RRS Live

RRS Live showcases real-time, interactive presentations of research projects undertaken by Randall Research Scholars Program students. During these broadcasts, scholars delve into the objectives, results, and broader implications of their work from recent semesters.

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Wednesday, December 4th

TimePresenterTitleDirector
1:00Lawson McVayAranea Debris Interceptor - A Biomimetic Approach to Orbital Debris MitigationDr. Sichen Yuan
1:15Ava ConcannonComparing Cardiovascular and Metabolic Profiles of Morning and Evening ChronotypesDr. Hayley MacDonald
2:00Madeline YobPerception of Direct versus Indirect Personality Associations of Brands and Influencers in AdvertisingDr. Jameson Hayes, Dr. Steven Holiday
2:15Parker StewartRedefining Buddhism With a Non-linear Interactive Digital ApproachDr. Steven Ramey
2:30Arya KarnikBuilding a Small Uncrewed Aircraft System with 6 Degrees of Freedom to Emulate Satellite DynamicsDr. Jordan Larson
2:45Holland Henderson-BoyerWeather, Mood, and Climate Change ApplicationsDr. Michael Price
3:00Hunter EndersAntenna Array Simulation and Fabrication for UAV-Based Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil MoistureDr. Sara Neshani
3:15Nicholas KapleLaser-Assisted Cold Spray Deposition of Refractory MetalsDr. Luke Brewer
3:30Gibson JarrellDigital Literacy Practices of Liberal TikTok ActivistsDr. Amber Buck
3:45Zana NortonDiet-Induced Differences in EAGLEs Accumulation in D. MelanogasterDr. Lukasz Ciesla
4:30Rebecca MaddoxDesign for In-Space Manufacturing of Metallic ComponentsDr. Kasra Momeni
4:45Katherine GraebnerPapal Politics and Public Opinion in 17th-Century RomeDr. Fabio Battista
5:00Kaitlin DeansNeural Correlates of Dissociative States Associated with Trauma Among Former Foster YouthDr. Lindamarie Olson
5:15Joscelyn PetersonThe Black Belt 2025 SeriesDr. Stephen Katsinas
5:30Henry VlacovskyA Secondary Analysis of Federal Data Sets, with an Emphasis on the Deep South and AlabamaDr. Stephen Katsinas
5:45Aidan GeschAccelerating Microstructural Evolution Using Machine LearningDr. Chongze Hu
6:00Kinion FowlerDynamic Stress Analysis through Taylor Impact TestingDr Mark Barkey
6:15Morgan SmithImpact of Monetary Policy on Bank Interest Rate RiskMustafa Emin
6:30Tyler PoseyOral Delivery of Paclitaxel Using a Squalene-Ligand Bioconjugate for Receptor-Mediated TargetingDr Meenakshi Arora
7:15Michelle McCleodNeural Bases of Information Transfer in Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Evie Malaia
7:30Blake YuengerDevelopment of Palladium-Acyl Precatalysts for Cross-Coupling CatalysisDr. Kevin Shaughnessy
8:00Elizabeth Fritz-KentInvestigation of Salla Disease Gene Involvement using C. elegans Epilepsy ModelDr. Kim Caldwell
8:15William MulhernImplementation and testing of advanced control algorithms for robotic and autonomous systemsDr. Pan Zhao

Thursday, December 5th

TimePresenterTitleDirector
1:00Liam SmithAdjusting Double Poisson Models to Predict the NCAA Division I Softball ChampionshipDr. Brendan Ames
1:15John HarrisChallenging Chronic AbsenteeismDr. Robert Hammond
1:30Dexter GardArtificial Neural Networks for Predicting Electric Vehicle AdoptionDr. Mesut Yavuz
1:45Arman DolatabadiExamining Morphological Processing in a Multilingual Eye-Tracking CorpusDr. Luca Campanelli
2:00Catherine MartinApplying Line and Groove Patterns to Nanofiltration MembranesDr. Steven Weinman
2:15Emily CentamoreUpgrading Detection and Analysis Capabilities of the CMS Detector for the High Luminosity Large Hadron ColliderDr. Sergei Gleyzer
2:30Elizabeth OwensRangefinder-Aided Inertial Attitude Determination for Small Uncrewed Aircraft SystemsDr. Jordan Larson
2:45Bailey BerryUrolithin-A Laden Polymeric Nanoparticles for Improved Bioavailability in Oral AdministrationDr. Meenakshi Arora
3:00David AndersonCombinational Therapy Cyclosporine-A loaded nanoparticles and plain Urolithin-A for the treatment of Lupus in postmenopausal mice model.Dr. Meenakshi Arora
3:15Hannah GardnerThe Implementation of Research PACS for Enhanced Medical Image ArchivalDr. Sharlene Newman
3:30Nolan McKibbenCost-Effective Method to Monitor In Vivo Changes in Neonatal Rats with Retinopathy of PrematurityDr. Libo Tan
3:45Joslyn BullingtonIntegration of Ultrasound Hand Gesture Recognition into Robotic Limb ControlDr. Qiang Zhang
4:00Mary CoutureEvaluation of Mitochondrial Variation in Different Breast Cancer Cell LinesDr. Yuping Bao
4:30Mason PentesBioprinting of Glioblastoma Stem Cell-laden Hydrogel OrganoidsDr John Kim
4:45Alexander GuirguesCryopreservation of Tumor Stem Cell-Derived OrganoidsDr. Yonghyun (John) Kim
5:00Molly SullivanThe Impact of Inclusion Complexation with Fatty Acid on Pea Starch DigestibilityDr. Lingyan Kong
5:15Sophia Marshall-PelayoEnhancing resistant starch content of pea starch through complexation with gallic acid and alkyl gallates.Dr. Lingyan Kong
5:30Freya CordellGrowth Season Analysis in Saxidomas gigantea as a Paleoclimate Proxy for Sea Ice FluxDr. Fred Andrus
5:45Ava BrashearAI use in Geriatric Welfare SimulationsDr. Nicole Ruggiano
6:00Raeed KabirEstimating Firm Preferences for Political Candidates in the Face of Policy UncertaintyDr Michael Price
6:15Andrew NarvaezRational Design of Cannabinoid Extraction Co-SolventsDr. Pete Ludovice
6:30Griffin BeasleyMechanical Characterization of the resultant elastomer styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS) from specific formulations and novel fabrication methodsDr. Amanda Koh
7:30Joshua WalterMachine Learning of Grain Boundaries in High-Entropy AlloysDr. Chongze Hu
7:45Robert GillThe Roles of TikTok and YouTube as Sources of Partisan Political Content and Drivers of Affective Polarization.Dr. Elliot Panek
8:00Aaron GroffEffects of Various Catalysts on the Synthesis of Ethyl Acetate via Ethanol Oxidative Self-Coupling ReactionsDr. James Shogren-Harris
8:15Joseph SemlerModeling Dual Fuel Combustion in a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Fueled with Diesel and Natural GasDr. Kalyan Srinivasan, Dr. Sundar Krishnan
8:30Chance JonesCharacterizing Battery Performance in Hybrid Electric AircraftDr. Krishna Shah

Friday, December 6th

TimePresenterTitleDirector
12:00Chloe KaplanA Community Engaged Approach to Mitigating Maternity Care Deserts in West AlabamaDr. Holly Horan
12:15Lindsey FlondroBody Position and Eye Contact in Autistic and Neurotypical InfantsDr. Kelsey West, Ms. Malerie McDowell
12:30Izabella MelkonyanHow Choices and Behavior of Others Affect Individual Portfolio Allocation.Dr. Paan Jindapon
12:45Lauren GeislerThe Regional Variation in the Performance and Longevity of Lithium-ion Batteries for EV Use and Federal EV Investment DistortionDr. Michael Price, Dr Krishna Shah
1:00Cole SeelyPredicting Acid-Base Properties of HalomethanesDr. David Dixon
1:15Ethan DeLucaComputational modeling of laser-powder bed fusion additive manufacturingDr. Alexey Volkov
1:30Madeline ClingamanExamining microbial glycan degradationDr. Melanie Higgins
1:45Abbey WigginsAnnual climatic variation affects biomass allocation in tidal marsh plant communitiesDr. Julia Cherry
2:00Emma CabageThe Everdeen Paradox: When You Have to Conform to Be IndependentDr. Louis Marino
2:15Georgia HerrEvaluating the Capabilities of Adsorbable Organic Fluorine in a Variety of Sample MatricesDr. Leigh Terry
2:45Truman PorterDeveloping a User Review Classifier for Sex Trafficking RiskDr. Nick Freeman
3:00Lee GoetzingerLeveraging the Ethics Bowl Framework for Community-Driven and Inclusive AI Ethics Education in STEMDr. Katherine Chiou
3:15Helene RenningerApplication of Machine Learning Techniques to Identify Non-Informative ImagesDr. Nick Freeman, Dr. Greg Bott
3;30Jesse ParkParameter Optimization of Tensegrity Structures.Dr. Keivan Davami
3:45Collin FrancelScalable Methods for Encoding and Comparing Patterns in Commercial Sex AdsDr. Nick Freeman
4:00Gabrielle KowkabanyStructural Effects of Various Flavonoids on Ligand-Iron Complex Nanoparticle Formation and Their Applications in Drug Resistant CancerDr. Yuping Bao
4:15Bailey LiddleData and Text Analytics to Identify Sex Trafficking Victims in Escort ReviewsDr. Nick Freeman, Dr Gregory Bott
4:30Ellie BurtonEnhancing Sex Trafficking Detection through Graph-Based Analysis of Online Sex AdvertisementsDr. Nick Freeman, Dr. Greg Bott