SSAP Awardees

Summer Scholars and Artists Awardees

  • Summer 2026
    • Shania Adams, (Musical Theatre; Africana Studies), Mentor Tommy Iafrate, “Summerstock”
    • Ziv Bolton, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Abbie Chapman, “Oxygen Glucose Deprivation as an In Vitro Model of Hypoxic and Ischemic Injury in Rat Hippocampus Slices”
    • Flora Brill (Linguistics), Mentor Eliyana Adler, “Two Jews, Three Accents”
    • Swapna Chavara, (Biology), Mentor Abbie Chapman, “Investigating neuronal structural and functional changes in the hippocampus from menopause and chronic hypertension”
    • Penny Cerenzio, (Psychology), Mentor Florence Varodayan, “Testing a Pharmacological Drug to Prevent Pro-inflammatory IL-1 Signaling on Chronic Ethanol Consumption and Acute Stress in Mice”
    • Adrian Chobot, (Psychology), Mentor Brandon Gibb, “Forms of Perfectionism and Reward Processing: Performance Benefits and Cognitive Costs in Undergraduate Students”
    • Rebecca Cruz, (Anthropology), Mentor Hilary Becker, “Attribution, Conservation, and Provenance: An Aesthetic & Archival Investigation of “Head of a Male Saint”
    • Jake Ehrhardt, (Cinema), Mentor Daniel Murphy, “Jersey Shore Film Project”
    • Parker (Noah) Gell, (Geography), Mentor Skye Naslund, “New Cold War Developments: An Analysis of Increasing Defense Expenditures in Europe Against the Backdrop of Russo-Ukrainian War”
    • Celeste Iglesias-Baires, (Musical Theater), Mentor Anne Brady, “The Development of the Growing Actress”
    • Seonwoo Kang, (Computational Math), Mentor Weiying Dai, “Mathematical Modeling and Machine Learning of Functional Brain Connectivity in Schizophrenia”
    • Rania Khan, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Daniel Miller, “A Pill to Keep Going: Early Biological Signals of Renal Strain in Young Adults”
    • Ester Klein (English), Mentor Jennifer DeGregorio, “Dream Jobs”
    • Aria Landman, (Environmental Science; Music), Mentor Thomas Powell, “Developing a molecular diagnostic assay for parasitoid wasp identification”
    • Marvin Lee, (Biological Sciences), Mentor John Fetse, “Development of VSRRR-Modified Lipid Nanoparticles for Brain-Targeted Drug Delivery”
    • Saba Majid, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Azadeh Nasuhidenavi, “Investigating the Physiological Role of Apelin Peptide in Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Cardiomyocytes”
    • Chase Mei, (Biochemistry), Mentor John Fetse, “Development of a Dual IL-4Rα/IL-13Rα1 Peptide Inhibitor for Targeted Type 2 Allergy Immunotherapy”
    • Alix O’Connor, (Musical Theatre), Mentor Madeline Harts, “Comparative Analysis of Theatre Education in Italy and the United States”
    • Theodore Poulin, (Cinema), Mentor Magdalena Bermudez, “If You Are Here You Are Lost - A Fine Arts documentary”
    • Samantha Rocke (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Christopher Bishop, “Creation and assessment of novel dual-lesion rat model of Parkinson’s Disease”
    • Kira Sherman, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Lindsey Swierk, “Does color variation mediate antipredator behavior in the striped morph of P. cinereus?”
    • Joseph Tyler, (Biology), Mentor Cait Light, “Investigating the Effects of Outer Membrane Vesicles on Biofilm Dispersion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa”
  • Summer 2025
    • Azriel Apap, (Judaic Studies), Mentor Eliyana Adler, “Overview of Mishkav Zakhar in the Jewish Tradition”
    • Daniel Baneni, (Music), Mentor James Budinich, “EDM Trail Mix: Composing and Live Performance of a New Electronic Music Album”
    • Benjamin Bittner, (History), Mentor Bradley Skopyk, “Aztecs & Viceroyalty of New Spain: Management/Distribution of Food in Central America”
    • Sofie Caballes, (Muscial Theatre), Mentor Tommy Iafrate, “Fostering Musical Theatre Pursuits: Stella Adler Summer Intensive”
    • Bassie Chin, (Art History), Mentor Anatole Upart, “A Survey of the Planning and Architectural Style of Âé¶čÉç and Its Implications for Student Life”
    • Billie Feigin, (Art and Design; Photography), Mentor Kari Varner, “Community of Spirit”
    • Sophia Greggio MĂĄs, (Theatre), Mentor Elizabeth Mozer, “The Woman in the Window - a playwriting project”
    • Autumn Jacobs, (Art History), Mentor Joseph Leach, “Collecting Queers: Potential Clear LGBTQ+ Representation at the Âé¶čÉç Art Museum”
    • Jackie Justo, (Environmental Science; Ecosystems), Mentor Dylan Horvath, “Pause, Reflect, Connect: Appreciating Overlooked Features of the Âé¶čÉç Nature Preserve”
    • Andy Lin, (Biochemistry), Mentor John Swierk, “Exploring Deep Eutectic Solvents to Modify Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactivity”
    • Isadora Luce, (Chemistry), Mentor Julien Panetier, “Computational Modeling of Uranium Photocatalysts for Upcycling Waste Polymers”
    • Misha Muneeb, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Florence Varodayan, “Impacts of excessive norepinephrine release on the cognitive functions of the medial prefrontal cortex”
    • Adriana Papadakis, (Psychology), Mentor Brandon Gibb, “Empathy and Depression”
    • Amari Pavati, (Geography, Classical Civilizations), Mentor Tina Chronopoulos, “The Character of Elagabalus and the Creation of the Historical Record”
    • Alina Rhodes, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Terrence Deak, “Effects of adolescent alcohol and stress hormones on later immune function”
    • Iman Shahbaz, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Florence Varodayan, “Potential sex differences in anxiety-like behaviors and cognitive function following adolescent ethanol drinking”
    • Liam Sullivan, (Chemistry), Mentor Jennifer Hirschi, “Optimization of Organocatalytic Photoredox Catalysis for the Functionalization of Benzofuran Heterocycles”

    SSAP Awardees pose together at their conference in September 2025
    SSAP Awardees at their conference in the Mandela Room in September 2025 | Image Credit: Carissa Bayack.

  • Summer 2024
    • Dahlia Bekong, (Individual Major), Mentor Jennifer Stoever, “homegirl 3000: African Counternarratives Through Space & Time”
    • Philomena Coles-Carruthers, (Biology), Mentor Thomas Powell, “Diversity begets diversity: speciation across trophic levels in goldenrod insect communities”
    • Emily Cook, (Earth Science), Mentor Jeffrey Pietras, “Direct Use Geothermal Heat in Binghamton, NY”
    • Sofia Corsico-SĂĄnchez, (Bio-Earth Sciences), Mentor Adriane Lam, “A Plankton’s View of the Kuroshio Current Extension across the Mid-Piacenzian Warm Period”
    • Henry Eaton, (Chemistry), Mentor John Swierk, “Designing and Testing a Light-Absorbing Molecule that Encourages Chain Reactions and Maximizes the Efficiency of Diels Alder Cycloadditions”
    • Preston Frankel, (History), Mentor Omid Ghaemmaghami, “At Home in a Strange Land: A History of the Migration and Settling of Muslims in New York City and the Southern Tier”
    • Samantha Garnsey, (Biology), Mentor Lindsey Swierk, “Sex differences in visual acuity in a species (Anolis aquaticus) with a complex visual environment”
    • Mako Ikeda, (Integrative Neuroscience; Mathematics), Mentor Sung-Joo Lim, “Neural tracking of speech: investigating the impact of acoustic variability”
    • Carly Jefferson, (Musical Theatre), Mentor Tommy Iafrate, “Trentino Music Festival”
    • Ariela King-Berkman, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Pamela Smart, “Studying Human Biology Through Art”
    • Alison Kryger, (Ecology), Mentor Eliza Grames, “Similarity of plant communities on rock walls to communities above and below”
    • Linda Lee, (Chemistry), Mentor Christof Grewer, “Starving Cancer Cells!-- Monitoring ASCT2 through the Detection of Thiocyanate Anions”
    • Sasha Noble, (Mechanical Engineering; Chemistry), Mentor John Swierk, “Dynamic Tissue Mimicking Phantom Development and Customized Electrospinner Construction”
    • Gabriel Otero, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Ian McDonough, “Exploring the potential mediating role of the Gut Microbiome on Neurocognitive Aging: Insights from fNIRS scans on memory in older adults.”
    • Princess Pokharel, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Anushree Karkhanis, “Adolescent Ethanol Exposure and Single Prolonged Stress Effects on Self Administered Ethanol Consumption”
    • Katherine Poley, (Biology), Mentor Julian Shepherd, “Physiology of the Male Tobacco Hornworm Moth- Investigating Migration and Activation of sperm”
    • Lia Richter, (History), Mentor Sidney Dement, “The Trial of Ann Cooper Hewitt: A Historical Paradigm for Gendered Information Disorder”
    • Leah Rosenheim, (Biology), Mentor Thomas Powell, “The genomics of single vs. multiyear diapause”
    • Emma Sarinick, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Christopher Bishop, “Experimental Serotonin 1A Compounds”
    • Arlene Shaji, (Biology), Mentor Laura Musselman, “Insulin Signaling and Fertility in Long-Lived Drosophila Flies”
    • Abigail Sprague, (Music), Mentor Thomas Goodheart, “Attending the Accademia Vocale Lorenzo Malfatti Program: An Immersion in Italy's Rich Musical Repertoire, Language, and Culture”
    • Katie Vo, (Psychology; Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Florence Varodayan, “Attending the Accademia Vocale Lorenzo Malfatti Program: An Immersion in Italy's Rich Musical Repertoire, Language, and Culture”
    • Chloe Wendling, (Chemistry; Mathematical Science), Mentor Nathan Tumey, “Design and Preparation of Manganese Porphyrin Metallo-Organic Catalysts as ADC Payloads”
    • Qinghong Wu, (Computer Science; Math), Mentor William Hallahan, “Real-World Verification of Rewrite Rules”

    SSAP awardees and their mentors pose at their September 2024 conference
    SSAP awardees and their mentors at the September 2024 conference | Image Credit: Jonathan Cohen.

  • Summer 2023
    • Margaret Agajanov, (English Literature; Creative Writing), Mentor Marvin Diaz, “Effects of Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Kappa Opioid Receptor Expression Across Development in Rats”
    • Tamanna Arora, (Computer Science), Mentor William Hallahan, “Verification of a SAT Solver via GADTs and LiquidHaskell”
    • Riya Bolander, (Psychology; Music), Mentor Sung-Joo Lim, “Investigating the Potential of Incidental Auditory Training for Learning Difficult Seventh Chords”
    • Jennifer Cunneen, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Brandon Gibb, “Rumination and Stress Generation in Youth”
    • Adrian Finney, (Music), Mentor Dan Davis, “De Profundis: A Large-Scale Original Musical Composition for Symphony Orchestra and Voice to be Performed by Members of the Binghamton University Music Department in Fall of 2023”
    • Claire Goldstein, (Psychology), Mentor DeCarlo Logan, “Connection and Reflection Through Art and Poetry”
    • Kaitlyn Hennie, (Theatre), Mentor Elizabeth Mozer, “Stella Adler Studio of Acting Summer Conservatory”
    • Qinza Malik Khan, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Harald Zils, “9 Days in Deutschland”
    • Simona Kobryn, (Psychology), Mentor Richard Mattson, “Attachment, Stress, and Affect on Social Support Perception”
    • Zachary Larson, (Chemistry), Mentor John Swierk, “Determining mechanistic steps of 4-DPAIPN-catalyzed photo-primed redox reactions”
    • Xiaoshun Li, (Biology), Mentor Laura Musselman, “Response Of Long-Lived Flies To Starvation”
    • Lyra Lu, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Lindsey Swierk, “The effects of temperature on rapid body colour change in Anolis aquaticus”
    • Tessa Miller, (Biochemistry), Mentor Tracy Brooks, “The effect of Aminoquinolines on non-canonical DNA structures and their effect on ovarian cancer”
    • Julian Marshall, (Biology), Mentor Kirsten Prior, “Uncovering variation in seed dispersal quality by seed-dispersing ants”
    • Yash Patel, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Anushree Karkhanis, “Impact of adolescent chronic intermittent ethanol and pain on accumbal serotonin”
    • Julian Rostek, (Sociology; Spanish), Mentor Marina Sitrin, “Field Study of Recuperated Worker-Owned Cooperative Workplaces in Argentina”
    • Taleea Tomlinson, (Anthropology), Mentor Tamara Brown, “The Power of Time, Sound and Space”
    • Hetvi Trivedi, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Anushree Karkhanis, “Establishing a model of oxycodone self-administration following adolescent stress exposure”
    • Michael Waxman, (English Literature; Creative Writing), Mentor Sarah Bull, “Creating a Children’s Book”
  • Summer 2022
    • Lisa Foreman, (Political Science), Mentor Mikhail Filippov, “The Aestheticization of International Relations: The Crimea Crisis”
    • Nora Hines, (Environment Science), Mentor Christina Baer, “Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Pollinator Species Throughout Green Spaces in Binghamton, New York”
    • Justin Huczko, (Art History), Mentor Kevin Hatch, “Contemporary Video Art and the Rise of Popular Web Culture”
    • Kevin Jiang, (Biochemistry), Mentor Tao Zhang, “Transfer of Over-the Counter Drugs into Breastmilk”
    • Julia Kaplun, (Linguistics; History), Mentor Sidney Dement, “The Function of the Interview in Linguistic and Anthropological Fieldwork: Its Applicability in Cross-Cultural Data Collection and Analysis”
    • Jacob Lauer, (Mechanical Engineering), Mentor Junghyun Cho, “Uniformity in Conformal Coatings”
    • Alyssa Libonati, (Biochemistry; Spanish Language & Literature), Mentor John Swierk, “Desulfurization of Crude Oils Through the Photocatalytic Oxidation of Thiophene Derivatives”
    • Sean Notely, (Environmental Economics), Mentor Alex Nikulin, “Effective Location and Classification of Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells”
    • Derek Order, (Psychology), Mentor Jennifer Gillis-Mattson, “The Impact of Utilizing Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on Social Interactions Between Children With Autism”
    • Michael Piacquadio,(Biochemistry; Music), Mentor Tony Davis, “Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Methyltransferase Inhibitors to Combat Antibiotic Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections”
    • Mia Rabkin, (Political Science), Mentor Ali Moore, “Tracking Global Supply Chains and Forced Labor in Automotive Industry in XUAR Region”
    • Andres Rojos, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Lindsey Swierk, “Seeing the World Through Their Eyes: Explaining Intraspecific Variation in Water Anole (Anolis aquaticus) Camouflage Using Visual Models of their Predators and Competitors”
    • Patrick Saint Agne, (Sociology; English), Mentor Leslie Gates, “Haitian American Oral Histories”
    • Marcis Scroger, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Florence Varodayan, “Probing Sex Differences in the Noradrenergic LC to mPFC Brain Circuit of Mice”
    • Hailey Sidari, (Psychology), Mentor Tommy Iafrate, “Queer Wants: LGBTQ Characters’ Use of “I Want” Songs in Musical Theatre”
    • Rosa Sicks, (Comparative Literature, English, Spanish)
    • Kristy Tan, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Kirsten Prior, Uncovering Ecological Conditions for Intact Seed Dispersal to Guide Restoration of Resilient Understory Plant Communities”
    • Alejandro Wiltshire, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Guy German, “Wrinkle Formation with Age”
  • Summer 2021
    • Francis Bateman, (Biochemistry), Mentor John Swierk, “Characterizing Heavy Metal Contamination in Red Tatoo Inks Versus Other Colored Links”
    • Evgeniy Batuyev, (Cinema), Mentor Marina Zalesski, “Dvoeverie: Russian upbringing and New York State of Mind”
    • Mary Campbell, (Biology; English Literature), Mentor George Meindl, “Cleaning Chemicals from the Environment Utilizing Mycoremediation: The Capacity of Six Fungi Species to Intercept Perfluorooctanoic Acid”
    • Nathaniel Craig, (Art History; Mathematical Sciences), Mentor Tom McDonough, “Lynda Benglis”
    • Martin Dolan, (Political Science), Mentor Maria-Mercedez Fernandez-Ansejo, “Chicano Identity and Underground Comix in Love and Rockets by Los Bros Hernandez”
    • Gitl-Yeveniya Driker, (Comparative Literature; Russian Studies), Mentor Nancy Tittler, “Who is telling the story and what do they want you to know: How narration works to create a variety of "truths" in literary works”
    • Caesar Ferrari, (Biochemistry), Mentor Caitlin Light, “Investigating the Virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outer Membrane Vesicles Throughout Biofilm Development”
    • Nathan (Benjamin) Gaviola, (Mechanical Engineering), Mentor Michael Elmore, “Small Scale Hydro Electric Generator”
    • Nicolas Gregoris, (Financial Economics), Mentor Hilary Becker, “Institutional Dynamics and the Minting of Coinage: Case Studies in the Ancient Mediterranean”
    • Leif Haley, (Music; Psychology), Mentor Daniel Davis, “Prunella: An Experimental Musical”
    • Kelsey Horn, (Biology), Mentor Jessica Hua, “Does artificial light at night (ALAN) influence the ability of amphibians to change colors?”
    • Catherine (Kate) Marin, (Psychology; Linguistics), Mentor Joseph Leeson-Schatz, “A Politics of Resistance for the Digital Age”
    • Samuel Meyer, (Sociology), Mentor Joseph Leeson-Schatz, “A Politics of Resistance for the Digital Age”
    • Andrew Salisbury, (Graphic Design), Mentor Alessandro Segalini, “Reed This: An Account of the Broad Nibbed Pen and the Shift in Cultural Paradigms”
    • Samantha Sylvain, (Biochemistry), Mentor Timothy de Smet, “A Comparative Study of the Non-Target Effects and Virulence of M.Anisopliae, L.Muscarium, and V.Lecanii Against Laricobius Species L.Osakensis and L. Nigrinus Estivating Adults”
    • Andrew Werner, (Biochemistry), Mentor Susan Flynn, “Monitoring concentration dependence of beta-amyloid plaque aggregation in a neuronal system and cellular viability the presence of neurotransmitter transporters.”
    • Sydney Werner, (Comparative Literature; Russian Studies), Mentor Richard Hajarizadeh, “How Virginia Woolf's disruptive, narrative representation of time allows for identity to be represented differently.”
    • Daniel Wheeler, (Biochemistry), Mentor Nathan Tumey, “Design, synthesis, and evaluation of high-potency toll-like receptor agonists”
    • Hannah Wojcik, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Terrance Deak, “Fever as a measure of functional differences in immune response between adolescent and adult rats”
    • Celia Woodruff, (Philosophy Politics and Law), Mentor Amber Simpson, “Understanding the Emotional Impacts of Eating Disorder Treatment on Family Members”
  • Summer 2020
    • Romel Adams, (English), Mentor Jennifer Stoever, “Abjection for the sake of representation: An analysis of Afro-queer identities”
    • Andrew Ajaka, (Theatre), Mentor Tommy Iafrate, “Research in Theatre Performance at the Circle in the Square Conservatory”
    • Felix Aung, (Biochemistry), Mentor Susan Bane, “Incorporating Unnatural Amino Acid 2fBPA into Biological Systems”
    • Ezra Beede, (History; Philosophy Politics and Law), Mentor Shay Rabineau, “Tracking the diaspora: a Documentary History of Jewish Europe”
    • Gabriel Chen, (Giophysics), Mentor Alex Nikulin, “Automated UAS Aeromagnetic Surveys to Detect MBRL Unexploded Ordnance”
    • Evan DaPrano, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Terrance Deak, “Differential Gene Expression in Microglia after Adolescent Alcohol Exposure”
    • Michael Georgescu, (Psychology), Mentor Jinfeng Jiao, “Odd and Even Number Effects on Consumer Behavior and Decision Making & Healthcare Decision Making Theories and Application”
    • Julia Giacinto, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor David Werner, “The Effect of Adolescent Alcohol Conditioned Taste Aversion on Adult Social Drinking in Rat Model”
    • Justin Howe, (Biological Chemistry), Mentor Nathan Tumey, “Utilizing Targeted Drug Therapy To Deliver Inhibitors of IRAK4”
    • Maggie Koekkoek, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Tracy Hookway, “Mechanical testing of 3D constructed hPSC-CM rings in varying ECM protein environments”
    • Sarah Kromer, (Chemistry; Economics), Mentor John Swierk, “Photophysics of Tricarbadecaboranyl Metal Complexes”
    • Gregory Kyro, (Chemistry; Biochemistry), Mentor Alistair Lees, “Photochemical analysis of variable anion recognition sites in phosphorescent rhenium (I) polypyridyl-based sensors”
    • Doug Laura, (Creative Writing; English), Mentor Gokhan Ersan, “Illustrative Interdependence”
    • Abigail Lilly, (Environmental Science), Mentor Timothy de Smet, “Using Remote Sensing to Create a Predictive Model of Disease-Carrying Ticks in Anthropogenic Landscapes”
    • Josh Lok, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Ying Wang, “3D-printed rocker platform that provides programmable flow profiles and live-cell imaging capabilities”
    • Andrew Lupinski, (Cell and Molecular Biology), Mentor Thomas Powell, “The evolution of body shape and the origin of species: a morphometric analysis of Aphaenogaster ants along the speciation continuum”
    • Hannah Matias, (Sociology), Mentor Joshua Price, “Reforming the Broome County Jail”
    • Mike Messina, (Political Science, Physics), Mentor Nicholas Kaldis, “APIA Writing the First Asian-American Social Thriller”
    • David Moraga, (Biochemistry), Mentor Sozanne Solmaz, “Independant Study on Nuclear Transport Mechanisms”
    • Sylvia Niemann, (Theatre; Biology), Mentor Thomas Kremer, “Exploration through empathy, imagination, and self-expression: Acting through the conservatory and beyond”
    • Darby O’Keefe, (Systems Science and Industrial Engineering), Mentor Christopher Greene, “Utilization of Industry 4.0 in the Manufacturing & Service Sector: Autonomous Robots (Cobots)”
    • Reef Ossandon, (Biochemistry), Mentor Mathew Vetticatt, “Mechanistic Investigation using the Kinetic Isotope Effect”
    • Julia Schildwachter, (Psychology), Mentor Elizabeth Anderson, “Healthy Habits for Busy Bodies: Nutrition and Exercise in Childhood Development”
    • Will Smisko, (Ecology Evolution and Behavioral Science), Mentor Kirsten Prior, “Climate Change Impacts on Functionally Important Species Interactions”
    • Gillian Su, (Chemistry), Mentor Chuan Jian Zhong, “Simultaneous Diagnosis and Treatment of CEA Cancer Toxin by Gold-Silver Alloy Nanoparticles”
    • Serena Tycko, (Biology; Studio Art), Mentor Caitlin Light, “The Art of Science Communication: Creating a Children's Storybook about Beneficial Bacterial Communities”
    • Rachel Verdi, (Biology), Mentor Jessica Hua, “Microbiota and its Role in Animal Communication: Why are some individuals more susceptible to enemies?”
    • Estee Wagner, (Integrative Neuroscience; Art and Design), Mentor Colin Lyons, “Neuroaesthetics focusing on Portraiture and Visual Stimulus”
    • Kelly Wuthrich, (Biology), Mentor Lindsey Swierk, “Taking the heat: Are water anoles (Anolis aquaticus) changing their courtship behavior in response to deforestation-related increases in temperature and light?”
  • Summer 2019
    • Brittany Brems, (Biochemistry), Mentor Nathan Tumey, “Cell specific delivery of dexamethasone for the treatment of inflammatory diseases”
    • Jaclyn Chizner, (Graphic Design; Human Development), Mentor Kevin Lahoda, “Chemical Stories on the Periodic Table”
    • Peter Farquharson, (Art History; English), Mentor Pamela Smart, “Reconciling Modernity: Considering Urban Art in Contemporary Latin America”
    • Alexander Fogarasi, (Biomedical Engineering; Chemistry), Mentor John Swierk, “Investigation of electrodeposited iron films as effective NRR catalysts for ammonia synthesis”
    • Bridget Jules, (Psychology), Mentor Richard Mattson, “Attitudes towards Sexual Assault: The Influence of Athletic Background on Perceptions of Rape”
    • Avery Lieber, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Caitlin Light, “Investigating Virulence of Outer Membrane Vesicles During P. aeruginosa Biofilm Development”
    • Rhea Marfatia, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Marvin Diaz, “Effects of Prenatal Methadone Exposure in Sprague Dawley Rats on Neurodevelopment across Ontogeny”
    • Thomas McPartlon, (Chemistry), Mentor Ming An, “Biophysical Characterization of Membrane Active pHLIP Peptides with Higher Insertion pH”
    • Eleonora Recio, (Mechanical Engineering), Mentor Congrui Jin, “On the Applicative Potential of Using Superabsorbent Polymers to Absorb Leachate”
    • Brianna Sander, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Jessica Hua, “Host-Parasite Interactions in the Presence of Microplastic Contamination”
    • John James Santiago, (Art History), Mentor James Bohary, “Painting Like the Impressionists”
    • Bren Stace, (Music), Mentor Daniel Thomas Davis, “VP: A Vocal Percussion Operetta for the Human Body and Digital Instruments.”
    • Michelle Terry, (Integrative Neuroscience; Spanish Literature and Language), Mentor Jeffrey Schertzer, “Investigation of Genetic Mechanism Responsible for c-di-GMP Regulated Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal Production”
    • Keith Tirpak, (Mathematical Physics; Actuarial Science), Mentor Louis F. Piper, “Analyzing Properties of Ti2O3”
    • Michael Toledano, (Biochemistry), Mentor Heather Fiumera, “My Mitochondria Matters: Analyzing the underlying gene expression in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae with native and synthetic mitochondria that cause decreased fitness.”
    • Kelly Young, (Geography; Environmental Studies), Mentor Timothy de Smet, “The Use of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing in the Detection, Monitoring and Prediction of Harmful Algal Blooms”
    • Linda Zheng, (Philosophy, Politics, and Law; Environmental Studies), Mentor Sidney Dement, ““Stone, Wood, Fire: Remembering the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan and Binghamton”
    • Zion Baldwin, (English; Creative Writing), Mentor Leo Wilton, “Marijuana to death pipeline: Affects of Marijuana usage on Black Teens”
  • Summer 2018
    • Bridget Alber, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Gretchen Mahler, “Investigating the Source of Increased Proliferation in the Aortic Valve in the Presence of Chondroitin Sulfate.”
    • Margarita Ashkinazi, (Psychology), Mentor Richard Mattson, “The Mediating Effects of Body Image and Self-Esteem on Relationship Satisfaction: The Role of Partner Commentary and Sexual Satisfaction”
    • Zoe Barash, (Ecology; Evolutionary Biology), Mentor Miranda Kearney, “A comparison of soil structure and function in wetland soils dominated by a native (Typha latifolia) and invasive (Phragmites australis species)”
    • Rachael Behler, (Chemistry), Mentor Sozanne Solmaz, “Characterization and purification of human nesprins”
    • Michael Coyle, (Integrative Neuroscience; Biochemistry), Mentor Chris Bishop, “Interrogating D3 Receptors in a Transgenic rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease”
    • Laryssa DeMarco, (History), Mentor Sidney Dement, “Soviet Childhood: A Series of Short Documentaries”
    • Morgan Eyler, (Chemistry), Mentor Puja Goyal, “Charge storage in quinone crystals in aqueous batteries”
    • Jacob Friedman, (Management Information Systems), Mentor Jinfeng Jiao, “Please Forman Orderly Line: The Effects of Herd Mentality on Financial Risk Taking”
    • Rebekah Goetz, (Cell and Molecular Biology), Mentor Caitlin Light, “Investigating conserved genes impacting biofilm growth and development”
    • Holden Gunster, (Theatre Design), Mentor Laura Hawkes, “Scene Design Work and Assistantship”
    • Emily Jelen, (Biology; Art History), Mentor Julia Walker, “Moorish and Moorish Revival Synagogue Architecture: Community and Style, Past and Present”
    • Michael Kozma, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Chuan-Jian Zhong, “Development of an Interleukin-6 Biosensor”
    • Peter Mastracco, (Physics), Mentor Manuel Smeu, “Computational Study of grafted PEDOT”
    • Dyllan May, (Biology; Environmental Studies), Mentor Jessica Hua, “Larval Anuran Fitness Consequences of Light Intensity”
    • Corey Orlik, (Physics), Mentor Bonggu Shim, “Probing Ferroelectric Bismuth Ferrite via Second-Harmonic Generation Spectroscopy”
    • Wyatt Parker, (Environmental Studies; Ecosystems), Mentor Kirsten Prior, “Impact of Forest Edge on Biotic Interaction in Forest Understory Herbaceous Layer”
    • Ellie Plotkin-Kaye, (Environmental Studies; Biology), Mentor John Titus, “Potential Forest Restoration: Examination of White Tailed Deer and pH Effects”
    • Liz Sierra, (Theatre: Acting/Directing; Spanish), Mentor Elizabeth Mozer, “The Actor’s Classroom”
    • Christine Skorupa, (Theatre), Mentor Tommy Iafrate, “Theatre Summer Conservatory at Stella Adler Studio of Acting in NYC”
    • Samantha Wong, (Environmental Studies), Mentor Jeffrey T. Pietras, “Analyzing Organic Crop Stress Using Remote Sensing”
  • Summer 2017
    • Jieen Bae, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Peter Huang, “Lung-on-a-chip: Analyzing Epigenetic Effects of PM2.5 on Human Lung Cells”
    • Kara Bilello, (English; Creative Writing), Mentor Leslie Heywood, “I Am Worthy: A Memoir on Living with Anorexia Nervousa”
    • Gretchen Bogan, (Anthropology; English), Mentor Barrett Bowlin, “Waveland, MS: A Novel”
    • Grace Clark, (IMP; Philosophy), Mentor Christopher Morgan-Knapp, “Capitalist Values and Approaches to Learning”
    • Dennis Dempsey, (Physics), Mentor Bonggu Shim, “Laser Micromachining of Waveguides Using a Femtosecond Laser”
    • William Frazer, (Geophysics), Mentor Molly Patterson, “Testing the utility of lipid-based sea surface temperature proxies in polar regions throughout the Cenozoic”
    • Jessica Funnell, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Gretchen Mahler, “The role of the gut microbiome after nanoparticle exposure to the intestinal epithelium”
    • Alec Gaspary, (Biology), Mentor Heather Fiumera, “Mitochondrial Epistasis in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae”
    • Jonathan Gelerneter, (English), Mentor Shay Rabineau, “The Adler Scrolls, A Novella”
    • Margaret Girardi, (English; Creative Writing), Mentor Liz Rosenberg, “A Collective of Creative Short Stories”
    • Heather Giza, (Biochemistry; Art Studio), Mentor Ming An, “Study of pHLIP variants, D33N, D31N, D25N, D14N”
    • Jared Jaeger, (Biology), Mentor Jessica Hua, “Salt and Invasions: The Effects of Invasive Species and Salt on Further Invasions”
    • Sungjin Kim, (Biochemistry), Mentor Mathew Vetticatt, “Mechanistic Study of Suzuki Cross-coupling Reaction”
    • YongHoon (Nathan) Kwon, (Psychology), Mentor Kenneth Kurtz, “Mathematical Formalization of the Divergent Autoencoder (DIVA) Artificial Neural Network”
    • Ching Long Leon Lam, (History; Political Science), Mentor Wendy Wall, “Ronald Reagan’s Cold War: A Case Study of the American Invasion of Grenada”
    • Margaret Leisenheimer, (Theater), Mentor Anne Brady, “Shakespeare & Company’s Summer Training Institute”
    • Benjamin McLauchlin, (Graphic Design; Environmental Studies), Mentor Frank Chang, “Interactive Environmental Art Exhibition”
    • Timothy Morris, (Environmental Studies; Geology), Mentor Kirsten Prior, “The Ecological Implications of Ants as Seed-Dispersing Vector”
    • Magdalena Palac, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor David Werner, “The Influence of the GABAA-R subunit on the Premature Inhibition Caused By Adolescent General Anesthesia Exposure”
    • Melissa Popeil, (Physics), Mentor Louis Piper, “Engineering Metal Oxides: The Future of Water Splitting”
    • Abu Rahat, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Howard Chang, “Modeling ALS in C. elegans: The effects of trf-1 and traf-1 on eliminating protein aggregates under oxidative stress in the brain.”
    • Zachary Ritter, (Music), Mentor Daniel Davis, ““The Old Style” in a new way: bringing traditional Irish singing style to contemporary classical composition”
    • Rose Simon, (BFA Design), Mentor Gokhan Ersan, “Fine Art and Science of Glass”
    • Emily Spina, (Philosophy, Politics & Law), Mentor Jean Quataert, “Gender, Sexual Violence, and International Law at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, (1994-2015): An Incomplete Revolution”
  • Summer 2016
    • Phillip Cornelius, (English), Mentor Joseph Keith, “Messianic Figures in Science Fiction”
    • Jessica DeJesus, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Heather Fiumers, “Identification of mtDNA variants in the production of Reactive Oxygen Species”
    • Jaymes Flournoy, (Physics), Mentor Jeffrey Mativetsky, “Voltage-Induced Reduction of Graphene Oxide in Vertical Geometry”
    • Erika Harper, (Anthropology), Mentor Sidney Dement, “Researching and Creating a KunstmĂ€rchen”
    • Stephanie Herlihy, (Psychology), Mentor Anne Brady, “Child Performance Aiding Child Development”
    • Adam Neu, (Mechanical Engineering), Mentor Congrui Jin, “Eigenvalue Problems of PDEs using Numerical Met”
    • Aidan Papalia, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Matthew Vetticatt, “Organocatalytic Research”
    • Cristina Quinn, (Sociology; Human Development), Mentor Kelvin Santiago-Valles, “On the Privatization of a Nation: The Case of Âé¶čÉç”
    • Julie Raab, (Biochemistry), Mentor Jeffrey Schertzer, “Kinetics of PQS Production and OMV Formation in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa”
    • Jonathan Salas, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Yaoying Ma, “Information mitigation in the progression of drug addiction”
    • Natasha Talukdar, (Music; English), Mentor Joel Harder, “Apprenticeship in Collaborative Piano with Dr. Joel Harder”
    • Alexandria Tricoche, (Biology), Mentor Ralph Garruto, “Sequestration of the Lyme Disease Pathogen in Reservoir Hosts: Implications for Human Symptoms”
    • Jennifer Troiano, (Chemistry), Mentor Wayne Jones, “Inorganic Chemistry Research: Fabrication of Polymer Composite Nanofibers for the Degradation of Toxic Organic Pollutants”
    • Kyle Welch, (French; Arabic), Mentor Omid Ghaemmaghami, “A Linguistic and Semantic Analysis of Love in the Qur’an”
    • Matthew Wersebe, (Biology), Mentor Jessica Hua, “Assisted Evolution: A novel solution to combatting the toxic effects of agro-runoff”
    • Carle Wirshba, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Daniel T. Davis, “Sounds Around Emotions Within: A Creative and Empirical Exploration of Emotional Characteristics in Musical Composition”
  • Summer 2015
    • Anthony Aprile, (Creative Writing; Marketing), Mentor Liz Rosenberg, “Leonine: A Novel”
    • Meghan Bell, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Ming An, “Study of pHLIP in Cell Cultures”
    • Jaineba Chang, (English), Mentor Patricia Lespinasse, “Tallawah: A Novel”
    • Jacqueline Clark, (Biology), Mentor Carol Miles, “Neural Origin of Chewing Inhibition in Manduca sexta”
    • Jesse Cole, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Marvin Diaz, “Investigating the Link Between Early Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders”
    • Christopher Coogan, (Biomedical Engineering), Mentor Seokheun Choi, “Synthetic Biology and Biosensing”
    • Thomas Costello, (Psychology; Philosophy), Mentor Steven Lynn, “Determinism, Free Will, and Depression: How philosophical systems of belief may change the way we process emotions.”
    • Timothy Crump, (Cell and Molecular Biology), Mentor Jeffrey Schertzer, “Detection of Viable Mycobacterium Avium Paratuberculosis in Commercially Pasteurized Whole Milk by Culture Methods and qPCR with Propidum Monoazide Treatment”
    • Elodie Eid, (Environmental Studies), Mentor John Titus, “Effects of Deer Overpopulation at Âé¶čÉç"
    • Sara Hobler, (History), Mentor Sidney Dement, “Gender and Revolutionary Russian”
    • Tara Jackson, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Monte McCollum, “Auditory Illusions”
    • Jingwei (Anna) Li, (Cinema; Math), Mentor Tomonari Nishikawa, “From the Stars – Documentary about Autistic People in China”
    • Kyle Loftus, (Biochemistry; Economics), Mentor Sozanne Solmaz, “Uncovering the Molecular Mechanism for G2-phase Dynein Recruitment to the Cell Nucleus”
    • Jon Mermelstein, (History), Mentor Kent Schull, “American Oil Companies in the Middle East: A Predecessor to US Imperialism”
    • Danielle Nigro, (Theatre), Mentor Anne Brady, “Six-week Summer Acting Intensive and Devised Performance Piece”
    • Anita Raychawdhuri, (English), Mentor Barrett Bowlin, “Defining Ourselves and Outlining Our Lives”
    • Colin Roth, (Art History), Mentor Julia Walker, “Social Values as Defined by the Architecture of Stadiums”
    • Michael Rulli, (English; Creative Writing), Mentor Joe Weil, The Creation and Development of a Superstar: On Stage and On the Page”
    • Christian Salazar, (Biology), Mentor Chuan-Jian Zhong, “Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles with Protein and Antibody”
    • Hoang (Peter) Ta, (Bioengineering), Mentor Pong-Yu Huang, Stochastic Modeling of EndMT and Cell Migration and its Role on the Calcification of Aortic Valves”
  • Summer 2014
    • Giavana Buffa, (Biology), Mentor Ralph Garruto, “The Association between Newly Developed Behavioral Mechanisms and Increasing Blood Pressure in Transitional Communities in Vanuatu”
    • Rajesh Burela, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Gretchen Mahler, “The Role of Digestion on Nanoparticle Physical and Chemical Properties”
    • Evan Flury, (History; Music), Mentor Daniel T. Davis, “War and Consequence: A Chamber Opera”
    • Caitlin Gotimer, (Music-Vocal Performance), Mentor Thomas Goodheart, “Apprenticeship in Voice in Preparation for the Chautauqua Institute”
    • Marcella Green, (English; Art Studio), Mentor Costa Sakellariou, “Between Scylla and Charybdis: A Visual Study of Hydrofracking”
    • Diandra Hassan, (Biochemistry), Mentor Seokheun Choi, “Monitoring Ciradian Rhythms in Bacteria”
    • Zhongzhou Huang, (Mechanical Engineering), Mentor Changhong Ke, “Mechanical Properties of Carbon and Boron Nitride Nanotubes-based Polymer Nanocomposites”
    • Zachary Lebens-Higgins, (Physics), Mentor Louis Piper, “Growth and Characterization of Tin Oxides”
    • Eric Lee, (Medieval Studies; History), Mentor John Chaffee, “Corruption and Bureaucracy in the Song Dynasty: A New Political Culture and Tradition”
    • Alexander Leiss, (Cinema; Studio Art), Mentor Barrett Bowlin, “Banners in the Sky Documentary Film”
    • Brandon Lew, (Integrative Neuroscience; Physics), Mentor Lisa Savage, “Linking Alterations in Neurotrophins to Reduced Brain Plasticity Due to Binge Alcohol Treatment in Adolescent Brain”
    • Veronica Mantilla, (Chemistry), Mentor Mathew Vetticatt, “Isotope Effects and Mechanism of Cu(11) bromide Catalyzed alpha-Amination of Ketones”
    • Samantha Meadows, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Chris Bishop, “Modulation Serotonin Function to Optimize Dopamine Replacement Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease”
    • Shenny Molina, (Sociology; LACAS), Mentor Kelvin Santiago-Valles, “(Re)defining ‘Gangs’: the parallels between Mara Salvatrucha (1980-2004) and the Untied States Marine Corps (2001-2011)
  • Summer 2013
    • Ilana Ben-Ezra, (History; Political Science), Mentor Elizabeth Casteen, “A Medieval Identify Crisis: An Exploration of French and English Identities in Light of Jewish Expulsions”
    • Joshua Chorman, (English; Cinema), Mentor Ariana Gerstein, “Sustained Glancing: Road-Kill”
    • Chunhui Dai, (Electrical Engineering), Mentor Seokheun Choi, “Micro-sized Bacteria-powered Battery”
    • Sarah Davis, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor Ralph Garruto, “Familial associated neurological disease trends in sub-population of female chronic Lyme disease patients”
    • Matthew Epstein, (Bioengineering), Mentor Gretchen Mahler, “Computational Modeling of Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transformation”
    • Ray Futia, (Cell and Molecular Biology), Mentor Heather Fiumera, “Mitochondrial Population Structure of Wild Yeasts”
    • Joy Hallmark, (Integrative Neuroscience), Mentor [unknown], “Targeting serotonin receptors for the improvement of dopamine replacement therapy in Parkinson’s disease”
    • Jin Woo Lee, (Mechanical Engineering), Mentor Peter Huang, “Sterilization of Catheters Using Optically Heated Gold Nanorods”
    • Mallory Mecca, (Sociology; Economics), Mentor Kelvin Santiago-Valles, “Bombs and Books: The Militarization of the University”
    • Mike Miller, (History), Mentor Elisa Camiscioli, “Race and Racial Ideologies in Twentieth-Century France and the United States”
    • Patrick Schechter, (Cinema; Psychology), Mentor Tomonari Nishikawa, “Documentary Film on the Marconi Tower”
    • Joel Thomas, (Cell and Molecular Biology; Philosophy), Mentor Anne Clark, Retrospective Analysis of American Crow Lineages in Urbanizing Populations
  • Summer 2012
    • Adaeze Azie, (Biochemistry), Mentor Koji Lum, “Some Chickens Want to Fight and Others are Just Too Chicken”
    • Ashley Cabrera, (Graphic Design), Mentor Wesley VanDunk, “Designing Tee Shirts”
    • Leanne DeLosh, (Psychology), Mentor Kevin Wright, “Get Dirty”
    • Philip Emeritz, (History), Mentor Andrew Scholtz, “Romanization Through Currency”
    • Melissa Fuchs, (Human Development), Mentor Elizabeth Carter, “Progressive Complementary Sex Education for Grades K-12”
    • Joshua Gathany, (Philosophy), Mentor Randy Friedman, “The Varieties of Inhumanist Experience: A Study in Christian Universalism”
    • Nora Holt, (Geological Sciences; Chemistry), Mentor Tim Lowenstein, “Seawater Chemistry of the Carboniferous”
    • Sarah Kapitko, (History), Mentor Wendy Wall, “International Crime and Punishment”
    • Ryan Kenyon, (Geology), Mentor Peter Knuepfer, “Extension of the Flood Record of Upper Susquehanna back to Pre-Historic Times”
    • Matthew Matyus, (Psychology), Mentor Kenneth Kurtz, “Cognitive Models of Unsupervised Category Learning”
    • Leonard Simmons, (Philosophy, Politics and Law; Political Science), Mentor Charles Goodman, “Mental Missteps: Psychological Distortions and Rational Decision Making
    • Samantha Stern, (Chemistry), Mentor Wunmi Sadik, “Verifying Flavonoid Effects on COX-2 and iNOS Using Western Blotting”
    • Chik Shun Tsui, (Physics; Graphic Design), Mentor George Dugan, “Dingle Summer Art”
    • Steven Vayalumkai, (Biological Sciences), Mentor Anthony Fiumera, “The effects of cadmium on Drosophila Melanogaster °ù±đ±è°ùŽÇ»ćłÜłŠłÙŸ±ŽÇČÔ”
    • Paul Watrobski, (Electrical Engineering), Mentor Vladimir Nikulin, “Design of Reluctance Drives”
    • Jinya Xu, (Psychology; Economics), Mentor Steven Lynn, “A Survey and Analysis of Current Situation of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy in China”