On April 22, 2026, over 400 undergraduate students will share their research and achievements through oral presentations, poster presentations, artistic exhibits, performances, films, interactive games, and more in the RAC.

Student research assistants from many CBEE labs will present both posters and oral presentations. We encourage you to attend and show your support!

Oral Presentations

Greeshma Tarimala | Characterizing the Cross-Pathway Regulation of a Conidiation-Independent Transcription Factor in Aspergillus Nidulans | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten | RAC 050, 1:15-1:30pm

Poster Presentations

10-11am session in the RAC Arena 

Yanyu Arias | Development of a Vagina-on-a-Chip Model for Studying Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | Corine Jackman Burden | Poster #30 

Rashika Bandi, Riya Koshy | Next-Gen Breathable Shake Flasks for Improved Cell Growth and Real-Time Monitoring | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Venkatesh Srinivasan | Poster #16 

Francheska Burrola | Automated Monitoring Sensors for Process Analytical Technology Applications in Cell and Gene Therapy | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Venkatesh Srinivasan | Poster #24  

Elias Gilotte | Optimizing Production of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factorin Cell-free Protein Synthesis | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Govind Rao | Poster #41 

Nina Hunter | PC-12 Differentiation in Human Schwann Cell Co-Culture on ECM-Mimetic Coatings: A Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Model | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Jorge Almodovar | Poster #46 

Jiyon Lee | Visualizing the Dynamic Cell Behavior in Filamentous Fungi Using Fluorescent Protein Constructs | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten | Poster #51 

Tyler Moody | Layer-By-Layer in Cell Viability for Schwann Cell Peripheral Nerve Recovery and Hmsc Manufacturing | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Jorge Almodovar | Poster #63 

Oluwagbotemi Ogungbile, Yamelak Andargie | Investigation of Cell Survivability on Edible Gelatin Electrospun Scaffold Using Electrospinning | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Luis Carlos Pinzon Herrera | Poster #69  

Matthew Quintanilla | Isolating Cell Wall Strength Will Affect the Mechanical Strength of Mycelial Materials | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten | Poster #79 

Sami Saeed | Investigating Potential Hyper- and Hypo-Septators Within the Aspergillus Nidulans Kinase Deletion Library | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten | Poster #89 

Jennafer Stevens | Reliable Measurement of Apparent Octanol-Water Partition Constants for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | Lee Blaney | Poster #97 

PJ Terhune | Investigation of Riparian Soils for Potential Sources of Stream Sulfate Within an Urban Watershed | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | Claire Welty | Poster #101 

Muhammad Usman | Computational Modeling of Adsorption Processes to Support Water Treatment and Environmental Remediation | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | Tyler Josephson | Poster #105 

Julia Van Der Marel | Investigation of Bacterial Lipid Inclusions to Inform Tuberculosis Research | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Bryan Bryson | Poster #106 

2-3pm session in the RAC Arena 

Jacob Craft | Time of Ion-Exchange Membrane-Based Samplers for PFAS Measurement UnderDynamic, Environmentally Relevant Conditions | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Lee Blaney | Poster #11 

Elise Delaporte | Elucidating the Symbiotic Interaction Between Lactobacillus Iners and Gardnerella Vaginalis in Bacterial Vaginosis | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Corine Jackman Burden | Poster #14 

Trevor Gibson | Uptake and Selectivity of Ultrashort-chain PFAS By Hybrid Anion-exchange Resins in the Presence of Competing Species | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Lee Blaney | Poster #25

Sydney Hofstetter | A Functional Map of Intrinsically Disordered Regions Across the Human Proteome | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Jorge Almodovar | Poster #30 

Jasmine Ives | Monitoring Polychlorinated Biphenyl Levels in Maryland Fish | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Upal Ghosh | Poster #33 

Urvi Jain | Investigating the Role of Pneumococcal Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Determining Virulence Severity | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Corine Jackman Burden | Poster #36 

Peter Lombardo | Submerged Culture Viscosity (Rheometry) of Aspergillus Nidulans Kinase Deletion Strains | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten | Poster #42 

Nicole Nwobodo | Continuous Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Air Condensate | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Govind Rao | Poster #48 

Emily Piazza | Development of Hybrid Anion-exchange Resins for Selective Removal of (Ultra)short-chain PFAS | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Lee Blaney | Poster #51

Jessica Slaughter | Open-Source Software Suite of Bioinformatic Tools for Dynamic Omics Data Analysis | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten | Poster #65 

Maaike Swaters | Ion Pairs Inhibit Ammonium Recovery by Donnan Dialysis | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | Lee Blaney | Poster #66 

Ariel Wilson-Gray | Production of Extracellular Vesicles from Mammalian Cells Modulated by a Biomimetic Surface | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | Jorge Almodovar | Poster #72