Young Scholars Program 2026

YSP Alumni

Alumni Directory

2026 YSP Program Coordinators:

Coordinators: Kenneth Santizo Carbajal & Ahmed Othman


 

 


Participating Labs

LabYSP StudentsTitleAbstractAlphabetical
Faculty:
Bajpayee, Ambika

Mentors:
Bill Hakim

Tejasvi Kalluri,
Katherine Sola
Biomaterials for Drug DeliveryBajpayee, Ambika
Faculty:
Loth, Francis

Mentors:
Hannah Higgins

Henry Mai,
Nymisha Goli
Image Processing ToolsLoth, Francis
Faculty:
Copos, Calina

Mentors:
Samantha Finkbeiner, Ansa Brew-Smith
Zahra Atti,
Maiia Vovk
Tissue ModelingCopos, Calina
Faculty:
Caparco, Adam

Mentors:
Christopher Castillo



Marcus Klingler,
Phoebe Corcell
Agriculture Nanoparticles
Caparco, Adam
Faculty:
Gallaway, Joshua

Mentors:
Chi Nguyen


Alexander Braga,
Tarun Kannan
Spectroscopy of Battery ElectrodesGallaway, Joshua
Faculty:
Ostadabbas, Sarah

Mentors:
Bishoy Galoaa

Arin Shinde,
Nyasa Luharuka
Reasoning in Childcare VideosOstadabbas, Sarah
Faculty:
Restuccia, Francesco

Mentors:
Francesca Meneghello
Arihant Rangoli,
Matthew Sokoloff
Resilient AI / Wireless NetworkingRestuccia, Francesco
Faculty:
Tan, Zhi

Mentors:
Drake Moore, Reina Chan
Ilyas Mohamed,
Alina Shi
Helpful Tabletop RobotTan, Zhi
Faculty:
Onabajo, Marvin

Mentors:
Yunfan Gao, Minghan Liu, Thomas Gourousis
Chris Xu,
Angela Wang
Interference within CircuitsOnabajo, Marvin
Faculty:
Alshawabkeh, Akram
Spencer Seidel,
Chelsea Bateman
Carbon Synthesis Water TreatmentAlshawabkeh, Akram
Faculty:
Amini, Rouzbeh

Mentors:
Guadalupe Garcia
Kunal Shanbhag,
Anjali Misra
Mechanical Behavior of Aortic TissueAmini, Rouzbeh
Faculty:
Schindler,
Peter


Mentors:
Amanda Thomas
Dhruvaite Upmanyu,
Farah Can
Renewable Energy Materials AISchindler, Peter
Faculty:
Upmanyu, Moneesh

Mentors:
Damian Mavromatis
Soumalya Chatterjee,
Srishti Kar
Molecular Computations for CaCarbUpmanyu, Moneesh
Faculty:
Liao, Maijia

Fennell Wisseh,
Connie Luo
Neuronal ShapeLiao, Maijia
Faculty:
McCleary, Jacqueline

Mentors:
Sayan Saha
Adam Aoua,
Karuna Tarafdar
Dark Matter Mass MapsMcCleary, Jacqueline
Faculty:
Davidow, Juliet


Mentors:
Erica Niemiec Skelton, Brianna Aubrey, Zoe Kross
Adil Tigli,
Lena Lee
Neurocognitive DevelopmentDavidow, Juliet

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