Huntley College of Agriculture students showed off their research skills and experience at the college’s Student Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Showcase.
The students submitted posters for the April 17 Showcase that were displayed at Cowboy Corner outside Building 2.
They also had the opportunity to present their findings and answer any questions about their research.
The projects included:
- Effects of Orange Pomace Fibers on the Texturization Degree, Physical Properties, and Protein Aging of Pea Protein Isolate Based Meat Analogues (Jerry S. Larin, Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor Belal Hasan)
- Effect of Maillard Conjugates vs. Electrostatic Deposition on the Formation of Lutein-Enriched Emulsions (Jocelyne Argueta, Faculty Advisor: Professor Gabriel Davidov-Pardo)
- The Sustainability Paradox: Examining the Disconnect Between Gen Z’s Pro-Environmental Values and Fast Fashion Consumption in the Social Media Era (Sehvoe S., Angelyne D., Lauren G., Armando A., Faculty Advisor: Professor Seoha Min)
- Scrolling, Comparing, Consuming: How Social Media Drives Overconsumption Among Generation Z? (Amy Tjeltveit, Andrea Avalos Lujan, Stephanie Castillo, Alyssa Cruz, Angelina Molinar, Faculty Advisor: Professor Seoha Min.)
- How Sustainability Influencers Affect Gen Z’s Attention to Purchasing Eco-Friendly Fashion (Sarah Sanderson, Micael Casas, Cesar Ibarra, Kamila Santana, Faculty Advisor: Professor Seoha Min)
- From Plant to Pattern: Exploring the Indigo Dyeing and Fashion Design Process (Russel Seguancia, Johan Tsai, Stephanie Herrejon, Ying Diao, Mandy Luu, Randi L. Montanez, Faculty Advisor: Professor Jiangning Che)
- Cervical Vertebrae of the Horse (Jayce Gooding, Faculty Advisor: Lecturer Andrea Watson)
- Quantification of Vitamin A and Minerals in Bovine Liver Dietary Supplements (Lauren Min, Gabriella Funes, Wren Hemig, Daisy Sanchez-Jacinto, Jason Rowntree, Jenifer Fenton, Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor Lucas Krusinski)
- Quantification of Serum Amyloid A in Bovine Liver Dietary Supplements (Wren Hemig, Gabriella Funes, Laure Min, Daisy Sanchez-Jacinto, Lucia Portillo, Jason Rowntree, Jenifer Fenton, Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor Lucas Krusinski)
- Gen Z Consumer Behavior on TikTok Motivated by Influencers (Priscilla Martinez, Gracie Maxwell, Sophia Renfro, Goretti Villa, , Faculty Advisor: Professor Seoha Min)
- From Farm to Fashion: The Use of Agricultural Products in Fashion Design Lukas Barkume, Mandy Luu, and Katie Reynoso, Faculty Advisor: Professor Seoha Min)
- Contaminant mobility in an urban agricultural groundwater recharge basin at Spadra Farm (Irene Huang, Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor Miranda Aiken)
- Paving the Way to the CPP PLT 3379 Native Garden (Jacqueline Anderson, Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professors Guadalupe Maldonado Andrade and Miranda Aiken)
- Sticky Honey Pudding project that won second place in the American Society of Baking Product Development Competition product development competition (Annie Sheldon, Jessica Reed, Keerthana Dadi, Lisa Kwong)
- Exploring Plant-Derived and Natural Antimicrobial Agents for Textile and Future Food Applications (Randi Montanez, Faculty Advisor: Professor Jiangning Che)
