The CUNY Research Scholars Program at Queensborough Community College
(Closing Ceremony Summer 2021)
This program provides funding for students to engage in individual research projects with faculty mentors in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Social Science. Full-time associate degree students at any level of their academic career with a minimum GPA of 2.7 can participate.
Applications for the 2022-2023 cycle of the program are now closed and will reopen in August 2023. The program currently provides funding for nineteen (19) student-faculty pairs in the form of a $5,000 stipend for each student and $1,000 for the faculty mentor. Faculty are funded to mentoror co-mentor a maximum of two students.
All research projects should include some type of mentored laboratory/research skills training (hands-on or using lab software, computations, simulations or literature analysis).
Successful student applicants are expected to participate in the laboratory (or computer laboratory) experience for one full academic year plus a summer and complete 400 hours of research/independent study. In addition to participating in research, student interns are expected to attend workshops on laboratory safety, responsible conduct in Research, and weekly research/scientific career-related workshops. Student interns are also expected to present a poster/talk at the college level in the fall semester and at the CUNY summer symposium. Student interns who do not complete the entire program and attend the program events will not qualify for the entire stipend. Please note that the program includes a $3000 stipend for summer research, so mentors and students are expected to complete a portion of the research in the summer.
The recipients of the 2022-2023 scholarships will be announced no later than Wednesday, September 28th. Orientation for the 2022-2023 CRSP cohort will be on Friday, September 30th.
Applications are initiated by faculty mentors.
For more information contact:
Dr. Sharon Lall-Ramnarine, slallramnarine@qcc.cuny.edu
*Students cannot participate without a mentor
CRSP 2022-2023 Scholars and Mentors
| Student Name | Research Mentor(s) | Department | Project Title |
| Anna Liu | Monica Trujillo | Biological Sciences & Geology | Molecular detection of pathogens from wastewater |
| Valerie Muse | Rochelle Nelson | Biological Sciences & Geology | Understanding Imposter Phenomenon in Commuity College Undergraduate Students Studying General Biology |
| Chris Na | Andrew Nguyen | Biological Sciences & Geology | Examining the function of STAT3 in regulating genes associated with RAW264.7 cell apoptosis |
| Charity Stone | Regina Sullivan & Sarbani Ghoshal | Biological Sciences & Geology | Investigating the effects of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes on gene expression of lung cancer cells |
| Elijah Bernard | Sharon Lall-Ramnarine | Chemistry | Development of Electrospun Ionic Liquid-Polymer Fibers for Applications in Energy Storage Devices |
| Mariia Ihnatiuk | David Sarno | Chemistry | An investigation of methods to deploy polyaniline and its derivatives for the removal of metal ions from aqueous solution |
| Ho Martin Yuen | Sharon Lall-Ramnarine | Chemistry | Exploring the properties of ether- and thioether-functionalized imidazolium ionic liquids |
| Matthew Smith | Huixin Wu | Engineering Technology | Mobile Robotic Arm |
| Arafat Akon | Esma Yildirim | Math & Computer Science | Prediction of End-to-end Data Transfer Throughput in the Cloud Using Neural Networks |
| Sean He | Yusuf Danisman | Math & Computer Science | Comparing Different Cross Validation Techniques for Classification Problems in Finance |
| Martina Hove | Carolyn King | Math & Computer Science | Using Series to Find Solutions to Differential Equations |
| Xiaolin Huang | Wenjian Liu | Math & Computer Science | The Probability Distribution of n-sided Dice Sum |
| Maximillian Yam | Yusuf Danisman | Math & Computer Science | Comparing Different Cross Validation Techniques for Regression Problems in Finance |
| Yuanhong Yu | Zeynep Akcay Ozkan | Math & Computer Science | Predicting student success in college algebra classes using machine learning |
| Nina Borja | Rex Taibu | Physics | Textbook Presentations of Hydrostatic & Osmotic Pressures: A Quest for Interdisciplinary Thinking |
| Yaakoub Muslemani | Paul Marchese | Physics | Is Hurricane Energy increasing in the North Atlantic? |
| Ziyue Du | Michael DeMarco & Mark Zelcer | Social Sciences | How does Chinese International students experience affect their academic goals? |
| Kaitlyn Murphy | Patrick Byers | Social Sciences | Transformations of truth and reality as a result of the use of digital technology and social media |
| Stephany Platero | Jody Resko | Social Sciences | Academic perseverance among first generation community college students: An exploration of the social and cultural capital phenomenon |
CRSP Events
Fall 2022
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Date / Location |
Event |
Description |
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Fri., Sept. 30th 10 –11:30 am Location: Oakland Dining Room, QCC |
CRSP Orientation |
Faculty-student teams will attend program orientation and review program requirements and event schedule. Students will submit required all paperwork. Faculty and student stipend forms will be completed. |
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Oct. 3rd-7th |
All outstanding CRSP student stipend and program paperwork due:
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Upload RCR certificate and outstanding documents to the QCC Dropbox
Also, E-mail the RCR certificate to JChabra@qcc.cuny.edu |
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Wed., Oct. 12th 1-2 pm Location: L-302 STEM students; L-311 for Humanities, Social Sci, & Health students Wed., Oct. 19th 1-2 pm (repeat sessions) Online |
Library Research Workshop Project Specific guidance. 2 groups: STEM and non-STEM students
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Presented by Profs. Christine (Mi-Seon) Kim and John Schriner. Take your CRSP project title. Learn how to find scholarly sources using library databases and how to cite sources in the proper format. |
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Fri., Oct. 14th 12-2 pm Location: S-414 |
Lab Safety Workshop for Chemistry & Biology students Location: S-412 |
Presented by Mr. Mel Rodriguez, Chemical Hygiene and Health and Safety Officer. |
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Wed., Oct. 19th 1-2 pm Online |
Social Sciences Research Practices Workshop |
Presented by Dr. Jody Resko and Dr. Patrick Byers, Professors of Social Sciences |
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Fri., Oct. 21st 3-4 pm Location: S-412
Wed., Oct. 26th 1-2 pm Online |
Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) Workshop E-mail certificate for Online portion by Friday, October 7th 5:00 pm. |
Complete Part 1 Online by October 7th. Complete Part 2 with Ms. Jennifer Chabra E-mail certificate to |
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Wed., Nov. 9th 1-2 pm Location: S-412 |
Poster Preparation & Presentation Tips – for Undergraduate Research (UR) day |
Presented by Dr. Paul Sideris Learn valuable tips for conference poster preparation & presentations |
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Fri., Dec. 2nd 10 am – 3:30 pm Location: Student Union |
Undergraduate Research (UR) day Presentations Abstracts due: November 21st |
All QCC students/faculty present on UR projects |
Spring 2023
Jan. 30th: CRSP Spring Welcome Back Meeting
Feb. 22nd: Resume Writing Workshop
March 15th: Speech Workshop
April 26th: LinkedIn Workshop
May 5th: QCC Spring Student Symposium
Special Congratulations to the students who won presentation awards at the 2022 CRSP Summer Symposium
- Tsz Wa Ellen Chu, mentored by Dr. Amy Traver on the project: Children on the move and in the news: Reports of Child Emigres in New York State Media 1853-1929
- Shaniakay Williams, mentored by Dr. Mangala Tawde on the project: Antimicrobial Resistance in Environmental Microbes
- Elijah Bernard, mentored by Dr. Sharon Lall-Ramnarine, Michael Keating (CCNY) & Dr. Elizabeth Biddinger (CCNY) on the summer project (at the CCNY NASA Center for Advanced Batteries for Space) on: Development of Ionic Liquid and Solvate Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Lithium-Metal batteries
