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Last update: 24 Jul 17

Current and Previous Awards

Year Student(s) Title Mentor(s) Host Department(s)
Summer 2017 Projects
2017 Juliann Apple Constructed Treatment Wetland Research Michelle Marincel-Payne Civil Engineering
2017 Connor Bade Identifying People Through Digital Signals Sid Stamm Mathematics
2017 Justin Calareso, Ethan Petersen Using self-organized criticality to explain sustained financial crises Wayne Tarrant Computer Science and Software Engineering
2017 Zheng Fu, Stephen Hong Innovative systems for dual-axis solar tracking for photovoltaic panels Rick Stamper Mechanical Engineering
2017 Shubhankar Gandhi Fatigue Life Analysis of a Stainless Steel Alloy due to Sequence Effect in Notched Specimens Patrick Cantwell Mechanical Engineering
2017 Henry Johnson Polyamide membrane-based desalination processes Marissa Tousley Chemical Engineering
2017 Gaoshan Li Predicting the dynamic binding capacities for resin and membrane adsorbers using a model protein Heather Chenette Chemical Engineering
2017 Cole Mcfadden Evaluation of Shoe Stiffness on Ankle Injury Risk Using Computational Models Renee Rogge Biology and Biomedical Engineering
2017 Caitlyn Meiser Oxygen sensor system in Escherichia coli Irene Reizman Chemical Engineering
2017 Madeleine Pasco Investigation of Response of Magnetotactic Bacteria to Various Induced Magnetic Fields Jennifer O'Connor, Mariij Syed Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Physics and Optical Engineering
2017 Melissa Rivera Muscle Activity and Kinematics During Controlled Descent on Outstretched Arms Renee Rogge Biology and Biomedical Engineering
2017 Phillip Shepard Characterization of human estrogen receptor ligand binding domain Mark Brandt Chemistry and Biochemistry
2017 Lauren Stork, Sichen Zhong Coffee Extraction David Henthorn Chemical Engineering
2017 Rhiannon Turner Understanding Metal-Mediated Oxidative DNA Damage and the Mechanism of Antioxidants Dan Morris Chemistry and Biochemistry
Summer 2016 Projects
2016 Carl Fremlin Conical Sharpening Patrick Cantwell and Scott Kirkpatrick Mechanical Engineering
2016 Jonathan Lee Cloning and Characterization of pH and Oxygen Microbial Biosensors Irene Reizman Chemical Engineering
2016 Michael Plaskett Acinetobacter Bacteriophage Discovery Jennifer O’Connor Biology and Biomedical Engineering
2016 Maddie Pritchett and Yuezhi Yuan Constructed Treatment Wetland Investigation Michelle Marincel Payne and Jenny Mueller Price Civil Engineering
Summer 2015 Projects
2015 Luke Bohn Minimal Curves in SO(3) David Finn Mathematics
2015 Darien Caine Characterization of Estrogen Receptor β Mark Brandt Chemistry and Biochemistry
2015 Danielle Gehron Torsional Friction and Heating as a Result of Implant-Induced Acetabular Component Deformation Scott Small Orthopaedic Biomedical Engineering Laboratory
2015 Devin Haupt Antioxidants that Function by Binding Metal Ions to Reduce Metal-Mediated Oxidative DNA Damage Dan Morris Chemistry and Biochemistry
2015 Qikai (Bruce) Huang Mathematical Modeling and Control of a Quadcopter David Finn Mathematics
2015 Dylan Linville Investigation of Synchronization in Small Networks of Coupled Oscillators Mark Panaggio Mathematics
2015 Andrew Miner Analysis and Design of Lightweight Structures and Material Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers Simon Jones Mechanical Engineering
2015 Jake Patterson Extending Privacy-Preserving Data Integration Techniques beyond a Two-Party System Sid Stamm Computer Science and Software Engineering
Summer 2014 Projects
2014 John Briones Development and Validation of a Turf Tester for Evaluating Injury Potential Alan Chiu Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
2014 Ila Creekbaum Constructed Treatment Wetland Jennifer Mueller-Price Civil Engineering
2014 Kelly Farner Highly Efficient and Scalable Coherently-Coupled Vertical External Cavity Surface Paul Leisher Physics and Optical Engineering
2014 Sijun He Distributed Sensing for Rapid Evaluation of Transportation Infrastructure Health Matthew Lovell Civil Engineering
2014 Sang Goo Kang Common‐Mode Filtering in a Multi‐layer Printed Circuit Board Environment Ed Wheeler Electrical and Computer Engineering
2014 Alla Letfullina RF and X-ray Activation of Nanoparticles for Nanotherapy of Cancer Renat Letfullin Physics and Optical Engineering
2014 Abigail Mann Solving Cryptographic Equations Using p-Adic Methods Josh Holden Mathematics
2014 Stephen Misak 2D Mapping of the Near-Field of Multi-Mode VECSELs Paul Leisher Physics and Optical Engineering
2014 Milan Thakker Latency of Brain Action Potentials Leading to Motor Output Renee Rogge and Glen Livesay Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Summer 2013 Projects
2013 Patricia Bacala Assessing Visual Perception Using Autoshaping in the Rat Model Jameel Ahmed Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
2013 Alec Sills Investigation of Absorption and Scattering Losses in High Power Optically Pumped Surface Emitting Lasers Paul Leisher Physics and Optical Engineering
2013 Alex Thomas Type‐I Collagen Modeled as a Liquid Crystal Luanne Tilstra Chemistry
2013 Nathan Wheeler Detection of Phytoplasma in Trillium grandiflorum using 16s rDNA PCR - further study Peter Coppinger Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Summer 2012 Projects
2012 Jon Drobny Discovering Exoplanets through Hidden Markov Model Analysis Yosi Shibberu Mathematics/Physics
2012 Derek Heeger Automated Testing System for Higher Power Diode Lasers Paul Leisher Physics and Optical Engineering
2012 Audrey Niverson Effects of Footwear on Postural Stability in Women Renee Rogge Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
2012 Ted Samore Mathematical Modeling Protein Disassociation/Association Processes using Chromatographic Data Dave Goulet Mathematics/Chemistry
Summer 2011 Projects
2011 Alexis Bledsoe Investigation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water-ecosystems near the Rose-Hulman campuses Justin Shearer Chemistry
2011 William Hart Selenium Compounds and their  Effects on Oxidative DNA Damage.

Daniel Morris

Chemistry
2011 Jillian Hufgard Detection of Phytoplasma in Trillium grandiflorum using 16s rDNA PCR Bill Weiner Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
2011 Nathan Wheeler Qualitative evaluation of size, density, and endotoxin sensitivity in hemolymph and gill lamellae culture samples from the Limulus Polyphemus Peter Coppinger Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Summer 2009 Projects
2009 Steven Chase, Josh Andreas and Ashley Brockhaus Development of Greener Organic Chemistry Labs with a Focus on Suzuki Chemistry Rebecca DeVasher Chemistry
2009 Ben Cook and Blake Marshall Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Verification of Crosstalk of Multiple Transmission Lines in non-Homogeneous Dielectric Debra Walter and Ed Wheeler Electrical and Computer Engineering
2009 David Cooper Predicting the Structural Effects of Small Alcohols on the Estrogen Receptor using Computer Simulations Mark Brandt and Yosi Shibberu Chemistry and Mathematics
2009 Morgan Fiedeldey and Morgan Roddy Design, Simulation and Fabrication of an Electrically Small Antenna using Metamaterials Ed Wheeler Electrical and Computer Engineering
2009 Eric Schepman Titanium Milling Volumetric Wear Experiments April Bryan Mechanical Engineering
2009 Michael Volitich Comparison of Photoelastic and Strain Gage Measurement Techniques in a Total Joint Replacement Biomechanics Model. Renee Rogge Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Summer 2005 Projects
2005 Amber Branam In-vitro Generation of Amoebocyrtes from the American Horseshoe Crab Bill Weiner Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
2005 Dan Szymkowiak An Application of the Amberlite Resin RA-400 to aqueous-phase palladium catalyzed Suzuki reaction Rebecca DeVasher Chemistry
2005 Derek Trobaugh Hydrogen Peroxide Production in T-lymphocytes Kay C Dee and Gabi Nindl Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering and the Indiana University School of Medicine.
2005 Hari Ravindran Modeling the Shape of a Cookie David Finn Mathematics