Poster Archive
Faculty Sponsor: Tsampikos Kottos Ethan Valentino Ethan is a rising senior studying Physics and Philosophy from Beacon Falls, CT. He plans to earn an MA in physics from Wesleyan after graduating. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, rock climbing, and reading. Abstract: Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have achieved remarkable success at a … Read more
Faculty Sponsor: Grace McKenzie-Smith Live Poster Session: Zoom will be added here Maxwell Middleton Maxwell is a rising sophomore from Glen Ridge, New Jersey. At Wesleyan, he is working in the McKenzie-Smith lab to track and analyze the locomotion of Drosophila Melanogaster to better understand their social behavior. In his spare time, he enjoys playing … Read more
Faculty Sponsor: Francis W. Starr Casey Gao Casey Gao is a rising junior (’27) studying Mathematics with a minor in Physics, doing research at Wesleyan in a Computational Physics Group. Over the past year, Casey has been studying the phase change material Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST), and modelling its unique behaviours. At Wesleyan, he also works as … Read more
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
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
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
Faculty Sponsor: Faculty Name Goes Here Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Evelyn Grandfield Evelyn Grandfield is a rising senior (2025) with a double major in Physics and Science and Technology Studies. She is conducting molecular simulations research with Professor Starr in the Physics Department. She is from Nevada City, California and loves to be in … Read more
Faculty Sponsor: Brian Stewart Inesh Vytheswaran I am a computer science major, pursuing a minor in physics and IDEAS here at Wesleyan. I am from Wellelsy, MA, and currently live in Avon, CT. Going into possibly my final semester, I am super excited to take classes on digital learning, applied linear algebra, and multiple hand … Read more
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
Faculty Sponsor: Tsampikos Kottos Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: We design a wavefront shaping protocol which maximizes the electromagnetic forces acting at a specific location in an arbitrary complex scattering medium. Our approach utilizes appropriate physical operators, that rely on the measured scattering matrix, whose eigenvectors can be used for the design of wavefronts … Read more