The 威尼斯人娱乐城’s Office of Undergraduate 研究 and Creative Scholarship has awarded 23 students with 搜索 grants.
Started in 2000, 搜索 stands for Students Engaged in the Arts and 研究 and represents 威尼斯人娱乐城’s first structured undergraduate research program. 搜索项目最初只向少数学生提供小额资助，现在每年向十几名学生提供高达1500美元的可报销研究费用。 每位搜索奖助金受助人也由堪萨斯大学堪萨斯分校的一名教员指导。
This year’s awardees represent:
- 教育、社会工作和心理科学学院
- 人文社会科学学院
- 亨利w布洛赫管理学院
- 科学与工程学院
- 医学院
搜索 grant recipients will present their work as part of the 25th Annual Symposium for Undergraduate 研究 and Creative Scholarship on April 24, 2025.
茱莉亚·布鲁诺b|专业：地质学
“Understanding the Eruptive and Thermal History of Dotsero and Cerro Overo Maars”
教师导师：Alison Graettinger
Chloe Craig b|专业：地质学
“A Record of Paleohurricanes from Grain-size Analysis of Sediment Cores, Clear Pond, The Bahamas”
教师导师：蒂娜·涅米
主修：地质学
“Enhancing Analytical Techniques for Faster and Accurate Estimation of Microplastic Concentration in Groundwater”
教师导师：Jejung Lee
Johnny Diep | Major: Physics, Computer Science
David Keltner | Major: Physics
“Linking the Atomic and Electronic Structure of Amorphous Silicon Rings”
教师导师：Paul Rulis
Sienna Ficken b|专业：生物学
“Investigation of PKA dependency of Bru1 nuclear translocation in Drosophila muscle”
教师导师：Maria Spletter
奥利维亚·弗里茨b|主修：生物学|辅修：生物技术
“Investigating the Structural Basis of Lomitapide Inhibition of the Ceramide Transfer Protein CERT”
教师导师：姚晓岚
主修：政治学，环境研究
“Swimming Upstream: Water Conflicts as Resource War Outliers”
教师导师：Rebecca Best
Ruweyda Hassan主修：化学，政治学
“Media Framing and its Impact on Muslim Political Ambition”
教师导师：黛布拉·莱特
马克赫尔曼b|六年医学计划
“An Epigenetic Approach to Controlling Cytokine Release Syndrome in CAR-T Cell Therapy”
导师：丹尼尔·斯科特
Sam Herman b|专业：生物学
“Investigation of How Axon Guidance Molecules Operate in a Lineage-Restricted Manner”
教师导师：Haluk Lacin
zkemp |专业：土木工程
“Properties of Kaolin Slurries and Burned Soil: Applications in Post-Wildfire Debris Flow”
教师导师：Megan Hart
CJ Kreeger b|专业：环境科学
“Assessment of Macro- and Microplastic Pollution at Beaches and in Beach Sand on San Salvador Island in The Bahamas”
教师导师：蒂娜·涅米
Rachel Marquart b|专业：地质学
“Characterization of the Elm Branch Shale in Kansas City, Missouri”
教师导师：蒂娜·涅米
Raine Morrigan b|专业：计算机科学
“FocusPocus”
教师导师：Jesse Lowe
Cadao P Nguyen |专业：化学
“Investigation of anti-fogging properties of surfactants”
教师导师：陈晓波
斯宾塞诺曼b|专业：城市规划与设计
“Public Transportation Stop Improvement within Kansas City”
教师导师：Sungyop Kim
主修：金融，政治学
“State Legislative Term Limits and Representational Loss”
教师导师：Greg vonname
主修：心理学，刑事司法，犯罪学
“Dreaming, a Reflection of Mental Health”
教师导师：Westley young gren
Wylie Putnam b|专业：物理，化学
“Characterization of Malassezia pachydermatis Isolates from the Oral Cavity of Kansas Canines”
教师导师：Brooke Esquivel
Alex Rose b|专业：生物，化学
“Solar-Powered Reactor for Clean Energy”
教师导师：陈晓波
Mya Thomas b|专业：地质学
“Field and remote identification of small diameter lava tubes from 1961 lava flow at Askja, Iceland”
教师导师：Alison Graettinger
加布里埃尔·伍斯特b|专业：生物医学工程
“Physics-Driven Force-Feedback Haptics for Augmented Reality Mid-Urethral Sling Surgical Training”
教师导师：Antonis Stylianou