Summer Showcase 2023
The Summer Showcase of research, internships, projects, and entrepreneurial endeavors celebrates the depth and breadth of Macalester students’ summer experiences and their close collaboration with faculty, staff, and community partners.
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![Photo of Alharath Ali - Automating Proxy Hour reports Using AI](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/1681361615895-Alharath-Ali-640x0-c-default.jpeg)
Automating Proxy Hour reports Using AI
Student: Alharath Ali - Automating Proxy Hour reports Using AI
Exp. Graduation: Fall 2026
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Major(s): Computer Science, Economics
Minor(s): Data Science
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Mentor(s): Ned Zimmerman-Bence
![Photo of Anna Andreasen - Alfalfa & More! My Summer of Soil Science in the Grossman Lab](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/IMG_3030-Anna-Andreasen-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpeg)
Alfalfa & More! My Summer of Soil Science in the Grossman Lab
Student: Anna Andreasen - Alfalfa & More! My Summer of Soil Science in the Grossman Lab
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2023
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): American Studies, Environmental Studies
Concentration(s): Food, Agriculture, and Society
Mentor(s): Julie Grossman
![Photo of Rosie Bai - Summer 2023, Into the Wilderness of Northeast China!](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/IMG_6153_-_Rosie_Bai-640x0-c-default.jpg)
Summer 2023, Into the Wilderness of Northeast China!
Student: Rosie Bai - Summer 2023, Into the Wilderness of Northeast China!
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2027
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Major(s): Environmental Studies, Theater and Dance
Minor(s): Biology
Concentration(s): Legal Studies
![Photo of Shelly Bai - Agent Epi](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/IMG_2623_Original-Evvie-Bond-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpeg)
Agent Epi
Student: Shelly Bai - Agent Epi
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2026
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Major(s): Psychology
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Mentor(s): Jody Emmings
![Photo of Azariah Baker - We gone be alright](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/IMG_8238-Zari-Baker-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpg)
We gone be alright
Student: Azariah Baker - We gone be alright
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2027
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Major(s): Political Science
Minor(s): American Studies
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Scheherazade Tillet
![Photo of Sonya Baman - Novel Adeno-associated Virus-mediated Selective Degradation of Perineuronal Nets in the Olfactory Bulb](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/16389E27-53F5-4E9F-B551-6952B8AFD29C-Sonya-Baman-640x0-c-default.jpg)
Novel Adeno-associated Virus-mediated Selective Degradation of Perineuronal Nets in the Olfactory Bulb
Student: Sonya Baman - Novel Adeno-associated Virus-mediated Selective Degradation of Perineuronal Nets in the Olfactory Bulb
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2025
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Major(s): Biology, Neuroscience
Minor(s): Psychology
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Mentor(s): Professor Michelle Tong
![Photo of Nibia Becerra Santillan - Climate Change Shenanigans: Spatial Heterogeneity and Microbial Response to Extreme Rainfall in the Luquillo Experimental Forest](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/Captura-de-Pantalla-2023-09-05-a-las-11.31.18-p.m.-Nibia-Becerra-Santillan-640x0-c-default.png)
Climate Change Shenanigans: Spatial Heterogeneity and Microbial Response to Extreme Rainfall in the Luquillo Experimental Forest
Student: Nibia Becerra Santillan - Climate Change Shenanigans: Spatial Heterogeneity and Microbial Response to Extreme Rainfall in the Luquillo Experimental Forest
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2025
Hometown: Callao, Peru
Major(s): Biology, Data Science
Minor(s): Dance
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Christine O'Connell
![Photo of Clary Becker - Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/250646FB-6A33-4E71-8829-3DAFF20ED7C2-Clary-Becker-640x0-c-default.jpeg)
Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Student: Clary Becker - Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Exp. Graduation: Fall 2023
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Major(s): Anthropology
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Concentration(s): Community and Global Health
Mentor(s): Professor Jenna Rice-Rahaim
![Photo of Maria Benito - Planting the Seeds of Change: How Project Sweetie Pie Fights for Food Justice in North Minneapolis](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/Maria-7-Maria-Benito-Correa-640x0-c-default.jpg)
Planting the Seeds of Change: How Project Sweetie Pie Fights for Food Justice in North Minneapolis
Student: Maria Benito - Planting the Seeds of Change: How Project Sweetie Pie Fights for Food Justice in North Minneapolis
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2025
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Major(s): Economics
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Mentor(s): Michael Chaney, Professor Christie Manning
![Photo of Marchelle Beougher - Bananas, Eggs, and Chips: A Recipe for Graph Gonality](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/IMG_6825-Marchelle-Beougher-640x0-c-default.jpg)
Bananas, Eggs, and Chips: A Recipe for Graph Gonality
Student: Marchelle Beougher - Bananas, Eggs, and Chips: A Recipe for Graph Gonality
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Major(s): Mathematics
Minor(s): Classical Civilization
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Ralph Morrison
![Photo of Bryson Berry - Black Prosperity: Finding a Way Forward](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/IMG_0374-2-Bryson-Berry-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpg)
Black Prosperity: Finding a Way Forward
Student: Bryson Berry - Black Prosperity: Finding a Way Forward
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Major(s): Economics
Minor(s): Geography
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Walter Greason
![Photo of Daniel Bially Levy - Establishing Privacy in Online Fandom](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/D8180010_DxO-Kien-Nguyen-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpg)
Establishing Privacy in Online Fandom
Student: Daniel Bially Levy - Establishing Privacy in Online Fandom
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
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Major(s): Computer Science
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Mentor(s): Professor Abigail Marsh
![Photo of Julia Bintz - The Pearl Turner Project with CU Boulder's Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/DSC_1745-copy-Julia-Bintz-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpg)
The Pearl Turner Project with CU Boulder's Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship
Student: Julia Bintz - The Pearl Turner Project with CU Boulder's Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: Camas, WA
Major(s): English (Literature), Mathematics
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Mentor(s): Nickoal Eichmann-Kalwara
![Photo of Evelyn Bond - Agent Epi](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/IMG_2623_Original-Evvie-Bond-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpeg)
Agent Epi
Student: Evelyn Bond - Agent Epi
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2026
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Major(s): Biology, English (Creative Writing)
Minor(s): Chinese
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Jody Emmings
![Photo of Julia Brandfonbrener - Evidence for Garlic Mustard Allelopathy at Ordway Field Station](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/IMG_3559_-_Julia_Brandfonbrener-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpg)
Evidence for Garlic Mustard Allelopathy at Ordway Field Station
Student: Julia Brandfonbrener - Evidence for Garlic Mustard Allelopathy at Ordway Field Station
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2025
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Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Art (Studio), Environmental Studies
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Mentor(s): Lab Instructor Michael Anderson, Professor Jerald Dosch
![Photo of Annika Brelsford - Summer Field Ecology Internship with Friends of the Mississippi River](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/Gmail-Annika-Brelsford-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpg)
Summer Field Ecology Internship with Friends of the Mississippi River
Student: Annika Brelsford - Summer Field Ecology Internship with Friends of the Mississippi River
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2026
Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
Major(s): Biology (Biochemistry)
Minor(s): French and Francophone Studies, Art (Studio)
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Laura Domyancich-Lee
![Photo of Emelia Brinkley - Penguin Colony Internship at Boston's New England Aquarium](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/emeliabrinkleyheadshot-Emelia-Brinkley-640x0-c-default.jpeg)
Penguin Colony Internship at Boston's New England Aquarium
Student: Emelia Brinkley - Penguin Colony Internship at Boston's New England Aquarium
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2026
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Major(s): Geology
Minor(s): Performance Design and Technologies
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Amanda Barr
![Photo of Francesca Brown - Engaging Adults in Informal Computing Education](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/headshot_-_Francesca_Brown-640x0-c-default.jpg)
Engaging Adults in Informal Computing Education
Student: Francesca Brown - Engaging Adults in Informal Computing Education
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2025
Hometown: Iowa City, IA
Major(s): Computer Science
Minor(s): Geology
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Joslenne Peña
![Photo of Hien-Anh (Avianna) Bui - The Future of Blocks4All: Accessibility and Learnability](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-08-29-204126-Hien-Anh-Bui-640x0-c-default.png)
The Future of Blocks4All: Accessibility and Learnability
Student: Hien-Anh (Avianna) Bui - The Future of Blocks4All: Accessibility and Learnability
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2025
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
Major(s): Data Science
Minor(s): Educational Studies, Psychology
Concentration(s): Cognitive Science
Mentor(s): Professor Lauren Milne
![Photo of Xavier Calicdan - Cycloaddition Approach for the Synthesis of Acene Ortho-Diimides and their Characterization](https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/wp-content/uploads/sites/283/2023/10/IMG-5754-Xavier-Calicdan-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpg)
Cycloaddition Approach for the Synthesis of Acene Ortho-Diimides and their Characterization
Student: Xavier Calicdan - Cycloaddition Approach for the Synthesis of Acene Ortho-Diimides and their Characterization
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
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Major(s): Chemistry (Biochemistry)
Minor(s): Biology
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Dennis Cao