2020-21
Wentz Research Scholars
Reygan Braga
Microbiology
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marianna Patrauchan
“Calcium deposition as a novel virulence factor in the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa”
Brittney Conn
Microbiology
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Karen Wozniak
"EIPE-1, an eumelanin-inspired compound, mechanism of fungicidal activity against Cryptococcus neoformans"
Micah Damon
Arts Administration
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Winter Phong
"Using Art to Facilitate Social Services"
Dara Evans
Political Science/History
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephen Nemeth
"How Do Different News Networks Report Terror Attacks?"
Bryn Goldsmith
Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthew Cabeen
"Impact of Charcoal Whitening on Oral Bacteria"
Autumn Graf
Geology
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gim Puckette
"Relationship Between Depositional Facies, Fracturing, and Matrix Porosity in the Granite Wash Formation, Anadarko Basin"
Arthur Hager
Biological Science/Microbiology
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Reichert
"Can Individuals Recognize Heterospecific Neighbors?"
Elizabeth Kent
Zoology
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthew Cabeen
"Utilizing Biomimicry to Identify the Bactericidal Effects of Nanopatterns on Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria"
Sergio Mares
Biochemistry/Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marianna Patrauchan
"Characterizing the functional sites of CarP, a Pseudomonas aeruginosa biomarker protein"
Liesl Melnick
Communication Sciences and Disorders
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sarah Kucker
"Measuring Language Acquisition: The Influence of Individual Differences"
Meredith Proctor
Biochemistry/Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donald Ruhl
"Unmasking the Structure of INI-1, a Tumor Suppressor Protein, With the Help of X-ray Crystallography"
Danielle Ramirez
History
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sarah Foss
"Indigenous Cultures: Symbols, Appropriations, and Reclaiming Meanings"
Erin Stoll
Psychology/Cell and Molecular Microbiology/Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kara Moore
"Using Virtual Reality to Answer Novel Questions About Missing Persons Searches"
Alannah Templon
Biology/Sociology
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary Towner
"The Impact of Forced Migration on the Post-Reproductive Lifespan of Women"
Jim Zheng
Computer Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Guoliang Fan
"SmartHat: A Wearable Tool for People Name Prompting"
Cody Cummins
Nutritional Sciences
College of Education and Human Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jillian Joyce
"Dietary quality and nutrition knowledge, habits, self-efficacy, and attitudes of Army ROTC Cadets"
Bethany Hatter
Nutritional Sciences
College of Education and Human Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brenda Smith
"Novel 3-D Model of Gut Mucosal Immunity for Testing Bioactive Compounds"
Blake Bartlett
Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ashlee Ford Versypt
"Computer Modeling of Aerosol Diffusion through Lung Mucosa"
Tyler Blackshare
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Arvind Santhanakrishnan
"Lift performance of advanced dual rotor configurations"
Cooper Degner
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. He Bai
"Exploration into Duckietown: Research and Develop Autonomous Technologies in a City-Like Environment"
Erika DiLuca
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Arvind Santhanakrishnan
"Maneuvering in Crustaceans and Underwater Drones"
Andee Fitts
Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Heather Fahlenkamp
"Testing the Efficacy of an Ocular Drug Delivery System in a 3D Tissure Engineered Model"
Cameron Ketelsleger
Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ozgur Capraz
"Utilizing Toxic Industrial Waste as Electrode Materials for Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Batteries"
Zack Krawczyk
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Manimala
"Solar Energy Harvesting Using Mechanically Simple Thermo-Acoustic Engine"
Jacob Lewellen
Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Smita Mohanty
"Computer Simulation of Pheromone Binding to Design Suitable Mimetics for Pest Control"
Kara Marchetta
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Aurelie Azoug
"Influence of Obesity on Biomechanics Models and Simulations"
Joel Quarnstrom
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yujiang Xiang
"A novel flexible mechanical actuator serving as an artificial muscle"
Ricardo Roopnarinesingh
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Arvind Santhanakrishnan
"Drag Reduction in Aggregate Crustacean Swimming"
Rannock Thomas
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kurt Rouser
"Developing an Active Power Conditioning System for a Hybrid Turboelectric Power System for Group 2 Unmanned Aircraft."
Collin Thornton
Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. He Bai
"Decentralized Network for Autonomous Multi-Agent Systems"
Alexis Vance
Chemical Engineering/Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jamey Jacob
"The Application of Biodegradable Solar Balloons for Environmental Data Collection and Weather Forecasting"
Joshua Anadu
Environmental Science
Ferguson College of Agriculture
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ashley Burkett
"Analyzing Population Dynamics in Foraminifera"
Mandy Lawson
Animal Science
Ferguson College of Agriculture
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ranjith Ramanathan
"Effect of Oxygen on Muscle Biochemistry and Color"
Kristin McCay
Entomology
Ferguson College of Agriculture
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bruce Noden
"Prevalence of selected pathogens in ectoparasites from feral cats of Central Oklahoma"
Alissa Meek
Environmental Science
Ferguson College of Agriculture
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paul Weckler
"Investigation of Roughing Filter Parameters for Pretreatment of Biosand Influent"
Kennedy Roberts
Animal Science/Wildlife Biology
Ferguson College of Agriculture
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Adel Pezeshki
"The Effect of Dietary Tryptophan on Growth and Health of Neonatal Low Birth Weight Pigs"
Madelyn Scott
Food Science
Ferguson College of Agriculture
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ranjith Ramanathan
"Effects of Storage Conditions Non-Enzymatic Metmyoglobin Reduction in vitro"
Maura Shennan
Plant and Soil Science/Spanish
Ferguson College of Agriculture
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jason Warren
"Effect of Methane Emissions on Atmospheric Soil Gas Exchange and Microbial Activity"
Autumn Sutton
Entomology
Ferguson College of Agriculture
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Punidan Jeyasingh
"Effects of Turbidity and Nutrient Levels on Algal Blooms"
Wyatt Wolfenkoehler
Natural Resource and Ecology Management
Ferguson College of Agriculture
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Long
"Exploring the Viability of Sonar Use on Identifying Paddlefish, Polyodon spathula, and Estimating Population Abundance"