Undergraduate Conference Presentations Funded by UROP in FY2025
UROP celebrates undergraduate engagement in academic and professional conferences, providing $48,650 to support 135 student presentations around the globe in fiscal year 2025. Funding is provided, in part, by the Boettcher Foundation.Ìý
As students present and exhibit their work in locations around the world, students not only connect with leaders from the public and private sectors, they move conversations forward—and in new directions. With strong evidence of meaningful learning outcomes in disciplinary knowledge and transferrable skills, UROP supports high-impact practices that enable transformative growth while advancing humankind in all its scientific and creative endeavors.
135
$48,650
51
$20,950
9
$27,700
Individual Grants
- Student:ÌýDanya Al Nazal
- Mentor:ÌýAbby Hickcox
- Presentation:ÌýANDing: faculty, staff and student experiences of making connections across difference
- Event:ÌýNational Collegiate Honors Council Conference
- Location:ÌýKansas City, MO, USA
- Student:ÌýCarson Alishio
- Mentor:ÌýRiley Loria
- Presentation:ÌýEmail Outreach Successfully Attracts Attention but Advocacy Techniques Do Not Further Improve Policymaker Engagement with Climate Science
- Event:ÌýSociety of Personality and Social Psychology Convention
- Location:ÌýDenver, CO, USA
- Student:ÌýJoe Allen
- Mentor:ÌýJay Ellis
- Presentation:ÌýHindsight Creative Nonfiction Bookfair
- Event:ÌýAssociation of Writers and Writing Programs Annual Conference
- Location:ÌýLos Angeles, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýBrett Barton
- Mentor:ÌýTomoko Matsuo
- Presentation:ÌýSenior Design Presentation for Suborbital Research Platform - A Novel Approach to Suborbital Atmospheric Research in the Thermosphere
- Event:ÌýAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region V Student Conference
- Location:ÌýMinneapolis, MN, USA
- Student:ÌýZaidee Bennett
- Mentor:ÌýGlenda Walden
- Presentation:ÌýCU Boulder Community Opinions Towards Gender Neutral Restrooms
- Event:ÌýPacific Sociological Association Conference
- Location:ÌýSan Francisco, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýCaleb Bettcher
- Mentor:ÌýJulia Claxton
- Presentation:ÌýClassification of High-Energy Particle Precipitation Events Using Computer Vision
- Event:ÌýNational Conference on Undergraduate Research
- Location:ÌýPittsburgh, PA, USA
- Student:ÌýMackenzie Campbell
- Mentor:ÌýPieter Johnson
- Presentation:ÌýUsing Otolith Aging Techniques to Compare Acanthurus tractus Age and Length with Infection Load of Scaphanocephalus spp.
- Event:ÌýWestern Regional Honors Conference
- Location:ÌýDenver, CO, USA
- Student:ÌýJudy Chen
- Mentor:ÌýAlexis Phillips
- Presentation:ÌýCholesteric Liquid Crystalline Elastomers: Tunable Light Filters for Infrared Applications
- Event:ÌýAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference
- Location:ÌýSan Diego, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýJess Connell
- Mentor:ÌýAlan Weimer
- Presentation:ÌýIron aluminate reticulated porous ceramic fabrication for use in solar thermochemistry
- Event:ÌýAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference
- Location:ÌýSan Diego, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýAnneliese Crayton
- Mentor:ÌýCristina Torres-Machi
- Presentation:ÌýDoes Recycling Compromise Long-Term Performance and Life-Cycle Costs? A Comparative Analysis of Full-Depth Reclamation and Overlay Pavements
- Event:ÌýTransportation Research Board Annual Meeting
- Location:ÌýWashington, D.C., USA
- Student:ÌýMegan Davis
- Mentor:ÌýThomas Chaney
- Presentation:ÌýImpact of Solvent Choice on PM6 Solution Conformation for Organic Photovoltaics Devices
- Event:ÌýNational Conference on Undergraduate Research
- Location:ÌýPittsburgh, PA, USA
- Student:ÌýElla Erich
- Mentor:ÌýWilliam Frantz
- Presentation:ÌýThe Effects of Frequency and Peak Negative Pressure (PNP) on Acoustic Droplet Vaporization of HC/FC Endoskeletal Drops
- Event:ÌýBiomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting
- Location:ÌýBaltimore, MD, USA
- Student:ÌýTori Field
- Mentor:ÌýJames Monaco
- Presentation:ÌýAutomating Calibration of Colorado’s Zephyr Meteor Radar Network with ADS-B Data
- Event:ÌýNational Conference on Undergraduate Research
- Location:ÌýPittsburgh, PA, USA
- Student:ÌýClara Gauthier
- Mentor:ÌýJay Ellis
- Presentation:ÌýHindsight Creative Nonfiction Bookfair
- Event:ÌýAssociation of Writers and Writing Programs Annual Conference
- Location:ÌýLos Angeles, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýAnvie Gowrishankar
- Mentor:ÌýTomoko Matsuo
- Presentation:ÌýAdvancing Atmospheric Density Measurements in Suborbital Space Environments
- Event:ÌýAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region V Student Conference
- Location:ÌýMinneapolis, MN, USA
- Student:ÌýRudolf Hansen
- Mentor:ÌýSean Peters
- Presentation:ÌýEvaluating the Use of Ambient Anthropogenic Radio Signals of Opportunity for Passive Radar Sounding of Glaciers
- Event:ÌýAmerican Geophysical Union Conference
- Location:ÌýWashington, D.C., USA
- Student:ÌýRudolf Hansen
- Mentor:ÌýSean Peters
- Presentation:ÌýConstraints on Glacial Passive Radar Sounding using Anthropogenic Sources
- Event:ÌýInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
- Location:ÌýBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Student:ÌýLindsey Harriman
- Mentor:ÌýGarrett Bredeson
- Presentation:ÌýMental Illness and Sartre’s Existentialism: An Evaluation of the Implications of Mental Illness for Practical Freedom and Ontological Freedom
- Event:ÌýAnnual Meeting of the North American Sartre Society
- Location:ÌýRockville Centre, NY, USA
- Student:ÌýCalvin Hawks
- Mentor:ÌýAngela Thieman Dino
- Presentation:ÌýLearning ‘Street Smarts’ from Engineering Leadership Alumni
- Event:ÌýAmerican Society for Engineering Education Conference
- Location:ÌýMontreal, ²Ï³Üé²ú±ð³¦, Canada
- Student:ÌýRiley Holcomb
- Mentor:ÌýErikaRandall
- Presentation:ÌýTap Into the Network Apprentice Program
- Event:ÌýTap Into the Network
- Location:ÌýMultiple Sites, USA
- Student:ÌýRen Hotzfeld
- Mentor:ÌýJay Ellis
- Presentation:ÌýHindsight Creative Nonfiction Bookfair
- Event:ÌýAssociation of Writers and Writing Programs Annual Conference
- Location:ÌýLos Angeles, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýJulia Hyden
- Mentor:ÌýDiane McKnight
- Presentation:ÌýExploring Turbulent Flow Dynamics through Didymosphenia geminata Populations in Boulder Creek
- Event:ÌýNational Conference on Undergraduate Research
- Location:ÌýPittsburgh, PA, USA
- Student:ÌýDharma Johnson
- Mentor:ÌýKathryn Ramirez-Aguilar
- Presentation:ÌýLearn How CU Boulder Tackles Hard to Recycle Lab Materials
- Event:ÌýInternational Institute for Sustainable Laboratories Conference
- Location:ÌýSt. Louis, MO, USA
- Student:ÌýJason Katz
- Mentor:ÌýTaylor Lonner
- Presentation:ÌýIMPACT OF SICKNESS INDUCED BY CENTRIFUGATION ON MOTION SICKNESS IN A WATER LANDING ANALOG
- Event:ÌýNASA Human Research Project Investigators Workshop
- Location:ÌýGalveston, TX, USA
- Student:ÌýHermann Klein-Hessling Barrientos
- Mentor:ÌýJessica Holman
- Presentation:ÌýMagnetic Field Effect on the Electrocatalytic Activity of Cobalt-Phosphate Oxyhydroxide Oxygen Evolving Thin Films
- Event:ÌýSociety of Hispanic Professional Engineers National Convention
- Location:ÌýAnaheim, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýAngelina Kondrat
- Mentor:ÌýJay Ellis
- Presentation:ÌýHindsight Creative Nonfiction Bookfair
- Event:ÌýAssociation of Writers and Writing Programs Annual Conference
- Location:ÌýLos Angeles, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýHimaghna Kuntumalla
- Mentor:ÌýKathryn Ramirez-Aguilar
- Presentation:ÌýWant an opportunity for green chemistry education at your institution? CU Boulder offers student fellowships to the UW Online Certificate Program.
- Event:ÌýInternational Institute for Sustainable Laboratories Conference
- Location:ÌýSt. Louis, MO, USA
- Student:ÌýDuncan Laird
- Mentor:ÌýNicole Labbe
- Presentation:ÌýReducing Jet Engine Reignition Delay Time through Computational Molecular Analysis of Jet Fuel Ignition
- Event:ÌýNational Conference on Undergraduate Research
- Location:ÌýPittsburg, PA, USA
- Student:ÌýMarcus Linton
- Mentor:ÌýTomoko Matsuo
- Presentation:ÌýAdvancing Atmospheric Density Measurements in Suborbital Space Environments
- Event:ÌýAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region V Student Conference
- Location:ÌýMinneapolis, MN, USA
- Student:ÌýNathan Malyszek
- Mentor:ÌýVeronica Corral
- Presentation:ÌýThe Great Lunar Expedition for Everyone: Investigating Lunar
- Seismic Events with ChipSat Technology
- Event:ÌýGeological Society of America Connects
- Location:ÌýAnaheim, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýSebastian Melancon
- Mentor:ÌýJay Ellis
- Presentation:ÌýHindsight Creative Nonfiction Bookfair
- Event:ÌýAssociation of Writers and Writing Programs Annual Conference
- Location:ÌýLas Angeles, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýAddison Page
- Mentor:ÌýAbby Hickcox
- Presentation:ÌýANDing: faculty, staff and student experiences of making connections across difference
- Event:ÌýNational Collegiate Honors Council Conference
- Location:ÌýKansas City, MO, USA
- Student:ÌýTanvi Patil
- Mentor:ÌýLaurel Hind
- Presentation:ÌýEffects of Extracellular Matrix Composition on the Neutrophil Response
- Event:ÌýAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference
- Location:ÌýSan Diego, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýIan Rutherford
- Mentor:ÌýChristopher Lowry
- Presentation:ÌýTime course analysis of the effects of M. vaccae on gene expression in naïve or lipopolysaccharide-challenged BV2 microglial cells
- Event:ÌýSociety for Neuroscience Conference
- Location:ÌýChicago, IL, USA
- Student:ÌýOwen Sabolcik
- Mentor:ÌýKonane Bay
- Presentation:ÌýIncreasing the Biodegradability of Thermally Reprocessable Vanillin-Based Thermosets
- Event:ÌýAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference
- Location:ÌýSan Diego, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýMichael Schaezlein
- Mentor:ÌýMichael Hannigan
- Presentation:ÌýEffect of House Characteristics on Particulate Matter Infiltration from Rx Burning
- Event:ÌýNational Conference on Undergraduate Research
- Location:ÌýPittsburgh, PA, USA
- Student:ÌýNoah Schakel
- Mentor:ÌýTaylor Barton
- Presentation:ÌýAn On-Die Diode-Based Temperature Sensor in GaN without Device Characterization
- Event:ÌýInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Radio and Wireless Week
- Location:ÌýSan Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
- Student:ÌýJessica Shoemaker
- Mentor:ÌýAllison Hayman
- Presentation:ÌýEffect of Calibration Conditions on Measurement Error in Force Sensitive Resistors for Mechanical Counter Pressure Spacesuits
- Event:ÌýNational Conference on Undergraduate Research
- Location:ÌýPittsburgh, PA, USA
- Student:ÌýGrace Shore
- Mentor:ÌýMargaret Landis
- Presentation:ÌýVariability of Ice Lenses in North Polar Layered Deposits Craters on Mars
- Event:ÌýInternational Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration
- Location:ÌýWhitehorse, Yukon, Canada
- Student:ÌýSummit Shrestha
- Mentor:ÌýTimothy White
- Presentation:ÌýAscertaining the Influence of Molecular Weight on Phase Transition Temperature: Applications in Liquid Crystal Elastomer Synthesis 
- Event:ÌýAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference
- Location:ÌýSan Diego, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýNathan Smith
- Mentor:ÌýKatarina Odak
- Presentation:ÌýAdditive Manufacturing Plant-Derived Char Meshes for Point-Source CO2 Capture
- Event:ÌýAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference
- Location:ÌýSan Diego, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýPaloma Suarez Davila
- Mentor:ÌýAnkur Gupta
- Presentation:ÌýFlow Visualization: Relating Flow to Surfer Motion.
- Presenting at 2024 Undergraduate Student Poster Competition, 2024 AIChE Annual Student Conference
- Event:ÌýAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference
- Location:ÌýSan Diego, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýAlena Tucker
- Mentor:ÌýDebanjan Mukherjee
- Presentation:ÌýIn Vitro Model of the Human Circle of Willis to Investigate Drug Delivery in the Brain
- Event:ÌýNational Conference on Undergraduate Research
- Location:ÌýPittsburgh, PA, USA
- Student:ÌýLauren Utz
- Mentor:ÌýSean Peters
- Presentation:ÌýAvailability Assessment of Jupiter’s Radio Emissions as a Source for Passive Radar Echo Detection: Burst Probability, Duration, and Bandwidth
- Event:ÌýAmerican Geophysical Union Conference
- Location:ÌýWashington, D.C., USA
- Student:ÌýLucy Vaughan
- Mentor:ÌýRiley Loria
- Presentation:ÌýEmail Outreach Successfully Attracts Attention but Advocacy Techniques Do Not Further Improve Policymaker Engagement with Climate Science
- Event:ÌýSociety of Personality and Social Psychology Convention
- Location:ÌýDenver, CO, USA
- Student:ÌýRuijian Wang
- Mentor:ÌýThomas Schibli
- Presentation:ÌýDevelopment of an Off-center Rotating Ablation Ion Source for Collinear Laser Spectroscopy Experiments
- Event:ÌýFall Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics
- Location:ÌýBoston, MA, USA
- Student:ÌýLuke Warrington
- Mentor:ÌýBarbra Sobhani
- Presentation:ÌýThe Great Lunar Expedition for Everyone: Investigating Lunar
- Seismic Events with ChipSat Technology
- Event:ÌýGeological Society of America Connects
- Location:ÌýAnaheim, CA, USA
- Student:ÌýMackenzie Weber
- Mentor:ÌýDavid Temple
- Presentation:ÌýINVESTIGATING AFTER-EFFECTS OF NOISY GALVANIC VESTIBULAR STIMULATION.
- Event:ÌýNASA Human Research Project Investigators Workshop
- Location:ÌýGalveston, TX, USA
- Student:ÌýEli Yoder
- Mentor:ÌýSherri Cook
- Presentation:ÌýBuilding resilience to climate change in the dialysis population: Using life cycle and systems thinking to identify the least vulnerable dialysis option.
- Event:ÌýNational Conference on Undergraduate Research
- Location:ÌýPittsburgh, PA, USA
Group Grants
- Event:ÌýFirst Nations Launch High-Power Rocket Competition
- Location: Kenosha, WI, USA
- Recipient:ÌýVeronicaÌýCorral Flores
- Number of Âé¶¹ÒùÔº: 10
- Event:ÌýHASP Team Testing at NASA Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility
- Location: Palestine, TX
- Recipient:ÌýVerónicaÌýCorral Flores
- Number of Âé¶¹ÒùÔº: 5
- Event:ÌýSenior Showcase Experience
- Location: New York City, NY, USA
- Recipient:ÌýTamaraÌýMeneghini
- Number of Âé¶¹ÒùÔº: 21
- Event:ÌýLinguistics Society of America Annual Meeting
- Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Recipient:ÌýRebeccaÌýScarborough
- Number of Âé¶¹ÒùÔº: 3
- Event:ÌýLunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Location: Houston, TX, USA
- Recipient:ÌýBarbraÌýSobhani
- Number of Âé¶¹ÒùÔº: 6
- Event:ÌýSouth Eastern Theatre Conference
- Location: Baltimore, MD, USA
- Recipient:ÌýTheodoreÌýStark
- Number of Âé¶¹ÒùÔº: 11
- Event:ÌýColorado Space Grant Undergraduate Research Symposium
- Location: Colorado Springs, CO, USA
- Recipient:ÌýAnnieÌýStrange
- Number of Âé¶¹ÒùÔº: 16
- Event:ÌýSociety for Personality and Social Psychology’s Annual Convention
- Location: Denver, CO, USA
- Recipient:ÌýLeafÌýVan Boven
- Number of Âé¶¹ÒùÔº: 6
- Event:ÌýAmerican College Dance Association High-Desert Region Conference
- Location: Laramie, WY, USA
- Recipient:ÌýHelaniusÌýWilkins
- Number of Âé¶¹ÒùÔº: 6
I walked away learning so much more than I originally thought and was able to connect with several people. I learned how to present myself and my research in a professional setting.ÌýI am so glad I had this opportunity. I got so much out of it that will help in my future endeavors! - Mackenzie Campbell
The connections I made with my peers was the most valuable part of the conference. I was able to learn many new things and learn from so many different people. - Jessica Shoemaker