CRSP 2017-2018 Cohort
The CUNY Research Scholars Program at Queensborough Community College

QCC CUNY Research Scholars Program Mentors and Students at 10-21-16 Orientation
CRSP scholars and mentors for 2017-2018
CRSP Scholars | Faculty Mentor | Department | Project Title |
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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 Oscar Bermudes & Stephanie Lochan

Dr. Regina Sullivan with CRSP Mentee Isabela Velasquez Gutierrez

Dr. David Sarno with CRSP Mentee Ashley Smith

Dr. Huixin Wu with CRSP Mentee Xin Shen

Dr. Joan Petersen with CRSP Mentees Saraf Nabiha & Nikita Alim

Dr. Jun Shin with CRSP Mentee Keiann Simon

Dr. Kimberly Riegel with CRSP Mentee Kypros Andrianou

Dr. Kwang Hyun Kim with CRSP Mentee Samuel Giminian

Dr. Melin Drini with CRSP Mentee Taeho Lee

Dr. Moni Chauhan with CRSP mentee Anjali Gaba

Dr. Paris Svoronos with CRSP Mentee Edison Mera

Dr. Rex Taibu with CRSP Mentee Fei Li

Dr. Sujun Wei with CRSP Mentees Jiayi Xue & Xiaofang Yu

Dr. Sunil Dehipawala with CRSP Mentees Rong Tan & Khushpreet Kaur

Dr. Sushma Teegala with CRSP Mentee Hilary Menes

Dr. Tirandai Hemraj-Benny with Gariele Emeran

Dr. Wenjian Liu with CRSP Mentees Yanyan Chen & Wenshu Dong

CRSP Mentees Yifan Guan & Gabriella Shulman

Dr. Paul Marchese with CRSP Mentee Leslie Ramirez

Dr. Sasan Karimi with CRSP Mentee Michelle Qu