Awardees
12th Annual Student Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities Conference
On March 2, 2024, over 200 student projects were showcased at the 12th Annual Student Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Conference at Cal Poly Pomona. Congratulations to all RSCA Conference Student Presenters!
We would also like to acknowledge the faculty mentors, judges, moderators, and students who volunteered this day to make the event a success. The award announcements for the RSCA Conference are provided below.
RSCA Conference Exemplary Oral Presentations
Congratulations to the ten student projects that were recognized as exemplary by a panel of judges in their sessions. Each exemplary project will receive a $100 cash award and be nominated to represent Cal Poly Pomona at the 38th Annual California State University Systemwide Student Research Competition to be hosted by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on April 26 & 27, 2024.
Session OC1: Weglyn Social Justice
Title: The Green Mile: Wildlife Richness, Greenspace and Access in San Gabriel Valley, California
Author: Adrianna Elihu
Faculty Mentor: Janel Ortiz
Session OC1: Weglyn Social Justice
Title: Understanding Recreational Park Users Perception of Water Quality in the Santa Ana River
Author: Anna Marie Contreras
Faculty Mentor: Kristen Conway-Gomez
Session OC2: Interdisciplinary
Title: Anglicization: Undercurrents of Name Change Practices
Author: M. Luna
Faculty Mentor: Olga Griswald
Session OC3: Biological Sciences and Agriculture
Title: The Utilization of Bacteriophage to Prevent Escherichia coli Contamination on Microgreens
Author: Zhe Zhang
Faculty Mentor: Xu Yang
Session OC4: Engineering and Computer Science
Title: Astro-TSP: Traveling Salesman Problem-Based Solutions for Scheduling Astronomical Observations
Authors: George Matta, Dani Ekbote, Alan Mong
Faculty Mentor: John Korah
Session OC4: Engineering and Computer Science
Title: Battery As iNtegrated Structure High Endurance Experimental UAV, Robotics
Authors: Maggie Hoang, Alexander Ov, Winson Zhu
Faculty Mentor: Jenny Zhen Yu
Session OC5: Physical Science
Title: Kinetic study of Ligand Effects in Dioxomolybdenum Catalyzed Deoxydehydration
Author: Jonathan Wagner
Faculty Mentor: Alex John
Session OC5: Physical Science
Title: Deoxydehydration Catalyzed by Electronically Modulated Vanadium Complexes
Author: Isha Kallingal
Faculty Mentor: Alex John
Session OC6: Physical Sciences
Title: Reactivity of nickel and manganese complexes with a captured CO2 source
Author: Aaron Gaynes
Faculty Mentor: Chantal Stieber
Session OC6: Physical Sciences
Title: The Milky Way Project: MOBStIRS (Mass-loss rates for OB Stars driving IR bow Shocks)
Author: Angelica Whisnant
Faculty Mentor: Matthew Povich