Grant Recipient Archive - NOT USED
First-Year Honors
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Celia Delury, Biological Systems Engineering
Faculty mentor: William Beck - Natural Resource Ecology & Management
Project name: Woodchips for water quality: Influence of select Iowa wood species on bioreactor performance
Lilyahna Kowal, Genetics
Faculty mentor: Gwyn Beattie - Plant Pathology
Project name: Microbiome drivers of fitness benefits in drought-stressed plants
Olivia Saul, Animal Science
Faculty mentor: Suzanne Millman - Veterinary Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine
Project name: Effects of virtual reality on the behavior of laying hens
Emma Buchacker, Microbiology
Emily Kahl, Environmental Science
Faculty mentor: Larry Halverson - Plant Pathology
Project name: Characterization of a synthetic maize microbiome
Darcy Bonds, Horticulture
Andrew Jochum, Chemistry
Landon Wahe, Civil Engineering
Faculty mentor: Jacek Koziel - Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Project name: Improving sustainability of Iowa agriculture: Synergy between improved nutrient recycling
Emma Brady, Geology
Ahna Lassegard, Environmental Science
Faculty mentor: Bradley Miller - Agronomy
Project name: Particle size sorting along hillslopes in a forested versus urban environment
Kaitlyn Lathrop, Animal Science
Vincent Vanyo, Genetics
Faculty mentor: Chris Minion - Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Project name: Genetics of mycoplasmas
Abraham De Jong, Biochemistry
Erika Nelson, Chemistry
Faculty mentor: Nicholas Peters - Plant Pathology
Project name: Identification and characterization of novel viruses that kill Escherichia coli
Peter Exley, Mechanical Engineering
Justin Nock, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Brian Steward - Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Project name: Magnetic Filtration of Particle Contaminants from Hydraulic Fluids
Katelyn Nelson, Chemical Engineering
Matthew Truka, Chemical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Lester Wilson - Food Science & Human Nutrition
Project name: Bioactive assay of grape pomace post-wine production
Ivy College of Business
Cameron Bristow, Marketing
Faculty mentor: Samantha Cross - Marketing
Project name: Understanding food insecurity on college campuses
Audrey Jones, Business
Faculty mentor: David Cantor - Supply Chain Management
Project name: Do consumers care about pharmaceutical contamination in the supply chain?
College of Design
College of Engineering
Cassidy Carolan, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Sarah Bentil - Mechanical Engineering
Project name: Impact of shockwaves on viability of brain cells
Ian Dalton, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Sarah Bentil - Mechanical Engineering
Project name: Parametric analysis of external conditions affecting cavitation bubble properties
Adam Eichhorn, Materials Engineering
Faculty mentor: Michael Bartlett - Materials Science & Engineering
Project name: Making adhesion on challenging surfaces patterned adhesive films
Grant Giansanti, Computer Engineering
Faculty mentor: Sonal Padalkar - Mechanical Engineering
Project name: Scalable synthesis of copper oxide nanowires for electrocatalysis and anti-microbial studies
Brenna Hartse, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Nicole Hashemi - Mechanical Engineering
Project name: Mechanically exfoliated graphene as a platform for characterizing neuronal cell damage
Joshua Holtzleiter, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Sarah Bentil - Mechanical Engineering
Project name: The influence of brain tissue hydration on the adhesion of airbrushed speckles
Andrew Mord, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Jaime Juarez - Mechanical Engineering
Project name: Hydrogel rheology sampled by acoustophoretic microparticle transport
William Neilson, Chemical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Ian Schneider - Chemical & Biological Engineering
Project name: Separating cells through spatial control of mechanical properties
Claire Palmer, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Michael Bartlett - Materials Science & Engineering
Project name: Switchable adhesion through smart materials
Isaac Peterson
Faculty mentor: Nicole Hashemi - Mechanical Engineering
Project name: Manufacturing of biocompatible hollow microvessels using a microfluidic device
Mia Riddley
Faculty mentor: Nicole Hashemi - Mechanical Engineering
Project name: Development of Brain-on-a-chip to control microvessel cell culturing
Maddi McAleer, Mechanical Engineering
Hannah Nguyen, Chemical Engineering
Sam Richardson, Chemical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Timothy Bigelow - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Project name: Rayleigh Wave Laser Line Source
Matthew Greiner, Mechanical Engineering
Si Yuan Sim, Electrical Engineering
Nathan Trotter, Engineering
Faculty mentor: Timothy Bigelow - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Project name: Rayleigh Wave Laser Line Source
Tyler Gerold, Aerospace Engineering
Khanh Hoang, Aerospace Engineering
Anthony Karl, Mechanical Engineering
Luke Marzen, Aerospace Engineering
Faculty mentor: Timothy Bigelow - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Project name: Subharmonic detection of defects
Benjamin Gardner, Electrical Engineering
Keirick Glennon, Electrical Engineering
Alexander Rickabaugh, Mechanical Engineering
Frank Sullivan, Software Engineering
Faculty mentor: Timothy Bigelow - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Project name: Comparison of coax and ultrasound detection of defects
Brianna Burton, Chemical Engineering
Jacob Davis, Chemical Engineering
Charles-Umashan Egharevba, Chemical Engineering
Will Henrichsen, Chemical Engineering
Conner Smith, Chemical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Eric Cochran - Chemical & Biological Engineering
Project name: Untitled
Janie Grover, Civil Engineering
Zakhary Keel, Civil Engineering
Faculty mentor: Tim Ellis - Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
Project name: High-rate treatment of landfill leachate using the Static Granular Bed Reactor (SGBR) for renewable energy recovery
Timothy Ellis, Software Engineering
Garrett Fields, Aerospace Engineering
Damien Henry, Electrical Engineering
Alec Rosentrater, Aerospace Engineering
Tom Ruminski, Computer Engineering
Faculty mentor: Randall Geiger - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Project name: Autonomous energy delivery to untethered TOT nodes
Charles Bruchal, Materials Engineering
Lucas Eddinger, Mechanical Engineering
Shiva Neelakantan, Mechanical Engineering
Jonathan Ravishankar, Mechanical Engineering
Clavin Shuck, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Ralph Napolitano - Materials Science & Engineering
Project name: Investigation of hot-cracking susceptibility in advanced Al-based and Ni-based alloys
Matthew Bindel, Industrial Engineering
Katie Wyatt, Industrial Engineering
Faculty mentor: Frank Peters - Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Project name: Large Scale Parallel 3D Printing of Metal Casting Patterns
Natalie McAninch, Chemical Engineering
Dennis Seay, Chemical Engineering
Ashlan Simpson, Statistics
Faculty mentor: Derrick Rollins - Chemical & Biological Engineering
Project name: Activity tracker
Maria Lebedeva, Chemical Engineering
Megan Wolfe, Chemical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Ian Schneider - Chemical & Biological Engineering
Project name: Spatial control of the mechanizal properties of alginate
Isaac Hunter, Construction Engineering
Mira Luke, Civil Engineering
Noah Rudi, Construction Engineering
Faculty mentor: Behrouz Shafei - Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
Project name: Investigation of Concrete under Environmental and Mechanical Stressors
Alexanderia Birlingmair, Civil Engineering
Ingrid Gail Guevarra, Civil Engineering
Ellenor Whitney, Civil Engineering
Faculty mentor: Hartanto Wibowo - Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
Project name: Experimental simulation of structural failures utilizing a simple shake table
College of Human Sciences
Elizabeth Clow, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Ellen McKinney - Apparel, Events & Hospitality Management
Project name: Development of hand-specific model and systematic tool (HMST) for next generation gloves used for firefighters and other emergency responders
Ben Hones, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Rachel Eike - Apparel, Events & Hospitality Management
Project name: Novel developments in conductive nanofiber technology for wearable electronics
Reese Gardner, Computer Science
Alexis Steinhoff, Biology
Faculty mentor: Elizabeth Shirtcliff - Human Development & Family Studies
Project name: Evoking stress reactivity in virtual reality: transportation stress
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Collin Anderson, Chemistry
Faculty mentor: Wenyu Huang - Chemistry
Project name: Developing new intermetallic NP catalysts
Kathryn Blair, Aerospace Engineering
Faculty mentor: John Hauptman - Physics & Astronomy
Project name: Calculation of magnetic and electric fields for an experimental search for magnetic charges
Jonah Gray, Environmental Science
Faculty mentor: Ajay Nair - Horticulture
Project name: Use of micronutrient-based biostimulants in vegetable transplant production
Nicholas Serck, Chemistry
Faculty mentor: Junqi Li - Chemistry
Project name: Synthesis of building blocks for the modular construction of terpene-inspired macrocycles
Matt Shafer, Biochemistry
Faculty mentor: Olga Zabotina - Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
Project name: Study of the xylosyltransferase specific activity towards substrates
Claire Beaudry, Liberal Arts & Sciences
Lydia Samuelson, English
Hannah Van Sickle, English
Faculty mentor: David Russell - English
Project name: Academic research writing: Keeping the flow going
Abigail Fowler, Microbiology
Anna Garbe, Biology
Peyton Hamel, Genetics
Riley Kuennen, Chemical Engineering
Amanda Roush, Biology
Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Genetics, Development & Cell Biology
Project name: Electrical stimulation and differentiation of neural stem cells
Regan Breen, Biochemistry
William Alex Rance, Biochemistery
Faculty mentor: Eric Underbakke - Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
Project name: Defining scaffolding interfaces in PSD-95
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Hector Arbuckle, Biology, and Audry Jenkins, Agronomy
Faculty mentor: Steven Bradbury
Project name: Effect of intraspecific competition on monarch (danaus plexippus) larval movement and survival
Alexander Bender, Animal Ecology, and Bradley Melvin, Microbiology
Faculty mentor: Vallareddy Anantharam
Project name: Apoptotic cell death signalling in cell culture models of Parkinson's Disease
Lauren Bilek, Horticulture, and Kaitlin Diggins, Environmental Science
Faculty mentor: Shuizhang Fei
Project name: Mechanism of triggering and breaking summer dormancy in sandberg bluegrass
Max Kigin, Biology, Luke Schaeckabach, Aerospace Engineering, and Isaac Schennum, Software Engineering
Faculty mentor: Karin Dorman
Project name: Merging illumina paired end reads
Kyra McMillin, Agricultural Biochemistry
Faculty mentor: W. Allen Miller
Project name: Mutagenesis of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E to confer viral resistance against positive RNA plant viruses containing PTE-like cap-independent translation element
Marcus Pull, Animal Ecology
Faculty mentor: Michael Weber
Project name: Assessment of methods to estimate age of bigmouth buffalo (ictiobus cyprinellus)
Grace Reineke, Horticulture
Faculty mentor: Ajay Nair
Project name: Microbial amendments for foliar and seed treatments in sustainable vegetable transplant production
Megan Smith, Environmental Science
Faculty mentor: Michael Weber
Project name: Assessing diet shifts of hatchery reared walleye sander vitreus
Lydia Stanley, Genetics
Faculty mentor: Thomas Lubberstedt
Project name: Spontaneous double haploid gene in maize
Caitlyn Thompson, Animal Science
Faculty mentor: Ganwa Li
Project name: Characterization of klebsiella pneumoniae mastitis cow
Ivy College of Business
College of Design
Carolyn Driskell, Pre Graphic Design, Brandon Edwards, Pre Architecture, and Annaka Ketterer, Pre Industrial Design
Faculty mentor: Varena Paepcke-Hjeltness
Project name: Using sketchnoting as a methodology for class reflection
College of Engineering
Celia Abolafia, Chemical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Wenya Huang
Project name: New intermetallic nanomaterials: synthesis and application in heterogeneous catalysis
Mathew Anders, Materials Engineering, Christian Gauker and Alexander Kom, Chemical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Ian Schneider
Project name: Understanding tumor cell migration using 3D topographical structures
Hailey Ator, Construction Engineering, and Max Fiascone, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Junxing Zheng
Project name: Developing and validating 3D vision cone penetrometer to visualize underground soils
Olivia Bogle, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Reza Montazami
Project name: Stress included crystalization in multiphase nanocomposites
Rachael Bryum, Mechanical Engienering
Faculty mentor: Michael Bartlett
Project name: Thermal conductivity in multifunctional soft matter composites
Ava Depping, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Rachel Eike
Project name: Conductive embroidery antenna development and analysis
Alexandra Dunnum, Materials Engineering & Biochemistry, and Gabrielle Sawin, Kinesiology & Health
Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi
Project name: Characterization of brain architecture after implantation of biomaterial scaffolds in zebrafish
Melia Finn, Industrial Engineering, and Jack McGonegle, Data Science
Faculty mentor: Kristen Cetin
Project name: Bridging the gap between academia and industry in approaches for solving complex, ill-structured problems
Zoe Follman, Materials Engineering
Faculty mentor: Greg Curtzwiler
Project name: Influence of postconsumer polyetylene content on the seal strength of impulse sealed pouches
Byron Frank, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Cris Schwartz
Project name: Understanding polymer wear using a size scaling approach
Luke Geis and Shawn Husgen, Chemical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Eric Cochran
Project name: Renewable formadahyde free glycerol based adhesives for wood composites
Peter Gepson and Matthew O'Brien, Civil Engineering
Faculty mentor: Behrouz Shafei
Project name: Investigation of bonding mechanisms in non-conventional concrete reinforcement materials
Tyler Gerwig, Keaton Maier, and William Sibilski, Aerospace Engineering
Faculty mentor: Dae Young Lee
Project name: Autonomous control of multiple drones
Caleb Groff and Abigayle Moser, Aerospace Engineering
Faculty mentor: Hui Hu
Project name: Development of novel plasma-based anti-/de-icing strategies for aircraft icing mitigation
Ashlyn Haack, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Sonal Padalker
Project name: Design a single thread cloth based cholesterol sensor: study the effects of mechanical variations on biosensor performance
Abigail Hammer, Aerospace Engineering
Faculty mentor: Kristin Rozier
Project name: Design and analysis of formal specification patterns
Ben Harwood and Brandon Lochner, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Brian Steward
Project name: Characterizing the impact of contaminant particles in hydraullic systems
Lucas Heimer, Electrical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Long Que
Project name: Measurement of a-synuclein, a marker for Parkinson's disease, in buffer using nanosensor
Liam Herbst, Chemical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Eric Cochran
Project name: Scalable "one-pot" synthesis of acrylated epoxidized high oleic soybean oil for asphalt modification
Michael Huntley, Aerospace Engineering, Paul Iman, Mechanical Engineering, and Abigail Van Rheenen, Aerospace Engineering
Faculty mentor: Alice Alipour
Project name: Mitigating vibrations in tall buildings under extreme wind events
Mason Kenkel, Chemical Engineering, and Henry Thurber, Materials Engineering
Faculty mentor: Shan Jiang
Project name: Thin, light blocking coatings for packaging
Christar Kim, Biological Systems Engineering
Faculty mentor: Marshall McDaniel
Project name: Use of glycerin, a byproduct of biodiesel production, as a soil-health-enhancing ammendment
Joseph Kim, Industrial Engineering
Faculty mentor: Richard Stone
Project name: Project FREEDOM
Karter Krueger, Software Engineering
Faculty mentor: Alex Stoytchev
Project name: Autonomous floor-mapping robot
Joyce Lai, Electrical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Sree Nicakanta
Project name: Identification of novel biomarkers using a big data approach: integrating brain image with AD/PD databases
Abigail Libbesmeier, Mechanical Engienering
Faculty mentor: Sarah Bentil
Project name: Stereovision using a single camera to capture dynamic soft tissue deformation from multi-angles
Megan Lowell, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Nicole Hashemi
Project name: Graphene/neuronal cell interactions
Nicholas Moulstad and Braden Westby, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Juan Ren
Project name: Feedback control of nanopositioning stage
Josh Pandorf, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Kevin Keener
Project name: High voltage atmospheric cold plasma's effect on soil
Matthew Penick, Aerospace Engineering
Faculty mentor: Sonal Padalkar
Project name: Designing highly efficient ni-based electrocatalysts for hydrogen generation
Ryan Pretzer, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Nicole Hasemi
Project name: 3D electro-sensing platform for cell culture applications
Zack Rauth, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Reza Montazami
Project name: Electro-jet printing of conjugated polymer inks
Lucas Roe and Cole Schlup, Agricultural Engineering
Faculty mentor: Mehari Tekeste
Project name: College soil machine dynamics laboratory
Matt Sporre, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Xianglan Bai
Project name: Production of biorenewable materials
Ari Williams, Chemical Engineering
Faculty mentor: Eric Cochran
Project name: Towards biobased ABS
College of Human Sciences
Sydney Barlow and Emma Theis, Kinesiology & Health
Faculty mentor: James Lang
Project name: Duration of cardioprotection following remote ischemic preconditioning
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Grace Murphy, Chemistry
Faculty mentor: Eric Cochran
Project name: Glycerol based bio-polymers
Aubrey Uriel, Computer Science
Faculty mentor: Sree Nicakanta
Project name: Big data in a box
Michaela Verwers, Biochemistry
Faculty mentor: Nancy Boury
Project name: Determination of microbacterium foliorum's visibility and suitability as a phage host in storage at stationary phase
University Honors Program Grants
- Stephanie Bias (Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management) - Faculty mentor: Chin-Hsun Tsai - Project name: Defining and Analyzing Attendee Motivation Factors for Vegan Festivals
- Claire Birchmier (Food Science & Human Nutrition) - Faculty mentor: Kevin Schalinske - Project name: Effects of Egg Supplementation on Attenuating Disease States of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Grace Kline (Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology) - Faculty mentor: Fredric Janzen - Project name: A Comparative Analysis of Genetic Convergence Underlying Similar Patterns of TSD
- Laura Kurr (Biochemistry) - Faculty mentor: Jonathan Mochel - Project name: A 3D In-Vitro Model of Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease for Accelerating Drug Safety and Efficacy Testing
- Hannah Sams (Marketing) - Faculty mentor: Daniel Russel - Human Development and Family Studies - Project name: Analyzing Loneliness Causes and Consequences in College Freshmen
- Kenna Short (Mechanical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Jim Heise - Project name: Interactive Console Design for a Mars Rover Exhibit at the Science Center of Iowa
- Ryan Thompson (Mechanical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: James Michael - Project name: Electric-field Heating of Femtosecond Laser Ionization at High Pressure
- Sam Vande Loo (Mechanical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Eulanda Sanders - Cyber Sketch: Blurring the Lines between Physical and Digital Drawing Technologies
- Hope Yates (Kinesiology and Health) - Faculty mentor: Jason Gillette - Project name: The Effects of KT Tape on Lower Extremity Injury Risk Factors
- Evan Wieczorek (Aerospace Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Tomas Gonzalez - Project name: Hydraulic and Electronic Actuator System Development for ISU's BuonyanCY Laboratory
- David Bis (Software Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Ellen McKinney - Project name: Musical Instrument Performance Reactive Costume
- Scarlett Eagle (Genetics) - Faculty mentor: Elizabeth McNeill - Project name: Mutagenesis of XXT5 and Cloning of XLT2 for Analysis of Soluble Protein Purification in Preparation for X-Ray
- Jacqueline Ehrlich (Biochemistry) - Faculty mentor: Olga Zabotina - Project name: Examining the functional role of microRNAs implicated in Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in maintaining connective tissue morphology
- Bryn Myers (Genetics and Spanish) - Faculty mentor: Marna Yandeau-Nelson - Project name: Production of customized bi-functional fatty acids in Bacillus subtilis by incorporation of homologous thioesterase and keto-acyl synthase elements
- Laura Pesquera Colom (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Recovery of Adult Neural Progenitor Cells from Alginate Hydrogels
- Zoe Pritchard (Biology and Environmental Studies) - Faculty mentor: Matt O'Neal - Project name: Effects of honey bee colony presence on bumble bees
- Marissa Roghair (Genetics and Microbiology) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Investigation of cell-seeded biomaterial scaffolds as a novel cell transplantation platform using zebrafish as a model system
- Shakira Stowers (Animal Ecology) - Faculty mentor: Tim Stewart - Project name: A Wildlife Guide to Iowa State's Campus
- Colin Welk (Environmental Science) - Faculty mentor: Laura Merrick - Project name: Source characterization of E. coli in an urban-rural watershed
- Martin Asama (Chemical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Dr. Loveland - Project name: Coaxial Extrusion of Coated Frozen Desserts
- Kaitlin Brake (Graphic Design and Advertising) - Faculty mentor: Carrol Fabor - Project name: 60 Seconds In
- Ian Dillon (Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Shelby Doyle - Project name: Organ-O Chair
- Matthew Swift (Materials Engineering and Mathematics) - Faculty mentor: Michael Bartlett - Project name: Tuneable, Reusable Soft Adhesives
- Paul Veach (BPMI) - Faculty mentor: Etsuro Uemura - Project name: Testing the effectiveness of an interactive 3D dpg brain application in the veterinary neuroanatomy classroom
- Justin Wilder (Kinesiology and Health - Pre Physical Therapy) - Faculty mentor: Jason Gillette - Project name: Effectiveness of Motorcycle Boots on Ankle Stability
- Taylor Young (Kinesiology and Health) - Faculty mentor: Jason Gillette - Project name: Effects of Loaded Squat Stance on Knee Kinematics and Kinetics
- Emma Baumann (Athletic Training) - Faculty mentor: Jason Gillette - Project name: Taping Effects on Dynamic Balance
- Emily Hoffman (Interior Design) - Faculty mentor: Lee Cagley - Project name: Children's Book
- Sarah Leichty (Environmental Science and Agronomy) - Faculty mentor: Lee Burras - Project name: Evaluating the Pacific Coastal Region of Southern Guatemala for Tillage Effects on Soil Characteristics
- Lauren Mallot (English) - Faculty mentor: Brianna Burke - Project name: The Green my Caffeine Initiative
- Valentina Pita (Nutritional Science) - Faculty mentor: Auriel Willette - Project name: Influence of SIRT1 on hippocampal dendrites
- Mala Sharma (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Norman Ellinwood - Project name: Causative Mutation of Hypothyroidism in Feline Colony
- Sarah Siegel (Kinesiology and Health - Pre Physical Therapy) - Faculty mentor: Tim Derrick - Project name: Patellofemoral Tracking Resulting from Decreases Activation of the Vastus Medialis Muscle
- Kaitlyn Wilkie (Kinesiology) - Faculty mentor: Jason Gillette - Project name: Jump landing measures effects on ACL injury risk
- Samantha Creeger (Industrial Design) - Faculty mentor: Betsy Barnhart - Project name: Redesigning Furniture in Outdoor Public Spaces
- Christopher Isely (Chemical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Kaitlin Bratlie - Project name: pNIPAm particles for protein delivery to tumor-associated macrophages
- Catherine Mullen (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Matthew Ellinwood - Project name: Finding a large-animal model for retinitis pigmentosa through EYS mutation screening in Chihuahuas
- Heather Murphy (Mechanical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Simon Laflamme - Project name: 3-D Printing to Advance Structural Systems
- Joe Webb (Nutritional Science) - Faculty mentor: Auriel Willette - Project name: Genes, Insulin Resistance, & Brain Metabolism Influencing Onset of Alzheimer's Disease
- Morgan Bobb (Genetics and Global Resource Systems) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Immunohistochemical Analysis of Sciatic Nerve Tissue in a Poly-Lactic Acid Nerve Guidance Conduit
- Frances Hunter (Animal Ecology and Biology) - Faculty mentor: Amy Toth - Project name: The Effects of Nutrients and Vibration on the Development of Dominance Hierarchies in Polistes fuscatus
- Andrea Joiner (Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Samantha Krukowski - Project name: Immunohistochemical Analysis of Sciatic Nerve Tissue in a Poly-Lactic Acid Nerve Guidance Conduit
- Ashley Moyna (Culinary Food Science) - Faculty mentor: Ruth Litchfield - Project name: Gluten-Free Myths, Truths & Baked Goods: A Training Webinar for 4-H Judges
- Shumao Ye (Dietetics) - Faculty mentor: Manju Reddy - Project name: New in vitro method for assessing food iron bioavailability
- Stephanie Blaser (Dietetics and Food Science & Industry) - Faculty mentor: Christina Campbell - Project name: The Blossom Project Cookbook
- Win Cowger (Environmental Science) - Faculty mentor: Richard Schultz - Project name: Bhagsu Clean Watershed Project
- Meredith Lockin (Dietetics) - Faculty mentor: Lorraine Lanningham-Foster - Project name: The Real Foods Lifestyle Cookbook
- David Nai (Chemical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Examining cell survivability and growth in biodegradable polymer conduits: implications for peripheral nerve regeneration
- Dana Pralle (Dietetics) - Faculty mentor: Sarah Francis - Project name: Nutrition Needs and Preferences Assessment at Light of Hope in Kenya
- Pavel Brodskiy (Chemical Engineering and Biology) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Effect of transfection of mesenchymal stem cells with neurotrophic factor genes on cellular proliferation, migration, and morphology
- Kiersten Lee (Kinesiology and Health) - Faculty mentor: Dr. Smiley-Oyen - Project name: The impact a gross motor rhythmic sequencing intervention has on children with developmental coordination disorder
- Zihui Lin (Animal Science Pre Vet and Companion Animal Management) - Faculty mentor: N. Matthew Ellinwood - Project name: Measures to evaluate Behavior, Learning and Memory in Canines with Mucopolysaccharidosis I and IIIB (MPS)
- Leah Merner (Mechanical Engineering and International Studies) - Faculty mentor: Jim Heise - Project name: Design, Analysis, and Construction of Strip-Built Kayak
- Kimberly Scherber (Civil Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Bill Simpkins - Project name: The Effect of the 2012 Drought on Lake/Groundwater Interaction at Clear Lake
- Samantha Stearns (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Fred Janzen - Project name: Ontology of the Plastral Hinge of the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina
- Chen Wen (Electrical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Zhao Chang - Project name: Vibration/Ring Auto-Switch Cellphone Application
- Allie Bender (Animal Science) - Faculty mentor: Dr. Butters-Johnson - Project name: The effects of environmental enrichment during the holding period of shelter dogs on adoption rate
- Sara Morine (Animal Science) - Faculty mentor: Stephanie Hansen - Project name: Determining the influence of dietary roughage concentration and source on rumen parameters related to hydrogen sulfide and ruminal pH
- Sarah Binder (Art History and Journalism & Mass Communications) - Faculty mentor: Nancy Girard - Project name: University Museums evaluation
- Shellina Hayek (Kinesiology - Exercise Science) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: Large Amplitude Intervention in People with Parkinson's Disease for Handwriting and Walking
- Jessica Klein (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Matthew Ellinwood - Project name: Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS IIIB); Brain Pathology in the Canine Model
- Kelsey Williams (Kinesiology) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: Movement Planning and Cognitive Functioning in Children
- Nathaniel Looker (Agronomy and Global Resource Systems) - Faculty mentor: Dick Schultz - Project name: Monitoring dry-season transpiration in the ecosystems of a montane watershed in Zacapa, Guatemala
- Kaitlyn Oberembt (Animal Science and Biology) - Faculty mentor: Matthew Ellinwood - Project name: Evaluating the Fertility of MPS IIIB Affected Males in the Canine Species
- Colleen Pokorny (Apparel Merchandising, Design, and Production) - Faculty mentor: Sara Marcketti - Project name: Scaasi: American Couturier, The Iowa State University Collection
- Mackenzie Reed (Genetics) - Faculty mentor: F.C. Minion - Project name: Role of Quorum Sensing in Yersinia pestis-Human Macrophage Interactions
- Luke Roling (Chemical Engineering and Mathematics) - Faculty mentor: Rhonda Bonett - Project name: The Sounds of Hilton Magic
- Allison Shedek (Kinesiology - Exercise Science) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: Large Amplitude Intervention in People with Parkinson's Disease for Handwriting and Walking
- Kelly Wagner (Dietetics) - Faculty mentor: Ruth MacDonald - Project name: Children's Cookbook: During and After Cancer Treatment
- Stephen Anderson (Psychology and Philosophy) - Faculty mentor: Eric Cooper - Project name: An Attempty to Functionally Dissociate Visual Areas V1 and V2
- Elizabeth Brock (Kinesiology and Health) - Faculty mentor: Tim Derrick - Project name: The Anti-Shear Shoe
- Allison Connell (Graphic Design) - Faculty mentor: Paula Curran - Project name: Making Personal Visual Artists' Journals Public
- Ilya Ellern (Mechanical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Emanuel Agba - Project name: Deca-stage Assembly Lightweight Composite Car Body
- Emma Flemmig (Agronomy, Biology, and International Agriculture) - Faculty mentor: Mary Wiedenhoeft - Project name: Development of Spanish Guide to Composting & Outreach with Workshops
- Andrew Goers (Physics and Mathematics) - Faculty mentor: John Lajoie - Project name: Measurement of the Angular and Linear Momentum of a Bowler's Shot via an On-Body Detector
- Ross Hanson (Kinesiology and Health) - Faculty mentor: Amy Welch - Project name: Psychological Affects of Cross-Training in Competitive Adolescent Athletes
- Amy Jochims (Kinesiology) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: Movement Intervention through Dance for Children
- Chelsie Kohns (Genetics) - Faculty mentor: Richard Martin - Project name: Return of Strongyle Parasites Post Anthelmintic Treatment in Equine Host
- Ming-Yee Li (Graphic Design) - Faculty mentor: Steven Herrnstadt - Project name: A History of Vampires and Game UI
- Max Mahaffey (Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Pete Goche - Project name: Chapel
- Heather Meardon (Dietetics) - Faculty mentor: Eunice Bassler - Project name: Childhood Obesity and Children's Books
- Goran Micevic (Biochemistry) - Faculty mentor: Kristen Johansen - Project name: Identifying binding sites of the JIL1 kinase in the Drosophila genome: a ChIPchip assay
- Brian Moore (Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Pete Goche - Project name: Chapel
- Sarah Peiper (AMDP - Creative Design) - Faculty mentor: Jessica Barker - Project name: The Development and Production of Functional and Expressive Dance Costumes
- Miriam Tate (Integrated Fine Arts) - Faculty mentor: Joe Muench - Project name: My Secret Hope (enameling project)
- Victoria Watson (Graphic Design and Journalism) - Faculty mentor: Paula Curran - Project name: Norwegian Recipe Book
- Kimberly Zamora (Graphic Design) - Faculty mentor: Cherie Ure - Project name: Studies in Roman Travel Publication for students abroad
- Monica Carolan (Graphic Design) - Faculty mentor: Paula Curran - Project name: Hemispheres Apart: How One Couple Stays Committed
- Clark Colby (Architecture and Environmental Studies) - Faculty mentor: Chan Chiu Shui - Project name: Chinese Architectural Photography Study - Antiquity through Modern Day
- Andrea Cook (Dairy Science) - Faculty mentor: Diane Spurlock - Project name: Relationship of Commencement to Luteal Activity and Energy Balance in Early Lactation Dairy Cows
- Katherina Dimenstein (Interior Design) - Faculty mentor: Fred Malven - Project name: A Visual Study of the Growing Middle Class in China
- Jennifer Flagg (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Dennis Lavrov - Project name: Molecular Cloning and the Evolutionary Relationship of the Mitochondral Sery1-tRNA Synthetaste from Tethya wilhelma (Demospongiae)
- Sarah Graham (Animal Science) - Faculty mentor: N.M. Ellinwood - Project name: Atypical Transitory Congenital Hypothyroidism in a Feline Colony
- Jason Grimm (Landscape Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Mimi Wagner - Project name: Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes: A Sustainable Design Option to Growing Urban Communities in Iowa
- Laura Larabee (Agricultural Biochemistry) - Faculty mentor: Steve Herrnstadt - Project name: Into the Sunset: A Vision of the West
- Brian Lewis (Electrical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Steve Jungst - Project name: Analysis of a Typical Iowa Soybean Field
- Laura Olsen (Animal Science) - Faculty mentor: Matthew Ellinwood - Project name: Dosage Analysis of a Colon Carcinogen in Rats
- Alycia Reed (Art and Design) - Faculty mentor: Gregory Duckett - Project name: Fashion Off the Canvas
- Teppei Shirakura (Biochemistry, Biophysics, & Molecular Biology - Faculty mentor: Edward Yu - Project name: Structure-function Relations Associated with the CBS Domains and Protein Tails of the Nucleotide-Binding Proteins of Osmoregulatory ABC Transporter
- Molly Staley (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Carol Vleck - Project name: Circulating Testosterone levels in adult Tree Swallows during the breeding season
- Elizabeth Starrett (Food Science) - Faculty mentor: Mark Love - Project name: The Food Industry's Response to new FDA Regulations Regarding Trans Fatty Acids
- Katherine Swanson (Health and Human Performance) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: Step Width and Walking Stability in Young and Older Adults
- Christopher Thomson (Animal Science) - Faculty mentor: Matthew Ellinwood - Project name: Association of Canine Distemper through Specific Genetic Line or Brand-Explicit Variation
- Allison Walk (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: What are the Effects on Gait While Walking Under Different Conditions?
- Lindsey Altenhofen (Biology) - Faculty mentor: John Dekker - Project name: A Germination Assay to Determine the Dormancy Heterogeneity (Heteroblasty) among Chenopodium album Seeds from a Common Population
- Lucas Carlstrom (Animal Science) - Faculty mentor: George Brandt - Project name: Identification of a Novel Genetic Mutation for von Willebrand disease in beagles or basset hounds
- Andy Isaacson (Sociology) - Faculty mentor: Stephen Sapp - Project name: Examining the Foundations of Social Cohesion in Rural Communities: Cross-cultural Comparisons
- Tyler Jessen (Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Mikesch Mueke - Project name: Orange
- Kathleen Korn (Animal Science) - Faculty mentor: Don Beitz - Project name: Mechanism of Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase Inhibition by Oleic Acid
- Elizabeth Mack (Animal Science) - Faculty mentor: S. Lonevgan - Project name: The Effect of Beta-Cyclodextrin on Post-thaw Viability of Cryopreserved Ram Semen
- Ozioma Oji (Psychology) - Faculty mentor: Stephanie Madon - Project name: Influences on the Cumulative Effects of Self Fulfilling Prophecies
- Marissa Reese (Child, Adult, & Family Services) - Faculty mentor: Jennifer Margrett - Project name: Life After the Wedding Bells
- Laura Rudolph (Music) - Faculty mentor: Donald Simonson - Project name: Reflections on a Senior Recital
- Lindsay Thompson (Kinesiology and Health) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: The Effect of Task Complexity on Walking in Young Adults
- Allison Walk (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: Gait Stability While Wearing a Backpack
- Miko Wilford (Psychology and Political Science) - Faculty mentor: Meg Gerrard - Project name: Absent-Exempt Thinking About Alcohol Poisoning
- Lisa Willman (Architecture, Spanish, and Psychology) - Faculty mentor: Mikesch Muecke - Project name: Urban Overflow: The Gentrification of a Prominent Denver Neighborhood
- ChenRu Zheng (Art & Design) - Faculty mentor: Lin Wei-Chang - Project name: Reinventing modern China through the Shadow of Mao, 1966-Present
- Emily Blaedel (Psychology) - Faculty mentor: Nathaniel Wade - Project name: The role of religious affiliation in forgiving behavior
- Karin Brandt (Political Science and International Studies) - Faculty mentor: Robert Mazur - Project name: Examining the role of female traditional leaders in development partnerships: The Queen Mother in Manya-Krobo, Ghana
- Theodore Brimeyer (Music) - Faculty mentor: Donald Simpson - Project name: Behind the Baton: How a musical production comes together
- Andrea Butson (Graphic Design and Art & Design) - Faculty mentor: Paula Curran - Project name: The art of handwriting
- Cathy Compton (Music Education) - Faculty mentor: Gordon Gerrard and Donald Simpson - Project name: Handel's Operas
- Steven Diesburg (Physics and Environmental Science) - Faculty mentor: Say Kee Ong - Project name: Uganda small scale biogas, energy for a home
- Kathrine Gilbert (Food Science and Human Nutrition) - Faculty mentor: Linda Svendsen - Project name: A comprehensive manual for optimized food science club fudge production
- Luke Gran (Natural Resource and Ecology Management) - Faculty mentor: Heidi Asbjornsen - Project name: Assessment of the environmental benefits of reforestations on severely degraded lands in the Mixteca Alta region of southeastern Mexico using two indicators: infiltration and soil quality
- Caleb Grote (Agricultural Biology) - Faculty mentor: Don Beitz - Project name: Oxyntomodulin, a new step in the understanding of food intake response
- Brad Julius (Health and Human Performance) - Faculty mentor: Timothy Derrick - Project name: Saturation effects of human bone to mechanical stimuli
- Nicole Lokenvitz (Health and Human Performance) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: The effect of support surface on walking balance in healthy young adults
- Maria Lux (Graphic Design) - Faculty mentor: Arthur Croyle - Project name: A Child's Exploration of Death in Different Cultures
- Janice Marquardt (Mechanical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Pranav Shrotriya - Project name: Microcantilever sensor calibration
- Ryan McNair (Management Information Systems) - Faculty mentor: Jim Trenberth - Project name: BARJCHE 2007: Advanced Lighting Control
- Heather Newhouse (Biochemistry) - Faculty mentor: Rick Sharp - Project name: Case Study - Overtraining in Iron man training
- Audrey Norby (Genetics) - Faculty mentor: Matthew Ellinwood - Project name: A complete guide to canine and feline geneitc testing
- Cilia Maria Ruiz-Paz (Psychology and International Studies) - Faculty mentor: Kathleen Hickok - Project name: Women: Their place in the world
- Kyle Schlapkohl (Management Information Systems) - Faculty mentor: Kevin Scheibe - Project name: MIS Image Management
- Corey Schnobrich (Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Ann Sobiech-Munson - Project name: Place and the Tourist Experience
- Katherine Wiegert (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: Motor Learning, Retention and Transfer in People with Parkinson's Disease
- Miko Wilford (Psychology and Political Science) - Faculty mentor: Meg Gerrard - Project name: Absent-Exempt Thinking About Alcohol Poisoning
- Lisa Willman (Architecture, Spanish, and Psychology) - Faculty mentor: Mikesch Muecke - Project name: Urban Overflow: The Gentrification of a Prominent Denver Neighborhood
- Uttara Arora (Finance) - Faculty mentor: Balaji Narasimhan - Project name: Bollywood through the Cultural Lens: Indian Commercial Films' Reflection of Domestic Values and their Impact on the Diaspora
- Karin Brandt (Political Science) - Faculty mentor: Robert Mazur - Project name: Examining the Role of Female Traditional Leaders
- Theodore Brimeyer (Music) - Faculty mentor: Donald Simonson - Project name: Behind the Baton: Putting a Musical Together
- Catherine Compton (Music) - Faculty mentor: Donald Simson - Project name: Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Alma Mahler: German Composers of the 19th and 20th Centuries
- Beth Danowsky (Dietetics) - Faculty mentor: Grace Marquis - Project name: Characteristics of Responders to WIC Intervention Aimed at Increasing the Intake of Vegetables in 2 to 5 year old Children
- Steven Diesburg (Physics and Environmental Science) - Faculty mentor: Say Kee Ong - Project name: Uganda small scale biogas, energy for a home
- Amber Herman (Public Service & Administration in Agriculture) - Faculty mentor: Robert Mazur - Project name: Young Adult Farmers’ Access to Farmer Groups: A Case Study of Young Adult Participation within Volunteer Efforts for Development Concerns in the Luwero (or Kumuli) District of Uganda, Africa
- Mark Jacobson (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Identification of Integrin Receptors Involved in the Proliferation, Differentiation, and Migration of Neural Stem Cells
- Paul Keller (Finance) - Faculty mentor: James Pease - Project name: Essence of Iowa
- Lisa Mattheeussen (Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Cameron Campbell - Project name: Iowa State Photo Mosaic
- Marnie Meylor (Graphic Design) - Faculty mentor: Cherie Ure - Project name: Photo Journal and Postcard Study of Italian Culture
- Ruth Neil (Public Service & Administration in Agriculture) - Faculty mentor: Florine Swanson, Joe Leisz, Chuck Morris, and Pamela Riney-Kehrberg - Project name: Iowa's Place in 4-H's Past
- Tyler Niska (History and English Literature) - Faculty mentor: David Zimmerman - Project name: The Anti-Western: American Frontier Revisionism in Film
- Jessica Russell (Exercise Science and Health & Human Performance) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: Stability of gait in persons with Parkinson's disease under normal conditions and with visual or verbal cues
- Ramsey Tesdell (Technical Communication) - Faculty mentor: Robert Mazur - Project name: Of Space and Place: The Future of Rural Livelihoods
Stewart Research Award:
- Sparsh Agarwal (Chemical and Biological Engineering) - Project advisor: Nigel Reuel - Project title: Substrate-wrapped Carbon Nanotubes as a Generalizable Sensor for Screening Enzymes for Biomass Degradation
- Holly Appleton (Food Science and Human Nutrition) - Project advisor: Melha Mellata - Project title: High Voltage Atmospheric Cold Plasma Degradation of Pathogenic Fungal Spores and Derivative Toxins
- Stephanie Bias (Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management) - Faculty advisor: Chin-Hsun Tsai - Project title: Defining and Analyzing Attendee Motivation Factors for Vegan Festivals
- Kaela Gollob (Geological & Atmospheric Sciences) - Project advisor: Bill Simpkins - Project title: Transport and Denitrification of Nitrate-N from a Losing Reach of the South Skunk River into an Alluvial Aquifer in Ames, Iowa
- Austin Hanus (Computer Engineering) - Project advisor: Benjamin Ahn - Project title: Identify the Efficacy of CalcHub
- Laura Kurr (Biochemistry) - Faculty advisor: Jonathan Mochel - Project title: A 3D In Vitro Model of Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease for Accelerating Drug Safety and Efficacy Testing
- Zoey Mauck (Landscape Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Ben Shirtcliff - Project name: The Case for Car-free Communities
- Macy Morrow (Kinesiology & Health) - Project advisor: James Lang - Project title: Post-menopausal Differences in Response to Angiotensin II
- Sam Vande Loo (Mechanical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Eulanda Sanders - Cyber Sketch: Blurring the Lines between Physical and Digital Drawing Technologies
- David Bis (Software Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Ellen McKinney - Project name: Musical Instrument Performance Reactive Costume
- Jacqueline Ehrlich (Biochemistry) - Faculty mentor: Olga Zabotina - Project name: Examining the functional role of microRNAs implicated in Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in maintaining connective tissue morphology
- Bella Guyll (Mechanical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Michael Perez - Project name: Effectiveness of vaying media in the filtration of Imidacloprid from agricultural run-off
- Ellen Meis (Biology and Environmental Science) - Faculty mentor: Josh Beck - Project name: Optimizing the dCas9 Gene Regulation System for Malaria Parasite Research
- Laura Pesquera Colom (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Recovery of Adult Neural Progenitor Cells from Alginate Hydrogels
- Jessica Riojas (Environmental Science and Biology) - Faculty mentor: Amy Toth - Project name: Mirror-Induced Behavior in Paper Wasps: Is an Insect Capable of Self-Recognition?
- Marissa Roghair (Genetics and Microbiology) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Investigation of cell-seeded biomaterial scaffolds as a novel cell transplantation platform using zebrafish as a model system
- Amy Stark (Genetics) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Assessment of XR1 glial cell line proliferation and viability in a three-dimensional gelatin scaffold microenvironment
- Martin Asama (Chemical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Dr. Loveland - Project name: Coaxial Extrusion of Coated Frozen Desserts
- Kaitlin Brake (Graphic Design and Advertising) - Faculty mentor: Carrol Fabor - Project name: 60 Seconds In
- Ian Dillon (Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Shelby Doyle - Project name: Organ-O Chair
- Paul Veach (BPMI) - Faculty mentor: Etsuro Uemura - Project name: Testing the effectiveness of an interactive 3D dpg brain application in the veterinary neuroanatomy classroom
- Curt Waltmann (Materials Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Alex Travesset - Project name: Pair Interactions of Hydrocarbon-capped Nanoparticles
- Taylor Young (Kinesiology and Health) - Faculty mentor: Jason Gillette - Project name: Effects of Loaded Squat Stance on Knee Kinematics and Kinetics
- Colby Behrens (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Amy Toth - Project name: Higher-Personality in paper wasps: mechanisms of colony and individual behavioral difference
- David Cordaro (Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Firat Erdim - Project name: Pneumatic Systems
- Emily Hoffman (Interior Design) - Faculty mentor: Lee Cagley - Project name: Children's Book
- Madeline Johnson (Psychology) - Faculty mentor: Alison Phillips - Project name: Higher-Level Health Habits: MyPlate Guidelines
- Allison Kirstukas (Apparel Merchandising and Design) - Faculty mentor: Eulanda Sanders - Project name: A Body Past Compare: Romeo and Juliet and the Language of Appearance
- Mala Sharma (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Norman Ellinwood - Project name: Causative Mutation of Hypothyroidism in Feline Colony
- Lauren Mallot (English) - Faculty mentor: Brianna Burke - Project name: The Green My Caffeine Initiative
- Valentina Pita (Nutritional Science) - Faculty mentor: Auriel Willette - Project name: Influence of SIRT1 on hippocampal dendrites
- Shannon Goes (Chemistry and Spanish) - Faculty mentor: Wenyu Hang - Project name: Selective Hydrogenation Reactions for Biomass Conversion Catalyzed by Non-Precious Metal Intermetalics
- Christopher Isely (Chemical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Kaitlin Bratlie - Project name: pNIPAm particles for protein delivery to macrophages
- Heather Murphy (Mechanical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Simon Laflamme - Project name: 3-D Printing to Advance Structural Systems
- Andrew Primmer (Agricultural Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Brian Steward - Project name: The Application of Magnetic Array Filtration on Hydraulic Oil
- Courtney Smith (Genetics) - Faculty mentor: Jeffrey Trimarchi - Project name: Using CRISPR/Cas9 to model ALS in zebrafish
- Joe Webb (Nutritional Science) - Faculty mentor: Auriel Willette - Project name: Genes, Insulin Resistance, & Brain Metabolism Influencing Onset of Alzheimer's Disease
- Morgan Bobb (Global Resource Systems and Genetics) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Immunohistochemical Analysis of Sciatic Nerve Tissue in a Poly-Lactic Acid Nerve Guidance Conduit
- Morgan Bobb (Global Resource Systems and Genetics) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Immunohistochemical Analysis of Sciatic Nerve Tissue in a Poly-Lactic Acid Nerve Guidance Conduit
- Zihui Lin (Animal Science Pre Vet and Companion Animal Management) - Faculty mentor: N. Matthew Ellinwood - Project name: Measures to evaluate Behavior, Learning and Memory in Canines with Mucopolysaccharidosis I and IIIB (MPS)
- Clayton Long (Kinesiology and Health) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: Control of Finger Tapping at Different Rates in Children with Developmental Dyslexia
- David Nai (Chemical Engineering) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Examining cell survivability and growth in biodegradable polymer conduits: implications for peripheral nerve regeneration
- Pavel Brodskiy (Chemical Engineering and Biology) - Faculty mentor: Donald Sakaguchi - Project name: Effect of transfection of mesenchymal stem cells with neurotrophic factor genes on cellular proliferation, migration, and morphology
- Samantha Stearns (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Fred Janzen - Project name: Ontology of the Plastral Hinge of the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina
- Junlie Shannon Tan (Chemistry) - Faculty mentor: Javier Vela - Project name: Investigating Local Polarity Effects on the Water Oxidation Activity of Transition Metal-Porous Oxide Photocatalytic Nanocomposites
- Justin Wang (Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Peter Goche - Project name: Dialectic Assemblies: Occupying an Abandoned Structure in Iowa
- Brandon Zuck (Animal Science Pre-Veterinary Medicine) - Faculty mentor: Stephanie Hansen - Project name: Investigation of the impact of trace mineral injection at birth on incidence of pinkeye in beef calves
- Brandon Alvarado (Graphic Design) - Faculty mentor: Roger Baer - Project name: Papercraft: Reinventing Paper in a Digital World
- Andrea Birkland (Animal Science Pre-Veterinary Medicine) - Faculty mentor: Matthew Ellinwood - Project name: Effective Breeding Size and Population of an MPS IIIB Genetic Line of Schipperke Dogs
- Kristen Peterson (Animal Science) - Faculty mentor: Curt Youngs - Project name: Post-thaw Survival of Jersey Dairy Cattle Embryos Cryopreserved in One of Four Different Permeating Cryoprotectant Agents
- Amanda Thill (Psychology) - Faculty mentor: Nathaniel Wade - Project name: Exploring Internal Barriers to Help-Seeking in Military Personnel
- Jessica Klein (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Matthew Ellinwood - Project name: Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS IIIB); Brain Pathology in the Canine Model
- Nathaniel Looker (Agronomy and Global Resource Systems) - Faculty mentor: Dick Schultz - Project name: Monitoring dry-season transpiration in the ecosystems of a montane watershed in Zacapa, Guatemala
- Brian Moore (Architecture) - Faculty mentor: Pete Goche - Project name: Field Chapel: Constructing a Space for Meditation
- Kimberly Zamora (Graphic Design) - Faculty mentor: Cherie Ure - Project name: Studies in Roman Travel Publication for students abroad
- Kelly Norris (Horticulture) - Faculty mentor: Cindy Haynes - Project name: The Iowa Gardener's Travel Guide
- Teppei Shirakura (Biochemistry, Biophysics, & Molecular Biology) - Faculty mentor: Edward Yu - Project name: Structure-function Relations Associated with the CBS Domains and Protein Tails of the Nucleotide-Binding Proteins of Osmoregulatory ABC Transporter
- Lucas Carlstrom (Animal Science) - Faculty mentor: George Brandt - Project name: Identification of a Novel Genetic Mutation for von Willebrand disease in beagles or basset hounds
- Kathleen Korn (Animal Science) - Faculty mentor: Don Beitz - Project name: Mechanism of Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase Inhibition by Oleic Acid
- Laura Rudolph (Food Science & Human Nutrition) - Faculty mentor: Donald Simsonson - Project name: Reflections on a Senior Recital
- Miko Wilford (Psychology and Political Science) - Faculty mentor: Meg Gerrard - Project name: Absent-Exempt Thinking About Alcohol Poisoning
- Lisa Willman (Architecture, Spanish, and Psychology) - Faculty mentor: Mikesch Muecke - Project name: Urban Overflow: The Gentrification of a Prominent Denver Neighborhood
- ChenRu Zheng (Art & Design) - Faculty mentor: Lin Wei-Chang - Project name: Reinventing modern China through the Shadow of Mao, 1966-Present
- Emily Blaedel (Psychology) - Faculty mentor: Nathaniel Wade - Project name: The role of religious affiliation in forgiving behavior
- Cathy Compton (Music Education) - Faculty mentor: Gordon Gerrard and Donald Simpson - Project name: Handel's Operas
- Steven Diesburg (Physics and Environmental Science) - Faculty mentor: Say Kee Ong - Project name: Uganda small scale biogas, energy for a home
- Luke Gran (Natural Resource and Ecology Management) - Faculty mentor: Heidi Asbjornsen - Project name: Assessment of the environmental benefits of reforestations on severely degraded lands in the Mixteca Alta region of southeastern Mexico using two indicators: infiltration and soil quality
- Caleb Grote (Agricultural Biology) - Faculty mentor: Don Beitz - Project name: Oxyntomodulin, a new step in the understanding of food intake response
- Ryan McNair (Management Information Systems) - Faculty mentor: Jim Trenberth - Project name: BARJCHE 2007: Advanced Lighting Control
- Cilia Maria Ruiz-Paz (Psychology and International Studies) - Faculty mentor: Kathleen Hickok - Project name: Women: Their place in the world
- Erin Schafer (Genetics) - Faculty mentor: Marian Kohut - Project name: Global Transcriptional Analysis of Mycoplasma Hypopneumoniae Following Exposure to Hydrogen Peroxide
- Katherine Wiegert (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Ann Smiley-Oyen - Project name: Motor Learning, Retention and Transfer in People with Parkinson's Disease
- Beth Danowsky (Dietetics) - Faculty mentor: Grace Marquis - Project name: Characteristics of Responders to WIC Intervention Aimed at Increasing the Intake of Vegetables in 2 to 5 year old Children
- Mark Jacobson (Biology) - Faculty mentor: Don Sakaguchi - Project name: Identification of Integrin Receptors Involved in the Proliferation, Differentiation, and Migration of Neural Stem Cells
Honors Student Enrichment Grant:
- Abigail Hammer, Aerospace Engineering - Participation in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Bozeman, Montana, March 2020 - Project Title: Implementing Specifications onto a Runtime Verification Unit; Project advisor: Kristin Rozier
- Madelyn Huinker, Communication Studies - Participation in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Bozeman, Montana, March 2020 - Project Title: The Role of Trust and Credibility in Controversial Science Communication; Project advisor: Dara Wald
- Elea Kaptain, English Education / Spanish Education - Presentation at the International Writing Center Association Conference, Columbus, OH, October 2019 - Project Title: Tutorial Alliance and Session Success with Non-native English Speakers in the Writing and Media Center; Project advisor: Joseph Cheatle
- Nikita Kozak, Mechanical Engineering / Mathematics - Presented at the National Collegiate Research Conference, Boston, MA, January 2020 - Project Title: Application of Machine Learning, DEA and a Recommendation System for Intermittent Material Planning; Project advisor: Meltem Denizel-Karakaya
- Benjamin Litterer, Data Science - Presented at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 2020 - Project Title: Using Sequence Structure Information to Annotate Gene and Protein Function; Project advisor: Robert Jernigan
- Paiton McDonald, Agricultural Biochemistry - Participation in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Bozeman, Montanta, March 2020 - Project Title: Applications of Thoracic Ultrasonography to Evaluate Progression and Severity of Bovine Respiratory Disease; Project advisor: Jodi McGill
- Abigayle Moser, Aerospace Engineering - Presentation at the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics in Seattle, WA, November 2019 - Project Title: Effect of Complex Terrains on Wind Energy Production; Project advisor: Luciano Castillo, Purdue University
- Madison Porter, Biology (AGLS) - Participation in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Bozeman, Montanta, March 2020 - Project Title: Applications of Thoracic Ultrasonography to Evaluate Progression and Severity of Bovine Respiratory Disease; Project advisor: Jodi McGill
- Sarah Potter, Psychology - Participation in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Bozeman, Montanta, March 2020 - Project Title: Jurors' Perceptions of Firearms Evidence; Project advisor: Stephanie Madon
- David Reynolds, Mechanical Engineering - Presented at the National Collegiate Research Conference, Boston, MA, January 2020 - Project Title: Maternally Administered Naltrexone and Its Major Active Metabolite 6β-Naltrexol Transport across the Placental Barrier In Vitro; Project advisor: Nicole Hashemi
- Sara Ronnkvist, Statistics - Presentation at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2020 - Project Title: The Effects of Climate Variability on Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa; Project advisor: Brian Thiede, Penn State University
- Katie Stringer, Global Resource Systems - Participation in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Bozeman, Montanta, March 2020 - Project Title: Strategies for Improving Education for Rural Girls in Uganda: Evaluating the Strengths and Limitations of the ISU-UP Sanitary Pads Program; Project advisor: Dorothy Masinde
- Elke Windschitl, Biology (AGLS) - Participation in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Bozeman, Montanta, March 2020 - Project Title: Evaluating the Use of Autonomous Recording Units for Monitoring Northern Bobwhite Coveys; Project advisor: Adam Janke
- Jacqueline Ehrlich (Biochemistry) - Presentation at the National Council on Undergraduate Research - Project title: Characterization of XXT1 Modes of Substrate Binding and XXT5 Structure-solubility Relationship Using Site-directed Mutagenesis; Project advisor: Olga Zabotina, Biochemistry Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Richard Gardner (Kinesiology) - Presentation at the Experimental Biology research conference - Project title: Two-Weeks of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Alters Sympathovagal Balance; Project advisor: James Lang, Kinesiology
- Austin Hanus (Computer Engineering) - Research presentation in Tokyo, Japan - Project title: A Collaborative Virtual Reality Escape Room with Passive Haptics; Project advisor: Eliot Winer, Virtual Reality Applications Center
- Audrey Uridil (Nutritional Sciences - Pre-Dental) - Attendance at the Experimental Biology research conference - Project title: Duration of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on the Skin Microvascular Response to Local Heating; Project advisor: James Lang, Kinesiology
Dr. Robert M. Melampy Grant:
Gabby DiRusso
Gabby DiRusso was a senior in Animal Science from Middletown, Delaware. She was involved in several campus organizations, including the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ambassadors, Block & Bridle Club, and Intercollegiate Meat Judging Team. Throughout her time at Iowa State Gabby was involved with research focused on beef cattle both at the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Hansen Ruminant Nutrition Lab. She completed her Honors capstone project under Dr. Stephanie Hansen, looking at the relationship between feeding behavior and the occurence of liver abscesses in feedlot cattle.