ELEVENTH ANNUAL POSTDOC RESEARCH EXHIBITION
LIST OF POSTERS
SESSION 1: POSTER #1 to # 20
SESSION 2: POSTER #21 to #38
1. A 2.5 mm ring ultrasound transducer based portable photoacoustic microscope
Dr. Ajay Dangi; Biomedical Engineering; Faculty PI: Prof. Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli
2. A Sequence Analysis of Changing Perceptions of Decent Work among Korean Employees
Dr. Chae Chungil; College of Information Science and Technology; Faculty PI: Prof. Frank Ritter
3. A Sequence Analysis Angle-dependent magnetotransport in magnetically doped topological insulator heterostructures
Dr. Michelle Tomczyk; Physics; Faculty PI: Prof. Nitin Samarth
4. Annotation of small RNA loci in economically important crop species
Dr. Alice Lunardon; Biology; Faculty PI: Prof. Michael J Axtell
5. Big Data Analytics for upstream oil and gas industry
Dr. Francisco Mendoza; Energy and Mineral Engineering; Faculty PI: Prof. Eugene Morgan
6. Biofabrication of Scaffold-free Tissue Strands Using Human Adipose-derived Stem Cells for Cartilage Repair
Dr. Yang Wu; Engineering Science and Mechanics; Faculty PI: Prof. Ibrahim Ozbolat
7. Biophysical and biochemical analysis of a mitochondrial transcription factor
Dr. Markus Kastner; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Faculty PI: Prof. Craig Cameron
8. Channel-free Flow Bifurcation in a Multi-enzymatic Pump System
Dr. Subhabrata Maiti; Chemistry; Faculty PI: Prof. Ayusman Sen
9. Characterization of plant proteins: Structures and dissociation for super protein drinks and foods
Dr. Ehsan Mahdinia; Food Science; Faculty PI: Prof. Federico M. Harte
10. Composite Electrolytes from Cold Sintering for Lithium Metal Batteries
Dr. Wonho Lee; Chemical Engineering; Faculty PI: Prof. Enrique D. Gomez
11. Concurrent assessment of epidemiological and operational uncertainties for optimal outbreak control: Ebola as a case study
Dr. Shouli Li; Biology; Faculty PI: Prof. Katriona Shea
12. Creating Biomimetic Membranes with Uniform Subnanometer Pores by Co-assembly of Block Copolymers with Artificial Channels
Dr. Chao Lang; Chemical Engineering; Faculty PI: Prof. Manish Kumar
13. Defect Design of Two-Dimensional MoS2 Structures by Using a Graphene Layer and Potato Stamp Concept
Dr. Dundar Yilmaz; Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Faculty PI: Prof. Adri C. van Duin
14. Degradation of traditional alpaca herding wetlands: Vegetation responses to increased aridity
Dr. Alejandra Domic; Anthropology; Faculty PI: Prof. Douglas Kennett
15. Developing genome-scale whole-plant models for poplar (Populus deltoides) and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)
Dr. Patrick Suthers; Chemical Engineering; Faculty PI: Costas Maranas
16. Diagnostic Accuracy and Antibiotic Prescribing for Pediatric Acute Otitis Media
Dr. David Brinker; Communication Arts & Sciences; Faculty PI: Erina MacGeorge
17. Dynamic Downscaling of GFS Forecasts Using Personal Weather Stations for Extreme Heat Events
Dr. Martina Calovi; Geography; Faculty PI: Guido Cervone
18. Effect of Speed Control on Global Stability of a Powered Compass Walker
Dr NavenduPatil; Department of Kinesiology; Prof. Jonathan B. Dingwell
19. Nature-like Fish Passage Modeling and Design
Dr. Hassan Ismail; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Faculty PI: Xiaofeng Liu
20. Efficient Low Density Thermoelectric Module for Wearable Application
Dr. Amin Nozariasbmarz; Materials Science and Engineering; Faculty PI: Prof. Shashank Priya
SESSION#2: POSTER #21 - 38
21. Functional Characterization of Xylan in Cell Walls of the Model Grass Brachypodium distachyon
Dr. Deborah Petrik; Biology; Faculty PI: Prof. Charles T Anderson
22. Harnessing longitudinal data to derive a new genetic risk score for childhood obesity
Dr. Sarah Craig; Biology; Faculty PI: Prof. Kateryna Makova
23. High Power Output Thermoelectric Generators for Waste Heat Recovery
Dr. Udara Saparamadu; Material Science and Engineering; Faculty PI: Prof. Priya/ Prof. Poudel
24. Identifying data mining hypothesis about soil factor impacts on streamflow by a process-based model
Dr. Wen-Ping Tsai; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Faculty PI: Prof. Chaopeng Shen
25. Immersive technologies for generative design
Dr. EduardoCastro e Costa; Architecture; Faculty PI. Prof. Jose Duarte
26. Melting Experiments on Meteorites to Understand Core-Formation in Planets
Dr. JasmeetDhaliwal; Geosciences; Faculty PI: Prof. James Kasting
27. Membrane Bound Enzymatic Moto Autonomous/self-diffusive nanomotors driven by a substrate gradient are expected to be promising delivery vehicles in the upcoming era.
Dr. Subhadip Ghosh; Chemistry; Faculty PI: Prof. Ayusman Sen
28. Methane Emission Estimates at Indianapolis Using Forward Modeling Optimization Technique
Dr. Nikolay Balashov; Meteorology and Atmospheric Science; Faculty PI: Prof. Kenneth Davis
29. Mimicking low temperatures in photosystem I using a room temperature trehalose glass
Dr. MichaelGorka; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Faculty PI. Prof. John Golbeck
30. Multiplex CRISPR-mediated Base Editing in Rice
Dr. Kutubuddin Molla; Plant Pathology ; Faculty PI: Prof. Yinong Yang
31. New Approaches to Directly Link Electron Transfer Proteins Using a Modified Clostridial Ferredoxin as a Redox Coupler
Dr. Karim Walters; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Faculty PI: Prof. John Golbeck
32. Plastid-associated epigenetic phenomena in plants involves distinct plastids and spatio-temporal signaling
Dr. Jesus Beltran; Biology; Faculty PI: Prof. Sally Mackenzie
33. Rare mitochondrial DNA variants in mouse pedigrees - duplex sequencing of single oocytes and somatic tissues
Dr. Barbara Arbeithuber; Biology; Faculty PI: Prof. Kateryna Makova
34. Simulation of nuclear reactor materials degradation by ion irradiation
Dr. Christopher Ulmer; Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Faculty PI: Prof. Arthur Motta
35. Structure-seq2: in vivo genome-wide RNA structure information as a function of temperature
Dr. Elizabeth Jolley; Chemistry/Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Faculty PI: Prof. Philip C. Bevilacqua
36. The development of seed zones and transfer guidelines for tree species under climate change: principles, approaches, and challenges
Dr. Kejia Pang; Ecosystem Science & Management; Faculty PI: Prof. Laura Leites
37. The Primary Electron Donor of Photosystem I Complexes Isolated from Cyanobacteria Photoacclimated to Far-Red Light
Dr. Vasily Kurashov; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Faculty PI: Prof. John Golbeck
38. Utilizing the BXD genetic reference panel to identify the causal genetic variants of nicotine withdrawal deficits in hippocampal learning
Dr. Lisa Goldberg; Biobehavioral Health; Faculty PI: Prof. Thomas Gould
ABSTRACTS BY POSTDOC- UNDERGRAD TEAMS
We recognize postdocs as mentors and research supervisors for undergrads doing research and invite posters from postdoc-undergrad teams. Though these posters are not judged for prizes, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Penn State Postdoc Society wish the emerging scientists a bright career ahead!
#U1. Photoacoustic Imaging Guided Steerable Needle Device for Safer Neurological Operations
Undergraduate student: Jason Zhang; Postdoc mentor: Dr. Ajay Dangi; Biomedical Engineering; Faculty PI: Prof.Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli
#U2. Breeding for contented cows on organic dairy farms
Undergraduate student: Victoria Moncur, Senior, Major: Animal Science, Minors: Business & the Liberal Arts, Poultry & Avian Science; Postdoc mentor: Dr. Lydia Hardie; Animal Sciences; Faculty PI: Prof. Chad Dechow
#U3. The effect of Nicotinamide on Aphids and their host plants
Undergraduate student: Andres Felpe Ruiz, Senior, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Assistant Research Professor Mentor: Dr. Sampurna Sattar; Research and Graduate Education, College of Agricultural Sciences; Faculty PI: Prof. Gary Thompson