Undergraduate Thesis + Capstone Presentations 2025
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm Location: 55-110 | MIT Campus, Cambridge, MAPlease join us!
In preparation for commencement, our bachelor’s degree candidates will each present the results of their senior year research projects.
We encourage everyone in the community to attend and support our students as they present on a range of topics spanning the spectrum of EAPS research. There will also be a celebratory lunch during the midday break.
To join for lunch, please RSVP.
Questions: Contact eaps-ed-office@mit.edu
Presentation Schedule
Please check back often as the schedule may be updated as we get closer to the day.
9AM — Geoscience
Ryan Gray
“Lateral Transfer of DNA in Protocell-like Synthetic Cells”
Markey Freudenburg-Puricelli
“Triple Oxygen Isotope Measurements in Chert: Insights into the Snowball Earth Glaciations”
Rory Knight
“Paleo-aridity Records Investigated Through Drip Water Chemistry in Lehman Caves, Nevada”
10:30AM — Planetary Science and Astronomy
Anika Nath
“Numerical Experiments with a Simple 1-d Thermodynamic Model of Europa’s Ocean and Ice Layers”
Maurielle Noto
“Modeling Exomoon Formation in Circumplanetary Disks Using DustPy”
Spencer Rhodes
“Creation and Testing of an Automated Data Reduction Pipeline for Exoplanet Candidates”
12PM — Celebratory Lunch
1PM — Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate
Lucy Brock
“Modeling Mesoscale Eddies: The Effects of Resolution on Ocean Turbulence”
Andy Fong
“Investigation of Ex-Situ Carbon Mineralization Fundamentals and Scalability in Wet Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”
Koko Kummel
“Recharge and Sustainable Groundwater Use Estimation Using Satellite Data”
Daina Neithardt
“Monitoring Anthropogenic Carbon in Cape Cod Bay”
Rina Cao
“Bridging Simple Models and Observations of the Flexure Zone Around Antarctica”