summer

Congratulations to all of our 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Grant Winners!

2021 Summer URG Winners List

First NameLast NameProject Short Title
BrandonAcosta Their Town: A Musical
GabyAlfieri Racial Differences in BWS Narrative
SheilaAlizadeh Dimerization Efficiency of Class C GPCR
ElenaAndrews DeCrow, NOW and the Women's Movement
ReganAndringa-Seed Improving Models of Alzheimer's Disease
IsabelAzpiroz A Play on Rural Abandonment
GraceBailey Gender and Emotional Response to Cancer
EvaBambakidis Blood-Brain Barrier Protection in TBI
JamesBarrs COVID19 and Chicago's Soundscapes
PranavBaskarBorrowers and American Vultures
AtimBedell Exploring Blackness & Queerness
AliBianco Fear of Socialism
HeatherBirdsell Discourse on Abortion in Kenya
ChloeBivona Reels of Revolution
NoahBlaisdell Activism on TikTok
AnnaBlaszkiewicz PCDH19 Mutations in Neurons
LauraBlumensaadt NUP98's Role in Gene Regulation
sebinBok CAM and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
LilyBoyd Rod-Shaped Colloidal Drops
ConorBrew Analyzing SLM-made Alloy Microhardness
ZakBrustman Moral Quandaries Under CLT
ElizabethCampisi Improving Thermally Sensitive Adhesives
AriannaCarpati State optimism and body image
Dori-TaylorCarter Filipinx Americans and the Census
EstherCha Dual Risk Factors for Dementia
ZorinaChen Chinese Women Students in US Colleges
IrinaCheng Lipid delivery of optogenetic system
JenniferChiang Mortality Data Implications of Pandemics
SamanthaCho Midwest APIDA Political Coalition
DavidChoe AURKA Inhibition in Prostate Cancer
RadChrzanowski Optimization of Potent nNOS Inhibitors
EllieColeman Identifying Neurons in Brain Circuits
TrinCollins Breadcrumbs
AnnamarieCollins Interactions Between Centromere Proteins
KateConner Adjuvant Effectiveness in MA Vaccine
GwenCooke Loop Group Lie Algebras
AriCrockett Literary & Geospatial Analysis '92 Riots
CeliaCrompton Rhythm and Second Language Comprehension
ReganCronk Identification of possible relationship
SarahDagher Colorism in Venezuela and Theatre
ElianaDavis Hybrid Polymer-Lipid Bilayer Biosensors
DavidDeloso Accessible Interactives
SaschaDeng Stereoscopic Principle in Documentary
FrancescaDocters Exploring speech markers in PD and PDCI
KyrieDu Physical and Digital Building Blocks
SarahEisenman Gender & Race: GQNB Experiences
ClayEshleman COVID-19 Jazz Pianist Interviews
CalebEvert Ice Stream Basal Dynamics Analysis
VitoriaFaria Dutch Brazil artworks and authenticity
EmmieFarnam Green Synthesis of Cyclic Ketones
KateFeldstein Beyond the Flannel
TylerFelson Re-synthesizing the Alaskan Soundscape
SarahFernandez Poetic manifestations of the carceral
GraceFrome Learning Disabilities and Kids' Media
JoeyGalindo Outbreeding Depression in C.elegans
CarlyGalvin Breakup of Yield-Stress Fluid Sheets
SahithiGangavarapu Using CRISPRa to reduce DS symptoms
SparshGautam Robotic Cutting in Virtual Environments
ConnorGeary Queer Relationships and Chicago History
SarahGeltz The Intersection of Queerness & Religion
RubyGibson Queer Methodists, Past and Present
BrendanGibson Economics of ITQs as Puffin Conservation
OwenGifford-Smith Inclusive Fantasy
HaminGil AC neurons and LPNs
RichardGodsel Synthesis of New Ion Exchangers
RiaGokarn Efficient Plastic Recycling Conditions
DianaGonzalez Effects of SNPs on gene expression
StefaniGonzalez Perception during Multi-Joint Movement
AnnieGoss Education and COVID-19
JuliaGreenwood Crystallizing Potential Inhibitors/SapA
NicolasGuerra Search for Transient Phenomena
JoannaGuo T835M UNC5C-mediated neuronal cell death
CharlieGuthmann Is Surplus a Good Proxy for Utility?
ElizaHan Food Through the Lens of Memory
AndyHartman Play About Income Inequality
GraceHauser LEDs & Public Health
ChristianHealy Reservoir Bed Restoration Documentary
LucyHederick Developing Meniscus-Based Knee Construct
BenHelmold Metabolics of CSMN in TDP43
AnikaHendricks Prosody in Parents of Individuals w/ ASD
DanielaHernandez (re)making schools and neighborhoods.
EvHong Sensitivity of Purkinje neurons to ATP
SerenaHsieh Autophagy Role in Receptor Degradation
DanaHubbell Psychopathological behavioral tasks
HeatherHumbert Effects of receptor signaling
JulietHuneke Their Town: A Musical
MarrenJenkins Sex-Positive Messages & Sexual Attitudes
AvaJones Students of Color Mental Health Barriers
MollyJones Ugandan Queer Migration
TaliaKalman Streaming service multimedia journalism
IsabelleKang Early Movements in Cerebral Palsy
JohannaKann Universal Naming of BMC Protein Domains
KarinaKarbo-Wright How film affects the US racial landscape
AndrewKatchmar Corynantheidine Synthesis
AllisonKelley SES and Stem Cell Transplant Perception
CeliaKeyser Christianity and the Mexico City Policy
MahebubKhatri Dark Field Bubble Imaging for the SBC
YunkyoKim Queer Asian American Poetry
SarahKim Intersectionality Between Gut Microbiome
SamKing Philosophy of Lovecraftian Fiction
TamaraKissoon Local Youth Organizing in Guyana
ErinKotzbauer Chemical Control of Gene Expression
DivyKumar Toxic Chemotherapy on Proprioception
AndrewLaeuger Precision Measurements of Source Mass
EthanLane Rotation of Silica Nanoparticles
McKennaLanter Feelings, States, and Child Language
GiorgioLaudati Mast Cell Inflammation in EoE Patients
UnsunLee Disease Diagnostic Protein Circuits
GinnyLee Local Impact of Natural Areas Ordinance
ChristopherLee Pleated Origami Strength
YifanLei Property of PIM and quenching of CWA
AbbyLetscher Trans Saints Marina and Pelagia
MaxLevine Function of p53 and SRCAP in cancer
ScarletLi Intl Kids and College Sports: A Play
ThomasLi Protein Cage Spherical Nucleic Acids
SkyeLi China's Pandemic Surveillance Concern
DamingLin Post-Gastric Surgery LC pH Sensor
KylieLin Visual Diversity in Data Visualization
HannahLipman ASD Risk Genes & Sleep/Circadian Rhythms
LilyLiu Cellular degradation systems in aging
ElaineLiu Amino Acid and DOPA Synergy Simulation
MarieLockowitz Subjective Cognitive Functioning
JonathanLoo A play about redlining in Albany, NY
GarrettLouie Imaging System for Atom Inteferometry
CatherinaLu AD Decision Aid
JohnMa Unemployment and agricultural outcomes
JohnMagloire Transitional Justice Approaches
NithyaMahakala CPSF6 Overexpression and HIV Infectivity
AdalaMakhulo Youth Media: Curating Conversations
SaazMalhotra Gd(III)-Pt(II) Theranostics
NoahManalo Effects of COVID-19 on College Students
MadalenaMartins A Play on Rural Abandonment
ClaireMason Social Media Mindsets and Evaluation
SydneyMatrisciano Threadpainting Light
MackenzieMattone Assessment of Lateral Stability
ConorMcGarvey Flooding and Landscape in Markham, IL
MaggieMcKenna A Screenplay on Female Addiction
MadisonMcReynolds Role of the SEC in Differentiation
KellyMiller Income Inequality and Polarization
DanteMontoto Engineering PbTe-SrTe Thermoelectrics
JessicaMoonjely Ocular Imaging to Quantify DME Treatment
AkiliMoree Evolution of female astronauts
AntoMufarech Mindfulness in the Life of Young Adults
KatieMumford Characterizing Forces Applied by Device
HasanMunshi Kinase Inhibitors of Pediatric Leukemia
SaraMuttar Antimicrobial Resistance in ESBL E. Coli
AmeliaMylvaganam Food Through the Lens of Memory
YasmeenNahas Incubation Periods and Problem Solving
NicoleNixon Reclaiming Clodia's Voice
LiamO'Carroll Scalable and Accurate SDP Algorithms
EvaOffutt Body Positivity in the Ballet Industry
LiamOh Trans-generational Remembering
JuinOh Hardware AI for Audio Recognition
NathanOmprasadham Postcolonial Prestige
AidanO'Neil The Impact of Climate Change on Aviation
MichellePak Forgotten History
MalavPatel Micro-roller/Ellipsoid Interaction
BennettPetersen Their Town: A Musical
HallePetrie Analyzing Participation in SNAP-Tz
IsabelPodolsky Categorizing Riverside Park
MadisonPolinski Testing Sorption Capacity of DWTR
EleanorPope Organoids and PACS1 Brain Development
TiannaRandall Binge Eating During COVID-19
EzraRich Analysis of Dark Matter Detector
JosephRomansky Attachment Styles and Partner Support
JakeRosenthal The Prion-like Domain of SS18
BengiRwabuhemba Marking Indigeneity as Diaspora
LeahRyzenman Facial expression and friendship
LaurisaSastoque Portrayals of Colombian Immigration
HenrySchirmer Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilms
KonradSchmid Effects of Gravity from CAD Test Masses
DanielSeog Basal Ganglia Connectivity in PPA
KrishnaSharma Personality predictors of Sharing on SM
TheaShowalter Cold War Presidential Inaugurations
GeorgeShum Mitochondria-Lysosome Contact Sites
JorjaSiemons Indigenous Healing and COVID-19 relief
AiliSimpson Metal Nanoparticle Catalyst Development
AruSingh SCLC cell detection using ML
IsabellaSmith Minorities in 1900s Japan
SarahSobol Thermostable Cell-Free Vaccine Synthesis
KatarinaStanisavljevic Empty, Luminous, Joyful
AdinaStefan Mapping synaptic ERα in mouse brain
XanderStruyk CF4 Fluorescence and Scintillation
SofiaStutz Kant and Pacifism
CarolinaStutz Lunfardo, Tango, and Italian Immigrants
ToySuliman Rememorizing Asian American History
IrisSwarthout Toxins Effects on C. elegans Growth
CameronSwope Levels of MAP2K3 Protein in SuperAgers
ImraTajuddin 2D Perovskite Synthesis Development
JoshaThomas Friendship Interactions and Loneliness
PenelopeTorre Modeling Mechanical Behavior of Weaves
LeonardoTrigo Product Characteristics and Price Recall
CinciaTsai Silica aerogel as a particle filter
FeliciaTuchman Family, Aggression, and Psychopathology
NatalieTurner Impacts of Non-compliance Behavior
ArelyUrbina Folk Medicine in COVID-19
DivityaVakil Investigating "Few", "Some," and "Many"
AviVarghese Monroe Doctrine and Sovereignty
LuciusVeiga The creation of synthetic silk ducts
CamilaVicens Marx’s Morality in The German Ideology
LaurenWalcott Comedic Activism During BLM
SherryWang Decadal Variability of Sagittarius A*
FionaWang Water-Soluble Dynamic Complex Synthesis
CassidyWang Borrowers and American Vultures
BenjaminWeiss Exploratory Synthesis of New Materials
OlaWicko COVID-19 and Parent Responsiveness
BryceWilcoxson Perceptions of Queerness on TikTok
CharlotteWong Transparency in Response to SARS & COVID
ChandlerWright Functional Verification of ERβ
Kaua'iWu Rheoelectric Rheometer Attachement
BrendaXu Task-Effects in PD Discourse
SherryXue Localize International Volunteering
WensanYin Red Blood Cell Production
AdelaideYoung Accurately Portraying OCD in Film
SamiZaidi Targeted Gold/Gd(III) MR Contrast Agent
JerryZhang The Deregulatory Movement's Motivations
BennyZhang Function of H2AZ2 in Epidermis
JoyZhao Daniel Deronda/Jane Eyre/Postcolonialism