2024 Undergraduate Summer Research Institute


Participants spend six weeks working closely with faculty mentors and other undergraduate research students.

Students and faculty meet weekly for lunch and discussion about their projects.

Stipends of up to $1,000 are available for some students, and on-campus housing is available to students who perform 10 hours/week of additional work for an on-campus department.

For more information, contact Dr. Kathleen Trujillo or 563-333-6197.

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16 undergraduate student researchers will deliver the final results of their work on Friday, July 19, from 1:00-3:30 pm in Higgins 133.

2024 Projects

  • Dr. Joe Hebert (Political Science): Politics and the Power of Oratory
  • Dr. Chenguang Zhao (Computer and Information Sciences): Apply Deep Learning Algorithms on Estimating the Accuracy of Quaternary Structure of Protein
  • Dr. Dennis Tarasi (Biology): An evaluation of invasive and endangered plant communities of Scott County restored habitats
  • Dr. Sergiy Markutsya (Engineering and Physics): Computational simulation of ionic liquid electrolytes confined between graphite electrodes
  • Dr. Nathan Steffens (Biology): Evolutionary Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Dr. Katrina Okerstrom-Jezewski (Psychology): Evaluating MTurk Data in Psychological Survey Research

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