Summer 2025
| REU STUDENT | HOME INSTITUTION | PME GROUP | PROJECT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrita Arora | The University of Texas at Austin | Tirrell | Ribozymes as RNA Catalysts |
| Theo Heron | University of California, San Diego | Meng | Optimizing active material loading in LMFP cathodes for enhanced energy storage |
| John Hong | Delta State University | Nagler | Validating CMA colonization plus sensitization induces tuft cell hyperplasia in a SPF mouse model |
| Kayla Lee | The Cooper Union | Nagler | Characterization of Phasolarctobacterium faecium (P. faecium), a key succinate consumer involved in allergic response regulation |
| Ksenya Mull | Binghamton University | Amanchukwu | Electrocatalytic Palladium Membrane Reactor for PFAS Degradation |
| Marco Piazzi | Georgia Institute of Technology | Ferguson | Computational Molecular Docking for “Forever Chemical” Sensing Using Cyclodextrin-Based Hosts |
Summer 2024
| REU STUDENT | HOME INSTITUTION | PME GROUP | PROJECT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janelle Amegatse | University of Arizona | Amanchukwu | Engineering In-Situ Fluorinated Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries |
| Rebecca Avrutin | Johns Hopkins University | Tirrell | RNA Non-Enzymatic Replication with Citrate-Chelated Divalent Ions |
| Ian Crawshaw | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Yang | Optimizing MnBi2Te4 Growth |
| Madigan Jennison-Henderson | University of New Hampshire | Mendoza | Development and Characterization of a Comprehensive Library for mIFN-γ Binding Affinity |
| Julian Lam | The Cooper Union | Meng | Effects of varying depths of discharge on the stability of Sn anodes for sodium-ion batteries |
| Nikhil Maserang | University of California, Berkeley | Squires | Numerical Modeling of Anti-Brownian Magnetic Feedback Trap |
| Alice Roberson | University of Chicago | Rowan | Metallosupramolecular Liquid Crystalline Polymers: A Super Alternative for Soft Actuators |
| Lauren Robinson | Johns Hopkins University | Hubbell | Engineering Myeloid-Targeting Cytokines to Treat Autoimmune Diseases |
| Rachelle Rosiles | Illinois Institute of Technology | Bernien | Engineering an entanglement demonstrator for applications in quantum science education and research |
| Abhiraman Senthilkumar | University of Maryland at College Park | Ferguson | Diffusion Models for Protein Scaffolding |
Summer 2023
| REU STUDENT | HOME INSTITUTION | PME GROUP | PROJECT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karim Al Zahabi | University of Illinois at Chicago | de Pablo | AI-enabled acceleration of polymer electrolyte simulations |
| Nicole Babineau | University Of Minnesota-Duluth | Esser-Kahn | PLGA Nanoparticles as a Delivery System for Small-Molecule Inducers of Trained Immunity |
| Archit Chabbi | Rice University | de Pablo | AI-enabled design of sustainable polyolefin-like polymers |
| Mallie Fitzgerald | Indiana Wesleyan University | Squires | Single Particle Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Quantum Dots |
| Sarah Goldstein | Vanderbilt University | Chevrier | Colitis protects against drug-induced liver injury |
| April Guo-Yue | Mississippi State University | Mendoza | Validating a Novel Immune Modulation Approach for Monomeric Interferon Gamma (IFNγ) Design Investigation |
| Victor Huang | University Of California, Santa Barbara | Yang | Transport measurements of FeTeSe thin films |
| Grace Kovakas | Auburn University | Tirrell | Engineering Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelles to Treat Cardiovascular Disease |
| Sarah Langham | University Of Florida | Amanchukwu | Optimization of solventless alkali molten salt electrolytes for Lithium metal batteries |
| Benjamin Manning | Kenyon College | Cleland | The Templated-Growth Method using HDPCVD for the Fabrication of Resonators |
| Corinne Motl | Syracuse University | Zhong | Microwave to optical transduction with Erbium doped crystal in 2D and 3D systems |
| Gabriel Velazquez-Quintana | University Of Puerto Rico | Liu | Ion Transport in the Angstrom Scale 2D Channels in a Membrane |
Summer 2022
| REU STUDENT | HOME INSTITUTION | PME GROUP | PROJECT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Brennan | Howard University | Swartz | Lymphatic endothelial ciliation |
| Abbie Clay | Indiana Wesleyan University | Gardel | iLID characterization using optogenetic parameters of light intensity and duration in cells |
| Paola Gonzalez | Dalton State College | de Pablo | Transport properties of ester-linked PE systems for polyolefin destruction processes |
| Jamie Moore | University of California, Santa Cruz | Liu | Na/Li Ion-exchange of nano-LiCoO2in Na-rich solutions |
| Nolan Murphy-Genao | University of Connecticut | Rowan | Liquid crystal elastomer composites |
| Katie Shelmidine | The College of Wooster | Swartz | Investigating the role of lymphatic endothelial cell activated T cells in cancer growth and progression |
| Katrina Sparks | Bryn Mawr College | High | Data analysis to understand color center creation |
| Jon-Edward Stokes | Howard University | Yang | Calibrating data with an angular testing device |
| Danielle Wilson | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Mendoza | Engineering type I interferons to modulate activity |
| John Yang | University of Washington | Ferguson | High-throughput screening of molecular probes to detect water contaminants |
Summer 2021
| REU STUDENT | HOME INSTITUTION | PME GROUP | PROJECT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Ayala | University of Texas at San Antonio | Liu | Nanofluidics with photoactive 2D materials |
| Brenna Bartholomew | University of Virginia | Ferguson | Hierarchical self-assembly pathways of peptoid helical rods and sheets |
| Destini Coleman | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | de Pablo | Building peptide amphiphile micelles for phosphate recovery |
| Isha Hawkins | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Hubbell | Engineering the immune system for cancer and autoimmunity |
| Oscar Rivera | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Amanchukwu | Towards high-energy-density batteries: novel electrolytes design aided by DFT calculations |
| Alex Lindgren-Ruby | Seattle University | Zhong | Understanding the ESR spectra of 166Er3+:Y2O3 |
| Jackie Shen | Amherst College | Mendoza | Computational prediction of affinity-enhancing mutations |
| Jarrod Sitton | Dalton State College | Galli | Electronic structure of defects in oxide materials |
| Natalie Tsang | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | Squires | Engineering multiplexed spectroscopic solutions for single-molecule detection |
| Milla Vesanen | University of Texas at San Antonio | Esser-Kahn/ Ferguson | Data-driven screening of vaccine immunomodulators |