KSC Academic Excellence Celebration 2025

KSC Academic Excellence Celebration 2025

7:30pm EDT

Concert Band Redfern, Main TheatreMentor(s): John Hart

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 126Mentor(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 129Mentor(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 study Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Melanie Adams • Presenter(s): Caroline Chase Development of a Safety Training Module for Undergraduate Students 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 America Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Sarah McGregor • Presenter(s): Shane Frazier Healthy Homes 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 Mental Health Care & Juveniles Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Rita Augustyn • Presenter(s): Fiona Acton • Aryanna Murray 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 Shifts in Daphnia Microbiome in Response to Arsenaic and Dietary Phosphorous Supply Mason Library, First FloorMentor(s): Priyanka Roy • Presenter(s): Presenter(s): Fiona Acton • Aryanna MurrayMegan Ham (Morris August Honors Student) • Sea Grant Development Project 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