2016 Summer Scholars and Artists
Phillip Cornelius, English. Project title: Messianic Figures in Science Fiction. Mentor: Associate Professor of English Joseph Keith
Jessica De Jesus, integrative neuroscience. Project title: Identification of mtDNA variants in the production of Reactive Oxygen Species. Mentor: Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Heather Fiumera
Jaymes Flournoy, applied physics. Project title: Voltage-Induced Reduction of Graphene Oxide in a Vertical Geometry. Mentor: Assistant Professor of Physics Jeffrey Mativetsky
Erika Harper, anthropology. Project title: Researching and Creating a Kunstmärchen. Mentor: Assistant Professor of Russian Sidney Dement
Stephanie Herlihy, psychology. Project title: Child Performance Aiding Child Development. Mentor: Professor of Theatre Anne Brady
Aidan Papalia, integrative neuroscience. Project title: Organocatalytic Research. Mentor: Assistant Professor of Chemistry Mathew Vetticatt
Matthew Pedersen, psychology and business administration. Project title: The Teaching and Performance of American Musical Theater in Chinese Conservatories. Mentor: Assistant Professor/Director of Musical Theater Tommy Iafrate
Aaron Penzel, business management. Project title: Musical Theater Trip to China with the Open Door Theatre Company. Mentor: Assistant Professor/Director of Musical Theater Tommy Iafrate
Cristina Quinn, sociology and human development. Project title: On the Privatization of a Nation: The Case for Binghamton University. Mentor: Associate Professor of Sociology Kelvin Santiago-Valles
Julie Raab, biochemistry. Project title: Kinetics of PQS Production and OMV Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mentor: Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Jeffrey Schertzer
Lauren Sahlman, English and mathematics. Project title: Creative Activity: Coming of Age and Coming Out: A Collection of Memoirs on Gender Experience, Sexuality and Depression. Mentor: Adjunct lecturer of English Annette Krizanich
Jonathan Salas, Integrative neuroscience. Project title: Information migration in the progression of drug addiction. Mentor: Assistant Professor of Psychology Yao-Ying Ma
Natasha Talukdar, music performance and English. Project title: Apprenticeship in Collaborative Piano with Dr. Joel Harder. Mentor: Assistant Professor of Music Joel Harder
Alexandria Tricoche, biology. Project title: Sequestration of the Lyme Disease Pathogen in Reservoir Hosts: Implications for Human Symptoms. Mentor: Professor of Anthropology Ralph Garruto
Jennifer Troiano, chemistry. Project title: Inorganic Chemistry Research: Fabrication of Polymer Composite Nanofibers for the Degradation of Toxic Organic Pollutants. Mentor: Professor of Chemistry Wayne Jones
Kyle Welch, French language and Arabic. Project title: A Linguistic and Semantic Analysis of Love in the Qur’an. Mentor: Assistant Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies Omid Ghaemmaghami
Matthew Wersebe, biology. Project title: Assisted Evolution: A novel solution to combatting the toxic effects of agro-runoff. Mentor: Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Jessica Hua
Carle Wirshba, integrative neuroscience and music. Project title: Sounds Around, Emotions Within: A Creative and Empirical Exploration of Emotional Characteristics in Musical Composition. Mentor: Assistant Professor of Music Theory Daniel Thomas Davis.