The Summer Fellows program at Ursinus College allows sophomores or juniors to pursue an independent scholarly project under the close tutelage of a faculty mentor during an eight week period. Projects can be undertaken as independent research or a creative or artistic endeavor. All Fellows present their research during the last week of the program.
Submissions from 2021
Investigating the Fundamental Properties and Processing of Novel Chalcogenide Glass Optical Materials, David Vasquez
Robbery Or Remix?: Cultural Appropriation in International Hip Hop Communities, Joshua Walker
A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi): The Intersection of Gender and Disability in Japanese Society, Amanda Weber
Living Music: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Screen, Liam Worcheck
Improved Substrate Scope and Linker Optimization for Coumarin-Based Smiles Rearrangement, Evan Yanagawa
Synthesis and Assembly of Oligonucleotide-Stabilized Lipid Micelles, Zenya Yanoff and Jesse Wun
A Preliminary Investigation Into the Potential Degradation of Cutin via Thermophilic Microbes, Samantha Zubler
Submissions from 2020
Investigating Interactions Between Proteins PAM-1 and WEE-1.3 in Regulating the Cell Cycle in Caenorhabditis elegans, Nareen Babaian
Transport of Neurotransmitters Through Carbon Nanotubes, David Baird
(Fun)ction: Developing Games From A Narrative Standpoint, Julian Barocas
What Makes a Mad Genius? The Sociopolitical Role of the Mad Genius Label in United States Early Modern Dance, Erica Best
Modulation of Microglial Phagocytic Activity and Cytoskeletal Proteins Through HIV-1 Tat Induced Neuroinflammation, Courtney Burns
Investigating Lunar Cratering in the Tycho Region, Jason Cayetano
The Experiences of Latino Immigrants in the United States, Ashly Chavez
Representation and Gatekeeping in Patient Advocacy Organizations, Kyra Clark
Computational and Literature Analysis of Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Fluorophores Containing Nitrogen Donors, Paige D'Elia
Haitian Cinema: A Stylistic Analysis & Call for Action and Inclusion, Shelsea Deravil
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Axon Guidance in the Developing Brain: A Review of the Corpus Callosum, Kevyn Dewees
The Effects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) on Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Axon Guidance: A Review, Deborah Diaz
Hoop Dreams: An Empirical Analysis of the Gender Wage Gap in Professional Basketball, Hailey DiCicco
Talking About Race in the College Classroom: An Analysis of Facework, Katelyn Doherty
The Verge of Renaissance: A Fantasy Novella, Samuel Ernst
Can a Politician's Platform Understand Systemic Racism in 280 Characters ... or Less?, Maggie Frymoyer
Database of Ursinus Timelines Related to the Crusades, Matthew Furgele
Tools for Change: Theatre for Social Justice in Communities of Marginalized Youth, Myla Haan
Spinal Cord Regeneration: Investigating the Presence of Microglia and their Morphology, James Haasis
Many Body Localization with Rydberg Atoms, Alicia Handian
Electrochemical Properties of de novo Designed Due Ferri Single Chain Proteins Using Cyclic Voltammetry, Alana Huynh
Refugees and Human Rights in French-Speaking Europe, Jacob Kang
Exercise Training Rescues Impaired Exercise Capacity in Mice with Systemic Deletion of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase 2 (ACC2), Katherine Kurzinsky
Investigating Lunar Secondary Cratering in the Tycho and Copernicus Regions, Sarah Marchione
A Review on Altered Axon Guidance in the Cerebellum due to Prenatal Ethanol Exposure, Erin Mathews
"Anthropo-Dreams" – Ecopoems, Adam Mlodzinski
Single-Neutron Transfer to 50Ti, Jessica Nebel-Crosson
How True is Causal Closure?, Paul Ravelli
Fake Views? Whether, When and Why Conservative Students Express Authentic Political Views on Campus, Kathleen Saddler
Rancière’s Equality and James’s Pragmatism: Renewing Our Democratic Republic Through a Revised View of Intelligence, Matthew Schmitz
The Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Oxidative Stress in Heart, Liver, and Muscle: A Review of Literature, Brooke Segich
Combating Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli with Carbon Nanomaterials, Alix Segil and Regan Newman
Variations in Slow-Wave EEG and Working Memory Deficits During Letter Number Sequencing Task Post-Concussion, Morgan Sotoloff
Computational and Literature Analysis of Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Fluorophores Containing O/S/Se-Based Donors, Alyssa St. Jean
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Black Americans with Diabetes, Ted Studt
Geometry Aided Sonification, Michael Tecce
Analysis of Genetic Differences Between Yeast Strains S288C and W303 Which May Lead to [PSI+] Dependent Phenotypes, Danielle Terrenzio
The Breath of Life: Japanese Poetry & the Four Essential Questions, Amanda Weber
Health is Wealth: The Correlation of Wellness Programs & Productivity in Canada and the U.S., Madeline Wert
The Black Aesthetic: Re-Directing the Gaze of the Culture to the Screen, Zainab Williams
Oppression or Occupation: An International Analysis of Sex Work and Sex Trafficking, Carver Wolfe
Amphiphilic Oligonucleotide Nanostructures for Drug Delivery and Therapeutic Applications, Jesse Wun and Kailey Martin
Submissions from 2019
Considering Consent: A Philosophy of One Word's Impact, Kiley Addis
Towards the Rational Design of Photoinduced Electron Transfer (PET)-Based Fluorescent Probes, Matthew Balestriere
Increased Attentional Deficits in Males Post-Concussion, Dominique Ballinger and Shannon Kiss
To Be Dee-Termined, Dee Barlee
The Effects of Neuroinflammation on the Phagocytic Activity of Microglial Cells, Nyrobi Barnes
Differences in Glucose Uptake by [psi-] and [PSI+] Cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Samantha Beck
The Connection Between Cytoskeletal Proteins and pam-1 Mutants, AJ Belville
Stabilizing Micelles via Nucleic Acid Conjugation, Emily Bender
Manipulating Atoms, Real and Simulated, With Software, Sean Bennett
Exploring the Effects of Neuroinflammation on Microglial Cytoskeletal Proteins, Kelsey Blake
Becoming a Superpower: China’s Rise and the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America, Garrett Bullock
Nuclease Activity of Zinc DFsc Proteins, Brendan Cherrey
Effects of Social Media on Self-Image of Emerging Adults, Floyd M. Curry Jr.
Decision-making, Beliefs, and Personality, Nicole Dalasio
Increasing Agricultural Soil Health Through Crop Diversity, Sabrina Doherty
Simulating Interactions of Rydberg Atoms, Evan Dryfoos
Does Using wee-1.3 as a Secondary Suppressor Restore Wildtype Timing of Meiosis and Oocyte Maturation in pam-1 C. elegans Mutants?, Caprice Eisele
Micelle Stabilization for Controlled Drug Release via Modification of Lipid Tail Length and Nucleic Acid Conjugation, Emily Franz
Revisiting Gregg v. Georgia: Racial Bias and the Legality of the Death Penalty, Joseph Heasley
Radial Glia’s Changes in GFAP Expression in Axolotl Spinal Cord Regeneration, Karen Herrera
Identity and Memory, Ryley Hinton
How Pennsylvanians Define Environmental Justice, Kayla Hofmann
The Effects of Short-Term Fasting on Endurance Exercise Capacity in Mice, Lola Holcomb
Merge Trees in Discrete Morse Theory, Benjamin Johnson
Using Cysteine to Reversibly Attach Clarithromycin to Carbon Nanotubes, Broderick Johnson
Getting to the ROOT of Climate Change: The Effects of Crop Diversity on Belowground Productivity, Matthew Kenwood
Improving Simulations of the GRETINA Gamma-Ray Tracking Array, Esther Lawson-John
When Nudge Becomes Shove: The Ethical Issue of Libertarian Paternalism, Sean Lewis
Games: Glass and Materials Science to Engage Students, M. A. Liggett and Kateryna Swan
Effects of the Amide Linker on the Smiles Rearrangement of Coumarin Fluorophores, Daniel Lippe
UC Math Remediation, Joseph Lyons
Morphology of Radial Glial in Ependymal Layer With Ambystoma mexicanum, Justin Martinez
Sex Comparison of Hsp70 Expression Post Skeletal Muscle Injury in Mice Following Thermotherapy, Emily Megill
The Effects of High Fat Western Diet on Cardiac Functioning and Exacerbation of Pregnancy, Jacob Menzer
Single-Neutron States in Titanium Isotopes, Jessica Nebel-Crosson
The Characterization of Zn Hydrolase Using De Novo Due Ferri Single Chain (DFsc) Proteins, Joseph Pantel
Small Lunar Crater Ray Geometry and Target Topography, Janice Partee
Peace, Love, and Politics: How Woodstock of 1969 Epitomized the Relationship Between Social Movements and Music, Jacklynn Ramsey
The Effects of a High Fat Western Diet Along With Pregnancy on the Morphology and Contractile Function of the Heart, Vikki Rueda-Juarez
An In Situ Hybridization Protocol to Determine Effects of Prenatal Alcohol on Corridor Cell Distribution, Avery Sicher
Corridor Cell Count in Medial Ganglionic Eminence Unaltered by Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, Paige Springmann
Density Dependence of Energy Exchanges Between Rydberg Atoms, Briana Strickland
Dynamics and Localization of Cytoskeletal Genes in pam-1 Mutant C. elegans During Cytokinesis, Zoe Tesone
Schizophrenia in Film: The Missing Narrative, Art Thomas
The Effect of Antibiotic-Conjugated Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes on Enterococcus Resistant to Erythromycin and Clarithromycin, Miriam Thomas
Bitter Bitches: Feminism, Theater, and Dark Comedy, Lauren Olivia Toscano
Comparison of Endothelial Permeability at 48 Hours Post Skeletal Muscle Injury in Male and Female Mice at Various Ages, Sabrina Tusavitz
