Jun 22 – 25, 2025
University of South Dakota
US/Central timezone

Poster Presentations

Poster & Exhibition Session
Join us for the Poster and Exhibition Session with a Pizza Dinner on June 22, 6:00–9:00 PM, just outside the MUC Ballroom. All posters will be displayed together in the hallway during this time.


1.
Machine Learning assisted design of Mo – Nb – Ta alloy for high temperature applications
Presenter: Jeff Shen (Lincoln East High School)
Co-Authors: Bai Cui

2. First-principles study of penta-CN2 quantum dots for efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Presenter: Rupali Jindal  (University of Arizona)
Co-Authors:  Prof. Alok Shukla (INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Bombay) Dr Rachana Yogi (IIT Bombay)

3. Mapping off-target effects of pesticide contamination through insect exposure with infield graphene-based biosensors and open microfluidics​
Presenter: Mr Nathan Jared (Iowa State University)
Co-Authors: Dr Jonathan Claussen (Iowa State University)

4. Laser-Induced Graphene-Based Electrochemical Sensors: Advancing Nutrient Sensing, Health Monitoring, and Environmental Diagnostics
Presenter:
Gustavo Leite Miliao (Iowa State University)
Co-Authors: 
Dr Carmen Gomes (Iowa State University), Dr Jonathan Claussen (Iowa State University)

5. Decoding SRB Biofilm Transcriptomes for AI-Enabled Prediction and Design of Antifouling Material Surfaces
Presenter:
Priya Saxena (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
Co-Authors:
Dr Etienne Gnimpieba, Prof. Rajesh Sani (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)

6. From Raw Materials to Advanced Ge Detectors: A Lab's Odyssey
Presenter: 
Sanjay Bhattarai (University of South Dakota), Kunming Dong (University of South Dakota)

7. Germanium Internal Charge Amplification Detector for Low-Mass Dark Matter Searches
Presenter: 
Narayan Budhathoki, (University of South Dakota)

8. Purification of Germanium Ingots by Zone Refining Technique
Presenter:
Sunil Chhetri (University of South Dakota)

9. Fabrication and Characterization of High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) Radiation Detectors
Presenter: 
Shasika Panamaldeniya (University of South Dakota)

10. Direct detection of Dark Matter: SuperCDMS Experiment
Presenter: 
Joseph Mammo

11. Cryogenic CsI at Spallation Neutron Source
Presenter: 
Yongjin Yang

12. Machine-Learning-Driven Identification of Materials Dimension from Structural and Physical Features
Presenter: 
Naina Maharjan (University of South Dakota)
Co-Authors: Mr Will Hackermer (University of South Dakota) Mr Tuyen Do (University of South Dakota) Mr Etienne Z. Gnimpieba (University of South Dakota)

13. Gradient Boosting Regression Models for Predicting Fouling Release Performance Based on PDMS and SBMA Molecular Weights
Presenter:
Gerardo Casanola (North Dakota State University)
Co-Authors: Dr AliReza Rahimi (North Dakota State University), Prof. Bakhtiyor Rasulev (North Dakota State University), Prof. Dean C. Webster (North Dakota State University), Prof. Humberto González-Díaz (University of Basque Country UPV/EHU)