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Mechanical Properties of Twisted Bilayer Graphene

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Faculty Sponsor: Francis Starr Jack Gagliardi  Jack Gagliardi is a rising junior (’28) majoring in Physics and Astronomy, doing research at Wesleyan in a Computational Physics Group. Over the past year, he has studied the Moire Material graphene and its unique mechanical properties. Outside of physics, he enjoys playing basketball with friends. Abstract: Two-dimensional materials … Read more

Individuals or Companies: Who Receives More Severe Sanctions in the World Bank Sanctions System?

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Faculty Sponsor: Professor Lindsay Dolan Ana Li Ana Li is a rising junior majoring in Government with minors in Global Engagement and Data Analysis. Originally from China, her research focuses on ethical and effective international development, with a particular interest in China’s overseas financing. On campus, Ana leads The Foster Connection, contributes to the Wesleyan … Read more

Closing the Gap: A Pre/Post Survey on Self-Rated Skill Growth and Its Predictors in the Integrated Chemistry Laboratory Course

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Faculty Sponsor: Rachael Barlow Steven Tu Steven Tu is a rising sophomore (’29) at Wesleyan University, majoring in Psychology and CIS(Earth & Environmental Science), and minoring in Data Science. Steven is from Shenzhen, China. His research interests revolve around cognitive and behavioral psychology. Outside the classroom, he enjoys photography, skiing, and singing with a cappella … Read more

At Risk Adolescents Firearm Access as a Public Health Crisis

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Faculty Sponsor: Maryam Gooyabadi Eli Cohen Eli is a rising junior from Denver, Colorado, majoring in psychology with a potential minor in data analysis. He works with the Center for the Study of Guns and Society with Professor Gooyabadi and Professor Tucker, during research connected to firearms patents. He then did a project in Applied … Read more

Towards the analysis of the behavior of Drosophila Melanogaster after and during dyadic interactions

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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

Poster Abstract Draft

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Title: “Dynamic Bonds to Enhance Polymer Compatibilization” This project uses molecular dynamics simulations to explore how dynamic bonds affect the miscibility of polymer blends. Polymer compatibilization is of great interest in the recycling industry because mixed plastics are made of different polymer types, such as Polethelene and Polypropelene (1). Polymers with different interaction strengths will … Read more

Statistical Description of Electromagnetic Wavefronts for Extreme Near-field Micromanipulations

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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