Forum showcases A&S undergraduate research expertise

March 27, 2019 by A&S News

Arts & Science students from across the disciplines showed off their research projects to peers, faculty and visitors at the Undergraduate Research Forum last week at Hart House.

Students presented research they undertook through the Faculty’s Research Opportunities, Research Excursions  or International & Indigenous Course Module programs. Projects ranged from machine learning in medical imaging to domestic dogs’ understanding of the accuracy of human social cues.

Meet a few of the students who participated below.

Junaid Ishaq and Anastasia Pitcher.
Junaid Ishaq and Anastasia Pitcher shared with forum attendees the value of their experience working on a research project with Assistant Professor Brad Bass from the School of the Environment through the Research Opportunities Program. Photo Credit: Diana Tyszko.
Tally Ferguson and Echo Jing studied the health of winter flounder in Nova Scotia over time.
Tally Ferguson and Echo Jing studied the health of winter flounder in Nova Scotia over time. Photo Credit: Diana Tyszko.
Astronomy & Astrophysics students Ayush Pandhi and Mathew Bub explored the dynamics of the Milky Way galaxy in their research project.
Astronomy & Astrophysics students Ayush Pandhi and Mathew Bub explored the dynamics of the Milky Way galaxy in their research project. Photo Credit: Diana Tyszko.
Sarah Yohannes and Rachel Springle examined the impact of microplastics in Canadian freshwater lakes under the supervision of Professor Miriam Diamond of the Department of Earth Sciences.
Sarah Yohannes and Rachel Springle examined the impact of microplastics in Canadian freshwater lakes under the supervision of Professor Miriam Diamond of the Department of Earth Sciences. Photo Credit: Diana Tyszko.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology student Mariel Terebiznik spent three months doing field work observing snapping turtles and salamanders in Algonquin Park through the Research Experience Program.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology student Mariel Terebiznik spent three months doing field work observing snapping turtles and salamanders in Algonquin Park through the Research Experience Program. Photo Credit: Diana Tyszko.
Mary Dominicis investigated the association between drinking alcohol and opioid consumption in post-surgical patients.
Mary Dominicis investigated the association between drinking alcohol and opioid consumption in post-surgical patients. Photo Credit: Diana Tyszko.
Immunology and molecular genetics student Faisal Abdul Razzaq worked with Professor Nicholas Provart of the Department of Cell & Systems Biology on a project to help researchers better express plant data using a visualization tool called ePlant.
Immunology and molecular genetics student Faisal Abdul Razzaq worked with Professor Nicholas Provart of the Department of Cell & Systems Biology on a project to help researchers better express plant data using a visualization tool called ePlant. Photo Credit: Diana Tyszko.
Psychology student Leah Velikonja studied the effect of progestins – a synthetic version of the naturally-occurring female reproductive hormone progesterone – in oral contraceptives on working memory under the supervision of Professor Gillian Einstein.
Psychology student Leah Velikonja studied the effect of progestins – a synthetic version of the naturally-occurring female reproductive hormone progesterone – in oral contraceptives on working memory under the supervision of Professor Gillian Einstein. Photo Credit: Diana Tyszko.
Ananmay Kapoor and Deborah Benhamu examined whether strong English vocabulary is linked to strong math vocabulary in elementary school children.
Ananmay Kapoor and Deborah Benhamu examined whether strong English vocabulary is linked to strong math vocabulary in elementary school children. Photo Credit: Diana Tyszko.

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