| Beckman Scholars Program |
Courtney Reichhardt
Butte, Montana |
Chemistry |
| Mentor: |
Trevor Douglas, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Investigation of the Catalase Activity of a DpsL protien isolated from Sulfolobus solfataricus |
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| INBRE Scholars |
Kevin Bangen
Missoula, Montana |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Chris Jenkins, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Project: |
Structural damage in biological tissue and suture behavior |
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Dewey Brooke
Pony, Montana |
Biochemistry |
| Mentor: |
Brian Bothner, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Adeno Associated Virus 2 Phospholipase Activity |
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Loribeth Evertz
Joliet, Montana |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Sarah Codd, Mechanical Engineering |
| Project: |
NMR study of complex transport phenomena |
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Hilary Fabich
Livingston, Montana |
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| Mentor: |
Joseph Seymour, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
MR Characterization of Alginate Capillaries adn Cell Dispersian in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa |
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Christine Holzwarth
Billings, Montana |
Chemistry |
| Mentor: |
Robert Szilagyi, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Uranium Coordination Chemistry to Biological Cofactors |
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Kaitlyn Roth
Napa Valley, 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 Neuroscience |
| Mentor: |
Roger Bradley, Cell Biology Neuroscience |
| Project: |
A Continuation on Protocadherin-1 and Neural Crest Cell Adhesion |
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Joseph Steffens
Helena, Montana |
Biomedical Science and Chemistry |
| Mentor: |
Brian Bothner, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Activity Based Protein Profiling with Sulfolobus Solfataricus |
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Lyne Tchapmi
Yaounde, Cameroon |
Computer Engineering and Mathematics |
| Mentor: |
Brendan Mumey, Computer Science |
| Project: |
Algorithms of genome sequence assembly and protein structure prediction |
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Sarah Walton
Butte, Montana |
Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Mentor: |
Mrtin Teintze, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Mapping the Binding Site of Small Molecule Antagonists |
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Shuai Zhao
Wuhan, China |
Applied Mathematics |
| Mentor: |
Tomas Gedeon, Mathematical Sciences |
| Project: |
Synchronization of Biochemical Oscillators |
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| USP Scholars |
Libbie Anderson
Whitefish, Montana |
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| Mentor: |
Alexis Pike, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
Petrol Out Project |
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Hamed Asgari Khoshnei
Bozeman, Montana |
Chemical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Paul Gannon, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
Research and Development of TBCs using EB-PVD |
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Collin Avery
Adams, Massachusetts |
Photography |
| Mentor: |
Ian van Coller, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
Street Vendors of New York |
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Jace Becker
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania |
Photography |
| Mentor: |
Ian van Coller, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
MESA Project |
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Anna Bergstrom
Rockford, Illinois |
Land Resources Analysis and Management |
| Mentor: |
Brian McGlynn, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences |
| Project: |
Alpine stream-lake drainage network complexity influences on water and nutrient fluxes |
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Nathan Carroll
Ekalaka, Montana |
Earth Sciences-Paleontology |
| Mentor: |
David Varricchio, Earth Sciences |
| Project: |
Description of a pterosaur from Jack's Birthday Site, a dinosaur bone bed from the Upper Cretaceouos Two Medicine Formation of Montana |
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Chris Carter
Bozeman, Montana |
Film |
| Mentor: |
Ann Bertagnolli, MT INBRE and University Honors Program |
| Project: |
Families Across Cultures- Montana Wool Growers: Community Based Participatory Ethnography |
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Rosemary Cunningham
Bozeman, Montana |
English Literature |
| Mentor: |
Kirk Branch, English |
| Project: |
La Bishop: The literary work and legacy of Manazar Gamboa |
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Chad Dawson
Kalispell, Montana |
Film |
| Mentor: |
James Joyce, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
Documentary of Sustainable Projects across Montana |
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Eric Deitrich
Portland, Oregon |
Civil Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Leah Schmalzbauer, Sociology and Anthropology |
| Project: |
Social Factors Affecting Water Development Projects in Western Kenya |
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Alisa Durkheimer
Hailey, Idaho |
Chemical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Otto Stein, Civil Engineerng |
| Project: |
Water Sanitation in Khwisero |
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Dustin Elliott
Billings, Montana |
Chemical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Paul Gannon, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
Interactions among cathode materials and cobalt manganese coatings on various stainless steel interconnections in solid oxide fuel cells |
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Esteban Ferrero-Botero
Manizales, Colombia |
Anthropology |
| Mentor: |
Laurence Marshall Carucci, Sociology and Anthropology |
| Project: |
Misunderstandings and Deception: When Standardized Education Meets the Colombian Wayuu |
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Caitlin Field
Townsend, Montana |
Graphic Design |
| Mentor: |
Meta Newhouse, Art |
| Project: |
Gustav Klutsis: The Cost of Being Revolutionary |
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Isaac Griffith
Butte, Montana |
Computer Science |
| Mentor: |
Clemente Izureita, Computer Science |
| Project: |
Network Exchange Objects (NEO): Grand Loup Manager |
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Jonathan Heinecke
Kalispell, Montana |
Liberal Studies |
| Mentor: |
Greg Keeler, English |
| Project: |
Localizing Bozeman Food Production |
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Chet Hopp
Chelsea, Michigan |
Earth Sciences |
| Mentor: |
James Schmitt, Earth Sciences |
| Project: |
Documenting facies and morphologies of debris-flow dominated fans in norhtwest Wyoming |
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Amanda Hyman
Appleton, Wisconsin |
Environmental Biology |
| Mentor: |
Geoffrey Poole, Land Resources and Environmental Studies |
| Project: |
Silver Bow Creek: COmparison of Stream Metabolism in Pre- and Post- Restoration Sites |
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Michael Lavell
Bozeman, Montana |
Civil Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Warren Jones |
| Project: |
Engineers without borders orange water remediation project |
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Kathryn Morrissey
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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| Mentor: |
Otto Stein, Civil Engineering |
| Project: |
"Orange Water" Filtration for Khwisero, Kenya |
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Kyle Murray
Butte, Montana |
Geology |
| Mentor: |
Colin Shaw, Earch Sciences |
| Project: |
Geological Mapping of the Savage Lake Shear Zone |
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Renee Orie
Trinidand, Wisconsin |
Cell Biology and Neurophysiology
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| Mentor: |
Otto Stein, Civil Engineering |
| Project: |
Education Campaign |
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Michael Paulson
Bozeman, Montana |
Computer Science |
| Mentor: |
Clemente Izurieta, Computer Science |
| Project: |
Network Exchange Objects (NEO): OutPutter |
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Kalen Ramey
Achorage, Alaska |
Civil Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Otto Stein, Civil Engineering |
| Project: |
Investigating Existing Aid Projects in Khwisero Kenya in Regarts to Operability and Social Sustainability |
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Katherine Ritter
Bozeman, Montana |
Film & Theatre |
| Mentor: |
Dennis Aig, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
Sustainability and Fellowship in Khwisero Kenya: A Documentary |
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Jordan Roberts
Bozeman, Montana |
University Studies |
| Mentor: |
Kyle Bajakian, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
1000 New gardens initiative photo journal project |
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Luke Rothschild
Boulder, Colorado |
Philosophy |
| Mentor: |
Prasanta Bandyopadhyay, History and Philosophy |
| Project: |
Guidlines for "What to Do" with Simpson's Paradox |
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David Runolfsson
Bozeman, Montana |
Photography |
| Mentor: |
Kyle Bajakian, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
Whaling: A tradition on the brink of extinction |
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Sean Ryan
Maple Valley, Washington |
Electrical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Joseph Shaw, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Project: |
Aairborne infrared imaging for wolf population surveys |
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Ankur Saxena
New Delhi, India |
Biotechnology |
| Mentor: |
Marc Mueller, Modern Languages and Literature |
| Project: |
Germany: A Haven for Indian Diaspora? |
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Jakob Schultz
Glasgow, Montana |
Math and Photography |
| Mentor: |
Alexis Pike, Film and Photography |
| Project: |
Rediscovering Glasgow, Portraits From the Past |
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Max Smith
Missoula, Montana |
Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems |
| Mentor: |
Mary Stein, Health and Human Development |
| Project: |
1,000 New Gardens |
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Rachael Spangelo
Bozeman, Montana |
Animal Science |
| Mentor: |
James Berardinelli, Animal and Range Sciences |
| Project: |
Effect of residual feed intake on glucose, insulin, free fatty acid, and beta-hydroxy-butyerate after a glucose cahllenge in rambouillet ewe lambs |
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Michael Tarrant
Butte, Montana |
Music Technology and Economics |
| Mentor: |
Kristi McGarity, Music |
| Project: |
Recording Soundscapes: Butte |
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Lotus Torre
Bozeman, Montana |
Sociology |
| Mentor: |
Leah Schmalzbauer, Sociology and Anthropology |
| Project: |
Recycled Fashions: Consumption Attitudes and Behaviors in Bozeman, Montana |
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Kevin Volkening
Pullman, Washington |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Mentor: |
John Priscu, Land Resources and Environmental Studies |
| Project: |
Applicaiton of Updated Photogrammetric Techniques in Creation of a Digital Elevation model of the Upper Kahlitna Glacier, Alaska
Evaluation of Drillsite for Microbial Activity, Upper Kahiltna Glacier, Alaska |
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Shawn Wright
Wyoming, Minnesotta |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Ahsan Mian, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Project: |
Full-Field Stress Measurements in Packaged Semiconductor Die |
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