UNL has awarded stipends to undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.
The Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. Undergraduate students receive stipends of $2,400 to engage in intensive research or creative activity for 20 hours per week.
The students' projects span across academic disciplines including engineering, chemistry, modern languages and literatures, psychology, art and art history, architecture, special education, and fisheries and wildlife.
The students also will have opportunities to participate in mentoring workshops and activities with undergraduates from other institutions who are participating in UNL's Summer Research Program. In August, both groups of students will present posters at a campus research symposium.
- Madison Bierman, biochemistry, "UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team"
- Chris Elofson, environmental studies, "Change in Cell Abundance During Nitrate-Mediated Oxidation of Reduced Uranium (IV)"
- Megan Campbell, German, "MayaCityBuilder: TL and OSL Dating of Ceramics at Ancient Maya City of Copan, Honduras"
- John Chrostek, mathematics, "Simulating and Analyzing the Propagation and Generation of Relativistic Electrons"
- Alex Ciurej, biological sciences, "Effects of Novel Cytokine Concentrations and Combinations on CD4+ T Cell Differentation"
- Isaac Coleman, computer science, "Steelarm: An Independently Produced Video Game About Privilege and Player Choice"
- Rachel Dickerson, anthropology, "MayaCityBuilder: Refining a Ceramic Chronology in Copan, Honduras"
- Daniel Dooling, chemistry, "UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team"
- Amzie Dunekacke, English, "The Manuscripts of David Livingstone: Shaping and Reshaping Victorian Britain's Ideas about African, Araba and Indian Populations"
- KayLee Flower, psychology, "The Effects of Substance Use and PTSD Symptoms on Perceptions of Risk in Sexual Assault Victims"
- Lexis Funk, biological sciences, "Evaluating Mechanisms of RNA Editing in Plants"
- Kailee Groshans, psychology, "Critical Facets in A Couple's Sexual Relationship and the Impact of Each on Global Relationship Satisfaction"
- Aaron Halvorsen, psychology, "Infant Language Skill Assessment Predicting Later Mathematical Disabilities"
- Colton Harper, computer science, "UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team"
- Amy Hauver, plant biology, "Reducing the Potential for Acrylamide Formation in Wheat Products"
- Tanner Hawkins, biological sciences, "Effects on Gopher Disturbance on Plant Succession"
- Hannah Hesson, psychology, "Evaluation of Douglas County Juvenile Court Initial Pre-hearing Conferences"
- Ee Shin Hum, psychology, "Gender Differences in Mental Health Outcomes: The Role of Social Support and Self-Salience in Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms"
- Alexander Johnson, sociology, "An Analysis of Electrodermal Activity with Regards to Minority Health"
- Brianna Kellar, biochemistry, "The Role of O-fucosylation in the Expression and Function of Stabilin-2"
- Gean Xin Kok, economics, "Schedule Flexibility, Family Friendly Policies and Absence"
- Jose Lemus, global studies, "The Effect of Discrimination on the Physiological Well Being of Adolescents in Lincoln, Nebraska"
- James Lowe, geology, “Sedimentologic and Stratigraphic Investigation of the Heath Formation, Central Montana: Implications for Mid-Carboniferous Climate Change"
- Grecia Macias, biological sciences, "Developing Measures for the Evaluation of Colorism in the Latino Population on Campus"
- Angela Mercurio, biochemistry, "The Role of BAF in Antiviral Response to Poxviruses"
- Haylie Mikulak, meteorology-climatology, "Variations in the Extents of Sea Ice and Snow Cover of the Arctic"
- Samantha Moran, microbiology, "Characterization of Seven Human Adenovirus Candidates for an Ebola Zaire Vaccine"
- Brian Niedert, biological sciences, "Assessing the Impact of Digital Data Capture and Management Systems on the Processing and Publication of Archaeological Survey Data"
- Erica North, microbiology, "Modification of AD45 Genome for Vaccination and Oncolytic Activites"
- Erin Oeltjen, biochemistry, "Cren8 Protein Characterization"
- Ankit Pant, physics, "Effect of Temperature and Pressure Exposure on the Resistance of NiC2O4 (NCO)"
- Morgan Pfeiffer, biological sciences, "Development and Evaluation of an Electronic Application for use on Crash Carts for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Efforts"
- Jeevan Rajagopal, computer science, "VITA-Math Day"; Amber Soden, bachelor of science in nursing, "Development and Evaluation of an Electronic Application for use on Crash Carts for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Efforts"
- Nathan Ray, physics, "Simulating and Analyzing the Propagation and Generation of Relativistic Electrons"
- Andrew Schacht, biochemistry, "Characterization of Iron-Sulfur Clusters in WhiB-like Proteins Present in Mycobacterium Species"
- Abhirup Shome, classics and religious studies, "The Effects of Political and Cultural Boundaries on the Spread of Religion in Archaic and Classical Greece"
- Anthony Skaleski, English, "Interpretations of Unconformities within the Phosphoria Rock Complex and their Implications Toward Climate Change: Bighorn Basin Wyoming"
- Kaitlyn Stava, biological sciences, "Effect of Diet and Bacteria on the Microbiome and Infection Susceptibility in D. Magna"
- Rosamond Thalken, film studies, "Collaborative Digital Literary Archive Development: The George Eliot-George Henry Lewes Review Digitalization Project"
- Sydney Tillotson, anthropology, "Salmon Pueblo Archaeological Research Collection and the Greater Chaco Landscape"
- Shelby Wachal, psychology, "Evaluation of Douglas County Juvenile Court Initial Pre-Hearing Conferences"
- Garrett Wahl, biological sciences, "Assessing the Role of IRF3 in the T Cell Mediated Immune Response"
- Jennifer Wies, biochemistry, "Analysis of Histone Deacetylase Involvement in P. Syringae-Triggered Chromatin Changes"
- Ethiyal Raj Wilson, physics, "Effects of Cross Linked Nitrogenous Compounds on Boron Carbide Neutron Voltaics"
