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Provost Summer Research Fellowships
2023 NJIT URI Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation Program
Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Awards for Undergraduate Students
and
New Undergraduate Student Members of the National Academy of Innovators (NAI) Chapter at NJIT Student Innovator and Inventor Club (SI2C)
NJIT 2025 Strategic Plan emphasizes on providing undergraduate students an outstanding education integrated with research and innovation experience to enable them to succeed and take leadership roles in the society. The Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) program has evolved as a significant part of the interdisciplinary education, research and innovation experience at NJIT. The URI website undergraduate research and innovation opportunities with information about resources and competitions.
The 2023 NJIT Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation Symposium was held on July 26-27, 2023. About 155 undergraduate students presented their summer research work to the URI External Advisory Board, faculty, and students. The URI External Advisory Board (EAB) judged all student presentations and selected three top project presentations for Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Awards Prizes and 5 Honorable Mentions, one from each of the five research cluster areas: Bioscience and Bioengineering, Data Science and Management, Environment and Sustainability, Material Science and Engineering, and Robotics and Machine Intelligence and Architecture and Design. In addition, based on the research and innovation merit of the projects the URI EAB nominated 59 students for the membership of the National Academy of Innovators Chapter at NJIT Student Innovator and Inventor Club (SI2C). Listing of Student Winners and Inductees of the NAI-NJIT Chapter Student Innovator and Inventor Club (SI2C) is provided below. These students will be inducted to SI2C at the NAI-NJIT Chapter SI2C Student Member event in Fall 2023 (to be announced).
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Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award Winners from the 2023 URI Summer Research and Innovation Symposium
Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award: First Prize ($1,000)
Name: Stuti Mohan
Department: BME/SAET
Project Title: Identifying a Novel Concussion Metric through Foot Tapping Measurement
Faculty Advisor: Chang Yaramothu
URI Program: URI Provost Summer Research Fellowship Program
Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award: Second Prize ($750)
Name: Melisa Bilgili
Department: Chemical and Materials Engineering
Project Title: Computational Analysis of N8 Stabilized Isolated Single Metal Atom Catalysts for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2
Faculty Advisor: Joshua Young
URI Program: URI Provost Summer Research Fellowship Program
Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award: Third Prize ($500)
Name: Rituja Bhattacharya
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Project Title: Trajectory Clustering Analysis for Modelling Human Hand Motion Skills in Robotics
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Cong Wang
URI Program: Heritage Institute of Technology (HIT) Summer Research
Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award: Honorable Mention - Bioscience and Bioengineering ($100)
Name: Anushri Gupta
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Project Title: Evaluation of Hydrogel Scaffolds for Myocardial Regeneration
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Vivek A. Kumar
URI Program: Heritage Institute of Technology (HIT) Summer Research
Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award: Honorable Mention - Data Science and Management ($100)
Name: Kevin Diggs
Department: Computer Science
Project Title: Soundly Detecting Memory Leaks in the Linux Kernel
Faculty Advisor: Martin Kellogg
URI Program: URI Provost Summer Research Fellowship Program
Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award: Honorable Mention - Environment and Sustainability ($100)
Name: Hannah Shahinian
Department: Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science
Project Title: Mercury Sorption in Propanotrophs
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lijie Zhang
URI Program: NSF Research Experience of Undergraduate (REU) Program for BioSensor Materials for Advanced Research and Technology (BIOSMART) at the Environment/Biotechnology Nexus
Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award: Honorable Mention - Material Science and Engineering ($100)
Name: Maryom Rahman
Department: Chemical and Materials Engineering
Project Title: Manufacturing a State-of the-Art Selector Valve for a Miniature Peptide Synthesizer
Faculty Advisor: Sagnik Basuray
URI Program: NSF Research Experience of Undergraduate (REU) Program for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention
Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award: Honorable Mention - Robotics and Machine Intelligence ($100)
Name: Vignesh Nethrapalli
Department: Department of Informatics
Project Title: Improving Caption Data Diversity via Mood-Amplification for Audio-Language Tasks
Faculty Advisor: Mark Cartwright
URI Program: Honors Summer Research Institute (HSRI)
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New Student Members of the National Academy of Inventor (NAI) Chapter at NJIT Student Innovation and Inventor Club (SI2C)
First Name |
Last Name |
Major |
Title of Project |
Faith |
Adams |
Biomedical Engineering |
Investigating EDC-Crosslinked Collagen Scaffolds for Use in Skeletal Muscle Regeneration |
Bryan |
Aguilar |
Biochemistry |
Protein Engineering Using Directed Evolution for Bioremediation |
Omar |
Al-Zaman |
Biology |
Synthesis and Characterization of Ruthenium Based Photosensitizer Compounds |
Edem |
Ammamoo |
Biology (Pre-Med) |
Use Of Machine Learning Models to Predict Cancer |
Amina |
Anowara |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
Porous Hydrogels As A Transducer Material In Microfluidic Electrochemical Cells |
Colin |
Arcaro |
Electrical Engineering |
Understanding the Impact of Solar, Magnetospheric, and Terrestrial Weather on the Ionosphere |
Poulami |
Basu |
Computer science engineering |
Traffic Forecasting with Vehicle-Centric Data and Advanced GNN-LSTM Models |
Rituja |
Bhattacharya |
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
Trajectory Clustering Analysis for Modelling Human Hand Motion Skills in Robotics |
Melisa |
Bilgili |
Chemical Engineering |
Computational Analysis of N8 Stabilized Isolated Single Metal Atom Catalysts for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 |
Don |
Bonifacio Jr. |
Computer Engineering |
Tax Fraud Detection Using a Machine Learning Approach |
XingZhi (Gigi) |
Chen |
Chemistry |
Investigation of Electrochemical Degradation of PFOA Using High Surface Area Electrodes |
Marissa |
Christenson |
Biomedical Engineering |
3D Muscle Shape Reconstruction to Establish the Relationship Between Muscle Shape and Function |
Evan |
Correa |
B.S. Biology |
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Austin |
Dalton |
Applied Physics |
Analysis of Environmental Dependance of the HODI Instrument Calibrations |
Annalyse |
Dickinson |
Physics |
Investigation of the Relationship Between Mini-Filament Eruptions, Small-Scale Magnetic Flux Ropes, and Coronal Ejections, and Their Distribution in Relation to Coronal Holes |
Kevin |
Diggs |
Computer Science |
Soundly Detecting Memory Leaks in the Linux Kernel |
Anushka |
Dixit |
Biochemistry |
Applying Ultrafast Protein Digestion in Microdroplets to Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry (HDX-MS) |
Nikita |
Dubinin |
Financial Technology |
"Blockchain Technology and its Applications in Plastic Recycling Industry Supply Chain |
Fatimah |
El-Belkasi |
Forensic Science |
The Implications of Visual Stimuli on Conferencing Platforms |
Sabastian |
Fernandes |
Applied Physics |
Doppler Residuals on High Frequency Radio Signals |
Chelsea |
Garcia |
Mechanical Engineering |
Accounting for Mechanical Behavior of Skin to Minimize Harvested Skin Area in Skin Grafting |
First Name |
Last Name |
Major |
Title of Project |
Shayna |
Gentiluomo |
Chemistry |
Chemical Vapor Deposition as a Method of Synthesis for Titanium-carbide MXenes |
Arin |
Ghose |
Computer Science & Engineering |
Large Language Models For Predicting Functional Genetic Variant Candidates |
Rohan |
Ghosh |
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
Optical Properties of PbS and PbS/CdS Core-Shell Semiconductor Quantum Dots |
Oliwia |
Gorska |
Biology |
Epigenetic Signatures for age-at-death estimation in human remains |
Anushri |
Gupta |
Biotechnology |
Evaluation of Hydrogel Scaffolds for Myocardial Regeneration |
Steven |
Habeb |
Biology |
"The Effect of Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) on the Ovary |
Allison |
Harbolic |
Biology |
Identifying the Distribution of Nanoplastics in Mouse Placenta |
Elizabeth |
Hervias |
Chemical Engineering |
Electrospun PVDF Nanofibers for Early Cancer Detection via Acoustic Wave Sensing |
Michelle |
Jojy |
Biology |
Effects of Nanoplastics on Gene Expression in the Placenta |
Mrunmayi |
Joshi |
Biology, Mathematical Sciences |
Dural Electrical Stimulation to Motor Cortex after Fluid Percussion Injury Results in Motor Function Improvement |
Yousuf |
Kanan |
Computer Science |
Enhancing Graph Features for Improved Roadway Speed Prediction Using GNN and LSTM with Vehicle-Connected Data |
Nathaniel |
Kapleau |
Physics and Computer Science |
Magnetohydrodynamic Simulation of Coronal Magnetic Field Evolution and Eruption |
Daniel |
Kidon |
BME |
Traumatic Brain Injury Simulating Blasting Device Characterization |
Jeremy |
Kurian |
Computer Science |
Simulating Patient Behavior with Machine Learning Algorithms: The Case of an Ottoman Mental Institution |
Adam |
Leszczynski |
Chemical Biology |
Adsorption Behavior of PFAS to Microplastics |
Emily |
Luo |
Computer Science |
Predicting Solar Flare Indices from SHARP Parameter Dynamics using Convolutional Neural Networks |
Arman |
Manookian |
Physics |
Solar Prominences |
Sebastian |
Mattio-Smith |
Chemical Engineering |
Stabilization of Lithium-Silicon Battery for Energy Storage |
Melissa |
Mello |
Chemical Engineering |
Designing Metal Fuels for Custom Thermite Compositions |
Stuti |
Mohan |
Biomedical Engineering |
Identifying a Novel Concussion Metric through Foot Tapping Measurement |
Aliza |
Mujahid |
Biomedical Engineering |
Enhancing Skin Grafting Efficiency: A New Method for Estimating Skin |
Laila |
Nashir |
Chemistry |
Reactivity of Gaseous Mercuric Bromide with Solid and Liquid Interfaces |
Vignesh |
Nethrapalli |
Computer Science + Math |
Improving Caption Data Diversity via Mood-Amplification for Audio-Language Tasks |
First Name |
Last Name |
Major |
Title of Project |
Ellison |
O'Grady |
Mathematical Sciences (conc. Applied Mathematics) |
Chaotic Scattering of Vortex Dipoles |
Naya |
Pared |
Applied Physics |
Trigger Mechanisms for Solar Flares |
Alex |
Patchedjiev |
Computer Science |
Roman Street Shrine Database and Querying Interface |
Siya |
Patel |
Biology BS |
Characterization of Apoptotic Peptides to Attack Triple Negative Breast Cancer |
Riya |
Patel |
Biomolecular Science |
Integrated electronics to mimic tumor cell response to electrical stimulations |
Disha |
Patil |
Biomedical Engineering |
Using DTI to Study Changes in White Matter Tracts in the Brain to Identify Mild TBI |
Pia |
Piazzi |
Materials Engineering |
Complete Rheological Characterization of Concentrated Emulsions |
Nicole |
Piccininni |
Biology |
Investigation of Polymer Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery |
Maryom |
Rahman |
Chemical Engineering |
Manufacturing a State-of the-Art Selector Valve for a Miniature Peptide Synthesizer |
Varsha Rao |
Rayasam |
Biology |
Nanobubbles-enabled foam fractionation for efficient algal removal |
Marina |
Seefen |
Chemical Engineering |
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Sohom |
Sen |
Computer Science and Engineering |
Live SMPLX Model Control and Its Applications |
Hannah |
Shahinian |
Environmental Science |
Mercury Sorption in Propanotrophs |
Ana |
Sierra-Maldonado James Abraham (co-presenter) |
Chemistry |
Fabrication of 2D TMDs based FET sensors for the detection of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances |
Vijay |
Subramanian |
B.S. Biology |
Does mitochondrial DNA activate immune responses during TB infection? |
Congratulations to all student winners and their faculty advisors!