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Student Stories

2022

Luz Velazquez photo

Luz Velazquez | Fulbrighter

Student serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant at the Fulbright Program in Lo Groño, Spain

2021

Michelle Terry and Avery Lieber Summer Scholars Article photo

Michelle Terry and Avery Lieber | SSAP

Summer Scholars Investigating Their Respective Projects in Outer Membrane Vesicles and Biofilm Signaling Molecules

Micah Jumpp Schwarzman Scholars Article photo

Micah Jumpp | Schwarzman Scholars

Schwarzman Scholars Winner Going to Tsinghua University in Bejing to Study Social Innovation

Nate Craig photo

Nate Craig | Summer Scholars

Summer Scholar Completing Honors Thesis on the Early Works of Lynda Benglis

2020

Amanda Sprague-Getsy Summer Research Article photo

Amanda Sprague-Getsy | SSAP

Summer Scholar Studying the Biodiversity Capability of Urban Riparian Forests as Compared to Rural Riparian Forests

Brendan Enochs photo

Brendan Enochs | URA

Summer Research Immersion Student Studying the Copper-Removing Abilities of Native Aquatic Plant Species

Michael Georgescu McNair Summer Scholar Article photo

Michael Georgescu

McNair Scholar Studying Economic Situation, Power, and Financial Risk Taking of Individuals in Various Economic Positions

Summer Scholar who studied the prevalence of microplastics in the natural environment and their effect on parasite/host relationships photo

Brianna Sander | SSAP

Summer Scholar who studied the prevalence of microplastics in the natural environment and their effect on parasite/host relationships

Summer Scholar who examined the differences in the soil around sites with native and non-native plants photo

Zoe Barash | SSAP

Summer Scholar who examined the differences in the soil around sites with native and non-native plants

Summer Artist who studied the effect of intensified illuminance and artificial light on tadpoles photo

John James Santiago | SSAP

Summer Artist who studied the effect of intensified illuminance and artificial light on tadpoles

Keith Tirpak photo

Keith Tirpak | Summer Scholars

Summer Scholar who studied Mathematical Physics and Actuarial Science

Molly Moran | Award Applicant photo

Molly Moran | Applicant

Graduating Student Earns Acceptance to Premier Public Health Program at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

2019

Summer Scholar who compiled a short documentary series of Soviet history from the perspective of the country's children photo

Laryssa DeMarco | SSAP

Summer Scholar who compiled a short documentary series of Soviet history from the perspective of the country's children

David Oladunjoy McNair Scholars Research Project Article photo

David Oladunjoy

McNair Scholar Working on Signal Processing Using Conductive Fabric and Micro Controllers

Summer Scholar who studied the effect of intensified illuminance and artificial light on tadpoles photo

Dyllan May | SSAP

Summer Scholar who studied the effect of intensified illuminance and artificial light on tadpoles

Madison Gowett photo

Madison Gowett | Goldwater Nominee

Goldwater Nominee who participated in the First-Year Research Immersion program

Brittany Brems Article photo

Brittany Brems | SSAP

Summer Scholar Performing Research on Anti-inflammatory Drug Development

James Wilkinson ACT Scholarship Article photo

James Wilkinson | ACT Scholarship

Student Achiever Receiving 2019 ACT for Excellence and Student Initiative Scholarship

Goldwater nominee and winner of the 2018 Tech Briefs Create The Future Design Contest photo

Jasper Baur | Goldwater

Goldwater nominee and winner of the 2018 Tech Briefs Create The Future Design Contest

Shoufei Sun photo

Shoufei Sun | Goldwater

Goldwater Finalist

Sasha Noble photo

Sasha Noble | Smart Energy Scholar

Smart Energy Scholar

Madison Gowett's Article photo

Madison Gowett | Goldwater Applicant

Student Researcher and Distinguished Applicant to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship

Kelly Young Aritcle photo

Kelly Young | SSAP

Summer Scholar Studying Harmful Algal Blooms Using Hyperspectral Drone Detection

2018

Wyatt Parker's Summer Research Article photo

Wyatt Parker

SSAP Student Investigating the Impact of Forest Edge on Biotic Interactions in Forest Understory Herbaceous Layer

Summer Scholar working on the correlation between relationship dynamic and body image satisfaction photo

Margarita Ashkinazi | SSAP

Summer Scholar working on the correlation between relationship dynamic and body image satisfaction

Corey Orlik Summer Research Article photo

Corey Orlik | SSAP

Summer Scholar Studying the Structural Probing of Multiferroic Bismuth Ferrite

Morgan Eyler's Summer Research Article photo

Morgan Eyler | SSAP

SSAP Student Who Studies Charge Storage in Quinone Crystals in Aqueous Batteries

Michael Coyle's Summer Scholars Research Article photo

Michael Coyle | SSAP

Summer Scholar Interrogating D3 Receptors in a Transgenic Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease

Michael Kozma Article photo

Michael Kozma | SSAP

Summer Scholar Researching The Potential for the Early Detection of Cancer Using Externally Wearable Biosensors

Rebekah Goetz Summer Scholars Article photo

Rebekah Goetz | SSAP

Summer Scholar Searching for Shared Genes Across Biofilm Species to Isolate Growth and Development Gene

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Last Updated: 5/9/22