GFA Symposium
Welcome to the GFA Symposium. We are excited to host this annual academic conference, featuring dynamic presentations based on original student research!
Below you will find information for Advanced Inquiry presentations. To view the program and schedule for Inquiry presentations, please click here.
Advanced Inquiry
Program: Wednesday, April 15
8:10-8:25 a.m.
Advisory
8:30-9:10 a.m.
Opening Assembly, Janet Hartwell Performing Arts Center
Keynote Speaker: Sofia Segalla ’21
9:15-10:05 a.m.
Inquiry Fair featuring Inquiry and Advanced Inquiry projects, Coyle Gym
10:10-11 a.m.
Session I (Panel Presentations)
11:05-11:35 a.m.
Session II (Individual Presentations)
11:40 a.m.-12 p.m.
Advisory
12-12:40 p.m.
Lunch
12:45-1:15 p.m.
Session III (Individual Presentations)
1:20-1:50 p.m.
Session IV (Individual Presentations)
1:55-2:25 p.m.
Closing, Janet Hartwell Performing Arts Center
Session I (Panel Presentations), 10:10-11 A.M.
ADVANCED INQUIRY: HUMAN ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
ADVANCED INQUIRY: ENGLISH
- From Paper to Piece to Peace: Braiding Research with Personal Narrative and Analysis
- Melodies, Muses, and Memories: Crafting Narratives to Explore Human and Mythical Experience
- We're SO Dramatic: Three Actors Take on Writing for the Stage
From Paper to Piece to Peace: Braiding Research with Personal Narrative and Analysis
Melodies, Muses, and Memories: Crafting Narratives to Explore Human and Mythical Experience
We're SO Dramatic: Three Actors Take on Writing for the Stage
ADVANCED INQUIRY: GLOBAL THESIS
- Perception, Identity, and Impact: Reading Literature and Social Media
- The Performance of Power: Competition and Strategy in the Indo-Pacific World
- The Trust Gap: Case Studies in Global Ethics
- Words Matter: Discourse and the Politics of Exclusion
Perception, Identity, and Impact: Reading Literature and Social Media
The Performance of Power: Competition and Strategy in the Indo-Pacific World
The Trust Gap: Case Studies in Global Ethics
Words Matter: Discourse and the Politics of Exclusion
ADVANCED INQUIRY: HISTORY RESEARCH
- Myths, Memories, and Counter-Narratives: Personal Stories shaping National and Revolutionary Histories
- Urban Evolutions: The Politics, Culture, and Economics of Cities
Myths, Memories, and Counter-Narratives: Personal Stories shaping National and Revolutionary Histories
Urban Evolutions: The Politics, Culture, and Economics of Cities
ADVANCED INQUIRY: MATHEMATICS
- Mathematics and Finance
- Mathematics and Machine Learning
- Mathematics and Preparing for a Better Future
- Mathematics and Science
- Mathematics and Sports
- Mathematics in the World Around Us
Mathematics and Finance
Mathematics and Machine Learning
Mathematics and Preparing for a Better Future
Mathematics and Science
Mathematics and Sports
Mathematics in the World Around Us
ADVANCED INQUIRY: RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
ADVANCED INQUIRY: VISUAL ARTS
Session ii (individual presentations), 11:05-11:35 P.M.
ADVANCED INQUIRY: COMPUTER SCIENCE
ADVANCED INQUIRY: ENGLISH
- Becoming One: Short Stories Following One Story
- If You Ask the Women: Greek Mythology Retold through Poetry and Story
- Two Pink Lines: A Dramatic Exploration of Futuristic Feminism
Becoming One: Short Stories Following One Story
If You Ask the Women: Greek Mythology Retold through Poetry and Story
Two Pink Lines: A Dramatic Exploration of Futuristic Feminism
ADVANCED INQUIRY: GLOBAL THESIS
- "America Must Be Kept American": How Popular Press & Presidential Rhetoric Shaped 1920's Restrictive Immigration Policy
- “They shut me up in Prose”: Wuthering Heights and the Foundations of First-wave Feminism
- Seeing Green: Visual Culture, Romanticism, and the Politics of Environmental Identity
- Silicon Sovereignty: U.S Rhetoric, TSMC, and the Race for Semiconductor Dominance
- The Work of Being Real: Women, Authenticity, and the Culture of Influence on Instagram
"America Must Be Kept American": How Popular Press & Presidential Rhetoric Shaped 1920's Restrictive Immigration Policy
“They shut me up in Prose”: Wuthering Heights and the Foundations of First-wave Feminism
Seeing Green: Visual Culture, Romanticism, and the Politics of Environmental Identity
Silicon Sovereignty: U.S Rhetoric, TSMC, and the Race for Semiconductor Dominance
The Work of Being Real: Women, Authenticity, and the Culture of Influence on Instagram
ADVANCED INQUIRY: HISTORY RESEARCH
- Destroyed Not Conquered: The Perseverance of Modern Architecture in Post WWII Hamburg
- Mission or Manipulation: Understanding Cuba's Medical Diplomacy in the Contemporary World Order
Destroyed Not Conquered: The Perseverance of Modern Architecture in Post WWII Hamburg
Mission or Manipulation: Understanding Cuba's Medical Diplomacy in the Contemporary World Order
ADVANCED INQUIRY: MATHEMATICS
- Chaos in Motion: Modeling Air Pollutant Dispersion
- Detecting Reality: Exploring The Math Behind AI Through AI Image Detection
- Machine Learning Referee: Applying Convolutional Neural Networks to Expose Squash Cheats
- A Mathematical Framework of Particle Physics
- Mental Health in Baseball: Visualization of Mental Health Stress Index (MHSI) and Performance Metrics in MLB Players
- Showing Infinity through Mathematical Art
- The Game Behind Trump's Tariffs: Can Anyone Really Win? A Game-Theoretical Analysis of Economic Policy
- What Impacts Financial Literacy: An Analysis of the Parental Careers and Education
Chaos in Motion: Modeling Air Pollutant Dispersion
Detecting Reality: Exploring The Math Behind AI Through AI Image Detection
Machine Learning Referee: Applying Convolutional Neural Networks to Expose Squash Cheats
A Mathematical Framework of Particle Physics
Mental Health in Baseball: Visualization of Mental Health Stress Index (MHSI) and Performance Metrics in MLB Players
Showing Infinity through Mathematical Art
The Game Behind Trump's Tariffs: Can Anyone Really Win? A Game-Theoretical Analysis of Economic Policy
What Impacts Financial Literacy: An Analysis of the Parental Careers and Education
ADVANCED INQUIRY: RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
- Hot and Hungry: How Climate Change and Protein Availability Dictate the Vectorial Capacity of the Mosquitos
- No Phony Business: The Psychological Impact of Yondr Pouches at GFA
Hot and Hungry: How Climate Change and Protein Availability Dictate the Vectorial Capacity of the Mosquitos
No Phony Business: The Psychological Impact of Yondr Pouches at GFA
Session III (Individual Presentations), 12:45-1:15 p.m.
ADVANCED INQUIRY: ENGLISH
- Becoming the Bard: An Actor and Scholar’s Guide to Shakespeare
- Reciprocity: An Exploration of Mutualistic Relationships Between People and the Natural World
- Synced: Angel Numbers and Music
Becoming the Bard: An Actor and Scholar’s Guide to Shakespeare
Reciprocity: An Exploration of Mutualistic Relationships Between People and the Natural World
Synced: Angel Numbers and Music
ADVANCED INQUIRY: GLOBAL THESIS
- A Bad Trip: The Ethics of Human Experimentation
- A City on Steroids? Examining the Impacts of Dubai's Economic Diversification Since the Discovery of Oil
- Beyond Strategy: Emotional Diplomacy and The Role of National Ideals in The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
- "Modesty is the Highest Elegance": Interrogating Modesty in 21st-Century Feminist Spaces
A Bad Trip: The Ethics of Human Experimentation
A City on Steroids? Examining the Impacts of Dubai's Economic Diversification Since the Discovery of Oil
Beyond Strategy: Emotional Diplomacy and The Role of National Ideals in The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
"Modesty is the Highest Elegance": Interrogating Modesty in 21st-Century Feminist Spaces
ADVANCED INQUIRY: HISTORY RESEARCH
ADVANCED INQUIRY: MATHEMATICS
- Detecting Cancer: What Molecular Simulations and Machine Learning Reveal to Us
- Financials in Football: A Deep Dive into the NFL’s Salary Cap
- How Does GFA Manage Your Money?: A Look into Non-Profit Financial Management
- Measuring Value In Sports: A Mathematical Comparison of Positional Impact
- Playing with Power: The Math Behind Clean Energy, Environmental Economics, and Public Policy
- The Perfect Fighter: Using Reinforcement Learning to Teach a Robot How to Box
- Trading on Sentiment: Using Sentiment Analysis to Predict the S&P
Detecting Cancer: What Molecular Simulations and Machine Learning Reveal to Us
Financials in Football: A Deep Dive into the NFL’s Salary Cap
How Does GFA Manage Your Money?: A Look into Non-Profit Financial Management
Measuring Value In Sports: A Mathematical Comparison of Positional Impact
Playing with Power: The Math Behind Clean Energy, Environmental Economics, and Public Policy
The Perfect Fighter: Using Reinforcement Learning to Teach a Robot How to Box
Trading on Sentiment: Using Sentiment Analysis to Predict the S&P
ADVANCED INQUIRY: MUSIC
ADVANCED INQUIRY: RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
- Decoding the Downpour: Using Regression Analysis to Predict Flash Flooding in Southwestern Connecticut
- Marsh Madness: A Study on the New Creek Marsh and Its Chemical Filtration Capacity
Decoding the Downpour: Using Regression Analysis to Predict Flash Flooding in Southwestern Connecticut
Marsh Madness: A Study on the New Creek Marsh and Its Chemical Filtration Capacity
Session IV (Individual Presentations), 1:20-1:50 p.m.
ADVANCED INQUIRY: ENGLISH
- Between Duty and Dignity: A Historical Play on Civil War Desertion and the Ethical Dilemmas of Survival through Court-Martial
- Methinks, Mewrites: Exploring Philosophies Through Writing to Reforge my Worldview
- Through Roxy’s Eyes: A Children's Story of Art, Discovery, and Imperfection
Between Duty and Dignity: A Historical Play on Civil War Desertion and the Ethical Dilemmas of Survival through Court-Martial
Methinks, Mewrites: Exploring Philosophies Through Writing to Reforge my Worldview
Through Roxy’s Eyes: A Children's Story of Art, Discovery, and Imperfection
ADVANCED INQUIRY: GLOBAL THESIS
- Alienating Americans: Legal and Press Justifications and Critiques of Japanese Internment
- Ambiguity Or Clarity: How America Sees The Indo-Pakistani Nuclear Relationship
- Buying the Dip: The Intersection of Pentagon Spending and Policymaker Portfolios
- Enemy Lines: How Viktor Orbán Uses Enemy Framing to Justify His Autocratic Rule
- The World Fallen Silent: An Investigation of Global Passiveness towards Afghan Gender Apartheid
Alienating Americans: Legal and Press Justifications and Critiques of Japanese Internment
Ambiguity Or Clarity: How America Sees The Indo-Pakistani Nuclear Relationship
Buying the Dip: The Intersection of Pentagon Spending and Policymaker Portfolios
Enemy Lines: How Viktor Orbán Uses Enemy Framing to Justify His Autocratic Rule
The World Fallen Silent: An Investigation of Global Passiveness towards Afghan Gender Apartheid
ADVANCED INQUIRY: HISTORY RESEARCH
- State Extraction, Religious Rupture, and Moralized Violence: Reinterpreting the Vendéan Uprising
- The Homefront: A Comparative Analysis of Contemporary War Films
State Extraction, Religious Rupture, and Moralized Violence: Reinterpreting the Vendéan Uprising
The Homefront: A Comparative Analysis of Contemporary War Films
ADVANCED INQUIRY: MATHEMATICS
- Conquering the Variability of Football: Predicting NFL Scores Through Math
- Math and Flight: Building Model Airplanes Through Math and Physics
- Roller Coasters and Optimization: Balancing Thrills, Cost, and Safety
- Sit Back, Relax, and Put Your Life at the Mercy of a Machine: The Math Behind Self-Driving Cars
- The Margin of Error: Modeling the Three-Way Probabilities of the Premier League
- The Name’s Bond, Treasury Bond: A Deep Dive into the Math Behind Bond Trading
- The Sonic Chameleon: Employing Neural Networks in Musical Digital Signal Processing to Reshape Guitar Tone Development
- Who You’re Surrounded By Matters: Understanding Classroom Participation
Conquering the Variability of Football: Predicting NFL Scores Through Math
Math and Flight: Building Model Airplanes Through Math and Physics
Roller Coasters and Optimization: Balancing Thrills, Cost, and Safety
Sit Back, Relax, and Put Your Life at the Mercy of a Machine: The Math Behind Self-Driving Cars
The Margin of Error: Modeling the Three-Way Probabilities of the Premier League
The Name’s Bond, Treasury Bond: A Deep Dive into the Math Behind Bond Trading
The Sonic Chameleon: Employing Neural Networks in Musical Digital Signal Processing to Reshape Guitar Tone Development
Who You’re Surrounded By Matters: Understanding Classroom Participation
ADVANCED INQUIRY: RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
- Emissions and Earth-moving: The Implementation of Microreactors and Hybrid Electric Rock Trucks into the Transportation Phase of Mining to Reduce Diesel Rock Truck CO₂ Emissions
- Splice and Dice: Untangling RNA-Splicing-Driven Venetoclax Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Emissions and Earth-moving: The Implementation of Microreactors and Hybrid Electric Rock Trucks into the Transportation Phase of Mining to Reduce Diesel Rock Truck CO₂ Emissions
Splice and Dice: Untangling RNA-Splicing-Driven Venetoclax Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia