Honors College students have the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors on research and creative projects during the summer.
Collaborative teams of faculty and students are compensated for their time and effort, allowing them to use the valuable summer term for sustained research activities. This program increases the research productivity of both faculty and Honors students. Engaging in sustained research through this program builds skills and experiences that can lead to an Honors Thesis, external funding, peer-reviewed publications, academic conference presentations, and preparation for graduate school.
We are currently not accepting proposals for Summer 2022, announcements will be made when the proposal submission reopens.
Summer 2019
Faculty | Student | Department | Project |
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Dr. Daniel Paull | Hind Benmerabet | Chemistry & Physics | “Designer resveratrol analogues: A potential solution for the scarcely targeted triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) types that lack the primary estrogen receptor.” |
Dr. Fiona Tolhurst | Dana Peteroy & Matthew Reyes | Language & Literature | "Malory’s Morte Darthur" |
Dr. Ashley Danley-Thomson | Austin Wise | Environmental & Civil Engineering | “Construction, optimization, and cost-benefit analysis of floating aquatic treatment wetlands for phytoremediation pre-treatment of municipal landfill leachate employing saline-tolerant plants.” |
Dr. Carolyn Culbertson | Malari Edwards | Philosophy & Communication | “Critical Thinking through Dialogue: A Hermeneutic Investigation.” |
Dr. Charles Gunnels & Matthew Metcalf | Alexander Marsh | Biology | “Effect of human development on the Herpetofauna Community in the Peruvian Amazon.” |