Hayden Arnold
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Mentor: Dr. David Dixon, Chemistry
“Hydrolysis Reactions of Actinide Oxide Nitrates”

Grace Beasley
Microbiology
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Hibberd, Health Science
“Relationship between Throwing Velocity and Physical Characteristics in Adolescent Baseball Players/Evaluation of LESS With Differing Landing Surfaces and Footwear For Female Soccer”

Megan Craig
Political Science & Economics
Mentor: Dr. Nichole Bauer, Political Science
“Voter Evaluations of Non-Traditional Political Candidates”

Sean Devey
Aerospace Engineering
Mentor: Dr. James Hubner, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
“Experimental Aerodynamic Studies in Bioinspiration”

Alison Farrar
Physics
Mentor: Dr. Claudia Mewes, Physics, Astronomy, MINT Center
“Anisotropic Damping in Exchange Bias Systems”

Samantha Glukhova
Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Guy Caldwell, Biological Sciences
“Characterization of the Neutral Cholesterol Ester Hydrolase Gene Product as a Positive Regulator of Neuronal Healthspan in a Parkinson’s Disease Model”

Joseph Kitchen
Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Chistopher Brazel, Chemical and Biological Engineering
“Analysis of Toxicity of Plastic Additives on Biopharmaceutical Cell Strains”

Kelsey Lowman
Microbiology
Mentor: Dr. Laura Reed, Biological Sciences
“Gently induced exercise in adult Drosophila exhibits genetic- and sex-specific interactions with larval diet”

John Lundeen
Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Papish, Chemistry
“Synthesis and Studies of pH Activated Metallo Prodrugs (pHAMPs)”

Tyler Lyons
Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Qiang Huang, Chemical and Biological Engineering
“Impacts of Organic Additives on Cobalt Electrodeposition for Advanced Interconnects”

Alexander Maleski
Electrical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Margaret Kim, Electrical and Computer Engineering
“Independent component analysis by blind source separation for Terahertz sensing and biomedical application”

Keaton Ramsey
Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Qiang Huang, Chemical and Biological Engineering
“Anodization of Aluminum Nano-template and Electrodeposition of Compositionally Modulated Nanowires”

Michael Royko
Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. John Vincent, Chemistry
“Use of Metalloprotein Affinity Metal Chromatography (MAMC) To Remove Uranium From Contaminated Groundwater”

Emma Smith
Interdiscipliary Studies
Mentor: Dr. Barabara Vickman, New College
“Access Roads: Urbanization in the 21st Century”

Hannah Smith
Biology and Anthropology
Mentor: Dr. Katherine Oths, Anthropology
“A Decade of Rapid Change: Biocultural Influences on Child Growth in Highland Peru”

Jamie Tesh
Chemical Engineering & Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Papish, Chemistry
“Synthesis of New Molecules for Energy Related Catalysis”

Elena Thompson
Nursing
Mentor: Dr. Ann Graves, Capstone College of Nursing
“Access to Diabetes Education Services in Alabama: A Geographical Information System Analysis”

Melissa Uehling
Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Kim Caldwell, Biological Sciences
“One-carbon metabolism gene GCST-1 modulates amyloid-β toxicity in C. elegans Alzheimer’s disease models”

Donna Xia
Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. David Dixon, Chemistry
“Bioengineering of C4 Compounds and Actinide +III and +IV Ion Aqueous Hydrolysis Reactions”