2018 Student Summer Scholars
David Bronicki
The Gravitational Signature of Asteroid Populations on LISA Orbits
Faculty Mentor: Brett Bolen, Physics
Roberto Carriedo Ostos (Stiner Scholar)
Mind the Gap: Intergenerational loss of Traditional Medicinal Knowledge (TMK) among Maasai
Faculty Mentor: Kristin Hedges, Anthropology
Nicholas Dewey
In Pursuit of High-Energy Molecules: Why Do Some First-Row Transition Metals Transfer Carbene to Isocyanide While Others Do Not?
Faculty Mentor: Richard Lord, Chemistry
Hannah Fisher
Evolution of CAM photosynthesis in the plant family Bromeliaceae
Faculty Mentor: Timothy Evans, Biology
Sabrina Jenkins (Ott-Stiner Scholar)
Sensing of Bacteria Using Blocking Electrochemical Collisions and the Dependence of Current Transients on Supporting Electrolyte Concentration
Faculty Mentor: Scott Thorgaard, Chemistry
Jordan Juzwiak
A Comparison of the Metabolic Cost of Running in Sub 2-hour Marathon Running Shoes in Elite and Recreation Runners
Kyle Barnes, Movement Science
Brendan Kosnik
Effects of Hurricane Maria on an epiphytic plant community in Puerto Rico
Faculty Mentor: Gary Greer, Biology
Alyssa Langenberg
Reducing an Impact Bias Towards a Health Food
Faculty Mentor: Amanda Dillard, Psychology
Eleanore Larson
Investigating groundwater springs and sapping valleys in western Ottawa County, Michigan, U.S.A.
Faculty Mentor: Patrick Colgan, Geology
Tyrese Lillard, MS3 (Ott-Stiner Scholar)
Pressure broadening of carbon monoxide infrared absorption lines by neon
Faculty Mentors: George McBane & Stephanie Schaertel, Chemistry
Michael McCabe (Koeze Fellow)
Anisotropic variation in the collagen fiber structure of Macaca pericardium
Faculty Mentor: James Reed, Biomedical Sciences
Maxwell Okros, MS3
qPCR analysis on the effects of PKA on Nato3 and DA neuron gene expression
Faculty Mentor: Merritt DeLano-Taylor, Biomedical Sciences
Anna Prince (Schroeder Fellow)
Localization of histamine in the accessory gland and its influence on male-induced female behaviors in Drosophila
Faculty Mentor: Martin Burg, Biomedical Sciences
Cecelia Roehm
Archaeological Isotopic Investigations of Animal Resources at Early Urban Centers in the Southern Levant
Faculty Mentor: Elizabeth Arnold, Anthropology
Katrina Teunis, MS3
The Combinatorics of RNA
Faculty Mentor: Lauren Keough, Mathematics
Isabel Thompson, MS3
Effects of enclosure complexity on the behavior of big cats at John Ball Zoo
Faculty Mentor: Jodee Hunt, Biology
Nicholas Urban
Study the Cardio-Protective Effect of ERK1/2 Using Genetically Modified Mice
Faculty Mentor: Ruijie Liu, Biomedical Sciences
Eric Vaitkevicius
Testing the role of an uncharacterized gene in Candida albicans filamentation
Faculty Mentor: Ian Cleary, Biomedical Sciences
Jessica Wyn
The Effect of Melatonin on Dopamine Signaling
Faculty Mentor: Eric Ramsson, Biomedical Sciences
If you'd like to see more about these scholars' projects, then check out the GVSU Summer Scholars Showcase Abstract Book.