Gospel & Gunpowder: Methodology for Firearm Discourse in Christian Periodicals 1857-2017

Faculty Sponsor: Maryam Gooyabadi & Joe Slaughter William Allen William is a rising senior from El Dorado, Arkansas majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Data Analysis. Outside of mathematics, William likes to hang out with friends, watch music videos, and play chess in his free time. After Wesleyan, William plans to pursue graduate school in … Read more

Optimizing Training Protocols for Testing Motor Coordinationin a Mammalian Hibernator

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ni Feng Brett Beaman Brett Beaman is a rising senior from Locust Valley, NY. He attended The Dalton School and Friends Academy. Brett is double-majoring in Biology and Science and Technology Studies (STS) with a minor in Chemistry. On campus, he rows for the Wesleyan Men’s Crew team and researches muscle physiology … Read more

The Role of Executive Function in Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children’s Number Learning

Faculty Sponsor: Anna Shusterman Nirvaan Mehta Nirvaan is a rising junior (’27) from Hyderabad, India double majoring in Psychology and Economics with a Certificate in Applied Data Science doing research in the Shusterman Lab. On campus, Nirvaan is a part of the International Student Advisory Board, is an International Student Orientation Leader, and dances in … Read more

Utilizing Koopman Theory and Extended DMD to find Linear Representations of Nonlinear Systems

Faculty Sponsor: Tsampikos Kottos Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Goes Here Richik Acharya I am a Physics and Math Double major researching in the Kottos Lab. I am from Pleasantville, NY. Outside of research, I love to play soccer, hike, and rock climb. I also like to sew and create clothes. Abstract: My project looks to … Read more

A coarse behavior analysis of locomotion in acorn ants

Faculty Sponsor: Grace McKenzie-Smith Hailey Hutchison Hailey is a rising junior (‘27) originally from Guilford, Connecticut. At Wesleyan, she is majoring in Physics and working in the McKenzie-Smith lab to track the motion of ants in order to explore their social and nonsocial behavior patterns and how the differences in these phenotypes relate to their … Read more

Deconstructing the Gun: Tracing Technologies through the Linkage Coefficient

Faculty Sponsor: Maryam Gooyabadi & Jennifer Tucker Ethan Chu Ethan Chu is a Mathematics, East Asian Studies, and Data Science student at Wesleyan University working at the Center for the Study of Guns and Society as an undergraduate research fellow. His field of research delves into network analysis, more specifically co-occurrence networks. Besides his work … Read more

Maximizing the Accuracy of QCT Cross Sections via Binning Methods

Faculty Sponsor: Brian Stewart Jacob Ruben Jacob Ruben is a rising junior (class of ’27) with a major in physics. He is conducting research in simulations of molecular collisions with Professor Stewart in the Physics Department. He is from New York City, and outside of school he likes swimming, playing basketball, and hiking. Abstract: In … Read more

Evaluating the Impact of Open Bidding on Corruption in Chinese Government Procurement

Faculty Sponsor: Xiaoxue Zhao Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Goes Here Ruishi Wang Ruishi is a rising senior (’26) from Beijing pursuing Economics, Science and Technology Studies with a minor in Data Analysis. His interests include AI ethic and using data to produce meaningful result. Outside of class, he enjoys rock climbing and reading sci-fi, … Read more

Exploring gene regulatory interactions between histones H1 and H2A.Z in budding yeast

Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Scott Holmes, MB&B Simon Moss Simon is a rising senior (’26) from Oakland, CA. He graduated from Saint Mary’s College High School in 2022 and is currently pursuing a Molecular Biology and Biochemistry major and Data Analysis and Chemistry minors at Wesleyan University. His work with the Holmes lab uses genetic and … Read more