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The Office of Research would like to thank members of the University Research Council for their review of all 2026-2027 Graduate Student Research Award (GSRA) proposals – and congratulate the following doctoral and masters students on their successful GSRA proposals:

Reza Sahebjam-Atabaki
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry

Effects of Sialidase Inhibitor Hydrophobicity on TLR4/NF-kB Activation

Vaishnavi Varma
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychology

Family and Cultural Contexts in the Link Between Childhood Adversity and Substance Use

Trisity Carnes
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychology

Examining the Predictive Power of Antagonistic Narcissism in Trait and Situational Aggression

Hanan Sayma
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychology

Exposure to Discrimination Affecting School Belonging in Arab American Adolescents

Ryan Muskin
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychology

Emotion Regulation in Daily Life: Cognitive and Motivational Mechanisms in Older Age

Yavar Shiravand
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Disulfiram-Mediated Regulation of PD-L1 Expression in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Nilam Bhandari
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Role of inflammation in promoting fatal liver disease of childhood

Madison Luthy
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

The Study and Detection of Sweat Biomarkers in Women

Kylie Schmitz
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Development of a 3D Printed Peripheral Nerve Scaffold with Schwann Cell Heterogeneity

Andrea Zuccaro
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Developing a Piezoelectric Platform for Electrical Stimulation of the Pudendal Nerve to Resolve Stress Urinary Incontinence in Postpartum Women 

Ekin Simsar
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Modulating and Monitoring Neural Stem Cell EV Bioproduction via Flexible Electronics

Stephen Asare
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering

Developing a Multifunctional Ferro-Geopolymer Coating for Induction-Activated, Durable self-healing concrete

Enock Tongyem
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering

Optimization of Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Energy Absorption Under Impact Loading

Lei Li
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Computer Science

Federated Multi-Task Learning for Robust Autonomous Driving Perception

Tyler Hatch
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Numerical Analysis of Microgravity Bubble Separation in Open Wedge Channels

Olamide Opadokun
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Characterization of Waste Heat Potential and Uncertainty in District Heating Systems

Shivesh Sharma
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

A Digital Twin Framework for Real-Time Urban Wind Prediction from Sparse Measurements

Saugat Upreti
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Topology-Aware Representation Learning of von Willebrand Factor Conformations under Shear Flow

Allyson Lindsley
Levin College of Public Affairs and Education
School of Education and Counseling

Transferring as a Form of Academic Persistence 

Amirhassan Javadi
Levin College of Public Affairs and Education
School of Education and Counseling

Therapists' Pre-Theoretical Assumptions in the Postmodern Era and Their Ramifications: From Perceptions of Human Nature to Professional Self-Doubt