Awardees
14th Annual Student Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities Conference (Past Awardees)
On March 1, 2025, over 200 student projects were showcased at the 13th Annual Student Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Conference at Cal Poly ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½. Congratulations to all RSCA Conference Student Presenters!
We would also like to aknowledge the faculty mentors, judges, moderators, and students who volunteered this day to make the event a success. The award announcements for the RSCA Conference are provided below.
RSCA Conference Exemplary Oral Presentations
Congratulations to the ten student projects that were recognized as exemplary by a panel of judges in their sessions. Each exemplary project will be nominated to represent Cal Poly ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ at the 39th Annual California State University Systemwide Student Research Competition to be hosted by Cal Poly Humboldt on April 25 & 26, 2025.
Session OC1: Biological and Agricultural Sciences
Title: Sex-dependent Effects on the Susceptibility to Systemic Candida albicans Infection in Mice
Author: Edgar Perez
Faculty Mentor: Nancy Buckley
Session OC1: Biological and Agricultural Sciences
Title: Investigating the role of the Peripheral Cannabinoid Receptor on Neutrophil Egression into the Vagina During a Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Infection in Mice
Author: Lauren Wong, Virginia Jacinto-Torres
Faculty Mentor: Nancy Buckley
Session OC2: Weglyn Social Justice
Title: Not Like Us: Identity Policing in Marginalized Groups
Author: Katherine Priest
Faculty Mentor: Alex Madva
Session OC2: Weglyn Social Justice
Title: hey Speak of Resistance: US Advocacy for Haitian Rights and Supremacy
Author: Juliett Garcia
Faculty Mentor: Marcos Scauso
Session OC3: Behavioral and Social Science
Title: Characterization of Unmarked Burial Using Ground Penetrating Radar at the Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
Authors: Amelia Bellah, Jesse Richert
Faculty Mentor: Iftekhar Alam
Session OC3: Behavioral and Social Science
Title: The Relationship Between Drought Intensity and Human Wellbeing Along the Angeles National Forest and 210 Interstate Highway
Authors: Berendi Villanueva
Faculty Mentor: Gabriel Granco
Session OC4: Engineering and Computer Science
Title: Development of a VR-analogous Camera Control System to aid FPV Drone Pilot Awareness
Author: Richie Wong
Faculty Mentor: Mohamed Aly
Session OC4: Engineering and Computer Science
Title: Application of Wood Biochar as a Sustainable Cementitious Replacement in Concrete Masonry Units
Author: Lukas Pohl, Alberto Laureano-Rumbo, Dominick Schlosser, Sebastian Alidio, Mason Bamberger, Jocelyn Gomez, Danyan Guan, Bianca Maranan
Faculty Mentor: Giuseppe Lomiento, Nicole Elias
Session OC5: Engineering and Computer Science
Title: Untethered Isoperimetric Soft Robot
Author: Andy Le, Andres Torres, Roy Kachouri, Cassandra Dickie, Angelo Calderon-Cifuentes
Faculty Mentor: Nolan Tsuchiya
Session OC6: Physical Science
Title: Towards the synthesis of a novel 6-6-7-6 tetracyclic ring structure
Author: Donna Hajhamid
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Osberger