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Congratulations to all of our 2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Grant Winners!

SURG 2022 Winners

Student Last NameStudent First NameProposal Short Title
AdzeduRussellMental Illnesses in Ghanaian Literature
AlexanderOliviaForest Heights' Past, Present and Future
Alvarado-GoldbergMayanTeletherapy for Perinatal Depression
AmaeGammachuThermal Adaptations in Drosophila
AmouyalMargotFrench Youth Emigration Podcast
ArnoldAlexMusic Tempo and Imagined Stories
AtalaySinemShades of Persuasion
AyoobRazaAesthetic Rating Scales and Environments
AzimipourSaraPollinator Type and Genetic Diversity
BaileyBeatriceParental impact on coding confidence
BaligaMaxLibrary of Encapsulation Materials
BanichMaddieStress, Inflammation, and Brain Networks
BarnumLuciaPodcast: GenZ Politicians' Local Impact
BartschatAlexaHow COVID Affected Choirs
BarttEllaThe vanguard portrait: Isabel Villaseñor
BaumTeaOur Journey Home
BecknerJackThe Time of Digital Cinema
BensonJackLoneliness in Pandemic Literature
BeresAlexModel-Designed Engineered Mammal Cells
BergJamieNonnative Bees and Plants
BhardwajDivyaInfluencer Marketing and Local Tourism
BianSuzieCulturally Competent AAPI Elder Care
BoorMalvaCovalent tethering of lipid bilayers
BraggPhillipSleep Quality and mTBI
BravoGuadalupeMitochondrial Mass Effect on Function
BreinerGarrettThe Beauty of Other Things
BrownIsabellaCan OMAC-seq Show DNA Accessibility?
BuenahoraAndresMi Casa en La Luz
BulusuAryaEffect of Edits on Gene Expression
BurnettCarolineCayley Graph examples
CampbellCamThe Killing Mistake
CarverKateRepresentation in Precision Medicine
ChangSeungheeThe Beauty of Other Things
ChavezEricaDeciphering mGluR3 phosphorylation code
CheckoffJordanMolecular modeling of resilin protein
ChenJoshDigitized Asian American Queerness
ChenJohnMetal and textile antimicrobial efficacy
ChengIrinaFOXA1 & MED12 effects in prostate cancer
CherepanovaPolinaNeural Interactions Behind Movement
ChiuRachelMentorship and Stress in Psychopathology
ChoSiaRole of Telomeric R-loops in GBM
ChoiHahrimPsychological Effects of Racial Trauma
ChoiYuchanBiomechanics of SCI Gait Stability
ChouJoyHarmonic Progressions in K-Pop
ChowChloePhaedra in Context
CivettaEliExplorations in Long Form Improv
ClaytonSarahFrances Willard Museum Documentary
CollinsAnnamarieSimplified Protein Interactions
CollinsDeclanPlaywriting Gender in the Wilderness
CumminsKatieEducation Integration Discourse Analysi
DannerBenjaminSynaptic Marker Distribution in AD Brain
DattaAmanNarrative Psych: Mental/Phys Health
DavisElianaCell Free Expression in Biosensor Design
DeGnoreStephanieAsian-American Magical Realism Novel
DembskyJordanAffecting balance in people with stroke
DengSamProperties of A? Oligomerization
DesaiRiaPA Intervention During Chemotherapy
DeshpandeSnehStudying Impedance States of Memristors
DevathuRahulHeart Failure Prediction with Strain
DoraiNickCoadjoint Orbits of Lie 2-Groups
DouglasThomasElectrical Subband Degeneracy
DovgalyukMarkIntersection of Weightlifting and Opera
DudleyElizabethTime & Budget in Education Crowdfunding
DutraGeorgiaAnalysis on NFL team building
DyerGraceCircadian rhythms in visual behaviors
EdwardsAnnieAdaptive Optics for Imaging Exoplanets
ElmasryAminaTemperature Sensation in C. alexandriana
EnriquezBryanNeuron and mast cell interaction in RDEB
EstevezVivianaCharacterization of Key Estrogen Factors
FeiSihan (Ariana)Longitudinal Network Variant Stability
FeitJuliannaSubverting the alien nonbinary trope
Fernandez-AmbiteJavierChess tiebreakers using auction theory
FickesMikeValue Discrepancies in Relationships
FilhoEliseuMigration of giant planets in disks
Flamer-CalderaKiyroHearing attention-switching time removal
FridleySadieMusical Adaptation of "Inferno"
FuJoyGrammaticality Illusions in Mandarin
GaoMikaCross-cultural Analysis of Authority
GirotiSuhaneeEnvironmental (In)Justice in Chicago
GlaubingerLilyDiversity and Video Game Protagonists
GoingSnakeAthenaIndigenous Youth and Water Education
Gordo-ChurchillTomasChanges in Moros y Cristianos
GordonEliSURG Proposal Eli Gordon
GraySeegerAnti-War Activism During WWII and Today
GrejtakAnnaCrystalline Colloid Manipulation
GroysmanYuliaCoordination Development in Zebrafish
GuerreroMariaTambromycin Analogs
GuptaAnikaPPSU/MNS Novel Theranostic Device
GutierrezYuliaMiniprotein aggregation post heat stress
Hammitt-KessIvaMechanism of TLR4 Signal Induction
HanPeggyNew Functionalized CP Project
HarterAspenFear memory and glucose regulation
HartmanLayaThe Rise of Women’s Basketball
HeKatieSET3C's Effect on INO1 Memory State
HegelmeyerJasonAnalyzing Frank B. Wilderson’s Argument
HerscowitzEvaArchiving The Writing Place
HillCaitlynThe Black Bourgeoisie Through Ekphrasis
HillJanaeBlack Girl Christian Magic
HintzTrevorMetastable Proteins and Aggregates
HoWesleyHolistic Analysis of Battery Electrodes
HolmJoJoPolymer Science: Curing the Incurable
HousteauElenaBrain Networks in Aging Populations
HsiaoAbbyMammoth Cave Microbial Ammonia Oxidation
HsuSarahFunctional influence of CFA on RFA
HuangAaronTemperature-Sensitive Encapsulation
HuntleyMitchellMusical Adaptation of “Inferno”
JanasTaraQuiescence and Fanconi Anemia
JiaoJonycaMusical on Cultural Challenges
JonesDavidNative Plants and Bees
JoyceLaurenQueer Christian Podcast
JungLucyLili Boulanger's Nocturne and Cortege
KalamarisNicholasCharacterization of Polyplex Dynamics
KaneAllisonAlternative Mechanisms of Psychosis
KangMinAkh and Hh Pathway Role on Calcium Level
KaramAdebeConcerto
KarasEthanDigital Theatre Project
KhanSharikGenes involved in parasitic resistance.
KimHeinProperties of A? Oligomerization
KimStephanieThermal Adaptations in Drosophila
KondeSophieAlcohol Laws and Campus Drinking Culture
KornfeldAnyaChild Defiance and Family Conflict
KrausseAnnalieseThermal Adaptations in Drosophila
LawheadClayThe Effect of "Kinemo" on TYA Curriculum
LawrenceJudithThe Rabboni
LeBrendanAsian American Queer Love Poetry
LiMayRegulatory Fit and Self-Enhancement
LimBrianaKorean Culture in Children’s Literature
LindseyMikaylaWork Stress and Childhood
Lira-RuelasValeriaChanging Perceptions of Racial Protest
LiuRosalieSurveillance Studies of Queer Cinema
LlevadaDanielleTV Comedy Series Depicting Depression
LloydOliviaAftershocks of a school shooting
LondonLucyBusking Transforms the World
LongWaverlyNovel on Multiracial and Queer Identity
LooJonathanA play exploring masculinity & queerness
LuczakClaraP.aeruginosa Antibiotic Resistance
LuoSeanProperties of A? Oligomerization
LyatuuGloryChronotype and Depressive Symptoms
MahiTasnimDetermining the Lysosomal Fate of EGFR
MarreAnabelBrain-behavior links to responsiveness
MbogoSamsonChinese Loans infrastructure in Kenya
McDonnellGraceEducational Video Guide for Plastics
MedneMegijaLGBTQ in Latvia
MiheveSamantha"Dr. Mayor" Political Sitcom
MillerLuciaGrowing Through Grief
MillinMatthewThe Great Queer Jewish American Musical
MontgomeryJasperLoading Density and Aptamer Presentation
MorviceAdenFiction Narrative about Religion/Coping
MoscatFerdinandFan Service
MurphyShaePA spreading and decay in the brain
NayakKaranTactile Signal Flow Post-Stroke
NguyenLunaInvestigation of SCA1 Biomarkers
NielsenSamTuning Drying Pattern Via Particle Shape
NordenfeltNatalieIL-10 PA Nanostructure Characterization
OcampoAidanEnvironmental (In)Justice in Chicago
O'CarrollLiamThe Burer-Monteiro Method and Extensions
ParraJavieraPlasmonic Copper Photocatalyst Synthesis
PatelVirProU protein and the CBS domain
PerlmanSamuelMusical Adaptation of "Inferno"
PetersSoniaKashmiri and Iraqi Corpse Narratives
PetrykIrenaMeasuring Risk-Sharing in Thailand
PhalkeMeghnaAltruism in Charitable Giving
PhungAndreaC. elegans dauer formation genetics
PoterminChristineIndigenous Youth & Water Education
QinJerryMechanical Properties of PGN Composites
RachdiRhassanVRCTP
RadhakrishnanMantraGrieving loss through performance
RazzakEmaadVisualizing Temporal Lung Cell Stress
ReimerSharaProsody in Autism Spectrum Disorder
RenHermioneSynthesis of 13C-labeled aldol dimer
RieffJasmynSynthetic Hydrogel for Cartilage Repair
RoachHenryTrans Representation in YA Fiction
RoeEthanAJC-61 Synthesis
RogalMaxGroup Creativity with Social Robot
RollingsFinnExplorations in Long Form Improv
RyuKennethStrategic Mistake in College Admissions
SaddSawyerTransness and Discomfort in Video Games
SanduMercedesPolyhedral Development & Polygon Folding
SchirmerHenryGene Analysis of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
SchnellePabloBehavior in Alzheimer's Disease Model
SeesillapachaiThitiratA peptide sequence motif tool
SegalAustinQueer Health Education
SelbyLolaA dramedy pilot about eating disorders
SharmaRheaAge-Related Changes in the Mouse Oviduct
ShePeirongFactor Analysis of Neuroticism
ShiLingxiaoEEG Brain Networks of Working Memory
SilverAryehUsing patterns to tune hydrogel fatigue
SmallDanaCalcium Isotope Analysis of Inoceramids
SmithCarrieElectrical Properties of Suspensions
SokolenkoInnaSynthesis of potential OAT inactivator
SollenbergerChristopherCS-Mimetic PA Cell Coatings
SonJaredInterculturalism and Japanese Theatre
StargardtEdenThe Lasting Legacy of a Divided City
StewartBeatriceQueer Surrealist Concept Album
SulimanToyJust Memory of WWII for Black Immigrants
TaiLesterPlanar flush electrodes in biosensors
TakiYazidVRCTP
TeitelKellyFunction of Snail Transcription Factors
TekriwalTanishaGhosts of Madwomen Past
ThachapuzhaUmaChild comprehension of unfamiliar accent
ThakurMatthewRole of TLR7 and 9 in Alloimmunization
ThomasDanielOrganic Redox Flow Batteries
ThompsonMiaMars Analog Hypersaline Lake Lipids
TongOpheliaNeurons regulating response to pheromone
TrattnerAshleyInfant Competence
TrickJakeCrystallization of ProX
TrivediShinaSleep, Adversity, and Cognition
TuAshlynInvestigating SOX9 Variants in CD
UmbanhowarGrahamBinaural Virtual Pianos + Soundscapes
UmsteadJillianBisexual Relationship Perception
VandegriftMyaGlacial Movements
VazquezElizabethColonial Roots in Chicago Anthro.
WaagnerKristenInterculturalism and Japanese Theatre
WallaceNicoleROR? and Keratinocyte Differentiation
WangJackieMicrotubules in Trachea Tube Development
WangXuandiChina's Food Delivery Industry
WathieuJulesPatronage Hiring in Cook County
WeiAnastasiaYoung Supernovae Sample from ZTF
WickmanAnneliseVisual Function in a Mouse Model of ASD
WilliamsAddisonMaternal Depression Effects on Infants
WillisonMorganTrans Students Define "Having Sex"
WuAudriannaPET Upcycling with an Immobilized Enzyme
WuLilaPunchline
WuRebeccaStress, microbiota, and infant health
XiaJessicaHigh-Carbohydrate Diet and AgRP Neurons
XuHansStructural reasons for OECT instability
YangDanOrganic biocatalytic reactions
YangHankLetterboard Communication
YangJasonMuscle Activation & Tactile Signal Flow
YapYongElectrosynthesis of Aryl Fluorides
YenSaraIsotopes reveal dolomite’s formation
YeocassiaCadmium susceptibility in C. elegans
YoungAdelaideImproving Representation of OCD in Film
ZbihleyChristianPneumomediastinum Chart Review
ZedakAngelaStress Behaviors among NICU parents
ZhangDaniPole Dance
ZhouMingyuAmphetamine Detection in Sweat