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”