2024 Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Showcase
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 3:30pm to 6:00pm
Join us at the Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Showcase to celebrate the accomplishments of our 2023-2024 Bass Connections project teams.
This annual event features a poster session, interactive displays, lightning talks, awards and a reception.
All guests can review the showcase program to learn more about the showcase format and who will be in attendance.
Current project team members should review our showcase guidance to prepare to share their team’s work at the showcase.
Showcase Schedule
- 3:30-4:30: Open Floor featuring posters and interactive displays – Student team members will share their research findings through poster presentations and interactive displays. Showcase guests can mingle and talk with students about their research.
- 4:30-5:05: Lightning Talks – Students from six project teams will share research highlights through five-minute “lightning talks.” All showcase guests will be asked to direct their attention to the student speakers. After talks conclude, we will also announce the winners of this year’s poster awards, mentorship and leadership awards, and student research grants.
- 5:05-6:00 Open Floor resumes – Showcase guests can mingle, visit posters and interactive displays, and talk with teams about their research.
Lightning Talks
Students from six project teams will share research highlights through five-minute lightning talks:
- Celebra mi herencia: A Spanish Reading Program
- Rohan Guddanti (Biology ’26)
- Joshua Lopez (Biochemistry ’26, UNC-Chapel Hill)
- Calista Ringas (Psychology ’25)
- Impacts of Artisanal Gold Mining on Humans and the Environment
- Chloe McGeehan (Economics and Biology ’26)
- Paula Sarmiento (Ph.D. in Environmental Policy)
- Abby Walden (Environmental Sciences ’26)
- Trauma-Informed Courts: A Public Health Approach to Juvenile Justice
- Anya Milberg (Neuroscience ’26)
- Jade Terry (Ph.D. in Psychology & Neuroscience)
- Promoting Racial Equity and Housing Stability in Durham Through Financial Relief
- Aria Assil (Public Policy ’26)
- Audrey Patterson (Public Policy ’26)
- Tracking Climate Change with Satellites and Artificial Intelligence
- Kushagra Ghosh (M.S. in Computer Science ’24)
- Dary Lu (M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering ’26)
- Malini Kamlani (Computer Science ’26)
- Community-Informed Policy to Improve Latinx Health Outcomes in North Carolina
- Casey Brown (International Comparative Studies ’26)
- Rohan Gupta (Economics ’24)