Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Rachael Snyder

Jun 21, 2022

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals? A. "I plan to use this summer opportunity to expand my knowledge of independent research study, and to gain more experience planning and executing experiments." Q. Why is sustainability research important?

Annabelle Wilson

Jun 20, 2022

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals? A. "This fellowship has allowed me to conduct summer research for the first time in my undergraduate career. It also gives me the opportunity to begin a new research project that will expose me to new and familiar aspects of research." Q. Why is sustainability research important? A. "Sustainability research is important because it puts us on the path to a cleaner environment and one that will be able to sustain itself long-term."

Stephen Morkel

Jun 17, 2022

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals? A. "I desire to work in the policy field in the future. To research something I am passionate about in water conservation is already a great opportunity, for it to also be applicable to both my political science and economics degrees is incredible. The experience I gain could be a wonderful first step for my future career." Q. Why is sustainability research important?

Alina Jayne Goodman

Jun 16, 2022

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals? A. "I am currently unsure of my next steps after my undergraduate degree and have always been interested in research. As my project specifically, I am looking forward to collaborating with other organizations and working with local communities to get data." Q. Why is sustainability research important?

Asahel Aguilar Ortiz

Jun 15, 2022

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals? A. "The fellowship will support my time in the lab where I will run experiments. Overall, this experience is very valuable to me because power and energy is my passion, so getting research experience in this line of work prepares me for my career." Q. Why is sustainability research important?

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Undergrads: Turn Summer into a Research Experience

By Elizabeth Chapin Feb 15, 2022

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 15, 2022) — Summer offers an ideal opportunity for undergraduate students at the University of Kentucky to engage in research and creative experiences that prepare them for graduate school and future careers.

Madeline Williams

Aug 8, 2020

Madeline Williams is a junior Sociology and Political Science major with Anthropology and Writing, Rhetoric, & Digital Studies minors. She is working with her mentor Dr. Lauren Cagle this summer on her research project "Loneliness during Mass Social Distancing: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Loneliness in College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic"

Alexis Taylor

Aug 7, 2020

Alexis Taylor is a junior Biology major with Family Sciences and Community & Leadership Development minors. She is working with her mentor Dr. Jeffrey Osborn this summer on her research project "Identifying Genetic Loci in the African Green Monkey that Associate with Hypertension"

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