Bri3 Chemical Name

[Helen Francke]

Myname is Yehalah Fernando, I am a first-generation international student from Sri Lanka. I am majoring in Engineering Sciences, focusing on Energy Engineering. I am passionate about renewable energy and sustainable design. I work with Professor Elizabeth Wilson and her research team on Offshore Wind Energy. I am researching power transmission and grid infrastructure updates on the United States East Coast, to accelerate offshore wind energy implementation. I am excited and deeply grateful for the support and community that the E.E. Just Fellowship has granted me!

I am a '26 from Russia planning to get an AB+BE in Computer Engineering. I am very lucky to have been a part of WISP, later the E.E. Just Summer Internship, and now the E.E. Just Fellowship. The E.E. Just Fellowship is helping me continue the project I have been working on for the last 6 terms and explore my passion for hardware design and development. Under the careful guidance of Kendall Farnham and Professor Halter, I am designing a fully integrated ultrasound and Electrical Impedance Tomography probe for a combined Ultrasound and Electrical Impedance Tomography system that is being developed in the Halter Lab. Being a part of the E.E. Just Community has truly been one of the biggest highlights of my time at Dartmouth, and I am extremely excited to continue on my academic journey with wonderful people by my side!

My name is Daniel Gakpetor. I come from Ghana, and I'm majoring in Computer Engineering. I am interested in AI and ML and will be studying the effectiveness of Large Language Models (LLM's) in reinforcement learning in Professor Chin's Language, Intelligence and Signal Processing (LISP) lab.

My name is Adam Hunt. I grew up in San Francisco, California and currently live in Boca Ratn, Florida. I am a BE student focusing on Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and am interested in designing materials to help solve environmental and social issues. As a member of the Gonzalez Lab, I am tuning the structure of self-assembling molecular cages to catalyze the oligomerization of linear alpha olefins. The E.E. Just community provides me the opportunity to explore the cutting edge of materials science and to learn from like-minded students in my cohort.

My name is Daniel Pelayo, a '26 from Los Angeles, California. I'm a neuroscience major, with an interest in developing better treatments for mental disorders by addressing the intersection of mental health and substance use. I work in the Doucette Lab, which focuses on neuromodulatory interventions to psychiatric disorders. I research the physiological and behavioral effects of combining brain stimulation with LSD to determine if this approach can induce larger and longer-lasting changes in brain activity and decision-making performance. This research aims to build a more effective model for treating various neuropsychiatric conditions. I'm extremely thankful to be an E.E. Just Fellow and to join a community of intellectually vibrant individuals.

My name is Stephen Adjei and I am from Baton Rouge, LA. I am a pre-med student majoring in Biomedical Engineering, modified with Computer Science. Through the E.E. Just Program, I am an undergraduate researcher at the Kasper Lab within Geisel School of Medicine and am currently examining the effects of under-expressed bri3 gene on the development of zebrafish cranial vasculature. I hope to pursue a career in medicine after undergraduate and I am interested in exploring the intersects between machine learning and medicine.

My name is Maryanne Njeri Barasa, an international student from Nairobi, Kenya. As a Biology major and Neuroscience minor, I am interested in exploring the world of cellular and molecular neurobiology. As a member of the Hill Lab I am currently researching the effect of CX3CR1 deletion on the molecular interactions between neurons and microglia. The E.E. Just undergraduate fellowship gives me the opportunity to pursue my passion for research, providing a platform to engage with like-minded individuals and immerse myself in a supportive STEM community at Dartmouth. I am grateful for the chance to contribute to groundbreaking research while growing both personally and professionally in such an enriching environment.

I am Kwabena Asare from Ghana, majoring in geography. My current research interests lie in examining CRISPR tools and studying how sociological/environmental phenomena affect humans. At present, I am at the Hayden Lab at the Geisel School of Medicine and investigating CRISPR's therapeutic potential for Merkel Cell Carcinoma. It is through the E.E. Just program that this is possible, and I am excited to continue building on my research interests, network, and skills through this program!

My name is Jason Davis '26, and I am from Dallas, Texas. I am a Psychology and Cognitive Science major, and am interested in how perceptual and affective information reach our conscious awareness. As a member of Tor Wager's Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, I am examining neural representations of valence and arousal in the movie Kung Fury. Through the E.E. Just Community, I can develop into an effective research scientist with the support of like-minded students engaging in research.

My name is Angelic McPherson and I am from Concord, North Carolina. I am a Computer Science major and Statistics minor, specifically interested in data analysis and machine learning. I am a part of the Minds, Machines, and Society Lab and work under Professor Vosoughi in the Computer Science department. In this lab, I conduct research on natural language processing (NLP) and social media. My current research focuses on analyzing the performance of NLP models on high and low-resource languages. I am deeply grateful to be a part of the E.E. Just community because it serves as a safe space for me to discuss my interests, as well as receive and give support to like-minded individuals.

My name is Melody Tsutsumi Cruz, and I am from the Texas border region. I am a Physics major and Engineering minor and am interested in quantum information science (QIS). As a member of the Quantum Spin Lab, I research a color impurity in diamond called the nitrogen vacancy center. By controlling it optically, I am learning more about its properties and potential applications in QIS. I am incredibly grateful for the supportive community and mentorship I have found through the E.E Just Program!

My name is Isabella Fox and I'm from Tucson, Arizona. I am a Neuroscience major and Classical Studies minor, and am interested in the cellular and genetic mechanisms that underlie the progression of glioblastoma. As a member of the Havrda Lab at the Geisel School of Medicine, I am examining the role of the M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor in glioma recurrence. Through the E.E. Just community, I can discuss my research interests and what it means to be a scientist with like-minded students who share a similar passion for STEM.

My name is Daniela Garcia, and I am currently a '24 working under Dr. Smith's lab while majoring in Neuroscience and Mathematics. I primarily focus on understanding the neural mechanisms underlying reward learning behavior, specifically relating to the cholinergic interneurons and dopaminergic neurons in the nucleus accumbens. In the lab, we utilize rat models to investigate the effects of cholinergic signaling in said brain region on the flexibility of sign-tracking responses. Sign tracking refers to the display of motivational value towards a cue when it has been previously associated with a primary reward. By examining the circuitry behind learned associations between cues and rewards, we hope to expand our knowledge of maladaptive behaviors such as addiction and binge eating. The E.E Just Program has offered me an incredible opportunity to continuously work in a revolutionary project with a great group of graduate and undergraduate students in the lab. Not only have I acquired new skills such as performing implant surgeries on rats, infusing them with antagonist-cholinergic drugs (scopolamine and mecamylamine) and preparing brain slices for further imaging analysis, but the program itself has also taught me the value of mentorship and academia.

My name is Ashley Laveriano and I am a '24 from Newark, New Jersey. I am an Environmental Studies major with a minor in Climate Change Science. I am interested in natural resource management, focusing on connections between people and the environment. As an E.E. Just Intern, I researched PFAs fate and transport in marine food webs with Professor Celia Chen and the NH Department of Environmental Services. For the E.E. Just Fellowship, I researched socio-ecological measures of urban garden success in Boston, focused on resource governance. Through my involvement with the E.E Just Program, such as an Adventures in STEM residential fellow, I have learned what it means to foster diverse and equitable spaces in the sciences. I am thankful to be a part of such a rewarding and vibrant community on campus!

My name is Victor Sanni, a '24 majoring in Computer Science and Engineering Sciences from Abuja, Nigeria. I work at the Hautier Lab at Dartmouth which focuses on exploring potential properties of novel materials using computational techniques. My research specifically focuses on potential ferroelectric materials, which are useful because they are polarized spontaneously in the absence of any external electric field. Like ferromagnets, ferroelectrics are used in a wide range of electronic devices. My research is thrilling because it is completely computational and so I work at my own time at my own pace (as long as I meet deadlines for results). My research has empowered me with invaluable tools that will go with me throughout my academic career, and I am grateful for the opportunity the E.E. Just Program has provided me.

My name is Chase Alvarado-Anderson and I am a '23 from Dallas, Texas. I am majoring in Astronomy and minoring in Environmental Studies, while also following the pre-medical track. My research aims to focus on the intersection between astronomy and environmental studies, particularly the way in which we look at climate modeling and the search for habitable planets. My work in the Newton Lab looks at stellar and planetary properties in relation to the evaporation of planetary atmospheres. Particularly we are looking at how planetary exospheres are shaped by the host star's radiation and stellar winds, which will give us insights necessary to tailor the methods that observers use to select exoplanets to study. Through my involvement in the E.E. Just Program - Dartmouth Adventures in STEM (DAS), Summer Internship, and the Undergraduate Fellowship - I have been able to find a supportive community to learn and grow as a researcher.

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