Archive: S21 Undergraduate Research Showcase

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The Summer Undergraduate Research Showcase happened the week of August 23-27, 2021. 12 students from across campus showcase their summer research projects in 3-5 minute videos.

For more information contact experience@uoguelph.ca.

Wednesday, August 25, 10:00 am - 10:30 am

Carlin Katerberg
Project Title: Effects of lung volume on signal-averaged sympathetic transduction of blood pressure
Department: Human Health and Nutritional Science
Supervisor: Dr. Philip Millar
Watch Carlin's pre-recorded video on YouTube

Srinidhi Balaji
Project Title: Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles using chemical reduction and green synthesis methods
Department: Engineering
Supervisor: Dr. Ashutosh Singh
Watch Srinidhi's pre-recorded video on YouTube

Wednesday, August 25, 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

Hossam Abdelrahman
Project Title: From Food (micro) Structure to Stability
Department: Food Science
Supervisor: Dr. Maria G Corradini
Watch Hossam's pre-recorded video on YouTube

Mary Maamoun
Project Title: URA: Elucidating Protein-Protein Interactions of Maize Endosperm
Department: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Supervisor: Dr. Ian Tetlow

Jacob Brost
Project Title: The Effects of Common Laying Hen Injuries on Landing Velocity
Department: Animal Biosciences
Supervisor: Dr. Alexandra Harlander
Watch Jacob's pre-recorded video on YouTube

Thursday, August 26, 10:00 am - 10:45 am

Julia Mellary
Project Title: Exploring How Past Experiences Influence Faculty Teaching Methods
Department: Integrative Biology
Supervisor: Dr. Dan Grunspan
Watch Julia's pre-recorded video on YouTube

Rebecca Lelievre
Project Title: Engineering a herpes simplex viral-vector for inducible cell death in cancer cells
Department: Pathobiology
Supervisor: Dr. Samuel Workenhe
Watch Rebecca's pre-recorded video on YouTube

Gwendolyn Park
Project Title: Remote Sensing of Arctic Ecosystem Change
Department: Geography, Environment, and Geomatics
Supervisor: Dr. Ben DeVries
Watch Gwendolyn's pre-recorded video on YouTube

Thursday, August 26, 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

Rhiannon Szewczyk
Project Title: Understanding the Promises and Challenges of Digital Conservation
Department: Geography, Environment, and Geomatics
Supervisor: Dr. Eric Nost
Watch Rhiannon's pre-recorded video on YouTube

Matthew Smith
Project Title: An Investigation of the Reactivity of Sulfenate Acid Anions
Department: Chemistry
Supervisor: Dr. Adrian Schwan
Watch Matthew's pre-recorded video on YouTube.

Thursday, August 26, 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

Adam McMahon
Project Title: Synthesis of a Tumour-Associated Carbohydrate (Lewis Y)
Department: Chemistry
Supervisor: Dr. France-Isabelle Auzanneau
Watch Adam's pre-recorded video on YouTube

Paige Brunelle
Project Title: Soil Microbe Innate Immunity in Plants
Department: Plant Agriculture
Supervisor: Dr. Melanie Kalischuk
Watch Paige's pre-recorded video on YouTube

Lily Taylor-Stackhouse
Project Title: Accounting for Community Well-Being in Ghana's Gold Mining Industry
Department: Management
Supervisor: Dr. Daniela Senkl
Watch Lily's pre-recorded video on YouTube

Experience Profiles

  • Emerson LaCroix

    Emerson is a recent graduate from the University of Guelph. During his undergrad he was involved in experiential learning opportunities such as community engaged learning courses, undergraduate research assistantship (URA), a peer helper role and independent research. These opportunities helped define his academic path and led him to pursue a Masters degree. 

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