Alejandro Soledad, who received a B.S. in physics and computer science from the University of Puerto Rico, researched "Characterization and Growth of GeO2 Thin Films via Solid Phase Epitaxy" in the lab of Julia Mundy (right), Assistant Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at SEAS.
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Academics, Bioengineering
