The Life of Milarepa: Developing a Relationship Database with Nodegoat

Faculty Sponsor: Andrew Quintman Kolby Durocher Kolby Durocher (’25) is a rising senior from Columbia, CT. At Wesleyan, he is double majoring in Religion and Sociology. Their academic interests include religion and technology, indigenous studies, and media studies. During his senior year, he will be completing a thesis within the Religion department, examining the ways … Read more

Effects of Financial Crises on Foreign Bank Ownership

Faculty Sponsor: Ryuichiro Izumi Live Poster Session: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/my/pwatcharapong Pat (Putt) Watcharapong Pat is a rising senior (’25) from Bangkok, Thailand. He is majoring in Economics and works as a Microeconomics teaching assistant. Outside of Economics, he studies Art Studio and is active in Asian identity groups as President of the Thai Student Association and Cultural … Read more

Simulation of the Crystal-Amorphous Phase Transition of Ge2Sb2Te5 via a Machine-Learned Interatomic Potential

Faculty Sponsor: Francis W. Starr Owen Dunton Owen is a physics and math major, and a member of Computational Materials Science Research Group where he studies the phase-change material Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST). His first project was the development of an efficient and accurate machine-learned interatomic potential for GST, which he now uses to provide atomistic insight … Read more

Examining the cyclicality of capital controls

Faculty Sponsor: Ryuichiro Izumi Aaron Leong Aaron is a rising senior from Malaysia studying economics and applied data science. Outside of academics, he enjoys backpacking, learning new languages, and reading science fiction books. After graduation, he would like to pursue further studies in economics, and be involved in economic research and/or policymaking. Abstract: While theoretical … Read more

Google Earth Engine and Neighborhood Change: A New York City Case Study

Faculty Sponsor: Karl Boulware Ruishi Wang Ruishi is a rising junior (’26) from Beijing, China. At Wesleyan, he studies Economics, Science and Technology Studies, and Data Analysis. In his free time, he likes rock climbing, photography, and eating. Abstract: Geospatial data is increasingly used for economic analysis in areas like economic growth, labor markets, gentrification, … Read more

Breaking Bad: The Association between Republicans Voting to Impeach Donald Trump and Approval Rating

Faculty Sponsor: Logan Dancey Justin Weinstein Justin is a rising senior from Hoboken, New Jersey studying Government and Data Analysis. His interests include political polarization, state-level elections, and congressional policy making. At Wesleyan, he has worked as a research assistant for the Government department and had his findings acknowledged in a forthcoming academic book. He … Read more

Impact of Political Connections and Corruption on Government Procurement in China

Faculty Sponsor: Xiaoxue Zhao Ruihan Sun Ruihan Sun is a rising senior (’25) from Chongqing, China, majoring in Mathematics and Economics at Wesleyan. Outside of her classes, she likes to play Animal Crossing, read books, enjoy music, and take photographs. Looking ahead, Ruihan hopes to leverage her mathematical skills in finance and become a quantitative … Read more

Patterns of Spring Discharge in Texas

Faculty Sponsor: Helen Poulos Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Anya Le Anya Le (‘25) is a rising senior from Charlottesville, Virginia, where she attended Albemarle High School. She is double majoring in Earth & Environmental Sciences and Biology. Her hobbies include singing with Slavei and creative writing. After graduating from Wesleyan, Anya plans to pursue … Read more

The left digit effect in paper vs. computer number line estimation

Faculty Sponsor: Hilary Barth Cameron Bourassa Cameron is a rising junior from Massachusetts who is majoring in Neuroscience & Behavior and Psychology. They are a research assistant in Wesleyan’s Cognitive Development Lab and an assistant manager at KidCity Children’s Museum. They are also a member of the women’s rugby team at Wesleyan. Abstract: In a … Read more

Genomic Analysis of Heptosyltranferase I Predicting Pathogenicity of Vibrio Genus

Faculty Sponsors: Phil Arevalo & Erika Taylor Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Jeffery Shen Jeffery Shen is a rising sophomore (class of 2027) at Wesleyan. He was born and raised in Guangzhou, China and graduated from Affiliated High School of South China Normal University. He plans to major in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and minor … Read more