Winners of the Undergraduate Library Research Prize
2023 Press Release
Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering Category
1st Prize: Sky Li, Revelle College, “Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Using a Robust 14 Species Signature.”
Nominated by Weg Ongkeko (Department of Surgery)
Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Category
1st Prize: Anne Parnell, Warren College, “Seeking Justice: Limited Tribal Jurisdiction in Cases of Sexual Violence.”
Nominated by Mary Klann (Department of History)
2022 Press Release
1st Prize
Daniel John, Warren College, "The Immune Landscape of COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease"
Nominated by Weg Ongkeko (Department of Surgery)
Andy Trinh, Warren College, and Erik Wiebold Revelle College, "Examining Instructor Conceptions of Diversity"
Nominated by Stanley Lo (Department of Cell and Developmental Biology)
2nd Prize
Shiantel Chiang, Roosevelt College, "The Role of Gut Microbial Bile Acid Deconjugation on PCOS"
Nominated by Amir Zarrinpar (Department of Gastroenterology)
Alexander Perez de Leon, Muir College, "Realizing 2D and 3D Single-Crystal Perovskite Devices"
Nominated by Sheng Xu (Department of NanoEngineering)
2021 Press Release
1st Prize
Shruti Magesh, Revelle College, "Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis"
Nominated by Weg Ongkeko (Department of Surgery)
Rachel Tam, Muir College, "Seasonal Cycle of Arctic Cloud Cover based on AVHRR Satellite Data"
Nominated by Amato Evan (Scripps Institute of Oceanography)
2nd Prize
Joseph Tsai, Warren College, "Characte rization of the age-associated intratumoral microbiome in pancreatic adenocarcinoma"
Nominated by Weg Ongkeko (Department of Surgery)
Jacqueline (Jackie) Villasenor, Muir College, "Disparities in Access to Health Care for Autism in the Latino Community"
Nominated by Leslie Carver (Department of Psychology)
2020 Press Release
Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering Category
1st Prize: Syreeta Nolan, Revelle College, "A Systematic Review of Methamphetamine Use Disorder Considering Syndemic Factors in HIV"
Nominated by Francesca Telese (Department of Medicine) and Sara Browne (Department of Medicine)
2nd Prize: Jack Whiteley, Sixth College, "Potassium Chloride-Dependent Activation of Immediate Early Genes in an Induced Neuron Model"
Nominated by Carol Marchetto (Salk Institute)
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: Garrett Martin, Marshall College, "Leveraging Death: Violence, Language, and History in the Conceptualization of Mortality Salient Activism"
Nominated by Christena Turner (Department of Sociology) and Jeffrey M. Haydu (Department of Sociology)
2nd Prize: Ashley Amaladhas, Marshall College, "The Role of Relational and Environmental Factors in Predicting Trauma-related Stress and Post-traumatic Growth in Delinquent Girls"
Nominated by Professor Amy Lansing (Department of Psychiatry)
2019 Press Release
Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering Category
1st Prize: Jaideep Chakladar, Revelle College, "Pan-cancer Characterization of the Tumor-Microbiome Interaction"
Nominated by Professor Weg Ongkeko (Department of Surgery)
2nd Prize: Christopher Bagon, Sixth College, "Birds and Bees: The Effects of Comprehensive Sexual Health Education on Adolescents"
Nominated by Ellen Kozelka (Department of Anthropology)
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: Brett Hooke, Marshall College, "The Rotting City Upon the Hill: How and Why the People of California Defunded, Privatized and Limited Access to the University of California"
Nominated by Professor Christena Turner (Department of Sociology)
2nd Prize: Ruiyu Yang, Marshall College, "The Role of Relational and Environmental Factors in Predicting Trauma-related Stress and Post-traumatic Growth in Delinquent Girls"
Nominated by Professor Amy Lansing (Department of Psychiatry)
2018 Press Release
Physical and Life Sciences/Engineering Category
1st Prize: Wei Tse (Harrison) Li, Thurgood Marshall College, "IncRNA and snoRNA Dysregulation in Papillary Thyroid Cancer"
Nominated by Professor Weg Ongkeko (Department of Surgery)
2nd Prize: Alexander Bergman, Eleanor Roosevelt College, "Encryption and Encoding to Extend the Lifetime of Non-Volatile Memories"
Nominated by Professor Paul Siegel (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: Sherry Zheng, Earl Warren College, "Connecting with English Language Learners Through Shared Linguistic Backgrounds"
Nominated by Matt Nelson (T+LC)
2nd Prize: Amy Hostetler, John Muir College, "Does the use of referential models limit our understanding of human evolution"
Nominated by Professor Shirley Strum (Anthropology)
2017 Press Release
Life Sciences/Physical Sciences Category
1st Prize: Yuanhao (Jerry) Qu , Warren College, "HPV status is associated with a novel panel of PIWI- interacting RNAs in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)"
Nominated by Professor Weg Ongkeko (Human Biology)
2nd Prize: Mary Beckwith, Muir College, "An ROV Study of Deep-Sea Demersal Fish Communities in the Gulf of Californiaj"
Nominated by Professor Lisa Levin (Integrative Oceanography)
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: Sarah Prentiss, Sixth College, "Female Identity in Restoration Comedy from the Perspective of both Male and Female Playwrights"
Nominated by Professor Janet Smarr (Theater)
2nd Prize: Megan Finch, Sixth College, "The Parent Trap: How College Students Perceive Their Parent's Divorce to Impact Their Behavior and Identity in Romantic Relationships"
Nominated by Professor Kevin Lewis (Sociology)
2016 Press Release
Life Sciences/Physical Sciences Category
1st Prize: Treysi Ramos, Warren College, "Metformin in the Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma"
Nominated by Professor Weg Ongkeko (Human Biology)
2nd Prize: Kristine Khieu, Muir College, "On an Instrument to Chip an Asteroid: For NASA&'s 2016 Micro-g NExT Design Challenge"
Nominated by Alan Hargens (Bioengineering)
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: John Chisholm, Eleanor Roosevelt College, "China's Development Financing to Sub-Saharan Africa: Rogue or Reciprocal?"
Nominated by Professor Clark Gibson (International Studies)
2nd Prize: Artemio Olivas, Muir College, "The Puente Project: Exploring the Impact of Cultural Inclusion on the Success of Latino College Students"
Nominated by Professor Frances Contreras (World Literature)
2015 Press Release
Life Sciences/Physical Sciences Category
1st Prize: Tiffany Lee, Eleanor Roosevelt College, "Evaluating Syndecan-1 Structure for Binding and Uptake of Lipoproteins"
Nominated by Professor Jeffrey Esko
2nd Prize: Nelish Ardeshna, Revelle College, "Electrohypersensitivity: A New Health Problem"
Nominated by Professor Beatrice Golomb
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: Nhat-Dang Do, Warren College, "The Legitimacy of Repression: The History of Martial Law in British-Controlled Palestine"
Nominated by Professor Michael Provence
2nd Prize: Shayla Wilson, Warren College, "Law as a Mechanism: A Comparative Perspective on the Perpetuation and Preventing of Violence against Women in India, Japan, and the United States"
Nominated by Professor Christena Turner
2014 Press Release
Life Sciences/Physical Sciences Category
1st Prize: Maarouf Saad, Muir College, "Alcohol-Dysregulated MicroRNAs in the Pathogenesis of Oropharyngeal Cancer"
Nominated by Professor Weg Ongkeko
2nd Prize: Adam Simon, Revelle College, Synthesis of a Novel 2-Deoxystreptamine Mimetic: Building Blocks for Aminoglycoside Analogs"
Nominated by Professor Yitzhak Tor
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize : Jessica Knapp, Eleanor Roosevelt College, "The Effects of Mental Illness on the Javanese Family"
Nominated by Professor Suzanne Brenner
2nd Prize: Jessica Gross, Eleanor Roosevelt College, "Religious Women as Apothecaries and Practitioners in Early Modern France"
Nominated by Professor Heidi Keller-Lapp
2013 Press Release
Life Sciences/Physical Sciences Category
1st Prize: Douglas Myers-Turnbull, Marshall College, "Symmetry and Protein Fold Space"
Nominated by Professor Philip Bourne
2nd Prize: Allen Pei, Revelle College, "Towards Water-Driven Micromotors"
Nominated by Professor Joseph Wang
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: Kathleen Huggins, Muir College, "Breaking the Ingot out of the Mold: A Practice Approach to Technological Ceramics"
Nominated by Professor Thomas Levy
2nd Prize: Andres Albarran, Sixth College, "Research in Admission Practices, Affirmative Action and Public Policy in California"
Nominated by Professor Frances Contreras
2012 Press Release
Life Sciences/Physical Sciences Category
1st Prize: Lisa Krayer, Marshall College, "Nano Scale Refrigeration of Cosmological Telescopes"
Nominated by Professor Brian Keating
2nd Prize: Young Jin Kim, Sixth College, "Methods to Synthesize Luminescent Materials"
Nominated by Professor Joanna McKittrick
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: Toyli Hojaguliyev, Marshall College, "Does Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Help to Deter Occurrence of Conflicts?"
Nominated by Professor Philip Roeder
2nd Prize: Lauren Smyle, Warren College, "BIDs Compensating for the Elimination of Redevelopment"
Nominated by Professor Keith Pezzoli
2011 Press Release
Life Sciences/Physical Sciences Category
1st Prize: Silvia Fonseca, Warren College, "Actin Organization Across Spine Types and Spine Compartments"
Nominated by Professor Shelley Halpain
2nd Prize: Christopher Berg, Muir College, "Photophysics of and Spectroscopy of Cartenoid Aggregates"
Nominated by Professor Michael Tauber
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: Alicia Kulikowski, Warren College, "The Agreement with Reservations: United States and the Genocide Convention Ratification Debate"
Nominated by Professor Patrick Patterson
2nd Prize: Kevin Staight, Eleanor Roosevelt College, "The Effects of High-Frequency Trading"
Nominated by Ross Starr
2010 Press Release
Life Sciences/Physical Sciences Category
1st Prize: Stephanie Cham, Muir College, "Muscle and Sleep Problems Associated With Statin Use"
Nominated by Profesor Beatrice Golumb
2nd Prize: J.R. Bachman, Muir College, "Non-invasive Bone Blood Oxygenation Studies Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy"
Nominated by Professor Alan Hargens
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: Shelley Guyton, Revelle College, "The Filipino Author in English"
Nominated by Professor Suzanne Brenne
2nd Prize: Claire Halbrook, Eleanor Roosevelt College, "Participation of Women in Parliaments and Political Corruption"
Nominated by Professor Philip Roeder
2009 Press Release
Life Sciences/Physical Sciences Category
1st Prize: Sara Richardson, Warren College, "Simulation of EVA Suite Effects During Lunar and Martian Analog Exercise"
Nominated by Professor Alan Hargens
2nd Prize: Emerson Posadas, Warren College, "Melatonin across the Reproductive Life Cycle"
Nominated by Professor Barbara L. Perry
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: Samantha Huang, Marshall College, "Alliance Formation: Political Mobilization and the 1978 Briggs Initiative"
Nominated by Professor Nayan Shah
2nd Prize: Kelly Leong, Marshall College, "An Analysis of the Causes of the 2008 Credit Crisis"
Nominated by Professor Melissa Famulari
2008 Press Release
Life Sciences/Physical Sciences Category
1st Prize: Steven Shimizu, Revelle College, "Modifying the Optical Properties of Zinc Oxide Powders Produced by Combustion Synthesis"
Nominated by Professor Joanna McKittrick
2nd Prize: Jacqueline Acuna, Eleanor Roosevelt College, "Are Maternal Behaviors Realted to Infant Emotions, Stress, and Shared Attention?"
Nominated by Professor Gedron Deak
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: Mary Tharin, Eleanor Roosevelt College, "The Islamic Republic of Pakistan"
Nominated by Professor Hasan Kayali
2nd Prize: Michael Hirshman, Warren College, "The Guns of August, 1804: How the Vizcaya Rebellion Helped Lead Britain and Spain to War"
Nominated by Professor Cynthia Truant
2007
Life Sciences/Physical Sciences Category
1st Prize: Alvin Kwong, Warren College, "The Adverse Effects of Statin Prescription Medications"
Nominated by Professor Beatric Golomb
2nd Prize: David Hakopian, Muir College, "Exercise in the Weightless Environment of Space"
Nominated by Professor Alan Hargens
Social Sciences/Arts/Humanities Category
1st Prize: Evan Bloom, Muir College, "Tradable Permits and Market Knowledge: A Review of the U.S. Sulfur Dioxide Allowance Market"
Nominated by Professor Melissa Famulari
2nd Prize: Erica Kociolek, Eleanor Roosevelt College, "The Effect of Divided Government on Gubernational Power"
Nominated by Professor Thad Kousser