Advancing Student Participation in Research Experiences
Saturday, February 07, 2026. 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Seidler Hall, FGCU.
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ASPiRE 2025 Conference Group Photo
2026 Keynote Lecture by Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer from George Mason University, Virginia.
Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer is a Professor and Director at GMU where he has served in multiple leadership positions including the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of the STEM Accelerator Program and Director of the Center for Outreach in Mathematics Professional Learning and Educational Technology. He has also served as a former Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF).
2026 Keynote Lecture by Dr. Aditi Ghosh from Florida Gulf Coast University.
Dr. Ghosh is a assistant professor at Department of Mathematics at FGCU with research specialties in Biological-Math modeling, Data Science, Epidemiology, Sociology.
Learn From Peers
This one-day academic conference is a great way to stay connected to others in their field and learn about cutting-edge scholarship. You will learn from others and improve your own skills and knowledge about your field.
Build Your Network
Great way to network with people in your field who can offer you opportunities and provide you with great mentorship. Creating a network of mentors and scholarly friends is a strategic way of having a support system now and in the future.
Registration is required for both student presenters and regular attendees. All interested students and faculty are invited to attend. The students interested in presenting a 20-minute talk should submit an abstract before January 24. All other attendees are expected to register by February 03 (Extended deadline). The conference is free for all attendees. Free breakfast and lunch, as well as limited travel funding, are provided. Please contact the organizers by January 24 for travel support.
2026 Program |
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8:00 AM-9:00 AM Seidler Hall Lobby |
Registration /Breakfast (Please register before you go to breakfast) |
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9:00 AM-9:15 AM Seidler Room 114 |
Opening Remarks
College of Arts & Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University |
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9:15 AM-10:15 AM Seidler Room 114 |
Modeling and Data-driven Problem Solving Competencies for Undergraduate Research in
the age of AI |
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10:20 AM-11:10 AM Seidler Room 114 |
Hepatitis C: An In Host Modeling Approach ODE/PDE coupling, regime structure, and
implications for clearance vs. chronicity Aditi Ghosh, Florida Gulf Coast University |
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11:15 AM-11:45 AM Seidler Room 114 |
Beyond the Microscope: Machine Learning Reveals Cytoskeleton Changes in Prostate Cancer Cells Diana Elizabeth Dancea, Florida Atlantic University |
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11:50 AM-12:30 PM Seidler Room 114 |
Panel Discussion |
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12:30 PM-12:50 PM Seidler Hall Courtyard |
Group Photograph |
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12:50 PM-1:55 PM Seidler Room 220 |
Lunch & Poster Session |
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12:50 PM-1:55 PM Seidler Room 220 |
Vibration and Thermal-Vacuum Feasibility for Micro Carbon Fiber Filled Nylon |
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Clinical Assessment Navigator AI: Transforming In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Training with AI-Powered Simulation Vanessa Gutierrez Florida Gulf Coast University |
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Pattern Formation in a β-Amyloid Plaque Model For Alzheimer’s Disease Hannah Prudhomme Nova Southeastern University |
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2:00 PM-2:20 PM Seidler Room 114 |
From Traffic Jams to Shock Waves: Exploring Conservation Laws in Partial Differential Equations Pitambar Acharya University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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2:20 PM-2:40 PM Seidler Room 114 |
The Integrating Factor as Operator Conjugation Lucas Lima Florida Gulf Coast University |
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2:40 PM-3:00 PM Seidler Room 114 |
Designing symmetrical and asymmetrical interfaces for protein nanoparticles used in a Chikungunya vaccine Oliver Long Florida Gulf Coast University |
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3:00 PM-3:10 PM |
Break |
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3:10 PM-3:30 PM Seidler Room 114 |
Letters Apart, Languages Connected: Hidden Markov Model and Its Applications Deepak Bastola Florida Atlantic University |
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3:30 PM-3:50 PM Seidler Room 114 |
Stability in Trigonometric Curve Fitting Tiff Rodriguez Florida Gulf Coast University |
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3:50 PM-4:00 PM |
Closing Remarks |
Contacts
Committee Members
Shaun Sullivan (Co-chair)
Sushmita Sinha Roy (Co-chair)
Enas Awad
Faysal Chowdhury
Sandy Maldonado
Rita Morgan
The conference is funded by the FGCU College of Arts and Sciences, the FGCU Whitaker Center STEM Education, the FGCU Office of Undergraduate Studies, the Office of Scholarly Innovation and Student Research, Textbook Publishers, and the FGCU Department of Mathematics.
