Awardees
13th Annual Student Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities Conference
On March 1, 2025, over 200 student projects were showcased at the 13th 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 be nominated to represent Cal Poly Pomona at the 39th Annual California State University Systemwide Student Research Competition to be hosted by Cal Poly Humboldt on April 25 & 26, 2025.
Session OC1: Biological and Agricultural Sciences
Title: Sex-dependent Effects on the Susceptibility to Systemic Candida albicans Infection in Mice
Author: Edgar Perez
Faculty Mentor: Nancy Buckley
Session OC1: Biological and Agricultural Sciences
Title: Investigating the role of the Peripheral Cannabinoid Receptor on Neutrophil Egression into the Vagina During a Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Infection in Mice
Author: Lauren Wong, Virginia Jacinto-Torres
Faculty Mentor: Nancy Buckley
Session OC2: Weglyn Social Justice
Title: Not Like Us: Identity Policing in Marginalized Groups
Author: Katherine Priest
Faculty Mentor: Alex Madva
Session OC2: Weglyn Social Justice
Title: hey Speak of Resistance: US Advocacy for Haitian Rights and Supremacy
Author: Juliett Garcia
Faculty Mentor: Marcos Scauso
Session OC3: Behavioral and Social Science
Title: Characterization of Unmarked Burial Using Ground Penetrating Radar at the Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
Authors: Amelia Bellah, Jesse Richert
Faculty Mentor: Iftekhar Alam
Session OC3: Behavioral and Social Science
Title: The Relationship Between Drought Intensity and Human Wellbeing Along the Angeles National Forest and 210 Interstate Highway
Authors: Berendi Villanueva
Faculty Mentor: Gabriel Granco
Session OC4: Engineering and Computer Science
Title: Development of a VR-analogous Camera Control System to aid FPV Drone Pilot Awareness
Author: Richie Wong
Faculty Mentor: Mohamed Aly
Session OC4: Engineering and Computer Science
Title: Application of Wood Biochar as a Sustainable Cementitious Replacement in Concrete Masonry Units
Author: Lukas Pohl, Alberto Laureano-Rumbo, Dominick Schlosser, Sebastian Alidio, Mason Bamberger, Jocelyn Gomez, Danyan Guan, Bianca Maranan
Faculty Mentor: Giuseppe Lomiento, Nicole Elias
Session OC5: Engineering and Computer Science
Title: Untethered Isoperimetric Soft Robot
Author: Andy Le, Andres Torres, Roy Kachouri, Cassandra Dickie, Angelo Calderon-Cifuentes
Faculty Mentor: Nolan Tsuchiya
Session OC6: Physical Science
Title: Towards the synthesis of a novel 6-6-7-6 tetracyclic ring structure
Author: Donna Hajhamid
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Osberger