Awuri Asuru
Chemistry/Economics
Mentor: Dr. Laura Busenlehner
“Analyzing Human Ferrochelatase Via Hydrogen Exchange Mass Spectrometry”
Richard Cockrum
Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. David Dixon
“Predictions of the Energetics and Environmental and Biochemical Reactivity of Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction”
Jessica Duke
Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. David Dixon
“Computational Geochemistry: Predicting Metal pKa’s and Reactions of H2O in Models of Supercritical CO2 for the Geological Sequestration of CO2”
Amy Frees
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Brazel
“Hyperthermia-Activated Hydrogels for Release of Anti-Cancer Agents Using a Magnetic Field”
Daniel Gerber
Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. James Hubner
“Modeling the Polarization Efficiency of a Luminescent Photoelastic Coating and Application to Friction Stir Weld Joints”
Natalie Gist
Pre-Pharmacy
Mentor: Dr. David Dixon
“Hydrolysis of Group IVB Metal Oxide Nanoclusters”
Matthew Kelley
Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. David Dixon
“Computational Catalysis: Single Site Heterogeneous Catalysts and Potential Energy Surfaces of Oxidative Dehydrogenation on Group IV Transition Metal Oxides”
Rebecca Long
Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. David Dixon
“Reliable Predictions of Molecular Properties of Transition Metal Compounds: Fluorides and Hydrides”
Jessica Mitchell
Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Stevan Marcus
“Regulation of Cyclic AMP-Dependent Proteen Kinase in Fission Yeast”
DJ Outlaw
Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. David Dixon
“Electronic Structure Predictions of the Properties of Metal Ammonia Borane Complexes”
John Ricketts
Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Guy Caldwell
“Determining the Biological Function of torsinA, the Causative Agent of the Human Movement Disorder, Early-Onset Torsion Dystonia”
Ynhi Thai
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Brazel
“Magnetic Heating of Nanoparticle Solutions and Polymer Gels”
Katrina Windon
English and Spanish
Mentor: Dr. Emily Wittman
“Twisted Tongues, Tied Hands: Translation Studies and the English Major”
Lauren Wintzinger
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Yuping Bao
“Development of Au Nanostructures with Tunable Optical Properties”
