2021 Edison STEM-NET Student Research Fellowship Symposium

The Edison STEM-NET Student Research Fellowship program provides funds for an undergraduate student to work collaboratively with a CSU STEM faculty member on a research project during the spring 2021 semester. Results of their work will be shared during this May 7th symposium.

Our 2021 Edison Student Research Symposium features two sessions and ten tracks. Each track is separated by discipline. The virtual event will be held using Zoom and each student will have there own breakout room were registrants can join the Zoom meeting and choose the breakout session room they wish to join.

*Sessions and tracks are open to all symposium participants and registrants

*Please ensure that you have the latest zoom version that allows self-selecting breakout rooms. This version, 5.3.0, came out in September 21, 2020 . You can also update to the most recent zoom version 5.5.4 here.

Be sure to download our event virtual backgrounds below!

Schedule & Agenda

Welcome Session	8:30a.m. -9:00a.m.	Description

Welcome and Introduction	8:30a.m. – 8:40a.m. 8:40a.m. – 8:50a.m.	Qiana Charles, Southern California Edison, Government Relations Principal Manager of Local Public Affairs & a CSU San Bernardino Alumna Dr. Frank A. Gomez, CSU Office of the Chancellor, Executive Director, STEM-NET
Break	8:50a.m.-9:00a.m.

Session Name	Time	Description

Track 1 Biochemistry and Chemistry	9:00a.m.- 9:15a.m.	I Gusti Ngurah Raka Bhaskara California State University, San Bernardino Presentation Title: Developing Photo-Cross-Linking Click Chemistry Probes against Falcilysin, an Essential Malarial Protease Mayra Silva Barcenas California State University, San Bernardino Presentation Title: Electronic Structures and Atomic Site Preference of γ-Brass Type Pseudo-Binary Mn2Zn11-Ni2Zn11 Veng Hout Ty California State University, Fullerton Presentation Title: In vitro Selection of DNA Aptamers for the Detection of the Agricultural Insecticide Imidacloprid Yeny Gomez California State University, Los Angeles Presentation Title: Transcription Factor Analysis of Senescence Appearing Genes in Arabidopsis thaliana using Bioinformatics Tools
Break	9:15a.m.- 9:25a.m.
Track 2 Engineering	9:25a.m.- 9:40a.m	Carina Coles California State University, Fullerton Civ. Envir. Eng. Presentation Title: Influence of High-Performance Concrete (HPC) Mixtures on Sulfate Attack on Concrete Levi Randall California State University, Fullerton Comp. Eng. Presentation Title: Electricity Load Forecasting using Long Short-Term Neural Networks with Hyperparameter Optimization Nicole Luna Cal Poly Pomona Mech. Eng. Presentation Title: Elastic Mechanical Metamaterials for Energy Absorption Ana C. Jurado Cal Poly Pomona Electro. Mech. Eng. Presentation Title: Solar-fuel cell design and testing for aerial vehicles and robotics applications
Break	9:40a.m.-9:50a.m.
Track 3 Biological Sciences	9:50a.m.- 10:05a.m.	Apolo Ibanez Rincon California State University- San Bernardino Biology Presentation Title: The Effects of Exercise and Aging on Tendon Morphology and Mechanics Cameron Fraser California State University- San Bernardino Biology Presentation Title: Generation of Feline Macrophage Cell Lines to Study Feline Coronavirus Deanna Tuong Biology California State University, Fullerton Presentation Title: Establishing Drosophila melanogasteras a model system to study Acinetobacter baumanniiinfection Ashley Ertzman Cal Poly Pomona Biology Presentation Title: Interactive Outdoor Learning –In What Ways Does an Outdoor, Place-based Learning Exercise Affect Curiosity, Interest, and Student Learning about Biodiversity in Introductory Biology?
Break	10:05a.m.-10:15a.m.
Track 4 Mathematics, Psychology, Kinesiology, Geography	10:15a.m. – 10:30a.m.	Evelyn Pohle California State University, Fullerton Mathematics Presentation Title: Racial, Gender, and STEM Career Representation in Mathematics Textbooks Michelle Mohr California State University, Dominguez Hills Geography Presentation Title: Understanding the impact of climate change on the tree line ecotone of California using geospatial technology Justin Demoss California State University, Long Beach Kinesiology Presentation Title: Longitudinal Effects of an Achilles Speed Bridge Repair on Lower Extremity Mechanics
Break	10:30a.m.- 10:40a.m.
Track 5 Physics/Astronomy	10:40a.m. – 10:55a.m	Joel Cortez California State University, San Bernardino Physics Presentation Title: A New View on Martian Clouds Janelle Meghan Sy Cal Poly Pomona Physics/Astronomy Presentation Title: Simulating the Evolution of the most Massive Binary Stars Carly Soos Cal Poly Pomona Physics/Astronomy Presentation Title: The Star Formation Rate of the SPICY Milky Way
Break	10:55a.m -11:05a.m.
Track 6 Biochemistry and Chemistry	11:05a.m.- 11:20a.m.	Justice Mena California State University, Northridge Presentation Title: Investigation of atrope isomerism to focus the bioactivity of biologically active benzimidazole derivatives Abbas Abdulhasan California State University, Long Beach Presentation Title: Structural and Functional Consequences of Apolipoprotein (apo) E3 and apoE4 Modification by 4-Hydroxynonenal, A Product of Environmental Pollution and Cellular Lipid Peroxidation Benjamin Dao California State University, Long Beach Presentation Title: Exploring the Versatility of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 Beyond Gas Adsorption
Break	11:20a.m.-11:30a.m.
Track 7 Engineering	11:30a.m.-11:45a.m.	Natallia Urieva Cal Poly Pomona Aerospace Eng. Presentation Title: Collision Detection and Avoidance System for UAVs using Optical Flow Daniel Echeverria Palencia California State University, Los Angeles Civil Eng. Presentation Title: Urban Water Sustainability in the Los Angeles River Basin Marino Di Franco Quionez California State University, Los Angeles Mech. Eng. Presentation Title: Identification of High-Entropy Oxides for Oxygen Evolution Catalysis
Break	11:45a.m.-11:55a.m.
Track 8 Biological Sciences	11:55a.m. -12:10p.m.	Whitney Jones Cal Poly Pomona Biology Presentation Title: Analysis of fish life stages (body size) on oil and gas platform depths Elizabeth Solis California State University, Dominguez Hills Biology Presentation Title: Delimiting Species in the Australian Lizard Ctenotus Sal Gutierrez California State University, Long Beach Biology Presentation Title: Effects of Oyster Restoration Substrate on Epifauna Invertebrates in Southern California Logan Luevano California State University, Long Beach Biology Presentation Title: Effects of Early-Life Ecological Adversity on Late-Life Reproduction in a Nonhuman Primate
Break	12:10p.m.-12:20p.m.
Track 9 Mathematics, Psychology, Kinesiology, Geography	12:20p.m.-12:35p.m.	Maria De La Torre California State University, Dominguez Hills Psychology Presentation Title: Drug addiction and the brain: a combined research and educational program to engage the next generation STEM workforce Joyce Quon California State University, Los Angeles Mathematics Presentation Title: Density and Kappa Value of Sequences with Forbidden Separations
Break	12:35p.m.- 12:45p.m.
Track 10 Physics/Astronomy	12:45p.m. – 1:00p.m	Mario Figueroa Cal Poly Pomona Physics/Astronomy Numerical Study of Sensors Based on Hyperbolicmeta Material Susing Comsol Multiphysics Nicholas Balderas California State University, Dominguez Hills Physics Presentation Title: Analysis of Highly Excited Vibrational-Rotational States of Tetrahedral Molecules CO2 in Terms of Classical Relative Equilibria Sierra Breyer California State University, Long Beach Physics Presentation Title: Nanopore spectroscopy of complex DNA structures
Closing Remarks/ Student Presenter Social Hour & Fun	1:00p.m – 1:45p.m.	Dr. Frank A. Gomez, CSU Office of the Chancellor, Executive Director, STEM-NET