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Virtual Research Café

Virtual Research Café 10.0 Events


The Café's aim is to help foster research collaborations across the CSU system and catalyze the submission of intercampus proposals. Each café involves three 10-minute faculty research and ideas for future work presentations. Q&A takes place during the virtual mixer following the presentations.

Virtual Research Café 10.0 (February 16, 2022)​

   Dr. Carlos Rojas  

Dr. Carlos Rojas
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Engineering
San Jose State University

Presentation Topic:

Analyzing 3D Genomic Structures

Dr. Virginia Isava  

Dr. Virginia Isava
Assistant Professor
Department of Geology Education
Cal State Fullerton

Presentation Topic:

Helping Geoscience Undergraduates Think like Experts

Dr. Jamie Booth  

Dr. Jamie Booth
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
CSUN

Presentation Topic:

Bioinspired Solutions to Resist Facture in Engineering Materials and Interfaces


Virtual Research Café 10.0 (March 16, 2022)

Dr. Nadia Korovina  

Dr. Nadia Korovina
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Chico State

Presentation Topic:

Epistemologies of Mathematics

Dr. Brian Katz  

Dr. Brian Katz
Assistant Professor
Department of Math & Statistics
Cal State Long Beach

Presentation Topic:

Epistemologies of Mathematics

Dr. Alexandra Chakarov  

Dr. Alexandra Chakarov
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science & Science Education
San Jose State

Presentation Topic:

Creating Relevant, Interdisciplinary Computer Science Curriculum


Virtual Research Café 10.0 (April 13, 2022)

Dr. Ava Hedayatipour  

Dr. Ava Hedayatipour
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
Cal State Long Beach

Presentation Topic:

Wearables of Tomorrow

Dr. Jason Burke  

Dr. Jason Burke
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Cal State San Bernardino

Presentation Topic:

Understanding the Biochemistry of How Cancer-Associated Mutations Work in Cancer

Dr. Jaclyn Baughman  

Dr. Jaclyn Baughman
Assistant Professor
Department of Geology
Cal Poly Humboldt

Presentation Topic:

Creating Equitable, Accessible, and Impactful Geoscience Field Experiences Using Virtual Reality


Virtual Research Café 10.0 (May 18, 2022)

Dr. Samantha Leigh  

Dr. Samantha Leigh
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Cal State Dominguez Hills

Presentation Topic:

You are what You Eat: Nutritional Physiology in a Changing Marine Environment

Dr. Joyce Pham  

Dr. Joyce Pham
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Cal State San Bernardino

Presentation Topic:

Extended Solids: Experiment & Computation in Synergy

Dr. Long Wang  

Dr. Long Wang
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Presentation Topic:

Sensing Nanocomposites for Structures and Human


Virtual Research Café 10.0 (June 15, 2022)

Dr. Jeyoung Woo  

Dr. Jeyoung Woo
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Cal Poly Pomona

Presentation Topic:

Do It Right the First Time – Transfer Pathway Program & Quality Management Practice

Dr. Divya Sitaraman  

Dr. Divya Sitaraman
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Cal State East Bay

Presentation Topic:

Sleep, Unpredictability and Behavioral Choice: You Are Not the Only One with Problems

Dr. Gerald Cobian  

Dr. Gerald Cobian
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Chico State

Presentation Topic:

Foliar Fungal Endophytes as Early Colonizers of Leaf Decay Communities


Virtual Research Café 10.0 (July 13, 2022)

Dr. Sampson Akwafuo  
Assistant Professor 
Department of Computer Science 
Cal State Fullerton

Presentation Topic:

Efficient Models for Disease Outbreak Prediction and Real-time Algorithms for Response Optimization 

Dr. Charli Sakari  

Assistant Professor 
Department of Physics and Astronomy 
San Francisco State

Presentation Topic:

Galactic Archaeology: Unraveling the Complex Assembly Histories of Galaxies with Chemical Abundances of Stars 

Dr. Petr Vozka  

Assistant Professor 
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 
Cal State LA 

Presentation Topic:

Plastic waste – what can we do about it?

Virtual Research Café 10.0 (September 21, 2022)

Dr. Anna Doty  

Dr. Anna Doty
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Sacramento State

Presentation Topic:

The Physiological and Ecological Responses of Bats to Fire

 Dr. Rodrigo Canaan 

Assistant Professor 
Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering
Cal Poly SLO

Presentation Topic:

Artificial Intelligence for Cooperation, Communication and 
Co-creation in Games

Dr. Joya Cooley  

Assistant Professor 
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry 
Cal State Fullerton

Presentation Topic:

Toward Rational Design of Materials for Sustainability

Virtual Research Café 10.0 (November 16, 2022)

Dr. Theresa Migler  

Dr. Theresa Migler
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering
Cal Poly

Presentation Topic:
Graphs as a Guide to Resea​rch, Collaboration, and Cough Prevention

Dr. Laurie Huning 

Dr. Laurie Huning
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management
Cal State Long Beach

Presentation Topic:
Water and Extreme Events in a Warming World

Dr. Lauren Cappiello  

Dr. Lauren Cappiello
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Sacramento State

Presentation Topic:
Fun With Data: Broad Statistics Applications

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