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This page provides descriptions of all oral presentations by student teams at the 2025 SSEP National Conference.
All teams needed to submit a description of their presentation via email to John Hamel by 5:00 pm ET, Monday, June 4, 2025, using the Oral Presentation Template that is downloadable below. Submission earlier than the deadline would be greatly appreciated. Note that your presentation Abstract has a strict 80 word limit.
Download: 2025 Oral Presentation Template
This page will provide descriptions of all 15 presentations by student teams at the 2025 SSEP National Conference.
Oral Presentations for the 2025 SSEP National Conference
Mission 18
Oral 1: Colorado Springs, Colorado
School and/or District: University of Colorado Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak State College
Grade levels of Team: 13-16
Title: Calcium Sulfate Crystal Growth in Microgravity
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 18 to ISS
Principal Investigator: Luke Davis
Investigators: Noah Grebe, Blake MacDonald
Teacher Facilitator: McKenna Lovejoy
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Oral 2: Sandy, Utah
School and/or District: Hillcrest High School, Canyons School District
Grade level of Team: 10
Title: Nematodes to the Rescue! – Space Worms as an Integral Component of Space Agriculture
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 18 to ISS
Co-Principal Investigators: Jasmine He, Rosemary Lu, Bella Nguyen
Collaborators: Samhita Chavakula, Vidushi Shelat
Teacher Facilitator: Clief Luis Castleton
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Mission 19
Oral 3: São Paulo, Brazil / Lisbon and Porto, Portugal
School and/or District: Instituto Alpha Lumen, São José dos Campos, SP – Brazil
Grade level of Team: 10
Title: Adsorption of Bioactive Factors on Hydroxyapatite
Type of Experiment: Finalist Proposal, Mission 19 to ISS
Co-Principal Investigators: Cauã Henrique de Souza Santos, Pedro Franklin Andrade de Toledo
Investigators: Camila Julia Cardoso Mendes de Campos, Pedro Daniel Zanin Cecilio
Collaborator: Anna Sophia Alves Fernandes
Teacher Facilitator: Juliana Alves Pires Biscuola
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Oral 4: São Paulo, Brazil / Lisbon and Porto, Portugal
School and/or District: Escola Divina Providência
Grade levels of Team: 11-12
Title: How does Microgravity Interfere with the Antifibrotic Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Secretome when Treating Cells with Hepatic Fibrosis?
Type of Experiment: Finalist Proposal, Mission 19 to ISS
Co-Principal Investigators: Clara Vintém Moleiro, Gabriela Fernandes Takakura, Isadora Souza Lima Zanni, Luísa Guimarães Moehlecke, Lorena Paoli Bispo, Miguel Guimarães de Almeida
Teacher Facilitator: Aline Mendes Geraldi
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Oral 5: São Paulo, Brazil / Lisbon and Porto, Portugal
School and/or District: Escola Básica e Secundária Carolina Michaëlis, Porto, Portugal
Grade levels of Team: 11-12
Title: The Effect of Microgravity on the Osteogenic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Secretome
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 19 to ISS
Co-Principal Investigators: Ana Beatriz Oliveira Gomes, João Paulo Machado Ribeiro, Laura Coimbra Cesário, Maria Rita Valongo Pinto, Mariana De Almeida Pinheiro, Rafael Silva
Teacher Facilitator: Elsa Alves
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Oral 6: Ukraine
School and/or District: Skole Secondary Educational Service School
Grade levels of Team: 9-10
Title: Polyurethanes from Renewable Raw Materials for Insulation in Aerospace
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 19 to ISS
Principal Investigator: Maria Poyasnik
Investigator: Khrystyna Yareminets
Teacher Facilitator: Larysa Romanyshyn
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Oral 7: Colusa, California
School and/or District: Colusa High School, Colusa Unified School District
Grade level of Team: 11
Title: Bioremediation in Microgravity: Harnessing Oil-Eating Bacteria for Environmental Restoration
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 19 to ISS
Co-Principal Investigators: Alaina Torres, Caeden Agnew, Madison Burtleson, Sophia Thompson
Teacher Facilitator: Benjamin Haney
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Oral 8: Hillsborough County, Florida
School and/or District: Randall Middle School, Hillsborough County Public Schools
Grade levels of Team: 6-7
Title: Production of Mung Beans i.e., Vigna radiata in Microgravity
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 19 to ISS
Co-Principal Investigators: APlaton Drozdov, Grayson Jones, Shravan Karthick
Teacher Facilitator: Dr. Lori Bradner
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Oral 9: Athens, Ohio
School and/or District: Ohio University
Grade level of Team: Undergraduate
Title: Effect of Microgravity on Growth of Watercress: a Promising Space Food
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 19 to ISS
Co-Principal Investigators: Lara Fogwell, Cat Gavin
Collaborator: Jake Magula
Teacher Facilitator: Remington Burwell
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Oral 10: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – CCAC
School and/or District: Community College of Allegheny County
Grade level of Team: 13
Title: The Effects of Microgravity on the Quantitative Measurements of Calcite Crystals
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 19 to ISS
Co-Principal Investigators: Arianna Swearman, Ashley Pfeffercorn
Teacher Facilitator: John Float
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Oral 11: Plano, Texas
School and/or District: Plano ISD Academy High School, Plano Independent School District
Grade levels of Team: 10 and 12
Title: Capillary Action within Crassula ovata (jade plant) Leaf Cells in Microgravity
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 19 to ISS
Co-Principal Investigators: Adeena Nasir, Camille Juliet Hatfield
Teacher Facilitator: Gwen Thomas
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Oral 12: San Anotonio, Texas
School and/or District: Space and Engineering Technologies Academy, North East Independent School District
Grade level of Team: 8
Title: Microgravity Effect on the Corrosion Rates of Iron and Aluminum
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 19 to ISS
Principal Investigator: Hazelrose Fullylove
Investigators: Isabelle Mora, Kinley Mosley, Luna Yamaguchi
Teacher Facilitator: Austin Hardy
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Oral 13: Waxahachie, Texas
School and/or District: Eddie Finley Junior High School, Waxahachie Independent School District
Grade level of Team: 6
Title: Growing Strawberries in Microgravity
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 19 to ISS
Co-Principal Investigators: Lucas Brooks, Kellan Johnston, Raegan Trice, Dakota Weir
Teacher Facilitator: Ashley Dawson
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Mission 20
Oral 14: Fort Morgan, Colorado
School and/or District: Morgan Community College
Grade level of Team: 14
Title: Effects of Zero Gravity on The Germination of Radishes in Hydrogel
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 20 to ISS
Co-Principal Investigators: McKayla Cranford, Cierra Lebsock
Teacher Facilitators: Bill Miller, Steve Sjostedt
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Oral 15: Melbourne, Florida
School and/or District: Florida Institute of Technology
Grade levels of Team: 14-16
Title: Hydrogel Radiation-Shielding Viability Under the Influence of Microgravity
Type of Experiment: Flight Experiment, Mission 20 to ISS
Principal Investigator: Leighton Karpinia
Investigators: Leyla Avant, Sampada Koirala
Collaborators: Emily Matheson, Caroline Moore
Teacher Facilitator: Dr. Andrew Palmer
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