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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"

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