More than two dozen Florida State University undergraduate researchers are set to present their work this week during one of the university’s premier academic traditions, the President’s Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence. Since 2009, the showcase has provided FSU student researchers with the chance to gain presentation experience and further their opportunities for research collaboration.

This year’s showcase is slated for Thursday, Sept. 22, at 5:30 p.m., in the Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House on FSU’s Tallahassee campus, and presenters include 13 students pursuing majors within the College of Arts and Sciences and another six student researchers with ties to the college.

The event, which is sponsored by the Office of the President and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement, or CRE, is the culmination of the IDEA Grant summer research experience. CRE administers these grants, through which undergrads interested in conducting original research, engaging an entrepreneurial or nonprofit-based endeavor, or developing a service collective propose and complete research and creative projects. At the showcase, award winners share their work through poster and oral presentations.

“This showcase offers a prominent stage for displaying some of the most outstanding research and creative activities taking place across campus,” said Sam Huckaba, dean of college. “Given the college’s long history of first-rate mentorship and undergraduate research productivity, students and faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences have answered this call year after year. I salute this year’s students and their mentors for their unwavering commitment to excellence.”

The College of Arts and Sciences researchers, along with their academic majors, faculty mentors and project titles, are:

Department of Biological Science

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Andrew Taylor, Biological Science

Erdem Bangi, Assistant Professor of Biological Science

“Screen of DNA Repair Genes in Colorectal Cancer”

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Nicole Povelikin, Biological Science

Emily Lemmon, Associate Professor of Biological Science

“Crocodile-like Morphology: Convergence across Semi-aquatic Gymnophthalmid Lizards”

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Sarah Smith, Biological Science

Janie Wulff, Associate Professor of Biological Science

“Hey Neighbor: The Role of Palythoa caribaeorum on the Florida Keys Reef Tract”

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Marley Shouldice, Biological Science

Nora Underwood, Professor of Biological Science

“Effects of Dark Septate Endophyte Symbiosis on Constitutive and Induced Defenses of Plants against Insect Herbivory”

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Natalie Jen, Biological Science

Michael Shatruk, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

“Development of Molecule-Based 2D Magnets”

Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science

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Katherine Henning, Environmental Science

Jeroen Ingels, Assistant Research Faculty of the Coastal and Marine Laboratory

“Dynamics of Polluting Industry on the Fenholloway: An Interdisciplinary Study”

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Chandler Pruett, Meteorology and Statistics

Jon Ahlquist, Associate Professor of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science

“Reshaping the Hurricane Cone of Uncertainty: A Study on Public Perception”

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Aaron Serre, Meteorology

Jon Ahlquist, Associate Professor of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science

“Reshaping the Hurricane Cone of Uncertainty: A Study on Public Perception”

Department of Psychology

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Solén Marceau-Laurent, Neuroscience

Robert Glueckauf, Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine

“Development of Dementia-Friendly Guidelines for the Black Faith Community: Caregiver Focus Group Analysis”

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Sofia Bernal, Psychology

Vanessa Dennen, Professor of Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies

"Body Image, Social Media, and Greek Life”

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Zehta Glover, Cell and Molecular Neuroscience

Hank W. Bass, Professor of Biological Science

“Analysis of Micrococcal Nuclease Properties Relative to Chromatin Profiling Assays in Maize (Zea mays L.) and Humans"

Department of History

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Angilmarie Rivera Sanchez, History and Political Science

Nathan Stoltzfus, Dorothy and Jonathan Rintels Professor of Holocaust Studies

"The Role of Gender in Commemorating the White Rose”

Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics

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Harrison Betz, Spanish and International Affairs

Elizabeth Coggeshall, Assistant Professor of Italian

“Adapting Dante’s Francesca: Change within the Poetic Reworkings of Bolaño and Neruda”

Presenters with a College of Arts and Sciences affiliation include:

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Angilmarie Rivera Sanchez, a double-major in political science and history on a pre-law track, presenting "The Role of Gender in Commemorating the White Rose."

Brenna Miller, majoring in woodwind performance and editing, writing, and media, presenting "Mapping the Musical Communities of Tallahassee, FL."

Harrison Betz, a double-major in international affairs and Spanish, presenting "Adapting Dante’s Francesca: Change within the Poetic Reworkings of Bolaño and Neruda."

Kalijah Rahming, majoring in sociology and humanities, presenting "How They See Us: Black Women Abroad."

Miguel Gonzalez, an international affairs major and honors-in-the-major thesis candidate working with associate professor of religion Joseph Hellweg presenting: "Woubikan: Queering Language and Experience in Côte d'Ivoire."

Register to attend via Eventbrite and access the event program and project database to learn more about the researchers and their projects.

To learn more about the IDEA Grant or other programs offered by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement, visit the CRE website.