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Students at Mass Undergraduate Research Conference at UMass Amherst April 16 2025
Students at Mass Undergraduate Research Conference at UMass Amherst April 16 2025

Five 亚色影库 students presented at the 31st Annual Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference, held at UMass Amherst on April 16, 2025. The conference brought together students and their faculty mentors from twenty public colleges and universities throughout the state, and included almost 800 presenters and 1,400 attendees.

The conference halls at UMass were filled with students who gathered to聽 offer presentations on research projects that they developed as part of their degree in a wide range of fields. While most student presenters are seniors, many community colleges participate as well, highlighting the importance of research and the development of student work early in their academic careers.

In order to be accepted for this conference, students had to submit an abstract for review, complete their research, and design a poster that summarized their work. At the conference, students explained their research and answered questions from attendees, including faculty from a large number of institutions, fellow presenters from other sessions, families, students from across the state, families, and friends.

亚色影库 faculty who attended were impressed with the presentations of the 亚色影库 students, who smoothly and professionally described their research and fielded questions in the busy conference rooms. Most of the 亚色影库 students鈥 presentations were based on honors projects that had been completed in addition to their regular coursework as part of their Commonwealth Honors program. Their posters will be presented on the Gardner campus as part of the Evening of Excellence this spring.

亚色影库 student presenters included:

  • Josue Diaz Saldarriaga, 鈥淣eglected Issues Within Hispanic Community: Mental Health and Familial Attitudes Among Latinx/Hispanic Community.鈥 Faculty sponsor: Jeremiah Riordon.
  • Kent Yang, 鈥淰ision Assist.鈥澛 Faculty sponsor: Kara Roche.
  • Regulo Enrique Moreno, 鈥淢acroeconomic Challenges and Policy Implications in Venezuela.鈥 Faculty sponsor: Elmer Eubanks-Archbold.
  • Katie Rains, 鈥淚nvestigation into Potential Connections Between Countries’ GAI Score and Other Factors Surrounding Vulnerable Groups.鈥 Faculty sponsor: Laurie Occhipinti.
  • Tim Robert Trahan, 鈥淟unar Laser Ranging.鈥 Faculty sponsor: Peter Olzac.