CRSP 2017-2018 Cohort

The CUNY Research Scholars Program at Queensborough Community College

QCC CUNY Research Scholars Program Mentors and Students at 10-06-17 Orientation
QCC CUNY Research Scholars Program Mentors and Students at 10-21-16 Orientation

CRSP scholars and mentors for 2017-2018

CUNY Research Scholars 2017-2018 Cohort
CRSP Scholars Faculty Mentor Department Project Title
Anjali gaba Dr. Moni Chauhan Chemistry A new microwave green synthesis and characterization of Poly Rhodanine Nanostructures.
Ashley Smith Dr. David Sarno Chemistry Preparation of polyaniline derivatives as porous microspheres by a W/O/W double emulsion method.
Edison Mera Dr. Paris Svoronos Chemistry Determination of the ionization constant of carboxylic acids in mixed solvent media using freezing point depression measurements.
Edward Nouel Dr. Monica Trujillo Biological & Geoloical Sciences Can the microbiota from the soil affect the microbiota of mice exposed to it.
Fei Li Dr. Rex Taibu Physics Coding and Categorization of Physics Lab Presentations
Gabriella Shulman Dr. Celia Sporer Social Sciences Why Wouldnt the Park be a Safe Place to Hangout?
Gariele Emeran Dr. Tirandai Hemraj-Benny Chemistry Effects of electrolytes, surfactants and pH on the degradation of Congo red dye in the catalytic presence of novel synthesized ruthenium nanoparticle-single walled carbon nanotube hybrids.
Hilary Menes Sushma Teegala Biological & Geoloical Sciences T-box proteins and their role in vertebrate development.
Isabela Velasquez Gutierrez Dr. Regina Sullivan Biological & Geoloical Sciences Effect of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells.
Jiayi Xue Dr. Sujun Wei Chemistry Synthesis and Investigation of Molecular Transistors and Wires Based on Carbazole Motif.
Jiweon Park Jun Shin Chemistry Determination of the Refractive Index of Solid Metallic Compounds by Newly Developed Extension and Zoom-In Methods.
Katherine Kim Dr. David Sarno Chemistry Polyaniline and its derivatives as a scaffolding material for ruthenium nanoparticles for the degradation of azo dyes.
Keiann Simon Jun H. Shin Chemistry Thermodynamic Study of Esterification of Propanoic Acid Using a Microwave Reactor: Determination of Enthalpy, Entropy and Free Energy Changes
Khushpreet Kaur Sunil Dehipawala Physics Structural and magnetic properties of iron & nickel mixed oxide nano particles-Continuation.
Kypros Andrianou Dr. Kimberly Riegel Physics Auralization of performance spaces in musical practice rooms
Leslie Ramirez Dr. Paul Marchese Physics Spatial and Temporal Variability of Nutrients in Long Island Sound
Lian Nicole Ramos Dr.Monica Trujillo Biological & Geoloical Sciences Elucidating the mechanism of SCO3855, a rhomboid protease from Streptomyces coelicolor.
Mateo Saenz Dr. Naydu Carmona Biological & Geoloical Sciences In vivo and in vitro studies of the SCO3855 rhomboid from Streptomyces coelicolor.
Michelle Qu Dr. Sasan Karimi Chemistry Synthesis of biologically active pyrroles.
Nikita P. Alim Dr. Joan Petersen Biological & Geoloical Sciences Identification of organisms found in sediment samples populated by juvenile horseshoe crabs using next-generation sequencing.
Oscar Bermudes Dr. Andrew Nguyen Biological & Geoloical Sciences Examining environmental isolates of Staphylococcus aureus using loop mediated isothemal (LAMP) amplification.
Rong Tan Sunil Dehipawala Physics Pathways of heavy metal absorption by plants
Samuel Giminian Kwang Hyun Kim Math & Computer Science A numerical approach on the 3x+1 problem
Saraf Nabiha Dr. Joan Petersen Biological & Geoloical Sciences Characterization of Streptomyces isolated from Marine sediments.
Sarah Gal-Ed Merlinda Drini Engineering & Technology Deployment of IPv6 - Internet Protocol ver. 6
Shaina Durand Dr. Naydu Carmona Biological & Geoloical Sciences Transcriptome analysis of rhomboid protease mutants.
Stephanie Lochan Dr. Andrew van Nguyen Biological & Geoloical Sciences Examining Signal Transduction and Activator of Transcription-3 in osteoclast differentiation
Taeho Lee Merlinda Drini Engineering & Technology Quality of Service (QoS) in Networking
Wenshu Dong Wenjian Liu Math & Computer Science Valuing Call Options on Private Equity
Xiaofang Yu Dr. Sujun Wei Chemistry Imidazole as a Novel and Robust Gold Binding Group at STM-BJ Method.
Xin Shen Huixin Wu Engineering & Technology Helping hands: 3D-printer of stimulated prosthetic hands
Yanyan Chen Wenjian Liu Math & Computer Science The Tightness of Kesten-Stigum Reconstruction Bound of the Asymmetric Channel
Yifan Guan Celia Sporer Social Sciences The Chinese Community’s Perception of the Police in Light of the Current Political Climate

Meet the Students and Mentors

CRSP Mentees Edward Nouel, Lian Nicole Ramos, Shaina Durand & Mateo Saenz
CRSP Mentees Edward Nouel, Lian Nicole Ramos, Shaina Durand & Mateo Saenz
CRSP Mentees Oscar Bermudes & Stephanie Lochan
CRSP Mentees Oscar Bermudes & Stephanie Lochan
Dr. Regina Sullivan with CRSP Mentee Isabela Velasquez Gutierrez
Dr. Regina Sullivan with CRSP Mentee Isabela Velasquez Gutierrez
Dr. David Sarno with CRSP Mentee Ashley Smith
Dr. David Sarno with CRSP Mentee Ashley Smith
Dr. Huixin Wu with CRSP Mentee Xin Shen
Dr. Huixin Wu with CRSP Mentee Xin Shen
Dr. Joan Petersen with CRSP Mentees Saraf Nabiha & Nikita Alim
Dr. Joan Petersen with CRSP Mentees Saraf Nabiha & Nikita Alim
Dr. Jun Shin with CRSP Mentee Keiann Simon
Dr. Jun Shin with CRSP Mentee Keiann Simon
Dr. Kimberly Riegel with CRSP Mentee Kypros Andrianou
Dr. Kimberly Riegel with CRSP Mentee Kypros Andrianou
Dr. Kwang Hyun Kim with CRSP Mentee Samuel Giminian
Dr. Kwang Hyun Kim with CRSP Mentee Samuel Giminian
Dr. Melin Drini with CRSP Mentee Taeho Lee
Dr. Melin Drini with CRSP Mentee Taeho Lee
Dr. Moni Chauhan with CRSP mentee Anjali Gaba
Dr. Moni Chauhan with CRSP mentee Anjali Gaba
Dr. Paris Svoronos with CRSP Mentee Edison Mera
Dr. Paris Svoronos with CRSP Mentee Edison Mera
Dr. Rex Taibu with CRSP Mentee Fei Li
Dr. Rex Taibu with CRSP Mentee Fei Li
Dr. Sujun Wei with CRSP Mentees Jiayi Xue & Xiaofang Yu
Dr. Sujun Wei with CRSP Mentees Jiayi Xue & Xiaofang Yu
Dr. Sunil Dehipawala with CRSP Mentees Rong Tan & Khushpreet Kaur
Dr. Sunil Dehipawala with CRSP Mentees Rong Tan & Khushpreet Kaur
Dr. Sushma Teegala with CRSP Mentee Hilary Menes
Dr. Sushma Teegala with CRSP Mentee Hilary Menes
Dr. Tirandai Hemraj-Benny with Gariele Emeran
Dr. Tirandai Hemraj-Benny with Gariele Emeran
Dr. Wenjian Liu with CRSP Mentees Yanyan Chen & Wenshu Dong
Dr. Wenjian Liu with CRSP Mentees Yanyan Chen & Wenshu Dong
CRSP Mentees Yifan Guan & Gabriella Shulman
CRSP Mentees Yifan Guan & Gabriella Shulman
Dr. Paul Marchese with CRSP Mentee Leslie Ramirez
Dr. Paul Marchese with CRSP Mentee Leslie Ramirez
Dr. Sasan Karimi with CRSP Mentee Michelle Qu
Dr. Sasan Karimi with CRSP Mentee Michelle Qu

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