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Summer Showcase 2022

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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Host organization: Ignite Afterschool

Student: Hufsa Ahmed
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Major(s): Economics, Political Science
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Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Julie Dolan, Kari Denissen Cunnien (Ignite Afterschool), Zong Vue (Ignite Afterschool)

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Dog Genotyping Project

Student: Dalila Amaya
Exp. Graduation: Fall 2023
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Anthropology, Spanish
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Mary Montgomery

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Digital Global Health Scholars

Student: Zara Ammar
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: Brookfield, Wisconsin
Major(s): English (Literature)
Minor(s): Chemistry
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Kristina Krohn, MD

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Novel Bishydrazides

Student: Journey Amundson
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2023
Hometown: Iron River, Wisconsin
Major(s): Chemistry (Biochemistry)
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Dennis Cao

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Potential Quiescence Effect of Novel Breast Cancer Therapeutic

Student: Genevieve Anex
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2023
Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Neuroscience
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Joyce Schroeder, University of Arizona

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Ultra-Conserved Element (UCE) derived phylogeny and species distribution modelling of the New Zealand arachnid genus Rakaia

Student: Peter Aspholm
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2023
Hometown: Winthrop, Washington
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Data Science
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Sarah Boyer

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SayKid

Student: Johan Azambou
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: Buea, Cameroon
Major(s): Computer Science, Mathematics
Minor(s): Philosophy
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): DeLonn Crosby

Project Description

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Future River Research Project

Student: Nili Barnoon
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: Cambridge, Massachutts and Tacoma, Washington
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Educational Studies
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Roopali Phadke

Project Description

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Electrolysis Catalysts

Student: Lance Bartol
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2023
Hometown: Grand Marais, Minnesota
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor James Doyle

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Artificial Intelligence for Indoor Robot Navigation

Student: Bea Bautista
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Major(s): Computer Science
Minor(s): Data Science
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Susan Fox

Project Description

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Eye size and investment in salamanders as a function of ecological factors

Student: Nicole Bednarik
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2023
Hometown: Elmhurst, Illinois
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Anthropology, History
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Rayna Bell

Project Description

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Cooperation Cannon River

Student: Carly Benusa
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2023
Hometown: Moorhead, Minnesota
Major(s): Educational Studies, History
Minor(s): English
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Brian Lozenski

Project Description

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TAT1 S237A Mutation’s Role in Pancreatic Cancer

Student: Eleanor Berkenblit
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: Sharon, Massachusetts
Major(s): Biology (Biochemistry)
Minor(s): Chemistry, Spanish
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Nam Lee (University of Arizona), Paola Cruz Flores (University of Arizona)

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Jewish Memory Work in Spain

Student: Ana Berman
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2023
Hometown: New York, New York
Major(s): History, Religious Studies
Minor(s): Spanish
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Susanna Drake, Professor Jessica Pearson

Project Description

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Genomic Ancestry and Risk of Hepatoblastoma

Student: Nicole Branch
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2023
Hometown: Edina, Minnesota
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Computer Science
Concentration(s): Community and Global Health
Mentor(s): Dr. Erin Marcotte

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Trinification Symmetry Breaking with a Bi-Adjoint Higgs Field

Student: Seth Buesing
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: Saint Paul, Minneosta
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Saki Khan

Project Description

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2R - App

Student: Tri Bui
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2025
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
Major(s): Computer Science, Economics
Minor(s): Data Science
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Susan Fox

Project Description

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Role of Peptide Conformation on Catalytic Activity

Student: Xavier Alexander Calicdan
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Major(s): Chemistry
Minor(s):
Concentration(s): Biochemistry
Mentor(s): Professor Leah Witus

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Mathematical Models of Neuron Action Potentials

Student: Uditi Chandrashekhar
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: India
Major(s): Physics, Psychology
Minor(s):
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor James Doyle

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Metallicity-Dependent Galactic Isotopic Decomposition for Nucleosynthesis

Student: Bill Mengxi Chen
Exp. Graduation: Spring 2023
Hometown: Beijing, China
Major(s): Physics (Astronomy)
Minor(s): Music
Concentration(s):
Mentor(s): Professor Christopher West

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