Fall 2026 Enrichment Funding Poster Session

Tuesday, September 1, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Penn Pavilion

There will be welcome remarks by Dr. Lee D. Baker, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education.

Poster Awards

Poster Awards will be given for the following:

  • Wish I Did That Award: For the project that makes guests say, "I wish I had thought to do that."
  • Coolest Poster Award: For the most visually appealing, creative, or memorable poster design.
  • The Brave Award: For a student who stepped outside their comfort zone, tackled a difficult challenge, or pursued an unconventional opportunity.
  • MVP Award: For the student who receives the most votes overall across all categories but does not win another award.
  • Helping Hand Award: For a project focused on service, community engagement, advocacy, or supporting others.
  • Blue Devil Explorer Award: For a student who embraced exploration through study away, study abroad, research, service, or an internship experience.
  • Boss Award: For the student who demonstrated exceptional initiative, leadership, and ownership of their experience.
  • Student Favorite Award: Selected by student attendees.

All attendees at the event will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite posters.

Student Presenters

  1. Will Abell, Class of 2027, Trinity Scholar, "Humoral Correlates of Protection against Echovirus Infection"
  2. George Adu, Class of 2027, Karsh International Scholar, "Advancing my STEM Career at the NSBE National Convention"
  3. Marshia Ahsan, Class of 2027, University Scholar, "Advancing Consumer Protection Policy in Connecticut: Research, Regulation, and Reform"
  4. Maria Alba Herrera, Class of 2027, Baldwin Scholar, "What Can International Oversight Teach Us About American Democratic Reform?"
  5. Sylvester Arizie, Class of 2027, Karsh International Scholar, "Engineering & Entrepreneurship Beyond the Classroom"
  6. Avery Armstrong, Class of 2027, Reggie Howard Leadership Program, "The Armstrong Kinetic Regenerative Suspension"
  7. Rosemina Ayieko, Class of 2027, University Scholar, "Engineering with Excellence and Compassion: My Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship at Design Outreach"
  8. Emma Bao, Class of 2027, B.N. Duke Scholar, "From Photography to Photonics: Capturing & Controlling Light"
  9. Jeffrey Bohrer Guerra, Class of 2027, University Scholar, "BMD-NLP: Rule-Based Natural Language Processing for Bone Mineral Density Data Extraction"
  10. Tanner Buck, Class of 2027, B.N. Duke Scholar, "Designing & Applying a Tolerance Calculator for FYST Prime"
  11. Clarke Campbell, Class of 2027, Alumni Endowed Scholar, "Silicon and Sweat: Labor Rights in Singapore"
  12. Mehdi Chouikha, Class of 2027, Karsh International Scholar, "Hurricanes: the Politics of a Natural Disaster"
  13. Yash Dagade, Class of 2028, A.B. Duke Scholar, "Rectified LpJEPAJoint-Embedding Predictive Architectures with Sparse and Maximum-Entropy Representations"
  14. Isabel Davis, Class of 2027, Trinity Scholar, "BillionToOne Automation Engineering Summer Internship"
  15. Anh Do, Class of 2029, Karsh International Scholar, "Đồng Xuân Center: Inheritance and Exit in a Vietnamese Market in Berlin"
  16. Jack Do, Class of 2028, Karsh International Scholar, "Predicting The Evolution of Rocket Engines: An Analysis of Past Trends and Prediction of Future Trends"
  17. Condoleezza Dorvil, Class of 2027, Reggie Howard Leadership Program, "Inside the U.S. Senate: a Summer Legislative Internship in the Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren"
  18. Anika Dugal, Class of 2028, A.B. Duke Scholar, "Aspen Institute Teens & Screens Convening"
  19. Yabesra Ewnetu, Class of 2027, Baldwin Scholar, "Rally: Free, AI-Powered Workout Accountability App"
  20. Scarlett Francini, Class of 2027, B.N. Duke Scholar, "Place-Based Professional Culture Across Marseille, Umbria, and New York City"
  21. Michelle Giffoni-Albor, Class of 2028, Baldwin and University Scholar, "Emerging in 3D Spaces: Digital & Physical Methods"
  22. Catalina Giraldo, Class of 2027, Baldwin Scholar, "Strengthening Practices of Collective Care and Memory Building in Caquetá, Colombia"
  23. Andrea Gomez, Class of 2027, Baldwin Scholar, "Political Campaign Consulting Internship"
  24. Kuzi Goora, Class of 2027, Karsh International Scholar, "Consulting & Clones: How Working in Corporate Informed My Art"
  25. Zakk Heile, Class of 2027, B.N. Duke Scholar, "Conference Funding for Machine Learning Research"
  26. Laura Houghton, Class of 2028, Alumni Endowed Scholar, "Venez au Village: Lessons from France's Alzheimer's Village"
  27. Dadou Ikirezi, Class of 2027, Karsh International Scholar and Reggie Howard Leadership Program, "AfroTech Conference"
  28. Siddu Jandhyala, Class of 2027, A.B. Duke Scholar, "Economic Effects of the Bintan Resilient Horizons Project"
  29. Natalie Jones, Class of 2028, Reggie Howard Leadership Program, "Closing Heat Data Gaps & Exploring Climate Injustice Narratives"
  30. Maria Junaid, Class of 2027, Reggie Howard Leadership Program, "Remote Assessment of Infant Word Recognition in RISE Battery"
  31. Sabina Khizroev, Class of 2029, A.B. Duke Scholar, "An Electronic Circuit for Kicking Ions in a Quantum Computer"
  32. Yuliya Leberfarb, Class of 2027, Karsh International Scholar, "Making Public Art and Not-so-Public Exhibition Design"
  33. Daniel Levin, Class of 2027, A.B. Duke Scholar, "Bonding, Kinetics, and Directionality in Membrane Long-Term Potentiation"
  34. Ella Lodewyk, Class of 2027, Reggie Howard Leadership Program, "Cultural Immersion: Barcelona, Spain"
  35. James Merritt, Class of 2027, B.N. Duke Scholar, "Understanding Modern Entertainment Through a Diverse Lens"
  36. Zulaa Mungunsukh, Class of 2028, Karsh International Scholar, "Tilt/Shift: Art Center Architectural Design Project"
  37. Kehinde Onasanya, Class of 2029, Karsh International Scholar, "After the Empire: Black Presence, Colonial Memory, and Contemporary Art Across European Cities"
  38. Sofia Ortiz Gomez, Class of 2027, Trinity Scholar, "AgroConexion: Foundation Palmarte of Tolima"
  39. Isa Peralta, Class of 2027, B.N. Duke Scholar, "Bridging Science, Service, and Culture: a Summer of Enrichment"
  40. Ananya Pinnamaneni, Class of 2028, Baldwin Scholar, "Consumption Method and State Recreational Legalization Status in School-Associated Pediatric Marijuana Poisonings: A National Review of Publicly Reported U.S. Incidents, 2017-2026"
  41. Matías Pinto Chávez, Class of 2027, Karsh International Scholar, "Assessment of Healthcare Access and Delivery in Rural Guatemala: Medical and Dental Clinic Initiative in San Juan Comalapa"
  42. Sasha Rhee, Class of 2027, Baldwin Scholar, "Private Credit: A Summer in Direct Learning"
  43. Ximena Salinas-Ayala, Class of 2027, B.N. Duke Scholar, "Food Environments in Rural Mexico: A Study of Product Availability in Local Tienditas"
  44. Daniel Sanwo, Class of 2028, Reggie Howard Leadership Program, "Children’s Complex Care Coalition of North Carolina: The Hospital to Home Transitional Care Study for Children and Youth with Speciial Health Care Needs"
  45. Garrett Simons, Class of 2028, B.N. Duke Scholar, "Summer Volunteer Internship at U.S. Pacific Command"
  46. Rosie Smolowitz, Class of 2028, B.N. Duke Scholar, "What Birth Leaves Behind: Postpartum Mental Health Perspectives and Care Approaches in a Peruvian Community Clinic"
  47. Divya Srijay, Class of 2027, B.N. Duke Scholar, "Translating Indian Music to the Cello"
  48. Alexander Stiuart, Class of 2028, Karsh International Scholar, "From Dorm Room Slop to Studio Pop"
  49. Anika Suman, Class of 2027, Trinity Scholar, "France through the Lens: Visual Narratives of the Union"
  50. Sofia Tellez-Nunez, Class of 2029, Baldwin Scholar, "Melanoma Research Internship: National Autonomous University of Mexico"
  51. Holy Tuwila, Class of 2027, University Scholar, "Investigating Music, Race, Art, and Culture in a Multicultural Europe"
  52. Juliana Vegalara Cadavid, Class of 2027, Baldwin Scholar, "Data, Analytics and Democracy | InQLab"
  53. Lily Zheng, Class of 2027, B.N. Duke Scholar, "Society of Women Engineers SWE '25 Conference"