From Disease Prevention to Artificial Intelligence: 蘑菇视频 SURE Students Tackle Real-World Challenge
Published: August 7, 2026.
蘑菇视频 undergraduate students presented their summer research findings at the Dr. James Girard Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) 2026 Symposium on August 3 on the Romeoville campus.�
The symposium was the culminating event of the collaborative experience for 蘑菇视频 students from multiple disciplines who engaged in undergraduate research over the summer.
蘑菇视频 SURE students are tackling real-world challenges that affect everyday life through innovative undergraduate research, from improving healthcare and fighting antibiotic resistance to advancing clean energy, safer transportation, artificial intelligence, and disease prevention.
Working one-on-one with a faculty mentor, students receive program funding for the summer and benefit from an experiential learning environment that accelerates their research careers, with many presenting their outcomes at conferences and/or in publications.
The following students presented their research.�
- Md Mehedi Hasan � Data Science - Role-Stability Analysis for Transportation Networks: Quantifying Disruption in Chicago抯 Transit (CTA) System
- Javier Romero � Physics - Engineering Novel Si-MOF Hybrid Photocapacitors for Green Energy Storage
- Alanna Marie San Luis � Cybersecurity - Analysis of the Correlation Between Wind Direction vs Flight Direction for eVTOL Route Planning
- Maxim Cilek � Computer Science - Examining Choking and Clutch Performance in Professional Tennis
- Jo Jarmuz � Mathematics and Applied Physics - Combinatorial Descriptions of Kostka-Foulkes Polynomials
- Michael Mihailov � Computer Science - Mathematically Modeling C. difficile Transmission Across Healthcare Facilities
- Dylan Street � Cybersecurity - Security-Aware Virtual Machine Placement Using Reinforcement Learning for Enhanced Cloud Security
- Sara Ryan � Biology - Assessment of Macrophage Cell Viability and Gene Expression upon Hydrogel Co-Culture
- Samantha Hebrard Flores � Biology - Characterization of Microbial Community Metabolism with Biochar
- Marwa Khanani � Data Science - Deep Learning-Based Reconstruction of Missing Volume Using 3D Partial Convolutions
- Reese Capion � Biochemistry - Targeting the New Delhi Beta-Lactamase: AI-Driven Molecular Design of 8Hydroxyquinoline Analogues to Overcome Microbial Resistance
- Quoc Thai Dinh - Aviation Maintenance Technology - Training AI to Make Money, Not Just Predictions: Decision-Focused Learning for Battery Storage Arbitrage
- Allyson Boehm � Psychology - Beyond the Treatment Plan: Developing Clinical Adaptation in Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students
- Anasemon Botros � Biology - Optimizing Oligonucleotide Sequence and Chemistry to Promote ATXN3 Exon 10 Skipping as a Potential Treatment for Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3
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