STEM POSTER DAY AT THE CAPITOL
Image credit: Laurie Lyon
On the morning of Friday, January 20th, 2023 young researchers gathered at the Colorado State Capitol to present and discuss their work talk with lawmakers and the public as well as promote the amazing research being done in our community!
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GOAL | The main goal of the event was to create a dialog between scientists, legislators and their communities.
WHO | The event included presenters (undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs) from the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, the Colorado School of Mines, the University of Denver, the University of Northern Colorado and the Metropolitan State University of Denver.
TOPICS | Topics covered included research on a wide breadth of topics that will help improve our lovely state: Biomedical sciences, Bioethics, Chemistry, Ecology, Education, Engineering, Geography, Geophysics, Healthcare, Math, Physics, Robotics, Technology and Transportation.Comments? Questions? Concerns? Please e-mail us at projbridgeco@gmail.com
Explore Posters from the 2023 Event
Bioethics
Ethical Concerns from Indigenous Perspectives on Ancient DNA Research
F. Leah Nez 1,7; Amanda Cortez, PhD 2; Sahara Vilchis 5; Alyssa Bader, PhD 3; Chip Cowell, PhD 4; Ripan Malhi, PhD 5; Laura Weyrich, PhD 6; Katrina Claw, PhD 7
1 PIKE PREP, CU Cancer Center, 2 University of Connecticut, 3 McGill University, 4 Sapiens, 5 University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 6 The Pennsylvania State University, 7 and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Biomedical Science
Cancer Research
Engineering of Designer Materials to Study Intestinal Cancer
Kaustav Bera 1,2; F. Max Yavitt 1,2; Peter J. Dempsey 3; and Kristi S. Anseth 1,2
1 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; 2 BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder; 3 Section of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Denver
Education
Energy
Solar Energy Conversion Using Hot Electron Extraction
Rachelle Austin 1, Yusef R. Farah 1, Thomas Sayer 2, Andrés Montoya-Castillo 2, Amber T. Krummel 1, and Justin B. Sambur 1
Authors contributed equally; 1 Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University; 2 Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder
Environment
Where Does Wood Come From? Using Tree Rings and Isotopes to Identify the Origin of Wood in Streams and the Surrounding Landscape
Sáde K. Cromratie Clemons 1, Holly R. Barnard 1, Katherine B. Lininger 1, J. Renée Brooks 2, and Bradley Markle 1
1 Department of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder; 2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Healthcare
Therapeutics
Tabernanthalog: A non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analog with therapeutic potential for heroin and alcohol addictions
Joel Bonilla 1, Giuseppe Giannotti 1, Jasper A. Heinsbroek 1, David E. Olson 2 and Jamie Peters 1
1 Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; 2 Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis
Technology and Engineering
Lithium Niobate based Photonic Integrated Circuits for Next Generation Quantum Devices
Lauren Kennedy 1,2; Tsung Han Wu 1,2; and Scott Diddams 1,2,3
1 Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder; 2 National Institute of Standards and Technology; 3 Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
