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
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Engineering
San Jose State University
Presentation Topic:
Analyzing 3D Genomic Structures
Dr. Virginia Isava
Assistant Professor
Department of Geology Education
Cal State Fullerton
Presentation Topic:
Helping Geoscience Undergraduates Think like Experts
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
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Chico State
Presentation Topic:
Epistemologies of Mathematics
Dr. Brian Katz
Assistant Professor
Department of Math & Statistics
Cal State Long Beach
Presentation Topic:
Epistemologies of Mathematics
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
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
Cal State Long Beach
Presentation Topic:
Wearables of Tomorrow
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
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
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
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Cal State San Bernardino
Presentation Topic:
Extended Solids: Experiment & Computation in Synergy

Dr. Long Wang
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Presentation Topic:
Sensing Nanocomposites for Structures and Human