Wheaton College’s 2022 Poster Session Awardees
In the fall, Undergraduate Research Fellows and Wheaton students who have conducted research at other institutions come together to showcase their research in our annual Poster Session.
This year's top research presentations and posters, as evaluated by the Poster Session judges, are:
1st Place - Avyi Hill
Title: Predicting Sleep Structure with a Hidden Markov Model
Advisor: Dr. Rosemary Braun – Molecular Biosciences Department, Northwestern University
2nd Place - Joshua Meyer
Title: Determining the Energetics of Electrically Silent Translocation Through a Protein Nanopore
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Burden – Chemistry Department, Wheaton College
3rd Place - Kristin-Joy Leong-Fern
Title: Functional characterization of derivatized Nanopores
Advisor: Dr. Lisa Burden – Chemistry Department, Wheaton College
Honorable Mention - Connor Davis
Title: Synthesis of Cyclic Phosphonamides via Intramolecular Buchwald-Hartwig Amidation
Advisor: Dr. Allison Dick – Chemistry Department, Wheaton College
Honorable Mention - Lucy Browning
Title: Barriers & Drivers for the Implementation of Workplace Breastfeeding Supports in Naivasha, Kenya
Advisor: Dr. Scott Ickes – Biological and Health Sciences Department, Wheaton College
Honorable Mention - Sophie Anderson
Title: Analyzing Small Molecule and Polymer Events in a Protein Nanopore for Paired Optical and Electrical Measurements
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Burden, Dr. Lisa Burden – Chemistry Department, Wheaton College