2020 Student Summer Scholars
Jillian Ashton
Water Quality Sampling on the 2020 Grand River Expedition (GRE)
Faculty Mentor: Peter Wampler, Geology
Alex Baker (Stiner Scholar)
Addy-ing' it all up: GVSU student's perspective on substance use
Faculty Mentor: Kristin Hedges, Anthropology
Trevor Beardsley (Ott-Stiner Scholar)
Structural and functional characterization of ADC-212: a new clinically relevant enzyme involved in antibiotic resistance
Faculty Mentor: Brad Wallar, Chemistry
Jakob Benjamin
Analyzing the Impact on a Candida albicans Virulence Associated Trait of Several Genes Altered During Spaceflight
Faculty Mentors: Ian Cleary, Biomedical Sciences & Derek Thomas, Biomedical Sciences
Taylor Blad
Role of FFAR-4 in Endothelial Cell Inflammation
Faculty Mentor: David Kurjiaka, Biomedical Sciences
Hailee Cederquist, MS3
(Not) The Sound of Silence: Effects of Visitor Noise and Abundance on Stereotypic Behavior in Large Felids Exhibited at John Ball Zoo
Faculty Mentor: Jodee Hunt, Biology
Catherine DeFouw
Characterizing the identity of fungal symbionts and their impact on soil glomalin levels in till and no-till corn fields.
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Winther, Biology
Michelle Dykstra
Cracking the Mystery of the Late Embryogenesis Abundant Proteins with Genetics
Faculty Mentor: Sheila Blackman, Biology
Jessica Ensing
Understanding the influence of microbial exposure on Understanding the influence of microbial exposure on innate immunity innate immunity
Faculty Mentor: Kristin Renkema, Biomedical Sciences
Nathan Funckes, MS3
Tag: Autonomous Image Caption Generator
Faculty Mentors: Greg Wolffe, Computing & Information Systems & Erin Carrier, Computing & Information Systems
Ysabela Golden (Stiner Scholar)
Gendered Perspectives on Hildegard of Bingen
Faculty Mentor: Alice Chapman, History
Jake Gunn (Koeze Fellow)
Gap Junctions in Stem Cells Provide an Essential Conduit for Cell to Cell Communication
Faculty Mentor: David Geenen, Physician Assistant Studies
Sofia Hessler, MS3
Identifying Phosphorylation Sites of Nato3
Faculty Mentor: Merritt DeLano-Taylor, Biomedical Sciences
Haley Kuhnle
Evaluating an environmental gradient along eastern Lake Michigan
Faculty Mentor: Carl Ruetz, Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute
Colin McHugh (Ott-Stiner Scholar)
Analysis of bacilliredoxins: enzymes involved in the metabolism of pathogenic bacteria
Faculty Mentor: Paul Cook, Chemistry
Grace Miller, MS3
Constructing an action spectrum for phototropism of rice roots
Faculty Mentor: Mark Staves, Cell and Molecular Biology
Jordan Pattison
Evaluating Causal Factors of Economic Growth: A Case Study Analysis
Faculty Mentor: John Constantelos, Political Science
Lauren Proctor (Schroeder Fellow)
Analyzing Brain Regeneration in Planarian
Faculty Mentor: Dawn Hart, Cell and Molecular Biology
Phathit Renas
The Status of Northern Flying Squirrels in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Faculty Mentors: Joseph Jacquot, Biology & Paul Keenlance, Biology
Elise Richards
Machiavellianism and Morality
Faculty Mentor: Todd Williams, Psychology
Levi Smith
Nanoscale Magnetoelectric Properties of Next-Generation Materials
Faculty Mentor: Joshua Veazey, Physics
Hanna Szydlowski
Determining travel time of shallow groundwater-fed springs using oxygen-isotopes, water chemistry, and groundwater levels in western Ottawa County, Michigan
Faculty Mentors: Patrick Colgan, Geology & Ian Winkelstern, Geology
Jonathan Wassink
Effect of histamine deficiency on the development of secondary cells and the accessory gland in Drosophila melanogaster
Faculty Mentor: Martin Burg, Biomedical Sciences
If you'd like to see more about these scholars' projects, then check out the GVSU Summer Scholars Showcase Abstract Book.