Past Summer Fellowships Awarded / Mentors
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- David Aupperle | Kasey Clear | Chemistry | Synthesis of Modified Cyclodextrin for Recognition of Urushiol
- Ben Bavar | Mike Scheessele | Computer Science | Testing Intuitions about Blaming Robots
- Shannon Chaput | Igor Juricevic | Psychology | Gender Bias in Comic Character’s Clothing Across Genres and Time
- Brody Deming | Shahir Rizk | Chemistry | Molecular Modeling of Self-Assembling Proteins
- Catherine Duselis | Shahir Rizk | Chemistry | Engineering the building blocks for a glucose-sensitive nanostructure by exploiting the conformational changes of Thermotoga maritima glucose binding protein and antibody fragments
- Andrea Gramelspacher | Peter Bushnell | Biology | Refinement and testing of a microprocessor-based shark bycatch reduction device (BRD)
- Jordan Harriman | Shahir Rizk | Chemistry | Conformation Specific FAB development to enhance binding affinity of Glyphosate Biosensor
- Michael Laffin | Shahir Rizk | Chemistry | Reversible self-assembly of a biologically responsive, cage-like Nanostructure
- Lina Marchi | David Wilkes | Biology | Characterization of the Dynein-2 Molecular Motor
- Justin Meister | Elaine Roth | English | Denis Villeneuve: Exploring Societal Issues Through Female Characters
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- Madeline Allin | Andy Schnabel | Biology | What are the floral differences between Hibiscus aponeurus and Hibiscus flavifolius?
- Audry Doue | Shahir Rizk | Chemistry | Engineering biosensors for the detection of nerve agent degradation products
- Gustavo Duran | Jerry Hinnefeld | Physics | St. George Recoil Mass Separator Time of Flight and Position Sensitive Detector
- Emily Heidemann | Jim McLister | Biology | Comparative study on the phonotaxis exhibited by male and female gray treefrogs, Hyla versicolor
- Jessica Jones | Deb Marr | Biology | Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Native Plant Establishment in Restoration of an Urban Wetland
- Jonathan Leece | Rolf Schimmrigk | Physics | Inflation Dynamics of the Early Universe
- Phillip Marmorino | Peter Connor | Mathematics | Minimal Surfaces
- Peter Connor | Mathematics | Minimal Surfaces
- Joseph McCombs | Dana Vrajitoru | Computer Science | Applications of Artificial Neural Networks in Major League Baseball
- Christopher Mochel | Grace Muna | Chemistry | Developing a Colorimetric Method to Detect Aminothiols Concentrations in Biological Samples
- Eva Monhaut | Lee Kahan | English | Literary Theory in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
- Marshall Peterson | Louise Collins | Philosophy | Aristotelian Relational Virtues and the Virtue of Love
- David Pugh | Elaine Roth | English | Blood-borne Paranoia
- Stephanie Tallman | Jerry Hinnefeld | Physics | Nucleosynthesis at St. George
- Alexandria Weesner | Ilan Levine | Physics | Development, Construction, and Testing of a Data Acquisition System to be Used in the PICO-500 Experiment
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- Andrea Hammond | Gretchen Anderson | Chemistry | Behavior of the AioB subunit in the periplasmic space of E. coli
- Phillip Marmorino | Peter Connor | Mathematics | Basis Sets
- Anna McBeth | Gretchen Anderson | Chemistry | Expression Of Arsenite Oxidase For Arsenic Detoxification In Water
- Christopher Stewart | Shahir Rizk | Chemistry | Rescue of Mutant ADA1 Activity Using Engineered Antibody Fragments
- Steve Swanson | Andy Schnabel | Biology | Investigation of Community Structure in the St. Joseph River: Connecting Plant Diversity with Macroinvertebrate and Fish Diversity
- Kayley Yoder | Peter Connor | Mathematics | Intervals Containing Primes
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- Victor Gutierrez | Gretchen Anderson | Chemistry | Expression, purification and analysis of Arsenite Oxidase enzyme for Detoxification of Water Supplies
- Pierre-Emmanuel N'Guetta | Shahir Rizk | Chemistry | Enhancing the Sensitivity of a Glyphosate Biosensor using Engineered Antibody Fragments
- Abigail Praklet | Grace Muna | Chemistry | Developing a Portable Electrochemical Detection Method for Testing Lead in Water
- Anthony Sergio | Peter Bushnell | Biological Sciences | Carbon Monoxide Mediated Regulation of Elasmobranch Blood Vessel Diameter and the Role of K+ Channels
- Mary Sobieralski | Shahir Rizk | Chemistry | Restoring the Function of Mutant Cystathionine B-Synthase Using Engineered Antibody Fragments
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- Riley Bigelow | Shahir Rizk | Chemistry | Engineering Antibody Fragments for Restoring Enzyme Function in a Genetic Disorder
- Michele Constantine | Shahir Rizk | Chemistry | Reversible Self-Assembly of Nanostructures Through Protein Conformational Changes
- Christine Deutscher | Gail McGuire | Sociology | Exploring Social Advantages of Equine and Canine Animal Assisted Therapeutic Techniques for At-Risk Populations
- Francis Karzcewski | Jonathan Nashel | History | Becoming a Historian: Researching and Analyzing the History and the Culture of the CIA
- Emily Nix | Terri Hebert | Education | Native Plants and Pollinators Garden
- Randall Roberts | Micheline Nilsen | History | E. Hill Turnock
- Jeremy Starkweather | Kyoko Takanashi | English | Jonathan Swift’s Contribution to the 18th Century Public Sphere
- Sara Tabner | Deb Marr | Biological Sciences | Urban Pollinator Diversity and Plant-Pollinator Relationships at the Campus Wetlands of IU South Bend
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- Jared LaRue | Gretchen Anderson | Chemistry | Finding Full Functionality of the Arsenite Oxidase Enzyme to Further Research in Potential Decontamination Methods
- Jazmine Medina | Gail McGuire | Sociology | An Analysis of Students’ Experiences with and Beliefs About Advising
- Brittany Morley | April Lidinsky | Women's and Gender Studies | Femme Identities
- Ginger Santiago | Eric Souther | Arts | Modern Shamanism and Transformative Arts
- Chris Warkentin | Grace Muna | Chemistry | Electrocatalytic Oxidase of Steroid Hormones Using Bi-metallic Nickel Modified Glassy Carbon Electrodes
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- Michael Huggins | Matt Marmorino | Chemistry | Calculating Spectroscopic Energy Levels of Polyene Molecules through Matrix Analysis
- Alexander LeClair | James Wolfer | Computer Science | Haptic Palpation of Aortic Pressure with ECG Derived Time Intervals
- Lexi Millard | Jake Mattox | English | Constructions of Rural Masculinity and Relations to Race, Class, and Sexuality in 1865-1914 American Literature
- Derek Miller | Matt Schockey | Philosophy | Being and Parthood: A Heideggerian Response to Mereological Nihilism
- Valerie Warrell | David Wilkes | Biological Sciences | The Possible Role of Minus-end-directed Kinesins in Intraflagellar Transport
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- Joseph Biggers | Murli Nair | Computer Science | Protein Bioinformatics: Deriving Amino Acid Properties from Mutant Structure Data
- Bethany Dobson | Christina Gerken | Women's and Gender Studies | Body Image: Aging Women in a Youth-Obsessed Culture
- Eric Hanken | Lee Kahan | English | Women a la Mode: A Socio-Cultural Study of Women’s Fashion in Eighteenth Century British Literature
- Victoria Hundy | Murli Nair | Computer Science | Protein Bioinformatics: Understanding Structural Changes Due to Mutations
- Alexander Millard | Lee Kahan | English | Construction of Masculinity and Gender in Late Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Century English Literature
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- Megan Bonham | Gail McGuire | Sociology | The Social Construction of Sustainability in the Tourism Industry
- Erica Cotter | Henry Scott | Physics | Mineral Phase Analysis through Whole-Profile Pattern Fitting
- Katherine Hofman | Peter Bushnell | Biological Sciences | The Determination of Effective Electric Field Strength for Deterring Sharks
- Joel Irvin | Jake Mattox | English | Antebellum Consumer Culture and the Aesthetics of Mammon
- Rachel Warrell | Doug McMillen | Chemistry | Oxidation of Alcohols to Carbonyls with NIS and I2
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- Ashley Compton | Gretchen Anderson | Chemistry | Isolation of the Arsenite Oxidase Enzyme
- Morgan Holbrook | Doug McMillen | Chemistry | Utilizing Green Chemistry Techniques for NIS Allylic Oxidation of Alcohols
- Senlin Li | Yi Cheng | Mathematics | A Prediction of US GDP Growth on Various Economic Indices
- Hannah Stowe | Jake Mattox | English | An Analysis of Key Developments in U.S. Property Law
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- Christopher Ebsch | Mike Darnel | Mathematics | Infinite Series Representations and Archimedes’ Problem Over Hyperbolas and Ellipses
- Andrea Jones | Daniel DeBrule | Psychology | Understanding the Interaction Between Exposure to, Attitudes Toward, and Knowledge of Suicide
- Adam Kaylor | Grace Muna | Chemistry | Separation and Detection of Endocrine Disruptors Using Electrochemical Methods
- Jennifer Pace | David Blouin | Sociology | Understanding Neighborhood Communities: Effects on Positive and Social Cohesion
- Hannah Stowe | Lee Kahan | English | Language, Sentiment and Class Distinctions in Eighteenth Century England
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- Elaine Curtis | Deb Marr | Biological Sciences | Determination of Pathogenicity and Diversity of Fusarium Strains Infecting Hydrophyllum Appendiculatum
- Susan Jacobs | Jonathan Nashel | History | War and Protests: IU South Bend and the Vietnam War
- Nathan VanderWerf | Rolf Schimmrigk | Physics | String Modularity of Brieskorn-Pham type K3 Surfaces
- Celest Warrell | Gretchen Anderson | Chemistry | Overproduction of Arsenite Oxidase in E. Coli
Student | Mentor | Department | Project Title
- Darryl Ricketts | Jay VanderVeen | Sociology/Anthropology | Trauma, Disease and Death Among the Followers of Columbus: Further Analysis of Skeletal Remains from La Isabela, Dominican Republic
- Rumya Sundaram | Peter Bushnell | Biological Sciences | Investigating the Shark Repellent Properties of Electropositive Metals
- Derek Webb | Monica Tetzlaff | History | Open Housing in South Bend: The Development and Interaction of Grassroots Organizations
- Jennifer Wise | Isabel O'Connor | History | Songs of Saints and Heretics: Comparative Analysis of the Historia Albigensis, William of Puylaurens’ Chronica, and the Chanson de la croisade albigeoise