From left: Division of Science winners Julia Castello, Samuel Augusto Wainer and Joseph Brisendine; Juana Reina, CCNY vice president for Student Affairs; and Muaad Alody, president of the CCNY Graduate Student Council.
Fifteen City College of New York graduate students walked away with cash prizes for their work at the Ninth Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium.
The symposium offers students the experience to share their findings in a professional and academic setting. A total of 34 students presented their research at the event, hosted by the Graduate Student Council at City College.
The winners and their topics were:
- Sebastian Cordoba, Psychology, 鈥淗omosexuality in Japan鈥;
- Isabella Fante, Public Administration, 鈥淓motional Intelligence and Academic Performance: Preliminary Results of a Correlative Study of New York City Public School Students Attending a Community-Based Organization's After School Program鈥;
- Francisca Villar, Educational Leadership, 鈥淗ow can school leaders increase parent engagement for 10th grade English Language Learners in urban schools for the 2016-2017 school year?鈥;
- Jackie Du, Art Education, 鈥淵AZA: Young Artist Zine Alliance鈥;
- Elle Sauer, Art Education, 鈥淵AZA: Young Artist Zine Alliance鈥;
- Yassine Mhandi, Electrical Engineering, 鈥淒esign and Implementation of CCNY DC Microgrid Testbed鈥;
- Elizabeth Mansfield, Biomedical Engineering, 鈥淓ngineered trachea replacement鈥;
- Wei Li, Computer Science, 鈥淐omputer Vision and Deep Learning鈥;
- Megan Fullagar, Branding and Integrated Communications (BIC), 鈥淓ffigies for Equality: Advertising Campaign for Gender Equality鈥;
- Naushika Perera, BIC, 鈥淕ender Inequality and Changing the Way that Charities Fundraise鈥;
- Tung-Han Lin and Mark Arem, BIC, 鈥淢ultimedia campaign for Top of the Rock鈥;
- Joseph Brisendine, Physics, 鈥淚nformation, Energy, and Evolution鈥;
- Samuel Augusto Wainer, Mathematics, 鈥淪pinorial Characterization of Immersion of Surfaces鈥; and
- Julia Castello, Biochemistry, 鈥淭he role of CK2 in mood disorders.鈥
鈥淚t was so impressive to see the depth of questions the students are pursuing, the interdisciplinary interactions during the presentations, and the numbers of the faculty who came out to support the students,鈥 said Associate Provost for Research Ashiwel S. Undieh.
The Symposium was co-sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, Department of Student Life, CUNY鈥檚 University Student Senate and the Auxiliary Enterprise Corporation.
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