Graduate Poster Sessions
The Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies congratulates this year’s Graduate Poster Session award winners. We are grateful to the faculty mentors, judges, sponsors and attendees whose support helped recognize these outstanding achievements.
2026 Award Winners:
Anthropology: Curtis Reagan Johnson, “Sourcing Fluted Bifaces from Northeastern Ohio,” Co-author(s): Metin I. Eren; Col. Matthew W. Nahorn; Brian Redmond
Biological Sciences: Zahra Sadri, “Microglial TREM2 Mediates Sex-Specific Immune Responses During Status Epilepticus,” Co-author(s): Yibo Li; Surabhi Soni; Ashiyana Dahiya; Amy L. Brewster
Biological Sciences: Julia Savage, “The Generation of Intercellular Tunneling Nanotubules by the E6*I Splice Variant of High-Risk Human Papillomaviruses,” Co-author(s): Isabelle Myers
Biostatistics: Wen Fan, “BaLLM: A Knowledge Graph–Enhanced Bayesian Model for Explainable Antibiotic Resistance Prediction”
Biostatistics: Art Taychameekiatchai, “GPSNorm: Gaussian Process Spatial Normalization for Spatial Transcriptomics Data,” Co-author(s): Peifeng Ruan; Xiaowei Zhan; Guanghua Xiao
Chemistry: Caleb Griffin, “A Chemiluminescent 1,2-Dioxetane Probe for In Vivo Imaging of HOCl.”
Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational: Meng Du, “A Transferable Force Field for Simulating Adsorption in Metal-Organic Frameworks with Open Metal Sites Based on the 12-6-4 Lennard-Jones Potential”
Civil and Environmental Engineering (Tie): Muhammad Younas, “A Context-Aware AI Framework for Integrated Real-Time Intersection Detection and Signal Optimization”
Civil and Environmental Engineering (Tie): Ahmed El Saei, “Physics-Informed Digital Twin Framework for Intelligent Railway Ballast Maintenance”
Combined Group: Ana Segovia, “Using Galaxy Cluster Abundances and Lensing to Place Constraints on Dynamical Dark Energy”
Computer Science: Zeyu Deng, “Your Eyes Won’t Lie: Snooping Online Voting Privacy from User Webcam,” Co-author(s): Jingwei Zhang; Chen Wang
Computer Science: Wen Liu, “Detecting AI-forged Human Videos via Biomechanical Consistency in 3D Facial Dynamics”
Earth Sciences: Prajwal Neupane, “Mapping New Subsurface Faults in the Butte Valley, Northern California,” Co-author(s): Maria Beatrice Magnani; Anastasia Fedotova, Angelo Villalobos, Deniz Agg
Economics: Ishan Azad, “Market Transparency with Endogenous Information Acquisition”
Education: Huiyeon (Edward) Kim, “Wrapped to Win: The Role of Presentation in Emotional Attachment Among Season Ticket Holders”
Electrical and Computer Engineering: Mohammad Qasem, “Real-time AI-enabled Digital Twin Framework for Age-Aware Fast Charging of Lithium-Ion Batteries”
Mathematics: Anarzhan Abilgazy, “Adaptive Data-Driven Reduced-Order Models for Inverse Scattering Problems in Lossless and Lossy Media”
Mechanical Engineering: Ibrahim Awad, “Finite Element Simulations of Hybrid Laser-Arc Welding of Automotive Aluminum Alloys”
Mechanical Engineering: Zicheng Feng, “Interfacial Chemistry and Electrolyte Design in Na-Ion and Li Metal Batteries”
Operations Research and Engineering Management: Hassan Nojavan, “Weighted Data Valuation for Statistical Learning via Nonconvex Programming Methods,” Co-author(s): Chul Moon, Ph.D., Miju Ahn, Ph.D.
Psychology: Sneh Jhaveri, “Learning Novel Words from Storybooks: Does Modality Matter?,” Co-author(s): Sneh Jhaveri; Syakira Wijaya; Sarah Kucker
Psychology: Windsor Hall, “Underestimation of Cognitive Abilities in Adults with Asthma: Comparing Perceived Cognition with Cognitive Performance on Neuropsychological Tests,” Co-author(s): Mikaela Lopez; Margot L. Salsman; David A. Khan; Denise C. Park; E. Sherwood Brown; Thomas Ritz
Postdoctoral Scholars: Ayesh Madushanka Mahamada Kalapuwage, “Mapping Bond Strength in Drug-Like Chemical Space Using the QM40 Dataset: Structural Correlations and Chemical Insights,” Co-author(s): Pasan Weerasuriya; Rashmi Dharmakeerthi; Anjali Somasiri; Sayani Kariyawasam; Naleen B. Jayaratna; Elfi Kraka
Postdoctoral Scholars: Navodi Jayarathne, “Unraveling the Design and Operation of Soil Aeration Systems for Belowground Natural Gas Leak Mitigation,” Co-author(s): Jui-Hsiang Lo; Kathleen M. Smits
Statistics and Data Science: Anne Hulme, “Kernel-Based Recommender System for Wine and Cheese Pairings”
Sustainability and Development: Arlo Kadane, “Community and Non-Profit Green Space Co-Design: Comparing Two Dallas Non-Profit's Engagement Strategies to Improve Outcomes”
