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Current Projects
2024 - 2025 URCA Associates
Blake Abernathy
Major: Physics
Laser Induced Persistent Change in the Index of Refraction in Praseodymium-doped Zinc-Tellurite Glass Using the X-Scan Technique
Mentor: Dr. Abdullatif Hamad
Julia Armbruster
Major: Exercise Science
Investigating the Impact on Student Preparation in the Flipped Classroom
Mentor: Dr. Chaya Gopalan
Alexandra Bequette
Major: Chemistry (Biochemistry)
Exploring Electrochemistry In Pseudouridine Modified RNA
Mentor: Dr. Mina Sumita
Samuel Bickford
Major: Chemistry
Reaction Intermediate Identification and Stereochemical Analysis for the Oxy-Michael Ugi-Smiles (OM-US) Multicomponent Coupling Reaction
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Luesse
Riley Brown
Major: Integrative Biology
Lyme Disease Across an Environmental Gradient in Small Rodents
Mentor: Dr. Danielle Lee
Milena Di Blasi
Major: Biochemistry
Detection of Chemicals of Emerging Concern in Drinking Water Sources
Mentor: Dr. Carolyn Butts-Wilmsmeyer
Kaz Isibue
Major: Geography
Rockford Matters: A History of Racial Segregation in Rockford Illinois
Mentor: Dr. Stacey Brown Amillian
Allison Mettenburg
Major: Integrative Biology
Road Salt Effects on a Fall Breeding Salamander, Ambystoma opacum
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Anderson
Laura Tayon
Major: Biological Sciences
The Effect of Incubation Temperature on Incubation Time in Ambystoma annulatum
Mentor: Dr. Tom Anderson
Zackary Woodall
Major: Biology (Genetics and Cellular Biology)
Determining the Effect of Falling Chloroplasts on the Gravitropic Response in Arabidopsis thaliana
Mentor: Dr. Darron Luesse
