Past fellows

Jazmine Carroll 

Major: Applied Biotechnology 

Project Title: Engineering the Chicken Microbiome for the Prevention of Histomoniasis 

Mentor: John Beckmann 

Mentor’s Department: Entomology and Plant Pathology

Abigail Crosby 
Major: Animal Sciences
Project Title: What is the interaction between weaning-induced reductions in feed intake and sulfur amino acid metabolism in the gut? 
Mentor: Marko Rudar  
Mentor’s Department: Animal Sciences

Ann Inskeep

Major: Biosystems Engineering

Project Title: “Poultry Ponics”

Mentor: Daniel Wells

Mentor’s Department: Horticulture

Rachel Livingston
Major: Applied Biotechnology
Project Title: Analyzing the infection efficiency of CLRDV in G. hirsutum and N. benthamiana by agroinoculation
Mentor: Kathleen Martin
Mentor’s Department: Entomology and Plant Pathology

Natalie Macaluso

Major: Biosystems Engineering/Apparel Merchandising

Project Title: Tick Immobilizing Textile Project

Mentor: John Beckmann

Mentor’s Department: Entomology and Plant Pathology

Benjamin Marshall
Major: Microbiology (Pre-Med)
Project Title: Investigating yellow-pigmented catfish pathogens
Mentor: Timothy Bruce
Mentor’s Department: School Fisheries Aquaculture Aquatic Sciences

Nicholas Mueller

Major: Applied Biotechnology

Project Title:Creating a Library of Aphis gossypii Proteins for Testing Interactions with Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus Coat Proteins

Mentor: Kathleen Martin

Mentor’s Department: Entomology and Plant Pathology

Spencer Rubin
Major: Environmental Science
Project Title: Studying hop adaptation to Southeast environments
Mentor: Alvaro Sanz Saez de Jauregui
Mentor’s Department: Crop Soil and Environmental Sciences

Benjamin Welsh

Major: Applied Biotechnology

Project Title:Genetic engineering of disease resistant plants against phytoparasitic nematodes

Mentor: Sang Wook Park

Mentor’s Department: Entomology and Plant Pathology

Morgan Young
Major: Animal Sciences (Pre-Vet)
Project Title:Development of research tools: In search of heifer fertility biomarkers
Mentor: Paul Dyce
Mentor’s Department: Animal Sciences

William Bozeman

Major: Environmental Design

Project Title:Sensory Spaces: Inclusive Design for All.

Mentor: Kelly Homan

Mentor’s Department: School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture

Chase Hoytink
Major: Landscape Architecure
Project Title: Using Drawing and Representation to Design Nature-Based Infrastructure in Coastal Environments
Mentor: Robert Holmes
Mentor’s Department: School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture

Alexander French

Major: Information Systems Management

Project Title: Community Perceptions of Digitization and IT Disruptions

Mentor: Atiya Avery

Mentor’s Department: Business Analytics & Information Systems

Nicholas Bensman

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Project Title: An Investigation into Liquid Cooling Microchannels and Implementation of Synthetic Jets

Mentor: Mehmet Arik

Mentor’s Department: Mechanical Engineering

Barbara Brogan
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Project Title: Development of a Pipeline for Low-thrust and Impulsive Trajectory Design and Validation in GMAT
Mentor: Ehsan Taheri
Mentor’s Department: Aerospace Engineering

Joseph Crapet

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Project Title: How do Hybrid Exoskeletons Affect Rehabilitation

Mentor: Brendon Allen

Mentor’s Department: Mechanical Engineering

Al Dean Francisco
Major: Biosystems Engineering – Bioprocess Option
Project Title: Fish Sludge for Feed and Water Reclamation
Mentor: Brendan Higgins
Mentor’s Department: Biosystems Engineering

Travis Thompson

Majors: Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

Project Title: Generating Truthful and Accurate Responses: making large language models output more truthful responses for medical applications

Mentor: Anh Nguyen

Mentor’s Department: Computer Science & Software Engineering

Matthew Williams
Majors: Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Project Title: TextMall – Text Mining for All through Text Intersection
Mentor: Shubhra Kanti Karmaker Santu
Mentor’s Department: Computer Science & Software Engineering

Ally Cobern 

Major: Wildlife Ecology and Management

Project Title: Risk Perception Among Scavengers: How Carcasses Affect the Spatiotemporal Presence and Overlap of Wildlife Species on the Landscape

Mentor: Christopher Lepcyzk

Mentor’s Department: Forestry Wildlife and Environment

John-Michael Norris 
Major: Natural Resources Management
Project Title: Understanding possible changes in carbon cycling with Alabama headwater wetlands 
Mentor: Christopher Anderson 
Mentor’s Department: Forestry Wildlife and Environment

Madeleine Park 

Major: Wildlife Science Pre-Veterinary Concentration

Project Title: Governance and resilience to climate-related hazards in National Marine Sanctuaries 

Mentor: Kelly Dunning 

Mentor’s Department: Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Lauren Stevens 
Major: Wildlife Ecology and Management
Project Title: The Importance of Armadillo Burrows for Commensal Wildlife Species  
Mentor: Wesley Anderson 
Mentor’s Department: Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Amy Hudson 

Major: Biomedical Sciences

Project title: Examining the Role of Occupational Characteristics in Socioeconomic Health Disparities 

Mentor: Thomas Fuller-Rowell 

Mentor’s Department: Human Development Family Science

Alissa Johnson
Major: Interior Design
Project title: A Study of the History of Interior Design and Historical Furniture Pieces in Media 
Mentor: Anna Gatlin 
Mentor’s Department: Consumer and Design Sciences

Joseph Luria 

Major: Marketing

Project title: The Impact of Increased Financial Literacy 

Mentor: Portia Johnson 

Mentor’s Department: Consumer and Design Sciences

Hannah Montgomery 
Major: Genetics
Project title: Understanding the impact of genetic counseling on the coping process of couples with positive cystic fibrosis carrier screening 
Mentor: Joshua Novak
Mentor’s Department: Human Development Family Science

Shelby Morris 

Major: Hospitality Management

Project title: Best Practices in Environmental Management- The Case of Platinum LEED Certified Hotels 

Mentor: Imran Rahman 

Mentor’s Department: School of Hospitality Management

Reagan Myers 
Major: Human Development and Family Science; Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies
Project title:Philanthropic innovations: an assessment of the literature 
Mentor: Peter Weber 
Mentor’s Department: Consumer and Design Sciences

Serena Tedesco 

Major: Global Studies

Project title: Food Insecurity: What can TikTok reveal about hunger in the American condition?

Mentor: Mary Katherine Thorton  

Mentor’s Department: Human Sciences Administration

Candance Walters 
Major: Pre-Med and Nutrition
Project title: Role of Hepatocyte Inflammation in Colon Cancer Research 
Mentor: Michael Greene 
Mentor’s Department: Department of Nutritional Sciences

Rebecca Barnes 

Major: Media Studies – Visual Option

Project title: The Changing Conversation Around Copyright in TTRPG Actual Plays 

Mentor: Emily Friedman

Mentor’s Department: English

Bailey Branham 
Major: Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
Project title: Pitch Perception and Production in Music: A cohort study determining the benefits in aided versus unaided listening 
Mentor: Aurora Weaver 
Mentor’s Department: Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Walton Ferguson 

Major: Psychology

Project Title: Assessing the Effects of Altered Prosodic Tempo and Working Memory on Reading Recall Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation

Mentor: Alejandro Lazarte

Mentor’s Department: Psychological Sciences

Emily Findlay 
Major: Psychology
Project title: Students’ Attitudes About Virtual Work Post-Pandemic: How Confidence, Accountability, and Satisfaction Drive Intentions for Future Virtual Work 
Mentor: Sara Driskell 
Mentor’s Department: Psychological Sciences

Katelyn Gilson 

Major: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Project title: Phonological Skills in the Spontaneous Speech of Children who Stutter 

Mentor: Gregory Spray 

Mentor’s Department: Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Hope Hartley 
Major: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Project title: Rhythm Detection and Timing in Adults Who Stutter 
Mentor: Gregory Spray 
Mentor’s Department: Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Gabriella LaRocca 

Major: Political Sciences

Project title:Analyzing the effects of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on voter turnout in women ages 18-29

Mentor: Soren Jordan 

Mentor’s Department: Political Sciences

Rylee Lusich 
Major: Psychology
Project Title: The Relationship Between Anxiety Sensitivity and Eating Pathology Symptoms 
Mentor: Tiffany Brown
Mentor’s Department: Psychological Sciences

Natalie McBrayer 

Major: Psychology

Project Title: Does insight moderate the predictive validity of neurophysiological and self-report indicators for cannabis cue reactivity? 

Mentor: Richard Macatee

Mentor’s Department: Psychological Sciences

Madison Mcdaniel  
Major: Psychology & Sociology (Criminology emphasis)
Project Title: The Role of Pornography Use in Juvenile Sexual Offending
Mentor: Kelli Thompson
Mentor’s Department: Psychological Sciences

Annie Pauley 

Major: Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Project Title: Upper Airway Thermoregulation in People with Asthma

Mentor: Mary Sandage

Mentor’s Department: Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Madeleine Rein 
Major: Psychology
Project Title: Distress Tolerance, Anxiety Sensitivity, and the Use of Cannabis as a Coping Mechanism
Mentor: Richard Macatee
Mentor’s Department: Psychological Sciences

Katie Smith 

Major: Anthropology

Project Title: Linear Enamel Hypoplasia in African Enslaved Individuals from Newton’s Plantation, Barbados

Mentor: Kristina Shuler

Mentor’s Department: Sociology

Katie Wallace 
Major: Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
Project Title: Phonological skills in the spontaneous speech of children who stutter
Mentor: Gregory Spray
Mentor’s Department: Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Tessa Allen 

Major: Biomedical Sciences & Spanish

Project Title: Determining the role of gut microbiota in the production of reactive oxygen species by cockroach hemocytes.

Mentor: Elizabeth Schwartz

Mentor’s Department: Biological Sciences

Madison Bryant 
Major: Biomedical Science, Neuroscience
Project Title: Maturation of Neural Pathways in Mice: Identifying Intraspecies and Interspecies Differences
Mentor: Christine Charvet
Mentor’s Department: Anatomy Physiology & Pharmacology

Jacob Duffy 

Major: Physics and Computer Science

Project Title: Developing a Machine Learning Algorithm to Process Comet Images Acquired with the Swift Space Telescope

Mentor: Dennis Bodewits

Mentor’s Department: Physics

Adeline Flach 
Major: Environmental Science
Project Title: Using Unoccupied Aerial Systems to Study the Effects of Biochar on Wildflower Health 
Mentor: Stephanie Rodgers
Mentor’s Department: Department of Geosciences

Jordan Fluker 

Major: Biomedical Sciences

Project Title: Help Seeking Behaviors of Undergraduate Biology Students 

Mentor: Margaret Ballen

Mentor’s Department: Biological Sciences

Benjamin Lightfoot 
Major: Physics
Project Title: Unlocking the Secrets of Cometary Fluorescence: Improving the Accuracy of Atomic Species Analysis in Solar Radiation Fields
Mentor: Dennis Bodewits
Mentor’s Department: Physics

Emilee Middleton 

Major: Chemical Engineering

Project Title: Hemocompatibility of Branched Amphiphilic Peptide Capsules

Mentor: Adriana Avila Flores

Mentor’s Department: Biological Sciences

Brynleigh Payne 
Major: Genetics
Project Title: Sequencing Sex Chromosome Telomeres to Quantify Degradation in Field Aging Anoles 
Mentor: Tonia Schwartz
Mentor’s Department: Biological Sciences

Jacob Pennington 

Major: Applied Mathematics

Project Title: Learning the Forward and Inverse Maps in Differential Equations Using Model Reduction and Neural Networks

Mentor: Junshan Lin

Mentor’s Department: Mathematics & Statistics

John Rodgers 
Major: Organismal Biology: Conservation/Biodiversity
Project Title: Multi-factorial effects of egg incubation environments on lizard phenotypes
Mentor: Daniel Warner
Mentor’s Department: Biological Sciences

Jacob Samenuk 

Major: Genetics, Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures

Project Title: Does thermal tolerance vary across different populations of pinfish? 

Mentor: Moises Antonio Bernal de Leon

Mentor’s Department: Biological Sciences

Kiana Sargent 
Major: Biochemistry
Project Title: Exploring the Effects of Gold Nanoparticles on Mitochondrial Function 
Mentor: Priscila Lotsch
Mentor’s Department: Biological Sciences

McKae Sarkowski 

Major: Organismal Biology- Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

Project Title: Sexual Selection in the Wild Inferred Using 3-D Printed Decoy and PIT Tags: Male Mate Choice in Yellow-Bellied Slider Turtles (Trachemys scripta)

Mentor: Matthew Wolak 

Mentor’s Department: Biological Sciences

Toby Sizemore 
Major: Chemistry
Project Title: Investigating mechanical properties of micro-dystrophin by in silico single molecule force spectroscopy
Mentor: Rafael Bernardi
Mentor’s Department: Physics

Henry Stephens 

Major: Physics and Biomedical Sciences

Project Title: Ideal Gas Law Model in Presynapses

Mentor: Michael Gramlich

Mentor’s Department: Physics

Rebecca Strain 
Major: Civil Engineering
Project Title: Understanding Gender Identity and Expression in Undergraduate Engineering Students 
Mentor: Eric Burkholde
Mentor’s Department: Physics

Jack Terry 

Major: Phyics and Economics

Project Title: Effects of Wave-Altering Circuitry on Acoustic Output 

Mentor: Minseo Park

Mentor’s Department: Physics

John Dailey 
Major: Aerospace Engineering & Physics
Project Title: Developing a CubeSat-Based Trusted-Node Quantum Key Source
Mentor: Michael Fogle
Mentor’s Department: Physics

Jane Greene 

Major: Nutrition and Dietetics

Project Title: Relief-seeking Behaviors of US Adults Living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Mentor: Andrew Fruge

Mentor’s Department: Nursing

Katie Lawrence 
Major: Human Development and Family Science
Project Title: Evaluating the Impact CBT-Based Anxiety Action Plans Have On 2nd-5th  Grade Children’s Academic and Social Success
Mentor: Linda Gibson-Young
Mentor’s Department: Nursing

Meredith Almy 

Major: Organismal Biology

Project Title: Identification of major Phase I and II metabolites of bioactive açaí constituents

Mentor: Angela Calderon 

Mentor’s Department: PY Drug Discovery and Development

Jacquelyn Fitzgerald 
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Project Title: Mechanisms of sensitivity of MLL-AF4 cells to proteasome inhibitors
Mentor: Alexei Kisselev
Mentor’s Department: PY Drug Discovery and Development

Katrina Schoenrock 

Major: Genetics

Project Title: FMO3 inhibitors and preventing TMA oxidation in relation to Alzheimer’s disease

Mentor: Jayachandra Ramapuram

Mentor’s Department: PY Drug Discovery and Development

Katherine Marlow 
Major: Biomedical sciences
Project Title: Investigating the Functional Role of CYP2A6 Gene Polymorphisms in Lethal Prostate Cancer 
Mentor: Amit Mitra
Mentor’s Department: PY Drug Discovery and Development

Abigail Weir 

Major: Biochemistry

Project Title: Functional analysis of DNA Ligase gene polymorphisms in human cancers 

Mentor: Amit Mitra

Mentor’s Department: PY Drug Discovery and Development

Isabella Shimko-Lofano 

Major: Biomedical Sciences

Project Title: In vitro genetic modification canine adenovirus type two AUM2. 

Mentor: Payal Agarwal 

Mentor’s Department: Scott-Ritchey Research Center

Emma Hruska 
Major: Genetics, Pre-Medicine
Project Title:  Regulation of Luteinizing Hormone to Prevent and/or Slow Alzheimer’s Disease
Mentor: Douglas Martin 
Mentor’s Department: Scott-Ritchey Research Center

Caroline Parrish 

Major: Genetics

Project Title: Investigation of the tumor promoting characteristics of MSK1 and STK11 in canine breast cancer

Mentor: Richard Bird

Mentor’s Department: Pathobiology

Julia Peterson 
Major: Biomedical Sciences, Pre-Medicine
Project Title: Test efficacy of orexin 2 receptor (OX2R) agonist on memory, anxiety, and depression in narcoleptic orexin knock-out (OX-KO) mice
Mentor: Daniel Kroeger
Mentor’s Department: Anatomy Physiology & Pharmacology

Su Kim 

Major: Microbiology

Project Title: In vitro genetic modification of canine adenovirus

Mentor: Chen Che Huang

Mentor’s Department: Anatomy Physiology & Pharmacology

Abigail Law 
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Project Title: High-salt diet, Angiotensin II and Hypertension leading to dementia: is there a link?
Mentor: Vinicia Biancardi 
Mentor’s Department: Anatomy Physiology & Pharmacology

Timothy Eller 

Major: Applied Biotechnology

Project Title: In vitro genetic modification of canine adenovirus

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Payal Agarwal

Mentor’s Department: Ritchey Endowment Income

Olivia Grigsby 
Major: Laboratory Sciences & Cell/Molecular Biology
Project Title: Changes in gait and visuospatial memory as biological markers of disease progression and treatment efficacy in feline models of neurological disease.
Mentor: Emily Graff
Mentor’s Department: Pathobiology

Kevien Shelton

Major: Computer Science

Project Title: Representing the Spatial History of Alabama Authors: A Data Visualization Project

Mentor: Beverley Park Rilett

Mentor’s Department: Special Collections and Archives

Andrew Yingst

Fellowship: Alabama Textile Education Foundation Fund for Excellence through Auburn Center

Major: Chemical Engineering

Project Title: 

Mentor: Bryan Beckingham

Mentor’s Department: Chemical Engineering

Gracen Bridges Agriculture

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: A Study of Climate Change Impact on Major Alabama Crops

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Ruiqing Miao

Harrison Estes Applied Biotechnology

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Comparing the Virulence of Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Members of the Fusarium solani species complex

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Jeffrey Coleman

Josiah Gullatte Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Prescribed Fire Effects on Stream Dwelling Crayfish (Order: Decapoda)

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Jim Stoeckel

Charis Harrison Microbiology

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Investigating Gene Clusters and Secondary Metabolites of Chromobacterium and Relation to Globisporangium ultimum Inhibition

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Zachary Noel

Susan Iott Environmental Science

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: An Assessment of Dredging as a Lake Management Practice in Banana Lake

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Matt Waters

Lucinda McEachin Agriculture

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title:  Monitoring TSWV in Alabama Peanut Fields

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Alana Jacobson

Bailee Price Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Characterization of a Viral Suppressor of RNA Silencing Encoded by CLRDV-AL

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Sung Hwan Kang

Diva Rigney Agriculture

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Effort of Preservation Method of Nutritive Value of Kudzu Forage

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: William Smith

John Rogers Animal Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Effect of Early-Stage Incubation Thermal Manipulation on Broiler Chicken Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cell Population Heterogeneity

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Jessica Starkey

Ana Marie Hanger Environmental Design

Sponsor(s): College of Architecture, Design, and Construction

Project Title: Designing a Higher Impact Curriculum for Environmental Design Students

Project Keywords:

Mentor: C. Farrow

Aubrey Sanders Environmental Design

Sponsor(s): College of Architecture, Design, and Construction

Project Title: Urban Economics and Environmental Design in Montgomery’s Peacock Tract

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Robert Sproull

Reagan Giles Finance

Sponsor(s): College of Business

Project Title: Criminal Justice Information Systems

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Atiya Avery

Audrey Osborne Finance

Sponsor(s): College of Business

Project Title: Accounting Information Systems: Small Business Digitization Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Atiya Avery

Janset Aksoy Neuroscience and Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Development of Hydrogels for In-Vitro Evaluation of Ocular Drug Permeability

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Allan David

Colin Bamford Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Mitigation of Vertical Gusts by a Red-Tailed Hawk

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Vrishank Raghav

John Bentley Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Expanding RDE Aggressiveness Analysis to a Larger Data Set

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Mark Hoffman

Jordan Clemmons Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Making Sorbents for Chronic Kidney Disease

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Symone Alexander

Elise Collins Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: The Functionalization of Cellulose Nanocrystals for Agricultural Applications

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Virginia Davis

Joseph Crapet Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: The Effect of Using Hybrid Exoskeletons in Rehabilitation

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Brendon Allen

Martin Flores Chemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Sustainable and Controllable Production of Cellulose Nanofibers and Their Functional Nanocomposites for Energy Storage

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Xinyu Zhang

Saksham Goel Computer Science

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Partial Order Alignment Optimization

Project Keywords:

Mentor: William Heaton

Joshua Kacmarzyk Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: An investigation of the sweep effect on corrugated wings at low Reynolds numbers

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Anwar Ahmed

Katherine Griffin Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Additive Manufacturing of Braided Structures for Composite Reinforcement

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Sabit Adanur

Marisa Kelley Materials Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: The Effects of Jointing Mechanisms within Bistable Structures on the Overall Fixity and Bistability

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Russell Mailen

William Keith Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Exploring the Effects of Reactive Oxygen Species on Confined Cell Motility

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Panagiotis Mistriotis

Emily Kimbrell Software Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Sat-Tycoon Event Pipeline

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Daniel Tauritz

Ayden Kemp Aerospace Engineering and Biosystems Engineering 

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Fast Pyrolysis of Waste Plastic and Biomass Blends to Produce Transportation Fuels

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Sushil Adhikari

Cyrus Lloyd  Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Design and Construction of a Low-Cost Diamond Turning Lathe and Workflow for Precision Optics Manufacturing

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Jordan Roberts

Ethan Koenig  Engineering 

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Safety Control and Development for Exoskeletons

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Michael Zabala

Gregory McCallum  Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  The Effects of Jointing Mechanisms within Bistable Structures on the Overall Fixity and Bistability

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Russell Mailen

Wesley Lowman Computer Science 

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Control and Path-Planning for an Unmanned Ground Vehicle Using CAD, Gazebo, and ROS

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Vahid Azimi

Dylan Pollard  Chemical Engineering 

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Elucidating Catalytic Processes for Sustainable Technologies with Multiscale Modeling Approaches

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Andrew Adamaczyk

Ravikiran Nataraj Chemical Engineering 

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Adaptation of a Microfluidic System for Scalable Cell Encapsulation
Project Keywords:

Mentor: Elizabeth Lipke

Ansley Scott Biosystems Engineering 

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Investigating the Sustainability of an Aquaponics System to Reduce Food Insecurity

Project Keywords:

Mentor: David Blersch

Ryan Pollard Mechanical Engineering 

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Lower Limb Joint Movement/ Power Prediction via Machine Learning

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Michael Zabala

Jacob Thornton Chemical Engineering 

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Python Developed GUI with Robotic Navigation

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Jean-Francois Louf

Robert Spieler Mechanical Engineering 

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: The Effect of using Hybrid Exoskeletons in Rehabilitation

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Brendon Allen

Ryan Wozniak Chemical Engineering 

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Impact of different comonomers (PEGMA,PEGMEA, and PEGMEMA) on solute co-transport in PEGDA and PEGMA-AMPS membranes

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Bryan Beckingham

Robin Weaver Aerospace Engineering 

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: The Effects of Jointing Mechanisms Within Bistable Structures on the Overall Fixity and Bistability

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Russell Mailen

Florrie Adams Sustainable Biomaterials and Packaging 

Sponsor(s): School of Forestry and Wildlife

Project Title: Cellulose dissolving pulp and nanocellulose regeneration comparison

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Maria Peresin

Payton Brewer Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): School of Forestry and Wildlife

Project Title: Interaction of Burn and Unburned and Vegetation Composition with Early Seed Establishment of Four Southeastern Pine Species

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Heather Alexander

Ally Cobern Science

Sponsor(s): School of Forestry and Wildlife

Project Title: A Global Analysis of the Impacts of Free-Ranging Dogs on Native Wildlife

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Christopher Lepcyzk

Ellen Mayson Sustainable Biomaterials and Packaging

Sponsor(s): School of Forestry and Wildlife

Project Title: Cellulose dissolving pulp and nanocellulose regeneration comparison

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Maria Peresin

Evelyn Pearson Sustainable Biomaterials and Packaging

Sponsor(s): School of Forestry and Wildlife

Project Title: Cellulose dissolving pulp and nanocellulose regeneration comparison

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Maria Peresin

Caroline Ward Business

Sponsor(s): School of Forestry and Wildlife

Project Title: How Do Stakeholder Views on Wildlife Management Differ in Eswatini?

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Kelly Dunning

Kate Norrid Wildlife

Sponsor(s): School of Forestry and Wildlife

Project Title: The Influence of Urbanization on Stream Quality and Fish Health

Project Keywords:

Mentor: Bruce Lockaby

Kalandra Blake Human Development and Family Science

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Virtual Tour of Auburn University’s African American History

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Robert Bubb

Elena Gagliano Human Development and Family Science

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Internalizing Problems and Declines in Academic Achievement: Mechanisms and Protective Factors

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Wendy Troop-Gordon

Mae Howell Nutrition

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: 2-Year Student Food Security Module Cognitive Interviews

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Onikia Brown

Kendall McCallum Nutrition Science

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Nourish Wellness

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Alicia Powers

Claire Sisson Interior Design

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: The Impact of the Built Environment on Health and Wellness

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Taneshia West Albert

Courtney Weeks Human Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Virtual Tour of Auburn University’s African American History

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Robert Bubb

Jenna Wettstein Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Positive Approaches to Trauma Healing (PATH) for Foster Parents

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Silvia Vilches

Jordan Branchman Political Science

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Montgomery, Alabama Food Deserts: The Migration of People and Grocery Retailers

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Rebecca Retzlaff

Dorothy Dreelin Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Traumatic Stress Risk Factors and Daily Symptoms (TRIADS)

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Brian Albanese

Walton Ferguson Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Examining Interception as a Mediator Between Sleep Disturbances and Suicidality in a Military Population

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: April Smith

Cameron Hearon Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: 

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Corina Jimenez-Gomez

Madysen Maggio Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Comorbidity Between Higher Rates of Trauma, Depression, and Anxiety and ADHD Diagnosis

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Kelli Thompson

Kelly Moore Health Service Administration

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Single Shift Quality Among Nurses

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Haneen Ali

Olivia Price Theatre Design and Technology, English

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Investigating Invisible Labor Practices in TTRPG Actual Play

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Emily Friedman

Sophia Rosene Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Effects of Accented Speech in Normal and Degraded Backgrounds on Listening Effort and Speech Intelligibility in American College Students

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Sridhar Krishnamurti

Katie Smith Anthropology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Linear Enamel Hypoplasia in African Enslaved Individuals from Newton’s Plantation, Barbados

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Kristina Shuler

Cameron Tice Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Treatment and Recidivism of Adolescents with Illegal Sexual Behavior

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Kelli Thompson

Janset Aksoy Neuroscience and Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Spontaneous Presynaptic Vesicle Release in P301L Mouse Hippocampal Neurons

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Michael Gramlich

Brandon Dye Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Elucidating Catalytic Processes for Sustainable Technologies with Multiscale Modeling Approaches

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Byron Farnum

Nicholas Edmonds Genetics

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: How Does Climate Change Affect Seasonal Adaption in Drosophila robusta

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Laurie Stevison

Charlotte Jannach Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Water Quality Perceptions of Auburn University Students

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Ann Ojeda

Auburn Jordan Chemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: 

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Christian Goldsmith

Nathan Landers Physics

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: 

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Michael Gramlich

Sean O’Hare Biochemisty 

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Investigating the Mechanism of Luciferase Catalyzed Bioluminescence in the Dinoflagellate Species Noctiluca scintillans 

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Steven Mansoorabadi

Toby Sizemore Chemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Investigating Mechanical Properties of Dystrophin and Utrophin by in Silico Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Rafael Bernardi

Alexis Toney Science

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Characterization of Unsaturated Lipids Using Ambient Ionization Techniques (Paper Spray Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry (PS-IM-MS))

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Ahmed Hamid

David Walker Math, Computer Science, and Data Science

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Predicting Freshmen Recruitment Decisions for Auburn Football Using Machine Learning

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Jingyi Zheng

Rachel Youngblood Exercise Science

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: The Impact of Diversifying and Humanizing Science Role Models on Student Attitudes and Interest in Science Careers

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Cissy Ballen

Abigail Cox Nursing

Sponsor(s): School of Nursing

Project Title: Anxiety, Depression, and Stress: A Survey of College Students Mental Well-Being

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Linda Gibson-Young

Melissa Schrinel Nursing

Sponsor(s): School of Nursing

Project Title: The Vital Link: Nursing’s Role in the Early Detection of Patient Deterioration

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Pao-Feng Tsai

Melissa Gathman Genetics

Sponsor(s): School of Pharmacy

Project Title: Functional Genetic Analysis of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Drug Metabolism Genes

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Amit Mitra

Zalaya Haynes Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): School of Pharmacy

Project Title: Dissolution of Acai Capsules

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Angela Calderon

Jessica Heard Biochemistry

Sponsor(s): School of Pharmacy

Project Title: Sustained Release of Capsaicin via 3D Printed Biodegradable Implants to Combat Obesity

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Jayachandra Ramapuram

Katie Marlow Genetics

Sponsor(s): School of Pharmacy

Project Title: Functional Genetic Analysis of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Drug Metabolism Genes

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Amit Mitra

Alyssa Berry Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Veterinary Medicine

Project Title: The Role of DHCR24 in the Adrenal Gland

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Jeff Huang

Kacey Meyering Animal Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Veterinary Medicine

Project Title: The Role of DHCR24 in the Adrenal Gland

Project Keywords: 

Mentor: Jeff Huang

Kynslie Barnett Animal Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Monitoring Animal Well-being Using a Biometric Device in Swine

Mentor: Terry Brandebourg

Harrison Estes Applied Biotechnology

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: The Role of Siderophores in Clinical and Agricultural Isolates of Fusarium

Mentor: Jeffrey Coleman

Samantha Harris Environmental Science and Chemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: The Impact of Heat-Humidity Extremes on Mortality and Morbidity Trends in Counties across the Sun Belt of the United States

Mentor: Di Tian

Susan Iott Environmental Science

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title:  Banana Lake: A Historical Analysis of Eutrophication

Mentor: Matthew Waters

Savannah Oglesby Animal Sciences, Pre-Vet

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Evaluating the Molecular Responses of Different Populations of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) to Warm Temperatures 

Mentor: Ian Butts

Walker Olive Applied Biotechnology

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title:  Identifying Species of Bacteria that Assist in Survival in Environments with an Extremely High Salt Content or High Temperature

Mentor: Kathy Lawrence

Gavin Rankins Animal Sciences, Animal/Allied Industries

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title:  Developing Tools to Analyze the Reliability of Molecular Markers to Discriminate Reproductive Potential in Beef Heifers

Mentor: Paul Dyce

Kylie Weis Applied Biotechnology

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title:  Assessment of Microbiome Diversity found within Honeybee Hives, the Correlation of the Microbiome to Hive Health, and the Effect of Varroa Mite Treatments on the Microbiome

Mentor: Geoffrey Williams

Mary Wessel Agricultural Business and Econ

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: A study of Crop Insurance Fraud in Alabama

Mentor: Ruiquing Miao

James Craig Building Science

Sponsor(s): College of Architecture, Design, and Construction

Project Title:  Exploring Automation and Robotics for Construction with a Focus on Material Handling Protocols

Mentor: Jeff Kim

Peyton Gober Exercise Science

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title: Risk Factors Associated with Upper Extremity Pain in Softball Athletes

Mentor: Gretchen Oliver

Johannes Allen Physics and Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Analysis of the Structure and Morphology of the Debris Field Aftermath of a Violent Outburst of Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, using the Hubble Space Telescope

Mentor: Dennis Bodewits

Carolina Amezaga Materials Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Developing an Electrochemical Biosensor to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Antigens, which will Facilitate the Rapid Diagnosis of COVID-19

Mentor: Xinyu Zhang

Lucy Bone Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Global Customer Mapping for Satellite Internet over the Next Decade

Mentor: Davide Guzzetti

Toby Crump Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Solvent-based Separation Analysis: Solvent Screening and Optimal Design

Mentor: Selen Cremaschi

Jacob Dewey Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: 

Mentor: Joseph Majdalani

Garrett Dickinson Software Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Constructing Embedded Avionics Software for the Analysis of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes Using CubeSats

Mentor: Micheal Fogle

William Ferris Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Self-Folding Supercapacitor: The Applications of Prestrained Polystyrene on Specialized Circuits

Mentor: Russell Mailen

Rizwan Halani Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: The Design and Fabrication of a Novel Multistage Soft Robot

Mentor: Chad Rose

Brock Hunter Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Transport and Physiochemical Properties of Polyether-based Hydrogel Membranes

Mentor: Bryan Beckingham

Madeline Kunze Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Integration of Bioactivity – Global Natural Product Social Molecular Network (GNPS): Proof of Concept

Mentor: Angela Calderon

Daniel Michael Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Identifying Manual Material Handling Tasks using Wearable Sensors with Machine Learning

Mentor: Howrd Chen

Maggie Nelson  Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Processing and Application of Recycled Shape Memory Polymers 

Mentor: Russell Mailen

Andrew Parker Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: 

Mentor: Vrishank Raghav

Mark Roces  Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Creating a Measurement Device for Quantifying Neuromuscular Impairment in Hands

Mentor: Chad Rose

Nicholas Rush Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Data Prioritization through Machine Vision Applications for Large Scale Camera Arrays Used in Wind Tunnel Dynamics

Mentor: Michael Hamilton

Lucy Seay  Pre-Computer Science

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Investigating Mechanisms of Memory Deficits and Altered Neurotransmission in Prenatal Cannabinoid Exposed Rodents

Mentor: Subhrajit Bhattacharya

Deepika Singla Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Characterization of Shape Memory Polymer in Space Environment

Mentor: Davide Guzzetti

Justus Smith  Biosystems Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Determining the Ability of Algae to Support Polyphosphate Accumulating Organisms in Vacillating Light Conditions

Mentor: Brendan Higgins

John Snitzer Materials Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Probing Mechanical Heterogeneity of Additively Manufactured Stainless Steel using Digital Image Correlation

Mentor: Xiaoyuan Lou

Qinyi Tian  Computer Science

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Particle Tracking Velocimetry(PTV) Based on Image Processing

Mentor: Brian Thurow

Jonathan Ting Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: 

Mentor: Dan Marghitu

Sarah Tyndall  Biosystems Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: The Removal of Phosphorus from Agricultural Runoff Using Biochar

Mentor: Sushil Adhikari

Harrison Walker Materials Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Fabrication and Characterization of Superconducting NbN Nanowires for use as Quantum Phase Slip Junctions

Mentor: Michael Hamilton

Emily Wilson Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  Study of the Aerodynamic Interactions Between a Coaxial Rotor and a Wing for Application in Tail-sitter UAVs

Mentor: Vrishank Raghav

Juming Xiong  Computer Science

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Image Processing for the PoDiMS (Pathways of Disparities in Multiple Sclerosis) Study

Mentor: Gopikrishna Deshpande

Virginia Betbeze Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: 

Mentor: Christopher Lepczyk

Jaliyl Collins Natural Resources Management

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title:  Developing Adaptations to Mitigate Water Resource Inequalities in Alabama and Mississippi through a Comparative Assessment of Public Policy

Mentor: Kelly Dunning

Brieanne Dickson Microbiology

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title:  Analyzing how the Composition of Raw Materials Affects the Effectivity of an Antimicrobial Bio-based System

Mentor: Soledad Peresin

Madison McCown Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title:  Why did the Squirrel not make it Across the Road? Factors Associated with Road Mortality of Squirrels in Lee County, Alabama

Mentor: Todd Steury

Kate Norrid Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title:  The Effects of Urbanization on Stream Quality and Fish Nutrition and Health

Mentor: Bruce Lockaby

Victoria Stack Geospatial and Environmental Informatics

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title:  Sustainability at Auburn University: Assessing Solar Energy Potential with Remote Sensing and GIS

Mentor: Lana Narine

Drake Stallworth Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: 

Mentor: Christopher Lepczyk

Emily Barnes  Global Studies

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title:  Nourish Wellness: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Combatting Nutrition Related Illness through Pediatric Care, Nutritional and Mental Wellness, and Physical Wellbeing

Mentor: Alicia Powers

Olivia Dettmering Interior Design

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Altering Kitchen Design to Incorporate Urban Homesteading

Mentor: Taneshia West Albert

Allison Kraabel  Interior Design

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title:  How Interior Design Combats the Loss of a Permanent Sense of Home for Adolescents in Orphanages or Temporary Homes and its Overall Affect on their Mental Healths

Mentor: Taneshia West Albert

Caitlin Powers Global Studies

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Zero Hunger Pathways Project

Mentor: Alicia Powers

Hollen Terry  Global Studies

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title:  Un Giardino di Comunione: Greenspace as a Restorative, Communal Site for Students Studying Abroad

Mentor: Lindsay Tan

Joshua Enger Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  Alcohol Related Alterations in Immune Markers in Binge and Moderate Drinkers

Mentor: Sara Blaine

Lee (Taylor) Gusler Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior and Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  Percussion, Peer Bonding, and Pro Social Behavior: Implications of Percussion Education on the Overall Therapeutic Model in Adjudicated Youth

Mentor: Kelli Thompson

Hunter Hathorn Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: 

Mentor: Sara Driskell

Jennifer Jones Quantitative Economics and Integrative Biology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  Examining the Economic Community Effects of Nuclear Power Plant Construction

Mentor: Richard Seals

Allen Li Political Science and Economics

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  The U.S. Occupation of Post-World War II Germany: Media Content Analysis, 1945-1949

Mentor: Paul Harris

Anna O’Donell Speech, Language, and Hearing Science

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  Audiological Screening Protocol using a Novel Tablet Application: A validation study

Mentor: Aurora Weaver

Camille Preston Neuroscience

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  The Effect of Teacher Habit Formation on Preschoolers’ Activity Levels

Mentor: Danielle Wadsworth

Gabriella Thompson Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: How Parental Relationships Impact Adolescents’ Social Interactions and Relationships When Entering College

Mentor: Sara Driscoll

Jordan Windham Political Science

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  How the White Manipulates National Crisis Narratives

Mentor: Matthew Clary

Katelyn Wolfe Theater Design and Production

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  Comedy or Tragedy: A Psychoanalysis on the Impact of Technical Elements on the Audience’s Perception of Absurdist Works

Mentor: Fereshteh Rostampour

Mackenzie Wood Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  Women’s Perceptions of Social Interactions after Sexual Violence

Mentor: Sara Driskell

Davis Arthur Physics

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Development of a multi-particle spectrometer

Mentor: Guillaume Laurent

Dorelle Fawwal Microbiology

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Bioactivity ccreening of novel streptomyces species 

Mentor: Mark Liles

Kerstin Glaser Geology/Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Analysis of pesticide contamination among oyster farms in Mobile Bay

Mentor: Ann Ojeda

Hayleigh Hallam Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Factors associated with preventive cancer screening among diabetic patients as compared to their non-diabetic counterparts 

Mentor: Chiahung “Edward” Chou

Nathan Holden Applied Math; English

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Mathematically helping solar cells absorb more light 

Mentor: Junshan Lin

Madelyn James Biochemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: New method for preparation of gold-on-glass electrodes that enables reusable DNA-based electrochemical biosensors  

Mentor: Christopher Easley

Erin LaGrone Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Female dominance hierarchies of wild-derived mice (Mus musculus) 

Mentor: Wendy Hood

Regan Moss Microbiology/Neuroscience

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Heterogenentiy in trauma exposure and biopsychosocial health profiles of male sex trafficking survivors

Mentor: Lauren Rulhmann

Sarah Nix Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: The influence of sleep on blood vessel function in younger to middle-aged adults 

Mentor: Austin Robinson

Emma Parmer Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Quantifying emerging contaminants in Parkerson Mill Creek

Mentor: Ann Ojeda

Ryleigh Randall Laboratory Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Establishing an accurate water-corrected plasma:erythrocyte ratio for glucose, lactate, and pyruvate in human, pig, and chicken erythrocytes

Mentor: Andreas Kavazes

Abbriana Robert Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Important features of Walking Adaptation: A look at the nervous systems ability to regulate and maintain Sensory input during split-belt walking 

Mentor: Jaimie Roper

Joshua Semmes Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Morphological characteristics of ant communities among habitats of Alabama 

Mentor: Bill Wills

Haley Stephens Microbiology

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Developing a printable paper-based test for detection of malaria parasites in mosquitoes for global use in malaria control programs

Mentor: Sarah Zohdy

Jake Tatum Microbiology

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Generating a reliable method to quantitively measure and differentiate lytic and latent replication of the KSHV virus in different cell lines and stages of the virus’s life cycle

Mentor: Joanna Sztuba-Solinska

Avery Von Eiff Marine Biology

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Effects of climate change on coral reefs: Factors affecting recovery from thermal stress in Florida false corals  Ricordea Florida 

Mentor: Marie Strader

Anna Wilson Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Changes in vascular collagen density and cerebral blood flow in cats with a phosphoprotein enriched in astrocytes 15 kDa (PEA15) loss-of function mutation

Mentor: Emily Graff

Ellie Amerson Animal Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Assessing the use of biometric ear tags as herd health monitoring devices in swine.

Mentor: Terry Brandebourg

Elijah Carroll Organismal Biology-Conservation

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Potential hazard to beneficial insects from imidacloprid exposure in the honeydew of crape myrtle bark scale Eriococcus lagerstroemiae (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae)

Mentor: David Held

Daniel Carter Crop, Soils, and Environmental Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Exploring relationships between diet and other risk factors for colon cancer with novel circulating biomarkers in humans

Mentor: Drew Frugé

Madison Dees Poultry Science

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Do cyanobacterial toxins bioaccumulate in aquaculture-produced fish? 

Mentor: Alan Wilson

Emily Ennis Poultry Science

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Will replacement of reproductive hormone genes with the alligator cathelicidin gene result in disease resistant, sterile catfish exhibiting normal growth? 

Mentor: Rex Dunham

Ivy Graves Animal Science

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Discovery and curation of communication modalities surrounding animal welfare practices  

Mentor: Donald Mulvaney

Rachel Hollingsworth Animal Science

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Investigating the role that inflammation plays in unexplained heifer infertility

Mentor: Paul Dyce

Seth Ingram Agricultural Business and Economics

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Impact of the China-US trade war on the Alabama soybean industry

Mentor: Ruiqing Miao

Megan Justice Wildlife Enterprise Management

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Genetic and phenotypic characterization of a cryptic Largemouth Bass form

Mentor: Eric Peatman

Parker King Horticulture: Nursery and Greenhouse Science

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Exploring the role of type VI secretion system of pathogen in mediating interactions with the plant cell

Mentor: Neha Potnis

Rachel Osbourne Poultry Science

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Analyzing samples of raw poultry processing plant wastewater to determine the chemical makeup and microbial load present before treatment

Mentor: Dianna Bourassa

Mackenzie Pennington Environmental Science

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Effects of sodium bicarbonate on water alkalinity in a hydroponic system  

Mentor: Daniel Wells

Roshell Rosales Aguilar Agricultural Business and Economics

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Understanding the causes and exploring remedies for food waste and food loss

Mentor: Ruiqing Miao

Carley Robinson Management and Finance

Sponsor(s): Harbert College of Business

Project Title: The effects of abusive supervision on insubordination

Mentor: Jeremy Mackey

Molly Cassidy Kinesiology

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title: Electromyographic analysis of shoulder rotation strength testing positions 

Mentor: Gretchen Oliver

Abigail Cramer Exercise Science

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title: The effects of previously playing an overhead throwing sport in shoulder range of motion, strength, and humeral retroversion

Mentor: Gretchen Oliver

Daisy Hansana Exercise Science

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title: Investigating preparatory movement about the ankle 

Mentor: Wendi Weimar

Alice Northcutt Exercise Science

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title: The efficacy of adaptive aerobic exercise on sleep in adults with disabilities

Mentor: Melissa Pangelinan

Derrick Stephen Kinesiology

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title: SuperHERoes of today: A biomechanical analysis of the anatomical adaptations during pregnancy

Mentor: Christopher Wilburn

Peter Abraham Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: RNA-sequencing analysis to identify links between the consensus molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer and obesity

Mentor: Elizabeth Lipke

Peden Arnold Bio-Process Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Biofuels value of biomass of algal turf scrubber treating aquaponics wastewater 

Mentor: David Blersch

Mary Baird Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Polyether-based ion exchange membranes for heavy metal harvesting 

Mentor: Bryan Beckingham

Brett Cranston Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Inertial measurement and surface electromyography in advanced arm prosthetics

Mentor: Chad Rose

Megan Davies Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Engineered cancer tissues for application in disease modeling and personalized drug testing

Mentor: Elizabeth Lipke

Matthew Do Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Developing machine learning models to predict protein solubility through frequency of amino acids

Mentor: Chris Kieslich

Calvin Dulaney Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: 3D Printer accessory that prints two polymers while being able to manipulate their concentration 

Mentor: Edward Davis

Evan Ellison Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Development of MATLAB algorithms for determination and analysis of kinematic data from a split-belt treadmill 

Mentor: Jaime Roper

Sierra Eady Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: A physics-based gasoline particulate filter temperature model for feedback oriented vehicle applications 

Mentor: Mark Hoffman

Grace Gray Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Human impact study, testing the efficacy of customized 3D printed guards 

Mentor: Michael Zabala

Audrey Hall Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Investigation of the antibacterial activity against foodborne pathogens and chemical composition of extracts and partitions of Psidium guajava

Mentor: Angela Calderon

Theresa Hardin Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Developing a tension driven telescoping arm

Mentor: Michael Zabala

Grace Hester Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Engineered 3D in vitro colorectal cancer models to investigate the link between obesity and cancer 

Mentor: Elizabeth Lipke

Jett Kik Industrial and Systems Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Engineering controls for hazardous noise: Researching and aggregating effective noise abatement solutions and creating media to disseminate the results of said research. 

Mentor: Richard Sesek

Yevhenii “Jack” Kovryzhenko Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: System developing, path planning and trajectory optimization for autonomous areal vehicles 

Mentor: Ehsan Taheri

Jin Kwon Electrical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Additive manufacturing of batteries using MXene-based inks 

Mentor: Majid Beidaghi

Andrew McGehee Software Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Computational modeling of protein 3D structures with optimization and machine learning 

Mentor: Debswapna Bhattacharya

Elizabeth Melby Biosystems Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Neutral lipid accumulation in algae induced by oxidative stress due to poultry wastewater antimicrobials 

Mentor: Brendan Higgins

Javier Nishikawa Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Polymer-coated sugar nanoparticles for encapsulation of biomolecules

Mentor: Allan David

Ernest “Steven” Porterfield Materials Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Optimization of biodegradable resins for additive manufacturing

Mentor: Edward Davis

William Rud Biosystems Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Identifying laboratory light conditions that are viable for use in an algae turf scrubber raceway with filamentous algae 

Mentor: David Blersch

Mollie Sabo Civil Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Pore network modelling of reactive permeability evolution

Mentor: Lauren Beckingham

Shelby Wales Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Fabrication of reactive rocks with 3D printing

Mentor: Lauren Beckingham

Duncan Wisniewski Wireless Engineering/Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Virtual muscle movement through EEG for motor learning 

Mentor: Mark Adams

Jamie Andersen Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: Determining the spatial and temporal patterns of fiddler crab use of tidal freshwater forested wetlands along two rivers of the Apalachicola River.

Mentor: Christopher Anderson

Virginia Betbeze Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: The effect that culling of invasive species has on native bird populations in Kauai, Hawaii

Mentor: Christopher Lepczyk

Sarah Cain Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: Analyzing the accuracy of pellet count surveys to estimate density of White-tailed Deer (odocoileus virginianus)

Mentor: Stephen Ditchkoff

Allison Foster Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: Assessing the economic cost of managing invasive species across the United States 

Mentor: Christopher Lepczyk

Philip McMichael Substainable Biomaterials and Packaging

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: Bio-based coagulation and flocculation systems to treat contaminants in concrete washwater

Mentor:Maria Soledad Peresin

Erin Casolaro Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies/Accounting

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Financial implications of personal gardening among elderly in rural Alabama  

Mentor: Alicia Powers

Anna Fouty Nutrition Science and Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Telomere length and childhood obesity  

Mentor: Geetha Thangiah

Molly Grubb Global Studies

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Measuring the impact of humanitarian aid

Mentor: Alicia Powers

Tucker Kilgo Nutrition Science

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Basic needs coalition food security prevalence study 

Mentor: Onikia Brown

Megan Schaberg Nutrititon Science

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Determining the effects of health beliefs on dietary intervention adherence and change in inflammatory biomarkers

Mentor: Drew Frugé

Kristyn Waldron Human Development and Family Studies

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Community-based youth programs: Examining utilization and perceived benefits to military families

Mentor: Mallory Lucier-Greer

Avery Agostinelli Art History and Political Science

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Perpetual patriotism and polarizing politics: The multifaceted implications of Childe Hassam’s Avenue in The Rain

Mentor: Emily Burns

Brannon Anthony Political Science

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Human trafficking for the purpose of forced marriage in The People’s Republic of China 

Mentor: Michael Brown

Hannah Evans Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Sexual development of adolescents adjudicated for illegal sexual behavior and adolescents adjudicated for general delinquent behavior

Mentor: Kelli Thompson

Samantha Guajardo Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: The effects of pre-adjudicatory factors on therapeutic alliance and the existence of racial disparities within adolescents who have been adjudicated for sexual offending behaviors 

Mentor: Kelli Thompson

Nathan Holden English/Applied Math

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Employing Christianity: The role of religion in nineteenth-century American literature

Mentor: James Ryan

Carleigh Morrow Neuroscience

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Developmental olanzapine exposure on impulsive choice and behavioral flexibility 

Mentor: Christopher Newland

Megan Ondrizek Communication Disorders

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Allostasis and homeostasis in the NICU infant: Implications for use of NMES for habilitation of swallowing function

Mentor: Mary Sandage

Cassidy Powell Psychology and Music Performance

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  How neurosyphilis affected four 19th century musical composers and their works 

Mentor: Michael Pendowski

Allyson Pullen Neuroscience

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Social media use, health, and risk behavior among young women

Mentor: Sara Blaine

Kylie Seaton Psychology and Sociology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: The influence on children’s ADHD symptoms by the interplay of various parenting behaviors and rates of child physical activity 

Mentor: Joshua Novak

Jessica Sullivan History

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Wray v. Wray: Public perceptions of women’s health in the antebellum courtroom

Mentor: Kelly Kennington

Nicole Anthony Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Characterizing the Structure-to-Function Relationship of an Antisense Long Non-coding RNA Associated with the β-myosin Heavy Chain Gene of Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle for Potential Drug-targeting

Mentor: Joanna Sztuba-Solinska

Caroline Condon Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  Evaluating the Perceptions of Healthfulness within Low-income Communities using the Behavior Environment Perceptions Survey

Mentor: Onikia Brown

Stella Cox Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Identification of Pesticide Isomers in Crops using Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry

Mentor: Ahmed Hamid

Laura Downey Biomedical Sciences, Pre-Medical

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  Determination of Clinical Effectiveness of Novel Liposomal Formulation of Proteasome Inhibitors in Tumors.

Mentor: Alexei Kisselev

Meredith Forrester Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Using Computational Biophysics to Investigate the Effects of Mechanical Forces on Proteins

Mentor: Rafael Bernardi

Bethany Foust Geospatial and Environmental Informatics

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  Glacial Archaeological Modeling of the Northwest Territories using Remote Sensing and GIS

Mentor: Stephanie Rogers

Rachel Fulda Physics

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  

Mentor: Guillaume Laurent

Corinne Gautreaux Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  A Cross Sectional Study of Temporal Diet Quality in US Adults

Mentor: Andrew Fruge

Emma Henderson Geology

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Continuous Monitoring of the Effects of a Storm’s First Flush on Nutrient Cycling and the Microbial Assemblage in Parkerson Mill Creek

Mentor: Ann Ojeda

Railey Herren Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  Addressing the Genetic Basis of Cytoskeletal Development and how Microtubules are involved in Scale Development using the Butterfly Vanessa Cardui

Mentor: Brian Counterman

Auburn Jordan Chemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: A Fe(II) Complex Capable of Detecting H2O2 in Association with Oxidative Stress

Mentor: Chris Goldsmith

Emily Kable Chemistry Education and Chemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  Chord Diagrams as a Visual Tool in Chemistry Education Research

Mentor: Jordan Harshman

Taylor McKibben Microbial, Cellular, Molecular Biology

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Acquisition and Development of the Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiome in Lizards

Mentor: Tonia Schwartz

Emma Peacock Microbial Biology (Cellular/Molecular)

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  Understanding Natural Product Biosynthesis in Blueberry

Mentor: Courtney Leisner

Avery Rajan Biochemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Drugs from Dirt: Development and Characterization of Novel Antimicrobial Compounds

Mentor: Mark Liles

Tiffany Ramsey Medical Laboratory Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  The Effectivity of Duckweed as a Source of Biomanipulation to Develop a Sustainable Method for Controlling Toxic Levels of Ammonia in Commercial Catfish Ponds

Mentor: Alan Wilson

Alicia Taylor Biochemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Antimicrobial Plastics: The Development of Novel, Rechargeable N-Halamine Polymer blends for use in Healthcare, Food Processing, and 3D Printing Industries

Mentor: Shelby Worley

Brandon Waldo Marine Biology

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  Genetic Divergence of Gulf Killifish Across Salinity Gradients in the Gulf of Mexico

Mentor: Moises Bernal

Samuel Warren Geology

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Petrographic Characterization of Skarn Deposits in Puerto Rico

Mentor: Laura Bilenker

Laura Downey Biomedical Sciences, Pre-Medical

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  Determination of Clinical Effectiveness of Novel Liposomal Formulation of Proteasome Inhibitors in Tumors.

Mentor: Alexei Kisselev

Madeline Kunze Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  Integration of Bioactivity – Global Natural Product Social Molecular Network (GNPS): Proof of Concept

Mentor: Angela Calderon

Lucy Seay Computer Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title:  Investigating Mechanisms of Memory Deficits and Altered Neurotransmission in Prenatal Cannabinoid Exposed Rodents

Mentor: Subhrajit Bhattacharya

Andrew Bradford Fisheries

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Quantifying the Effects of Different Environmental Conditions on Sperm Form and Function for Aquatic Species of Importance in Alabama

Mentor: Ian Butts

Brooke Johnson Environmental Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Inventory and Characterization of Gulf Coast Salt Marsh Soil Resources

Mentor: Joey Shaw

Meagan Reeves Animal Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Mitochondrial-Nuclear Interaction Between Breeds of Lean and Obese Pigs

Mentor: Terry Brandebourg

Ian Schlosser Biosystems Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Reclaiming AU Campus Sewage Through an Integrated Wastewater Treatment Process

Mentor: Yi Wang

Lauren Shortnacy Animal Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Effect of the Wooden Breast Myopathy on Broiler Chicken Collagen and Myogenic Regulatory Factor Protein Expression

Mentor: Jessica Starkey

Evan Webster Fisheries

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Assessment of Vendor Preferences and Perceived Quality in the Half-shell Oyster Market

Mentor: William Walton

Dongnyeok Han Building Science

Sponsor(s): College of Architecture, Design, and Construction

Project Title: Strategies and Lessons Learned for Creating Virtual Reality Immersive Games for Construction Safety Training

Mentor: Salman Azhar

Katie Corona Exercise Science

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title:  An uphill battle: understanding gait alterations in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Mentor: Jaimie Roper

Caroline Kirkham Exercise Science

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title: Influence of Lower Extremity in Softball Pitching

Mentor: Gretchen Oliver

Robert McLaughlin Exercise Science

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title:  Development of a More Convenient and Affordable Method of Measuring the Arch Height Index

Mentor: Christopher Wilburn

Ryleigh Randall Laboratory Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title: The Impact of Lactation on Autophagy and Mitochondrial fission and fusion in the Liver and Skeletal Muscle

Mentor: Andreas Kavazis

Kathryn Riis Exercise Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title: Get a Grip: Investigation of Non-Slip Socks on Locomotive Parameters in High-Risk Population for Falls

Mentor: Christopher Willburn

Alanis Smith Integrative Biology

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title: Inhibitory Control in Musicians vs. Non-musicians

Mentor: Kristina Neely

Carley Wilson Exercise Science

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title:  Changes in Sleep Efficiency in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder during an Adapted Tennis Intervention

Mentor: Melissa Pangelinan

Ryan Anthony Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Optimization Study of the Synthesis Process for the Mo²C MXene

Mentor: Majid Beidaghi

Cameron Baker Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Analysis of Airborne Soldier Load Carriage Gait

Mentor: Michael Zabala

Noah Blackwood Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Exploring Superparamagnetic Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles as Alternative MRI-T1 Contrast Agents

Mentor: Allan David

Justin Box Bioprocess Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Analyzing the Effect of Antimicrobial Processing Aids in Poultry Processing Wastewater and Investigating the Use of Eukaryotic Algae in Collaboration with Bacteria to Treat Poultry Processing Waste Water

Mentor: Brendan Higgins

Michaela Bush Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Developing MATLAB Code for Analysis of Heterogeneous Engineered Cardiac Tissue during Contraction

Mentor: Elizabeth Ann Lipke

David Carpenter Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Analyzing the Frequencies that Influence Soft Tissue Artifact

Mentor: Michael Zabala

Watson Copeland Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: The Acoustics of a Carbon Fiber Guitar

Mentor: Edmon Perkins

Max Garton Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Damping Effects of a Particle Damper on a Torsional Pendulum

Mentor: Edmon Perkins

Lily Gong Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Click Chemistry Towards Allyl-polymer MRI contrast agents: solubility, kinetics, and magnetic responses

Mentor: Bryan Beckingham

Levi Gosdin Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Quantifying the Unsteady Aerodynamics of Raptors

Mentor: Vrishank Raghav

Tina Huang Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Improving Polymer-Modified Asphalt by Changing the Characteristics of Block Copolymers Using Click Chemistry

Mentor: Bryan Beckingham

Sierra Jacobs Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Do Biomechanical Measures Change During a Drop-jump Landing with a Cognitive Task?

Mentor: Jaimie Roper

Seth Johnston Biosystems Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Studying the Relevance of Stomatal Characteristics on Drought Tolerance in Peanut

Mentor: Alvaro Sanz Saez

Tarun Kore Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Expiratory Flows in the Human Trachea

Mentor: Vrishank Raghav

Christy Manning Civil Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  The Effects of Impregnation on Catalyst Pellets

Mentor: Marta Miletic

Catherine McConatha Materials Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Corrosion of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel Bio-implants in Simulated Human Body Fluid

Mentor: Xiaoyuan Lou

Andrew Moore Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: In Vitro 3D Colorectal Cancer Model Using PEG-fibrinogen Hydrogels

Mentor: Elizabeth Ann Lipke

Zane Oligee Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Chemical Abrasive Flow Polishing of Micro-Channels for use in Additively Manufactured Inconel 718 Heat Exchangers

Mentor: Scott Thompson

Hayden Patteson Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Temperature Control/Sensor for In-situ Sea Turtle Nests

Mentor: Edmon Perkins

Johann Phan Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: The Effects of Arm’s Length on Batted Ball Speed and Distance

Mentor: Gretchen Oliver

Elizabeth Prior Civil Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Effectiveness of Measuring the Turbidity of Waterways with Multispectral Imaging Obtained by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Mentor: Frances O’Donnell

Aura Reyna Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Shape Memory Polymer Programming Techniques

Mentor: Russel Mailen

Jonathan Schuler Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Engineering Lignin Transformation Mechanisms to Create Value-added Products using Atomistic Modeling

Mentor: Andrew Adamczyk

Anna Catherine Smith Industrial Systems Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Utilizing the Tools of Visual Media to Aid STEM Practitioners in Reporting their Findings Simply and Effectively

Mentor: Edmon Perkins

Philip Snitzer Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: How Waste Heat from a Process Can Be Repurposed and/or Stored to Make Other Areas of the Process More Efficient and Reduce Waste Heat Being Released to the Atmosphere

Mentor: Jay Khondadadi

Helen Steeve Materials Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Optimizing Stereolithography 3D Printing for use with Biodegradable Resins

Mentor: Edward Davis

Jacob Stotser Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Development of MATLAB Trip/Slip Algorithms to Investigate the Effectiveness of Treadmill-based Perturbation Training

Mentor: Jaimie Roper

Zachary Wadzinski Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: A Method of Containing Near-Source Undegraded Floating Plastic

Mentor: Mark Dougherty

Christopher Weathers Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: MRI-Based Quantification of Tibiofemoral Alignment of Female Athletes

Mentor: Michael Zabala

Madison Wichmann Biosystems Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: The Assessment of Stream Bank Stability vs. Time and of the Relationship Between Plant Roots and Soil Aggregation

Mentor: Thorsten Knappenberger

Eian Davis Geospatial and Environmental Informatics

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: Streamflow Trend Analysis in the State of Georgia to Determine Changes in Water Availability

Mentor: Sanjiv Kumar

Allison Gary Wildlife Sciences/Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: Creating a Social Survey to Analyze Differential Veterinary Care Cost for Indoor Versus Outdoor House Cat (Felis Catus) in the South Eastern Region

Mentor: Christopher Lepczyk

Abby Hagelskamp Wildlife Sciences/Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: Creating a Social Survey to Analyze Differential Veterinary Care Cost for Indoor Versus Outdoor House Cat (Felis Catus) in the South Eastern Region

Mentor: Christopher Lepczyk

Jace McCauley Forestry

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: How Change in Temperature Patterns Affect Pine Sawflies in the South Eastern United States

Mentor: Lori Eckhardt

Abigail Morgan Wildlife Sciences/Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: Cat and Island Ecosystems: Zoonotic Pathogens in Feral Cats in Hawaii, Madagascar, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Mentor: Sarah Zohdy

Gabrielle Ripa Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title: The Effect of Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense), an Invasive Shrub, On Herpetofaunal Communities

Mentor: Christopher Anderson

Beatriz Carmona Nutrition Science

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: The Effects of Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction on the Rhythmicity of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

Mentor: Michael Greene

Anna Fouty Nutrition Science

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Salivary Amylase Gene Copy Number and Childhood Obesity

Mentor: Geetha Thangiah

Aaron Riviere Nutrition: Dietetics

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title: Zonulin levels decline in serum and fecal samples after the addition of green leafy vegetables to a high red meat diet in obese individuals with high risk for colorectal cancer.

Mentor: Andrew Frugé

Abigail Bennett Communication Disorders

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Using an Interactive Phonetics Learning Management System and User-Centered Design to Inform Phonetics Education Methods

Mentor: Marisha Speights

Brianna Burks Communication Disorders

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Event Boundary Effects on Speech in Physical and Virtual Reality Environments

Mentor: Dallin Bailey

Jorge Castro Lebron Neuroscience/ Musical Performance-Voice

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Allophone and Syllable Stress Perception in Spanish as a Second Language

Mentor: Gilda Socarras

Natalie Conboy Psychology/ Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Development of a Comprehensive Measure for the Cognitive Attentional Syndrome

Mentor: Joseph Bardeen

Kaitlyn Connor Neuroscience

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Psychophysiological Correlates of Pain in Cannabis Users and Non-Users

Mentor: Jennifer Robinson

Sarah Etherton Neuroscience

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Finding the Neurofunctional Topography of the Human Hippocampus using fMRI

Mentor: Jennifer Robinson

Lily Fess Art History

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: The Repatriation of Art Objects Taken from the Kingdom of Benin During Late Nineteenth-Century British Colonialism

Mentor: Emily Burns

Taylor Mitchell Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Anxiety Levels in Adolescents Adjudicated for Illegal Sexual Behavior

Mentor: Kelli Thompson

Elizabeth Murphy Communication Disorders

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Auditory Brainstem Responses to Altered Orchestral Music

Mentor: Sridhar Krishnamurti

Leslie Schuneman Art History

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: The Ideas of Materiality and Unfinished Quality: A Closer Look at Auguste Rodin’s Sculptures

Mentor: Emily Burns

Adam Sienkiewicz Health Services Administration

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Asking the Right Questions: The Demanding Task of Developing an Interactive Survey Instrument for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients

Mentor: Haneen Ali

Mary Grace Vinson English Literature

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Plas Newydd: Mapping the Networks of the Ladies of Llangollen

Mentor: Emily Clair Friedman

William West History

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Slavery and Politics in Antebellum Auburn

Mentor: Kelly Kennington

Victoria Zona Neuroscience

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Determining How Images of Different Exercise Contexts are Spontaneously Registered in the Brains of Non-exercisers Via Electroencephalography (EEG)

Mentor: Matthew Miller

Alison Beverly Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): Harrison School of Pharmacy

Project Title: Cytokine Recepto CXCR3 Blockade Enhances Hyperexcitability and Synaptic Transmission Changes That Occur Following a Peripheral Viral Infection

Mentor: Miranda Reed

Kavon Diggs Biomedical Sciences/Pre-Pharmacy

Sponsor(s): Harrison School of Pharmacy

Project Title: Factors Influencing Medicare Beneficiary’s Decisions Regarding Medicare Plan Selection

Mentor: Salisa Westrick

Marissa Dogan Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): Harrison School of Pharmacy

Project Title: Investigating the Role of the Lateral Entorhinal Cortex in Alzheimer’s Disease

Mentor: Miranda Reed

Connor Jones Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): Harrison School of Pharmacy

Project Title: Tofacitinib Analogs as Agents for MPO Inhibition

Mentor: Forrest Smith

Shivani Rangari Biomedical Sciences/Pre-Medicine

Sponsor(s): Harrison School of Pharmacy

Project Title: Formulation of Acyclovir and Lidocaine Topical Gels for Herpes Simplex Virus Infection

Mentor: Jayachandra Ramapuram

Angela Burns Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Evaluation of the Influence of Work and Heat Exposure on Physiological Measures in Firefighters

Mentor: JoEllen Sefton

Abigail Campbell Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Evaluation of the Effects of Work and Heat Exposure on Cognitive Function in Firefighters

Mentor: JoEllen Sefton

Andrew Caskey Chemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: A New Synthetic Approach to the Paracyclophane Core of the Anti-cancer Alkaloid Hauamine A

Mentor: Bradley Memer

Brett Clark Physics and Mathematics

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Effectiveness of Identifying Liquefaction Deposits from Large-Scale Earthquakes using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Mentor: Lorraine Wolf

Sarah Beth Dolinger Biomedical Sciences/Pre-Physical Therapy

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Studying the Effects of a Wellness Fair Program on High School Students’ Mental and Physical Health

Mentor: Melissa Pangelinan

Michael Erwin Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Can Inhibitory Control be Trained?

Mentor: Kristina Neely

Noah Gibson Chemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Synthetic Exploration of Metal Catalyzed Cu²O Formation Using a Hot Injection Methodology

Mentor: Kristina Neely

John Grundhoefer Biochemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: The Investigation of Emissive Properties of Imine and Hydroxyl-Coordinated Luminescent Lanthanide Complexes

Mentor: Anne Elizabeth Gordon

Leann Kopp Mathematics

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Improving 3D Reconstruction Algorithms Using Computational and Numerical Algebraic Geometry

Mentor: Luke Oeding

Regan Moss Microbiology/Pre-Medicine/Neuroscience

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Heterogeneity in Trauma Exposure and Biopsychosocial Health of Male Sex Trafficking Survivors

Mentor: Lauren Ruhlmann

Kyle Oswalt Integrative Biology

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Investigating Ganglia Importance in Discontinuous Gas Flow Patterns of Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches (Gromphadorhina Partentosa).

Mentor: Arthur Appel

Holden Paz Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: The Role of p62 Ubiquitination in Viral Infection

Mentor: Jason Upton

Jacob Sinopoli Biochemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Design and Optimization of Microfluidic Droplet Traps Using High Resolution, 3D-printed Templates

Mentor: Christopher Easley

Xavier Streety Biochemistry

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Investigating Late-stage Polypeptide Diversification Via Formation of Twisted Amides

Mentor: Monika Raj

Brady Unzicker Physics

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Exact Characterization of Attosecond Pulses Using Atomic Hydrogen Wavefunctions

Mentor: Guillaume Laurent

Ansley Welham Organismal Biology

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Isolation and Cultivation of Human and Plant Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria from the Snouts of Locally Sources Sus Scrofa in South Alabama

Mentor: Lori Eckhardt

Natalie Williams Microbiology

Sponsor(s): College of Science and Mathematics

Project Title: Antibacterial Properties of Europa Lander Solid Rocket Motor Adhesive, EA9394, Against Sporulating Gram-positive Bacteria

Mentor: Mark Liles

Trae Anderson Nursing

Sponsor(s): College of Nursing

Project Title: Recruitment of Underrepresented Populations Into Health Outcomes Research: Review of the Literature and Strategies for Recruitment

Mentor: Caralise Hunt

Elizabeth Brown Animal Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title:  Calving season and rumen-protected methionine on epigenetic control of beef production

Mentor: Dr. Sonia Mosia

Anna Gierow Animal Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title: Comparative Transcriptomics Between Porcine and Cattle Oocytes.

Mentor: Dr. Fernando Biase

Olivia Reid Animal Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title:  NICD over-expression in the Notch signaling pathway affects the organization of the adrenal gland

Mentor: Dr. Jeff Huang

Andrew Keel Animal Sciences

Sponsor(s): College of Agriculture

Project Title:  Effect of dietary protein source and litter condition on broiler chicken growth performance and interstinal stem cell activity

Mentor: Dr. Jessica Starkey

Kara Boyer Building Science

Sponsor(s): College of Architecture Design and Construction

Project Title:  Creating a tiny home building code to positively effect long-term sustainability

Mentor: Dr. April Simons

Kyra Stark Architecture

Sponsor(s): College of Architecture Design and Construction

Project Title:  Incorporating passive design into the beginning design process

Mentor: Dr. Justin Miller

Abigail Brittain Exercise Science

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title:  Sport specialization and teaching patterns in youth athletes

Mentor: Dr. Gretchen Oliver

Katherine Corona Exercise Science

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title:  An uphill battle: understanding gait alterations in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Mentor: Dr. Jaimie Roper

Arlene Maheu Exercise Science

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title:  The cognitive effects of ‘green exercise’ on adolescents diagnosed with ADHD

Mentor: Dr. Ford Dyke

Carley Wilson Physical Activity and Health

Sponsor(s): College of Education

Project Title:  The Influence of Physical Activity on Sleep Quality in Children and Young Adults

Mentor: Dr. Melissa Pangelinan

Reid Adams Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Elucidating structure-activity relationships of metal oxide and metal carbide catalysts via a novel raman-spectrokinetic approach

Mentor: Dr. Carlos Carrero

Luke Anderson Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Engineering in vitro three-dimensional colorectal cancer tissue models from patient-derived xenografts for application in personalized medicine

Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Lipke

Ashely Baerlocher Materials Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Mechanical Properties of Solid-State Electrolytes

Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Fergus

Erin Batcho Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Canine Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at 7T MRI

Mentor: Dr. Thomas Denney

Jacob Bensinger Civil Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Assessment of porosity-permeability relationships for 3D pore network models undergoing pore-scale dissolution and precipitation

Mentor: Dr. Lauren Beckingham

Kelly Burnham Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  The Non-Isentropic Solution to the Taylor-Culick Profile for Cylindrical and Slab Rocket Motors

Mentor: Dr. Joseph Majdalani

Tyler Compher Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Lumped Parameter Modeling Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Blood Flow

Mentor: Dr. Vrishank Raghav

Kareem El-Kattan Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Synthesizing Peptide Sequences to Target Prostate Cancer Cells

Mentor: Dr. Allan David

Danielle Elmore Microbial, Cellular, and Molecular Biology

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Tissue clearing techniques to improve hemodynamic testing of heart valves

Mentor: Dr. Vrishank Raghav

Caroline George  Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Development of a functional ex-vivo porcine heart to test and improve mitral valve repairing techniques

Mentor: Dr. Vrishank Raghav

Bryana Harris  Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Examining the Effects of Tissue Geometry on Cardiomyocyte Maturation in 3D Developing Human Engineered Cardiac Tissues

Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Lipke

Bryan Holmes  Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Modeling of Photosynthetic Aeration for Energy Efficient Wastewater Treatment Processes

Mentor: Dr. Brendan Higgins

Rachel Howell  Ecological Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Development of a bench-scale flume reactor for benthic filamentous algae colonization studies

Mentor: Dr. David Blersch

Mengyang (Claudia) Hu  Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Using post polymerization click-chemistry approaches to incorporate magnetic properties within polymer structures to prepare polymeric T1, T2 or T1 and T2 MRI contrast agents

Mentor: Dr. Bryan Beckingham

Katelyn Jenkins  Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  The Biomechanical Effect of Body-Borne Loads on Airborne Soldiers

Mentor: Dr. Michael Zabala

LeeAnn Johnston  Ecological Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Exploring the Removal of Excess Nutrients and Heavy Metals From Polluted Water Bodies Through the Use of Macrophytes and Microorganisms

Mentor: Dr. Alan Wilson

Keith Krause  Electrical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Investigation of the performance and energy consumption of superconducting adiabatic computing circuits

Mentor: Dr. Michael Hamilton

Hudson Land  Biosystems Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  The Assessment of Protein Feedstock Value of Cultivated Algal Biomass for Aquaponics Waste Nutrient Recycling

Mentor: Dr. David Blersch

Ryan Long Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title: Self-Folding Origami

Mentor: Dr. Russell Mailen

Noah Miller  Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Harnessing Solar Energy to Perform Self-Folding Origami

Mentor: Dr. Russell Mailen

Rebecca Mulholland  Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Impact Dynamics of a 3D printed Piano Hammer

Mentor: Dr. Edmon Perkins

Mina Narayanan  Software Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Adversarial Authorship: Exploring Features for Author Identification

Mentor: Dr. Gerry Dozier

Isabel Perry  Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Impact Dynamics of Strings with Vibration Controls

Mentor: Dr. Edmon Perkins

Elizabeth Prior  Civil Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Effectiveness of Measuring the Turbidity of Waterways with Near Infrared Imaging Obtained by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Mentor: Dr. Frances O’Donnell

Joshita Suresh  Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Engineering in vitro prostate cancer tumor tissue to test the efficacy of anticancer therapeutics

Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Lipke

David Teitge  Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Design and Construction of a Phase Change Flight Experiment for the International Space Station using micro-structured surfaces

Mentor: Dr. Sushil Bhavnani

Tyler Toner  Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Model predictive controller sensitivity to errored parameters for a cruise controlled heavy truck convoy in simulation

Mentor: Dr. David Bevly

Kelly Turner  Civil Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Modeling the Influence of Ground Surface Roughness and Building Attributes on the Physical Vulnerability of Low-Rise Buildings to Hurricane Winds

Mentor: Dr. David Roueche

Anna Vescio  Materials Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Controlled release from topical ointments modified with halloysite nanotubes

Mentor: Dr. Edward Davis

Eric Wietstruk  Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Study of the Aerodynamic Response of Birds to Turbulent Weather Conditions

Mentor: Dr. Vrishank Raghav

Liam Wood  Materials Engineering

Sponsor(s): College of Engineering

Project Title:  Halloysite based Antibacterial Paints

Mentor: Dr. Edward Davis

Cullen Anderson  Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title:  Spatial and Temporal Effects of Rural Mennonite Communities on Jaguar (Panthera onca) Populations in Belize

Mentor: Dr. Todd Steury

Arielle Fay  Wildlife Ecology and Management

Sponsor(s): Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title:  Impacts of Wild Pigs on Acorn Availability

Mentor: Dr. Mark Smith

Kayla Krigger  Wildlife Sciences

Sponsor(s): Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title:  The effects of temperature, air pressure, humidity, and habitat on the preferred bloodmeal of Aedes albopictus

Mentor: Dr. Sarah Zohdy

Alex Merchinsky  Wildlife Sciences

Sponsor(s): Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title:  Ant Foraging Behavior Under Artificially Manipulated Temperatures

Mentor: Dr. Robert Gritzen & Dr. Christopher Lepczyk

James Shortnacy  Wildlife Ecology Management

Sponsor(s): Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Project Title:  Estimating the Proportion of White-tailed Deer Illegally Harvested over Bait in Eastern Alabama

Mentor: Dr. William Gulsby

Emily Parra  Nutrition Science

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title:  Lifestyle Determinants of Childhood Obesity in Elementary School Children

Mentor: Dr. Geetha Thangiah

Savannah Rundquist  Nutrition-Dietetics

Sponsor(s): College of Human Sciences

Project Title:  Exploring the effects of a high chlorophyll dietary intervention to reduce colon cancer risk in adults: The Meat and Three Greens (M3G) Feasibility Trial

Mentor: Dr. Andrew Fruge

Lauren Allison  Communication Disorders

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  Quantification of upper airway thermoregulation and vocal dose in indoor cycling fitness instructors with and without amplification: implications for vocal health

Mentor: Dr. Mary J. Sandage

Pate Brunner  Music Performance and Economics

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  A Musical and Historical Analysis of Jazz Trombone Performance and its Technical Adaptation in the Bebop Era and Beyond

Mentor: Dr. Michael Pendowski

Emma Goodwin  English Literature

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title:  A More Virtuous Vice: An Intersection Between Games and Religion in Eleventh-Century Cambrai

Mentor: Dr. Kate Craig

Barbara Laughlin Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Perception of Situations Through Word Connotation: Impact on Anxiety

Mentor: Dr. Alejandro Lazarte

Taylor Mackowski Spanish

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: L2 Spanish Learners’ Auditory Perception of Gender and Number and its Role in Relative Clause Attachment Resolution

Mentor: Dr. Daniel Vergara

Stevan Marcus Economics

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Water Contamination and Infant Health in West Alabama

Mentor: Dr. Duha Altindag and Aditi Segupta

Katie Martin English

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: The Impact of Document Design on Alcohol-Harm Awareness

Mentor: Dr. Helen Eldson

Haley Maul Psychology

Sponsor(s): College of Liberal Arts

Project Title: Workplace Decision Making and Risk Taking

Mentor: Dr. Ana Franco-Watkins