Featuring SpHERES researchers, POETS Young Scholars, & Grainger Engineering Young Scholars
Friday, July 30, 2021 | 1:00-3:20pm Poster Presentations | 3:30-4:00 Awards Ceremony
On Friday, July 30, 2021, the twenty-three high school researchers who participated in this summer’s research experience for high school students will come to an end with this showcase and celebration. Presenters and their mentors participated in 7 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 remote research projects from 12 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 virtual experience.
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Symposium Posters
Sparking High Schooler’s Excitement for Research in Engineering and Science
Coordinator: Dot Gordon, EBICS
SpHERES-Gillette: Investigating Diurnal Patterns of the Brain Microvasculature-Langston Span (Central HS), Sophia Torrellas (University HS)
SpHERES-Bashir: rGO Supplemented NTMs Promoting Neural Conductivity-Debbie Mojekwu, Lauren Robinson (Jones College Prep)
SpHERES-Kong: A New Form of Medicine Delivery- Miles Johnson, Ayden Cloud (Urban Prep Bronzeville)
Center for Power Optimization and Electrothermal Systems (POETS) Young Scholars
Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation: Research Experience and Mentoring (EFRI REM) Young Scholars
SpHERES-Bashir: rGO Supplemented NTMs Promoting Neural Conductivity-Debbie Mojekwu, Lauren Robinson (Jones College Prep)
SpHERES-Kong: A New Form of Medicine Delivery- Miles Johnson, Ayden Cloud (Urban Prep Bronzeville)
Center for Power Optimization and Electrothermal Systems (POETS) Young Scholars
Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation: Research Experience and Mentoring (EFRI REM) Young Scholars
Coordinators: Jessica Perez & Joe Muskin
POETS-Weaver: Prototyping Modifications for Sun Bucket Cooking and Heating Systems-Lily Weaver (Central HS)
POETS-Uni: Heating Houses in Developing Countries with Solar Energy Technology-Nate Jones, Marlow Tracy (University HS)
POETS-Central: Viability of Using Sun Buckets as Space Heaters-Brianna Freeburg, Melody Breg (Central HS)
EFRI: Nonlinear Stiffnesses, Bistable Oscillators, and Chaotic Motions-Maya Elazar, Kenya Allen (Centennial HS)
Grainger Engineering Young Scholars (GEnYuS)
Coordinators: Lara Hebert and Marie-Pierre Lassiva-Moulin
GEnYuS-Wagner1: Visualizing Electron Behavior-Jordan Tatum (Urbana HS)
GEnYuS-CHEETA: Resizing of CHEETA aircraft tail-Bethany Blackman, Lionel Billingsley (Wolcott Prep)
GEnYuS-NH: The Proton’s Relationship to Heavy Ion Collisions- Treazure Edwards (Mother McAuley HS), Tamara Rushton (Englewood STEM Acad)
GEnYuS-BioE: Development of Biometrics to Enable a Wearable Device (Smart vest)-Finley Odar, Theodore Varona, Arlington Tech
GEnYuS-Phys/IQUIST: The Inner Workings of a Quantum Computer-Austin Cloud, Jaheim Bryant (Urban Prep Bronzeville)
GEnYuS-Wagner2: Communicating Electron Behavior-Mia Ruiz-Almaraz (Urbana HS)
GEnYuS-Phys/IQUIST: The Inner Workings of a Quantum Computer-Austin Cloud, Jaheim Bryant (Urban Prep Bronzeville)
GEnYuS-Wagner2: Communicating Electron Behavior-Mia Ruiz-Almaraz (Urbana HS)
