More than 270 UWM students from across disciplines presented results of their research from this academic year at the annual symposium sponsored by the UWM Office of Undergraduate Research on April 28.
The projects included oral, performance and poster presentations on a range of topics – from sustainable neighborhoods to the effect of meditation on heart health after anger.
The work on view at the symposium represented only a portion of the undergraduate research going on across campus. Every year, between 750 and 900 undergraduates work directly with faculty on various kinds of projects.
About half of these students receive academic credit for their work, said Kyla Esguerra, deputy director of the Office of Undergraduate Research. The others are paid through external and internal grants, including the Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows grants awarded by the OUR.
Ribbons of merit went to the following 12 teams:
Chemistry
- Adam Aleiou
Dance
- Emily Bartsch, Kayla Flentje, Chantee Kelly, Nicole Lagenfeld, Countess Olivia Valenza, and Natalie Moss
Mechanical Engineering
- Ameralys Correa
Biological Sciences
- Lily Gierke
- Jennifer Wendlick
- Sarah Sarich, Majdulin Nabil Istiban, and Samantha L. Skorlinski
Psychology
- Rachel Gremminger
- Madeline Kallenbach
- Sarah Philippi
- Gabriella Van Den Elzen
Freshwater Sciences
- Matthew Ryther
Art & Design
- Madison Dawne Tebo
And the winner of the student vote for Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year was Arijit Sen, associate professor of architecture, who mentored seven individual undergrad researchers in this year’s symposium.
