2024-20205 Student Recipients

Student Name  Faculty Mentor  Project Title
 Leah Teacle  Sarah Cho  Digitally Democratic Unions
Bryan A. Martinez   Ahmed Kamel  Improving Flaring Destruction Efficiency to Accelerate Mitigation of Methane Emission
Emilio I. Ibarra  Seyed Ghiaasiann  Redesigning the Shoulder Rest for a Violin and Viola
Brendan Van Duzer, Amish Patel, Jose Ruiz, & Leigha G. Grijalva  Seyed Ghiaasiaan  Optimization of the Golf Putter Face via 3D Printed Inserts
Joseph D. Mueller   Seyed Ghiassiann  Optimizing Strength and Weight: The Iterative Design and Development of a Formula SAE Chassis
Emilio I. Ibarra  Seyed Ghiassiann  Infill Pattern Stress-Strain 3D Printed Beam Test
Mariah Gomez  Rebecca Babcock  Beyond the Strings: Building a Classical Guitar and Case
Karen A. Pecina Aguilar  Mario Kiran   Contrabass Bamboo Flute-Making
Heidi R. Mollinary  Nancy Hart   Paint Media Creation: Exploring Natural Pigments for Oil Paints and Watercolor
Dustin Pando  Mario Kiran   Optimizing Emulsion Exposure Time for Screen Printing: A Study on UV
Harper Kellogg  Rebecca Babcock   Imperialist Thought and Culture: A Study on the Works of William Seabrook, Zora Neale Hurston, and Carl Van Vechten
Emily D. Blankinship  Sarah Cho  Virtually Really Connected: Online Communication and Mental Health: A Digital Autoethnography Study
Dallas McWilliams  Amin Davoodi  Preserving Voices: Leveraging Technology to Preserve and Revitalize Native American Heritage Languages and Cultures in the U.S.
Karen A. Serrano  & Sarah Fechtali  Xuemin Xu  Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Impaired Mitophagy in the Pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Atlanta Williams,  Sui N. Tial-Khenglawt,  & Laura Perez Velasco  Irene Perry   Exploring Native West Texas Plant Extracts for Anti-Hemolytic Properties: Potential Natural Remedies for Red Blood Cell Protection
Zaira A. Corrales  Milka Montes   Evaluating the Impact of Environmental Factors on Guppy Health and Stress Levels
Griffin Kopp   Priyanka Kumar   Smart and Dynamic Athlete Management System for Women’s Soccer
Carolina Farias & Isabella Campos  Evelyn Gordon   Biomechanical Analysis of ACL Injury Risk in Women's Soccer: A Motion Capture Study at UTPB