This past spring, Barry University hosted its 18th Annual Student Research Symposium, bringing together students from across the university to showcase their research, discoveries, and academic accomplishments. The annual event highlights the innovative work being conducted by students and provides a platform to share findings that contribute to their fields of study and address real-world challenges.

This year’s winning projects included:

• Chemistry & Physics: Mia Gregorio and Tamara Hamilton – Di-substituted porphyrins give insights about mechanochemical porphyrin synthesis mechanism
• Mathematical Sciences – Computer Science: Adam Lynch, Mathew Cole, Roberto Campoverde, and James Haralambides – Gold price prediction
• Psychology – Criminology – Sociology: Marina Azevedo, Natalya Guerrero, Adrienne Saunders, and Justin Lauro – Effects of Episodic Specificity Induction on Decision-Making in the Iowa Gambling Task
• Biology: Sereen Akil, Dylan Barnes, Romina O’Brien, Alexis Hansen, Christoph Hengartner, and Leticia Vega – Evaluating how Temperature Affects Lauric Acid’s Antimicrobial Activity on Staphylococcus epidermidis
• Biology: Andria Conliffe, Charissa Taylor, and Silvia Maciá – Effects of salinity on red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) propagule growth and survival
• Biology: Ainsley Vanderhyde, Amy MacFadyen, and Rachael Mueller – Assessing potential risks from WWII shipwrecks by filling knowledge gaps in NOAA’s RULET database and simulating oil spill fate and transport
• College of Health Professions and Medical Sciences (Undergraduate): Imani McClammy – Legislative immunities: a comparative policy analysis of Medicaid expansion and COVID-19 health outcomes
• College of Health Professions and Medical Sciences (Undergraduate): Alaisha Rodriguez, Andrea Stamatis, Kim McCoy Coleman, Akanksha Anand, and Zacharias Papadakis – Do organizational vs. personal resources buffer work demands in relation to job satisfaction among county human services employees?
• College of Health Professions and Medical Sciences (Graduate): Jochebed Oduro and Ben Hitchinson – Sequence and structure-based analysis of the S118L variant of the inward-rectifying potassium channel Kir2.1
• College of Health Professions and Medical Sciences (Graduate): Dildorakhon Rasulova and Ben Hitchinson – Sequence and structure-based analysis of the R31W variant of the inwardly rectifying potassium channel Kir2.1

The symposium continues to serve as a testament to Barry University’s commitment to academic excellence, research, and experiential learning.

Congratulations to all participants whose hard work and dedication made this year’s event a success. Watch highlights from this year’s symposium now available on Barry University’s YouTube channel.