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NCUR 2022 Catherine Raine Esparza

CATHERINE RAINE ESPARZA NCUR 2022 Spotlight

Feb 28, 2022
NCUR Spotlight, NCUR, Student Presentation

Catherine Raine Esparza Honors Junior, Sustainable Agriculture, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering majors Research Mentor: Dr. Elisa D'Angelo   I enjoy research because.... "I have always been interested in human effects on the environment, and being able to quantifiably see those effects in the lab is fascinating to me."   How did you first get interested in undergraduate research at UK?

p@c 2022 Lucas Bertucci

LUCAS BERTUCCI 2022 Posters-at-the-Capitol Spotlight

Feb 28, 2022
Posters-at-the-Capitol, Student Presentation

LUCAS BERTUCCI Junior, Chemical Engineering major with minors in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Photography Research Mentor: Drs. Joshua Werner and Jack Groppo   I enjoy research because.... "No one knows all the right answers and that is okay! Being part of a research team means that we are in this journey together. When things do not go as we hope, we are going to struggle together. But when we figure it out, we are going to celebrate together!"

NCUR 2022 Ash Pechon

ASH PECHON NCUR 2022 Spotlight

Feb 28, 2022
NCUR Spotlight, NCUR, Student Presentation

Ash Pechon Junior, Psychology and Sociology majors, Criminology and Philosophy minors Research Mentor: Carol Street   I enjoy research because.... "it's exciting to contribute to new research and know you're doing something important. Conducting my own research has taught me so much, and it's great experience for the future."   How did you first get interested in undergraduate research at UK?

p@c 2022 Matthew Bernard

MATTHEW BERNARD 2022 Posters-at-the-Capitol Spotlight

Feb 28, 2022
Posters-at-the-Capitol, Student Presentation

MATTHEW BERNARD Junior, Chemical Engineering major with a minor in Mathematics Research Mentor: Dr. Dibakar Bhattacharyya   I enjoy research because.... "My research topic allows me to apply my education in engineering and chemistry towards my passion for medicine and medical technology."   How did you first get interested in undergraduate research at UK?

NCUR 2022 Bryna Vargo

BRYNA VARGO NCUR 2022 Spotlight

Feb 28, 2022
NCUR Spotlight, NCUR, Student Presentation

Bryna Vargo Junior, Neuroscience major and Psychology minor Research Mentor: Dr. David Rodgers   I enjoy research because.... "It allows me to apply what I learn in the classroom."   How did you first get interested in undergraduate research at UK? "I wanted to be more active in the neuroscience field."  

p@c 2022 Taylor Davis

TAYLOR DAVIS 2022 Posters-at-the-Capitol Spotlight

Feb 28, 2022
Posters-at-the-Capitol, Student Presentation

TAYLOR DAVIS Senior, Management major with minors in International Business, Spanish, and Economics Research Mentor: Drs. Janice Fernheimer and Serenity Wright   I enjoy research because.... "it expands my way of thinking and allows me to gain more perspective on the topic being researched."   How did you first get interested in undergraduate research at UK?

NCUR 2022 Haley Hintz

HALEY HINTZ NCUR 2022 Spotlight

Feb 24, 2022
NCUR Spotlight, NCUR, Student Presentation

Haley Hintz Honors Junior, Psychology and Political Science major Research Mentor: Drs. Golding and Hammer   I enjoy research because.... "it allows me to answer questions that can have meaningful implications for clinical practice. "   How did you first get interested in undergraduate research at UK?

NCUR 2022 Karianne Mau

KARIANNE MAU NCUR 2022 Spotlight

Feb 24, 2022
NCUR Spotlight, NCUR, Student Presentation

Karianne Mau Junior, History major and Anthropology minor Research Mentor: Carol Street   I enjoy research because.... "I am able to research topics that I am interested in and in my focus this year, create an entirely new oral history collection."   How did you first get interested in undergraduate research at UK?

NCUR 2022 Moriah Peel

MORIAH PEEL NCUR 2022 Spotlight

Feb 24, 2022
NCUR Spotlight, NCUR, Student Presentation

Moriah Peel Junior, Elementary Education major Research Mentor: Dr. Rebecca McNall Krall   I enjoy research because.... "I am constantly learning new information, not only about how to navigate research, but also information regarding my field of study, which I can use in my future education career."   How did you first get interested in undergraduate research at UK?

NCUR 2022 Abby Rockenhaus

ABBY ROCKENHAUS NCUR 2022 Spotlight

Feb 24, 2022
NCUR Spotlight, NCUR, Student Presentation

Abby Rockenhaus Honors Junior, Biology and Chemistry major Research Mentor: Dr. Young-Sam Lee   I enjoy research because.... "it allows me to apply what I've learned in the classroom to interesting projects."   How did you first get interested in undergraduate research at UK?

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