2025 Annual Conference Posters

Engineered 3D Scaffold with Regenerative Potential for ACL Healing

Vahidi Pashaki, Pooyan

Poster number: 1

VIP deficient mice are resistant to diet-induced obesity (DIO); sex-specific differences dependent on genotype and time of diet exposure

Dawlaty, Razia

Poster number: 2

Improving Protoplast Survival and Division for Single-Cell Plant Biology

Beerbower, Peter

Poster number: 3

Restoring Vertebral Structural Integrity Through Optimization of Bone Cement Properties

Fereydoonpour, Mehran

Poster number: 4

Effects of sodium-coupled glucose transporter inhibitor Canagliflozin on Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in renal proximal tubular cells

Giewat, Jordan

Poster number: 5

NESPRIN2G-DEPENDENT MECHANOTRANSDUCTION AND MUSCLE STEM CELL FUNCTION.

Abosede, Christian

Poster number: 6

Impact of VIP Receptor Deficiency on Gut Barrier Integrity and Immune Cell Regulation

Matiur, Teala

Poster number: 7

Unraveling the phytochemistry, biological, and pharmacological activities of plants native to North Dakota

Askins, Carl

Poster number: 8

The impact of levocetirizine dihydrochloride on the development cycle of Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Sikorski, Thomas

Poster number: 9

Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Potential of Plant Oxalis corniculata L.: In vitro and In silico Study

Duong, Quang Quy

Poster number: 10

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Poster number: 11

Decoding Subgenome-Specific Defense Programs Underlying Bacterial Leaf Streak Resistance in Triticale

Hasan, Fahad

Poster number: 12

Sleep Stage Classification in Real-Time Using Single-Channel Frontal EEG System with a Memory-Augmented Neural Network

Wijesinghe , Dhanushka

Poster number: 13

Cellular response of biomaterials and scaffolds for ACL repair

Kumari, Priyanka

Poster number: 14

Schlafen12 and Schlafen14 inversely regulate Olfactory Receptor Gene expressions in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Dere, Mansi

Poster number: 15

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Poster number: 16

Single-Cell Multiomic Profiling of GATA3–BRG1 Interactions During Mesenchymal-to-Epithelial Transition in TNBC

Hida, Nobuki

Poster number: 17

Investigation of the Effect of Cell Surface Marker CD133 in Renal Progenitor Cells

Salisbury, Gavin

Poster number: 18

Commutator-assisted fiber bundle imaging system for neural and behavioral recording in freely behaving animals

Shen, Dai

Poster number: 19

Investigating the Role of the Transcription Factor Grainyhead-like 1 in Urothelial Carcinoma

Webb, Rylie

Poster number: 20

Anti-Gravity Treadmill Versus Traditional Treadmill Gait Training and Strengthening Effect in Lower Extremity Osteoarthritis

Marschner, Beth

Poster number: 21

Cold Physiology of Pteromalus venustus

Fremgen, Ava

Poster number: 22

Understanding the farmer adoption of biologicals

George, Milsha

Poster number: 23

Comparative Analysis of Brassica Cover Crops for Bio-fumigation Using UAV-Based Vegetation Monitoring

Rabia, Ahmed

Poster number: 24

Effects of color and corresponding UV wavelengths on the nesting preferences of Megachile rotundata

Sailer, Gwenyth

Poster number: 25

Spatial patterns and environmental drivers of soil microbial community structure across agroecosystems: a North Dakota case study.

Berg, Travis

Poster number: 26

Synergistic effects of Azospirillum brasilense Sp7, seedling exudates, and cytidine on drought tolerance in pea plants

Ojha, Bidya

Poster number: 27

Decoding Muscle Stem Cells in Accelerated and Biologically Aged Mouse Models

Ghatak, Atreyi

Poster number: 28

The Antibacterial Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Clinically Important ESKAPE Pathogens.

Miller, Ethan

Poster number: 29

Comparative Effects of Cryopreservation on Lepidopteran Sperm Quality: Monarch and Painted Lady Butterflies

Benson, Caedmon

Poster number: 30

Comparing Slow-Freezing and Vitrification for Cryopreservation of Female Lepidopteran Ovarian Primordial Cells

Ehrman, Parker

Poster number: 31

Delivering Beneficial Mycorrhizal Fungi via Polymeric Seed Coating: Does Polymeric Seed Coating Promote Mycorrhizal Symbiosis?

Hlucny, Ella

Poster number: 32

Analysis of SPARC, CDH1, and CDH2 Expression in in vitro Bladder Cancer Media Swap Models

Belzer, Bernadette

Poster number: 33

Investigating the Role of Talin in EMT

McDowell, Mark

Poster number: 34

Decellularized Murine Lungs and Brains Provide Matrix Material for Tissue Culture Studies

Focsa, Natalia

Poster number: 35

Expanding substrate diversity for enantioselective reactions using β,β-disubstituted enoates

Huss, Rebecca

Poster number: 36

Quenching Effects on Direct Photolysis of Organic Micropollutants under UV-222 and UV-254

Billah, Tabassum

Poster number: 37

An ab-initio optical and electronic study of atomically flat SiC flakes

Roeschlein, Eric

Poster number: 38

Chemical Analysis of Hemp-Derived Synthetic Cannabinoid “THC-O” Vape Cartridges

Ayala, Sebastian

Poster number: 39

Energy Transfer dynamics in Vibrational Polaritons

Adeoye, Patricia

Poster number: 40

Modeling Crystallization in Concentrated Suspensions of Compressible Microgels

Alade, Oreoluwa

Poster number: 41

Inducing Biopolymer Folding via Responsive Nano-confinement

Aryal, Mahesh

Poster number: 42

Hydroxyapatite Particles for Aqueous Fluoride Removal

Goswami, Jimli

Poster number: 43

High-Performance Graphene-Based Sensor Arrays for Multiplexed Detection in Harsh Environments

Latif, Faisal

Poster number: 44

Characterisation of the Dielectrophoresis Effect on Polystyrene Nanoparticles Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Mudzingwa, Munyaradzi

Poster number: 45

Novel Methods for the Installation of All Carbon Quaternary Centers

Raju, Aleena

Poster number: 46

Neutrally Buoyant Immiscible Drop Dynamics in Collapsible Vessels: An Experimental Study

Resan, Nafis Saad

Poster number: 47

Adsorption of Ethyl Ether on Graphene/Silicon(111) – Theory and Experiment

Uddin, Md Arif

Poster number: 48

Droplet-Induced Voltage Generation in MXenes

Wijesingha, Madushi

Poster number: 49

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Poster number: 50

Adopting Biochar as Immobilization Support for Hyper Ammonia Producing Bacteria Proliferation

Bitrus, Christiana

Poster number: 51

Design and Optimization of SiO-Graphite Composite Electrodes for Fast Charging of Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Modeling and Experimental Investigation

Ahmed, Rahate

Poster number: 52

Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals as a Photocatalyst for Reduction of CO2

Caviasca, Jesse

Poster number: 53

Pt-like Electrocatalytic Performance of 1T-MoS₂ Enabled by Enhanced Hydrogen Underpotential Deposition

Yan, Binger

Poster number: 54

Undoped polymer-inorganic composite membranes for intermediate-temperature electrochemical processes

Zholobko, Oksana

Poster number: 55

Immobilizing Albumin for the Capture of PFAS

Wienhold, Richard

Poster number: 56

Green synthesis of morphologically controlled silver nanoparticles using ultrasonic energy and 505 nm light emitting diode irradiation

Permentier, Krista

Poster number: 57

Characterization of Two Single Chain “Calmodulin – Calmodulin Binding Peptide” Constructs

Ensign, Lora

Poster number: 58

Internal transfer kinetics of cargo in two-compartment carriers: A stochastic model

Hossain, Md Faruk

Poster number: 59

Numerical Investigation for Assessing Seismic Vulnerability of LNG Tanks: Implications for Design Codes and Risk Reduction

Ullah, Shafqat

Poster number: 60

Improving Low-Altitude Weather Forecasting Using Data Assimilation of Meteodrone Observations to Support Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Operations

Wooton, Claiborne

Poster number: 61

Buckling Prediction of Stiffened Cylindrical Shells Through the Integration of Finite Element and Machine Learning Techniques

Tabish, FNU

Poster number: 62

Continental-Scale, High-Order, High-Spatial-Resolution Ice Flow Modeling Based on Graphics Processing Units (GPUs)

Mosley, Kenneth

Poster number: 63

Application of AI/ML methods to Develop QSAR Models for Multiple Fouling-Release Coating Systems.

Ascencio, Estefania

Poster number: 64

Emerging Ferroelectric FET-Based Storage and Logic Design

Ovy, Sanwar Ahmed

Poster number: 65

Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning Applications for Specialty Crops

Pranto, Mahmud Alam

Poster number: 66

Reducing the Data Bottleneck: Real-Time Annotation for Precision Agriculture

Salem, Mohamed

Poster number: 67

Optimizing Daily Streamflow Forecasting through Tree-Based Feature Selection and Machine Learning in Cold Regions

Samadi Koucheksaraee, Arvin

Poster number: 68

Experimental and Computational Study of The Compressive Response of Polyurethane Foams at Varying Strain Rates

Ahmed, Jameel

Poster number: 69

Computational Investigation of Thermodynamic Stability in Novel High Entropy MAB Phases Based on the Cr₄AlB₄ Structure

Adhikarige, Ushan

Poster number: 70

MACHINE LEARNING SUBJECTIVE OPINIONS: AN APPLICATION IN FIRE DEBRIS ANALYSIS

Akmeemana, Anuradha

Poster number: 71

Proactive Traffic Safety Assessment at High-Risk Intersections Using Machine Vision Applications

Roy, Swaranjit

Poster number: 72

Numerical analysis of Mechanical Behaviors of Polymer Matrix Composite Reinforced by Additively Manufactured Ti6Al4V lattice

Turjo, S M Kalbin Salim

Poster number: 73

Machine Learning Modeling of Fouling-Release Polymeric Coating Materials Applying Combinatorial Mixture-based Descriptors

AshtariMahini, Rahil

Poster number: 74

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Soybean Diseases

Colombo, Denis

Poster number: 75

Bridging Barriers in STEM: Early Outcomes from the AIM NSF S-STEM Initiative

Raheel, Hamza

Poster number: 76

EVPN-VXLAN Made Teachable: Datacenter Networking Labs for Early Undergraduates

Abusaqer, Muhammad

Poster number: 77

A glance at University of North Dakota Nanofoudry Cleanroom

Dulal, Rajendra

Poster number: 78

UND Nanofoundry: MBE Growth and TEM Characterization

Ozdogan, Mehmet

Poster number: 79

Joining the Global Meteor Network to Archive Bolide Events With a Comparative Satellite Observations Study

Wagner, Shawn

Poster number: 80

Truck Platooning Readiness: Infrastructure, Safety, and Policy Insights in Montana

Eghan, Kobena

Poster number: 81

Integrating Autonomous Vehicles at Rural Interchanges: Operational Readiness and Safety Insights in North Dakota

Frimpomaah, Rebecca

Poster number: 82

Rural CAV Policy and Operations: Legislative Review and Microsimulation Analysis on North Dakota’s I-29 Corridor

Mahamud, Md Ashik

Poster number: 83

Teaching Green and Sustainable Chemistry: What Should Organic Chemistry Students Learn?

Neumann, Jacqueline

Poster number: 84

Integrating Renewable Energy for Sustainable Agriculture in Extreme Climates

Ahmad, Iftikhar

Poster number: 85

Development of High-performance Proton-exchange Membranes for Intermediate-temperature Hydrogen and Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells at 175oC

Salam, Abdul

Poster number: 86

Life Cycle Assessment of Biogas Utilization in Refuse Power Plants

Anyim, Lawrence

Poster number: 87

Hybrid Energy Storage

Iwayemi, Tanwa

Poster number: 88

Lowering the Carbon Intensity of the Grain Drying Process via Pyrolysis

Okwuonu, Chinaecherem

Poster number: 89

Zinc-Catalyzed Pore Engineering of Humic Acid-Derived Hard Carbon for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Zhang, Ruiqing

Poster number: 90

Engine (Kubota V2203) performances: Biodiesel vs Diesel Fuel

Akter, Fatema

Poster number: 91

Far-UVC (222 nm) based advanced oxidation for the removal of organic micropollutants from wastewater recycling concentrate

Uddin, Mohsin

Poster number: 92

Herbicide Photodegradation via Safener-Induced Photosensitization: A Mechanistic and Predictive Study on Solid Surface

Fayshal, Md Atik

Poster number: 93

Redefinition of hydrologic response units for capturing dynamic partial contributing areas in depression-dominated watersheds

Qi, Tiansong

Poster number: 94

Influences of Ice Coverage on Secondary Flow Development in Natural Meandering Rivers

Souri, Javad

Poster number: 95

Microbial Strategies for Arsenic Remediation in Environmental Matrices

Pachani, Sukanya

Poster number: 96

Alginate-Oilseed Flax Fibres Biocomposites for Biodegradable Packaging Applications

Goyal, Aditya

Poster number: 97

Sustainable Removal of Phosphate from Water Using Iron–Chitosan Composite

Aslam, Umer

Poster number: 98

Assessing the Degradability of a Soybean Hull-based Baling Twine

Finck, Christy

Poster number: 99

Parasites of the American Woodcock from Wisconsin, USA

Gasperetti, Roxanne

Poster number: 100

Holistic Membrane Fouling Analysis for the Greater Grand Forks Regional Water Treatment Plant

Buelke, Chris

Poster number: 101

Observations of Surface Electric Field Anomalies from Wildfire Smoke over Grand Forks

Bowen, Malachi

Poster number: 102

Design and Validation of a Bench-top Apparatus to Compare Oilfield H2S Sequestrants

Wagner, Ryan

Poster number: 103

Mosquito Population Dynamics of Sioux County, North Dakota

Garter, Tamiera

Poster number: 104

Seasonal Mosquito Species Trends in Bismarck, ND: Comparative Analysis of 2024 and 2025 Collections

Mitchell, Courtney

Poster number: 105

Acoustic Monitoring of Overwinter Activity and Spring Emergence of Bats in the North Dakota Badlands

Taloumis, Tess

Poster number: 106

Aberrant tumor pericytes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a barrier and opportunity for therapeutic advances

Natarajan, Vikneshwari

Poster number: 107

Synthesis and Characterization of Gelatin Methacrylate Hydrogel Microparticles for Biomedical Applications

Mahmoudian, Kiana

Poster number: 108

Impacts of Cell-specific Parameters on Deformation of Cancer cell in Shear Flows

Ahmed, Meraj

Poster number: 109

Green synthesis of morphologically controlled silver nanoparticles using ultrasonic energy, ambient light, and 448 nm light emitting diode irradiation

Murray, Hannah

Poster number: 110

Establishing a Patient-Derived Cancer Cell Line Bio-Bank toward Personalized Medicine for Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Cinealis, Ava

Poster number: 111

Investigating the Synergistic Effect of Vascular Normalization and Immunotherapy

Kallmeyer, Isabel

Poster number: 112

Community Data Preparation of Reddit Eating Disorders Communities

Atluri, Sriram

Poster number: 113

INTEGRATING NANOCAPSULES INTO 3-D BIOMIMETIC SCAFFOLDS TO FACILITATE LOCALIZED AND CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

Bello, Aisosa

Poster number: 114

Hemodynamic Modeling in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Comparative Study of Dimensionality Reduction Techniques

Dathi, S N V Rajasekhar Rao

Poster number: 115

Blinking in Non-Stoichiometric CdSe Quantum Dots Governed by Thermal Fluctuations of the Surface

Eniodunmo, Omolola

Poster number: 116

MXene-Based Sensors for Prostate Cancer Detection

Ghafouri Sabzevari, Farnia

Poster number: 117

Exploring Peptide Adducts on a Montmorillonite Clay Surface

Mccord, Marshall

Poster number: 118

Protonation Effect of Amino Acids on Their Interactions with Ferromagnetic Montmorillonite Nano-Clay (MMT)

Oas, Victoria

Poster number: 119

Vanadium Complexes: Predicted Excited States for Molecular Qubit Applications

Razzak, Md

Poster number: 120

Structural and electronic properties of CdSe crystal surfaces

Westra, Steven

Poster number: 121

Stabilizing Ti₃C₂O₂ MXenes through Montmorillonite Clay Heterostructures: An Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Study

Fernando, Ashan

Poster number: 122

Synthesis of Poly(silyl ether- ester) s and Their Nanoparticles as Potential Drug Delivery Systems

Perera, Chandana

Poster number: 123

A hierarchically porous and SLIT3-releasing scaffold for bone tissue engineering applications

Al-Goraee, Ashraf

Poster number: 124

Hyperbranched Poly(silyl ether)-based Polymeric Nanoparticles as Potential Nanocarriers for Cell Imaging

Bailey, Zachary

Poster number: 125

IRON AND NITROGEN CO-DOPED GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS AS FLUORESCENT NANOZYMES FOR NADPH DETECTION

Che Mughe, Herbert

Poster number: 126

Serotonin as a target modulator of cell migration in breast cancer cells

Huthmaker, Hannah

Poster number: 127

TPE-Endcapped Hyperbranched Poly(silyl ether)s as Degradable Platforms for FRET-Based Nanoparticles

Mahadurage, Chiranthi

Poster number: 128

Bio-compatible and Biodegradable Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Manikpura Dewage, Indika

Poster number: 129

Performing nonlinear stability analysis for a highly interconnected gene network model

Samarawickrama Kodikarage, Nipuni Randini Nimasha

Poster number: 130

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Boron and Sulfur-doped Phophorin Silicon Nanoparticles for Bioimaging in Near Infrared Range

Subasinghe, Nuwan

Poster number: 131

Building the North Dakota Teaching Workforce: Insights from the Rural Student Teaching Experience (RSTE)

Zaman, Maria

Poster number: 132

Real-time Data Processing of Snapshot Hyperspectral Imaging System for Biomedical Applications

Zhao, Lun

Poster number: 133

Synthesis and Characterization of Highly Branched Soluble and Degradable Poly(silyl ether-silyl ester-silyl acetal)s

Zotov, Vladimir

Poster number: 134

NSF DRK-12 Investigating the Impacts of Online Teacher Professional Learning on Science and Engineering Instruction in Rural Elementary Schools

Summers, Ryan

Poster number: 135

Computational Insights into Selectivity of Emissive Defect via Nanotube-Catalyzed Fenton Reaction

Amb, August

Poster number: 136

Wheat Byproduct Derived Arabinoxylan in Cancer Cell Growth and Development

Badsha, Md Abdur Rahim

Poster number: 137

Identifying Macrophage and Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Phenotype Changes in a 3D Co-culture Model

Cheng, Chen

Poster number: 138

Efficacy of Microbial Inoculants on Yield of Lakota Winter Squash Planted with Hidatsa Red Beans

Williams, Sonya

Poster number: 139

Plant Seed Hydrogels for Impulse-Responsive Drug Delivery for Managing Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCCs)

Holter, Bethany

Poster number: 140

Valu-Added Products from Agricultural Residues for Healthcare and Climate Mitigation

Koistinen, Kaydee

Poster number: 141

Rapid synthesis of N-[1-(2-pyrazinyl)ethyl]formamide

Henjum, Annika

Poster number: 142

Rapid synthesis of N-methyl-N-[1-(4-pyrimidinyl)ethyl]formamide

Vrbanek, Tereza

Poster number: 143

Rapid synthesis of N-[1-(4-pyridyl)ethyl]formamide

Lemer, Mason

Poster number: 144

Rapid synthesis of N-ethyl-N-[1-(4-pyridyl)ethyl]formamide

Leonard, Cody

Poster number: 145

Rapid synthesis of N-methyl-N-[1-(3-pyridyl)ethyl]formamide

Mojica, Zoefia Kiehl

Poster number: 146

Talin as a novel regulator of gene expression

Nayar, Anjali

Poster number: 147

Determining Mitochondrial and Cytotoxicity in DU-145, PC-3, MCF7, and MDA-MB-231 after Melatonin Exposure using Alamar Blue and Biolog Systems

Anderson, Brooke

Poster number: 148

Melatonin Exposure Causes an Additive Effect with Doxorubicin in DU-145 and PC3 Prostate Cancer Cell Lines

Richter, JayCee

Poster number: 149

Investigation of Electron Transfer in Biphenyl Metabolism from Pandorea pnomenusa B-356

Arnold, Victor

Poster number: 150

Investigating Mechanisms of Iron Import Cell-Surface Signaling Activation in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas capeferrum

Kutsi, Robin

Poster number: 151

RAGE inhibition sensitizes BRAF mutant melanoma cells to vemurafenib

Alam, Yousuf

Poster number: 152

Nanofabricated Deterministic Lateral Displacement Arrays for Biomarker Isolation from Whole Blood

Aleem, Afia

Poster number: 153

Effect of Extracellar Matrix Composition on Therapeutic Response of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Organoids

Vipond, Jade

Poster number: 154

How Does RAGE Communicate with Immune Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment?

Zaun, Peyton

Poster number: 155

Mapping and Characterizing Antibody Binding Epitopes on the RAGE V-Domain Using Recombinant Loop-Variants

Zaun, Peyton

Poster number: 156

Characterization of Novel Perovskite-oxides

Munoz, Carlos

Poster number: 157

Interaction Dynamics of Borrelia Surface Proteins with Fibronectin

Madduma Hewage, Kavindi

Poster number: 158

Regulation of Enzyme Dynamics by Ligand Binding and Stochastic Fluctuations

Choi, Yongki

Poster number: 159

The Effects of Environmental Stiffness on Talin Localization

Mutzenberger, Wyatt

Poster number: 160