Corporate Taxation and Innovation: Evidence from Local Projections

Faculty Sponsor: Masami Imai Isaac Stern I’m an Economics and Mathematics student at Wesleyan University interested in how institutions, markets, and policy shape economic life. This summer, I worked as a Research Assistant for Professor Masami Imai to study how corporate tax rate cuts affected countries. This study was picked because it worked as a … Read more

Validating an Antibiotic Screening of the E. coli Proteome

Faculty Sponsor: Erika A. Taylor Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Goes Here Robinson Ohm Robinson is a rising sophomore from Maryland. He majors in MB&B and works in the Taylor lab, where he researches drug targets. He’s involved in the Christian Fellowship and looks forward to studying abroad in Kenya. After graduating, Robinson plans to … Read more

Explainable AI Analysis of Automated Creativity Scoring Models

Faculty Sponsor: Antonio Laverghetta Live Poster Session: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/94911363126 Ennio Geniblazo My name is Ennio Geniblazo, and I’m a rising sophomore majoring in Data Science with a minor in Economic. At Wesleyan, I’m researching how LLM’s compute creativity scores through SHAP with Professor Antonio Laverghetta, leveraging a skillset of computer science. Beyond this, I’ve self-studied basic … Read more

Text Mining and Predictive Models for Knitting Instructions

Faculty Sponsor: Yuxuan Mei Dylan Ross My name is Dylan Ross, a rising junior (’28) at Wesleyan University studying Mathematics, Music, and Computer Science. Once I graduate, I hope to have enough time outside of work to focus on my personal projects: composing albums, programming games, and drawing whatever comes to mind. Abstract: Ravelry is … Read more

Lord of the fl-Eyes: Effects of Cytoskeletal Untethering on Nuclear Position, Shape, and Cell Morphology in the Drosophila melanogaster Eye

Faculty Sponsor: Ruth Johnson, Biology Department. Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Goes Here Gillian Churchland Gillian Churchland is a rising junior at Wesleyan University double majoring in Biology and Mathematics. She’s from New York City, but is happiest somewhere she can hike, climb, swim, or mountain bike. This is Gillian’s second semester working in the … Read more

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

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

Investigating Political Influence on Monetary Policy and Central Bank Independence in Japan Using Data

Secret Meetings Hidden in the Schedule: Who is Whispering to the Bank of Japan? Faculty Sponsor: Imai Masami Miyuka Kawamura Miyuka Kawamura (29’) from Japan completed the QAC Apprenticeship in 2026 in the summer following her freshman year. Before college, she attended British International School Phuket. At Wesleyan, she is double-majoring in Economics and Neuroscience.  … Read more

A coarse behavior analysis of locomotion in acorn ants

Faculty Sponsor: Grace McKenzie-Smith Hailey Hutchison Hailey is a rising junior (ā€˜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

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

Industry-Specific Market Responses to Polling Data in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Faculty Sponsor: Ryuichiro Izumi Anthony Ganci Anthony is a member of the class of 2028 from Massachusetts and completed the QAC Apprenticeship in the summer following his freshman year. At Wesleyan, he is double-majoring in Economics and Math while minoring in Data Analysis. Anthony’s research bridges his previous experience serving on the board of a … Read more