| INBRE Scholars |
Dewey Brooke
Pony, Montana |
Biochemistry |
| Mentor: |
Brian Bothner, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Analysis of phospholipase activity in adeno-associated virus particles by liquid-chromatography/mass-spectrometry |
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Loribeth Evertz
Joliet, Montana |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Sarah Codd, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Project: |
Oscillatory flow phenomena in simple fluids and complex fluids such as blood |
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Hilary Fabich
Livingston, Montana |
Chemical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Joseph Seymour, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
Magnetic Resonance Microscopy Characterization of Fluid Dynamics in Acetylated and Deacetylated Alginate |
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Forrest Hoyt
Corvallis, Montana |
Chemistry |
| Mentor: |
Benfange Lei, Veterinary and Molecular Biology |
| Project: |
Evaluation of the contributions of the esterase SsE and peptadases SpyCEP and ScpA to inhibition of neutrophil recruitment by Group A Streptococcus |
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Kyler Kingston
Butte, Montana
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Biochemistry |
| Mentor: |
Christa Merzdorf, Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Project: |
Individual roles of Zic family proteins |
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Steven Paulson
Cut Bank, Montana |
Chemical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Ross Carlson, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
Construction and Characterization of Metabolically Engineered Escherichia coli Biofilm Communities |
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Kaitlyn Roth
California |
Biochemistry |
| Mentor: |
Brian Bothner, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Investigation of AAV capsid structure dynamics with QCM-D |
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Mark Schaefer
Bozeman, Montana |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Mentor: |
Roger Bradley, Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Project: |
Pcdh-1 and Neural Crest Cell Adhesion |
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Erin Smith
Evergreen, Colorado |
Biochemistry |
| Mentor: |
Jean Starkey, Microbiology |
| Project: |
The Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Rabbit Transplantable Carcinoma |
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Joseph Steffens
Helena, Montana |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Chemistry |
| Mentor: |
Brian Bothner, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Activity Based Protein Profiling with Sulfolobus solfataricus |
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Sarah Walton
Butte, Montana |
Biochemistry |
| Mentor: |
Maritn Teintze, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Antibacterial Properties of Guanide, Biguanide, and Phenylguanide Compounds Against Burkholderia Cepacia |
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Sara Watt
Dayton, Wyoming |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Mentor: |
Steve Stowers, Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Project: |
Genetic screen for enhanced control of gene expression in Drosophila larval neurons |
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Thomas Wright
Columbia Falls, Montana |
Chemistry |
| Mentor: |
Martin Teintze, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Antibacterial Properties of Biguanides Specifically Against Staphylococcus Aureus |
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| USP Scholars |
Libbie Anderson
Bozeman, Montana |
Photography |
| Mentor: |
Alexis Pike, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
Executive Order: 9066 |
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Gillean Arnoux
Browning, Montana |
Earth Sciences |
| Mentor: |
Todd Feely, Earth Sciences |
| Project: |
Distribution and geochemistry of encleves in lavas from Uturuncu Volcano, SW Bolivia |
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Kevin Bangen
Missoula, Montana |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Chris Jenkins, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Project: |
Damage mechanics in biological tissue with an emphasis on suture, staple, and adhesive behavior |
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Edward Barge
Bozeman, Montana |
Biological Sciences |
| Mentor: |
Cathy Cripps, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology |
| Project: |
Systematics of the important ectomycorrhizal genus Lactarius in sensitive alpine habitats in the Rocky Mountains |
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Daniel Barta-Helena, Montana
Chantell Bury-Glendive, Montana
Jasmine Croghan-Centennial, Colorado
Jordan Drost-Ferndale, Washington |
Earth Sciences- Paleontology |
| Mentor: |
David Varricchio, Earth Sciences |
| Project: |
Description and Taphonomic Analysis of Dinosaur Eggs from the Cretaceous of Zhejiang Province, China |
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Jace Becker
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Photography |
| Mentor: |
Ian van Coller, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
A Selfsame Well |
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Anna Bergstrom
Rockford, Illinois |
Land Resources Analysis and Management |
| Mentor: |
Brian McGlynn, Land Resources and Environmental Studies |
| Project: |
Alpine drainage Network Complexity Influences on Water and Nutrient Fluxes |
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Christie Blaskovich
Butte, Montana |
Biochemistry and French |
| Mentor: |
Ada Giusti, Modern Languages and Literature |
| Project: |
Evaluation of Humanitarian Organizations in France |
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Genna Boland
Great Falls, Montana |
Photography |
| Mentor: |
Michael Ivie, Plant Sciences & Montana Entomoology Collection |
| Project: |
The Saba Project |
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Conor Bolger
Minocqua, Wisconsin |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Mentor: |
Roger Bradley, Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Project: |
P120: Understanding neural differentiation |
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Tyler Bridges
Sumter, South Carolina |
Paleontology |
| Mentor: |
David Varricchio, Earth Sciences |
| Project: |
Applying Taphonomy to the Fossil "Soft Tissue"/ Biofilm Controversy |
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Jacob Brown
Kettle Falls, Washington |
Film |
| Mentor: |
Dennis Aig, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
Connect the Dots |
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Chris Ching
Belgrade, Montana |
Computer Science |
| Mentor: |
Hunter Lloyd, Computer Science |
| Project: |
Mechanical Unmanned Lunar Excavator |
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Bryce Clark
Butte, Montana |
Chemical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Paul Gannon, Chemical Engineering |
| Project: |
Fundamental Thermodynamic Study of Nickel's Reaction with Silicon at Relatively Low Temperatures |
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Cameron Clevidence
Kalispell, Montana |
Microbiology and Organismal Biology |
| Mentor: |
Li Huang, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology |
| Project: |
Identification of Gene Homologs Required for Lr21-Mediated Resistance Using Virus Induced Gene Silencing |
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Chad Dawson
Kalispell, Montana |
Film |
| Mentor: |
James Joyce, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
The Montana Ethic Project |
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David Driscoll
Missoula, Montana |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Stephen Sofie, Mechanical Engineering |
| Project: |
Electrical, Flexural, and Thermal Expansion Anisotropy in Freeze Cast Stainless Steel |
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Amber Dubay
Bozeman, Montana |
Nursing |
| Mentor: |
Kathleen Schachman, Nursing |
| Project: |
Development of an Instrument to Measure the Stressors of Spouses of Firefighters |
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Megan Dunbar
Bozeman, Montana |
Photography |
| Mentor: |
Alexis Pike, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
Untitled Persons |
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Brian Ellingwood
Butte, Montana |
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| Mentor: |
Paul Gannon, Chemical Engineering |
| Project: |
Oxidation Behavior of Ferritic Stainless Steels at 800 degrees Celsius in Single (Air/Air) and Dual Atmosphere (Air/Hydrogen)
Exposures and the Effects of Utilization of Pre-Oxidation Treatments |
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Dustin Elliott
Billings, Montana |
Chemical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Paul Gannon, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
Analyses of interfacial interactions among Lanthanum Strotium Manganite Cathode, Cobalt Manganese protective coatings, and Hitachi ZMG 232L Stainless Steel |
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Esteban Ferrero-Botero
Manizales, Colombia |
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| Mentor: |
Laurence Carucci, Anthropology |
| Project: |
Misunderstandings and Deception: When Standardized Education Meets the Colombian Wayuu |
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Jake Flentie
Lewistown, Montana |
Horticulture Science |
| Mentor: |
Chaofu Lu, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology |
| Project: |
Genetic screen of new mutants of fatty acid composition in seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana |
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Patricia Glatz
Helena, Montana |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Mentor: |
Ed Adams, Civil Engineering |
| Project: |
Growing Atmosphereic Snow |
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Stesha Gulick
Helena, Montana |
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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| Mentor: |
Brent Peyton, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
Effect of Different Silica Concentrations on the Growth of Diatoms to Optimize Biomass |
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Ryan Hannahoe
Reading, Pennsylvania |
Elementary Education
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| Mentor: |
Mary Leonard, Education |
| Project: |
Turning Eyes to the Big Sky Project; a unique learning opportunity focused on strengthening science curriculum in the elementary and middle school setting |
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Anne Hansen
Bozeman, Montana |
Nursing and Spanish |
| Mentor: |
Sandra Kuntz, Nursing |
| Project: |
Prenatal interventions to increase post-natal pediatric health |
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Travis Harrer
Bozeman, Montana |
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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| Mentor: |
Robin Gerlach, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
Homogenous Bio-mineralization in a Packed Bed Radial Flow Reactor |
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Saiichi Hashimoto
Bozeman, Montana |
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| Mentor: |
Brendan Mumey, Computer Science |
| Project: |
Routing and Adaptive Power Control for Green Networking |
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Chris Holmquist
Bozeman, Montana |
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| Mentor: |
Christina Anderson, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
The E. R. Night Shift |
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Meghan Huntoon
Idaho Springs, Colorado |
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| Mentor: |
Jessi Smith, Psychology |
| Project: |
Why Won't You Say How Awesome You Are?: An Experimental Investigation of Facilitating Women's Self-Promotion |
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Kendra Kaiser
Wilson, North Carolina |
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| Mentor: |
Brian McGlynn, Land Resources and Environmental Studies |
| Project: |
Spectroradiometer Calibration of QuickBird |
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Alexey Kalinin
Bozeman, Montana |
Economics & Environmental Science |
| Mentor: |
Dominic Parker, Ag Economics & Economics |
| Project: |
The Effects of Conservation Easement Funding on the Spatial Organization of Conserved Land |
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Amanda Kelley
West Yellowstone , Montana |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: |
Martin Teintze, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Guanides as Antibiotics |
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Colton Kndusen
Portland, Oregon |
Film
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| Mentor: |
Bill Neff, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
The Hollow |
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Zachary Krehlick
Juneau, Alaska |
Ecology and Evolution
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| Mentor: |
Robert Sharrock, Plant Sciences
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| Project: |
Expression of plant photoreceptor domains for structural analysis |
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Chase Ladd
Great Falls, Montana |
Psychology
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| Mentor: |
Michelle Meade, Psychology |
| Project: |
Strengthening real memories: A study on facilitating correct recall using the social contagion paradigm. |
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Blake Lerner
Bozeman, Montana |
Electrical Engineering & Spanish
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| Mentor: |
Joseph Shaw, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Project: |
Testing and Evaluation of High-speed Data Acquisition Systems |
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Heather Lytle
Fairfield, Montana |
Nursing |
| Mentor: |
Elizabeth Rink, Community Health |
| Project: |
Creating Sustainable Palliative Care Programs for Critical Patients in Nkomazi, South Africa. |
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Chandra Macauley
Billings, Montana |
Chemical Engineering
|
| Mentor: |
Paul Gannon, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
Optimizing pre-treatment to improve the oxidation behavior of Co coatings on SOFC and SOEF interconnects |
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Dillon Maslach
Bainbridge Island, Washington |
Philosophy
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| Mentor: |
Sara Waller, Philosophy |
| Project: |
How Enmeshed Are Moral Judgments With Sociality?: An Empirical Investigation |
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Lauri McCarthy
Bozeman, Montana |
Nursing |
| Mentor: |
Elizabeth Kinion, Nursing |
| Project: |
Periodontal Disease and Pregnancy: Implications for Healthcare Providers |
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Zach Morris
Goffstown, New Hampshire |
English
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| Mentor: |
Lisa Eckert, English |
| Project: |
Poetry Slam: Community development through expanding literacy |
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Kevin Murray
Billings, Montana |
Biochemistry
|
| Mentor: |
Robert Szilagyi, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Evaluation of the performance of solvation models in [Ni(SR)4]^x Density Functional Theory Calculations
|
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Kyle Murray
Billings, Montana |
Earth Sciences
|
| Mentor: |
Colin Shaw, Earth Sciences |
| Project: |
Petrology of Savage Lake Shear Zone (SLSZ) |
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Janice Ostermiller
Billings, Montana |
Nursing |
| Mentor: |
Karen Zulkowski, Nursing |
| Project: |
The effects of fluoride levels in domestic water supplies on dental caries in Montana |
|
Elle Panktratz
Clancy, Montana |
Bioengineering |
| Mentor: |
Brent Peyton, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
Exploration and optimization of Hydrocarbon Production by Gllocladium roseum |
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Vladimir Perga
Joliet, Montana |
Psychology
|
| Mentor: |
Michelle Meade, Psychology |
| Project: |
Correct Contagion of Memory in Young and Older Adults |
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Shraddha Rane
India, Mumbai |
Physics
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| Mentor: |
Molovychko Galyma, Physics |
| Project: |
EPR characterization of Lithium Niobate crystal doped with rare earth elements |
|
Evan Rashid
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Mechanical Engineering
|
| Mentor: |
Ahsan Mian, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering |
| Project: |
Investigation of Industrial Feasibility of Laser Microjoining process |
|
Russell Ricker
Whitehall, Montana |
Physics & English Literature |
| Mentor: |
Rufus Cone, Physics |
| Project: |
Growth and Characterization of Rare-Earth Doped Calcium Sulfate for Use in Optical Applications |
|
KT Ruff
Bozeman, Montana |
Philosophy
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| Mentor: |
Sara Waller, Philosophy |
| Project: |
How Enmeshed Are Moral Judgments With Sociality?: An Empirical Investigation |
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Nicole Schonenbach
Ashland, Montana |
Chemical Engineering
|
| Mentor: |
Brent Peyton, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
Temperature Effects on Algal Growth and Triacylglycerol Accumulation |
|
Rory Schulte
Great Falls, Montana |
Film
|
| Mentor: |
Tom Watson, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
Connect the Dots |
|
Jakob Schultz
Glasgow, Montana |
Math & Photography
|
| Mentor: |
Alexis Pike, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
Stripped |
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Julia Sharrock
Bozeman, Montana |
Motion Picture/ Video |
| Mentor: |
Dennis Aig, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
"The Hollow" |
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Maximilian Smith
Missoula, Montana |
Sustainable Foods and Bioengineering Systems |
| Mentor: |
Mary Stein, Health and Human Development |
| Project: |
Researching and Writing a Students' Guide to Organizing Urban Agriculture |
|
David Stevens
Ronan, Montana |
Computer Science
|
| Mentor: |
Brendan Mumey, Computer Science |
| Project: |
Joint Wavelength-Routing Assignment in Cognitive Mesh Networks |
|
Joshua Stringam
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Adrienne Phillips, Center of Biofilm Engineering |
| Project: |
Development of an injection strategy for homogenous calcium carbonate plugging by Sprorarcina pasteurii |
|
Logan Triplett
Bozeman, Montana |
Film |
| Mentor: |
James Joyce, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
Camera latitude Tests |
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Bryan Vadheim
Miles City, Montana |
Chemical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Jeffery Heys, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
Drug delivery to and effects upon immersed boundary model biofilms |
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Christina Watts
Billings, Montana |
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| Mentor: |
Elizabeth Burroughs, Mathematics |
| Project: |
Modeling the Effects of the Preadator Exclosures on the Western Snowy Plover |
|
Grant Wheeler
Port Townsend, Washington |
|
| Mentor: |
Stephen Sofie, Mechanical Engineering |
| Project: |
Electron Microscopy Preparation and Analysis of Chemically Anchored metal Catalysts |
|
Jylissa Whisenhunt
Billings, Montana |
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| Mentor: |
Brock LaMeres, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Project: |
Exploiting Reconfigurable Computing for Increased Radiation Tolerance in Aerospace Flight Systems |
|
Nathan Williamson
Anchorage, Alaska |
|
| Mentor: |
Jeffery Heys, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
Simulation and Optimization of Inhaled Drug Delivery for Asthma |
|
Alexandre Wing
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Organismal Biology |
| Mentor: |
Lisa Rew, Land Resources and Environmental Studies |
| Project: |
Vehicles as a vector of plant seed dispersal: quantifying seed loss over distance |
|
Rachelle Wood
Eagle River, Alaska |
Mathematics Education
|
| Mentor: |
Elizabeth Burroughs, Mathematical Sciences |
| Project: |
MCTM Lesson Plan Analysis |
|
Shawn Wright
Forest Lake, Minnesota |
Mechanical Engineering
|
| Mentor: |
Ahsan Mian, Mechanical Engineering |
| Project: |
Design and Development of a test platform for characterization of radiation sensors to be used on NASA flight computers. |
|
Mary Young
Boise, Idaho |
Biochemistry
|
| Mentor: |
Matthew Fields, Microbiology |
| Project: |
Inhibition of bioremediation: growth, competition, and antagonistic behavior of non-targeted isolate from the Hanford, Washington bioremidation site |
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Research, Creative, and Scholarly Activities 
