67 undergraduate CAS students earn funding for summer research

Photo Credit: Students with Professor Lippman
Wed, 05/29/2019 - 09:58

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

Nebraska's Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. Students receive stipends of $2,400 to engage in intensive research or creative activity for 20 hours per week. The students' projects span academic disciplines from anthropology to women's and gender studies.

The students also will have opportunities to participate in mentoring workshops and activities with undergraduates from other institutions who are participating in Nebraska's Summer Research Program. In August, both groups of students will present posters on their research and creative activities at a campus research symposium.

  • Chelsea Akyeampong, global studies and political science, “To Enter Africa from America: U.S. Empire, Race and the African Question, 1847-1919."
  • Jonathan Askey, French and biochemistry, “Synthesis of Chiral Phosphonates (Phosphate Mimics) Through Enzymatic Dynamic Reductive Kinetic Resolution."
  • Nathan Asselin, computer science, “Improving Vehicle Crash Reporting."
  • Frederick Azalekor, biochemistry and gerontology, “Identifying the Nitrogenase Gene in Corn Rhizosphere Isolates: Analysis of Their DMBOA Sensitivity."
  • Alexander Batelaan, chemistry and mathematics, “Designing a Diradical with High Thermal Stability."
  • Zoe Battaglia, history and anthropology, “Habeas Corpus and Legal Histories of the North American West."
  • Christina Berger, psychology, “Predictors of Adolescent Disclosure of Peer Victimization."
  • Shikshya Bhusal, biochemistry, “Investigation of Students' Understanding of Light-Matter Interactions."
  • Seth Blakestad, microbiology, “Degradation of Relic DNA in Soil."
  • Carter Bracht, biochemistry, “An Analysis of the Behaviors Utilized by Physicians and Medical Students to Cope with Stress."
  • Nichole Brady, classics and religious studies, and classical languages, “An Interactive, Multimedia eBook on Ancient Drama."
  • Bergen Bruhn, psychology, “Understanding the Cochlear Implant."
  • Mackenzie Burch, English, “Building the George Eliot Digital Archive, Phase 2."
  • Jun Rong Brian Chong, computer science, “Automatically Identifying, Counting and Describing Wild Animals in Camera-Trap Images with Deep Learning."
  • Ellie Churchill, history, and classics and religious studies, “An Interactive, Multimedia eBook on Ancient Drama."
  • Shane Clegg, computer science, “Building the George Eliot Digital Archive, Phase 2."
  • Vy Doan, computer science and philosophy, “Algorithm for Social Good: A Solution for False and Misleading News on Social Media."
  • Simone Droge, history and English, “The Complete Letters of Willa Cather."
  • Brandon Ee, psychology, “Predictors of Adolescent Disclosure of Peer Victimization."
  • Megan Ekstrom, English, “The George Eliot Digital Archive Project."
  • Riley Evers, anthropology, art history and criticism, and classics and religious studies, “Reconstructing the Temple of Inscriptions: Astronomical Relationships, Sociopolitical Shifts and the Landscape at Copan, Honduras."
  • Julianne Fay, biochemistry, “The Impact of Food Insecurity on the Health and Wellbeing of Ethiopia and Zambia’s Southern Peoples."
  • Patrick Forbes, biochemistry, “Biophysical Characterization of Stabilin-2."
  • Luke Galvan, mathematics and physics, “A Computational Investigation of a Continuum Model for Flocking Dynamics."
  • Freddy Gonzalez, biological sciences, “Isolating Novel Species Within the Microbiota of Daphnia magna to Understand Host-Microbe Interactions."
  • Alexus Hansen, biological sciences, “Overwintering Physiology in Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus)."
  • James Heisner, anthropology, and women's and gender studies, “Lincoln's Culture: Preservation of Classical Music Printed Programs."
  • Anna Helzer, Spanish, “History and Impact of Centennial College at UNL."
  • Julien Hoffman, English, and women's and gender studies, “Illustrations of Femininity, Power and Magic: A Study of the Representations of Women and Girls as Witches in Comics Throughout History."
  • Dana Hoppe, computer science, “Effectiveness of Creative Coding as a Platform for Interdisciplinary Education."
  • Cara Jack, psychology, “Predictors of Adolescent Disclosure of Peer Victimization.”
  • Megan Jones, psychology, “Comparing Positive and Negative Emotion Recognition in Individuals After Traumatic Brain Injury."
  • Spencer Jones, biochemistry, “The Effects of Iron-Sulfur Clusters on Fluorescent Markers in Mycobacterium tuberculosis."
  • Kushagra Kapil, computer science and mathematics, “Development and Assessment of an Improved Next-Generation Transcriptome Assembler."
  • Salan Preet Kaur, biological sciences, “Does HIV Promote HPV-Related Eye Tumors?"
  • Alyssa Kobza, sociology and art, “Investigating the Sociological Imagination Through Lithography."
  • Ellen Kratzer, English, graphic design and classical languages, “An Interactive, Multimedia eBook on Ancient Drama."
  • Vanessa Larsen, classics and religious studies, “An Interactive, Multimedia eBook on Ancient Drama."
  • Brandon Lassalle, biological sciences, microbiology and biochemistry, “UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team."
  • Amanda Lewis, biochemistry, “Biophysical Characterization of Stabilin-2."
  • Olivia Maras, psychology, “Role of Parental Eating Pathology on Child Outcomes and Parenting Practices."
  • Miranda Martin, biological sciences, “The Influence of Temperature and Density on the Induction of Winged Aphids."
  • Samuel Martinez, microbiology, “Generation of Antibody Against Glycoprotein-3 of the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus."
  • Alexander Meyer, biochemistry, “UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team."
  • Kaela Meyer, psychology, "Definitions of Water Quality."
  • Nicholas Morgan, biological sciences, “Investigating the Connection Between Sexual Cannibalism and Offspring Quality in the Dark Fishing Spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus."
  • Susana Moyer, biological sciences, “Quantifying Biodiversity in Niobrara Forests."
  • Grace Oh, biochemistry, “Identify Neural Mechanism of Speech Perception in Adult with Cochlear Implants Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy."
  • Hannah Oh, mathematics, “The Nobel Prizes in the Natural Sciences as Proxy for National Scientific Strength: A Databased Approach."
  • Jesse Osborn, physics, “Discrimination between Neutrino Signal and Noise in the ARA Experiment Using Multivariate Data Analysis."
  • Rahul Prajapati, computer science, “UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team."
  • Alexi Robertson, classics and religious studies, and classical languages, “An Interactive, Multimedia eBook on Ancient Drama."
  • Gayle Rocz, dance and English, “The Complete Letters of Willa Cather."
  • Mallorie Sckerl, psychology and English, “An Investigation into Origins of Sexual Assault in the Catholic Priesthood."
  • Fiona Shogren, biological sciences, “Predation Risk and Its Effect on Foraging Behavior in Slender Crab Spiders (Tibellus oblongus)."
  • Anton Skretta, philosophy, “Ethical Assurance Cases: An Adaptation of Software Engineering Safety Assurance Cases to Provide a Framework for Ethical Considerations Throughout the Development Process."
  • Rachel Stein, microbiology, “Mutational Inactivation of A. thaliana RNA Dependent RNA Polymerases by Gene Editing."
  • Jia Yin Sum, biological sciences, “Uncoupling the Mitochondria as a Cellular Defense Mechanism."
  • Stephan Sutter, biological sciences and biochemistry, “Developing Targeted ChIP Methods in Sulfolobus solfataricus to Identify Proteins Involved in Epigenetically Controlled Expression."
  • Yi Xuen Tay, psychology, “International Students’ Motivations, Experiences and Intended Outcomes on their Participation in Greek Letter Organizations."
  • Hannah Uhl, psychology, “Definitions of Water Quality."
  • Carter Walford, physics and mathematics, “Development of Methods to Reject Cosmic Ray Muons as a Background to Searches for Fractionally Charged Particles at the Large Hadron Collider."
  • Rose Wehrman, English, “Typology of Gaps in the Education System."
  • Chelsey Wisehart, psychology, “Case Closure Among the Lancaster County's Family Treatment Drug Court: The Role of Personal Relationships and Service Engagement."
  • Huey-Xian Wong, biochemistry and psychology, “Effects of the Interactions Between WhiB1 and the Primary Sigma Factor SigA on Other SigA-Dependent Transcriptional Regulators in Mycobacterium tuberculosis."
  • Cristian Wulkop Gil, biochemistry, “Correlation Between Maize Metabolite Levels and Phenotypic Traits."
  • Florian Wurtele, biochemistry, “Identifying the Nitrogenase Gene in Corn Rhizosphere Isolates: Analysis of Their DMBOA Sensitivity."