2023 HBCU-UP/CREST PI-PD Meeting; Video Poster Presentations
Posters are listed in alphabetical order by first name.
Targeted Infusion Project in Interdisciplinary Data Analytics at Savannah State University
Discipline: Mathematics and Statistics
Author: Abhinandan Chowdury, Savannah State University
CREST-Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Design of Ag Nanoparticles-Coated ZnO Nanoshells Substrate for the Detection of Contaminants in Water Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
Discipline: Nanoscience or Materials Science
Author: Adrian Camacho-Berrios, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Targeted Infusion Project: Infusing Innovative IoT Technologies into the Computer Science Curriculum at Praitie View A&M University
Discipline: Computer Sciences and Information Management
Author: Ahmed Ahmed, Prairie View A&M University
Is This AEC Profession a Good Fit For Me? A Grounded Theory on Sparking Professional Identitiy Development in First-Year Architecture, Engineering, and Contrustion (AEC) WIomen
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Andrea Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Examining STEM Learning Motivation Challenges (LMC) in Undergraduates Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Andrea Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
The Impact of Migrant Remittances on Economic Development
Discipline: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Author: Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College
Targeted Infusion Project: Infusion of Cyber, Project, and Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) to Enhance Minority STEM Majors’ Mathematics Performance and Coding Experience
Discipline: Mathematics and Statistics
Author: Anna Harris, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Developing Ethical Robots Engaged in Robotic Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities
Discipline: Science and Mathematics Education
Author: Anshu Arora, University of the District of Columbia
Intentionally Delivered Effective Accomodation at the Elizabeth City State University – IDEA @ ECSU Pilot Study
Discipline: Science and Mathematics Education
Author: Anthony Emekalam, Elizabeth City State University
How Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) State Policy Influences STEM Education: Examining Equity, Investigating Implementation
Discipline: Science and Mathematics Education
Author: Ashley Gilchrist, Bowie State University
Excellence in Research: Crosstalk Between the Hippo and NF-Kappa B Pathway in Mammalian Cells
Discipline: Biological Science
Author: Bekir Cinar, Clark Atlanta University
Understanding Exoplanetary Atmospheres: Laboratory Experiments and Ab Initio Computations
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Beni B. Dangi, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Invariant subspaces of composition operators in S2
Discipline: Mathematics and Statistics
Author: Bhupendra Paudyal, Central State University
Age and temperature-dependent millimeter-wave charge carrier dynamics in hybrid perovskite films
Discipline: Physics
Author: Biswadev (Dev) Roy, North Carolina Central University
HBCU-RISE: Enhancement of Research and Educational Infrastructure in Climate Change Impact Analysis for Critical Infrastructure Systems Protection Using Game Theory
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Bryan Higgs, University of the District of Columbia
Excellence in Research – The Impact of Cybersecurity Policies on Employees’ Efficiency and Performance Predictability
Discipline: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Author: Carlene Buchanan Turner, Norfolk State University
HBCU-UP.TIP: Engaging Undergraduates in STEM through Drosophila Behavrioural Genetics (EUSTEM-DaBuGs)
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Catherine Silver Key, North Carolina Central University
Infusing Data Science into the Undergraduate Computer Science Curriculum
Discipline: Computer Sciences and Information Management
Author: Cheryl Hinds, Norfolk State University
Study Protocol for Culturally-Responsive Bimodal Teachable Units in Introductory Level Physics Courses
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Dain Beezer, Fisk University
Establishing the Fundamentals of Spin-Crossover Behavior and Catalysis in Single-Chain Nanoparticles Metallopolymers
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Daniel Ashley, Spelman College
Faculty’s Perceptions of Student Success in STEM at HBCUS
Discipline: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Author: Dante Jackson, Spelman College
Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting for Hydrogen and Oxygen Production Using Nanostructured Materials
Discipline: Nanoscience or Materials Science
Author: Daoyuan Wang, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Identity and Motivation of African American Students in STEM
Discipline: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Author: David Wall Rice, Morehouse College
The influence of Comb jellies (Mnemiopsis leidyi) on harmful algal blooms and Vibrio spp. in the Maryland Coastal Bays
Discipline: Ecology, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Author: Detbra Rosales, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Catalyst Project: Transforming the Chemistry and Physics Programs at South Carolina State University
Discipline: Physics
Author: Donald Walter, South Carolina State University
CREST Center for Research and Education in Quantum-Leap Science and Technology
Discipline: Physics
Author: Doyle Temple, Norfolk State University
Exposing Early CS Majors to Technical INterview Practices in the form of Interactive Whiteboard Problem-Solving
Discipline: Computer Sciences and Information Management
Author: Edward Dillon, Morgan State University
CREST: Interdisciplinary Center for Research Excellence in Design of Intelligent Technologies for Smartgrids Phase I and Phase II
Discipline: Computer Sciences and Information Management
Author: Enrico Pontelli, New Mexico State University
Characterization of p27Kip1 as an Enhancer of Stem-like Properties in Breast Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs)
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Erica Cassimere, Texas Southern University
Next Generation Multifunctional Composites (NextGen Composites Phase II) Crest Center
Discipline: Nanoscience or Materials Science
Author: Fareed Dawan, Southern University and A&M College
Development of Multicomponent Coupling Reactions for the Synthesis of S- containing Heterocycles
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Fenghai Guo, Winston-Salem State University
Exploring the Dynamics of Strongly Coupled Spin-Photon Systems
Discipline: Nanoscience or Materials Science
Author: Gabriel López-Morales, The City College of New York
Molecular and Epigenetic mechanism underlying paternal inheritance of aggressive behavior in honeybees
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Hongmei Li-Byarlay, Central State University
Integrating Water-Energy-Food-Climate NExus Into Undergraduate Engineering and Science Education
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Hossain Azam, University of the District of Columbia
Research Initiation Award: Investigation and Design of Terahertz Communication Systems with Artificial Intelligence
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Imtiaz Ahmed, Howard University
Integration of microbial enrichment, physiology and genomics via extended course-based undergraduate research experiences (eCURE)
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Indu Sharma, Hampton University
Infuse Virtual Reality and Industry 4.0 into Design and Manufactoring Laboratory for Student-centered Learning Experience
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Jaejong Park, Prairie View A&M University
Project Reach
Discipline: Data Science
Author: Jakeithia Prejean, Grambling State University
Research Initiation Award: Multifunctional Intracelullar Nano-Probes based on Engineered Bacterial Flagella
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Jamel Ali, Florida A&M University
Investigating the molecular, neurophysiological and behavioral effects of hypoxia in marine mollusks
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Javier Rodriguez-Casariego, University of Puerto Rico
NSF HBCU-UP TIP – Targeted Infusion Project: Integrating Artifical Intelligence for Computer Science Majors at Hampton University
Discipline: Computer Sciences and Information Management
Author: Jean Muhammad, Hampton University
Investigating Non-Biofouling (NB) Membrane Materials as Forward Osmosis (FO) Membranes to Remediate from Saltwater Intrusion Las Cucharillas Coastal Wetlands Waters
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Jessika Pazol, University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras Campus
SBL Sampling and Dissociation time of Dimethyl 1,2-Dioxetane in Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Jian-Ge Zhou, Jackson State University
The Model That Successfully Recruits and Retains Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Field
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Jinghe Mao, Tougaloo College
Analysis of Anticancer Peptide Lunasin in Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) Seeds
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: John Yuan, Fayetteville State University
Research Initiation Award: Highly Stable Nanoparticle-Doped Metal-Organic Frameworks for Applications in Water Purification
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Karl Jackson, Virginia State University
CREST Center for Advanced Functional Materials: Phase II
Discipline: Nanoscience or Materials Science
Author: Kimberley Cousins, Cal State University San Bernardino
A Microwave-assisted, Two-step Synthesis of Indolo [3,2-c]Quinolines Via Fisher Indolization and Oxidative Acromatization
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Kiren Sezgin, Winston-Salem State University
Woven Nautral Fiber-Reinforced P{LA Polymers 3D Printed through a Laminated Object Manufacturing Process
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Lai Jiang, Prairie View A&M University
CREST Center for Geospatial and Enviornmental Informatics, Modeling and Simulation
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Lea-Der Chen, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
HBCU-UP at Fisk Univeristy NSF 1817282: Achieving Quantitative (Q) and Computational (C) Confidence and Competence, Particularly in Biologically Relevant Sciences
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Lee Limbird, Fisk University
Research Initiation Award: A Boltzmann Model for Multi-scale and Multi-Physics/Chemistry Transport Phenomena in Porous Media
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Leitao Chen, Tennessee State University
Molecular Mechanisms for DCLK1 Tumorigenesis Revealed by Pathway Analysis using RNA Sequencing Data
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Lianna Li, Tougaloo College
NFS-CREST Center for Innovation, Research and Education in Enviromental Nanotechnology
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Liz M. Diaz-Vazquez, University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras
An Analysis of Assessment Based Adaptive STEM Pedagogy
Discipline: Science and Mathematics Education
Author: Lynn Holmes Miles, Fayetteville State University
CREST Center for Sustainable Water Use (CREST-SWU)
Discipline: Ecology, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Author: Mahesh Hosur, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Promoting Student Engagement and Success in STEM through a Combined Approach
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Manliang Feng, Tougaloo College
Advancing STEM Education Through Transportation Studies (TIP-ASETTS)
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Maranda McBride, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Phase II CREST Center for Interface Design and Engineered Assembly of Low-dimensional Systems
Discipline: Nanoscience or Materials Science
Author: Maria Tamargo, The City College of New York-CUNY
Non-Apoptotic Activity of Fas-Associated Protein with Death Domain (FADD) in Osteosarcoma
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Mario Hollomon, Texas Southern University
Visualizing Computational Solutions to Improve Computational Thinking in Physics and Chemistry
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Mary Van Vleet, Spelman College
STEM Center for the Advancement of Learning, Achievement and Research (SCALAR III)
Discipline: Science and Mathematics Education
Author: Maurice Edington, Florida A&M University
Investigation of Petrographic and Mineralogical Properties of Aggregates Influencing Payment Performance
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Maziar Moaveni, Savannah State University
Synthetic Turf Advanced Engineering Landfill Closure System
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Md Jobair Bin Alam, Prairie View A&M University
Improving Minority Student Persistence in STEM Fields Through Active-learning, Peer-mentoring, Undergraduate Research and Community Outreach
Discipline: Science and Mathematics Education
Author: Melanie Van Stry, Lane College
Designing, Building, and testing Micro combined Head and Power (MCHP) Units Using Waste Streams as Fuel
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Micah Jasper, NC A&T State University
Investigating the Kinetics of Vitrification and Crystallization of Electrospuned Nanofibrous Carrier for Improved Stability and Drug Loading Capacity
Discipline: Nanoscience or Materials Science
Author: Nabila Shamim, Prairie View A & M University
Phyto-Processes During Land-Application of Food Processing Wastewaters
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Niroj Aryal, NC A&T State University
Infusion of Data Expertise into Undergraduate Biology Curriculum: Implementation Progress
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Olabisi Ojo, Albany State University
Adapting an Experiment-centric Teaching Approach to Increase Student Achievement in Multiple STEM Disciplines (ETA-STEM)
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Oludare Owolabi, Morgan State University
NSF CREST Center of Nanotechnology Research and Education (CNRE) Enabling Diverse Workforce and STEM PhD
Discipline: Nanoscience or Materials Science
Author: Pawan Tyagi, University of the District of Columbia
Impact of Experiment- Centric Pedagogy In Teaching and Learning Concepts in Different STEM Fields at Morgan State University
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Pelumi Abiodun, Morgan State University
Investigating the Integration of Mathematics into Biology by Reciprocal Course Content Exchange: Intent of ATreat Analyses
Discipline: Mathematics and Statistics
Author: Qingxia Li, Fisk University
Research for Social Justice – Broadening Participation through Data Science
Discipline: Data Science
Author: R. N. Uma, North Carolina Central University
NSF CREST Center for Security and Privacy Enhanced Cloud Computing C-SPEC
Discipline: Computer Sciences and Information Management
Author: Ravi Sandhu, University of Texas at San Antonio
Corticosterone and Prolactin Enzyme Immunoassays against Deer Heart, Livers, and Kidneys Overview
Discipline: Ecology, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Author: Rheygan Reed, Fort Valley State University
HBCU-RISE: Enhancement of Research Infrastructure for Advanced Funcional Materials for Biothechnology Applications (AFMBA)
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Richard Mu, Tennessee State University
Access Control Framework for IoT Ecosystem with Smart Home IoT and Industrial IoT Case Studies
Discipline: Computer Sciences and Information Management
Author: Safwa Ameer, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Research Initiation Award: Development and Evaluation of Biomimetics Antibiotic Surface
Discipline: Computer Sciences and Information Management
Author: Sajid Hussain, Fisk University
Exposing Students to the Social Relevance and Trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence
Discipline: Computer Sciences and Information Management
Author: Sambit Bhattacharya, Fayetteville State University
Analyzing Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Systems Using C-D Vibrational Labels on Cations
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Samrat Dutta, Xavier University of Louisiana
Environment Factors Modulators of Structure-Function of Biological Systems
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Sarah Adjei-Fremah, Winston-Salem State University
Excellence in Research: Structure and Dynamics of Exciplexes in Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Seyhan Salman, Clark Atlanta University
Preparing Interdisciplinary Minority Material Scientists and Engineers of the Future
Discipline: Nanoscience or Materials Science
Author: Shaik Jeelani, Tuskegee University
HBCU-RISE: Enhancement of Research and Development of Early Career Faculty at Tuskegee University
Discipline: Nanoscience or Materials Science
Author: Shaik Zainuddin, Tuskegee University
Targeted Infusion Project: Integrative Makers Course and Laboratory for STEM Undergraduates
Discipline: Nanoscience or Materials Science
Author: Shaik Zainuddin, Tuskegee University
Nurturing Science Identity through Culturally Relevant Organic Chemistry Laboratories
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Shanina Sanders Johnson, Spelman College
Infusing Collaborations in Forensics for Conceptualizing Student Innovation at Alabama State University
Discipline: Forensic Sciences
Author: Sheree Finley, Alabama State University
Research Initiation Award: A Computational Study of Hydroformylation of Ethylene Over Heterogeneous Bimetallic Catalysts
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Shyam Kattel, Florida A&M University
Targeted Infusion Project: Development of a CRISPR-Cas9- Based Gene Editing Technology Curriculum at Tennessee State University
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Sonali Roy, Tennessee State University
Electrically self-healing smart sandwich panel with a grid-stiffened shape memory polymer core
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Stan Mays, Southern University
Research Initiation Award: Theoretical and Computational Methods for Robust Retrieval of Effective Electromagnetic Properties of Random Coposite Materials
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Su Yan, Howard University
CREST Center for Complex Materials Design for Multidimensional Additive Processing (CoMan)
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Subramanian Ramakrishnan, Florida A&M University
The Impact of Sphingosine Kinase 1 & 2 Inhibitors On Amylin
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Tameka Clemons, Meharry Medical College
Targeted Infusion Project: Technology Enhanced Education and Practices for Success (TEEPS) in Undergraduate Organic Chemistry at CAU
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Tandabany Dinadayalane, Clark Atlanta University
Biophysics of Music at Winston-Salem University
Discipline: Physics
Author: Tennille Presley, Winston-Salem State University
Establishing an Undergraduate Research Technical Certificate Program
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Tracy Brown – Fox, Johnson C. Smith University
Quantification of Immunohistochemistry Image of Neuroglia
Discipline: Neuroscience
Author: Vijaya Rangari, Tuskegee University
Oxidative Stress Induced Impact of Cell-Penetrating Nanopoarticles on Cellular Constituents in a Cyanobatcerial Model
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Viji Sitther, Morgan State University
Revamping the Delivery Method and Environment for Organic Chemistry Courses at Hampton University Through the SCALE-UP Active Learning Method
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Vincent de Paul Nzuwah Nziko, Hampton University
Research Initiation Award Grant: Study of Satellite Radio Resource Management by Differential Game Models
Discipline: Mathematics and Statistics
Author: Wei Wan, Claflin University
Virtual Computing Outreach for Black Adolescent Learners
Discipline: Computer Sciences and Information Management
Author: Whitney Nelson, Morehouse College
Targeted Infusion Project: Innovative Jarvis Undergraduate Mathematics Program (I-JUMP): Embedding Computational and Mathematical Biology into Life STEM
Discipline: Mathematics and Statistics
Author: Widodo Samyono, Jarvis Christian University
Targeted Infusion Project: Developing An Interdisciplinary Genomics and Bioinformatics Undergraduate Program at Virginia State University
Discipline: Science and Mathematics Education
Author: Xianfa Xie, Virginia State University
HBCU-TIP: Infusing 5G and IoT Learning and Practice into Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Xiangfang Li, Prairie View A & M University
Synthesis and Polymerization of Porphyrin Iron (III) Complexes
Discipline: Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Author: Yalan (Christie) Ning, Huston-Tillotson University
Research Initation Award: Automated Distribution of Autonomous Vehicles
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Yanshuo Sunv, Florida A&M University
Development and Utilization of Fluorescent Biosensors for Dopamine Sensing in Caenorhabditis Elegans
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Author: Zeinab Yadegari, Fisk University
Cybermanufacturing Research at Virginia State University
Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Author: Zhenhua Wu, Virginia State University
Enhancing STEM education and recruitment through hands-on learning
Discipline: Ecology, Environmental, and Earth Sciences’
Author: Zhiming Yang, North Carolina Central University