129 Huskers receive stipends for summer research projects

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has awarded stipends to 129 Husker undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.

Nebraska’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. Students receive stipends of $2,640 to engage in intensive research or creative activity for 20 hours per week. The students’ projects span academic disciplines including engineering, chemistry, modern languages and literatures, psychology, art and art history, architecture, special education, and fisheries and wildlife.

Students from the Nebraska Summer Research Program and UCARE will present posters on their research and creative activities at a campus research symposium Aug. 5 in the Nebraska Union. For more information on undergraduate research at Nebraska, visit https://ucare.unl.edu.

Following is a list of students by hometown who received summer UCARE awards, with their year in school, academic major(s), faculty mentor and mentor’s department or unit.

Nebraska

Archer:

• Grant Nielson, junior, plant biology, mentor Saet-Byul Kim, Department of Plant Pathology

Aurora:

• Hannah Spiehs, junior, plant biology, mentor Nic McMillan, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Bellevue:

• Justin Hernandez, junior, psychology, mentor Anne Schutte, Department of Psychology
• Jacki Petrow, senior, environmental and sustainability studies, and political science, mentor Emira Ibrahimpasic, School of Global Integrative Studies

Bennington:

• Kaylee Natho, senior, biological sciences, mentor Sathish Kumar Natarajan, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences and Department of Biochemistry

Cedar Bluffs:

• Harley Boutard, senior, psychology, mentor Dennis McChargue, Department of Psychology

Chadron:

• Trace Bilby, senior, criminology and criminal justice, and psychology, mentor Trisha Rhodes, College of Arts and Sciences' Dean's Office

Chapman:

• Analee Adams, junior, secondary education (social sciences), mentor Beth Dotan, Center for Digital Research in the Humanities and Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies

Dakota City:

• Yahir Mondragon, sophomore, software engineering, mentor Qiuming Yao, School of Computing

Denton:

• Jennifer Gamez Martinez, junior, microbiology and Spanish, mentor Eric Weaver, Nebraska Center for Virology

Elkhorn:

• Aruneem Bhowmick, senior, computer science (Raikes School), mentor Seth Polsley, Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
• Kaleb Johnson, senior, political science and economics, mentor Andrew Goodhart, Department of Political Science
• Sahasra Mekala, freshman, biochemistry, mentor Limei Zhang, Department of Biochemistry

Fremont:

• Dalton Kelberlau, freshman, biochemistry, mentor Hernan Garcia Ruiz, Nebraska Center for Virology

Gering:

• Aspen Shields, senior, anthropology, mentor LuAnn Wandsnider, College of Arts and Sciences' Dean's Office

Gretna:

• Gavin Luthi, junior, electrical engineering, mentor Eli Sutter, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Hastings:

• Desiree Rousseau, senior, insect science, mentor Georgina Bingham, Department of Entomology
• Joanne Vuong, senior, chemical engineering, mentor Yingying Wang, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders

Hickman:

• Izzy Lewis, junior, journalism, sports media and communication, and advertising and public relations, mentor Joann Ross, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer

Kearney:

• Emma Talbert, senior, speech-language pathology, mentor Susan Loveall-Hague, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders

La Vista:

• Sam Washburn, senior, political science and history, mentor Donna Anderson, Department of History

Lincoln:

• Shereen Ahmed, junior, microbiology, mentor Nicole Sexton, Nebraska Center for Virology
• Nour Al-Janabi, senior, political science and anthropology, mentor Jeannette Eileen Jones, Department of History
• Josie Alesio, junior, chemistry, mentor Catherine Eichhorn, Department of Chemistry
• Sophia Baker, junior, art, mentor Max Mueller, Department of Classics and Religious Studies
• Hannah Borrell, junior, English and sociology, mentor Laura White, Department of English
• Ressan Burjus, junior, biological sciences, psychology and biochemistry, mentor Limei Zhang, Department of Biochemistry
• Aida Burks, junior, sociology, mentor Seulki Kim, Department of Sociology
• Eleanor Cederberg, junior, anthropology and global studies, mentor Jeannette Eileen Jones, Department of History
• Kalleigh Champagne, junior, elementary education, mentor Amy Napoli, Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Mason Chandler, senior, economics, mentor Uchechukwu Jarrett, Department of Economics
• Sam Christensen, junior, mechanical engineering, mentor Jessica Deters, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Sydney Cochran, sophomore, history, mentor Katrina Jagodinsky, Department of History
• Izy Corio, junior, English and global studies, mentor Kevin McMullen, Department of English
• Emily Francis, senior, microbiology, mentor Saet-Byul Kim, Department of Plant Pathology
• McKenzie Fuller, sophomore, architectural studies, mentor Aaron Pattee, Architecture Program and School of Global Integrative Studies
• Ella Heng, senior, English, history, and women's and gender studies, mentor Joann Ross, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer
• Evy Isom, junior, fisheries and wildlife, mentor Dennis Ferraro, School of Natural Resources
• Jane Jewell, senior, fisheries and wildlife, mentor Dai Shizuka, School of Biological Sciences
• Carson Kiesel, junior, psychology, mentor Pam Shanahan Bazis, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Brody Knaak, senior, mechanical engineering and music, mentor Ryan Tan, College of Journalism and Mass Communications
• Luke Kortus, senior, nutritional science and dietetics, mentor Yingying Wang, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Gabriel Lackey, sophomore, chemical engineering, mentor Shudipto Dishari, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Sarah Larson, senior, biochemistry, mentor Lindsey Crawford, Department of Biochemistry
• Nolin Lazaroff, junior, geology, mentor Martha Rhoades, School of Natural Resources
• Noah Liechti, junior, fisheries and wildlife, mentor Robert Wilson, School of Natural Resources
• Alexandria Lionberger, freshman, history, mentor Carolyn Twomey, Department of History
• Kanwal Lotay, junior, computer science, mentor Ashok Samal, College of Arts and Sciences' Dean's Office
• Saber Mahmoudzadeh, junior, architectural studies, mentor Milad Roohi, Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
• Nate Matulka, junior, psychology, mentor Pierce Ekstrom, Department of Political Science
• Samarpan Mohanty, sophomore, computer engineering, mentor Mona Bavarian, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Angella Nguyen, sophomore, child, youth and family studies, mentor Patty Kuo, Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Anthony Nguyen, senior, biological systems engineering, mentor Satveer Kaur, Department of Communication Studies
• Funmi Ogunwemimo, junior, psychology, mentor Birdie Ganz, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Vlad Prakapchuk, senior, mechanical engineering, mentor Graham Kaufman, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Deva Pushkaran, senior, computer science (Raikes School) and data science, mentor Seth Polsley, Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
• Riada Riyangow, junior, political science and psychology, mentor Birdie Ganz, College of Education and Human Sciences (Dean's Office) and Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Henrike Schubert, junior, chemistry, mentor Stephen Morin, Department of Chemistry
• Anna Stewart, junior, psychology, mentor Scott Barrett, Department of Psychology
• Eh Ta Taw, junior, global studies and political science, mentor Emira Ibrahimpasic, School of Global Integrative Studies
• Jacey Tran, senior, biological sciences, mentor Hernan Garcia Ruiz, Department of Plant Pathology
• Yen Tran, freshman, chemistry, mentor Jaekwon Lee, Department of Biochemistry
• Eme Troy, senior, global studies, political science and Spanish, mentor Emira Ibrahimpasic, School of Global Integrative Studies
• Soren Vesely, sophomore, mechanical engineering and Spanish, mentor Jessica Deters, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Maddyn Wenstrand, sophomore, geology and French, mentor Cara Burberry, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Rowan Wick, sophomore, sociology, mentor Emira Ibrahimpasic, School of Global Integrative Studies
• Allison Woodard, senior, biological sciences and Spanish, mentor Ivan Vechetti, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences

Martell:

• Eli Schuerman, junior, insect science, mentor Leslie Rault, Department of Entomology

Nebraska City:

• Tristan Kingery, sophomore, psychology, mentor Jing Wang, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders

Norfolk:

• Owen Snodgrass, sophomore, meteorology-climatology, mentor Matthew Van Den Broeke, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Ogallala:

• Michael Tophoj, freshman, biological systems engineering, mentor Teddy Garcia Aroca, Department of Entomology and Department of Plant Pathology

Omaha:

• Salomon Barajas-Moreno, junior, landscape architecture, mentor Sabrina Russo, School of Biological Sciences
• John Boryca, junior, mathematics and data science, mentor George Avalos, Department of Mathematics
• Eamonn Conway, senior, psychology and biological sciences, mentor Scott Barrett, Department of Psychology
• Julia Daskiewicz, senior, fisheries and wildlife (pre-veterinary medicine), mentor Mark Pegg, School of Natural Resources
• Owen Davis, senior, chemistry, physics and mathematics, mentor Barry Cheung, Department of Chemistry
• Maxwell Douglas, junior, psychology, mentor Ryan Tan, College of Journalism and Mass Communications
• Jonathan Friesen, senior, biochemistry, mentor Karin van Dijk, Department of Biochemistry
• Nyayoung Gatluak, junior, mechanical engineering, mentor Fanben Meng, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Alida Grobbelaar, senior, biochemistry and data science, mentor Karin van Dijk, Department of Biochemistry
• Kay Jones, senior, fisheries and wildlife, mentor Lord Ameyaw, School of Natural Resources
• Maizy Jones, senior, psychology and data science, mentor Rick Bevins, Department of Psychology
• Rachel Knudsen, junior, psychology, mentor Jenna Finch, Department of Psychology
• Sophia Kolb, senior, biological systems engineering and biochemistry, mentor Angie Pannier, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
• Jessica Lu, sophomore, computer science (Raikes School), mentor Seth Polsley, Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
• Ariel Mass, senior, fisheries and wildlife, mentor Robert Wilson, School of Natural Resources
• Gavin Milliken, junior, physics, mentor Ryan Tan, College of Journalism and Mass Communications
• Tamilore Omomeji-Sam, freshman, biological systems engineering, mentor Catelyn Bridges, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
• Caitlin Pick, freshman, biology sciences, mentor Beth Dotan, Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies
• Markus Popa, sophomore, electrical engineering, mentor Eric Markvicka, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Shrimai Raghuvanshi, senior, biochemistry, mentor Catherine Eichhorn, Department of Chemistry
• Mercedes Renken, senior, biological sciences, mentor Ivan Vechetti, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Caitlin Schuette, senior, psychology, mentor Jenna Finch, Department of Psychology
• Hadley Stokes, freshman, fisheries and wildlife, mentor Robert Wilson, School of Natural Resources
• Kate Stoltenberg, senior, microbiology, mentor Brian Couch, School of Biological Sciences
• Alex Tapia, junior, psychology, mentor Timothy Nelson, Department of Psychology
• Chloe Walkenhorst, junior, meteorology-climatology, mentor Matthew Van Den Broeke, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Eli Weber, sophomore, fisheries and wildlife, mentor Douglas Golick, Department of Entomology
• Emmalee Wong, senior, biological sciences, mentor Georgina Bingham, Department of Entomology
• Jessica Wynne, senior, communication studies, and criminology and criminal justice, mentor Jeannette Eileen Jones, Institute for Ethnic Studies

Palmyra:

• Jacob Wood, junior, animal science (pre-veterinary medicine), mentor Scott Gardner, School of Biological Sciences

Papillion:

• Ayda Brandt, sophomore, nutritional science and dietetics, mentor Sathish Kumar Natarajan, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences

Rising City:

• Caroline Slama, junior, biological systems engineering, mentor Mohammad Razavi, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Seward:

• Matthew Flyr, senior, fisheries and wildlife, mentor Dennis Ferraro, School of Natural Resources

South Sioux City:

• Alex Cancino Magana, sophomore, mechanical engineering, mentor Eric Markvicka, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Wahoo:

• Noah Taylor, freshman, biological systems engineering, mentor Craig Zuhlke, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Wymore:

• JD Nutzman, senior, insect science, mentor Eileen Hebets, School of Biological Sciences

Elsewhere

Portland, Oregon:

• Soren Hieggelke, junior, electrical engineering, mentor Rachael Wagner, Nebraska Innovation Campus

Texarkana, Texas:

• Kalyx Aikin, senior, fisheries and wildlife, mentor Rene Martin, School of Natural Resources

Powell, Wyoming:

• Sydney Legler, senior, microbiology, mentor Scott Gardner, School of Biological Sciences

Gilbert, Arizona:

• Samantha Reyes, sophomore, mechanical engineering, mentor Dai Shizuka, School of Biological Sciences

San Diego, California:

• Briley Martinez, junior, anthropology, mentor Emira Ibrahimpasic, School of Global Integrative Studies

Aurora, Colorado:

• Caitlin Cemer, junior, forensic science, mentor Ana Maria Velez Arango, Department of Entomology

Colorado Springs, Colorado:

• Caroline Belleque, senior, mathematics and secondary education (mathematics), mentor Yvonne Lai, Department of Mathematics

Highlands Ranch, Colorado:

• Addison Stultz, sophomore, nutritional science and dietetics, mentor Pam Shanahan Bazis, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders

Iowa City, Iowa:

• Anna Mattson, junior, architectural engineering, mentor Samuel Underwood, Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction

Pella, Iowa:

• Lauren Winn, junior, psychology, mentor Rick Bevins, Department of Psychology

Andover, Kansas:

• Macey Moore, senior, microbiology and biochemistry, mentor Nicole Buan, Department of Biochemistry

Lenexa, Kansas:

• Ally Sarver, senior, speech-language pathology, mentor Susan Loveall-Hague, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders

Apple Valley, Minnesota:

• Gabe Wiegrefe, senior, biological systems engineering, mentor Mohammad Razavi, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Eden Prairie, Minnesota:

• Sophia Murphy, senior, psychology, mentor Jenna Finch, Department of Psychology

Kansas City, Missouri:

• Gracie Moran, senior, biochemistry, mentor Yingying Wang, Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior and Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders

Mumbai, India:

• Ved Patel, senior, biological systems engineering, mentor Tomasz Bednarski, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences

Surat, India:

• Khushi Shah, junior, mathematics, mentor Katrina Jagodinsky, Department of History

Bellaria Igea-Marina, Italy:

• Emanuela Casadei, senior, business analytics and marketing, mentor Pedro Aguero, Department of Management

Klang, Malaysia:

• Isabel Ching, senior, computer engineering, mentor Yumeng Zhao, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Da Nang, Vietnam:

• Nick Pham, junior, computer science, mentor Hongzhi Guo, School of Computing

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:

• Khanh Vy Truong, junior, marketing, mentor Sushma Kambagowni, Department of Marketing

Tan An, Vietnam:

• Khang Luong, junior, physics, mentor Martin Centurion, Department of Physics and Astronomy