In January, the Office of Undergraduate Research announced 125 SURF Awards for the Spring Semester. Congratulations to all!
College of Engineering & Applied Science
Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Brett Weber working with Jin Li: “Energy and Water Resource Technology for US Air Force”
• Mark Nosonovsky working with Konstantin Sobolev: “Reactive and Nano Powder Concrete Placed Underwater”
• Jason Steffke working with Habib Tabatabai: “Survival Analysis for Fatigue Reliability Assessments”
Electrical Engineering
• Ryan Olson working with Nikolai Kouklin: “Cadmium Arsenide: Vapor-Transport Growth and In-Situ Doping”
Environmental Engineering
• Nathan Krzynski working with Yin Wang: “Modified Ceramic Adsorbents for the Removal of Oxyanion Water Pollutants”
Materials Science & Engineering
• Alexandria Miller working with Nidal Abu-Zahra: “Incorporation of ZnO Thin-Film in Organic Photovoltaic Cells”
• Ismael Coello working with Benjamin Church: “Liquid Film Migration and Corrosion Susceptibility of Aluminum”
• Miguel Jaimes working with Benjamin Church: “Electrochemical Characterization of an Alumina-Forming Stainless Steel”
• Ashwin Betrabet working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Surface Alloying of Materials to Prevent Corrosion and Leakage of Water”
• Kyle Brown working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Surface Alloying and Compositing During Manufacturing of Components for Improving the Corrosion Resistance of Water Industry Components”
• Ahmad Elsharef working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Matrix Micro and Nanocomposites”
• Tyler Jankowski working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Surface Alloying”
• Bich Le working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Self-Healing of Materials and Coatings”
• Bryant Lee working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Surface Alloying and Compositing of Plain Carbon Steels During the Casting Manufacturing Process”
• Sebastian Olaciregui working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Surface Alloying and Compositing of Plain Carbon Steels During the Casting Manufacturing Process”
• Isaac Repinski working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Advanced Materials for Biomedical Applications and Characterization of Advanced Materials”
• Zachary Schwabe working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Surface Alloying and Compositing During Manufacturing of Components for Improving the Corrosion Resistance of Water Industry Components”
• Samuel Sellner working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Surface Alloying and Compositing During Manufacturing of Components for Improving the Corrosion Resistance of Water Industry Components”
• Perry Spott working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Self-Healing of Materials and Coatings”
Mechanical Engineering
• Sidney Brod working with Andrew Dressel: “Bicycle Tire Testing”
• Nathan Manning working with Andrew Dressel: “Bicycle Tire Testing”
• Benjamin Overeem working with Andrew Dressel: “Bicycle Tire Testing”
• Anthony Pierson working with Andrew Dressel: “Bicycle Tire Testing”
• Jacob Tretow working with Andrew Dressel: “Bicycle Tire Testing”
• Harmon Handa working with Mohammad Rahman: “Teleoperation of NAO Robot”
• Jennifer Kovac working with Mohammad Rahman: “Analysis Human EEG and EMG Activites During Upper Extremity Movement for Healthy Individuals”
• Andrew Lascelle working with Mohammad Rahman: “Development of a Dual Arm intelligent Therapeutic Robot”
• Anna Miller working with Mohammad Rahman: “Analysis Human EEG and EMG Activities During Upper Extremity Movement for Healthy Individuals”
• Fidel Sierra-Flores working with Mohammad Rahman: “Modeling and Control of a 4D of Robotic Assistive Device for Hand Rehabilitation”
College of Health Sciences
Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Ala Abdeljaber working with Sabine Heuer: “Experiences of Children and Parents at the Children’s Museum”
• Rebecca Willer working with Sabine Heuer: “Impact of Service Learning Programs on Undergraduate Students Working With Persons of Dementia”
Occupational Science & Technology
• Jared Bonack working with Alyssa Schnorenberg: “Shoulder Joint Kinematics during Weighted Reaching Tasks Preoperative and Postoperative Supraspinatus Repair”
• Kathryn Tercher working with Alyssa Schnorenberg: “A Quantitative Assessment of Balance in Youths with Hypermobile Type Ehlers Danlos Syndrome”
• Vanessa Bravo working with Bhagwant Sindhu: “A Feasibility Study of Using Headspace for Mindfulness Among Individuals Undergoing Surgical Repair of the Rotator Cuff”
• Danielle Hobach working with Bhagwant Sindhu: “A Feasibility Study of Using Headspace for Mindfulness Among Individuals Undergoing Surgical Repair of the Rotator Cuff”
• Madeline Tetzke working with Bhagwant Sindhu: “Impact of Various Psychological Factors on Rehabilitation Outcomes upon People with Lumbar Disorders”
• Amando Barron working with Brooke Slavens: “Evaluation of Wrist Joint Kinematics during Geared Manual Wheelchair Propulsion in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury”
• Benjamin Chapman working with Brooke Slavens: “Evaluation of Foot Pressure in Children with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome”
College of Letters & Science
Biological Sciences
• Leo Bohlman working with Filipe Alberto: “Isolation and Growth of Gametophyte Cultures of the Seaweed Macrocystis Pyrifera”
• Rebecca Holt working with Rafael Rodriguez: “Potentiating Signals in Enchenopa Treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae)”
• Merideth Frank working with Douglas Steeber: “Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Depletion of Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells: Anti-Proliferative vs Cytotoxic Effects”
• Loretha Jack working with Erica Young: “Silicate Cycling and by Freshwater Phytoplankton and Macrophytes”
Chemistry & Biochemistry
• Mia Pillar working with Joseph Aldstadt: “Development of Novel Methods for the Determination of Amphetamines in Forensic Samples”
• Melissa Schussman working with Alexander Arnold: “Characterization of Novel Imidazobenzodiazepines in Respect to CNS Effects”
• Emily Ortega working with Mark Dietz: “Novel “Green” Solvents for the Removal of Toxic Dyestuffs from Wastewater”
• Tory Clearwater working with Muhmun Hossain: “Reaction of Carbonyl Compounds with EDA Catalyzed by HBF4”
• Huy Ju Mun working with Jorg Woehl: “Submicron Silica-PDMS Channels for Single Molecule Tracking and Manipulation”
Criminal Justice
• Mollie Lund working with Tina Freiburger: “Evaluation of Eviction Defense Project”
English
• Taylor Hagenbucher working with Vicki Bott: “Learning about the MPS Graduate Experience at UWM: Focus Groups & Interviews Supporting M3 Initiative”
• Victor Hoel working with Vicki Bott: “Learning about the MPS Graduate Experience at UWM: Focus Groups & Interviews Supporting M3 Initiative”
• Kaitlin Trokan working with Vicki Bott: “Learning about the MPS Graduate Experience at UWM: Focus Groups & Interviews Supporting M3 Initiative”
Geography
• Jared Kuschewski working with Mark Schwartz: “Phenological Observations in Downer Woods”
Geosciences
• Nancy Duque working with Dyanna Czeck: “Microstructural Analysis of the Pulo do Lobo Metasedimentary Rocks Along the Southern Iberian Shear Zone”
• Joshua Reed working with Dyanna Czeck: “Analysis of Microstructural Development in Small-Scale Shear Zones in Gabbro”
• Joseph Martinez working with Margaret Fraiser: “Organism Behavior During the Largest Ice Age of the Last Half-Billion Years”
• Caige Tubic working with Margaret Fraiser: “Quantifying Early Triassic Crinoids”
• Ruth Fenelon working with Tim Grudl: “Assessing the Source of Precipitating Carbon in Laguna Bacalar (Mexico) Using δ13c as a Tracer”
• Scott Litwin working with John Isbell: “Glacial Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Eastern Wisconsin: Glacial Processes During Climate Fluctuations”
• Connor Link working with Shangping Xu: “Quantify Flooding Risks of Root River as a Result of Cimate and Landuse Change Through Hydrologial Simulations”
• Alizar Mughal working with Shangping Xu: “The Investigation of Well Water Chemistry at Cedarburg Bog”
• Joseph Steiner working with Shangping Xu: “Development of Open Source Cloud-based Program for Accurate Estimation of Evapotranspiration”
History
• Margarita Garcia-Rojas working with Jasmine Alinder: “Lands We Share”
• Tiffany Xiong working with Chia Youyee Vang: “Heritage Language Maintenance among Second and Third Generation Hmong Americans”
Linguistics
• Jasen Sonnen working with Anne Pycha: “Using Pupil Dilation to Investigate False Memories for Words”
Mathematical Sciences
• Jacob Beihoff working with Istvan Lauko: “Street-Level Green Index Extracted from Digital Images Covering Milwaukee County to Examine the Relationship Between the General Health and the Green Environment”
• Donggwan Lee working with Lei Wang: “A Polynomial Based Far-Field Expansion for Treecode Algorithm”
Physics
• Bob Aloisi working with David Kaplan: “Proposal to Search Open Clusters for Pulsars”
• Lauren Andrews working with Ionel Popa: “Investigating the Response of PolyproteinHydrogels to Mechanical Forces”
• Sanjna Girdhar working with Ionel Popa: “Engineering of Protein a Antibody Binding Protein Constructs”
• Robert Lindert working with Valerica Raicu: “Development of Software and Applications to Data Analysis of Spectreally Resolved Fluorescence Images”
Political Science
• Ashley Hickey working with Paru Shah: “The Candidate Characteristics Cooperative (C3) Project”
Psychology
• Anya Athan working with Ira Driscoll: “Effects of Alzheimer’s Risk Gene Polymorphisms on Hippocampal Integrity”
• AnnDee Johnson working with Adam Greenberg: “Object-Based Attention: the Role of Visual Field Meridians”
• Hannah Sallmann working with Adam Greenberg: “Behavioral Attention Markers of Chemobrain”
• Erin VandenBosch working with Adam Greenberg: “Object-Based Attention: the Role of Visual Field Meridians”
• Tessa Miskimen working with Deborah Hannula: “Fear Conditioned Attentional Capture”
• Matthew Grutza working with Fred Helmstetter: “Thalamic Inputs to the Amygdala Regulate Fear Memory Retrieval”
• Emily Anhalt working with Bonita Klein-Tasman: “Social Skills in School-Age Children with Neurofibromatosis”
• Marie Enderle working with Bonita Klein-Tasman: “Adaptive Behavior in School-Age Children with Neurofibromatosis-1”
• Geethika Pillai working with Bonita Klein-Tasman: “Psychosocial Functioning of Children with NF1”
• Theresa Mayland working with Tiffany Kodak: “An Experimental Analysis of Verbal Behavior: The Role of Covert Verbal Thinking”
• Lukas Dommer working with Hanjoo Lee: “Association of Thought Suppression Task with Working Memory Performance”
• MaryBeth Groth working with Krista Lisdahl: “Binge Drinking Impact on Verbal Memory Recall in Adolescents and Young Adults”
• Kristen Leer working with Krista Lisdahl: “Rates of Perceived Stress in Substance Using Adolescents and Young Adults”
• Sarah Lehman working with Krista Lisdahl: “Effects of Early Onset Marijuana Use on Executive Functioning”
• Mariah Linske working with James Moyer: “Mechanisms of Learning in the Aging Brain”
• Katherine MacDonald working with James Moyer: “NEURON Exploration Through Python”
• Tamia Williams working with James Moyer: “Neuroprotective Effects of Calcium Binding Proteins in the Brain”
Sociology
• Cedrick Antonio working with Celeste Campos-Castillo:
• Seth Kochheiser working with Celeste Campos-Castillo: “The Sociology of Intergroup Emotions and Support”
College of Nursing
• Abbie Esterline working with Jeanne Erickson: “Exploring Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer”
• Yundan Chen working with Seok Hyun Gwon: “Promotional Environment and Perception of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) among Emerging Adults”
• Miri Yoon working with Seok Hyun Gwon: “Promotional Environment and Perception of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) among Emerging Adults”
• Kim Phan working with Teresa Johnson: “Centering Pregnancy and Impact on Pregnancy, Birth, and Infant Outcomes”
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
Social Work
• Pilar Olvera working with Colleen Janczewski: “Alternative Response in Wisconsin”
Peck School of the Arts
Art & Design
• Sarah Benforado working with Michael Bernard: “Embedded Documentary Photographer and Digital Catalog Designer for Radical Jewelry Makeover: Wisconsin 2018”
• MacKenna Krupa working with Kim Cosier: “ArtsECO/SURF Summer Outreach”
• Payne Counihan working with Jessica Meuninck-Ganger: “Exploring Community: Re-imagining Hanji (Korean handmade paper) Traditions”
• Riley Mahr working with Christopher Willey: “Immersive Media Research”
• Abigail Jensen working with Joelle Worm: “Arts Education Community Ecosystem (ArtsECO)”
Dance
• Molly Kiefer working with Daniel Burkholder: “The Application of Somatic Theory to the Development of a Contemporary Approach to Dance Technique”
• Annie Peterson working with Daniel Burkholder: “The Application of Somatic Theory to the Development of a
Contemporary Approach to Dance Technique”
• Rebecca Whitty working with Daniel Burkholder: “The Application of Somatic Theory to the Development of a
Contemporary Approach to Dance Technique”
• Chelsey Becher working with Simone Ferro: “Sherman Park – Eviction Through Embodied Research”
• Megan Vélez working with Simone Ferro: “Sherman Park – Eviction Through Embodied Research”
• Jimmi Weyneth working with Simone Ferro: “Sherman Park – Eviction Through Embodied Research”
• Katelyn Altmann working with Maria Gillespie: “Between Form and Formlessness: The Economies of Desire”
• Kelsey Lee working with Maria Gillespie: “Between Form and Formlessness: The Economies of Desire”
• Annie Peterson working with Maria Gillespie: “Between Form and Formlessness: The Economies of Desire”
Design and Visual Communication
• Michael Gilligan working with Adream Blair: “Augmented Reality for 3D Sculpting Printing and Wayfinding Application Development”
Music
• Michael McKinnon working with John Stropes: “Legacy of the 1969 and 1970 Ann Arbor Blues Festivals”
Theater
• Audra Cashman working with Rogin Mello: “Killer Green”
• Morganna Milgrim working with Rogin Mello: “Body Talk”
School of Architecture & Urban Planning
• Trevor Georgeson working with Whitney Moon: “Lights, Camera, Inflation: The Warming Hive”
• Cierra Puls working with Kyle Reynolds: “Descriptive Geometry”
• Mark Richter working with Brian Schermer: “Measuring Discoverability Through 3D Visibility Graph Analysis”
• Alexandra Dewey working with Alexander Timmer: “Intensive / Extensive: Representing the Multivalent Reality of Architecture”
• Max Rodencal working with Alexander Timmer: “Learning Through Making: Simulation of Building Physics for Beginning Design Students”
• Abigail Sella working with Alexander Timmer: “Thermal Case Studies: Documentation, Representation, and Dissemination”
• Quincy Drane working with Mo Zell: “Microhousing: the Next Generation of Domesticity”
• Eli Liebenow working with Mo Zell: “Microhousing: the Next Generation of Domesticity”
School of Freshwater Sciences
• Eileen Freres working with Macia Silva: “Developing of Novel Zeolite Based Porous Ceramic Membrane”
• Zahra Gohari working with Macia Silva: “Evaluation of Novel Porous Materials for the Removal of Legionella from Water and Its Anti-Biofilm Properties”
• Basil Hable working with Macia Silva: “Digital In-Line Holographic Microscopy and E. Coli Detection”
• Adam Honts working with Macia Silva: “Digital In-Line Holographic Microscopy and E. Coli Detection”
• Alice Lecus working with Macia Silva: “Novel Porous Material for Removal of PCPPs from Water”
• Kwendo Mwaniki working with Macia Silva: “Novel Sensor for Detection of Suspended Solids and Bacteria in Environmental and Clinical Samples”
• Danielle O’Hagan-Kennedy working with Macia Silva: “Novel Porous Material for Removal of Ammonia from Water”
Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
William Becker working with John Huck: “Quantitative Financial Analysis”
Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health
Public Health
• Diana Rivera working with Mustafa Hussein: “Health Systems and Health Inequalities: A Comparative Analysis of 21 Developed Countries”
• Sara Falline working with Ellen Velie: “Young Women’s Health History Study”