In May, the Office of Undergraduate Research announced 163 SURF Awards for the Summer, 2018. Congratulations to all!

College of Engineering & Applied Science

Biomedical Engineering

Thomas Reina working with Mohammad Rahman: “Human Daily Acitivties of Living Movement Prediction from EMG and EEG Signals”
Eric Bergendahl working with Mohammad Rahman: “Upper Extremity Movement Prediction from EMG and EEG Signals”
Anna Miller working with Mohammad Rahman: “Analysis of Seasoija Human EEG and EMG Activities During Upper Extremity Movement for Healthy Individuals”
Abdifatah Abdishaikh working with Mohammad Rahman: “The Multiple-function Intelligent Robotic Arm”
Heather Jessogne working with Mohammad Rahman: “Modular Robotic Arm”
Yer Xiong working with Mohammad Rahman: “Design and Control of a Robotic Assistive Device for Hand Rehabilitation”
Ahmad Tawabuddin working with Mohammad Rahman: “Modular Robotic Arm”
Nicholas Scannell working with Mohammad Rahman: “Tele-operation of NAO Robot in ROS Environment”
Fidel Sierra Flores working with Mohammad Rahman: “Modeling and Control of a 4Dof Robotic Assistive Device for Hand Rehabilitation”
Garcia Kalongo working with Zhi Zheng: “Galvanic skin response signal acquisition and processing for affective computing”
Catelyn Scholl working with Zhi Zheng: “Motion and speech imitation in socially assistive robots”
Elanna Tingwald working with Zhi Zheng: “Motion and speech imitation in socially assistive robots”

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Liam Brodie working with Hector Bravo: “Preparation and Testing of High-Speed Water Tunnel for Cavitation and Coanda Effect Experiments”
Mark Nosonovsky working with Konstantin Sobolev: “Reactive and Nano Powder Concrete Placed Underwater”
Nancy De Jesus working with Jian Zhao: “Novel Adhesive Anchoring Systems through Engineered Adhesive-Concrete Interface”

Electrical Engineering

Joseph Lentz working with Robert Cuzner: “Short Circuit Fault Protection of DC Microgrid systems”
Hella Willis working with Chiu Tai Law: “Optical fiber coupler for magnetostrictive magnetic field sensor”

Materials Science & Engineering

Andrew Rohlwing working with Nidal Abu-Zahara: “Functionalized Polyurethane Foam Filtration of Arsenic in Water”
Ashwin Betrabet working with Junjie Niu: “SEI evolution induced electrode materials degradation under the influence of different cycling temperature”
Samuel Jadin working with Junjie Niu: “High-rate Germanium Yolk-shell Nanoparticle Anode for LI-ion Batteries and Long Cycle Life and Ultrahigh Capacity”
Jeffrey Becker working with Junjie Niu: “Layered MXene-Sn as a promising anode for lithium ion battery with ultrahigh and stable capacity”
Bryant Lee working with Junjie Niu: “Developing novel adsobents for water purification”
Ashwin Betrabet working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Surface Alloying of Materials to Prevent Corrosion and Leakage of Water”
Tyler Jankowski working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Surface Alloying of Materials to Prevent Corrosion and Leakage of Water”
Perry Spott working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Self-Healing of Materials and Coatings”
Kyle Brown working with Pradeep Rohatgi: “Surface alloying and compositing during manufacturing of components for improving the corrosion resistance of water industry components”
Kari Berna working with Benjamin Schultz: “3D Printed Forms for Producing Low Cost Magnesium Foam Implants”

Mechanical Engineering

Jake Ross Laurent working with Ryo Amano: “Design of Waste Water Treatment Aeration System”
Benjamin Sveum working with Ryo Amano: “Experimental Investigation of Hydroturbine”
Jacob Brewer working with Ryo Amano: “Hydro Turbine Research”

College of Health Sciences

Kinesiology

Rana Nidhi working with Wendy Huddleston: “Brain modeling of eye movements”

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”
Rachel Gremminger working with Alyssa Schnorenberg: “Upper Extremity Joint Kinematics of Adults Pre-Operative versus Post-Operative Rotator Cuff Repair”
Danielle Hobach working with Bhagwant Sindhu: “A Feasibility Study of Using Headspace for Mindfulness Among Individuals Undergoing Surgical Repair of the Rotator Cuff”
Vanessa Bravo working with Bhagwant Sindhu: “A Feasibility study of using headspace for mindfulness amoung individuals undergoing surgical repair of the rotator cuff”
Nicole Vigon working with Brooke Slavens: “Biomechanics of Gait in Children with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome”
Hannah Hellman working with Kris Barnekow: “Development of the Family-centered Autism Navigation Interview”

R2D2 Center

Kathryn Neave working with Dennis Tomashek: “The Role of dynamic vision in balance and fall risk”
Cindy Petros working with Dennis Tomashek: “The Role of dynamic vision in balance and fall risk”

College of Letters & Science

Biological Sciences

Leo Bohlmann working with Filipe Alberto: “Isolation and growth of gametophyte cultures of the seaweed Macrocystis pyrifera”
Westin Knigge working with Jennifer Gutzman: “Identification and Characterization of Nidogen Mutant Zebrafish Embryos”
Jennifer Wendlick working with Jennifer Gutzman: “The Role of Laminin in Mediating Cell Shape During Embryonic Brain Morphogenesis”
Thomas Stancato working with Jennifer Gutzman: “Identification and Characterization of Nidogen Mutant Zebrafish Embryos”
Emily Ruder working with Gerlinde Hoebel: “Visual mate choice in Gray Treefrogs?”
Sanjna Girdhar working with Sergei Kuchin: “Investigating the mechanism of Snf1-Gal83 nuclear localization in response to carbon stress”
Courtney Cazzola working with Julie Oliver: “Assessing Pentetration of Thombus-Targeted Nanoparticles Into Clots Using Silver Enhancement and Light Microscopy”
Adrienne Skillman working with Heather Owen: “Further Examination of the Mendellian and Molecular Genetics of the Arabidopsis thaliana Salk_026354 Line”
Ann Hackl working with Daad Saffarini: “Transposon Mutagenesis in Shewanella Oneidensis”
Brenna Stoddard working with Charles Wimpee: “Seasonal variation in the Vibrio bacterial community in Boca Ciega Bay, Florida”
Antionette Jackson working with Charles Wimpee: “Comparative survey of Vibrio bacteria in sediment, seagrass, and surface water of Boca Ciega Bay”
Samantha Paszkiewicz working with Ching-Hong Yang: “Develop effective biological control of fire blight for organic apple and pear growers”
Hamzah Hamdan working with Madhusudan Dey: “Molecular Insights into Protein Targeting by the Kinase Associated 1 Domain”
Kira Klinkhardt working with Gerlinde Hoebel: “Are the yellow thighs of Gray Treefrogs deimatic displays?”
Alec Huber working with Alexander Arnold: “Investigation of CNS effects of novel imidazobenzodiazepines”
Rafael Muransky working with Rafael Rodriguez: “Hybrid encounters and speciation in Enchenopa treehoppers”
Christine Wiese working with Rafael Rodriguez: “Sexual Communication in Enchenopa Treehoppers”

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Lexie Lanphere working with Joseph Alstadt: “Development of a Flow Injection-Solid Phase Extraction Method for the Analysis of Amphetamines in Forensic Samples”
Mia Pillar working with Joseph Alstadt: “Development of a Flow Injection-Solid Phase Extraction Method for the Analysis of Amphetamines in Forensic Samples”
Brandon Mikulsky working with Alexander Arnold: “Determining the Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain”
Mae Stepanski working with Alexander Arnold: “Safety studies with MIDD0301 in vivo”
Emily Ortega working with Mark Dietz: “Plant-derived “green” solvents for the removal and recovery of toxic dyestuffs from wastewater”
Chris Harris working with Mark Dietz: “Distillable ionic liquids for the micro-scale extraction of organic pollutants from water for subsequent determination”
Ryan Majinski working with M Mahmun Hossain: “A Detailed Study of Acid-Catalyzed Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds with Ethyl Diazoacetate”
Kristen Meyer working with Shama Mirza: “Development and validation of a LC-MS/MS method for quantitative bioanalysis of carmofur and it’s application to pharmacokinetic study in rat plasma”
Hilda Martinez-Ramirez working with Shama Mirza: “Identification of the expression level of Acid Ceramidase (ASAH1) in xenografted zebrafish glioblastoma model”
Marwat Salamin working with Shama Mirza: “Aptamer-Based Probe for the Direct Detection of MMP-9 in Urine for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction in Infants”
Edgar Vargas working with Andrew Pacheco: “Conformational gating in Mycobacterium tuberculosis truncated hemoglobin N”
Matthew Kirchoff working with Alan Schwabacher: “Sensor Project”
Samuel D’Amico working with Alan Schwabacher: “Synthesis of Peptide Bonding Molecules”
Justin Forbes working with Nicholas Silvaggi: “Neutron Diffraction Studies of Streptomyces R61 DD-Peptidase”
Eric Edwards working with Jorg Woehl: “Fiber-tip based chemical sensor development”
Huy Ju Mun working with Jorg Woehl: “Submicron silica-PDMS channels for single molecule tracking and manipulation”
Erika Johansen working with Jorg Woehl: “Investigating the electric double layer using single particle localization microscopy”

Communication

Abigail Childs working with Erin Ruppel: “Conflict Communication in Marriage”
Elizabeth Stolow working with Erin Ruppel: “Conflict Communication in Marriage”
Nancy Martinez Ramirez working with Erin Ruppel: “Conflict Communication in Marriage”

Geosciences

Eli Sutula working with John Isbell: “Logging of Cambrian and Ordovician Strata of the Driftless Area”
Nancy Duque working with Dyanna Czeck: “Geochemistry of the Pulo do Lobo metasedimentary rocks along the Southern Iberian Shear Zone”
Duncan Glasford working with Dyanna Czeck: “Geology and Beer”

History

Sydney Friess working with Rachel Buff: “Documenting Deportation”
Max McHone working with Rachel Buff: “The Huk Rebellion: The Second World War and Intersectional Anti-Imperialism in the Philippines”
Kristoher Strebe working with Nan Kim-Paik: “Contesting the Universal: Korea, UNESCO, and the Transnational Politics of Memory Activism”
Jonathan Zagrodnik working with Amanda Seligman: “The Encyclopedia of Milwaukee”
Paul Newcomb working with Amanda Seligman: “Encyclopedia of Milwaukee”
Jenniffer Ammerman working with Amanda Seligman: “Encyclopedia of Milwaukee”

Mathematical Sciences

Donggwan Lee working with Lei Wang: “Are the yellow thighs of Gray Treefrogs deimatic displays?”

Physics

Nikolaus Prusinski working with Dawn Erb: “Star Formation and Galactic Outflows in the Early Universe”
Azia Barner working with Carol Hirschmugl: “Proposal to search Open Clusters for Pulsars”
Olivia Gloria working with Ionel Popa: “Mechanical and Optical Response of Proteins to Force Studied with Single Molecule Magnetic Tweezers”
Mirko Pavlovic working with Ionel Popa: “Model for single domain protein based-hydrogels”
Max Driftmier working with Ionel Popa: “An analog PID for force clamp rheometry”
Sanjna Girdhar working with Ionel Popa: “Engineering of fluorophore-polyprotein construct”
Bob Aloisi working with Angela Van Sistine: “Proposal to search Open Clusters for Pulsars”

Political Science

Caroline Ho working with Paru Shah: “Primary Elections and the Under-representation of Women and Candidates of Color”
Elizabeth George working with Paru Shah: “Primary Elections and the Under-representation of Women and Candidates of Color”

Psychology

Claire Piehowski working with W. Hobart Davies: “Healthy Media Use in the Family System”
Elizabeth Wanninger working with Ray Fleming: “Effects of Simple Motor Movements on Physiological Activity”
Sarah Phillippi working with Karyn Frick: “E2 mediates wnt/beta catenin signaling in the dorsal hippocampus of female mice”
Randie Alf working with Karyn Frick: “The role of hippocampal-synthesized estradiol in memory consolidation in males”
Beth Ann Lotton working with Karyn Frick: “Role of BDNF in estradiol enhancement of memory consolidation”
AnnDee Johnson working with Adam Greenberg: “Attentional Selection of Auditory Objects”
Hannah Sallmann working with Adam Greenberg: “Effects of Chemotherapy on Behavioral Measures of Attention”
Tessa Miskimen working with Deborah Hannula: “Fear Conditioned Attentional Capture”
Ciara Ayala working with Christine Larson: “Neurobiological Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder”
Kristen Leer working with Krista Lisdahl: “Rates of perceived stress in substance using adolescents and young adults”
Tamia Williams working with James Moyer: “Neuroprotective effects of calcium binding proteins in the brain”
Mariah Linske working with James Moyer: “Mechanisms of Learning in the Aging Brain”
Yael Greenberg working with Rodney Swain: “An Investigation of the Motivational Behavior of a Rodent ADHD Model”
Brittany Larson working with Rodney Swain: “An Investigation on the Role of Astrocytes in Motor-Skill Learning”

Sociology

Hannah Smith working with Aki Roberts: “The Impact of Police Violence on Crime Clearance”

College of Nursing

Baokanhia Xiong 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: “Association between public health nurse workforce factors and health outcomes”
Skyler Longhini working with Seok Hyun Gwon: “Promotional Environment and Perception of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) among Emerging Adults”
Tolu Akande working with Teresa Johnson: “Impact of racial disparities in pregnancy, birth, and infant outcomes among African-American women”
Chinenye Ibekwe working with Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu: “A critical ethnography of the lived experience of female palliative care patients in rural Malawi”

Helen Bader School of Social Welfare

Criminal Justice

Kristen Leer working with Tina Freiburger: “Evaluation of Eviction Defense Project”

Peck School of the Arts

Digital Studio Practice

Joshua Passon working with Nathaniel Stern: “The World After Us: Speculative Media Sculptures”
Olivia Overturf working with Nathaniel Stern: “The World After Us: Speculative Media Sculptures”
Samantha Tam working with Nathaniel Stern: “The World After Us: Speculative Media Sculptures”
Mary Widener working with Nathaniel Stern: “The World After Us: Speculative Media Sculptures”
Natalie Krug working with Emily Berens: “Virtual Classroom Prototype”
Ryan O’Connor working with Christopher Willey: “Immersive Media Lab- Glitch and Six Directions of Movement (6D) Collages”

Film, Video, Animation, New Genres

Hugo Ljunbaeck working with Carl Bogner: “Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival”
Ella Freigang working with Jenny Plevin: “doc|UWM Art Shay Full length Feature Documentary Project”
Elizabeth Johnson working with Jenny Plevin: “doc|UWM Art Shay Full length Feature Documentary Project”
Margaret Rosario working with Jenny Plevin: “doc|UWM Art Shay Full length Feature Documentary Project”
Simone Safian working with Jenny Plevin: “doc|UWM Art Shay Full length Feature Documentary Project”

Music

Nia Keranova working with John Stropes: “Music and Memory: The Capacity of Music to Trigger Memory and Elicit an Emotional Response”

Theater

Nicholas Johnson working with Stephen White: “Alternative Entertainment Design Lighting Control”
Maxwell Lowery working with Stephen White: “Alternative Entertainment Design Lighting Control”
Morganna Milgrim working with Robin Mello: “Body Talk”

School of Architecture & Urban Planning

Kelsey Robinson working with Mark Keane: “www.next.cc”
Teonna Cooksey working with Arijit Sen: “Picturing Milwaukee: The Human Impact of Foreclosure and Eviction”
Bella Biwer working with Arijit Sen: “Taking Back Neighborhoods: Conversations around Place in Milwaukee”
Stephen Cortez working with Arijit Sen: “Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Field School”
Denise Zahran working with Arijit Sen: “Picturing Milwaukee”

School of Freshwater Sciences

Andrew Thompson working with Marcia Silva: ‘Digital In-Line Holographic Microscopy and E. coli detection’
Basil Hable working with Marcia Silva: ‘Digital In-Line Holographic Microscopy and E. coli detection’
Yuting Lin working with Marcia Silva: ‘Evaluation of methods for tailoring the silica cage of natural porous materials’
Zahra Gohari working with Marcia Silva: ‘Evaluation of novel porous materials for the removal of Legionella from water and its anti-biofilm properties’
Eileen Freres working with Marcia Silva: ‘Ceramic Membrane Filter for bacteria and heavy metal removal’
Kwendo Mwaniki working with Marcia Silva: ‘Impact of modified electrodes on boosting power density of microbial fuel cell for effective domestic wastewater treatment’
Matthew Ryther working with Russel Cuhel: ‘Food Web Interrupted: How Many Mussels in a Walleye?’

Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business

Bryan Jensen working with John Huck: “Quantitative Financial Analysis”
William Becker working with John Huck: “Quantitative Financial Analysis”

Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health

Amanda Miller working with Paul Auer: “Genomics of Myelodysplastic Syndromes”
Laura Danner working with Paul Auer: “Genomics of Myelodysplastic Syndromes”
Alexander Fairburn working with Linnea Laestadius: “An e-liquid by any other name: Thematic analysis of flavor names of e-liquid”
Alana Schneider working with Linnea Laestadius: “An e-liquid by any other name: Thematic analysis of flavor names of e-liquid”
Madeline Bruss working with Kourosh Ravvaz: “A study on the use of restaging transurethral resection of bladder for patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer”
Benjamin Grosskreuz working with Kourosh Ravvaz: “A study on the use of restaging transurethral resection of bladder for patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer”

School of Information Studies

Raunak Khaitan working with Jacques du Plessis: “Bridging Fundamental Research to Derivitive Applications with Sensor Technologies”
Emily Lusiak working with Michael Zimmer: “The Zuckerberg Files: Analyzing Mark Zuckerberg’s Discourse on Privacy”