2023 Multi-Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates
Research Exhibition
All 2023 Projects
Classification of Japanese Papers based on deep learning of optical coherence tomography images
Project Team Students Zhiyuan Yue Computer Science Penn State Abington, Penn State University Park Faculty Mentors Yang Yi Penn State Abington Computer Science Project Project Video Project Abstract Paper holds significant cultural importance in East Asian culture,...
Investigations into Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Models of Fish Schools
Project Team Students Zhongrui Sun Computer Science Penn State Abington Faculty Mentors Nathan Wagenhoffer Penn State Abington Computer Science Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto Penn State University Park School of Engineering Design and Innovation Project Project Video...
Synthesis of (2D) materials Graphene, Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2), and Tungsten Disulfide (WS2)
Project Team Students Sadiq Alli Computer Science Penn State Altoona Faculty Mentors Kofi Adu Penn State Altoona Physics Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan Penn State University Park/Penn State DuBois Engineering Science and Mechanics Project Project Video Project Abstract...
underground Navigation by using sensor
Project Team Students Stephan Chen Mining Engineer Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Ashish Kumar Penn State University Park College of Earth Mineral Science Project Project Video Project Abstract Underground mining operations provide several minerals for many...
Superluminal Solitons: Don’t Worry, It’s Okay
Project Team Students Erica Yozie Physics Penn State Fayette Faculty Mentors Andrew Royston Penn State Fayette Physics Louis Leblond Penn State University Park Physics Project https://sites.psu.edu/mcreu/files/formidable/2/2023-07-27/Yozie_REUposter.pdf Project Video...
Ceramic materials processing for batteries
Project Team Students Mihir Bansal Mechanical Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors ZheZhen Fu Penn State Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering Yunting Liu Penn State University Park School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Project...
An analysis of sidewalk infrastructure in and around Middletown, Pennsylvania
Project Team Students Joshua Mathew Civil and Environmental Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Nikhil Menon Penn State Harrisburg School of Science, Engineering, and Technology S. Ilgin Guler Penn State University Park Civil and Environmental...
Analyzing Facial Expressions To Measure Student Engagement
Project Team Students Vitesh Sharma Computer Science Penn State Behrend Anshu Palla Computer Science Penn State Behrend Faculty Mentors Omar Ashour Penn State Behrend Industrial Engineering Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi Penn State University Park Zhiwen Liu Penn State...
Precise Measurement and Classification of Skin Swelling to Support the Detection of Skin Infection
Project Team Students Andrew Hoang Computer Science Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Truong Tran Penn State Harrisburg Computer Science Project Project Video Project Abstract Skin infections affect millions of people worldwide every year, one of the signs of skin...
Cesium Iodide: Methods of Growth
Project Team Students Max Herbst Material Science and Engineering Penn State Behrend - Erie, Penn State University Park Faculty Mentors James Adair Penn State University Park Material Science and Engineering Project Project Video Project Abstract Scintillation is the...
Active Lidar Assist Spatial Sensing and EEG Evaluation
Project Team Students Xiang Liu Computer Science Penn State Abington Osama Aljamal Computer Science Penn State Abington Colin Joy George Computer Science Penn State Abington Faculty Mentors Yi Yang Penn State Abington Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science Alp...
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: A HIERARCHICAL LINEAR MODELING APPROACH
Project Team Students Muhammad Adam Danial bin Mohd Nasir Information Sciences and Technology Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Rukayya Ibrahim Penn State Harrisburg Science, Engineering and Technology Gregory Jenkins Penn State University Park Meteorology Project...
LionGlass: A Sustainable Phosphate-Based Glass Composition
Project Team Students Julianne Chen Chemical Engineering Penn State University Park, Penn State Berks Faculty Mentors John Mauro Penn State University Park Materials Science and Engineering Project...
Finding the Maximum Common Subgraph from Molecular Structural Formulas through the Modified Bron–Kerbosch Algorithm
Project Team Students Anbi Guo Computer Science Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Hyuntae Na Penn State Harrisburg Computer Science, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology Young Kun Ko Penn State University Park School of Electrical Engineering and...
Analyzing the Effect of Noise Injection on Gradient Boosting Machine Regression Models
Project Team Students Hamza Bachnak Computer Science Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Jeremy Blum Penn state Harrisburg Computer Science Mahfuza Farooque Penn State University Park Computer Science Project Project Video Project Abstract Decision trees are a...
Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from Acid Mine Drainage
Project Team Students Youssef El Minaw Energy Engineering Penn State Behrend, Penn State Dubois, Penn State University Park Sayakkarage Fernando Energy Engineering Faculty Mentors Sarma Pispupati Penn State University Park Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering...
Development of In Vitro Direct Organogenesis in Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) using Axillary Buds
Project Team Students Mane Khachatryan Biology Penn State Harrisburg Nicholas Lees Biology Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Shobha Rudrabhatla Penn State Harrisburg Department of Biological Sciences Sairam Rudrabhatla Penn State Harrisburg Department of...
Classification of Upper Extremity Movement Functions Using Motion Tracking Data and Machine Learning Algorithms
Project Team Students Pawan Harikrishnan Computer Science Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Truong Tran Penn State Harrisburg Department of Engineering, Science and Technology Project Project Video Project Abstract Despite the advancements made in machine learning...
Luminous Intensity and Light Spillage in Headlights
Project Team Students Daniel Zolotarev Mechanical Engineering Penn State Lehigh Valley Ohm Sohagia Biomedical Engineering Penn State Lehigh Valley Harbin Singh Mechanical Engineering Penn State Lehigh Valley Cade Brandon Mechanical Engineering Penn State Lehigh Valley...
Reinforcement Learning for Moving Target Tracking in Fish Schools
Project Team Students Akinade Peter-Koyi Electrical Engineering Penn State Abington Faculty Mentors Nate Wagenhoffer Penn State Abington Computer Science, Engineering Mariantonieta Soto Penn State University Park Engineering Project...
Towards surrogate models of traveling wave hydrofoils
Project Team Students Akinade Akintayosi Electrical Engineering Penn State Abington Zhongrui Sun Computer Science Penn State Abington Emad Hassan Computer Science Penn State Abington Faculty Mentors Nate Wagnhafer Penn State Abington Computer Science Gutierrez Soto,...
Nano-scale Turbulent Fluid Motion Simulation using Particle Physics Engine
Project Team Students Swayam Bansal Computer Science Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Sukmoon Chang Penn State Harrisburg Computer Science Project Project Video Project Abstract In todays world simulations are used for almost anything, and especially in the...
Composite Bipolar Plates for Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Project Team Students Finn Morgan Aerospace Engineering Penn State Behrend, Penn State University Park Jacob Gajewski Mechanical Engineering Penn State Behrend Faculty Mentors Adam Hollinger Penn State Behrend Mechanical Engineering Charles Bakis Penn State University...
Turbulence Model Evaluation
Project Team Students Sricharan Srinivasan Aerospace Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Brian Maicke Penn State Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering David Lyons Penn State University Park Applied Research Lab, Agriculture and Biological Engineering Project...
Dendrite Suppression in Single Cell Flow Battery
Project Team Students Mike Pazuchanics Mechanical Engineering Penn State Behrend Jake Sciorilli Mechanical Engineering Penn State Behrend Damian Williams Aerospace Engineering Penn State University Park, Penn State Behrend Faculty Mentors Adam Hollinger Penn State...
How other diseases impact postpartum depression?
Project Team Students Jiayue Shi Computer Science Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Md Faisal Kabir Penn State Harrisburg School of Science, Engineering, and Technology Qiushi Chen Penn State University Park Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Project Project...
Exploratory Analysis of Martian Weather
Project Team Students Audrey Rojas Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Penn State Berks, Penn State University Park Faculty Mentors Eugene Clothiaux Penn State University Park Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Steven Greybush Penn State University Park...
Improvement and Development of Trustworthy Neural Networks to Improve Confidence in The Prediction Results
Project Team Students Saatvik Pradhan Computer Science Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Truong Tran Penn State Harrisburg School of Science, Engineering, and Technology Project https://sites.psu.edu/mcreu/files/formidable/2/2023-07-26/Eposter_Saatvik-Pradhan.pdf...
Methodology to Track a Weather Balloon during a Solar Eclipse
Project Team Students Austin Livsey Aerospace Engineering Penn State University Park, Penn State Greater Allegheny Jeivian Ramos Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering Penn State University Park Faculty Mentors Jesse McTernan University Park School of Engineering Design...
Investigating Tropical Cyclogenesis Through Brightness Temperature Data
Project Team Students Mary Bennett Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences Penn State Berks Faculty Mentors Xingchao Chen University Park Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences Eugene E. Clothiaux University Park Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric...
Volcanic and Tectonic Evolution of the North Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone, Iran
Project Team Students Jalen Scott Earth Sciences Penn State York, Penn State University Park Audrey Yin Environmental Sciences, Computer Sciences University of Virginia Faculty Mentors Tanya Furman Penn State University Park Department of Geosciences Project...
An Investigation into the Benefits and Potential Turbine Designs of Micro-Hydropower Power Plants for use as Electric Vehicle Battery Charging in Rural Pennsylvania
Project Team Students Sarah Petry Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Penn State Altoona Faculty Mentors Sohail Anwar Penn State Altoona Engineering Xianbiao Hu Penn State University Park Engineering Science and Mechanics Project Project Video Project Abstract...
Quadcopter Control in Ground Effect Conditions using Koopman Operator Theory
Project Team Students Bayu Prasetyo Engineering Science Penn State University Park, Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Daning Huang Penn State University Park Aerospace Engineering Junyi Geng Penn State University Park Aerospace Engineering Project...
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Feasibility and Challenges
Project Team Students Jacob Maxeiner Nuclear Engineering Penn State University Park Faculty Mentors Muhammad Khan Penn State Beaver Engineering Namiko Yamamoto University Park Aerospace Engineering Project...
California Highway with Mechanical Roadway and Piezoelectric Roadway Considerations
Project Team Students Kara Bailen Electromechanical Engineering Technology Penn State Altoona Faculty Mentors Sohail Anwar Penn State Altoona Department of Engineering Vikash Gayah Penn State University Park Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Project...
Accelerating Perovskite Solar Cell Design with Machine Learning-Informed Inverse Method
Project Team Students Larry Schwenk Mechanical Engineering Penn State Erie Faculty Mentors Jiawei Gong Penn State Erie Mechanical Engineering Nutifafa Doumon Penn State University Park Material Science and Engineering Project Project Video Project Abstract Improving...
Sink or Swim: The Need to Adapt to Climate Change
Project Team Students Katherine Elmer Civil Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Shirley E. Clark Penn State Harrisburg Civil Engineering Lauren McPhillips Penn State University Park Civil and Environmental Engineering Project...
Material Extrusion of PLA/NPs Antimicrobial Blend Filaments for MEX-AM Technology
Project Team Students Trent Townsend Mechanical Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Ola Rashwan Penn State Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering Zoubeida Ounaies Penn State University Park Mechanical Engineering Project...
Assessing the Efficiency of Different Net Mesh Sizes for Microplastic Retrieval of Marine Debris in the Chesapeake Bay
Project Team Students Benjamin Iskander Civil Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Bryan Bennett Mechanical Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Shirley Clark Penn State Harrisburg School of Science and Engineering and Technology Catherine Rios Penn State...
Novel Synthesis of Stable Perovskite, Graphene, and TMD Quantum Dots for Photovoltaic Application
Project Team Students Phillip Chamberlain Mathematics Penn State Altoona Rachel Desulme Data Sciences Penn State Altoona Faculty Mentors Kofi Adu Penn State Altoona Physics Ramakrishnan Rajagapolan Penn State University Park, Penn State Dubois Engineering Project...
Next-Generation Language Model for On-Device Natural Language Processing
Project Team Students Aditya Kendre Computer Science Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Hien Nguyen Penn State Harrisburg Computer Science and Engineering Suman Saha Penn State University Park Computer Science and Engineering Project...
Study on output voltage, efficiency and ripple in single phase uncontrolled rectifier circuits
Project Team Students Swarnanathan Mahalingam Electrical Engineering Penn State Brandywine Faculty Mentors Shruti Shrestha Penn State Brandywine Physics Department Yunting Liu Penn State University Park Electrical Engineering Project...
Understanding on formation of tribopolymer under different ring structures and surfaces in an inert environment
Project Team Students Fangxin Qian Chemical Engineering Penn State Abington, Penn State University Park Faculty Mentors Seong H. Kim Penn State University Park Chemical Engineering Yu-Sheng Li Penn State University Park Chemical Engineering Project Project Video...
Automation of Prelithiation Process for Fabrication of Lithium Ion Batteries
Project Team Students Isaiah Adu Mechanical Engineering Penn State University Park Faculty Mentors Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan Penn State University Park, Penn State DuBois Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University Park, Department of...
Evaluation of Clustering Effect in Harmony Turbines’ Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Farms
Project Team Students Jocelyn Espinoza Aerospace Engineering Penn State Berks Tyler Albert Aerospace Engineering Penn State Berks Faculty Mentors Azar Panah Penn State Berks Division of Engineering Mark Miller Penn State University Park Division of Engineering Project...
The Effect of Fuel Composition and Gravity on Droplet Entrainment in Hybrid Rocket Motors
Project Team Students Katie Blyler Aerospace Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Brian Maicke Penn State Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering David Lyons University Park Autonomy, Perception, and Cognition Project Project Video Project Abstract Hybrid...
Analyzing the Role of Device Design on Organic Solar Cell Efficiency
Project Team Students Arthur Hulcher Materials Science and Engineering Penn State University Park, Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Enrique Gomez Penn State University Park Materials Science and Engineering Stephen Gomez Penn State University Park Materials...
Improved Design of the Gliding-arc plasma Reactor: inlet flow and electrode configurations
Project Team Students Griffen Martello Mechanical Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Dassou Nagassou Penn State Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering Sean Knecht Penn State University Park Aerospace Engineering Project...
Using Data Science For Structural Integrity.
Project Team Students Priyanshu Dey Data Science, Statistics Penn State Lehigh Valley Faculty Mentors Tracey Carbento Penn State Lehigh Valley Mechanical Engineering Project https://sites.psu.edu/mcreu/files/formidable/2/2023-07-26/MCREU-1.pdf Project Video Project...
N-Queens Teaching Backtracking
Project Team Students Joshua Carson Computer Science Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Jeremy Blum Penn State Harrisburg Mathematics and Computer Science Patrick Dudas Penn State University Park Center for Immersive Experiences Project...
Application of Virtual Reality (VR) for Mapping Underground Tunnels
Project Team Students Nicolas Boyer Energy Engineering Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State University Park Faculty Mentors Ashish Kumar Penn State University Park Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME) Project...
The effects of process parameters on the tensile properties of fused filament fabricated carbon fiber reinforced polypropylene composite
Project Team Students Blane Davidson Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Penn State Altoona Faculty Mentors MD Fazlay Rabbi Penn State Altoona Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Science and Technology Sheikh Fahad Ferdous Penn State Harrisburg...
Enhancing Student Motivation and Performance through Story Game-Based Learning
Project Team Students ZeJun (Leo) Chen Information Technology Penn State Abington Faculty Mentors Sabahattin Gokhan Ozden Penn State Abington Information Technology Omar Ashour Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Industrial Engineering Brad Sottile Penn State...
How Does Water Conservation Perception Impact Water Availability In Denver Colorado
Project Team Students Grace Peterson Environmental Systems Engineering Penn State Erie- Behrend Faculty Mentors Renee Obringer Penn State University Park Energy Mineral Engineering Project Project Video Project Abstract Throughout the Colorado river basin many cities...
Modification to Increase the Antimicrobial Properties of Additively Manufactured Polyetheretherketone Spinal Cages
Project Team Students Caden Kurzenknabe Mechanical Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Ola Rashwan Penn State Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering Zoubeida Ounaies Penn State University Park Mechanical Engineering Project Project Video Project Abstract...
Modeling Quantum Confinement in the Photoluminescence of Quantum Dots
Project Team Students Ian Eckenrode Computer Science, Mathematics (B.S.) Penn State Altoona Faculty Mentors Kofi Adu Penn State Altoona Department of Physics Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan Penn State DuBois, Penn State University Park Department of Engineering Project...
Epidemiology of brain cancer in the US: a TriNetX database study
Project Team Students Tianjie Chen Computer Science Penn State Harrisburg Rizzie Lu Computer Science Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Md Faisal Kabir Penn State Harrisburg School Of Science, Engineering, And Technology Soundar Kumara Industrial and Manufacturing...
Optimization of Sterilization Protocols to Produce Industrial Hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.) Explants of the QD Cultivar Suitable for Direct Organogenesis
Project Team Students Nick Lees Biology Penn State Harrisburg Jacob Cummins Biology Penn State Harrisburg Mane Khachatryan Biology Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Shobha Potalakayala Harrisburg Biological Sciences Sairam Rudrabhatla Harrisburg Biological...
PC and VR Instructional Modules for Teaching Decrease-and-Conquer Algorithms
Project Team Students Mark Peschel Computer Science Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Jeremy Blum Penn State Harrisburg Math & Computer Science Patrick Dudas Penn State University Park Institute for Computational and Data Sciences Project...
Information Extraction from Product Labels: A Machine Learning and Machine Vision Approach
Project Team Students Hansi Seitaj Computer Science Penn State Abington Faculty Mentors Elangovan Vinayak Penn State Abington Department of Engineering Project https://sites.psu.edu/mcreu/files/formidable/2/2023-07-24/MCREU-Poster-2023.pdf Project Video Project...
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Generator
Project Team Students Isaiah Lewis Electrical Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Joshua Edwards Electrical Engineering Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Mentors Seth Wolpert Penn State Harrisburg Department of Electrical Engineering Sven Bilen Penn State University Park...