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Student Travel Awards
Work closely with a faculty member to hone your research interests and make a contribution to the field. Then network with researchers at conferences to present your findings. Your hard work will help you stand out when searching for a career or applying to graduate or professional school.
Learn more about travel scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students.
Undergraduate Research Awards
Undergraduate students enrolled full-time in any major in the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to apply for research awards to conduct projects with faculty members in the college. Faculty members from departments outside the college may serve as co-mentors on projects, but the primary mentor must have a faculty appointment in the College of Arts and Sciences. Projects will be one summer or one semester in length.
Students selected for research awards will receive a scholarship award of $1,000. This award will be applied to the student’s financial aid package. If the research project is not successfully completed, the award must be refunded.
Application deadlines
Spring: November 13, 2020
Summer: March 26, 2021
Fall: May 14, 2021
To apply, download & complete this undergraduate research opportunities form (pdf), save a copy, and email it to artsciugo@k-state.edu.
Scholarship Requirements
Award recipients will enroll in DAS 400, Undergraduate Research in Arts and Sciences, for zero to three credit hours. A typical research project will include at least 100 hours working on the project. This works out to be approximately ten hours of research per week for fifteen weeks in the summer, or six to eight hours of research per week for fifteen weeks in the spring or fall. These projects will be direct hands-on research, scholarly or discovery experiences — not lab support or readings. Students selected for the internships will be required to submit a final report.
Research awards can be renewed once; however, preference will be given in the review process to proposals from students who have not previously had awards. Preference also will be given to students who will not receive concurrent funding for the same project from other sources such as Developing Scholars, Johnson Cancer Center, K-INBRE, OURCI, or McNair Scholars. Students are encouraged to seek funding from such sources to continue projects initiated under the Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Scholars program.
Instructions for Submitting Final Research Scholarship Reports
If selected for the scholarship, you will be required to submit a report. This is in the form of an Abstract (required) suitable for public release, including posting on the web. The abstract should be one or two paragraphs in length, accessible to an educated layperson, such as a member of congress. The abstract should describe the topic of your investigation, and the reason this research or scholarly activity is important. It should include a description of the specific question you are trying to address, your approach, and what you discovered or learned from the project (or progress you made toward that goal). You must ask your advisor to review your abstract, and make sure it is suitable for posting on a web page. You may also include one or two figures (optional) with captions that could also be posted to the web.
The abstract must be submitted as a PDF file to artsciugo@ksu.edu, in the format demonstrated below:
Abstracts are due approximately one week after the end of the semester in which the student receives the award.
Abstract Due Dates
Spring Award: May 20
Summer Award: August 15
Fall Award: December 20
Award Recipients
Spring 2020
- Zoe Abner, Art, mentored by Julie Pentz, Music, Theatre, and Dance
- Lauren Anderson, Biology, mentored by Sonny Lee, Biology
- Huntington Bagby, Anthropology, mentored by Amber Neely, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
- Erica Beebe, Anthropology, mentored by Laurie Johnson, Political Science
- Erica Biven, Biochemistry, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
- Victoria Dorman, Microbiology, mentored by Sonny Lee, Biology
- Riley Griffin, English, mentored by Michele Janette, English
- Joseph Hathaway, Mathematics, mentored by Natasha Rozhkovskaya, Mathematics
- Sophie Hawks, Modern Languages, mentored by Derek Hillard, Modern Languages
- Clayton Jarrard, Anthropology, mentored by Jessica Falcone, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
- Reilly Jensen, Biology, mentored by Tom Platt, Biology
- Caleb Linville, Economics, mentored by Scott Tanona, Philosophy
- Torrey Lonker, Life Science, mentored by Kimberly Kirkpatrick, Psychological Sciences
- Jensen May, Biology, mentored by Charles Pickens, Psychological Sciences
- Elizabeth Miller, Anthropology, mentored by Lauren Ritterbush, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
- Margaret Mitchell, Psychology, mentored by Charles Pickens, Psychological Sciences
- Polina Nations, Social Work, mentored by Sim Jun, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
- Cecilia Pick, English, mentored by Michele Janette, English
- Alex Ralston, Biology, mentored by Laurie Johnson, Political Science
- Alyssa Scott, Psychology, mentored by Maria Diehl, Psychological Sciences
- Brady Sherraden, Biology, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
- Robert Small, Biochemistry, mentored by Kimberly Kirkpatrick, Psychological Sciences
- Isaiah Solorzano, Statistics, mentored by Nicholas Wallace, Biology
- Teal Stewart, Life Science, mentored by Kathrin Schrick, Biology
- Katherine Todd, History, mentored by Benjamin McCloskey, Modern Languages
- Kaitlyn Ward, Biology, mentored by Sonny Lee, Biology
- Peyton Warner, English, mentored by Mary Kohn, English
- Cassie Wefald, History, mentored by Lauren Ritterbush, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
- Natalie Wolf, English, mentored by Mary Kohn, English
- Lauren Yoksh, Biochemistry, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Fall 2019
- Zoe Abner, Art, mentored by Julie Pentz, Music, Theatre, and Dance
- Lauren Anderson, Biology, mentored by Sonny Lee, Biology
- Huntington Bagby, Anthropology, mentored by Amber Neely, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
- Erica Beebe, Anthropology, mentored by Laurie Johnson, Political Science
- Erica Biven, Biochemistry, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
- Victoria Dorman, Microbiology, mentored by Sonny Lee, Biology
- Riley Griffin, English, mentored by Michele Janette, English
- Joseph Hathaway, Mathematics, mentored by Natasha Rozhkovskaya, Mathematics
- Sophie Hawks, Modern Languages, mentored by Derek Hillard, Modern Languages
- Clayton Jarrard, Anthropology, mentored by Jessica Falcone, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
- Reilly Jensen, Biology, mentored by Tom Platt, Biology
- Caleb Linville, Economics, mentored by Scott Tanona, Philosophy
- Torrey Lonker, Life Science, mentored by Kimberly Kirkpatrick, Psychological Sciences
- Jensen May, Biology, mentored by Charles Pickens, Psychological Sciences
- Elizabeth Miller, Anthropology, mentored by Lauren Ritterbush, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
- Margaret Mitchell, Psychology, mentored by Charles Pickens, Psychological Sciences
- Polina Nations, Social Work, mentored by Sim Jun, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
- Cecilia Pick, English, mentored by Michele Janette, English
- Alex Ralston, Biology, mentored by Laurie Johnson, Political Science
- Alyssa Scott, Psychology, mentored by Maria Diehl, Psychological Sciences
- Brady Sherraden, Biology, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
- Robert Small, Biochemistry, mentored by Kimberly Kirkpatrick, Psychological Sciences
- Isaiah Solorzano, Statistics, mentored by Nicholas Wallace, Biology
- Teal Stewart, Life Science, mentored by Kathrin Schrick, Biology
- Katherine Todd, History, mentored by Benjamin McCloskey, Modern Languages
- Kaitlyn Ward, Biology, mentored by Sonny Lee, Biology
- Peyton Warner, English, mentored by Mary Kohn, English
- Cassie Wefald, History, mentored by Lauren Ritterbush, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
- Natalie Wolf, English, mentored by Mary Kohn, English
- Lauren Yoksh, Biochemistry, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Summer 2019
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Megan Goeckel, Biology, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry
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Isabel Lewis, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry
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Adam Ebert, Biochemistry, mentored by Ryan Rafferty, Chemistry
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Adam Huber, mentored by Christer Aakeroy, Chemistry
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Courtney Johnson, mentored by Chris Culbertson, Chemistry
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Tanji Lewis, mentored by Stefan Bossmann, Chemistry
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Gage Wright, mentored by Jun Li, Chemistry
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Krista Everhart, mentored by Steffi Dippold, English
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Kayla Davis, mentored by Benjamin McCloskey, Modern Languages
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Hongyu Lin, mentored by Charles Pickens, Psychological Sciences
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Marq Martinez, Biology, mentored by Charles Pickens, Psychological Sciences
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Caitlin McLean, mentored by Charles Pickens, Psychological Sciences
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Alejandro Ramos, mentored by Bethany Plakke, Psychological Sciences
- Emma Pettay, mentored by Trevor Durbin, SASW
Spring 2019
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Aditi Arun, mentored by Thomas Platt, Biology
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Theodore Ball, mentored by Stephanie Shames, Biology
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Antoinette Bettasso, History, mentored by Benjamin McCloskey, Modern Languages
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Clara Bring, Life Sciences, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Jessica Brummel, mentored by Ruth Gurgel, Music, Theatre, and Dance
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Cheyenne Brunkow, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Allison Burnett, mentored by Kristin Michel, Biology
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Sidnie Davidson, mentored by Ruth Gurgel, Music, Theater, and Dance
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Annabelle Decker, mentored by Carolyn Ferguson, Biology
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Adam Ebert, Biochemistry, mentored by Ryan Rafferty, Chemistry
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Abigail Giles, mentored by Ruth Gurgel, Music, Theatre, and Dance
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Samantha Goetting, mentored by Erika Geisbrecht, Biochemistry
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Abigail Huck, mentored by Ruth Gurgel, Music, Theatre, and Dance
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Benjamin Hulsing, Microbiology, mentored by Stephanie Shames, Biology
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Rachel Hunt, mentored by Kristin Michel, Biology
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Adrianne Kruse, Psychology, mentored by Julie Pentz, Music, Theatre, and Dance
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Sarah Lasnier, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry
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Abigail McCormick, mentored by Chris Culbertson, Chemistry
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Alexander Meek, mentored by Ruth Gurgel, Music, Theatre, and Dance
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Abigaile Molzer, Anthropology, mentored by Jeffrey Smith, Geography
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Olivia Rogers, mentored by Nathaniel Birkhead, Political Science
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Danica Smith, mentored by Chris Culbertson, Chemistry
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Claudia Tudor, mentored by Thomas Mueller, Biology
- Lydia Waner, mentored by Thomas Mueller, Biology
Fall 2018
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Aditi Arun, mentored by Thomas Platt, Biology
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Byron Ashley, mentored by Jason Scuilla, Art
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Tyler Bastian, Statistics, mentored by Nicholas Wallace, Biology and Cen Wu, Statistics
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MiKayla Bond, mentored by Jason Scuilla, Art
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Ariana Cecil, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Johnathan Dallman, mentored by Ryan Rafferty, Chemistry
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Cassandra Delich, mentored by Michael Tobler, Biology
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Melissa Donlon, mentored by Jason Scuilla, Art
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Dene Dryden, mentored by Steffi Dippold, English
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Luke Edmunds, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Jonathan Ferm, mentored by Sherry Fleming, Biology
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Peter Fontaine, mentored by Marianne Korten, Mathematics
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Ross Fosher, mentored by Trevor Hefley, Statistics
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Betsy Giles, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, mentored by David Auckly, Mathematics
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Kaleb Goertzen, mentored by Nathaniel Birkhead, Political Science
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Kyle Hampel, mentored by Steffi Dippold, English
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Nathan Henderson, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Rachel Hermes, mentored by Jason Scuilla, Art
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Madelyn Hilgers, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Lati Horton, mentored by Nadezda Shapkin, Sociology
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Elizabeth Kritikos, mentored by Julie Pentz, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
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Thomas Lachowsky, mentored by Steffi Dippold, English
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Katherine Leonard, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Hannah Lusk, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, mentored by Ruth Welti, Biology
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Erin Meyers, mentored by Christopher Culbertson, Chemistry
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Carter Moravek, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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John O'Brien, mentored by Zongzhu Lin, Mathematics
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Whitney Pepper, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Kailey Prior, mentored by Jason Scuilla, Art
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Aaron Schnegelsiepen, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, mentored by Kimberly Kirkpatrick, Psychological Sciences
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Bayleigh Smith, mentored by Donald Saucier, Psychological Sciences
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Willow Willingham, Biology, mentored by Gary Base, Psychological Sciences
- Madeleine Wolff, mentored by Jason Scuilla, Art
Summer 2018
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Ian Armstrong, Computer Science and Mathematics, mentored by Ho Leung Ng, Biochemistry
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Cheyenne Brunkow, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Cassandra Delich, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Laura Gunderson, mentored by Angela Hubler, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
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Isabel Lewis, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Tanji Lewis, mentored by Stefan Bossman, Chemistry
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Yibo Liu, mentored by Ruth Welti, Biology
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Abby McCormick, mentored by Christopher Culbertson, Chemistry
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Andrew Pringle, mentored by Wendy Matlock, English
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Danica Smith, mentored by Christopher Culbertson, Chemistry
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Paige Wiebe, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
- Alexa Wilden, mentored by Stella Lee, Biology
Spring 2018
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Lynsey Akin, mentored by Mary Kohn, English
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Logan Bird, mentored by Trevor Hefley, Statistiscs
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Matthew Champagne, mentored by Mary Kohn, English
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Kimberly Coussens, mentored by Julie Pentz, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
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Annabelle Dillon, mentored by Thomas Platt, Biology
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Ashley Flowers, mentored by Brad Logan and Lauren Ritterbush, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
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Patrick Gambill, mentored by Brian Washburn, Physics
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Rachael Giersch, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Patrick Gillespie, mentored by Tendai Gadzikwa, Chemistry
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Megan Goeckel, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Sabrina Gragg, mentored by Andrew Hope, Biology
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Carter Hall, mentored by Thomas Mueller, Biology
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Madison Hines, mentored by Ruth Gurgel, Music Education
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Rachel Hunt, mentored by Kristin Michel, Biology
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Alex Hydock, mentored by Stephanie Shames, Biology
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Ian Madewell, mentored by Laurie Johnson, Political Science
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Tori Matta, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Jonathan Modig, mentored by Brian Washburn, Physics
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Peter Moyer, mentored by Carla Martinez Machain, Political Science
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Riley Nickel, mentored by Michael Tyburski, Political Science
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Victor Sanchez Montufar, mentored by Alissandra Stoyan, Political Science
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Jonathan Sands, mentored by Dinh-Liem Nguyen, Mathematics
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Jasmine Schick, mentored by Nadezda Shapkina, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
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Maureen Schick, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Madison Schrock, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Abbey Sommerauer, mentored by Julie Pentz, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
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Elijah Stowe, mentored by Christopher Culbertson, Chemistry
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Bryan Swartz, mentored by Michael Tyburski, Political Science
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Katrina Velarde, mentored by Alisa Garni, Sociology, Anthropolgy, and Social Work
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Sarah Ward, mentored by Anna Zinovyeva, Biology
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Tristan Wells Filbert, mentored by Gabe Kerr, Mathematics
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Cheyenne White, mentored by Steffi Dippold, English
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Joshua Williams, mentored by Rustam Sadykov and Jacob Pichelmeyer, Mathematics
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Jackson Wright, mentored by Katherine Karlin, English
- Jaylee York, mentored by Donald Saucier, Psychological Sciences
Fall 2017
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Lynsey Akin
, mentored by Mary Kohn, English
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Eric Aube
, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Steven Chalman
, mentored by Donald Saucier, Psychological Sciences
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Matthew Champagne
, mentored by Mary Kohn, English
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Adeline Chang
, mentored by Govindsamy Vediyappan, Biology
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Blake Cordell
, mentored by Shannon Skelton, Jennifer Vellenga, and Kathleen Atonioli, Theater and Modern Languages
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Zachary Donley*, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Anne Dykeman
, mentored by Lawrence Davis, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Samantha Goetting
, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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J
ared Hague
, mentored by Takashi Ito, Chemistry
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Ann-Marie Kennedy, mentored by Mary Kohn, English
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Brett Kippley
, mentored by J.T. Laverty, Physics
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Marissa Komp
, mentored by Jocelyn McDonald, Biology
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Samuel Leyba, mentored by Lisa Tatonetti, English
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Yibo Liu
, mentored by Ruth Welti, Biology
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Olivia Mangual
, mentored by Julie Pentz, Dance
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Sarah Marek
, mentored by Janice McGregor, Modern Languages
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Jahanzib Masjidi, mentored by Sabri Ciftci, Political Science
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Mechelle McCoy
, mentored by Tendai Gadzikwa, Chemistry
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Micah Meyer
, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Jacob Nichols*, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Mattie O'Boyle
, mentored by Don Saucier, Psychology
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Monika Perez
, mentored by Tendai Gadzikwa, Chemistry
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Jacob Peyton
, mentored by Bharat Ratra, Physics
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Molly Pyle
, mentored by Natalie Pennington, Communication Studies
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Emily Roggenkamp*, mentored by Gregory Finnigan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Victor Sanchez Montufar*, mentored by Alissandra Stoyan, Political Science
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Sofia Scavone
, mentored by Marta Alfonso-Durruty, SASW
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Elijah Stowe
, mentored by Christopher Culbertson, Chemistry
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Azuma Takasu, mentored by Katsura Asano, Biology
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Makena Utech
, mentored by Christer Aakeroy and Abhijeet Sinha, Chemistry
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Katrina Velarde
, mentored by Alisa Garni, Sociology
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Katherine Ventura
, mentored by J.T. Laverty, Physics
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Tristan Wells Filbert, mentored by Gabe Kerr, Mathematics
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Anastasia Weston
, mentored by Charles Pickens, Psychological Sciences
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Cheyenne White
, mentored by Steffi Dippold, English
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Adam Wilkerson, mentored by Sabri Ciftci, Political Science
- Molly Zych , mentored by Erika Geisbrecht, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
*Indicates student abstract cannot be published due to pending patents