Office of Student Research
Tracking Wildlife Through New Technology
For Lauren Sigrist, a senior Environmental and Conservation Biology major, with a minor in Environmental Studies, the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) gave her the opportunity to spend a second summer e…
Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

Inside the Egg: Exploring Microbial Inheritance in Lizards
Through the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program this summer, supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI), senior Zoology major & Music minor Allison Remick continued a research project she has been developing for nearly two years. M…
Environmental Science and Design Research Institute
Underground Insights: Tracking Soil’s Role in Carbon Storage
As an Environmental Studies senior, Kiki Masters spent the summer looking underground. With mentorship from Tim Gallagher, PhD in the Department of Earth Sciences, Masters joined ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, supported by the Environmental Science a…
Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

Behind the Feathers: Understanding Changing Gut Bacteria of Songbirds
Senior Zoology major and ESDRI Fellow at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Jami Greb spent the summer studying wild songbirds. Under the guidance of Sangeet Lamichhaney, PhD in the Department of Biological Sciences, Greb participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) progra…
Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

Teaching Fashion Sustainability Through Gameplay
Gabby Adkins graduated from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ in August 2025 with a B.S. in Fashion Merchandising. Prior to that, she spent the summer participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, working under the mentorship of Gargi Bhaduri, PhD on a project that blended fashio…
Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

From Fungi to Foundations: Exploring Mycelium as a Building Material
For Environmental Studies senior Adam Frymier, summer 2025 was all about growth - both in the lab and in his own skills as a researcher. Under the mentorship of Britta Bielak, Assistant Professor of Interior Design in ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Frymier participate…
Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

‘Reverse Career Fair’ Turns the Tables in Connecting Area Employers to Student Researchers
A "Reverse Career Fair" at the Undergraduate Research Symposium connected research students with potential employers.
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STUDENT PROFILE: JONATHAN EVANICK AND VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AIMEE L. WARD
Jonathan Evanick is a sophomore majoring in public health with a minor in economics. Together with Visiting Assistant Professor Aimee L. Ward, the pair are researching and evaluating the problem of college student homelessness in the state of Ohio. Their project seeks to provide information about st…
Office of Student Research

Putting the Patients First in Brain Fog Research
Hayley Shasteen (she/her) is a ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ alumna who graduated with a degree in Psychology in 2021. She currently works as a science writer for BioSpace and has been accepted into the Ph.D. program in the Biobehavioral Health Department at The Pennsylvania State University. Her primary re…
Division of Research & Economic Development

Evaluating the Impact of Chat Messaging in Synchronous Learning on Information Retention
Taylor Miller (she/her), undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences, is supervised by Associate Professor Christopher Was, Ph.D. (he/him), associate professor in the department of psychological sciences, to complete her honors thesis. Together, they explore the relationship between mind-wande…
Division of Research & Economic Development