{"id":21,"date":"2024-09-17T19:33:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T19:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/student-research\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:45:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:45:54","slug":"on-campus-research-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/student-research\/funded-summer-experiences-for-students\/on-campus-research-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"On-Campus Research Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Applications that are still open are indicated with two asterisk** <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pursue research and creative work with Macalester Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many faculty at Macalester invite students into their research projects, giving students a first-hand opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge scholarly work. Faculty with positions potentially available for students next summer are listed below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The faculty either already have funding or are awaiting news about whether they will receive funding to hire (a) student(s). Alternatively, students can also apply for a Fellowship<\/a> to support a research project working with a Macalester faculty mentor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macalester Faculty Research Descriptions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Biology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Boyer<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cDiversity and Evolution of Arachnids\u201d Application closed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curry Rogers<\/strong><\/a>– “The Paleobiology of Late Cretaceous Dinosaurs and Their Contemporaries”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dosch\/Anderson<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cEcology at Ordway: An Integrated Summer of Experiential Learning Research\u201d Application closed<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heskel<\/strong><\/a>-\u201cEvolution of Meta-ecosystems in the Alaskan Arctic\u201d Application closed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rivera<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cOptimizing protein precipitation methods in human nail analysis\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

** Twedell<\/a><\/strong>– “Red Nucleus Contributions to Gait and Locomotor Control” Apply Here<\/strong><\/a> *Application due March 13, 2026<\/em>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chemistry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Buenaflor<\/a><\/strong>-“Designing new undergraduate teaching experiments incorporating green\u00a0 chemistry synthesis and sustainable polymers” Apply by April 03<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cao<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cOrganic Materials Synthesis\u201d Application closed<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kuwata<\/a><\/strong>-“Computational Modeling of Oxygenated Reactive Intermediates in Atmospheric Chemistry” Professor Kuwata is not hiring researchers for Summer 2026<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Splan<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cResearch in Bioinorganic Chemistry\u201d Professor Splan is not hiring researchers for Summer <\/em>2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Varberg<\/a><\/strong>-“Research in Molecular Spectroscopy” Professor Varberg is not hiring student researchers for Summer 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Witus<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cCatalytic Peptides and Enzyme-polymer Conjugates for Biomedical Applications\u201d Application closed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmental Studies <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bradtmiller<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cPaleoclimate and Oceanography Research Using Deep Sea Sediments\u201d Application closed<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bratt<\/strong><\/a>-“Effects of Redlining on Water Quality Across the Twin Cities Metro Area” Professor Bratt is not hiring student researchers for Summer 202<\/em>6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phadke<\/strong><\/a>-“The Reimagining of the Upper Mississippi” Professor Phadke is not hiring student researchers for Summer 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geography <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Haro-Carri\u00f3n<\/a><\/strong>-“Land-use \/ land-cover change and their impacts on biodiversity in human-modified landscapes”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Curry Rogers<\/strong><\/a>– “The Paleobiology of Late Cretaceous Dinosaurs and Their Contemporaries” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MacGregor<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cEnvironmental Change in Glacier National Park, Montana\u201d Professor MacGregor is not accepting student researchers for summer 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapman<\/a><\/strong>– \u201cTectonics research.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSCS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Arehalli<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cPredictive Processing in Language Production & Comprehension\u201d Professor Arehalli is not accepting student researchers for summer 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diaz<\/a><\/strong>-“Rank Lists of Zig-Zag Matrices for Quiver Representations” Professor Diaz is not accepting students for summer 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cDeep Learning for Robot Navigation\u201d Application closed<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jackson<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cDrawing from Life in Extended Reality: Advancing Cross-Reality User Interfaces for Observational 3D Sketching\u201d Application closed<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grinde<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cStatistical genetics in populations with mixed ancestry\u201d Professor Grinde is not accepting student researchers for summer 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitchell<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cMath Corps camp and\/or Numerical Methods for Fluid Flows\u201d Application closed<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pe\u00f1a<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cDesign and Evaluation of Computing Workshops for Professional Non-programmers\u201d Application closed<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ziegelmeier<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cTopological Data Analysis of Knowledge Networks\u201d Application closed<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

** Onsongo<\/strong><\/a>– “Characterizing Unclassified Sequence Reads in Metagenomics Data” Apply Here<\/a><\/strong> due March 23rd
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neuroscience\/Psychology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Maddux<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cAssessing the impact of reward change on Pavlovian conditioned approach behavior in rats.” Application closed<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Physics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cannon<\/a><\/strong>-“Observational Astronomy”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heyman<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cUltrafast Optical Spectroscopy of Novel Photoconductors” Application closed<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williams<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cExtragalactic Magnetic Fields\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sociology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mu\u00f1oz and Busse-C\u00e1rdenas <\/a><\/strong>-“Placemaking under Surveillance: Transnational Latine Communities in the Midwest” Apply Now<\/a>
<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish and Portuguese<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mu\u00f1oz and Busse-C\u00e1rdenas <\/a><\/strong>-“Placemaking under Surveillance: Transnational Latine Communities in the Midwest” Apply Now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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