SSAP Awardees

Summer Scholars and Artists Awardees

• Summer 2026
  • Shania Adams, (Musical Theatre; Africana Studies), Mentor Tommy Iafrate, “Summerstock”
  • Ziv Bolton, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Abbie Chapman, “Oxygen Glucose Deprivation as an In Vitro Model of Hypoxic and Ischemic Injury in Rat Hippocampus Slices”
  • Flora Brill (Linguistics), Mentor Eliyana Adler, “Two Jews, Three Accents”
  • Swapna Chavara, (Biology), Mentor Abbie Chapman, “Investigating neuronal structural and functional changes in the hippocampus from menopause and chronic hypertension”
  • Penny Cerenzio, (Psychology), Mentor Florence Varodayan, “Testing a Pharmacological Drug to Prevent Pro-inflammatory IL-1 Signaling on Chronic Ethanol Consumption and Acute Stress in Mice”
  • Adrian Chobot, (Psychology), Mentor Brandon Gibb, “Forms of Perfectionism and Reward Processing: Performance Benefits and Cognitive Costs in Undergraduate Students”
  • Rebecca Cruz, (Anthropology), Mentor Hilary Becker, “Attribution, Conservation, and Provenance: An Aesthetic & Archival Investigation of “Head of a Male Saint”
  • Jake Ehrhardt, (Cinema), Mentor Daniel Murphy, “Jersey Shore Film Project”
  • Parker (Noah) Gell, (Geography), Mentor Skye Naslund, “New Cold War Developments: An Analysis of Increasing Defense Expenditures in Europe Against the Backdrop of Russo-Ukrainian War”
  • Celeste Iglesias-Baires, (Musical Theater), Mentor Anne Brady, “The Development of the Growing Actress”
  • Seonwoo Kang, (Computational Math), Mentor Weiying Dai, “Mathematical Modeling and Machine Learning of Functional Brain Connectivity in Schizophrenia”
  • Rania Khan, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Daniel Miller, “A Pill to Keep Going: Early Biological Signals of Renal Strain in Young Adults”
  • Ester Klein (English), Mentor Jennifer DeGregorio, “Dream Jobs”
  • Aria Landman, (Environmental Science; Music), Mentor Thomas Powell, “Developing a molecular diagnostic assay for parasitoid wasp identification”
  • Marvin Lee, (Biological Sciences), Mentor John Fetse, “Development of VSRRR-Modified Lipid Nanoparticles for Brain-Targeted Drug Delivery”
  • Saba Majid, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Azadeh Nasuhidenavi, “Investigating the Physiological Role of Apelin Peptide in Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Cardiomyocytes”
  • Chase Mei, (Biochemistry), Mentor John Fetse, “Development of a Dual IL-4Rα/IL-13Rα1 Peptide Inhibitor for Targeted Type 2 Allergy Immunotherapy”
  • Alix O’Connor, (Musical Theatre), Mentor Madeline Harts, “Comparative Analysis of Theatre Education in Italy and the United States”
  • Theodore Poulin, (Cinema), Mentor Magdalena Bermudez, “If You Are Here You Are Lost - A Fine Arts documentary”
  • Samantha Rocke (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Christopher Bishop, “Creation and assessment of novel dual-lesion rat model of Parkinson’s Disease”
  • Kira Sherman, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Lindsey Swierk, “Does color variation mediate antipredator behavior in the striped morph of P. cinereus?”
  • Joseph Tyler, (Biology), Mentor Cait Light, “Investigating the Effects of Outer Membrane Vesicles on Biofilm Dispersion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa”
• Summer 2025
  • Azriel Apap, (Judaic Studies), Mentor Eliyana Adler, “Overview of Mishkav Zakhar in the Jewish Tradition”
  • Daniel Baneni, (Music), Mentor James Budinich, “EDM Trail Mix: Composing and Live Performance of a New Electronic Music Album”
  • Benjamin Bittner, (History), Mentor Bradley Skopyk, “Aztecs & Viceroyalty of New Spain: Management/Distribution of Food in Central America”
  • Sofie Caballes, (Muscial Theatre), Mentor Tommy Iafrate, “Fostering Musical Theatre Pursuits: Stella Adler Summer Intensive”
  • Bassie Chin, (Art History), Mentor Anatole Upart, “A Survey of the Planning and Architectural Style of Binghamton University and Its Implications for Student Life”
  • Billie Feigin, (Art and Design; Photography), Mentor Kari Varner, “Community of Spirit”
  • Sophia Greggio Más, (Theatre), Mentor Elizabeth Mozer, “The Woman in the Window - a playwriting project”
  • Autumn Jacobs, (Art History), Mentor Joseph Leach, “Collecting Queers: Potential Clear LGBTQ+ Representation at the Binghamton University Art Museum”
  • Jackie Justo, (Environmental Science; Ecosystems), Mentor Dylan Horvath, “Pause, Reflect, Connect: Appreciating Overlooked Features of the Binghamton University Nature Preserve”
  • Andy Lin, (Biochemistry), Mentor John Swierk, “Exploring Deep Eutectic Solvents to Modify Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactivity”
  • Isadora Luce, (Chemistry), Mentor Julien Panetier, “Computational Modeling of Uranium Photocatalysts for Upcycling Waste Polymers”
  • Misha Muneeb, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Florence Varodayan, “Impacts of excessive norepinephrine release on the cognitive functions of the medial prefrontal cortex”
  • Adriana Papadakis, (Psychology), Mentor Brandon Gibb, “Empathy and Depression”
  • Amari Pavati, (Geography, Classical Civilizations), Mentor Tina Chronopoulos, “The Character of Elagabalus and the Creation of the Historical Record”
  • Alina Rhodes, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Terrence Deak, “Effects of adolescent alcohol and stress hormones on later immune function”
  • Iman Shahbaz, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Florence Varodayan, “Potential sex differences in anxiety-like behaviors and cognitive function following adolescent ethanol drinking”
  • Liam Sullivan, (Chemistry), Mentor Jennifer Hirschi, “Optimization of Organocatalytic Photoredox Catalysis for the Functionalization of Benzofuran Heterocycles”

  

• Summer 2024
  • Dahlia Bekong, (Individual Major), Mentor Jennifer Stoever, “homegirl 3000: African Counternarratives Through Space & Time”
  • Philomena Coles-Carruthers, (Biology), Mentor Thomas Powell, “Diversity begets diversity: speciation across trophic levels in goldenrod insect communities”
  • Emily Cook, (Earth Science), Mentor Jeffrey Pietras, “Direct Use Geothermal Heat in Binghamton, NY”
  • Sofia Corsico-Sánchez, (Bio-Earth Sciences), Mentor Adriane Lam, “A Plankton’s View of the Kuroshio Current Extension across the Mid-Piacenzian Warm Period”
  • Henry Eaton, (Chemistry), Mentor John Swierk, “Designing and Testing a Light-Absorbing Molecule that Encourages Chain Reactions and Maximizes the Efficiency of Diels Alder Cycloadditions”
  • Preston Frankel, (History), Mentor Omid Ghaemmaghami, “At Home in a Strange Land: A History of the Migration and Settling of Muslims in New York City and the Southern Tier”
  • Samantha Garnsey, (Biology), Mentor Lindsey Swierk, “Sex differences in visual acuity in a species (Anolis aquaticus) with a complex visual environment”
  • Mako Ikeda, (Integrative Neuroscience; Mathematics), Mentor Sung-Joo Lim, “Neural tracking of speech: investigating the impact of acoustic variability”
  • Carly Jefferson, (Musical Theatre), Mentor Tommy Iafrate, “Trentino Music Festival”
  • Ariela King-Berkman, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Pamela Smart, “Studying Human Biology Through Art”
  • Alison Kryger, (Ecology), Mentor Eliza Grames, “Similarity of plant communities on rock walls to communities above and below”
  • Linda Lee, (Chemistry), Mentor Christof Grewer, “Starving Cancer Cells!-- Monitoring ASCT2 through the Detection of Thiocyanate Anions”
  • Sasha Noble, (Mechanical Engineering; Chemistry), Mentor John Swierk, “Dynamic Tissue Mimicking Phantom Development and Customized Electrospinner Construction”
  • Gabriel Otero, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Ian McDonough, “Exploring the potential mediating role of the Gut Microbiome on Neurocognitive Aging: Insights from fNIRS scans on memory in older adults.”
  • Princess Pokharel, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Anushree Karkhanis, “Adolescent Ethanol Exposure and Single Prolonged Stress Effects on Self Administered Ethanol Consumption”
  • Katherine Poley, (Biology), Mentor Julian Shepherd, “Physiology of the Male Tobacco Hornworm Moth- Investigating Migration and Activation of sperm”
  • Lia Richter, (History), Mentor Sidney Dement, “The Trial of Ann Cooper Hewitt: A Historical Paradigm for Gendered Information Disorder”
  • Leah Rosenheim, (Biology), Mentor Thomas Powell, “The genomics of single vs. multiyear diapause”
  • Emma Sarinick, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Christopher Bishop, “Experimental Serotonin 1A Compounds”
  • Arlene Shaji, (Biology), Mentor Laura Musselman, “Insulin Signaling and Fertility in Long-Lived Drosophila Flies”
  • Abigail Sprague, (Music), Mentor Thomas Goodheart, “Attending the Accademia Vocale Lorenzo Malfatti Program: An Immersion in Italy's Rich Musical Repertoire, Language, and Culture”
  • Katie Vo, (Psychology; Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Florence Varodayan, “Attending the Accademia Vocale Lorenzo Malfatti Program: An Immersion in Italy's Rich Musical Repertoire, Language, and Culture”
  • Chloe Wendling, (Chemistry; Mathematical Science), Mentor Nathan Tumey, “Design and Preparation of Manganese Porphyrin Metallo-Organic Catalysts as ADC Payloads”
  • Qinghong Wu, (Computer Science; Math), Mentor William Hallahan, “Real-World Verification of Rewrite Rules”

  

• Summer 2023
  • Margaret Agajanov, (English Literature; Creative Writing), Mentor Marvin Diaz, “Effects of Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Kappa Opioid Receptor Expression Across Development in Rats”
  • Tamanna Arora, (Computer Science), Mentor William Hallahan, “Verification of a SAT Solver via GADTs and LiquidHaskell”
  • Riya Bolander, (Psychology; Music), Mentor Sung-Joo Lim, “Investigating the Potential of Incidental Auditory Training for Learning Difficult Seventh Chords”
  • Jennifer Cunneen, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Brandon Gibb, “Rumination and Stress Generation in Youth”
  • Adrian Finney, (Music), Mentor Dan Davis, “De Profundis: A Large-Scale Original Musical Composition for Symphony Orchestra and Voice to be Performed by Members of the Binghamton University Music Department in Fall of 2023”
  • Claire Goldstein, (Psychology), Mentor DeCarlo Logan, “Connection and Reflection Through Art and Poetry”
  • Kaitlyn Hennie, (Theatre), Mentor Elizabeth Mozer, “Stella Adler Studio of Acting Summer Conservatory”
  • Qinza Malik Khan, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Harald Zils, “9 Days in Deutschland”
  • Simona Kobryn, (Psychology), Mentor Richard Mattson, “Attachment, Stress, and Affect on Social Support Perception”
  • Zachary Larson, (Chemistry), Mentor John Swierk, “Determining mechanistic steps of 4-DPAIPN-catalyzed photo-primed redox reactions”
  • Xiaoshun Li, (Biology), Mentor Laura Musselman, “Response Of Long-Lived Flies To Starvation”
  • Lyra Lu, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Lindsey Swierk, “The effects of temperature on rapid body colour change in Anolis aquaticus”
  • Tessa Miller, (Biochemistry), Mentor Tracy Brooks, “The effect of Aminoquinolines on non-canonical DNA structures and their effect on ovarian cancer”
  • Julian Marshall, (Biology), Mentor Kirsten Prior, “Uncovering variation in seed dispersal quality by seed-dispersing ants”
  • Yash Patel, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Anushree Karkhanis, “Impact of adolescent chronic intermittent ethanol and pain on accumbal serotonin”
  • Julian Rostek, (Sociology; Spanish), Mentor Marina Sitrin, “Field Study of Recuperated Worker-Owned Cooperative Workplaces in Argentina”
  • Taleea Tomlinson, (Anthropology), Mentor Tamara Brown, “The Power of Time, Sound and Space”
  • Hetvi Trivedi, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Anushree Karkhanis, “Establishing a model of oxycodone self-administration following adolescent stress exposure”
  • Michael Waxman, (English Literature; Creative Writing), Mentor Sarah Bull, “Creating a Children’s Book”
• Summer 2022
  • Lisa Foreman, (Political Science), Mentor Mikhail Filippov, “The Aestheticization of International Relations: The Crimea Crisis”
  • Nora Hines, (Environment Science), Mentor Christina Baer, “Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Pollinator Species Throughout Green Spaces in Binghamton, New York”
  • Justin Huczko, (Art History), Mentor Kevin Hatch, “Contemporary Video Art and the Rise of Popular Web Culture”
  • Kevin Jiang, (Biochemistry), Mentor Tao Zhang, “Transfer of Over-the Counter Drugs into Breastmilk”
  • Julia Kaplun, (Linguistics; History), Mentor Sidney Dement, “The Function of the Interview in Linguistic and Anthropological Fieldwork: Its Applicability in Cross-Cultural Data Collection and Analysis”
  • Jacob Lauer, (Mechanical Engineering), Mentor Junghyun Cho, “Uniformity in Conformal Coatings”
  • Alyssa Libonati, (Biochemistry; Spanish Language & Literature), Mentor John Swierk, “Desulfurization of Crude Oils Through the Photocatalytic Oxidation of Thiophene Derivatives”
  • Sean Notely, (Environmental Economics), Mentor Alex Nikulin, “Effective Location and Classification of Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells”
  • Derek Order, (Psychology), Mentor Jennifer Gillis-Mattson, “The Impact of Utilizing Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on Social Interactions Between Children With Autism”
  • Michael Piacquadio,(Biochemistry; Music), Mentor Tony Davis, “Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Methyltransferase Inhibitors to Combat Antibiotic Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections”
  • Mia Rabkin, (Political Science), Mentor Ali Moore, “Tracking Global Supply Chains and Forced Labor in Automotive Industry in XUAR Region”
  • Andres Rojos, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Lindsey Swierk, “Seeing the World Through Their Eyes: Explaining Intraspecific Variation in Water Anole (Anolis aquaticus) Camouflage Using Visual Models of their Predators and Competitors”
  • Patrick Saint Agne, (Sociology; English), Mentor Leslie Gates, “Haitian American Oral Histories”
  • Marcis Scroger, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Florence Varodayan, “Probing Sex Differences in the Noradrenergic LC to mPFC Brain Circuit of Mice”
  • Hailey Sidari, (Psychology), Mentor Tommy Iafrate, “Queer Wants: LGBTQ Characters’ Use of “I Want” Songs in Musical Theatre”
  • Rosa Sicks, (Comparative Literature, English, Spanish)
  • Kristy Tan, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Kirsten Prior, Uncovering Ecological Conditions for Intact Seed Dispersal to Guide Restoration of Resilient Understory Plant Communities”
  • Alejandro Wiltshire, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Guy German, “Wrinkle Formation with Age”
• Summer 2021
  • Francis Bateman, (Biochemistry), Mentor John Swierk, “Characterizing Heavy Metal Contamination in Red Tatoo Inks Versus Other Colored Links”
  • Evgeniy Batuyev, (Cinema), Mentor Marina Zalesski, “Dvoeverie: Russian upbringing and New York State of Mind”
  • Mary Campbell, (Biology; English Literature), Mentor George Meindl, “Cleaning Chemicals from the Environment Utilizing Mycoremediation: The Capacity of Six Fungi Species to Intercept Perfluorooctanoic Acid”
  • Nathaniel Craig, (Art History; Mathematical Sciences), Mentor Tom McDonough, “Lynda Benglis”
  • Martin Dolan, (Political Science), Mentor Maria-Mercedez Fernandez-Ansejo, “Chicano Identity and Underground Comix in Love and Rockets by Los Bros Hernandez”
  • Gitl-Yeveniya Driker, (Comparative Literature; Russian Studies), Mentor Nancy Tittler, “Who is telling the story and what do they want you to know: How narration works to create a variety of "truths" in literary works”
  • Caesar Ferrari, (Biochemistry), Mentor Caitlin Light, “Investigating the Virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outer Membrane Vesicles Throughout Biofilm Development”
  • Nathan (Benjamin) Gaviola, (Mechanical Engineering), Mentor Michael Elmore, “Small Scale Hydro Electric Generator”
  • Nicolas Gregoris, (Financial Economics), Mentor Hilary Becker, “Institutional Dynamics and the Minting of Coinage: Case Studies in the Ancient Mediterranean”
  • Leif Haley, (Music; Psychology), Mentor Daniel Davis, “Prunella: An Experimental Musical”
  • Kelsey Horn, (Biology), Mentor Jessica Hua, “Does artificial light at night (ALAN) influence the ability of amphibians to change colors?”
  • Catherine (Kate) Marin, (Psychology; Linguistics), Mentor Joseph Leeson-Schatz, “A Politics of Resistance for the Digital Age”
  • Samuel Meyer, (Sociology), Mentor Joseph Leeson-Schatz, “A Politics of Resistance for the Digital Age”
  • Andrew Salisbury, (Graphic Design), Mentor Alessandro Segalini, “Reed This: An Account of the Broad Nibbed Pen and the Shift in Cultural Paradigms”
  • Samantha Sylvain, (Biochemistry), Mentor Timothy de Smet, “A Comparative Study of the Non-Target Effects and Virulence of M.Anisopliae, L.Muscarium, and V.Lecanii Against Laricobius Species L.Osakensis and L. Nigrinus Estivating Adults”
  • Andrew Werner, (Biochemistry), Mentor Susan Flynn, “Monitoring concentration dependence of beta-amyloid plaque aggregation in a neuronal system and cellular viability the presence of neurotransmitter transporters.”
  • Sydney Werner, (Comparative Literature; Russian Studies), Mentor Richard Hajarizadeh, “How Virginia Woolf's disruptive, narrative representation of time allows for identity to be represented differently.”
  • Daniel Wheeler, (Biochemistry), Mentor Nathan Tumey, “Design, synthesis, and evaluation of high-potency toll-like receptor agonists”
  • Hannah Wojcik, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Terrance Deak, “Fever as a measure of functional differences in immune response between adolescent and adult rats”
  • Celia Woodruff, (Philosophy Politics and Law), Mentor Amber Simpson, “Understanding the Emotional Impacts of Eating Disorder Treatment on Family Members”
• Summer 2020
  • Romel Adams, (English), Mentor Jennifer Stoever, “Abjection for the sake of representation: An analysis of Afro-queer identities”
  • Andrew Ajaka, (Theatre), Mentor Tommy Iafrate, “Research in Theatre Performance at the Circle in the Square Conservatory”
  • Felix Aung, (Biochemistry), Mentor Susan Bane, “Incorporating Unnatural Amino Acid 2fBPA into Biological Systems”
  • Ezra Beede, (History; Philosophy Politics and Law), Mentor Shay Rabineau, “Tracking the diaspora: a Documentary History of Jewish Europe”
  • Gabriel Chen, (Giophysics), Mentor Alex Nikulin, “Automated UAS Aeromagnetic Surveys to Detect MBRL Unexploded Ordnance”
  • Evan DaPrano, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Terrance Deak, “Differential Gene Expression in Microglia after Adolescent Alcohol Exposure”
  • Michael Georgescu, (Psychology), Mentor Jinfeng Jiao, “Odd and Even Number Effects on Consumer Behavior and Decision Making & Healthcare Decision Making Theories and Application”
  • Julia Giacinto, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor David Werner, “The Effect of Adolescent Alcohol Conditioned Taste Aversion on Adult Social Drinking in Rat Model”
  • Justin Howe, (Biological Chemistry), Mentor Nathan Tumey, “Utilizing Targeted Drug Therapy To Deliver Inhibitors of IRAK4”
  • Maggie Koekkoek, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Tracy Hookway, “Mechanical testing of 3D constructed hPSC-CM rings in varying ECM protein environments”
  • Sarah Kromer, (Chemistry; Economics), Mentor John Swierk, “Photophysics of Tricarbadecaboranyl Metal Complexes”
  • Gregory Kyro, (Chemistry; Biochemistry), Mentor Alistair Lees, “Photochemical analysis of variable anion recognition sites in phosphorescent rhenium (I) polypyridyl-based sensors”
  • Doug Laura, (Creative Writing; English), Mentor Gokhan Ersan, “Illustrative Interdependence”
  • Abigail Lilly, (Environmental Science), Mentor Timothy de Smet, “Using Remote Sensing to Create a Predictive Model of Disease-Carrying Ticks in Anthropogenic Landscapes”
  • Josh Lok, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Ying Wang, “3D-printed rocker platform that provides programmable flow profiles and live-cell imaging capabilities”
  • Andrew Lupinski, (Cell and Molecular Biology), Mentor Thomas Powell, “The evolution of body shape and the origin of species: a morphometric analysis of Aphaenogaster ants along the speciation continuum”
  • Hannah Matias, (Sociology), Mentor Joshua Price, “Reforming the Broome County Jail”
  • Mike Messina, (Political Science, Physics), Mentor Nicholas Kaldis, “APIA Writing the First Asian-American Social Thriller”
  • David Moraga, (Biochemistry), Mentor Sozanne Solmaz, “Independant Study on Nuclear Transport Mechanisms”
  • Sylvia Niemann, (Theatre; Biology), Mentor Thomas Kremer, “Exploration through empathy, imagination, and self-expression: Acting through the conservatory and beyond”
  • Darby O’Keefe, (Systems Science and Industrial Engineering), Mentor Christopher Greene, “Utilization of Industry 4.0 in the Manufacturing & Service Sector: Autonomous Robots (Cobots)”
  • Reef Ossandon, (Biochemistry), Mentor Mathew Vetticatt, “Mechanistic Investigation using the Kinetic Isotope Effect”
  • Julia Schildwachter, (Psychology), Mentor Elizabeth Anderson, “Healthy Habits for Busy Bodies: Nutrition and Exercise in Childhood Development”
  • Will Smisko, (Ecology Evolution and Behavioral Science), Mentor Kirsten Prior, “Climate Change Impacts on Functionally Important Species Interactions”
  • Gillian Su, (Chemistry), Mentor Chuan Jian Zhong, “Simultaneous Diagnosis and Treatment of CEA Cancer Toxin by Gold-Silver Alloy Nanoparticles”
  • Serena Tycko, (Biology; Studio Art), Mentor Caitlin Light, “The Art of Science Communication: Creating a Children's Storybook about Beneficial Bacterial Communities”
  • Rachel Verdi, (Biology), Mentor Jessica Hua, “Microbiota and its Role in Animal Communication: Why are some individuals more susceptible to enemies?”
  • Estee Wagner, (Integrative Neuroscience; Art and Design), Mentor Colin Lyons, “Neuroaesthetics focusing on Portraiture and Visual Stimulus”
  • Kelly Wuthrich, (Biology), Mentor Lindsey Swierk, “Taking the heat: Are water anoles (Anolis aquaticus) changing their courtship behavior in response to deforestation-related increases in temperature and light?”
• Summer 2019
  • Brittany Brems, (Biochemistry), Mentor Nathan Tumey, “Cell specific delivery of dexamethasone for the treatment of inflammatory diseases”
  • Jaclyn Chizner, (Graphic Design; Human Development), Mentor Kevin Lahoda, “Chemical Stories on the Periodic Table”
  • Peter Farquharson, (Art History; English), Mentor Pamela Smart, “Reconciling Modernity: Considering Urban Art in Contemporary Latin America”
  • Alexander Fogarasi, (Biomedical Engineering; Chemistry), Mentor John Swierk, “Investigation of electrodeposited iron films as effective NRR catalysts for ammonia synthesis”
  • Bridget Jules, (Psychology), Mentor Richard Mattson, “Attitudes towards Sexual Assault: The Influence of Athletic Background on Perceptions of Rape”
  • Avery Lieber, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Caitlin Light, “Investigating Virulence of Outer Membrane Vesicles During P. aeruginosa Biofilm Development”
  • Rhea Marfatia, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Marvin Diaz, “Effects of Prenatal Methadone Exposure in Sprague Dawley Rats on Neurodevelopment across Ontogeny”
  • Thomas McPartlon, (Chemistry), Mentor Ming An, “Biophysical Characterization of Membrane Active pHLIP Peptides with Higher Insertion pH”
  • Eleonora Recio, (Mechanical Engineering), Mentor Congrui Jin, “On the Applicative Potential of Using Superabsorbent Polymers to Absorb Leachate”
  • Brianna Sander, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Jessica Hua, “Host-Parasite Interactions in the Presence of Microplastic Contamination”
  • John James Santiago, (Art History), Mentor James Bohary, “Painting Like the Impressionists”
  • Bren Stace, (Music), Mentor Daniel Thomas Davis, “VP: A Vocal Percussion Operetta for the Human Body and Digital Instruments.”
  • Michelle Terry, (Integrative Neuroscience; Spanish Literature and Language), Mentor Jeffrey Schertzer, “Investigation of Genetic Mechanism Responsible for c-di-GMP Regulated Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal Production”
  • Keith Tirpak, (Mathematical Physics; Actuarial Science), Mentor Louis F. Piper, “Analyzing Properties of Ti2O3”
  • Michael Toledano, (Biochemistry), Mentor Heather Fiumera, “My Mitochondria Matters: Analyzing the underlying gene expression in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae with native and synthetic mitochondria that cause decreased fitness.”
  • Kelly Young, (Geography; Environmental Studies), Mentor Timothy de Smet, “The Use of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing in the Detection, Monitoring and Prediction of Harmful Algal Blooms”
  • Linda Zheng, (Philosophy, Politics, and Law; Environmental Studies), Mentor Sidney Dement, ““Stone, Wood, Fire: Remembering the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan and Binghamton”
  • Zion Baldwin, (English; Creative Writing), Mentor Leo Wilton, “Marijuana to death pipeline: Affects of Marijuana usage on Black Teens”
• Summer 2018
  • Bridget Alber, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Gretchen Mahler, “Investigating the Source of Increased Proliferation in the Aortic Valve in the Presence of Chondroitin Sulfate.”
  • Margarita Ashkinazi, (Psychology), Mentor Richard Mattson, “The Mediating Effects of Body Image and Self-Esteem on Relationship Satisfaction: The Role of Partner Commentary and Sexual Satisfaction”
  • Zoe Barash, (Ecology; Evolutionary Biology), Mentor Miranda Kearney, “A comparison of soil structure and function in wetland soils dominated by a native (Typha latifolia) and invasive (Phragmites australis species)”
  • Rachael Behler, (Chemistry), Mentor Sozanne Solmaz, “Characterization and purification of human nesprins”
  • Michael Coyle, (Integrative Neuroscience; Biochemistry), Mentor Chris Bishop, “Interrogating D3 Receptors in a Transgenic rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease”
  • Laryssa DeMarco, (History), Mentor Sidney Dement, “Soviet Childhood: A Series of Short Documentaries”
  • Morgan Eyler, (Chemistry), Mentor Puja Goyal, “Charge storage in quinone crystals in aqueous batteries”
  • Jacob Friedman, (Management Information Systems), Mentor Jinfeng Jiao, “Please Forman Orderly Line: The Effects of Herd Mentality on Financial Risk Taking”
  • Rebekah Goetz, (Cell and Molecular Biology), Mentor Caitlin Light, “Investigating conserved genes impacting biofilm growth and development”
  • Holden Gunster, (Theatre Design), Mentor Laura Hawkes, “Scene Design Work and Assistantship”
  • Emily Jelen, (Biology; Art History), Mentor Julia Walker, “Moorish and Moorish Revival Synagogue Architecture: Community and Style, Past and Present”
  • Michael Kozma, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Chuan-Jian Zhong, “Development of an Interleukin-6 Biosensor”
  • Peter Mastracco, (Physics), Mentor Manuel Smeu, “Computational Study of grafted PEDOT”
  • Dyllan May, (Biology; Environmental Studies), Mentor Jessica Hua, “Larval Anuran Fitness Consequences of Light Intensity”
  • Corey Orlik, (Physics), Mentor Bonggu Shim, “Probing Ferroelectric Bismuth Ferrite via Second-Harmonic Generation Spectroscopy”
  • Wyatt Parker, (Environmental Studies; Ecosystems), Mentor Kirsten Prior, “Impact of Forest Edge on Biotic Interaction in Forest Understory Herbaceous Layer”
  • Ellie Plotkin-Kaye, (Environmental Studies; Biology), Mentor John Titus, “Potential Forest Restoration: Examination of White Tailed Deer and pH Effects”
  • Liz Sierra, (Theatre: Acting/Directing; Spanish), Mentor Elizabeth Mozer, “The Actor’s Classroom”
  • Christine Skorupa, (Theatre), Mentor Tommy Iafrate, “Theatre Summer Conservatory at Stella Adler Studio of Acting in NYC”
  • Samantha Wong, (Environmental Studies), Mentor Jeffrey T. Pietras, “Analyzing Organic Crop Stress Using Remote Sensing”
• Summer 2017
  • Jieen Bae, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Peter Huang, “Lung-on-a-chip: Analyzing Epigenetic Effects of PM2.5 on Human Lung Cells”
  • Kara Bilello, (English; Creative Writing), Mentor Leslie Heywood, “I Am Worthy: A Memoir on Living with Anorexia Nervousa”
  • Gretchen Bogan, (Anthropology; English), Mentor Barrett Bowlin, “Waveland, MS: A Novel”
  • Grace Clark, (IMP; Philosophy), Mentor Christopher Morgan-Knapp, “Capitalist Values and Approaches to Learning”
  • Dennis Dempsey, (Physics), Mentor Bonggu Shim, “Laser Micromachining of Waveguides Using a Femtosecond Laser”
  • William Frazer, (Geophysics), Mentor Molly Patterson, “Testing the utility of lipid-based sea surface temperature proxies in polar regions throughout the Cenozoic”
  • Jessica Funnell, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Gretchen Mahler, “The role of the gut microbiome after nanoparticle exposure to the intestinal epithelium”
  • Alec Gaspary, (Biology), Mentor Heather Fiumera, “Mitochondrial Epistasis in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae”
  • Jonathan Gelerneter, (English), Mentor Shay Rabineau, “The Adler Scrolls, A Novella”
  • Margaret Girardi, (English; Creative Writing), Mentor Liz Rosenberg, “A Collective of Creative Short Stories”
  • Heather Giza, (Biochemistry; Art Studio), Mentor Ming An, “Study of pHLIP variants, D33N, D31N, D25N, D14N”
  • Jared Jaeger, (Biology), Mentor Jessica Hua, “Salt and Invasions: The Effects of Invasive Species and Salt on Further Invasions”
  • Sungjin Kim, (Biochemistry), Mentor Mathew Vetticatt, “Mechanistic Study of Suzuki Cross-coupling Reaction”
  • YongHoon (Nathan) Kwon, (Psychology), Mentor Kenneth Kurtz, “Mathematical Formalization of the Divergent Autoencoder (DIVA) Artificial Neural Network”
  • Ching Long Leon Lam, (History; Political Science), Mentor Wendy Wall, “Ronald Reagan’s Cold War: A Case Study of the American Invasion of Grenada”
  • Margaret Leisenheimer, (Theater), Mentor Anne Brady, “Shakespeare & Company’s Summer Training Institute”
  • Benjamin McLauchlin, (Graphic Design; Environmental Studies), Mentor Frank Chang, “Interactive Environmental Art Exhibition”
  • Timothy Morris, (Environmental Studies; Geology), Mentor Kirsten Prior, “The Ecological Implications of Ants as Seed-Dispersing Vector”
  • Magdalena Palac, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor David Werner, “The Influence of the GABAA-R subunit on the Premature Inhibition Caused By Adolescent General Anesthesia Exposure”
  • Melissa Popeil, (Physics), Mentor Louis Piper, “Engineering Metal Oxides: The Future of Water Splitting”
  • Abu Rahat, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Howard Chang, “Modeling ALS in C. elegans: The effects of trf-1 and traf-1 on eliminating protein aggregates under oxidative stress in the brain.”
  • Zachary Ritter, (Music), Mentor Daniel Davis, ““The Old Style” in a new way: bringing traditional Irish singing style to contemporary classical composition”
  • Rose Simon, (BFA Design), Mentor Gokhan Ersan, “Fine Art and Science of Glass”
  • Emily Spina, (Philosophy, Politics & Law), Mentor Jean Quataert, “Gender, Sexual Violence, and International Law at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, (1994-2015): An Incomplete Revolution”
• Summer 2016
  • Phillip Cornelius, (English), Mentor Joseph Keith, “Messianic Figures in Science Fiction”
  • Jessica DeJesus, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Heather Fiumers, “Identification of mtDNA variants in the production of Reactive Oxygen Species”
  • Jaymes Flournoy, (Physics), Mentor Jeffrey Mativetsky, “Voltage-Induced Reduction of Graphene Oxide in Vertical Geometry”
  • Erika Harper, (Anthropology), Mentor Sidney Dement, “Researching and Creating a Kunstmärchen”
  • Stephanie Herlihy, (Psychology), Mentor Anne Brady, “Child Performance Aiding Child Development”
  • Adam Neu, (Mechanical Engineering), Mentor Congrui Jin, “Eigenvalue Problems of PDEs using Numerical Met”
  • Aidan Papalia, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Matthew Vetticatt, “Organocatalytic Research”
  • Cristina Quinn, (Sociology; Human Development), Mentor Kelvin Santiago-Valles, “On the Privatization of a Nation: The Case of Binghamton University”
  • Julie Raab, (Biochemistry), Mentor Jeffrey Schertzer, “Kinetics of PQS Production and OMV Formation in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa”
  • Jonathan Salas, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Yaoying Ma, “Information mitigation in the progression of drug addiction”
  • Natasha Talukdar, (Music; English), Mentor Joel Harder, “Apprenticeship in Collaborative Piano with Dr. Joel Harder”
  • Alexandria Tricoche, (Biology), Mentor Ralph Garruto, “Sequestration of the Lyme Disease Pathogen in Reservoir Hosts: Implications for Human Symptoms”
  • Jennifer Troiano, (Chemistry), Mentor Wayne Jones, “Inorganic Chemistry Research: Fabrication of Polymer Composite Nanofibers for the Degradation of Toxic Organic Pollutants”
  • Kyle Welch, (French; Arabic), Mentor Omid Ghaemmaghami, “A Linguistic and Semantic Analysis of Love in the Qur’an”
  • Matthew Wersebe, (Biology), Mentor Jessica Hua, “Assisted Evolution: A novel solution to combatting the toxic effects of agro-runoff”
  • Carle Wirshba, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Daniel T. Davis, “Sounds Around Emotions Within: A Creative and Empirical Exploration of Emotional Characteristics in Musical Composition”
• Summer 2015
  • Anthony Aprile, (Creative Writing; Marketing), Mentor Liz Rosenberg, “Leonine: A Novel”
  • Meghan Bell, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Ming An, “Study of pHLIP in Cell Cultures”
  • Jaineba Chang, (English), Mentor Patricia Lespinasse, “Tallawah: A Novel”
  • Jacqueline Clark, (Biology), Mentor Carol Miles, “Neural Origin of Chewing Inhibition in Manduca sexta”
  • Jesse Cole, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Marvin Diaz, “Investigating the Link Between Early Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders”
  • Christopher Coogan, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Seokheun Choi, “Synthetic Biology and Biosensing”
  • Thomas Costello, (Psychology; Philosophy), Mentor Steven Lynn, “Determinism, Free Will, and Depression: How philosophical systems of belief may change the way we process emotions.”
  • Timothy Crump, (Cell and Molecular Biology), Mentor Jeffrey Schertzer, “Detection of Viable Mycobacterium Avium Paratuberculosis in Commercially Pasteurized Whole Milk by Culture Methods and qPCR with Propidum Monoazide Treatment”
  • Elodie Eid, (Environmental Studies), Mentor John Titus, “Effects of Deer Overpopulation at Binghamton University"
  • Sara Hobler, (History), Mentor Sidney Dement, “Gender and Revolutionary Russian”
  • Tara Jackson, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Monte McCollum, “Auditory Illusions”
  • Jingwei (Anna) Li, (Cinema; Math), Mentor Tomonari Nishikawa, “From the Stars – Documentary about Autistic People in China”
  • Kyle Loftus, (Biochemistry; Economics), Mentor Sozanne Solmaz, “Uncovering the Molecular Mechanism for G2-phase Dynein Recruitment to the Cell Nucleus”
  • Jon Mermelstein, (History), Mentor Kent Schull, “American Oil Companies in the Middle East: A Predecessor to US Imperialism”
  • Danielle Nigro, (Theatre), Mentor Anne Brady, “Six-week Summer Acting Intensive and Devised Performance Piece”
  • Anita Raychawdhuri, (English), Mentor Barrett Bowlin, “Defining Ourselves and Outlining Our Lives”
  • Colin Roth, (Art History), Mentor Julia Walker, “Social Values as Defined by the Architecture of Stadiums”
  • Michael Rulli, (English; Creative Writing), Mentor Joe Weil, The Creation and Development of a Superstar: On Stage and On the Page”
  • Christian Salazar, (Biology), Mentor Chuan-Jian Zhong, “Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles with Protein and Antibody”
  • Hoang (Peter) Ta, (Bioengineering), Mentor Pong-Yu Huang, Stochastic Modeling of EndMT and Cell Migration and its Role on the Calcification of Aortic Valves”
• Summer 2014
  • Giavana Buffa, (Biology), Mentor Ralph Garruto, “The Association between Newly Developed Behavioral Mechanisms and Increasing Blood Pressure in Transitional Communities in Vanuatu”
  • Rajesh Burela, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Gretchen Mahler, “The Role of Digestion on Nanoparticle Physical and Chemical Properties”
  • Evan Flury, (History; Music), Mentor Daniel T. Davis, “War and Consequence: A Chamber Opera”
  • Caitlin Gotimer, (Music-Vocal Performance), Mentor Thomas Goodheart, “Apprenticeship in Voice in Preparation for the Chautauqua Institute”
  • Marcella Green, (English; Art Studio), Mentor Costa Sakellariou, “Between Scylla and Charybdis: A Visual Study of Hydrofracking”
  • Diandra Hassan, (Biochemistry), Mentor Seokheun Choi, “Monitoring Ciradian Rhythms in Bacteria”
  • Zhongzhou Huang, (Mechanical Engineering), Mentor Changhong Ke, “Mechanical Properties of Carbon and Boron Nitride Nanotubes-based Polymer Nanocomposites”
  • Zachary Lebens-Higgins, (Physics), Mentor Louis Piper, “Growth and Characterization of Tin Oxides”
  • Eric Lee, (Medieval Studies; History), Mentor John Chaffee, “Corruption and Bureaucracy in the Song Dynasty: A New Political Culture and Tradition”
  • Alexander Leiss, (Cinema; Studio Art), Mentor Barrett Bowlin, “Banners in the Sky Documentary Film”
  • Brandon Lew, (Integrative Neuroscience; Physics), Mentor Lisa Savage, “Linking Alterations in Neurotrophins to Reduced Brain Plasticity Due to Binge Alcohol Treatment in Adolescent Brain”
  • Veronica Mantilla, (Chemistry), Mentor Mathew Vetticatt, “Isotope Effects and Mechanism of Cu(11) bromide Catalyzed alpha-Amination of Ketones”
  • Samantha Meadows, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Chris Bishop, “Modulation Serotonin Function to Optimize Dopamine Replacement Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease”
  • Shenny Molina, (Sociology; LACAS), Mentor Kelvin Santiago-Valles, “(Re)defining ‘Gangs’: the parallels between Mara Salvatrucha (1980-2004) and the Untied States Marine Corps (2001-2011)
• Summer 2013
  • Ilana Ben-Ezra, (History; Political Science), Mentor Elizabeth Casteen, “A Medieval Identify Crisis: An Exploration of French and English Identities in Light of Jewish Expulsions”
  • Joshua Chorman, (English; Cinema), Mentor Ariana Gerstein, “Sustained Glancing: Road-Kill”
  • Chunhui Dai, (Electrical Engineering), Mentor Seokheun Choi, “Micro-sized Bacteria-powered Battery”
  • Sarah Davis, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Ralph Garruto, “Familial associated neurological disease trends in sub-population of female chronic Lyme disease patients”
  • Matthew Epstein, (Bioengineering), Mentor Gretchen Mahler, “Computational Modeling of Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transformation”
  • Ray Futia, (Cell and Molecular Biology), Mentor Heather Fiumera, “Mitochondrial Population Structure of Wild Yeasts”
  • Joy Hallmark, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor [unknown], “Targeting serotonin receptors for the improvement of dopamine replacement therapy in Parkinson’s disease”
  • Jin Woo Lee, (Mechanical Engineering), Mentor Peter Huang, “Sterilization of Catheters Using Optically Heated Gold Nanorods”
  • Mallory Mecca, (Sociology; Economics), Mentor Kelvin Santiago-Valles, “Bombs and Books: The Militarization of the University”
  • Mike Miller, (History), Mentor Elisa Camiscioli, “Race and Racial Ideologies in Twentieth-Century France and the United States”
  • Patrick Schechter, (Cinema; Psychology), Mentor Tomonari Nishikawa, “Documentary Film on the Marconi Tower”
  • Joel Thomas, (Cell and Molecular Biology; Philosophy), Mentor Anne Clark, Retrospective Analysis of American Crow Lineages in Urbanizing Populations
• Summer 2012
  • Adaeze Azie, (Biochemistry), Mentor Koji Lum, “Some Chickens Want to Fight and Others are Just Too Chicken”
  • Ashley Cabrera, (Graphic Design), Mentor Wesley VanDunk, “Designing Tee Shirts”
  • Leanne DeLosh, (Psychology), Mentor Kevin Wright, “Get Dirty”
  • Philip Emeritz, (History), Mentor Andrew Scholtz, “Romanization Through Currency”
  • Melissa Fuchs, (Human Development), Mentor Elizabeth Carter, “Progressive Complementary Sex Education for Grades K-12”
  • Joshua Gathany, (Philosophy), Mentor Randy Friedman, “The Varieties of Inhumanist Experience: A Study in Christian Universalism”
  • Nora Holt, (Geological Sciences; Chemistry), Mentor Tim Lowenstein, “Seawater Chemistry of the Carboniferous”
  • Sarah Kapitko, (History), Mentor Wendy Wall, “International Crime and Punishment”
  • Ryan Kenyon, (Geology), Mentor Peter Knuepfer, “Extension of the Flood Record of Upper Susquehanna back to Pre-Historic Times”
  • Matthew Matyus, (Psychology), Mentor Kenneth Kurtz, “Cognitive Models of Unsupervised Category Learning”
  • Leonard Simmons, (Philosophy, Politics and Law; Political Science), Mentor Charles Goodman, “Mental Missteps: Psychological Distortions and Rational Decision Making
  • Samantha Stern, (Chemistry), Mentor Wunmi Sadik, “Verifying Flavonoid Effects on COX-2 and iNOS Using Western Blotting”
  • Chik Shun Tsui, (Physics; Graphic Design), Mentor George Dugan, “Dingle Summer Art”
  • Steven Vayalumkai, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Anthony Fiumera, “The effects of cadmium on Drosophila Melanogaster reproduction”
  • Paul Watrobski, (Electrical Engineering), Mentor Vladimir Nikulin, “Design of Reluctance Drives”
  • Jinya Xu, (Psychology; Economics), Mentor Steven Lynn, “A Survey and Analysis of Current Situation of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy in China”