2026 Recipients
Sophie Biegel
Screening therapeutic siRNA-loaded polymeric nanoparticles in a 3D in vitro model of osteoarthritic cartilage
Mentor:
Danielle
Benoit
Chloe Cobos
Truth as the Daughter of Time: Francis Bacon's Epistemology and its Impact on Philosophy of Science
Mentor:
Ramón
Alvarado
Favour Foday
Metformin Preconditioning Enhance the Therapeutic Potency of hMSCs for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
Mentor:
Nick
Willett
Michael Gehrig
The Effect of Basalt Dust Application on Trace Element Levels in Hazelnut Orchards
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Mackenzie Hobdy
Biological Stability of Pt (IV) Compounds: Solvent Effects of DMSO on Ligand Displacement
Mentor:
Victoria
De Rose
Amelia Kotamarti
Sounding the cellular alarm: Uncovering mechanisms of innate immune receptor activation
Mentor:
Michael
Harms
Makenna Smith
Engagement as Resilience: How Student Sustainability Programming Supports Hope, Community, and Climate Coping
Mentor:
Kathryn
Mills
Addison Sobotta
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Different Framings in Increasing Concern for Climate Change from the Disengaged, Doubtful, and Dismissive Segments
Mentor:
Ellen
Fitzpatrick
Samantha Tan
Intramuscular pH Sensor Monitoring System for Compound Fracture Reconstruction Surgery Patients
Mentor:
Keat Ghee
Ong
2025 Recipients
Ezra Bergson-Michelson
Uncovering Land Use History and Reviewing Restoration in the Bandon Tidal Marshes
Mentor:
Lucas
Silva
Sarah Culver
TBA
Mentor:
Bala
Ambati
Mia Cunningham
Drought Effects on Phenological Variation and Fitness in Pacific Northwest Prairie Annuals
Mentor:
Jeff
Diez
Aaron Drummond
The Effects of Land-Use Change on Sedimentation and Vegetation in Bandon Marsh, OR
Mentor:
Lucas
Silva
Faris Elzeyadi
Investigating Estrogen Receptors: Exploring the Role of ER-alpha on Osteoarthritis Signaling
Mentor:
Gabriella
Lindberg
Liliana Escobedo
Characterizing Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity and Collagenase Expression in Keratoconus to Inform Lactoferrin and Lactobionic Acid–Based Therapeutic Strategies
Mentor:
Bala
Ambati
Isabela Espino-Marquez
Force Action Stopping
Mentor:
Ian
Greenhouse
Michael Gehrig
Heavy Metal Concentrations in Hazelnut Orchards after Basalt Amendments
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Lia Godino
Essential Amino Acid Supplementation and Blood Flow Restriction Treatment to Induce Muscle Resilience Prior to Eccentric Damage
Mentor:
Hans
Dreyer
Lauren Grover
The Role of Riboswitches in Vitamin B12 Trafficking in the Gut Microbiome
Mentor:
Romila
Mascarenhas
Armaan Hajarizadeh
DynaMu: Adaptive Proximal Term Regularization for Federated Learning on Heterogeneous Data
Mentor:
Suyash
Gupta
Luke Herder
The Effect of Multiple Minority Identities on Well-Being and Perceived Discrimination for Minoritized Individuals
Mentor:
Chanel
Meyers
Sydney James
Pollinator Network Dynamics and Plant Reproductive Success Across Restored Wetland Prairie Assemblages in the Willamette Valley Riverfront
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Charlotte Lippa
Composite Hydrogel-Microfiber Scaffolds Improve Cellular Viability and Seeding in Muscle Constructs
Mentor:
Adam
Rauff
Luca Lippert
Engineering and characterizing chimeric DcuS/EnvZ histidine kinases against a novel ligand
Mentor:
Calin
Plesa
Makenzie Litty
The Navajo Nation’s Battle for Water Access: (In)Visibility of Indigenous Issues in the Media
Mentor:
Raoul
Lievanos
Daela Montgomery
Quantifying heat-induced DNA damage within the adult male germline in the absence of H3K9 methylation
Mentor:
Diana
Libuda
Kellen Nesbitt
Evaluating the Community Impact of the Closure of Eugene, Oregon's Only Emergency Department
Mentor:
CJ
Pascoe
Charlotte Olds
Evaluating Tumor Proliferation In A Glioblastoma Spheroid Model
Mentor:
Gabriella
Lindberg
Michelle Padilla
Impact of Maternal Western-Styled Diet and Obesity on the Cardiovascular Outcomes in Offspring
Mentor:
Carrie
McCurdy
Lily Rice
Mapping Cranial Bone and Neuromast Development in Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Mentor:
William
Cresko
Sam Simon
Investigating Brainstem Plasticity Changes In Rodents Chronically Exposed to Nicotine
Mentor:
Lila
Wollman
Makenna Smith
Adapting to Place: How Environmental Orientations Support Student Well-Being and Sustainable Behavior
Mentor:
Kathryn
Mills
Crystal Spezialy
Maternal signaling examined through RNA expression in response to kairomone in Daphnia lumholtzi
Mentor:
Bill
Cresko
Alexander Tidwell
Testing the feasibility of using LA-ICP-MS to geochemically characterize siliceous sedimentary lithics in the Columbia River Plateau, U.S.A.
Mentor:
Katelyn
McDonough
Ryan Walker
Attitudes of American English speakers towards unfamiliar languages
Mentor:
Rachel
Weissler
R. Garrow Whitefield
Engineering Degradable Poly (styrene-alt-maleic anhydride)-block-polystyrene (PSMA-b-PS) Nanoparticles through Thioester Backbone Integration
Mentor:
Danielle
Benoit
Erik Zeilon
Impact of Testosterone on Cellular Respiration in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Mentor:
Carrie
McCurdy
2024 Recipients
Julia Albertson
Shifting Facilitative Interactions through Plant Life History in Response to a Density Gradient
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Thomas Brugnara
Understanding Microbial Interactions and Precipitation Variation
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Lainey Costa
Memory Effects of Event Boundaries Caused by Change of Emotional State
Mentor:
Dasa
Zeithamova
Jocelyn Eke Garcia
Unveiling the Social Mind: The Impact of Everyday Discrimination on Perspective-taking in BIPOC
Mentor:
Kathryn
Mills
Aidan Foster-Green
Investigating Facilitative Interactions in Seedlings across Drought and Density Gradients
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Skye Grubb
Conservation of Giraffes in Uganda: Insights from Stable Isotope Analysis
Mentor:
Scott
Blumenthal
Sylvia Khalil
Inter-microbial interactions select for antibiotic tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus
Mentor:
Matthew
Barber
Elena Kuypers
Localization and interaction of proteins and ZNFX-1 in C. elegans
Mentor:
Diana
Libuda
Nicolas Lee
Characterization of chromosome structure defects affected by sex-specific thermotolerance of the synaptonemal complex in Zebrafish germ cells
Mentor:
Diana
Libuda
Zach Marshall
Combined perinatal opioids and neonatal systemic inflammation impair neonatal chemoreflexes
Mentor:
Adrianne
Huxtable
Alexandra McGowan
Characterizing PIWI/piRNA pathway component localization and abundance in the absence of PRG-1
Mentor:
Nicole
Kurhanewicz
Walker Meyer
Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance and Phenotypic Plasticity in Daphnia lumholtzi
Mentor:
William
Cresko
Claire Nowicki
From Tradition to Transformation: Analyzing Changes in U.S. Presidential Debate Norms
Mentor:
Chandler
James
Lyric Rosa-O'Hayer
The Intersection of Life Decisions and the Presence of Extreme Weather Events
Mentor:
Raoul
Liévanos
Emily Sverdrup
Screening of pro-resolving lipid mediator to mitigate joint inflammation and osteoarthritis pathology
Mentor:
Nick
Willett
Reed Talus
Generating a SHIP1-null neutrophil-like cell line
Mentor:
Scott
Hansen
Sarah Weber
Quantifying the Impact of Irrigation Management on Sediment and Streamflow in the Donner und Blitzen River
Mentor:
Matthew
Polizzotto
Jack Woolf
Cellular Impact of Calcium Signaling on Fin Outgrowth Cessation
Mentor:
Kryn
Stankunas
Ethan Yin
The Role of Plea Bargaining in the Rise of Mass Incarceration
Mentor:
Stephanie
Wiley
Tyler Zawacki
Late Holocene Toolstone Use and Group Mobility at the Connley Caves, Oregon
Mentor:
Katelyn
McDonough
2023 Recipients
Lilia Buckingham
Food, Identity, and Socioeconomic Status: How Class Status influences Food Identity Formation
Mentor:
Jessica
Vasquez Tokos
Nicholas Burns
Plant Species Fitness in Response to Neighboring Competition & Pollination
Mentor:
Jasmin
Albert
Cora Canning
Examining Public Discourse Surrounding Celebrity Gender Transgressions
Mentor:
CJ
Pascoe
Josmarie Graciani
The Role of the Transcription Factor Hunchback in the Adult Drosophila Moonwalker Descending Neuron (MDN)
Mentor:
Chris
Doe
Aiden Hlebechuk
Dating and Analysis of the Legacy Collection from Connley Cave 6, Oregon
Major:
Anthropology
Mentor:
Katelyn
McDonough
Ellie Ingraham
Monitoring Insect Population Dynamics in Willamette Valley hazelnut orchards through novel Integrated pest management strategies
Mentor:
Marissa
Lane-Massee
William Irish
Pedagogy and Performance: The Teachings of Abe-Sensei
Major:
School of Music and Dance
Mentor:
Pius
Cheung
Audrey Kirkpatrick
Preferences towards native dialects: is there a right way to talk in Spanish?
Mentor:
Melissa
Baese-Berk
Roxy Lee
Just Passing By: The Way Skin Tone Facilitates Our Identity Formation
Mentor:
Jessica
Vasquez Tokos
Zachary Marshall
Temperature Sensitivity in the Genome of Developing Sperm
Mentor:
Diana
Libuda
Ava Minu-Sepehr
Counter-mapping the Coos Bay Estuaries: Amplifying Indigenous and Environmental Histories
Mentor:
Jason
Younker
Natalie North
Pedagogy and Performance: The Teachings of Abe-Sensei
Major:
School of Music and Dance
Mentor:
Pius
Cheung
Natalie North
Pedagogy and Performance: The Teachings of Abe-Sensei
Major:
School of Music and Dance
Mentor:
Pius
Cheung
Logan Pearl
Pedagogy and Performance: The Teachings of Abe-Sensei
Major:
School of Music and Dance
Mentor:
Pius
Cheung
Logan Pearl
Pedagogy and Performance: The Teachings of Abe-Sensei
Major:
School of Music and Dance
Mentor:
Pius
Cheung
Emily Scherer
Maximizing Soil Carbon Sequestration: the Synergy of Enhanced Silicate Weathering and Plant Traits
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Lucas
Silva
James Taylor
Effect of neurotype identity of conversational partners on communicative success and speaking style
Mentor:
Lisa
Redford
Megan Tuleya
A Case Study of Healthier Oregon’s Implementation, Challenges, & Successes
Mentor:
Nicole
Ngo
Keegan Vaughan
Pedagogy and Performance: The Teachings of Abe-Sensei
Major:
School of Music and Dance
Mentor:
Pius
Cheung
Keegan Vaughan
Pedagogy and Performance: The Teachings of Abe-Sensei
Major:
School of Music and Dance
Mentor:
Pius
Cheung
Katey Williams
A Materialist Analysis of Conservative Media, and the Legality in Profiting From Right-Wing Rhetoric
Major:
Advertising
Mentor:
Bryce
Newell
Ethan Yin
Plea Bargaining and the Rise of Mass Incarceration in a Politically Progressive State
Mentor:
Jessica
Vasquez Tokos
2022 Recipients
Odalis Aguilar-Aguilar
The History of PCUN and Women in the Movement
Major:
History
Mentor:
Julie
Weise
Kobe Anthony
Understanding Sequencers and the Music Tracker Workflow
Major:
Music Technology
Mentor:
Jon
Bellona
Arden Butterfield
Designing an Audio Plugin for Creative Codec Distortion
Major:
Computer Science
Mentor:
Jon
Bellona
Adam Clayton
Cavity-nesting Birds in Hazelnut Agroecosystems
Major:
Environmental Studies
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Sofi Forsman
Discovery of Affinity Binding Partners for Controlled Protein Delivery
Major:
Marine Biology; Environmental Studies
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Jess Gladis
Value Pluralism & Environmental Justice Disputes in the Nisqually Watershed: A Philosophical Approach to Conflict Resolution
Major:
Environmental Studies
Mentor:
Mark
Carey
Rowan Glass
Weaving the Wáman Lware: Kamëntsá Reexistence in the Sibundoy Valley of Colombia
Major:
Anthropology
Mentor:
Maria Fernanda
Escallón
Sadie Holt
Blood pressure medication during extreme heat and endothelial function
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Christopher
Minson
Natalie Kataoka
Nitrogen Fixing Symbionts as a Determinant of Plant Species Coexistence in California Grasslands
Major:
Environmental Science
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Katherine Kennedy
Assessing the 'Gold-Standard' MRI as a Diagnostic Tool in Osteoarthritis
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Jon
Runyeon
Kyra Lauersdorf
Learning from James Baldwin: Developing a Socio-Literary Model for Ethical Education
Major:
English; Sociology
Mentor:
Matthew
Norton
Melina Mallari
Social Media's Influence on the Identity Reconciliation of Queer Christians
Major:
Media Studies
Mentor:
Gretchen
Soderlund
Cedar O'Konski
Intelligibility of American Sign Language in Popular Media
Major:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Mentor:
Melissa
Baese-Berk
Madison Studer
Characterization of ZNFX-1 in Spermatocytes
Major:
Neuroscience
Mentor:
Acadia
DiNardo
Maya Treder
Effects of Rangeland Compost Amendments on Nematode Abundance and Diversity
Major:
General Science
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Alexa Wright
The Effect of Ketamine on the Advancement of Early Alzheimer’s Pathology in 5XFAD Mice
Major:
Psychology
Mentor:
Mike
Wehr
2021 Recipients
Sofia Baldridge
The Effects of a Multi-Disciplinary Team for People in Recovery
Major:
Planning, Public Policy and Management
Mentor:
Nicole
Ngo
Cassie Cole
Everyone’s Business: How Social Movements Gain Local Support
Major:
Public Relations
Mentor:
Donnalyn
Pompper
Emily Cook
Intraspecific variation in Sandburg bluegrass (Poa secunda)'s resistance to annual grass invasion
Major:
Environmental Studies
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Karly Fear
Computational Protein Design for Fracture Regeneration
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Parisa
Hosseinzadeh
Blake Hardin
COVID-19 In Persons Who Inject Drugs
Major:
Economics and Global Studies
Mentor:
Melissa
Graboyes
Zoe Haupt
Do we perceive when they deceive? The effect of pauses and dialect on deception detection
Major:
Psychology and PPPM
Mentor:
Melissa
Baese-Berk
Henry Hochstatter
Discovery of Affinity Binding Partners for Controlled Protein Delivery
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Marian
Hettiaratchi
Sahana Krishna
The Effect of Large Artery Stiffness on Cognitive Decline, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Ashley
Walker
Rachel Lisle
Stable Isotope Analysis of Late Cretaceous Shark Teeth from the Western Interior Seaway
Major:
Earth Sciences
Mentor:
Edward
Davis
Nathan Malamud
Simulating Dead-End State Distributions for Microbial Metabolism
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Stillianos
Luca
Alena McVicker
Indentation of soft shell mechanics
Major:
Physics
Mentor:
Jayson
Paulose
Mia Niccol
Investigating the Role of RNA Modifications in Cryptococcus neoformans
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
David
Garcia
Philip Nosler
Investigating the Role of Histone Methyltransferases in Heat-Stressed Sperm
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Diana
Libuda
Marlee Odell
COVID-19 Quarantine Hesitancy in Lane County
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Melissa
Graboyes
Idil Osman
Simulating Dead-End State Distributions for Microbial Metabolism
Major:
Psychology and PPPM
Mentor:
Melissa
Graboyes
Isabel Queisser
The Efficacy of Diversity Training in Nonprofit Organizations
Major:
Planning, Public Policy, and Management
Mentor:
Nicole
Ngo
Hossein Rajabzadeh
Development of Biocompatible Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel for Nerve Nano-Clip Fabrication
Major:
Biochemistry
Mentor:
Marian
Hettiaratchi
Giovanni Ricci
Intergenerational Impacts of Trauma: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Salivary Oxytocin in Mothers of Infants
Major:
Psychology
Mentor:
Jen
Ablow
Maisey Schering
Investigation of the Novel Left-Right Patterning Gene eml2
Major:
Biochemistry and Neuroscience
Mentor:
Daniel
Grimes
Phaedra Whitty
The Role of Ribosome-Associated Protein Quality Control in a Prion-Based Epigenetic State
Major:
Biochemistry
Mentor:
David
Garcia
2020 Recipients
Stacey Andreeva
Dynamics in Metal-Organic Systems
Major:
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mentor:
Carl
Brozek
Hunter Blaylock
Investigating the Role of LOC105374343 in the Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Diet
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Carrie
McCurdy
Anna Brown
Response of Soil Microarthropods to Nitrogen and Compost Treatments
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Mikala Capage
Hunting for prions: Using meiotic inheritance patterns in yeast cells to attribute epigenetic states to prion proteins
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
David
Garcia
Jazmin Cole
Association between a non-invasive assessment of frailty and vascular dysfunction in old mice
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Ashley
Walker
Rachel Conner
World Health Organization Malaria Interventions in Africa
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Melissa
Graboyes
Isabelle Cullen
Modulation in Sniffing Behavior as a Biomarker for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Matt
Smear
Justin Day
Shifts in AMF Colonization with Compost Amendments and Precipitation Quantity
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Dimitra Fellman
Oregon's Response to COVID-19: Approaches and Outcomes to Social Distancing and Testing
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Melissa
Graboyes
Michaela Fishback
Resource Allocation in Resource-Conservative and Resource-Acquisitive Serpentine Grasses and Forbs at Varying Nitrogen and Water Availability
Major:
Environmental Science
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Colin Kuhns
Investigating a Novel Regulator of Left-Right Patterning, Clstn1
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Daniel
Grimes
Marissa Lane-Massee
Biotic and Mechanical Treatments for Increasing Soil Moisture Retention in Willamette Valley Hazelnut Orchards
Major:
Environmental Studies
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Marin Nagle
Exploring the Impacts of Biophilic Design on Occupants' Behavior and Health: The Implication of Biomorphic Forms and Visual Connections to Nature
Major:
Architecture
Mentor:
Siobhan
Rockcastle
Nelly Noubossi
The history of malaria elimination campaigns in Africa in the 1950s-1960s
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Melissa
Graboyes
Dakota Paulus
Exploring Neural Indicators of Executive Function in Early Childhood
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Tyson
Barker
Katia Pramono
Exploring Neural Indicators of Executive Function in Early Childhood
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Tyson
Barker
Katia Pramono
Exploring Neural Indicators of Executive Function in Early Childhood
Major:
Psychology
Mentor:
Tyson
Barker
Nisha Sridhar
Exploring Neural Indicators of Executive Function in Early Childhood
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Tyson
Barker
Nisha Sridhar
Exploring Neural Indicators of Executive Function in Early Childhood
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Tyson
Barker
Nicole Wales
Determination of the Colloidal Glass Phase Diagram
Major:
Physics
Mentor:
Eric
Corwin
2019 Recipients
Chasen Afghani
The Affects of Incentivization in Perception of Non-Native Speech
Major:
Linguistics
Mentor:
Melissa
Baese-Berk
Elizabeth Baach
Nitrogen Composition in Native and Invasive Plants in Relation to Ant Mounds in Serpentine Grasslands
Major:
Environmental Science
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Payton Bruni
Press Freedom in Oman
Major:
Journalism
Mentor:
Peter
Laufer
Zack Demars
From 1960 to Now: Beginning a Pen Pal Program Between Oregon and Russia
Major:
Journalism; Political Science
Mentor:
Peter
Laufer
Adie Fecker
Sensory Conditions Important for Social Orienting in Zebrafish
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Phillip
Washbourne
Takako Iwashita
How the Effects of Negative Emotions on Associative Memory Change Over Time
Major:
Psychology
Mentor:
Dasa
Zeithamova Demircan
Harrison Jensen
Procedural Barriers to Health Care: Applying for Coverage through the Oregon Health Plan
Major:
Planning, Public Policy, and Management
Mentor:
Nicole
Ngo
Bry Moore
Seeking Insite: Harm Reduction and Humanizing Drug Use
Major:
Political Science
Mentor:
Dan
Tichenor
Calvin Penkauskas
Resolving conflict between oak conservation and organic hazelnut production
Major:
Biology; Environmental Science
Mentor:
Lauren
Hallett
Maurisa Rapp
Intergenerational Effects of Western Style Diet on Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Production and DNA Damage
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Carrie
McCurdy
Shelby Saper
Assessing Typology of Pre-Mazama Corner-notched Points in the Northern Great Basin
Major:
Anthropology
Mentor:
Dennis
Jenkins
Jaycie Schenone
Out of Bounds
Major:
Journalism
Mentor:
Ed
Madison
Kezia Setyawan
Where Do You Belong: Cultural Values and Identity Shifts in Chinese Indonesian Communities Through Migration and Assimilation
Major:
Journalism
Mentor:
Sung
Park
Michael Silver
Social Isolation: Which aspects of Social Media are at Fault?
Major:
Finance
Mentor:
Kate
Harmon
Kayla Thomet
Communicating Change: A study of current and proposed communication strategies for prompting individual behavior towards ocean conservation
Major:
Public Relations
Mentor:
Dean
Mundy
Sierra Webster
Sports Media and the Seattle Storm
Major:
Journalism
Mentor:
Lori
Shontz
Momo Wilms-Crowe
Cultivating Self-Determination: Food Sovereignty as a Challenge to Coloniality in Puerto Rico
Major:
Political Science
Mentor:
Dan
Tichenor
2018 Recipients
James Andersen
A Toast from the High Seat: The Feast in the Viking Age
Major:
Scandinavian Studies
Mentor:
Gantt
Gurley
Denae Brocksmith
A Thierry de May Informed Screendance Project
Major:
Dance
Mentor:
Shannon
Mockli
Dylan Carlini
Mammal Community Structure: Oregon in the Miocene
Major:
Earth Sciences
Mentor:
Samantha
Hopkins
Rachael Cleveland
How Mercury Concentrations and Forms Change Throughout the Watershed Affected by Black Butte Mine
Major:
Earth Sciences
Mentor:
Matthew
Polizzotto
Ricky Ede
Quantifying the Relationship Between Permeability and Vesicle and Fracture Characteristics in Pumice
Major:
Earth Sciences
Mentor:
Thomas
Giachetti
Alex Egdell
Synthesis of alkyne-substituted cycloparaphenylenes for conjugated polymers
Major:
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mentor:
Ramesh
Jasti
Brianna Kendrick
Mapping Past Elevations of Pluvial Lake Chewaucan
Major:
Geography
Mentor:
Patricia
McDowell
Hannah Kruse
Exploring patterns in monogenetic cinder cones of Newberry Volcano, Oregon
Major:
Earth Sciences
Mentor:
Thomas
Giachetti
Michelle Lo
Power Dynamics in Group Settings of Mathematics Classrooms
Major:
Mathematics
Mentor:
Jennifer
Ruef
Eamonn Needham
Using Microlite Number Densities to Calibrate Ascent Rates at Mono Craters, California
Major:
Earth Sciences
Mentor:
James
Watkins
Kendra Siebert
An Exploration of Urban Art as Cultural Testimony Throughout Social Movements in Mexico City and Oaxaca
Major:
Journalism and Advertising
Mentor:
Peter
Laufer
Nisha Sridhar
Observing Rewards, Caregiver, and Action Monitoring (ORCA)
Major:
Human Physiology and Biology
Mentor:
Tyson
Barker
Camille Sullivan
Observing Rewards, Caregiver, and Action Monitoring (ORCA)
Major:
Human Physiology and Biology
Mentor:
Tyson
Barker
Camille Sullivan
Observing Rewards, Caregiver, and Action Monitoring (ORCA)
Major:
Human Physiology and Biology
Mentor:
Tyson
Barker
Momo Wilms-Crowe
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Contemporary South African Student Activism and its Role in Supporting Transformative Social Change
Major:
Political Science and International Studies
Mentor:
Janine
Hicks
Shuxi Wu
Transnational Professionals: Global Hires, the Knowledge Economy, and the Metanational Corporation
Major:
Anthropology and Asian Studies
Mentor:
Tuong
Vu
2017 Recipients
Anisha Adke
The genetic basis of the first connections of the brain
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Adam
Miller
Sam Beeker
Philosophy, Politics, and Paranoia: Pynchon and the Construction of the Postmodern Subject
Major:
English and Comparative Literature
Mentor:
Brendan
O'Kelly
Rhaine Clarke
Touring Zanzibar: EnGendering Development
Major:
International Studies
Mentor:
Yvonne
Braun
Alex Egdell
Synthesis of alkyne substituted cycloparaphenylenes for conjugated polymers
Major:
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mentor:
Ramesh
Jasti
Aleiya Evison
Design Thinking and Social Change: Creativity as Strategy in Anti-Racist Community Organizing
Major:
Ethnic Studies
Mentor:
Ernesto
Martinez
Jacqueline Huaman
Japanese Gendered Language and the Ideal Female Romantic Partner
Major:
Asian Studies Program
Mentor:
Kaori
Idemaru
Colin Lipps
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a Running Fatigue Protocol and Assessment of Fatigue Induced Running Mechanic Changes
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Li-Shan
Chou
Colin Lipps
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a Running Fatigue Protocol and Assessment of Fatigue Induced Running Mechanic Changes
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Li-Shan
Chou
Geena Littel
Estimation of Spatial Variations in Seismic-wave Attenuation in Cascadia from Tectonic Tremor
Major:
Earth Sciences and Geophysics
Mentor:
Amanda
Thomas
Merida Mehaffey
Decolonization Through Collaborative Land Management: A History of Matiu Island Conservation Partnerships
Major:
History
Mentor:
Marsha
Weisiger
Shawn Melendy
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a Running Fatigue Protocol and Assessment of Fatigue Induced Running Mechanic Changes
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Carrie
McCurdy
Tristan Mistkawi
Electronic properties of indenofluorenes and their derivatives
Major:
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mentor:
Michael
Haley
Meg Rodgers
The Anti-Heroine: an Emergent Television Character Trope
Major:
Media Studies
Mentor:
Erin
Hanna
Haley Segelke
Examining gait stability with a wearable accelerometer in female club lacrosse athletes
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Li-Shan
Chou
Jennie Shen
The Effectiveness of Audiovisual Training on Non-Native English Speech Perception and Production
Major:
Linguistics
Mentor:
Melissa
Baese-Berk
Kendra Siebert
Latin Street Art as Political Protest
Major:
Advertising and Journalism
Mentor:
Peter
Laufer
Emma Silverman
Dual-Task Gait Stability Assessment Utilizing a Wearable Motion Analysis Sensor System
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Li-Shan
Chou
Spencer Smith
Muscle fatigue in young and older adults: how can we tell?
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Teresa
Chen
Hao Tan
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a Running Fatigue Protocol and Assessment of Fatigue Induced Running Mechanic Changes
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Li-Shan
Chou
2016 Recipients
Chris Ableidinger
Persuasion Mockery - Consumer Recall of Self-Aware Advertisements
Major:
Journalism and Accounting
Mentor:
Kim
Sheehan
Anisha Adke
Aging effects on perceptual and conceptual memory: transformations from short-term to long-term memory
Major:
Psychology
Mentor:
Dasa
Zeithamova Demirican
Perla Alvarez
Pedagogical Practices in Indigenous Mexica Danza Ceremonies
Major:
Anthropology
Mentor:
Ana-Maurine
Lara
Lauren Amaro
Examining Racial Imagery in Underground Comix
Major:
English
Mentor:
Elizabeth
Wheeler
Claire Aubin
How to Navigate the Postwar Justice System: A Legal Study of the Life and Trials of Ivan Demjanjuk
Major:
International Studies & Russian, East European Studies
Mentor:
Julie
Hessler
Abel Cerros Jr.
Pedagogical Tools in Indigenous Danza Mexica
Major:
Anthropology & Ethnic Studies
Mentor:
Ana-Maurine
Lara
Sally Elizabeth Claridge
Genomic Analysis of the Chronic Heat Stress Resistance Phenotype in Caenorhabditis remanei
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Patrick
Phillips
Anupama Deodhar
Urban Noise Mapping at University of Oregon
Major:
Computer & Information Science
Mentor:
Boyana
Norris
Romario Garcia Bautista
Danza: A Transnationalistic Identity
Major:
Anthropology
Mentor:
Ana-Maurine
Lara
Claire Getz
Insights into Magma Ascent and Decompression from Diverse Pumice Fragments at the Onset of the Huckleberry Ridge Supereruption
Major:
Geological Sciences
Mentor:
Paul
Wallace
Brianna Kendrick
Archeoparisitology of the Paisley Caves
Major:
Anthropology and Archaeology
Mentor:
Dennis
Jenkins
Celia Easton Koehler
The Collective: Assembly Based Collectives As Social Sites of Knowledge Production
Major:
Geography
Mentor:
Shaul
Cohen
Catherine Mackenzie Jaffe
An Interdisciplinary Investigation of Microbial Ecology in Seeds: Drivers of Fusarium Abundance and Transmission in Diverse Varieties of Corn Seeds
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Brendan
Bohannan
Hanna McIntosh
Genetic architecture of local adaptation and reproductive isolation in Mimulus aurantiacus
Major:
Biology
Mentor:
Matthew
Streisfeld
Austin Robinette
Archaean Microfossils of Western Australia
Major:
Earth Sciences (Paleontology)
Mentor:
Gregory
Retallack
Maria Sarao
Quantification of the microbiota of human skin
Major:
Biology and Spanish
Mentor:
Brendan
Bohannan
Nora Sawyer
The Affect of Primate Seed Dispersal as Indicated by the Composition of Two Forests in Panama
Major:
Biological Anthropology
Mentor:
Frances
White
Jocelyn Taylor
The Effect of Muscle Fatigue on Motion and Cognitive Performance during Obstacle-Crossing under Single and Dual-task Condition in Young Adults
Major:
Human Physiology
Mentor:
Li-Shan
Chou