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New Mexico Research Symposium

The New Mexico Research Symposium (NMRS), collaboratively hosted with the New Mexico Academy of Science (NMAS), is an annual conference with oral presentations, a poster competition, and a keynote address. The conference is geared to undergraduate and graduate students from New Mexico’s colleges and universities. Presentation and poster abstracts are published in the New Mexico Journal of Science. View the Journal of Science on the NMAS Website.

 

Event Information

Event Date:

11/4/2023

Time:

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Location:

University of New Mexico Student Union Building

Parking:

Contact:
Brittney Van Der Werff, bvdw@epscor.unm.edu
Selena Connealy, connealy@epscor.unm.edu

Dates and Deadlines:

  • Abstract submissions are now closed
  • Registration is now CLOSED
Resources:

2023 NMRS Agenda

Coffee and Light Breakfast will be served.

Demitri Maestas

 

Speaker: Demitri Maestas
Machine Learning Practitioner

Artificial Intelligence for Everyone: Students, Researchers, and All Humans Alike

Abstract:

In this talk we’ll explore slices of modern artificial intelligence, with a focus on applications and potential use cases for education, academia, research, and day-to-day settings.

Speaker Bio:
Demitri Maestas is a senior member of research and development staff at Sandia National Labs, where he focuses on cross-domain applications of machine learning. He received his Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from the University of New Mexico and his Masters of Science in Computer Science with a focus in machine learning from The Georgia Institute of Technology. He has been published in Nature’s partner journal Materials Degradation as well as the Journal of Computational Materials Science. He is also a key organizer of Sandia’s annual Machine Learning and Deep Learning Workshop, among other community events.

 

Session A: Water

Moderator: Andrew Schuler, UNM Center for Water and the Environment
Room: Acoma

  • Derek Belka, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Converging Laboratory Science to Real-World Applications: A Novel Modeling Approach in Water Resource Recovery
  • Tosin Olofinsao, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Reuse of Treated Municipal Wastewater in Drylands: A Multi-Sector Optimization Analysis
  • Maycee Hurd, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Leaching of Organic Contaminants from Partially Burned Consumer Polystyrene Waste
  • Bernadette Romero-Benally, Graduate Student, New Mexico State University
    Examining the Right-of-Way Process for Navajo Nation USA Allotment Lands in Connection to the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
  • Brittney Seaburn, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Improving the Efficiency of Enhanced Geothermal Systems
  • Session A Abstracts

Session B: NASA EPSCoR

Moderator: Paulo Oemig, NM Space Grant Consortium & NASA EPSCoR
Room: Lobo

  • Kayleigh Cameron, Graduate Student, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
    Combustion Rates as a Function of Thermite Content for an Energetic Initiator Ink
  • Joseph Erwin, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Solderability of Additively Manufactured Pure Copper
  • Andrew Gentry, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Characterization of Small-Pitch 3D Silicon Sensors For Applications in Physics & Astronomy
  • Ayla Valles, Graduate Student, New Mexico State University
    Dynamics and Velocity-Based Optimization of a Planar Muscle-Driven Snake Robot
  • Jennifer Martinez, Graduate Student, New Mexico State University
    Improving Airspace Awareness: Possible LED Lighting Solutions for Safe UAS Operations
  • Session B Abstracts

Session C: Biochemistry and Genomics

Moderator: Joann Mudge, National Center for Genome Resources
Room: Santa Ana

  • Andre Ortiz, Graduate Student, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
    Genome-wide patterns of homoeologous gene flow in allotetraploid coffee
  • Emlee Taylor, Undergraduate Student, Monte Del Sol Charter School
    SAM (Stress Anxiety Monitor) 
  • Elizabeth Zapien, Undergraduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Rapid Detection of Viruses via Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
  • Eric Eke, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Yeast Surface Display of Directed Evolution-Based Peptide Modifying Enzyme
  • Session C Abstracts

Session D: Research in New Mexico

Moderator: Diane Peebles, New Mexico Academy of Science
Room: Fiesta

  • Enrique Martinez, Graduate Student, Eastern New Mexico University
    Molecular recognition of anions with pyridine-based polyamines macrocycle and its dinuclear copper (II) complex in water
  • Isaac Ramirez, Undergraduate Student, Eastern New Mexico University
    Effects of Electroculture on Plant Production
  • Nabanita Saikia, Faculty, New Mexico Highlands
    Inhibition of amylin aggregation by heat shock cognate 70 molecular chaperones
  • Md Mhahabubur, Faculty, Eastern New Mexico University
    Recognition of anions with polyamine macrocycles and their dinuclear metal ions complexes
  • Greyson Lasley, Undergraduate Student, Sandia National Laboratory
    Integrases on Demand
  • Session D Abstracts

Session E: Quantum Photonics

Moderator: Maya Kutty, UNM Center for High Technology Materials
Room: Luminaria

  • Sami Nazib, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Analysis of Native Oxide Formation Kinetics in Nanometer-Scale NbTiN Thin Films
  • Bisweswar Patra, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Molecular Optomechanics Induced Hybrid Properties in Soft Materials Filled Plasmonic Nanocavities
  • Lala Rukh, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Fabrication of Silicon Nitride Waveguides for Nonlinear Photonics
  • Raja Gopal Peri, Postdoc, Eastern New Mexico University
    Electron Delocalization in Carbonyl-Functionalized Ladder-Type Oligo(p-Phenylene)s
  • Session E Abstracts

Session F: Directed Energy and Renewable Energy

Moderator: Dave Schultz, New Mexico Academy of Science
Room: Spirit and Trailblazer

  • Subhashree Seth, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Quantum Dot Photonic Crystal Surface Emitting Lasers (PCSELs) by Epitaxial Regrowth
  • Brian Topper, Postdoc, University of New Mexico
    Laser and Laser Material Research at the UNM Directed Energy Center
  • Ethan Wade, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
    Design of an Input Coupler for an X-Band Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier
  • Di Shi, Faculty, New Mexico State University
    Demonstrating Learning-based Volt-Var Control and Optimization in Distribution Grids with High Renewable Penetration
  • Session F Abstracts

 

2023 AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SCIENCE TEACHING

NMAS Awards Ceremony

 

NMAS Outstanding NM Science Teachers

Presented by the New Mexico Academy of Science and the American Chemical Society

Award Recipient:
Roy Biñas Basa, PhD
Twin Buttes Cyber Academy
Zuni Public School District

  Award Recipient Bio

Award Recipient:
Chris Speck
Garfield STEM Magnet & Community Middle School
Albuquerque, NM

  Award Recipient Bio

 

Room: Ballroom C

Read more about the Rio Grande Research SLAM

NM EPSCoR Poster Awards

Graduate Winners:

1st place 
Soneya Shakya, ENMU
Stock Price Prediction using Sentiment Analysis and Machine Learning

2nd Place (tie) 
Nicholas Adu-Effah, NMHU
“COMPUTATIONAL STUDY ON STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF NON-CANONICAL ADENINE DIMERS”

2nd Place (tie) 
Ange Gloire Zaina Demeyo Yamba, NMHU
“Synthesis of Amidine Copper Complexes with First Row Transition Metal”

2nd Place (tie) 
Andre Ortiz, NMT
“Genome-wide patterns of homoeologous gene flow in allotetraploid coffee”

Undergraduate Winners:

1st Place 
Elena Pearson, NMSU
“Effects of PKCαβ and mROS Inhibition on Streptozotocin-Induced Alzheimer's Disease in Mice”

2nd Place 
Jessica Weber, NMHU
“Establishing the biological production of perthiols by a human enzyme”

3rd Place
Scott Kilgore, ENMU
“Identifying Code Quality Issues Among Computing Undergraduates”

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