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2023-24

Wentz Research Scholars


Jaxon Allen 

Animal Science

Ferguson College of Agriculture         

Faculty Mentor: Joao Moraes

“Generating bison-cattle hybrid embryos for the study of parental contributions to embryonic development with in vitro procedures approach”

 

Paige (Anderson) Beadles

Animal Science || Agricultural Education

Ferguson College of Agriculture          

Faculty Mentor: Darren Hagen

“Are Long Noncoding RNAs Actually Coding For Proteins?”

 

Elsa Berry

Secondary Education

College of Education and Human Sciences       

Faculty Mentor: Erin Bronstein

“Passing to Play: Examining Student-athlete Academic Motivation”

 

Audrey Bishop

Plant and Soil Science

Ferguson College of Agriculture          

Faculty Mentor: Jason Warren 

“Creating a Standardized Soil Microbial Test for Field Use”

 

Kate Buckmaster

Animal Science

Ferguson College of Agriculture          

Faculty Mentor: Joao Moraes

“The Role of Interferon-tau Stimulated Genes in Early Recognition of Pregnancy in Cattle”

 

Amy Campbell

Politcal Science 

College of Arts and Sciences         

Faculty Mentor: Holley Hansen

“Effects of Women UN Peacekeepers: Maintaining Peace in Post-Civil War Countries”

 

Lauren Chaney

Animal Science 

Ferguson College of Agriculture        

Faculty Mentor: Darren Hagen 

“Bacterial Small Noncoding RNAs affecting Gene Expression in Eukaryotes”

 

Elyse Cronic

Chemistry || Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology   

College of Arts and Sciences          

Faculty Mentor: Karen Wozniak

“Identification of the Antifungal Mechanism of EIPE-1 against Cryptococcus Neoformans"

 

Kinley DeLeon

Microbiology

College of Arts and Sciences         

Faculty Mentor: Glenn Zhang 

“Mechanisms of the Regulation of Host Defense Peptide Synthesis by Epigenetic Modifiers”

 

Chandler Dean

English

College of Arts and Sciences         

Faculty Mentor: Sara Loss 

“Whiches in Canada”

 

Abigail Decker

Biology 

College of Arts and Sciences        

Faculty Mentor: Marianna Patrauchan 

“Elucidating the Function of a Probable Novel Single-Component Regulatory System CarP in a Human Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa"

 

Trey Dorrell

Mechanical Engineering || Aerospace Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: Kurt Rouser 

“Performance of 3D-Printed Hybrid Rocket Fuel Enhanced with Aluminum Powder”

 

Kaden Eyler

Chemistry

College of Arts and Sciences         

Faculty Mentor: Frank Blum

“The Application of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate”

 

Vanessa Franco

Psychology

College of Arts and Sciences         

Faculty Mentor: Elizabeth McCullagh

“The Proliferation of Oligodendrocytes in Fragile X Mice"

 

Olivia Fulkerson

Mechanical Engineering 

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: Srikanthan Ramesh 

“Accelerating Design and Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Composites for Aerospace Applications"

 

Sam Glenn

Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: Arvind Santhanakrishnan

“Aerodynamics of passive dispersal of tiny insects with bristled wings”

 

Jordyn Glover

Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology

College of Arts and Sciences        

Faculty Mentor: Daniel Lin 

“Probiotic supplements and how they affect the microbiome within mammalian hosts”

 

Erik Inman

Industrial Engineering and Management 

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: Sri Ramesh 

“Investigating the effects of thermal post-processing parameters on interfacial delamination of bimetallic 3D printed parts”

 

James Lee

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: Jeff Sadler 

“Nitrates Levels in Local Waters and Causes that affect Nitrate Concentrations”

 

Samuel Lian

Psychology 

College of Arts and Sciences      

Faculty Mentor: Shelia Kennison 

“The Impact of Parental Involvement on Academic Achievement in the Burmese Population”

 

Jacob Lieberman

Physiology || Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology 

College of Arts and Sciences          

Faculty Mentor: Karen Wozniak 

“Antifungal Activity of Novel Macrocycle Derivatives on Cryptococcus neoformans”

 

Brianna Maguire

Physiology || Biology

College of Arts and Sciences 

Faculty Mentor: Daniel Ruhl

“Investigating the Relation Between INI-1 and Mononucleosome Movement”

 

Molly Moody

Agribusiness and Agricultural Communications

Ferguson College of Agriculture         

Faculty Mentor: Dwayne Cartmell 

“College Students Food Choices and Social Environment Surrounding Food Consumption:  A Photovoice Project”

 

Wyatt Moore 

Planty Biology || Zoology

College of Arts and Sciences       

Faculty Mentor: Mark Fishbein

“Exploring the effects of Habitat Fragmentation on the McPherson Preserve”

 

Carly Noone

Civil Engineering 

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: Mary Foltz 

“Adjusting iron concentrations in agricultural soil samples to inhibit greenhouse gas emissions”

 

Rachel Owen

Nutritional Sciences 

College of Education and Human Sciences         

Faculty Mentor: Sam Emerson 

“Does Following a High-Fat, Ketogenic Diet Impact Metabolic Flexibility and Health?”

 

Cole Petrich

Computer Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: Jamey Jacob

“Temporal Analysis of the Thermal Profile of Unexploded Ordnances Using Orthomosaic Imaging and UAV’s”

 

Juliette Reeder

Electrical Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: James Stine 

"A Configurable and Efficient AES Processor for RISC-V”

 

Vanessa Rendon

Natural Resources Ecology and Management

Ferguson College of Agriculture      

Faculty Mentor: Lindsey Bruckerhoff

“The Effects of Passive Integrated Transponder Tags on Crayfish Behavior”

 

Katherine Rupert

Mechanical Engineering || Aerospace Engineering

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: Kurt Rouser 

“Design and Evaluation of Small-Scale Hybrid Rocket Pre-Combustion Chambers”

 

AnnaBeth Sampson

Nutritional Sciences 

College of Education and Human Sciences        

Faculty Mentor: Jill Joyce 

“Children as Gatekeepers to Tactical Athlete Nutrition”

 

Ariel Santos

Chemical Engineering 

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: Joshua Ramsey

“Anthelmintic Drugs in the Presence of Cancer Cells”

 

Ethan Shaw

Entomology

Ferguson College of Agriculture        

Faculty Mentor: Wyatt Hoback

“Determining Differences in Breeding of Deltochilum gibbosum Between Carrion and Dung”

 

Rose Small

Design and Merchandising

College of Education and Human Sciences         

Faculty Mentor: Aditya Jayadas 

“Assessment of Interior Design Attributes for Older Women who Live in Rural Areas to Age-In-Place”

 

Sean Smart 

Chemical Engineering 

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: Hong Je Cho

“Spent Coffee Ground-Derived Porous Carbon for Nitrate Filtration”

 

Victoria Smith

Nutritional Sciences

College of Education and Human Sciences     

Faculty Mentor: Ashlea Braun 

“Examining the Relationship between Measures of the Diet, the Microbiome and Impulsivity”

 

Emily Smith

Architecture 

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology         

Faculty Mentor: Jared Macken 

“Exploring the Architectural Typology of the Iconic Marquee in Oklahoma Towns”

 

Sarah Teeman

Microbiology/Cell and Moleculare Biology 

College of Arts and Sciences      

Faculty Mentor: Wouter Hoff 

“Detemining the Rate Bacteria Lose their Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Absence of Antibiotics”

 

Avin Todora 

Natural Resource and Ecology Management || Zoology

Ferguson College of Agriculture         

Faculty Mentor: Andy Dzialowski 

“Combined Impacts of Food Quality and the Fungal Parasite, Metschnikowia bicuspidata, on Daphnia magna”

 

Kaitlyn Tucker

Natural Resource and Ecology Management

Ferguson College of Agriculture        

Faculty Mentor: Courtney Duchardt 

“Investigating Drivers of Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Colony Collapse at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge”

 

Laynee Wessel

English || Spanish

College of Arts and Sciences          

Faculty Mentor: Lisa Hollenbach 

“A Study on Pandemics and Description of Illness in Horror Fiction”

 

Madelyne Young

Animal Science 

Ferguson College of Agriculture          

Faculty Mentor: Mckale Montgomery 

“Does Lymphoma P53 Status Influence Sensitivity to Ferroptosis-targeted Chemotherapy?”

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