KSC Academic Excellence Celebration 2025

KSC Academic Excellence Celebration 2025

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12:00pm EDT

12:30pm EDT

Registration L.P. Young Student Center, Mabel Brown Room

12:45pm EDT

Opening and Keynote L.P. Young Student Center, Mabel Brown Room

1:15pm EDT

Jazz Combo Open Rehersal Outside Redfern, PorticoMentor(s): Steve Cady

2:00pm EDT

Connections between Worldviews, Age and Conspiracy Beliefs Putnam Science Center, Room 161Mentor(s): Shailee Woodard • Presenter(s): Kaitlyn Ferdinand (Morris August Honors Student) • KSC Center for Creative Inquiry (CCI) Grant Do Adverse Childhood Experiences Impact Stress Reactivity? Putnam Science Center, Room 154Mentor(s): Harlan Fichtenholtz • Presenter(s): Samantha Goldblatt • INBRE • Peter H. Batchelder Scholarship for Humanities 2024 • Dartmouth College Undergraduate Research at Keene State College: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships 2024 Putnam Science Center, Room 126Mentor(s): Meriem Pages • Presenter(s): Logan Phillips • Mariah Rodriguez-Costa (Morris August Honors Student) Writing and Publishing Internship Portfolio Presentations Putnam Science Center, Room 129Mentor(s): Emily Robins Sharpe • Presenter(s): Lauren Dombrowski • Moses Fisher • Amarrah Gates • Charlotte Goble • Lillian Hendricks • Ava Pittman • Devyn Sakamoto Reading (Woke) Horror: A Dramatic Reading of Selected Original Pieces from IA ENG 304, "Writing (Woke) Horror" Putnam Science Center, Room 175Mentor(s): Kirsti Sandy • Presenter(s): Kyla Culver • Jessica York • Keyshaun Sullivan • Wren O'Brien • Ben Robison

2:30pm EDT

Predicting Usability of Mineral Resources with Machine Learning Putnam Science Center, Room 154Mentor(s): Wei Lu • Presenter(s): Angelica Gaulin • Tebbetts Scholarship Shaping Perspectives: Exploring the Influence of Social Media on Worldviews Putnam Science Center, Room 161Mentor(s): Shailee Woodard • Harlan Fichtenholtz • Rita Augustyn • Presenter(s): Maggie Gasuk • KSC Center for Creative Inquiry (CCI) Grant • KSC Enrichment Scholarship / Cherylee Van Rossum Into the River: A Journey of Transcribling and Arranging Putnam Science Center, Room 101Mentor(s): Sandra Howard • Presenter(s): Emma Hunter • KSC Center for Creative Inquiry (CCI) Grant • KSC Presdent Scholarship • Music Talent Scholarship • The Danny Paul Hunter Scholarship.

3:15pm EDT

Effect of Caffeine on Heart Rate Variability Following Vigorous Physical Activity Putnam Science Center, Room 175Mentor(s): Mel Adams • Presenter(s): Kevin Melnick • Mackenzie Durnford • KSC Center for Creative Inquiry (CCI) Grant Evaluating Consumer GPU Pricing Trends: A Machine Learning Analysis Putnam Science Center, Room 129Mentor(s): Wei Lu • Presenter(s): Nirmala Tamang (Morris August Honors Student) • Samuel Lloyd • Petr Bowles Predicting Graphical Output From Structure of Neural Networks Putnam Science Center, Room 161Mentor(s): Caitlyn Parmelee • Presenter(s): Genevieve Steenhoek The Future of Sustainable Construction? Testing Adobe in New England Conditions Putnam Science Center, Room 154Mentor(s): Fernando Del Ama Gonzalo • Presenter(s): Elaina Valdez • Student Stipened Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Identification, Ethics, and Best Practices Putnam Science Center, Room 126Mentor(s): Katherine Tirabassi • Molly Parsons • Presenter(s): Evan Parker • Gabriel Morse

3:45pm EDT

A Machine Learning Model for Predicting D1 College Basketball Wins in a Season Putnam Science Center, Room 129Mentor(s): Wei Lu • Presenter(s): Filip Tjärnhell • Ali Mortada Assessing energy consumption, indoor air quality, and radon concentration in residential buildings in New England. Putnam Science Center, Room 154Mentor(s): Fernando Del Ama Gonzalo • Presenter(s): Hayden Goodenough • Justin Nicolas (Morris August Honors Student) • INBRE New Methods for Identifying Important Structures in a Neural Network Model. Putnam Science Center, Room 161Mentor(s): Caitlyn Parmelee • Presenter(s): Olivia Kaminske • Student Research and Scholarly Project Fund - Keene State College Towards the Development of a Small Animal Preclinical Robotic Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS) FLASH System Putnam Science Center, Room 175Mentor(s): Rodney Wiersma • Sarah McGregor • Presenter(s): Samuel Khumbula • SUPERS@Penn • Perelman School of Medicine • University of Pennsylvania • Rene Le Chapelle Scholarship

4:30pm EDT

AI is Everywhere, Can it Predict Human Migration Trends? Putnam Science Center, Room 129Mentor(s): Wei Lu • Presenter(s): Christopher McHugh • Nicholas Wyman • Kody Gray Examining Seed Traits In Zostera Marina in the Great Bay Estuary Putnam Science Center, Room 175Mentor(s): Cynthia Hays • Presenter(s): Michela Morris • Alison Gravelle • NH Sea Grant Experimental Studies of Chemical Photodecomposition Putnam Science Center, Room 154Mentor(s): Jesse Marcum • Presenter(s): Sadira Dukette • INBRE • Travelli-Ayling Scholar Exploring Gender Roles and Gender-Queerness of Female Medieval Saints Putnam Science Center, Room 161Mentor(s): Graham Warder • Presenter(s): Elizabeth Guelpa • Peter H. Batchelder Scholarship for the Humanities Meshech Weare Papers: Hampton Falls Discovery Putnam Science Center, Room 126Mentor(s): Rodney Obien • Presenter(s): Mary Scheidel • Dalton Nelson-Sanger • Gabrielle Costa

5:00pm EDT

Oyster Farming and Shifts in Bacterial Community in Little Bay NH Putnam Science Center, Room 175Mentor(s): Priyanka Roy • Presenter(s): Sam Elkins (Morris August Honors Student) • 2024 • Environmental Studies Annual Award • Never too Late Scholarship

5:30pm EDT

After the Bump: A Community-Based Approach to Postpartum Mental Health Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Margaret Henning • Presenter(s): Mia Price Classification of Cat and Dog Images Using Machine Learning Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Wei Lu • Presenter(s): Chris Conley • Hunter Rollins • Krish Gurung Coastal Comm-ocean: An Examination of the Genetics Behind Eelgrass Decline Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Cynthia Hays • Presenter(s): Dario Sidilau • Keith O'Donnell • Early Research Experiences and Mentoring to Increase the Number of Biology and Chemistry Graduates Prepared for Careers Cognitive and Muscular Demands of a Passive Shoulder Exoskeleton During Overhead Construction Tasks Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Lito Amit • Presenter(s): Scott Philibert • Reed Miller • Patrick Boland • INBRE De-Gendering the Push-Up Test Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Melanie Adams • Presenter(s): Caroline Chase Developing Safety Training Module Using the ADDIE Model Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Lito Amit • Presenter(s): Charles Baxter Environmental Effects on the Photodecomposition of Chemical Compounds Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Jesse Marcum • Presenter(s): Isabella Moran • INBRE • STEPS Gender Disparities in Diabetes Self-Management and Preventive Care Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Sarah McGregor • Presenter(s): Erin Plummer (Morris August Honors Student) Gun Violence in the United States Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Sarah McGregor • Presenter(s): Shane Frazier Healthy Homes a Collaborate Project with Cheshire Center for Population Health, Keene New Hampshire Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Margaret Henning • Presenter(s): Grace McNamara Influence of Music on Emotional Perception of Visual Art Across Styles Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Harlan Fichtenholtz • Presenter(s): Keira Grupe Investigating the use of more sustainable solvents and catalysts in the Suzuki coupling reaction Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Brain Anderson • Presenter(s): Garrett Gitchell • Sadira Dukette • funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF • award number 203062) • Early Research Experiences and Mentoring to Increase the Numbers of Biology and Chemistry Graduates Prepared for Careers Is AI Replacing Jobs? Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Sarah McGregor • Presenter(s): Matthew Beaudin Macroinvertebrate Collections on the Ashuelot River Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Sarah McGregor • Presenter(s): John Stanway Nicotinic acid Ionic Liquids: Catalyzing Organic Reactions with Vitamin B3 Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Denise Junge • Presenter(s): Hunter Perkins • award number 203062) • Grant Title: Early Research Experiences and Mentoring to Increase the Numbers of Biology and Chemistry Graduates Prepare Political Perspectives in Media Coverage of Juveniles & Mental Health Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Rita Augustyn • Presenter(s): Fiona Acton • Aryanna Murray Synthesis and Characterization of Novel OLED Complexes Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Brian Anderson • Presenter(s): Briauna Clay • STEPS Program Grant • Granite State Scholars Scholarship • Haggart Sisters Legacy Scholarship The Impact of Duchenne Smiles on Perceptions of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Harlan Fichtenholtz • Presenter(s): Aurora Mastro • INBRE FOA: Grant Opportunity for Two-Year Projects to Begin in 2022 - New England College The Role of Intellectual Disability Literacy in Shaping Attitudes: A Survey Study Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Harlan Fichtenholtz • Presenter(s): Isabella Moran • STEPS Towards Designing More Friendly Pharmaceuticals Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Jesse Marcum • Presenter(s): Samuel Khumbula • INBRE • Le Chapelle Scholarship Transforming the Future: AI Use in New Student Recruitment Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Ke Li • Presenter(s): Liam Conley • Connor Riendeau • Conor Perrier Transgenerational Shifts in Acute and Chronic Arsenic Toxicities in Model Organism Daphnia Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Priyanka Roy Chowdhury • Sarah McGregor • Presenter(s): Reilley Smith • Megan Ham (Morris August Honors Student) • NIH R15 Grant Word Pairings and Memorization Using Paired-Associate Learning on Undergraduate Students Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Harlan Fichtenholtz • Presenter(s): April Capwell Wordless Instructions for Constructing a Wigwam: A Proof-of-Concept Study Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Paul Fowler • Presenter(s): Anthony DiVito Worldviews, Personality, and Demographics Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Shailee Woodard • Presenter(s): Sarah Binns • Kaitlyn Ferdinand (Morris August Honors Student) • Brynn Tela • Maggie Gasuk • INBRE • UNP Summit Award • Barns and Noble Scholarship for Books • KSC Internal SEED Grant • KSC Enrichment Scholarship/Cherylee Van Rossum • KSC President Scholarship • Tebbetts Scholarship “Getting the Recipe Down”: Synthesizing Thiosemicarbazone / Ferrocenyl Ligands and Their Metal Complexes Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Brian Anderson • Presenter(s): Turner White (Morris August Honors Student) • funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF • award number 203062) • Early Research Experiences and Mentoring to Increase the Numbers of Biology and Chemistry Graduates Prepared for Careers

7:30pm EDT

Brass Ensemble Concert Redfern, Alumni Recital HallMentor(s): Seelan Manickam