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2022-23 Wentz Research Scholars


Omar Abouzahr

Mechanical Engineering || Aerospace Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: Jamey Jacob

“Analyzing and Improving the Frangibility of Various Unmanned Aerial Systems for Urban Operations”

 

Katelyn Allen

Design, Housing, and Merchandising

College of Education and Human Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Tilanka Chandrasekera

“Designing for Diversity & Inclusion of Older Wheelchair Users in Mobile Grocery Store Environments Through the Use of Universal Design and Virtual Reality Technologies”

 

Paige Anderson

Animal Science || Agricultural Education

Ferguson College of Agriculture

Faculty Mentor: Darren Hagen

“Long “Non-Coding” mRNAs and the Possibilities of Protein Synthesis”

 

Juliana Arndt

Nutritional Sciences 

College of Education and Human Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Tilanka Kim

“The Protective Effect of Red Ginseng (Ginseng Radix Rubra) on Aging”

 

Gabby Barber

Plant Biology

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Bene Bachelot

“Investigating the efficacy of mucilage-bound sand as a seed defense against birds”

 

Rio Bonham

Biosystems Engineering 

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Faculty Mentor: Ali Mirchi

“Quantifying Crop Types and Irrigated Area in Upper Red River Basin”

 

Alexander Booker

Mechanical Engineering || Aerospace Engineering || Computer Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Faculty Mentor: Jamey Jacob

“Autonomous Swarm Photogrammetry for Enhanced Terrain Mapping in Disaster Relief Operations”

 

Andrew Bunting

Industrial Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Faculty Mentor: Chenang Liu

“Modeling and Simulation to Assist Effective Operation of Amusement Parks During Pandemics”

 

Keaton Carter

Industrial Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Faculty Mentor: Brian Roseman

“The Tales of Retail Trading”

 

Caden Combs

Chemical Engineering 

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Faculty Mentor: Marimuthu Andiappan

“α-Fe2O3 Photocatalysts in Continuous Flow Cross Coupling Reactions for the Production of Pharmaceuticals”

 

Chandler Dean

English

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Jessica Doyle

“Evaluating the View of Gender in the Hebrew Bible Compared to Other Ancient Near Eastern Texts”

 

Madison Dill

Psychology

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Sarah Kucker

“Parental Involvement in Novel Word Learning”

 

Georgia Eastham

Biochemistry || Plant and Soil Science

Ferguson College of Agriculture

Faculty Mentor: Jimmie Weaver

“Adaptation of strain-loadable alkenes for biological uses”

 

Taylor Frentz 

Environmental Science || Plant and Soil Science

Ferguson College of Agriculture

Faculty Mentor: Andrea Jilling

“Impact of invasive Kudzu on microbial communities and nutrient cycling in Oklahoma soils”

 

Mary Green

Nutritional Sciences

College of Education and Human Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Jill Joyce

“Investigation of Significant Others of Firefighters, Law Enforcement, and Military Personnel as Gatekeepers to Tactical Nutrition”

 

Hulen Howard

Architecture 

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Faculty Mentor: Jared Macken

“Cataloging Everyday Architecture in Stillwater, OK”

 

Faith Howe

Animal Science

Ferguson College of Agriculture 

Faculty Mentor: Darren Hagen

“The Effect Long Non-coding RNA on Cell Cycle Regulation”

 

Steven Howell

Electrical Engineering || Computer Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Faculty Mentor: Guoliang Fan

“Supporting Activities of Daily Life for Seniors via Ai Assistant”

 

Elizabeth Knepler

Sociology

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Murray

“A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship between Opioid Abuse, Naloxone Availability, and Crime Rates in the United States”

 

Sarah Kirk

History

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: David D'Andrea

“Florentine Decapitation: Medici Power, Prestige, and Propaganda”

 

Jacob Lieberman

Physiology || Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Karen Wozniak

“Effect of macrocyclic compounds on the opportunistic pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans”

 

Dulandika Malalage

Microbiology || Molecular Biology

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Marianna Patrauchan

“The Role of Calcium in the Interaction between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus”

 

Garrett Martin

Mechanical Engineering || Aerospace Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology  

Faculty Mentor: Nicoletta Fala

“The Impact of Pilot Workload in Abnormal Flight Conditions”

 

Casper McPherson

Physics

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Dave McIlroy

“Memristors: Creating Tech that Remembers”

 

Mejalaa Mega Jayaseelan

Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Faculty Mentor: Heather Fahlenkamp

“Determining the Role of Surfactants in Pulmonary Immune Responses”

 

Kayleigh Moulton

Psychology

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Larry Mullins

“Parental Experience of their Child’s Cancer Diagnosis as a Predictor of Health Anxiety”

 

Manon Mowery

Biochemistry || Molecular Biology

Ferguson College of Agriculture

Faculty Mentor: Adel Pezeshki

“Insulinogenic Amino Acid Restriction: Effects on Glucose Metabolism in Neonatal Piglet Model”

 

Margaret New

Biology

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Elizabeth McCullagh

“Characterizing Differences in the Auditory Processing of Wild Rodents”

 

Riley Pritzlaff

Political Science

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Rebekah Herrick

“Legislating from the minority- most of the time: A comparative analysis of women’s policy representation”

 

Hannah Rath

Psychology || Multidisciplinary Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Kara Moore

“Does Perceived Voluntariness of Going Missing Affect Search Efforts Toward Missing People?”

 

Abagail Rosebrook

Nutritional Sciences

College of Education and Human Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Sam Emerson

“Does Alcohol Intake Impact the Triglyceride Response to an Abbreviated Fat Tolerance Test?”

 

Amelia Rutter

Physics

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Derek Meyers

“Generating Titanium Dioxide Terraced Surfaces on SrTiO3 Substrates using Non-Hazardous Chemical Etching”

 

Ethan Shaw

Entomology

Ferguson College of Agriculture 

Faculty Mentor: Wyatt Hoback

“Investigation and Preservation: Observing Deltochilum gibbosum and their Interaction with Carrion”

 

Harrison Smith

Physiology

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Sam Emerson

“Does a vegan diet optimize cardiovascular function in comparison to an omnivorous diet?”

 

Avery Snethen

Nutritional Sciences

College of Education and Human Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Edralin Lucas

“Tart Cherry and Its Bioactive Components’ Prebiotic Effects on Gut Mucosal Immunity”

 

David Steichen

Biochemistry || Microbiology, Cell and Molecular Biology

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Avi Mitra 

“Determining the Contribution of Specific Mtb Genes in Heme Iron Acquisition”

 

Madaline Watts

Natural Resource Ecology and Management 

Ferguson College of Agriculture 

Faculty Mentor: Omkar Joshi

“The Economics of Prescribed Fire in the Great Plains”

 

Karley White

Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Faculty Mentor: Heathen Fahlenkamp

“A Novel Approach to Observe Platelet Activation After Infecting Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells with SARS-CoV-2 Spike Proteins”

 

Jade Wilkinson

Animal Science

Ferguson College of Agriculture

Faculty Mentor: Peter Muriana

“Effect of Acid Adaptation of Pathogenic and Surrogate Challenge Bacteria Used in Biltong Studies that Would Affect USDA-FSIS Policy on Validation Studies”

 

Lorelei Winton

Biochemistry || Microbiology

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Marianna Patrauchan

“Novel Calcium Sensor Controlling Virulence in a Human Pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa”

 

Sarah Ziehme

Psychology

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Jaimie Krems

“Stereotypes of Black (women’s) aggression: Investigating the causes of racial stereotyping in a way that includes women targets”

 

Caitlin Zimmermann

Biology || Microbiology

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor: Marianna Patrauchan

“Novel Gamma Carbonic Anhydrases In Pseudomonas aeruginosa”

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