Underwood International College

Congratulations on your remarkable efforts and achievements in the 2024 UIC Science Fair!

Your dedication and passion for science have truly stood out, and we are proud to celebrate your contributions to this year’s event.

After a rigorous evaluation process, the selection committee is thrilled to announce the exceptional individuals who have been chosen as final recipients of the UIC Research Scholarship.

[Dean's Award]

• Sun Min Lim (LSBT'21) - Stabilized Exfoliated Black Phosphorus Nanosheets for Fungal DNA Extraction Assay

[Director's Award]

• Thuta Ye Moe (EESE'21) - A Computational Simulation of Fe3O4-Doped Graphene Oxide (GO) Membrane for Efficient Removal of Arsenic (As) Contaminants in Urban Water Sources
• Chaeyoung Lee (NSE'21) - First-Principles Investigation of the Band Structure in Borophene-3D Topological Insulator Heterojunctions

[Committee Award]

• Inkyu Hwang (NSE'19) - TOF Spectrum Analysis of HCIs synthesized using antiprotons
• Ali Ayman Hamada (NSE'21) - Performing DFT calculations to analyze the effect of alloying WSe2 with Hf on carrier mobility
• Esther Kim (EESE'20) - Polybenzimidazole membrane for hydrogen gas separation: Critical analysis
• Juyeon Hong (BC'21) - Modeling Neurodegenerative Disorders with iPSC-derived Human Brain Organoids and Potential Therapeutic Roles of Stem Cells
• Imane Ibn Yaich (BC'20) - Development of a Fluorescent Reporter System for Tracking T-Cell Activation via Granzyme B Activity in Personalized Cancer Therapy
• Jungseo Kim (BC'21) - Single-Cell Profiling of Immune Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment of Liver-Metastatic Colon Cancer
• Yeonjae Song (BC'22) - Structural Analysis and Development of a Triple-Split mPiezo1 for AAV-Mediated Delivery
• Bima Rexa Rayhan (LSBT'22) - Exploring Synthetic Methods for Generate cis-2-aminocycloheptane carboxylic acids ad b-peptide building blocks
• Jisoon Nam (BC'21) - Overcoming challenges of T cell exhaustion in CAR T cell therapy against solid tumors

[Audience Award]

• Antonina Chebet Maswan (NSE'21) - Innovative Organic Polymer-Based Photocatalysts for Improved Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER)
• Hayeon Kim (BC'21) - Identifying potential risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and strategic directions for future research

Congratulations to all!

Scholarship award will be granted to each recipient by the end of the December.