Dean's Distinguished Fellowship
The Dean's Distinguished Fellowship program fosters collaborative research between an undergraduate and a faculty mentor. Students from all College of Science and Health academic programs participate in a range of scientific and scholarly experience. This is a premier and highly selective program that has multiple benefits for students, faculty mentors, and has a significant impact on the overall success of the College of Science and Health. Our goal is to increase the number of fellowship opportunities for our students with the support of our generous donors.
Current Students
Marina Amato*estrauss
Biology: Aquatic Science
Phosphorus use and limitation in biofilms on wood and inorganic substrates in the Upper Mississippi River
* Learn more about Marina's sponsor - Prairie Springs: The Paul Fleckenstein Trust
Ky Ariano*pschweiger
Microbiology
Determining the functional role of the GOX1969 protein in Gluconobacter oxydans
Kyle Baker*jstarck
ESS: Physical Education
Learning to Facilitative Adventure-Based Learning: An Occupational Socialization Perspective
Mary Baumgartner*ncarmosini,gsandland
Biology
Assessing the Influence of Water Chemistry on the Toxicity of a Copper Pesticide (EarthTec® QZ) to an Invasive Aquatic Snail Species, Bithynia tentaculata
Teja Bhimavarapu*ayu
Biology: Biomedical Science
Circadian Rhythm Effect on Oscillation of Gut Bacteria in Wolbachia-free Drosophila melanogaster
Mason Faldet*wgeorge
Mathematics
Thickening the Trefoil Knot
Sean Floersch*cvidden
Statistics: Actuarial Science
Player Tracking for NCAA D3 Soccer to Optimize Training Design
Brady Gagner*egansen
Physics: Dual Degree Engineering
Well-Width Dependence of ZnO MQW All-Optical Switches
Zachary Gephart*dmathias
Computer Science
Task Allocation with Dynamic Task Set in a Self-Organizing Swarm
Jenna Hayes*kgorres
Biochemistry
Effect of Curcumin and Curcumin Derivatives on the Lytic Cycle of Epstein-Barr Virus
Jordan Hoehnen*jbunbury
Geography
Particle Size Analysis of a Lake Sediment Core to Understand Periods of Floods and Droughts in the Upper Midwest Since the Last Glacial Period
* Learn more about Jordan's sponsor - Prairie Springs: The Paul Fleckenstein Trust
Emma Jonas*mmika
Biology: Plant and Fungal
Lepidopteran larval diversity, abundance, and biomass at foraging sites of insectivorous Flammulated Owls (Psiloscops flammeolus) in northern Utah
Dirk Lueck*jkelly
Biology: Environmental Science
Investigation and Mapping of Invasive Non-Native Understory Woody Shrubs in the Driftless Region of Wisconsin
Jason Martin*ssen
Biochemistry
Quantifying the Flooding Characteristics of Gas-Diffusion Layers for use in CO2 Electro-Reduction
* Learn more about Jason's sponsor - Michael McGinley, ’82
Casey McKean*wbungula
Mathematics: Applied
Topological Data Analysis on Ecological Mississippi River Data
* Learn more about Casey's sponsor - Prairie Springs: The Paul Fleckenstein Trust
Halle Pavelski*mhoffman
Biochemistry
Flag-Tag HPIV3 M Proteins as a Tool to Investigate Protein-Protein Interaction in Variant Viral Proteins
* Learn more about Halle's sponsor - Michael McGinley, ’82
Kyle Philpott*mhammers
Biochemistry
Synthesis of a Photoactivated Targeting Drug Conjugate
Lilly Riederer*mhammers
Biochemistry
Assessment of Targeting Element Efficacy and Specificity in Targeted Anticancer Drug Conjugates
Veronica Sannes*estrauss
Biology: Aquatic Science
Abundance of Microplastics in Carpiodes carpio (River Carp Sucker) in the Upper Mississippi River
* Learn more about Veronica's sponsors - Ron and Jane Rada
Tessa Slaby*estrauss
Biology: Aquatic Science
Are microplastics accumulating in the filter feeders of the Upper Mississippi River? An assessment of microplastics in the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha), an important invasive species
* Learn more about Tessa's sponsor - Prairie Springs: The Paul Fleckenstein Trust
Jacqueline Sporie*sking
Biology
Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO/Graphene nanocomposite thin films
Jacy Zajac*talmonroeder
Physics: Biomdical
The Influence of Attentional Focus on Running Mechanics
Dean's Distinguished Fellowship Fund
20 for 20 campaign
Our goal is to establish support for twenty fellowships through donors establishing an endowment fund or a restricted fund to support a student’s opportunity to participate in the Deans Distinguished Fellowship.
