2023 High School Summer Research Symposium
Featuring SpHERES researchers, POETS Young Scholars, & Grainger Engineering Young Scholars
Friday, July 28, 2023 | 11:15-12:45pm Poster Presentations | 12:45-1:30 Closing Ceremony
On Friday, July 28, 2023, the summer’s research experience for high school students came to an end with a showcase and celebration. Twenty four high school researchers their mentors participated in 6 weeks of study and research with the Center for Power Optimization and Electro-thermal Systems (POETS) Young Scholars program, the Sparking High Schooler’s Excitement for Research in Engineering and Science (SpHERES) program, and the Grainger Engineering Young Scholars (GEnYuS) program.
This symposium will feature the research projects from 10 different research groups. The high school students were mentored by faculty and students at the University of Illinois, and high school educators provided an added layer of mentoring during this expanded experience.
Symposium Posters
Sparking High Schooler’s Excitement for Research in Engineering and Science
Coordinator: Dana Gillon
SpHERES Design and Fabrication of Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering Applications - Aarna Raghavapudi (Metea Valley High School), Khushi Agrawal (Paris Cooperative High School
Mentors:
Joseph Mueller, Ryan Yao, Chi-Wen Chang
Session PI:
Sara Pedron Haba
Center for Power Optimization and Electrothermal Systems (POETS) Young Scholars
Coordinator: Tracy Dace
POETS Drone Design: Integration, Customization, Optimization - Salma Hreish (Centennial High School), David Black (University Laboratory High School), Ebenezer Seh, 3rd (Chicago Vocational High School), Leon (Anthony) Hughes (Chicago Vocational High School)
Mentors:
Peter Xiao, Jay Hooper
Session PI:
Kiruba Haran
POETS D.I.Y Drones - Bianca Sipula (Ottawa Township High School), Daniel Lee (Plainfield North High School), Vibha Dara (NeuquaValley High School)
Mentor:
Becky Zimmerman
Project Lead:
Tara Bell
POETS STEM Stars - After School STEM Club - Sree (Sreenijas) Vedula (Waubonsie Valley High School), Ivan Nang (Metea Valley High School), Valeria Ramirez (Neuqua Valley High School)
Mentors:
Tyler Hunt
Session PI:
Tara Bell, Joe Muskin
Grainger Engineering Young Scholars (GEnYuS)
Coordinators: Sharlene Denos and Lara Hebert and Marie-Pierre Lassiva-Moulin
GEnYuS-Physics: Building a Polarimeter - AJ (Ajani) King (Richwoods High School), Josh (Joshua) Carrasco (Cary-Grove Community High School)
Mentors:
Blake Erickson
Session PI:
Doug Beck
GEnYuS-Physics: Characterization of different cables for the ATLAS experiment at CERN - Sameer Dadoo (Adlai E Stevenson High School), Olukolajo Sodipe (Neuqua Valley High School)
Mentors:
Natalia Raymundi Pinheir, Gus Glasheen, Yi Liu
Session PI:
Riccardo Longo
GEnYuS-Physics: Re-creating Crowded Cellular Environments Under the Microscope - Bonnie Weaver (University Laboratory High School), Tessa Waldhoff (University Laboratory High School)
Mentors:
Yu-Huan Wang
Session PI:
Sangjin Kim
GEnYuS-Physics: The Levitron: An Analog for Magnetic Trapping of Tritium Atoms in the Project 8 Experiment - Asia Genawi (International School of Indiana), Maya Hale ()
Mentors:
Paul Harmston
Session PI:
Chen-Yu Liu