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Undergraduate Projects

Research Projects

2025-2026

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Multi-component likelihood fitting in gamma-ray astronomy: managing the impact of statistically-limited template models
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Electron Behavior Across the Alfvén Surface: Recent Findings from Parker Solar Probe
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The role of mechanotransduction pathways in chorioretinal cell response to simulated microgravity
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Community-Driven Design of Fair, Urban Air Mobility Transportation Management Systems
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Bumblebee Genomics Using Restriction-site Associated DNA Sequencing (RADSeq) and Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)
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Revisiting Stellar Populations of Low-Extinction Fields in the Galactic Bulge
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Effects of Estrogen on Cognition and CNS Damage Following a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice
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Quantum Efficiency Characterization of CMOS Sensors for Soft X-ray Observations

2024-2025

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LIDAR-based 3D Spherical Harmonics with Information Fusion for Target Tracking (SHIFT) Filter for Space Domain Awareness and On-Orbit Servicing
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Effect of carbon monoxide-entrapping materials on the prevention of intra-abdominal adhesions
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DNA Testing Microbes From Wind Cave National Park, SD
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Modulation of Thermal Gradients in Lithium-Ion Batteries
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Aquatic Ecosystem Health
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Computational External Flow Analysis and Validation Across Complex Aerospace Models
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Optimizing Airspace Safety and Efficiency: Developing Predictive Algorithms for Seamless Integration of Unmanned and Manned Aircraft
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Determining the mechanism of action of filociclovir against adenovirus and cytomegalovirus
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The Effect of Motivation on Attentional Breadth

2023-2024

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Identification of Microorganisms from the Depths of Wind Cave
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Analysis of Double-Strand Break Repair Pathway Genes in Human Cancer Cell Lines
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MISSFIT – Artificial Gravity Model for Interplanetary Space Travel
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Analysis of Increasing DNA Damage on Levels of DNA Ligase IV Found in Cancer Cells
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Using GIS to evaluate the habitat isolation among pollinator Conservation Research Program habitat
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Entrance to Entrance: A Hunt for Astrobiological Analog Sites at Wind Cave
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The Spectroscopic Characterization of Crystals and Waters at Wind Cave National Park as an Analog for Space
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Verifying Post-Merger Stellar Evolutionary Processes
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Implementation of a 10-meter Radius Centrifuge Model into a Simulator of the Human Cardiovascular System
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Decoding Destabilization: Investigating the Mechanisms by Which Disruption of the RAD51:RAD51 Interface Affects RAD51 Nucleoprotein Filament Integrity and Function
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Benefits of 3D Printing of Polymers in Space
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Computational and Experimental Aerodynamic Analysis of Future Conceptual Commercial Aircraft Designs
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Biotronics: Bio-Ion Gated Transistors
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Near-Infrared Spectral Analysis of TYC 2597-735-1
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MISSFIT – Artificial Gravity Model for Interplanetary Space Travel
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Novel Applications of Hyperpolarized 129Xe Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Novel Matrices for Gas Entrapping Materials to Optimize Dissolution Kinetics and Delivery
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Identification of Microorganisms from the Depths of Wind Cave

2022-2023

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FACTS- Floating Attitude Control Test System
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Identification of Microorganisms from the Depths of Wind Cave
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Analysis of Double-Strand Break Repair Pathway Genes in Human Cancer Cell Lines
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Properties of Mars Induced Magnetic Fields as Compared to Venus
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Curing Nanocellulose for Extraterrestrial Applications
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Analysis of Increasing DNA Damage on Levels of DNA Ligase IV Found in Cancer Cells
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Multi Loop Control of Complex Autonomous Systems
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Laser-Induced Graphene Ion-Selective Electrodes with Electrochemically Deposited Platinum Nanoparticles
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Beam Me Up, Scotty! New Algorithms for Characterizing the Beams of Next-Generation CMB Experiments
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Development of Remote-Controlled Compound MP Nanoparticles for Space Exploration
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The Spectroscopic Characterization of Crystals and Waters at Wind Cave National Park as an Analog for Space
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Working Towards Developing Fluxgate Magnetometers to be Used in Constellation Missions
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Kinematic Shape Sensing of Two-Dimensional Plates in Bending
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Adjustable X-ray Optics: A New Technology for High Energy Astrophysics
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Computational and Experimental Aerodynamic Analysis of Future Conceptual Commercial Aircraft Designs
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Near-Infrared Spectral Analysis of TYC 2597-735-1
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Exploring Microbial Composition of Moonmilk in Wind Cave National Park
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Novel Applications of Hyperpolarized 129Xe Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Novel Matrices for Gas Entrapping Materials to Optimize Dissolution Kinetics and Delivery
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Signal Transduction Studies During Repair of Radiation-Damaged DNA in Skin Cancer Cells