CRSP 2017-2018 Cohort
The CUNY Research Scholars Program at Queensborough Community College
![QCC CUNY Research Scholars Program Mentors and Students at 10-06-17 Orientation](images/crsp-2017-2018/QCC-CRSP-Mentors-and-Students.jpg)
QCC CUNY Research Scholars Program Mentors and Students at 10-21-16 Orientation
CRSP scholars and mentors for 2017-2018
CRSP Scholars | Faculty Mentor | Department | Project Title |
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Anjali gaba | Dr. Moni Chauhan | Chemistry | A new microwave green synthesis and characterization of Poly Rhodanine Nanostructures. |
Ashley Smith | Dr. David Sarno | Chemistry | Preparation of polyaniline derivatives as porous microspheres by a W/O/W double emulsion method. |
Edison Mera | Dr. Paris Svoronos | Chemistry | Determination of the ionization constant of carboxylic acids in mixed solvent media using freezing point depression measurements. |
Edward Nouel | Dr. Monica Trujillo | Biological & Geoloical Sciences | Can the microbiota from the soil affect the microbiota of mice exposed to it. |
Fei Li | Dr. Rex Taibu | Physics | Coding and Categorization of Physics Lab Presentations |
Gabriella Shulman | Dr. Celia Sporer | Social Sciences | Why Wouldnt the Park be a Safe Place to Hangout? |
Gariele Emeran | Dr. Tirandai Hemraj-Benny | Chemistry | Effects of electrolytes, surfactants and pH on the degradation of Congo red dye in the catalytic presence of novel synthesized ruthenium nanoparticle-single walled carbon nanotube hybrids. |
Hilary Menes | Sushma Teegala | Biological & Geoloical Sciences | T-box proteins and their role in vertebrate development. |
Isabela Velasquez Gutierrez | Dr. Regina Sullivan | Biological & Geoloical Sciences | Effect of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells. |
Jiayi Xue | Dr. Sujun Wei | Chemistry | Synthesis and Investigation of Molecular Transistors and Wires Based on Carbazole Motif. |
Jiweon Park | Jun Shin | Chemistry | Determination of the Refractive Index of Solid Metallic Compounds by Newly Developed Extension and Zoom-In Methods. |
Katherine Kim | Dr. David Sarno | Chemistry | Polyaniline and its derivatives as a scaffolding material for ruthenium nanoparticles for the degradation of azo dyes. |
Keiann Simon | Jun H. Shin | Chemistry | Thermodynamic Study of Esterification of Propanoic Acid Using a Microwave Reactor: Determination of Enthalpy, Entropy and Free Energy Changes |
Khushpreet Kaur | Sunil Dehipawala | Physics | Structural and magnetic properties of iron & nickel mixed oxide nano particles-Continuation. |
Kypros Andrianou | Dr. Kimberly Riegel | Physics | Auralization of performance spaces in musical practice rooms |
Leslie Ramirez | Dr. Paul Marchese | Physics | Spatial and Temporal Variability of Nutrients in Long Island Sound |
Lian Nicole Ramos | Dr.Monica Trujillo | Biological & Geoloical Sciences | Elucidating the mechanism of SCO3855, a rhomboid protease from Streptomyces coelicolor. |
Mateo Saenz | Dr. Naydu Carmona | Biological & Geoloical Sciences | In vivo and in vitro studies of the SCO3855 rhomboid from Streptomyces coelicolor. |
Michelle Qu | Dr. Sasan Karimi | Chemistry | Synthesis of biologically active pyrroles. |
Nikita P. Alim | Dr. Joan Petersen | Biological & Geoloical Sciences | Identification of organisms found in sediment samples populated by juvenile horseshoe crabs using next-generation sequencing. |
Oscar Bermudes | Dr. Andrew Nguyen | Biological & Geoloical Sciences | Examining environmental isolates of Staphylococcus aureus using loop mediated isothemal (LAMP) amplification. |
Rong Tan | Sunil Dehipawala | Physics | Pathways of heavy metal absorption by plants |
Samuel Giminian | Kwang Hyun Kim | Math & Computer Science | A numerical approach on the 3x+1 problem |
Saraf Nabiha | Dr. Joan Petersen | Biological & Geoloical Sciences | Characterization of Streptomyces isolated from Marine sediments. |
Sarah Gal-Ed | Merlinda Drini | Engineering & Technology | Deployment of IPv6 - Internet Protocol ver. 6 |
Shaina Durand | Dr. Naydu Carmona | Biological & Geoloical Sciences | Transcriptome analysis of rhomboid protease mutants. |
Stephanie Lochan | Dr. Andrew van Nguyen | Biological & Geoloical Sciences | Examining Signal Transduction and Activator of Transcription-3 in osteoclast differentiation |
Taeho Lee | Merlinda Drini | Engineering & Technology | Quality of Service (QoS) in Networking |
Wenshu Dong | Wenjian Liu | Math & Computer Science | Valuing Call Options on Private Equity |
Xiaofang Yu | Dr. Sujun Wei | Chemistry | Imidazole as a Novel and Robust Gold Binding Group at STM-BJ Method. |
Xin Shen | Huixin Wu | Engineering & Technology | Helping hands: 3D-printer of stimulated prosthetic hands |
Yanyan Chen | Wenjian Liu | Math & Computer Science | The Tightness of Kesten-Stigum Reconstruction Bound of the Asymmetric Channel |
Yifan Guan | Celia Sporer | Social Sciences | The Chinese Community’s Perception of the Police in Light of the Current Political Climate |
Meet the Students and Mentors
![CRSP Mentees Edward Nouel, Lian Nicole Ramos, Shaina Durand & Mateo Saenz](images/crsp-2017-2018/CRSP-Mentees-Edward-Nouel-Lian-Nicole-Ramos-Shaina-Durand-Mateo-Saenz.jpg)
CRSP Mentees Edward Nouel, Lian Nicole Ramos, Shaina Durand & Mateo Saenz
![CRSP Mentees Oscar Bermudes & Stephanie Lochan](images/crsp-2017-2018/CRSP-Mentees-Oscar-Bermudes-Stephanie-Lochan.jpg)
CRSP Mentees Oscar Bermudes & Stephanie Lochan
![Dr. Regina Sullivan with CRSP Mentee Isabela Velasquez Gutierrez](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Regina-Sullivan-with-CRSP-Mentee-Isabela-Velasquez-Gutierrez.jpg)
Dr. Regina Sullivan with CRSP Mentee Isabela Velasquez Gutierrez
![Dr. David Sarno with CRSP Mentee Ashley Smith](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-David-Sarno-with-CRSP-Mentee-Ashley-Smith.jpg)
Dr. David Sarno with CRSP Mentee Ashley Smith
![Dr. Huixin Wu with CRSP Mentee Xin Shen](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Huixin-Wu-with-CRSP-Mentee-Xin-Shen.jpg)
Dr. Huixin Wu with CRSP Mentee Xin Shen
![Dr. Joan Petersen with CRSP Mentees Saraf Nabiha & Nikita Alim](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Joan-Petersen-with-CRSP-Mentees-Saraf-Nabiha-Nikita-Alim.jpg)
Dr. Joan Petersen with CRSP Mentees Saraf Nabiha & Nikita Alim
![Dr. Jun Shin with CRSP Mentee Keiann Simon](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Jun-Shin-with-CRSP-Mentee-Keiann-Simon.jpg)
Dr. Jun Shin with CRSP Mentee Keiann Simon
![Dr. Kimberly Riegel with CRSP Mentee Kypros Andrianou](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Kimberly-Riegel-with-CRSP-Mentee-Kypros-Andrianou.jpg)
Dr. Kimberly Riegel with CRSP Mentee Kypros Andrianou
![Dr. Kwang Hyun Kim with CRSP Mentee Samuel Giminian](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Kwang-Hyun-Kim-with-CRSP-Mentee-Samuel-Giminian.jpg)
Dr. Kwang Hyun Kim with CRSP Mentee Samuel Giminian
![Dr. Melin Drini with CRSP Mentee Taeho Lee](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Melin-Drini-with-CRSP-Mentee-Taeho-Lee.jpg)
Dr. Melin Drini with CRSP Mentee Taeho Lee
![Dr. Moni Chauhan with CRSP mentee Anjali Gaba](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Moni-Chauhan-with-CRSP-mentee-Anjali-Gaba.jpg)
Dr. Moni Chauhan with CRSP mentee Anjali Gaba
![Dr. Paris Svoronos with CRSP Mentee Edison Mera](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Paris-Svoronos-with-CRSP-Mentee-Edison-Mera.jpg)
Dr. Paris Svoronos with CRSP Mentee Edison Mera
![Dr. Rex Taibu with CRSP Mentee Fei Li](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Rex-Taibu-with-CRSP-Mentee-Fei-Li.jpg)
Dr. Rex Taibu with CRSP Mentee Fei Li
![Dr. Sujun Wei with CRSP Mentees Jiayi Xue & Xiaofang Yu](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Sujun-Wei-with-CRSP-Mentees-Jiayi-Xue-Xiaofang-Yu.jpg)
Dr. Sujun Wei with CRSP Mentees Jiayi Xue & Xiaofang Yu
![Dr. Sunil Dehipawala with CRSP Mentees Rong Tan & Khushpreet Kaur](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Sunil-Dehipawala-with-CRSP-Mentees-Rong-Tan-Khushpreet-Kaur.jpg)
Dr. Sunil Dehipawala with CRSP Mentees Rong Tan & Khushpreet Kaur
![Dr. Sushma Teegala with CRSP Mentee Hilary Menes](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Sushma-Teegala-with-CRSP-Mentee-Hilary-Menes.jpg)
Dr. Sushma Teegala with CRSP Mentee Hilary Menes
![Dr. Tirandai Hemraj-Benny with Gariele Emeran](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Tirandai-Hemraj-Benny-with-Gariele-Emeran.jpg)
Dr. Tirandai Hemraj-Benny with Gariele Emeran
![Dr. Wenjian Liu with CRSP Mentees Yanyan Chen & Wenshu Dong](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Wenjian-Liu-with-CRSP-Mentees-Yanyan-Chen-Wenshu-Dong.jpg)
Dr. Wenjian Liu with CRSP Mentees Yanyan Chen & Wenshu Dong
![CRSP Mentees Yifan Guan & Gabriella Shulman](images/crsp-2017-2018/CRSP-Mentees-Yifan-Guan-Gabriella-Shulman.jpg)
CRSP Mentees Yifan Guan & Gabriella Shulman
![Dr. Paul Marchese with CRSP Mentee Leslie Ramirez](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Paul-Marchese-with-CRSP-Mentee-Leslie-Ramirez.jpg)
Dr. Paul Marchese with CRSP Mentee Leslie Ramirez
![Dr. Sasan Karimi with CRSP Mentee Michelle Qu](images/crsp-2017-2018/Dr-Sasan-Karimi-with-CRSP-Mentee-Michelle-Qu.jpg)
Dr. Sasan Karimi with CRSP Mentee Michelle Qu