Celebration of Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities

April 1, 2026

2026 celebration of undergraduate and graduate research, scholarship, and creative activities

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is excited to announce the thirteenth Celebration of Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities.  This event will provide undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, and residents from a wide array of disciplines the occasion to showcase their academic endeavors.

This daylong event provides an opportunity to exhibit posters and present discoveries, advances, and scholarly explorations, as well as an excellent opportunity to share experiences with other students, faculty, and community partners.

We are thrilled to announce that this year’s Wright State University Celebration of Research on April 1, 2026, will feature awards for outstanding presentations across all categories! Recognizing excellence in research communication, we will be honoring exceptional plenary talks, data blitz presentations, and posters. Judges will evaluate entries based on creativity, clarity, organization, and impact. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to showcase their work and compete for well-deserved recognition. We can’t wait to see your research shine—good luck to all participants!

Registration is now closed.

Schedule of Events

Time Event Location

8:30 a.m.

Check-in

Set Up

  • Posters
  • Sponsors
  • Colleges/Schools and Core Facilities

Skylight Lobby & Apollo Room

9 a.m.

Celebration Begins

  • Welcome – Dr. Subhashini Ganapathy, Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
  • Opening Remarks – Dr. Jim Denniston, Provost

Endeavour Room

9:15 a.m.

Plenary Speakers

  • Christina Minassian – Investigating the Enhancer Effect of Membrane Trafficking Proteins on α-synuclein Toxicity in Yeast (WSU 3MT Winner)
  • Avital Savin – Two functional inhibitors of acid sphingomyelinase, amitriptyline and imipramine, can reduce low fluence UVB-induced erythema in rosacea patients (BSoM)
  • Sujanthan Sathiyalingam and Ishan Dhakal – Helping Hand (RSCoB)
  • Joshua Mallets – Microneedle Biosensors for Measurement of Biomarkers in the Interstitial Fluid (CECS)
  • Laura Marker – Grit and Academic Survivors:  Persistence to Graduation Among College Seniors with GPAs Between 2.0 and 2.9 (CHEH)
  • Bri Chan – Storytelling Through Movement (CoLA)
  • Caroline McLaughlin – TIP60 regulation of PTEN expression and localization is associated with resistance to cisplatin in squamous cell carcinoma (CoSM)

11 a.m.

Data Blitz Session

  • Kavya Lekkala – Clinical Evidence of Association Between Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypothyroidism with Therapeutic Relevance – An Observational Study (BSoM)
  • Mittalkumari Chauhan – Arsenic Compound-Mediated Inhibition of Lung Cancer Growth: Mediators and Mechanistic Pathways Affecting Targeted Therapy (BSoM)
  • Rithika Narendran – Adaptive Cluster Selection via Supervised Optimization (CECS)
  • Subiksha Vaidhyanathan – Flow Survey Application: Enhancing Research Data Collection Through Android Development (CECS)
  • Malohat Egamberdieva – Effect of Cytoskeleton Binding Proteins on Alpha-Synuclein Toxicity in Yeast (CoSM)
  • Togaa Khebreesh – Beyond MS-222: Evaluating Alternative Anesthetics for Stress and Recovery in American Bullfrog Tadpoles (CoSM)
  • Aaron Cline – Elevating Fantasy by Using Science Fiction-Focused Critical Analysis (CoLA)
  • Rebecca Kurtz – Stepping up the STEM Classroom:  Collaborative Investigations of the Vernal Pool Phenomenon  (CHEH)

11:30 a.m.

Lunch

Union Market

12:30 p.m.

Poster Session (2 hours)

Apollo Room

2:30 p.m.

Award Presentation

Endeavour Room

3:00 p.m.

Conclusion

Endeavour Room

Contact

For more information about the event, contact:

Marsha Moss
marsha.moss@wright.edu
937-775-3336