Building Connections With ASR Models and How we Can do Better

Faculty Sponsor: Pavel Oleinikov Jeramiah Trout I am from Houston, Texas and a rising Junior in the class of 2026. My degree field is Computer Science with a focus on programming and optimization. Outside of work this summer, I watched every episode of every series of Star Trek at double speed and played . Working … Read more

War Narrative and Public Opinion

Faculty Sponsor: Kolby Hanson Angelina Kunitskaia Angelina is a rising sophomore from Russia. She is a prospective Government and Economics double major. She is interested in political research, specifically the intersection of media and politics. In the future, Angelina would like to conduct quantitative geopolitical research and make political knowledge available to the public. In … Read more

Statistical Description of Electromagnetic Wavefronts for Extreme Near-field Micromanipulations

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

Permutation-based Text Clustering

Faculty Sponsor: Pavel Oleinikov Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Yifei Zhao Yifei Zhao is a rising junior (Class of ’25) originally from China. During the summer of 2023, he had the opportunity to collaborate with Professor Pavel on a project involving permutation-based text clustering. Beyond his academic pursuits, Yifei finds joy in sports, capturing candid … Read more

Exploring Partisan Attitudes of Crime Threat Perception and Federal Spending in the 2022 Midterm Election

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Fowler Aniya Akhtar Aniya is a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is majoring in Government with a concentration in Comparative Politics and minoring in Data Analysis and Global Engagement. On campus she is involved in the Wesleyan Media Project and Shakti. Abstract: Using Wesleyan Media Project’s survey data of Americans before and … Read more

Evaluating Sex Differences in Vulnerability to Binge Drinking

Faculty Sponsor: Laverne Melón Jonah Yas Jonah Yas is a rising junior (’25) from Brooklyn, NY, who is majoring in Biology with a minor in Environmental Science and IDEAS. Taking from his experiences at Beacon High School and growing up in New York City, his academic interests include cognitive neuroscience, environmental anthropology, and biological design. … Read more

Analyzing Factors That Predict Interest in Critical Race Theory News Stories

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Erika Franklin-Fowler Efi Miller Efi is a rising junior from Chester Springs Pennsylvania. She is a double major in History and Government with a political theory concentration. Some of her interests include reading, politics, architecture, and music. After college Efi hopes to explore work in the Government and Data Analysis fields. Abstract: … Read more

Demographic and Geographic Factors Influencing Gun Violence

Faculty Sponsor: Maryam Gooyabadi Veronica Goss Veronica is a rising senior (’24). She grew up in the US, Chile, Panama, and Germany. At Wesleyan, is majoring in anthropology and Spanish. Outside of class, she a member of the International Student Advisory Board and the Wesleyan Democratic Socialists. Abstract: Gun violence, or the threat of it, … Read more

Virtual Physics: Modelling Anisotropic Particles in Fluids using Unity Game Engine

Faculty Sponsor: Greg Voth Cristina Gonzalez Cristina Gonzalez is a rising junior (’25) from Venezuela pursuing a Computer Science and Music double major and a former student at Venezuela’s national conservatory Simon Bolivar. Apart from her major classes, she is interested in learning about Physics, Math, Data Analysis, and Digital Art. Beyond academics, she is … Read more

Role of H1 and H2A.Z in Regulating Gene Expression in S. cerevisiae

Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Scott Holmes (MB&B) Simon Moss Simon is a rising sophomore (’26) from Oakland, CA. He graduated from Saint Mary’s College High School in 2022. He is interested in pursuing a major in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (MB&B) and a minor in Data Analysis (QAC). Simon enjoys running, playing all kinds of sports, … Read more