Current Fellows

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Erica Brasley
University of New Hampshire
Major: Neuroscience
Mentor: Dr. Robert Mair
Research Title: Relationship Between Cell Responses in the Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Central Thalamus During a Spatial Memory Task

Amber Craft
University of New Hampshire
Major: Athletic Training
Mentor: Dr. Ronald Croce
Research Title: A Comparison of Short-Time Fourier and Wavelet Transforms on EMG and MMG Frequency Spectrum During Fatiguing Muscular Contractions

Cayla Compton
University of New Hampshire
Major: Wildlife Conservation
Mentor: Dr. Paul Tsang
Research Title: The Use of Fecal Samples as a Non-Invasive Method for Assessing the Production of Hormones in Captive Mammals

Joel Ford
University of New Hampshire
Major: Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Jillian Goldfarb
Research Title: Investigation of Competitive Adsorption Mechanisms of PCBs Onto Biomass-Based Activated Carbon

Mitchell Gates
University of New Hampshire
Major: Linguistics
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Healey
Research Title: Fairies, Fags, and Straight-Acting Gays: Gay Masculinities in Primetime Television.

Adrienne Hill
University of New Hampshire
Major: Civil Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Majid Ghayoomi
Research Title: Experimental and Theoretical Evaluation of Internal Loads in Underground Retaining Structures

Olivia Jobin
University of New Hampshire
Major: Environmental Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Kinner
Research Title: Determining the Factors that Cause Submerged Oil to Become Re-Suspended in the Water Column

Allen Ma
University of New Hampshire
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Chris White
Research Title: Designing a Thermally Conductive, Constant-Temperature Wall Plate To Be Used In a Small-Scale Boundary-Layer Wind Tunnel

Stephanie Parisi
University of New Hampshire
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Mentor: Dr. David Townson
Research Title: Examining the Tumorgenic Ability of K+/K- HeLa Cells in vitro

Herbie Smith
University of New Hampshire
Major: Physics
Mentor: Dr. Per Berglund
Research Title: Del Pezzo Divisors, Calabi-Yau Manifolds and the Evolution of the Universe

Ann Steeves
University of New Hampshire
Major: Health Management and Policy
Mentor: Dr. Robert McGrath
Research Title: Evaluation of the Impact of 4-H Essential Elements: Belonging, Mastery, Independence and Generosity

Shersingh Tumber-Davila
University of New Hampshire
Major: Environmental Conservation
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Ouimette
Research Title: Quantifying Carbon Allocation to Mycorrhizal Fungi by Temperate Forest Tree Species Across a Nitrogen Availability Gradient

Tim Vorachak
University of New Hampshire
Major: Philosophy
Mentor: Dr. Willem deVries
Research Title: Stereotypes: A Philosophical Investigation