Ella Bleak (Chemistry and Mathematics), and Talia Backman* 
Understanding Tailocin Killing Specificity 
Faculty Mentor: Talia Karasov (Biological Sciences)  

Sydney Brooksby (Biology and Genomics and Genetic Engineering) 
Proposed Restoration of the ShoxA Box in Mosaic Turner Syndrome Patients Through CRISPR, HDR Pathway, and mRNA Delivery Methodologies: A Literature-Supported Approach 
Faculty Mentor: Michael Werner (Biological Sciences) 

Margaret Call (Geoscience and Geography)
What Can Magnetic Biomarkers Tell Us About the Eocene-Oligocene Transition in the North Atlantic? 
Faculty Mentor: Peter Lippert (Geology and Geophysics) 

Camryn Carr (Earth and Environmental Science) 
Analyzing Salinity Patterns in the Upper Colorado River Basin 
Faculty Mentor: Sara Warix (Geology and Geophysics) 

Wilder Dalton (Chemistry), Chelsea Valiton* and Alena Vu (high school intern) 
Deaminative Ring Contraction Toward Polycyclic (Hetero)Aromatics and Santiagonamine 
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Roberts (Chemistry) 

Sumitra Dhileepkumar (Physics), Christian Norseth*
Do Electrons Ghost Ions After a Merger?: A NuSTAR Investigation of Intracluster Plasma in Abell 2146 
Faculty Mentor: Daniel R. Wik (Physics and Astronomy) 

Kai Ebira (Physics and Mathematics)
Continuum-Limit Extrapolation of the Pure SU(3) Deconfinement Temperature Using Bayesian Model Averaging 
Faculty Mentor: Carleton DeTar (Physics) and David A. Clarke (Physics and Astronomy) 

Colby Estey (Geoscience)
Comparison of Microgravity Geodetic Observations with Hydrologic Observations in Salt Lake Valley 
Faculty Mentor: Tonie van Dam (Geology and Geophysics) 

Kylee Fernandez (Biology) 
The Role of NETosis in Axon Regeneration Following Rapid-Stretch Nerve Injury 
Faculty Mentor: Mark Mahan (Neurosurgery) and Sama Noroozi (Neurosurgery) 

Nicholas Van Fleet (Geology and Geophysics), Dimitrios Karvounis, and Geo-Energie Suisse 
Comparing Fracture Development From Multi-Year Operations at the Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy 
Faculty Mentor: Kristine Pankow (Geology and Geophysics) 

Ellis Foster (Geography) 
Vegetation Response to Discharge in Red Butte Canyon and Albion Basin 
Faculty Mentor: Sara Warix (Geology and Geophysics) 

Elise Hegerle (Biology), Jae-Hyung Lee* 
Phase Separation Of Arabidopsis NCP Proteins in Regulating Plant Thermotolerance 
Faculty Mentor: Chan Yul Yoo (Biological Sciences) 

Megan Jones (Geology) and Nick Hebdon*
Analyzing the Differences between Paper Nautilus (Argonauta) Shells and Their Climatic Implications 
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Ritterbush (Geology and Geophysics) 

Manitejus Kotikalapudi (Biology and Chemistry), Ryan Pellow* 
Assemblmore: An Assembler-Agnostic, Reference-Aware, Genome-Assembly Refinement Tool 
Faculty Mentor: Ofer Rog (Biological Sciences) 

Kaitlyn Landers (Biological Sciences), Lauren Whelton* 
Great Salt Lake Phalaropes and Eared Grebes: Factors Affecting Survey Counts and Distributions
Faculty Mentor: Jody Reimer (Biological Sciences) 

Nathan Mellish (Physics and Astronomy)
Because Ideas Matter: Preparing Teaching Assistants to Recognize & Respond to Sensemaking 
Faculty Mentor: Jordan M. Gerton (Physics and Astronomy) 

Jett Nemelka (Chemistry)
Synthesis of L-Biotin 
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Roberts (Chemistry) 

Diego Pacheco (Biology)
Optimum Leaf Sampling Practices For Accurate Critical Temperature Determination 
Faculty Mentor: Luiza Maria T. Aparecido (School of Biological Sciences) 

Aditya Pandey (Geoscience) 
Sediment Composition and Texture of Reservoir Deposits in Lake Powell Tributary Canyons, Utah
Faculty Mentor: Brenda Bowen (Geology and Geophysics)  

Chloe Raymond (Biological Sciences) 
Reflecting on an Investigation into the Hydraulic Systems of Aspen Trees in Northern Utah 
Faculty Mentor: William Anderegg (Biological Sciences) 

Sydney Smith (Atmospheric Sciences), Savanna Wolvin*, Husile Bai*
Expected Future Precipitation Changes from the North American Monsoon
Faculty Mentor: Courtenay Strong (Atmospheric Sciences) 

Lindsey Tamlin (School of Biological Sciences), and Kevin Kruse* 
Research Summary: The Role of RAB-37b in Synaptic Autophagy 
Faculty Mentor: Erik M. Jorgensen (Biological Sciences) 

Annie Thompson (Chemistry), Andrew Roberts (Chemistry), Chelsea Valiton (Chemistry) and Zachary Schwartz (Chemistry) 
Deaminative Ring Contractions for the Synthesis of 1 AZA-[n]Helicenes 
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Roberts (Chemistry) 

*Indicates the co-author is a master’s student, PhD student, post-doctoral fellow, or faculty member 

 

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