Jacob Bickham
Performance: Saxophone, ’27
“Recording of Paul Creston”
Mentor: Prof. Zachary Shemon
Eli Black
Biology, ’26
“Electrochemistry for Mimicking Metabolism of Cancer Treatment Drug Fedratinib”
Mentor: Dr. Mohammad Rafiee
Xingyu Chen
Biology / Chemistry, ’26
“Development of a high-throughput antifungal peptide screening technology”
Mentor: Dr. Justin Randall
Morgan Cole
Political Science / English, ’26
“The Wicked Witches of Congress: A Study of Political Rhetoric and the Monstrous-Feminine”
Mentor: Dr. Spencer Keralis
Audrey Done
Biology: Clinical Lab Sciences, ’27
“Quantifying SOD2 Expression in RPE Cells Using SPR Technology: The Exploration of Sex-Dependent Characteristics in Retinal Structure and Visual Function During Aging”
Mentor: Dr. Peter Koulen
Madison Mitchell
Biology / Environmental Science, ’25
“Habitat Analysis for Sigmodon Hispidus to Improve Zoonotic Disease Outbreak Tracking”
Mentor: Dr. Jejung Lee
Elizabeth Moore
Biomedical Engineering, ’27
“Finite Element Analysis For Preventing ACL Injuries in Pediatrics”
Mentor: Dr. Antonis Stylianou
Luke Moore
Chemistry, ‘26
“Electrochemical Study of the Ni catalyzed Coupling Reactions for Synthesis of Value-added Chemicals”
Mentor: Dr. Mohammad Rafiee
Anna Nejedlo
Geology, ‘26
“An Ambient Noise Seismic Survey to Detect Faults Under Antigua, Guatemala”
Mentor: Dr. Tina Niemi
Savy Nistala
Liberal Arts: Six Year Medicine, ‘30
“AI/ML Applications for Staging, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”
Mentor: Dr. Saman Zeeshan
Aarohi Patel
Computer Science, ‘27
“Guidance, Navigation, & Control for Target Verification with Greatest Time on Target”
Mentor: Dr. Travis Fields
Wylie Putnam
Physics / Biology / Chemistry, ‘26
“Characterization of Malassezia pachydermatis Isolates from the Oral Cavity of Kansas Canines”
Mentor: Dr. Brooke Esquivel
Ryen Reedy
History, ‘25
“The History of St. Garabed Armenian Church & Armenians in Kansas City”
Mentor: Dr. K. Herman Adney
Preston Santo
Biology / Chemistry, ‘27
“Development of a rapid, non-toxic antimicrobial peptide screening technology”
Mentor: Dr. Justin Randall
Kaitlyn Schebaum
Criminal Justice & Criminology,‘27
“SAVE KC: Process Evaluation of Focused Deterrence Initiative”
Mentor: Dr. Seth Fallik
Alexandria Woerth
English / History, ‘26
“Cantorales in the Americas and Beyond”
Mentor: Dr. Virginia Blanton
John Zhu
Music Composition: Piano, ‘26
David Oosse
Performance: Percussion, ‘26
“A Deep Research on Multicultural Percussion, Composition, and Music”
Mentor: Prof. Paul Rudy