Undergraduate Research Scholars
College of Science
Undergraduate Research Scholars
We recognize research excellence by designating Undergraduate Research Scholars from each of our schools. Congratulations to all of our scholars!
Students are nominated by our five schools to be recognized for their research achievements in the spring of their final undergraduate year. Each school has its own process of selecting its Undergraduate Research Scholars due to the unique demands and competencies needed from each field. Students who receive this designation are given a certificate and a medallion to recognize their accomplishments.
The additional honor of the College of Science Research Scholar Award is awarded at the college level by the College of Science Undergraduate Research Council. This high honor is presented to the Undergraduate Research Scholars who have been involved in long-term mentored research and have had their work peer-reviewed and published before graduation.
2023 College of Science Research Scholars
Megan Borek
Imaging Science BS
Morgan Holland
Applied Mathematics BS/MS
Anna Kasper
Biology BS
Natalie Labbe
Chemistry BS
Zoë LaLena
Imaging Science BS
Isabelle Pilo
Biochemistry BS
Emily Reilly
Biotechnology and Molecular Biology BS
Hannah Sheets
Applied Statistics BS
2023 Undergraduate Research Scholars
Meg Borek
Project Title: Implementation of EMVA 1288 Standard Release 4.0 for Characterization of Image Sensors
Mentor: Dr. James Ferwerda
Zoë LaLena
Project Title: Recovery of Damaged Text in Cultural Heritage Imaging
Mentors: Dr. David Messinger, Dr. Roger Easton
Imergen Rosario
Project Title: Comparison of the Success of Collision Avoidance in Two Driving Scenarios
Mentor: Dr. Gabriel Diaz
Kathryn Aumick
Project Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Gallium Complexes for Monolayer Doping of Silicon
Mentor: Dr. Scott Williams
Yasmeen Cartwright
Project Title: Using Circular Dichroism to probe small molecule binding to Peptidoglycan Associated Lipoprotein
Mentor: Dr. Lea Michel
Julia Crandall
Project Title: FRET-Based Targeted Molecular Imaging Agent for the Photoacoustic Imaging of Breast Cancer
Mentor: Dr. Hans Schmitthenner
Jamie Crawford
Project Title: Enhanced vesiculation of E. coli in the presence of beta-lactam antibiotics
Mentor: Dr. Lea Michel
Sreya Antonia Gomes
Project Title: Composition of Volatile Compounds from Rare and Endangered Illicium species, Endemic to Hispaniola
Mentor: Dr. Todd Pagano
Ann Carolyn Jahn
Project Title: Characterization of materials used in clear face masks and of sustainable polymers
Mentor: Dr. Matt Miri
Nathan Johnson
Project Title:
Mentor: Dr. Michael Coleman
Mary Elizabeth Kane
Project Title: Synthesis of Bismuth Nanoparticles for Applications in Oncology
Mentor: Dr. Ken Reed
Anna Kasper
Project Title: Utilizing biomarkers to differentiate E. coli apoptotic bodies (ABs) from outer membrane vesicles (OMVs)
Mentor: Dr. Lea Michel
Alyssa Kingston
Project Title: Probing E. coli Pal’s Interactions using Site Directed-Mutagenesis
Mentor: Dr. Lea Michel
Natalie Labbe
Project Title: The Effect of Gamma-B Crystallin Inter-Protein Interactions on Cataract Formation
Mentor: Dr. Lea Michel
Andrew O’Brien
Project Title: Synthesis of Self-Assembling High-Relaxivity Cancer-Targeted MRI Contrast Agents
Mentor: Dr. Hans Schmitthenner
Isabelle Pilo
Project Title: Inhibiting the Peptidoglycan-Associated Lipoprotein and TolB Interaction in E. coli
Mentor: Dr. Lea Michel
Adam Robinson
Project Title: Towards the X-ray Crystal Structure of an Iridium Complex Bound to a DNA G–Quadruplex
Mentor: Dr. Michael Gleghorn
Molly Roesch
Project Title: Synthesis of Bismuth Nanoparticles for Applications in Oncology
Mentor: Dr. Ken Reed
Jewel Samonte
Project Title: Synthesis of Various Renewable and Biodegradable Polyesters
Mentor: Dr. Matt Miri
Elaina Stafford
Project Title: Targeted Dual Dye FRET System for the Photoacoustic Imaging of Cancer
Mentor: Dr. Hans Schmitthenner
Lauren Stewart
Project Title: Hydrolytic Degradation of Polyesters
Mentor: Dr. Matt Miri
Brian Strohm
Project Title: Characterization of sustainable polymers and materials used in clear face masks
Mentor: Dr. Matt Miri
Madeline Szwed
Project Title: Metal-Doped Hematite Nanoparticles for Enhanced Diesel Combustion Efficiency
Mentor: Dr. Ken Reed
Alec Vent
Project Title: Blood Bag Gamma Irradiation Detector
Mentor: Dr. Scott Williams
Morgan Holland
Project Title: Analytic Solution to the Susceptible-Infected-Recovered Compartmental Model of Epidemiology
Mentor: Dr. Nate Barlow
Hannah Sheets
Project Title: Estimates of the Social Cost of CO2
Mentor: Dr. Tony Wong
Yutong Wu
Project Title: Analyses the Los Angeles Fire Department’s (LAFD’s) Response Times
Mentor: Dr. Nishant Malik
Charles Arnold
Project Title: Developing a model for Torso Energy Flow of a Collegiate Baseball Pitcher using a Damped Torsion Spring Oscillator
Mentors: Dr. William Brewer, Dr. Dawn Hollenbeck
Patrick Cooper
Project Title: Impact of Polymer Additives on Sedimentation of Granular Materials
Mentor: Dr. Shima Parsa
Anna Dignan
Project Title: Identifying Galaxy Mergers in JWST Images using Stellar Mass Maps
Mentor: Dr. Jeyhan Kartaltepe
Evan Donohue
Project Title: Stabilized Fiber Mach-Zehnder Interferometry
Mentor: Dr. Greg Howland
Will Ebmeyer
Project Title: Developing Kinetic Monte Carlo Methods to Examine Ionic Conductivity in Oxide Heterostructures
Mentor: Dr. Pratik Dholabhai
Kamryn Griffith
Project Title: Predicting the Emission Line Spectrum of Quasars with Hyper-Massive Black Holes
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Robinson
Jak Knefel
Project Title: Development of an Advanced Lab Experiment to Measure the Coincidence Spectrum from Na-22 Positron Annihilation
Mentor: Dr. Aaron McGowan
Ashley Lasko
Project Title: Growth Regulation of Microvilli in Cells
Mentor: Dr. Lishibanya Mohapatra
Lily McKenna
Project Title: Integrated Photonic Imaging with Phased Arrays
Mentor: Dr. Greg Howland
Pete Miller
Project Title: Examining Coupled Photonic Correlations in Quantum Harmonic Oscillators within Optical Tweezers
Mentor: Dr. Mishkat Bhattacharya
Ben Russel
Project Title: Role of Disassembly Mechanisms in Controlling Size of Structures Within Cells
Mentor: Dr. Lishibanya Mohapatra
Matthew Siege
Project Title: Help-Seeking Behaviors and Metacognition in Student Research
Mentors: Dr. Benjamin Zwickl and Dr. Dina Zohrabi Alaee
Abi Von Plinsky
Project Title: Observation and Analysis of RR Lyrae Variable Type XX Andromeda
Mentor: Dr. Michael Richmond
Lexi Anderson
Project Title: Skeletogenesis during abbreviated brittle star development of Ophioplocus esmarki; Ectodermal morphogenesis and coelomic stacking during brittle star development.
Mentor: Dr. Hyla Sweet
Paige Arieno
Project Title: Sources of Anthropogenic Debris in the Lake Ontario Watershed
Mentor: Dr. Christy Tyler
Vanessa Baker
Project Title: Impacts of Water Lily Invasion and Removal on Wetland Ecosystem Function
Mentor: Dr. Christy Tyler
Evan Batte
Project Title: The Accumulation and Degradation of Anthropogenic Debris in the Lake Ontario Watershed
Mentor: Dr. Christy Tyler
Samantha Conflitti
Project Title: Analogies: Tools for Promoting Students' Critical Thinking and Evaluating Effective Teamwork
Mentors: Dr. Dina Newman and Dr. Kate Wright
Rachael Hoh
Project Title: Physiological Condition of Passerines During Fall Migration Stopover Near Lake Ontario
Mentor: Dr. Susan Pagano
Mukul Kandwall
Project Title: NF-κB dependent antiviral mechanisms in prostate cancer cells resistant to oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus
Mentor: Dr. Maureen Ferran
Emily Kearney
Project Title: Whole Genome Sequences and Cell-Cell Signaling Mechanism in Bacteria Isolated from a Pristine Cave Aquifer Lake
Mentor: Dr. Michael Savka
Jayson Kucharek
Project Title: New York Sea Grant and Marine Debris Project
Mentor: Dr. Christy Tyler
Gabriella Orfanides
Project Title: Evaluating Physiological Condition of Songbirds During Migration Stopover
Mentor: Dr. Susan Pagano
Emily Reilly
Project Title: The genetic basis of penicillin resistance in Neisseria Gonorrhoea
Mentor: Dr. Crista Wadsworth
Zachary Thierman
Project Title: In vitro Investigation of Highly Selective Chemotherapeutic Dyes
Mentor: Dr. Gary Skuse
Liza Ward
Project Title: Identification of Candidate Genes Responsible for Germ-line Development in Ophiuroidea
Mentor: Dr. Hyla Sweet
Past Scholars
Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science
Charles Brinsfield
Project Title: Phantoview - Intuitive Interactions with Digital Objects, RIT
Mentor: Dr. Jim Ferwerda
Project Title: Fluorescent Plant Imaging System, Cornell AgriTech
Mentors: Dr. Yu Jiang, Dr. Alan Taylor
Project Title: Analyzing Angular Broadening through Scattering of Interstellar Sources
Mentor: Dr. Michael Lam
Lily Gaffney
Project Title: Multimodal Visuo-Haptic Interactions in Semi-Immersive Environments
Mentor: Dr. Elena Fedorovskaya
Max Lipitz
Project Title: Development of Next Generation Wildfire Camera
Mentor: Dr. Robert Kremens
Erin Percy
Project Title: Determining the Mass of Pre-Main Sequence Stars from Radio Imaging of their Orbiting, Planet-forming Disks
Mentor: Dr. Joel Kastner
Ethan Poole
Project Title: Towards Radiometrically calibrating Landsat 9 TIRS-2 imagery
Mentors: Aaron Gerace, Eon Rehman
Matthew Pupko
Project Title: Low-Frequency Electron Paramagnetic Resonance to Non-Destructively Analyze Sub-Paintings
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Hornak
Ethan Snell
Project Title: Wildfire Detection Via the Atomic Emission of Potassium
Mentor: Dr. Anthony Vodacek
Emma Wilson
Project Title: Data Analysis for Multispectral Imaging System for Historical Artifacts (MISHA)
Mentor: Dr. Tania Kleynhans
School of Chemistry and Materials Science
Luiza Bastos Bianco
Project Title: Phenotypic Studies of Nudix Hydrolases
Mentor: Dr. Suzanne O'Handley
Darren Chee
Project Title: Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Novel Cross-Membrane Fluorometric Probes
Mentor: Dr. Tina Goudreau Collison
Shao Demyttenaere
Project Title: Characterization of Sustainable Polymers
Mentor: Dr. Matt Miri
Mariam Dzamukashvili
Project Title: Surveying the Effects of Barium Replacement with an Alternative Group 2 Cation on the Host Crystallinity of a Magnesium Silicate
Mentor: Dr. Scott Williams
Eugene Ham
Project Title: Reformed Experimental Activities (REActivities): Studying the Effects of Student Confidence in the Organic Laboratory Using the Meaningful Learning in the Lab Instrument
Mentor: Dr. Tina Goudreau Collison
Seth Jones
Project Title: Not Making the Cut; Techniques to Prevent RNA Cleavage in Structural Studies of RNase-RNA Complexes
Mentor: Dr. Michael Gleghorn
Matthew Law
Project Title: Solid Phase Synthesis of Molecularly Targeted Peptide-based Agents for Breast Cancer Imaging
Mentor: Dr. Hans Schmitthenner
Elizabeth Lucas
Project Title: Discovery and Characterization of Nudix Hydrolases as Part of the BASIL Project
Mentor: Dr. Suzanne O'Handley
Katherine O’Neill-Knasick
Project Title: Probing Pal-TolB Interactions Using Site-Directed Mutagenesis
Mentor: Dr. Lea Michel
Janai Perdue
Project Title: Analysis of Protein D Antibody Suppression in Otitis Media Vaccines
Mentor: Dr. Lea Michel
Alex Taylor
Project Title: N- and P-type Molecular Monolayer Doping of Silicon for Photovoltaic and Semiconductor Devices
Mentor: Dr. Scott Williams
Zach Williams
Project Title: Elucidating the Intermolecular Interactions of a Cataract-Causing Protein: Gamma-B Crystallin
Mentor: Dr. Lea Michel
Tommy Wu
Project Title: Comparative Oligo(dT) and Oligo(LNA-A)-based Poly(A)-tailed mRNA Purifications
Mentor: Dr. Michael Gleghorn
Learn more about the Chemistry Research Scholars Program.
Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences
Alexandra Bros
Project Title: Plasma Metabolite and Leukocyte Profiles in Migratory Birds During Stopover near Lake Ontario
Mentor: Dr. Susan Smith Pagano
Deanna Abid
Project Title: The DNA Landscape applied to Genomics and Molecular Biology
Mentors: Dr. Dina Newman, Dr. Kate Wright
Hannah Spector
Project Title: Using a Card Sorting Task to Capture Student Thinking about Molecular Biology Concepts
Mentors: Dr. Dina Newman, Dr. Kate Wright
Ian Freezman
Project Title: Isolation and identification of natural products that possess antimicrobial properties
Mentor: Dr. André Hudson
Marissa Schroeter
Project Title: Analysis of Antibiotic-Compound Producing Bacteria Isolated from Lake Ontario, NY
Mentor: Dr. André Hudson
Safiya Gazali
Project Title: Identification and characterization of antibiotic lead compounds
Mentor: Dr. André Hudson
Thomas Murphy
Project Title: The Search for Factor X: Characterization of Penicillin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoea
Mentor: Dr. Crista Wadsworth
Victoria Kwasinski
Project Title: Impact of Invasive Fruits on Migratory Birds
Mentor: Dr. Susan Smith Pagano
Wesley Wong
Project Title: Examining activation and expression of NFkB and NFkB-dependent antiviral genes in VSV-infected human prostate cancer cells
Mentor: Dr. Maureen Ferran
School of Mathematical Sciences
Tiana Hose
Project Title: Measuring the downstream impact of Learning Assistants with Markov chains
Mentor: Dr. Tony Wong
Quinn Kolt
Project Title: An Equation Error Approach for Identifying a Random Parameter in a Stochastic Partial Differential Equation with Ahktar Khan, Basca Jadamba, and Miguel Sama
Mentors: Dr. Akhtar Khan, Dr. Basca Jadamba, and Dr. Miguel Sama
Project Title: An upper bound for a cyclic sum of probabilities with James Marengo and David Farnsworth
Mentors: Dr. James Marengo, Dr. David Farnsworth
Project Title: Direct methods for shear modulus inversion in the time-harmonic viscoelastic scalar wave model with Olalekan Babaniyi
Mentor: Dr. Olalekan Babaniyi
Keegan Kresge
Project Title: Analyzing Epidemic Thresholds on Dynamic Network Structures
Mentors: Drs. Eben Kenah, Greg Rempala
Project Title: WiFi-based Contactless Gesture Recognition Using Lightweight CNN
Mentor: Dr. Yan Wang
Project Title: Cyber & Crypto Economics
Mentor: Dr. Mary Lynn Reed
School of Physics and Astronomy
Nolan Ames
Project Title: Quantum Dynamics of Ions Trapped On a Ring
Mentor: Dr. Mishkat Bhattacharya
Ridge Bennett
Project Title: An Analysis of Physics Majors’ Subfield Decision-Making
Mentor: Dr. Ben Zwickl
Nicholas Cisco
Project Title: Metal Depositions on Metal Oxide Surfaces
Mentor: Dr. Michael Pierce
Michaela Cohen
Project Title: Simulating Dynamics of Filamentous Structures in Cells
Mentor: Dr. Lishibanya Mohapatra
John Colt
Project Title: Multi-scale structure and Dynamics in Dispersions of Super-ellipsoidal Sector Particles
Mentor: Dr. Scott Franklin
John Fernandes
Project Title: Femtosecond pulsed laser interactions with semiconductors
Mentor: Dr. Jie Qiao
Muhammad Akif Qadeer
Project Title: Pulse propagation modelling for femtosecond laser ablation of Silicon
Mentor: Dr. Jie Qiao
Peter Letendre
Project Title: Characterization of Snap Beans for Disease Risk and Yield Prediction Modeling
Mentor: Dr. Jan van Aardt
Abby Lupi
Project Title: Developing a Test Environment to Study Radiation Pressure for Three Degrees of Freedom
Mentor: Dr. Grover Swartzlander
Ashley Martsen
Project Title: Pulsar Mode Changes and Nulling
Mentor: Dr. Michael Lam
Anthony Mazur
Project Title: Strain Balanced Quantum Well Solar Cells
Mentor: Dr. Seth Hubbard
Luke Nearhood
Project Title: Cooperative Mobilization of Emulsion Droplets in Porous Media
Mentor: Dr. Shima Parsa
Danny Proctor
Project Title: Tripartite Entanglement of Ions Trapped on a Ring
Mentor: Dr. Mishkat Bhattacharya
Max Robbins
Project Title: Analysis of underpaintings using Low-Frequency EPR spectroscopy
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Hornak
Latavia Thompson
Project Title: Mapping Morphology to Electrophysiological Properties in a Synthetic Neuron
Mentor: Dr. Moumita Das
Renzo Vizarreta
Project Title: Characterizing Reconstruction Resolution Using Monte Carlo Simulated Neutral-Current Elastic Scattering of Protons at the MINERvA Experiment Modeling of Phase Separation in Bacterial Cytoplasm
Mentors: Dr. Aaron McGowan and Dr. Moumita Das
Alex Zades
Project Title: Performing Discrete Fourier Transforms Using Star Couplers
Mentor: Dr. Gregory Howland
Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science
| Student Name | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Carr | Dr. Tania Kleynhans | Characterization of Multispectral Imaging System for Historical Artifacts (MISHA) |
| Jared Gregor | Dr. Gabriel Diaz | Blink Modeling Pipeline for RIT-Eyes |
| Aidan Herbert | Dr. Carl Salvaggio | Analysis of Atmospheric of Dehazing |
| Wade Pines | Dr. Carl Salvaggio | Automated calibration pipeline for agricultural sUAS based remote sensing |
School of Chemistry and Materials Science
| Student Name | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Nana Aikins | Dr. Suzanne O'Handley | Nudix Hydrolases as Potential Novel Antibiotic Targets in Pathogenic Bacteria |
| Kristen Atkinson | Dr. Gerald A. Takacs | Surface Modification of Materials with UV Photo-oxidation |
| Julia Biehler | Dr. Christina Goudreau Collison | Development and Assessment of the Evaluation of Lab Instructor Time and Engagement (ELITE) Tool as it relates to Fidelity of Implementation |
| Ricardo Carrion | Dr. Hans Schmitthenner | Design and Synthesis of High-Relaxivity Targeted Contrast Agents for MRI of Prostate Cancer |
| Paige Daly | Dr. Christina Goudreau Collison | Measuring Meaningful Learning in a Reformed Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory Using Reformed Experimental Activities (REActivities) |
| Danielle Farmer | Drs. Scott Williams and Thomas Trabold | Developing Sustainable Printing Ink Using Coal as a Substitute for Carbon Black |
| Niaya Jackson | Dr. Lea Michel | Probing the Inter-protein Interactions Between Two Leading Protein Vaccine Candidates from Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae |
| Maha Khokhar | Dr. Lea Michel | E. coli Outer Membrane Vesicles Discovered to Contain a Diagnostic Marker for Sepsis, Peptidoglycan-Associated Lipoprotein |
| Emily Mahoney | Dr. Hans Schmitthenner | FRET Dye Pairs for Enhanced Photoacoustic Imaging of Cancer |
| Jacey Phillips | Dr. Lea Michel | Sputtered Nanometric Films as an Antimicrobial Surface |
| Maddie Tebrugge | Dr. Christina Goudreau Collison | REActivities: Reformed Experimental Activities: designing an observational tool for fidelity of implementation |
Learn more about the Chemistry Research Scholars Program.
Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences
| Student Name | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Chu | Dr. André Hudson | Isolation and Identification of Novel Antimicrobials |
| Raquel Diaz | Dr. Christy Tyler | Freshwater Benthic Organisms' Impact on Plastic Fate and Transport in Sediment |
| Nasreen Jaff | Dr. Hyla Sweet | TBD |
| Andrew Rosato | Dr. Feng Cui | Identifying TP53 associated Transposable Elements |
| Lauren Trumpore | Drs. Kate Wright and Dina Newman | Utilizing Biology Textbooks to Create a DNA Landscape and Gene Cards |
| Peter Wengert | Dr. Michael Savka | Genomic characterization of bacteria from the ultra-oligotrophic Madison aquifer: Insight into the archetypical LuxI / LuxR and identification of novel LuxR solos |
| Emalee Wrightstone | 1. Drs. Gary Skuse and Kenneth Reed | 1. In-vitro Investigation of a Highly Selective Chemotherapeutic Dye |
| 2. Drs. Dina Newman and Kate Wright | 2. Visual Representations of DNA in College Biology Textbooks | |
| 3. Dr. Eli Borrego | 3. Oxylipin and Ethylene Impact on Maize Rhizosphere Microbiome |
School of Mathematical Sciences
| Student Name | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Giammarese | Dr. Nishant Malik | Sensitivity of the Global Climate Against Perturbations in the Amazon: A Network Perspective |
| Nicholas John | Dr. Nishant Malik | Modeling Spread of Invasive Species Using Network Analysis |
| Jason LaRuez | Dr. Michael Cromer | The Roles of Elastic and Inertial Forces in the Formation of Vortices |
| Jennie McIntosh | Dr. Niels Otani | Effects of Alternans on a Proposed Low-Energy Heart Defibrillation Method |
| Justin Sostre | Dr. Niels Otani | The Behavior of U-Shaped Filaments with the Introduction of Rotational Anisotropy in the Cardiac Region |
| Vignesh Venkataramani | Dr. Niels Otani | Noise Reduction in the Inverse Solution for Cardiac Active Stress Reconstruction |
| Gabriella Wolf | Dr. Nishant Malik | Coevolving Network Model for the Diffusion of Opioid Dependence in a Population |
School of Physics and Astronomy
| Student Name | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas Berens | Drs. George Thurston and Aaron McGowan | Estimation of intermolecular Van der Waals force interactions in eye proteins using ultraviolet absorbance spectroscopy and Characterization of neutron-proton and neutrino-proton neutral current elastic scattering in MINERvA |
| Brandon Bogner | Dr. Moumita Das | Dynamics of Mitochondrial DNA populations in mammalian cells |
| Julia Bourdeau | Dr. Moumita Das | Modeling Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Bacterial DNA |
| Nash Flint | Dr. Parsian K. Mohseni | Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching of Gallium Antimonide |
| Zachary Gazzillo | Dr. Edwin Hach | Investigating the Use of Nanophotonic Microring Resonators as High-Fidelity NOON State Generators |
| Violet Hart | Dr. Moumita Das | Modeling the Generation of Action Potential in Biological and Synthetic Neurons |
| Jonathan Kroth | Dr. Gregory Trayling | A Clifford Algebraic Approach to CPT Symmetries in the Standard Model |
| Jonathan Leonard | Dr. Vivek Narayanan | The Effect of Climate-Caused Ice Melt on Earth’s Rotation and Precession |
| Daniel Matos | Dr. Shima Parsa | Dynamics of Emulsions in Porous Media |
| Shane McCarthy | Dr. Joseph Hornak | Low Frequency Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy |
| Celia Merkovich | Dr. Michael Pierce | Greenhouse Gas Catalysis on MgO (111) on Rutile TiO2 (100) Films |
| Dan Sabrsula | Dr. Pratik Dholabhai | Determining the Surface Energies and Surface Stabilities of Low-Index Surfaces of SrTiO3 |
| Benjamin Vaughan | Dr. Michael Zemcov | Measuring the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect with Fourier Transform Spectrometry |
Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science
| Student Name | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Nero | Dr. Roger Easton | Optical Matched Filtering with Computer-Generated Holography |
| Adam Reitz | Dr. Derek Walvoord, L3Harris | Efforts toward the total synthesis of trocheliophorolide A: Construction of the unsaturated side chain via stable intermediates |
| Lenny Wilkinson | Mr. Richard Hailstone | Low-Voltage Scanning Electron Microscope Image Restoration Using Interpolated PSF Deconvolution |
| Haley Wiskoski | Dr. Joseph Hornak | Using a Low-Frequency EPR Mobile Universal Surface Explorer (MOUSE) to Image Nonuniform Paramagnetic Samples on Canvas |
School of Chemistry and Materials Science
| Student Name | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Bauer | Dr. Lea Vacca Michel | Elucidating the effect of antibiotics on Pal's release from Escherichia coli |
| Diksha Biswa | Dr. Tina Goudreau Collison | No Reference Relative Edge Response (RER) Predictor |
| Kaitlyn Clark | Dr. Tina Goudreau Collison | Studies Toward the Total Synthesis ofTrocheliophorolide A |
| Julia Faraone | Dr. Lea Vacca Michel | Elucidating the Intermolecular Interactions of a Cataract-Causing Protein: Gamma B Crystallin |
| Tullio Geraci | Dr. Matt Miri | Characterization of Renewable Aliphatic-Aromatic Polyesters |
| LauraAnne Hirschler | Dr. Tina Goudreau Collison | Studies Toward the Synthesis of Novel Difluorophores as CrossÂMembrane Probes |
| Nicolette Kulakowski | Dr. Suzanne O'Handley | Phenotypes of Nudix Hydrolases and Complementation Studie |
| Peyton Kunselman | Dr. Michael Coleman | Catalytic Asymmetric Cyclopropanation of Unactivated and Sterically Bulky Olefinic Substrates Using Novel C2-symmetric Chiral Group 11 Transition Metal/N Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes |
| Sean Lewis | Dr. Lea Vacca Michel | Investigating Pal's Interaction with Peptidoglycan |
| Micaela Nelson | Dr. Tina Goudreau Collison | Development and Assessment of the Evaluation of Lab Instructor Time and Engagement (ELITE) Tool as it relates to Fidelity of Implementation |
| Liam T. Reilly | Dr. Matt Miri | Synthesis of Sustainable Polymers via Click Chemistry |
| Spencer Richman | Dr. Suzanne O'Handley | Computational Studies of the Nudix Hydrolase Superfamily |
| Shreen Sachdev | Dr. Geral Takacs | Surface Modification of Polymer Materials Often Used in Packaging Industries |
| Dana Murphy Soika | Dr. Hans Schmitthenner | Targeted High Relaxivity Agents for MRI of Cancer |
| Red Smith-Sweetster | Dr. Matt Miri | Synthesis of Renewable Polymers |
| Wasim Zatar | Dr. Tina Goudreau Collison | Synthesis of Trocheliophorolide: An Unsaturated Side Chain |
Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences
| Student Name | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Alaa Ahmed | Dr. Maureen Ferran | NF-kB Activation in VSV-sensitive verses VSV-Resistant Human Prostate Cancer Cell Lines |
| Nicole Cavanaugh | Dr. André Hudson | The quest to combat antibiotic resistance: Isolation, sequencing, and antibiotic properties of Exiguobacterium sp. RIT452 |
| Erica Delles | Dr. Susan Smith Pagano | Physiological condition in relation to molecular sex of thrushes during migration stopover |
| Joshua Evans | Dr. Irene Evans and Dr. Michael Savka | 1. Targeting Triple Negative Breast Cancer: A New Molecular Agent AND 2. Investigating quorum sensing in bacteria isolated from Lechuguilla Cave, AZ |
| Zein Haidar | Dr. Julie Thomas | Investigation of a virus that infects Salmonella, including studies of the receptors on the bacterial cell that are needed for it to initiate infection |
| Trevor Penix | Dr. Michael Savka | Investigating quorum-sensing genes in poison ivy endophytes |
| Patrick Rynkiewicz | Dr. Dina Newman and Dr. Kate Wright | Development of an R-based tool for Analysis of Complex Educational Assessment Data |
| KayLee Steiner | Dr. André Hudson | Isolation, Whole-Genome Sequencing, and Antibiotic Production of RIT 623 and various bacterial strains |
| Zachary Ward | Dr. Lea Michel | Probing the interaction between Pal and peptidoglycan and Sputtering of nanometric films as a tool to enhance antimicrobial properties |
School of Physics and Astronomy
| Student Name | Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Baizar Alamiri | Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti | Hunting for a Lensed Supernovae to Determine the Hubble's Constant |
| Liam Brodie | Dr. Manuela Campanelli | Constructing an Approximate Spacetime Using the Superpositio of Two Kerr Black Holes |
| Jessica Chellino | Dr. Jeyhan Kartaltepe | Analysis of High Redshift Galaxies Through Image Stacking |
| Isabella Cox | Dr. Jeyhan Kartaltepe | Correlating Regions of Clumpiness to Physical Properties in Resolved CANDELS Galaxies |
| Grace Fiacco | Dr. Joshua Faber | Generating Physically Realistic Binary Neutron Star Initial Data |
| Christina Magagnoli | Dr. David Dr. Michael Pierce | Lubricating ability of two phosphonium-based ionic liquids as additives of a bio-oil for use in wind turbines gearboxes |
| Evan Manfreda-Schulz | Dr. Parsian Mohseni | Modulating Composition of Intrawafer Composite Semiconductor Nanowire Arrays |
| Timothy McNutt | Dr. George Thurston | Investigation of Light Scattering from Eye Lens Beta Crystallin Protein and its Mixtures With Other Crystallins |
| Dale Mercado | Dr. Michael Zemcov | Principal Design and Assembly of an Infrared Fourier Transform Spectrometer with Automated Control Software |
| Natasha Nigam | Dr. Andrew Robinson | Morphological Properties and Star Formation Rates of Active and Starburst Galaxies |
| Vignesh Venkataramani | Dr. George Thurston | Investigation of Aqueous Protamine and Polyphosphate Systems |
| William Wainwright | Dr. Michael Richmond | Data Mining the Gaia Archive to Uncover the Secrets of Stellar Clusters |
| Ryan Wills | Dr. Andrew Robinson | The Kinematics and Physical Conditions of Ionized Gas in OH Megamaser Galaxies |