November 7, 2025
from 2-5 pm
in the UC Ballroom
Event schedule:
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2:00 – 2:15 pm: Opening Remarks with Dean LaCourse
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2:15 – 3:15 pm: Lightning Round Talks
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3:15 – 3:30 pm: Coffee Break
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3:30 – 4:15 pm: Poster Session 1
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4:15 – 5:00 pm: Poster Session 2
Lightning Round Talks
Lightning talks are short speeches that differ from traditional conference presentations. Each speaker gets five minutes and must use a limited number of PowerPoint slides (1-5 slides). The main goal is to spark new conversations and collaborations across disciplines with fast-paced presentations.
This year’s presenters:
Presenter: Muhammad Jali Ahmad
Department: Mathematics and Statistics PhD student
Advisor: Animikh Biswas
Title of talk: Parameter Sensitivity, Identifiability, and Estimation of the Lorenz System
Presenter: Lara Scott
Department: Mathematics and Statistics PhD student
Advisor: Bradford Peercy
Title of talk: AGENT-BASED MODELING OF CLUSTERED CELL MIGRATION IN DROSOPHILA EGG CHAMBERS
Presenter: Peng Yan
Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry PhD student
Advisor: Joseph Bennett
Title of talk: Data and Machine Learning Enabled Discovery of Two-Dimensional van der Waals Layered Materials for SWaP Sensor Development
Presenter: Lizbeth Joy Tan
Department: Physics PhD student
Advisor: Eileen Meyer
Title of talk:
OPTICAL JETS FROM QUASARS WITH SIGNIFICANT RADIO-OPTICAL POSITIONAL OFFSETS
Presenter: Megha Pandya
Department: Biological Sciences PhD student
Advisor: Achuth Padmanabhan
Title of talk:
Aarf Domain Containing Kinase 5 Impacts Ovarian Cancer in a p53 Dependent Manner
Presenter: Andrew Wolff
Department: Biological Sciences Post doc
Advisor: Daniel Lobo
Title of talk: Planarian shape dynamics during regeneration and degrowth
Presenter: Sean Ravel
Department: Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) master’s student
Advisor: Yonathan Zohar
Title of talk: SHEDDING LIGHT ON EARLY MATURATION: EFFECT OF IRRADIANCE ON SEXUAL MATURATION OF ATLANTIC SALMON IN RAS
Poster Presentations
Our goal is to offer a welcoming environment where you can display your research project and engage with fellow students. If your project is still in the early stages of the research process, you are welcome to present your research proposal, current plans, or any initial findings.
Attendees
We kindly ask that non-presenter attendees register so that we have an idea of how many may be attending and to contact you with any updates or schedule changes:
Registration Form