PROGRAM
19th annual 19th annual
Showcase Showcase OF UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY | APRIL 30, 2025 | 1:00 - 5:00 PM
19th annual 19th annual
Showcase Showcase
OF UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS
3:00 - 3:30 PM Award Ceremony
Opening Remarks and Moderators
Dr. Chad Risko
Faculty Director, Office of Undergraduate Research
Welcome
Dr. Ilhem Messaoudi Acting Vice President for Research
Presentation of the Excellent Research Ambassador Awards
Dr. Ilhem Messaoudi and Dr. Chad Risko
Presentation of the Faculty Mentor of the Year Awards
Student Representatives
Closing Remarks
Student Research Ambassadors
Reception to follow
Poster Presentations (Ballroom)
Oral Presentations
(Third Floor - Room 330A, 330B, 330E)
Table Presentations (Ballroom)
Scan for Presentation Schedule
2025 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Nominees
The 18th annual Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award recognizes UK faculty members who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to mentoring undergraduate researchers, provide exceptional undergraduate research experiences, as well as supporting and promoting the undergraduate research initiatives on campus.
This award is student nominated, student reviewed, and student selected in a blind review process.
Sahar Alameh STEM Education Neuroscience
Warren Alilain Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Molly Blasing Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bjoern Bauer
Kristi Bartlett Product Design Music Theory and Composition
Jennifer Campbell
Juan Canedo Internal Medicine
Chris Crawford Physics and Astronomy Neuroscience
Meifan Chen
Gosia Chwatko Chemical and Materials Engineering
Hannah Dewhirst Interiors
Marilyn Duncan Neuroscience
Lindsey Fay Interiors
Hossam Elsayed Veterinary Science
Erika Engstrom Journalism and Media
Tianyan Gao Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Cassandra Gipson-Reichardt Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
Eva Goellner Toxicology and Cancer Biology
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2025 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Nominees
Hossam Elsayed Veterinary Science
Engineering
Adriane Grumbein Integrated Strategic Communications
Kang Retailing and Tourism Management
Courtney Luecking Dietetics and Human Nutrition
SK O’Brien Product Design
Psychology
Margaret McGladrey Dietetics and Human Nutrition
Montalbano Journalism and Media
Jennifer Osterhage Biology
Allen Page Veterinary Science
Plasencia Dietetics and Human Nutrition
Revonlinski Plants and Soil Sciences
Angela Hayden
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Brad Hubbard Physiology Kyra Hunting Journalism and Media
Dan Ionel Computer Engineering
I.S. Jawahir Mechanical
Yeonjung
Matthew Kim Psychology Plant and Soil Sciences
Tomo Kawashima
Elizabeth Lorch Psychology Civil Engineering
Minjae Kim Philip Lee Computer Engineering Technology
Kathryn
Joshua Morganti Neuroscience
Jennifer Meakins Interiors
Julie
Samuel
Clare Rittschof Entomology
2025 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Nominees
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RESEARCH MENTOR OF THE
RESEARCH MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNERS NOMINATED FOR 2025
WINNERS NOMINATED FOR 2025
Jonathan Satin Physiology
Julius Schoop Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Hisashi Sawada Physiology
Pedram Roghanchi Mining Engineering
Pooja Sidney Psychology UK Libraries
Carol Street
Xingsheng Sun
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Jian Shi
Alfred Shapere Physics and Anatomy Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Nick Teets Entomology
Leslie Woltenberg Physician Assistant Studies
David Westneat Biology DR. CARLOS RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ
NICHLOAS MCLETCHIE
YOSRA HELMY
ROBIN COOPER
SESSION
1 - 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Student First Name
Ella Bean Poster 180 Social & Behavioral Sciences
Isaac Belcher Poster 159, 160 Social & Behavioral Sciences
Maria Bennett Poster 184 Social & Behavioral Sciences
Anna Benton Poster 3 Arts, Design, and Performing Arts
Madison Biddle Poster 50 Education
Morgan Blankenship Poster Room 330A Social & Behavioral Sciences
Clare Brady Poster 20 Biological & Life Sciences
Emily Brentzel Poster 162 Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ella Brown-Terry Oral Presentation Room 330A Humanities
Hailey Bruner Poster 144 Physical Sciences & Astronomy
Jennifer Bukowski Poster 55 Engineering
Emily Burditt Oral Presentation Room 330A Social & Behavioral Sciences
Hannah Burgess Table Presentation Table 2 Education
Deborah Bush Poster 142 Medical & Health Sciences
Blake Byer Poster 131 Medical & Health Sciences
Fabiola Cadenas Poster 151 Social & Behavioral Sciences
Mackenzie Caldwell Poster 103 Medical & Health Sciences
Caroline Campbell Poster 107 Medical & Health Sciences
Lucas Carlos de Lima Table Presentation Table 3 Arts, Design, and Performing Arts
Alycie Caya Oral Presentation Room 330A Environmental Studies
Emma Chenault Poster 110 Medical & Health Sciences
Jemi Chew Oral Presentation Room 330B Humanities
Katie Christensen Poster 18 Biological & Life Sciences
Addie Clark Poster 107 Medical & Health Sciences
Cody Clayton Poster 135 Medical & Health Sciences
Student
Lucie Compton
Sarah Crawford Poster
Kiauna Crowder Poster
Junior Cruz Poster
Christopher Culver Poster
Nicole Cunningham Poster
Gabriela Da Silva
Nadia Davis
Sophia Del Rey
Tarise Dickens
Megan Dirr
Olivia Driskill
Molly Dunn
Nathan Eapen
Elizabeth Elliott Poster
Noor Eqal
Mackenzie Everett
Osswaah Fariduddin
Colin Ferguson
Jaelee Ferguson Poster
Grant Fischer Poster
Kennedi Fishback
Cole Flaherty
Mallory Garcia
Lucas Gastineau
Student
Spencer
Jada Gordon
Taylor Grundy
Colin Haase
Maria Hadjisavva
Finley Haight
Julianna Hakel
Natalie
Alyssa
Ghazzal
Emma
James Hao
Haiden Hauret
Thomas Hawse
Abby Hennessey
Harrison
Austin Hirtzel
Jasmine
Jerilynn
Student
Calista Jarman
Victoria Jobert
Sarah Johnson Poster
Alayna Jones Poster
& Health Sciences
& Life Sciences
& Health Sciences
Nathan Jones Table Presentation Table 3 Engineering
Aaron Joseph Poster
Patricia Juarbe Rivera Oral Presentation
Sukriti Kapoor
Keren Keener
Lucille Kelly
Allison Kidwell
Austin Kiihnl
Cooper Kincaid
Olivia Kitts Poster
Theo Klippel
Amel Kredan
Gabi Kronenberg
Sahil Kutty-Poffenberge
Kennedy Lamb
Shasanka Lamichhane
Hannah Laney
Samantha Leming
Sarah Lengal
Samuel LeRose
Social & Behavioral Sciences
& Health Sciences
& Health Sciences
& Health Sciences
& Life Sciences
Student
Brooklyn Leslie
WenTao Lin
Ariana Lomeli
Sydnee' Lowe
Morgan Loy
Bradley Lykins
Chandler Maddox
Nolan Marcum
Emma Brynn Martin
Shae Martin
Darby Matusz
Jack McArdle
Lydia Grace McDougal
Rebekah McIntosh
Haley McManus
Alison McNamara
Brooklyn McQuillan
Spandana Mekala
Lana
Katherine
Dexter
SESSION
1 - 1:00 - 2:30 PM
KayDee Pratt Table Presentation Table 6 Arts, Design, and Performing Arts
Maleah Preston Poster 178 Social & Behavioral Sciences
Maggie Privette Oral Presentation Room 330E Education
Audra Proffitt Poster 60 Engineering
Anna Quarles Table Presentation Table 7 Arts, Design, and Performing Arts
Katelin Ralenkotter Poster 74 Humanities
Gable Rath Table Presentation Table 2 Engineering
Terence Redford
Camila Rezende Tavares Pimentel
Allison Rieman
Lucas Henrique Rimoldi de Souza
Rosbelly Rios
173 Social & Behavioral Sciences
33 Biological & Life Sciences
157 Social & Behavioral Sciences
26 Biological & Life Sciences
Maddie Ritchie Poster 135 Medical & Health Sciences
Alyssah Robinson Oral Presentation Room 330A Humanities
Trinity Robinson Poster 49 Cultural & Language Studies
Daniela Rodrigiez Poster 77 Humanities
Michael Rohs
Alexis Roof
Sophia Roth
Aliyyah Sadek
Safiyah Sadek
Julie Saldana Guzman
158 Social & Behavioral Sciences
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Presentation Room 330A Medical & Health Sciences
190 Social & Behavioral Sciences
Cooper Samuelson Poster 72 Environmental Studies
William Samuelson
72 Environmental Studies
Student
Elliana
Diksha
Jessamine Saxton
Tirzah Schanding
Jose Sequeira
Dahlia
Shirin
Kade
Jaesylin
Olivia
David
Jalen
Katelyn
Katy
Layne
Ian
Bailee
Ashley
Frances
McKenna
Mallory
Zachary
Chloe
Carolene
Aliyah
Katharine
Corrinne
Mariam
Arwa
Diya
Nijae
Kayla
Max
Misa
Student
Rea Franks
Sarah Freeland
Macy French
Eduarda Frizzo Pereira
Fernanda Fuentes
Dorottya Gal
Jaycie Gard
Ava Gdovka
Ashley Geary
Kianna Ginez
McKenna Green
Abigail Gross
Abigail Guest
Quinn Hall
Beaux Hardin
Chloe Harmon
Halle Harned
Sophia Harrod
Sophia Havard
Thomas Hawse
Rafe Hemmerlein
Tristan Herzog
Breanna Hess
Sydney Hieneman
Student
Avery Powers
Grace Ann Preston
Lily Probus
Isabella Recktenwald
Stephon Reid
Catherine Renteria
Joy Resig
Jagger
Hallie Risch
McKenna
Jabdiel Rosario
Loganann Runice
Courtney Russell
Leah Russell
Taylor Sadler
Avery Schanbacher
Davazjah Scharkley
Lizzie Scheetz
Mary-Claire Schmidt
Woody Schoenbachler
Mani
Victoria
Abdallah
Laura
Regan
Ava
Brenna
Student
Ethan Stuart
Jack Tagher
Bridgette Tanner
Jessi Taylor
Alexandra Thibault
Kaitlynn Thieme
Caroline Timperman
Sanat Tiwari
Mally Ulatowski
Margaret Veillon
Breanna Vessels
Dexter Vilt
Matthew Vital
Keira Vitale
Bhavya Vyas
Caleb Weber
Laikyn Whittaker
Sophia Wielawski
Chloe Wielgus
Addison Witucki
Elizabeth Womack
Jhai
Grace Yi
Farahnosh Yousofi
Tegan Zura
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