Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Awards for 2026

Summer State Park Mapping 2026

Mentor:
Ryan Frazier
 
Subject Area
Geography, Environment & Sustainability, and Earth & Environmental Sciences
 
Student(s):
Hannah Foate Hall, Melissa Lindholm
 
#2

Investigating Size, Surface Modification, and Stability in Enzymatic Glucose and Lactose Electrochemical Sensors

Mentor: 
Galathara Lekamge Dimithree Sachintha Kahanda
 
Subject Area
Physics and Astronomy
 
Student(s):
Miguel Cabrera, Kody Fairbourn
#3

Rapid evolution in the Remnants of Ancient Lake Bonneville

Mentor:
Julie Jung
 
Subject Area
Zoology
 
Student(s):
Ryan Lechtenberg, Dallin Buck
 
#2

Culturing and genomic analysis of ancient microbes from Great Salt Lake sediments: insights into early microbial evolution

Mentor:
Katrina Twing
 
Subject Area
Microbiology
 
Student(s):
Kiran Ghimire, Kalyn Holm
 
#3

Core Samples: Public Sculpture Development with Park City Museum

Mentor:
Kellie Bornhoft
 
Subject Area
Visual Arts
 
Student(s):
MacKenzy Gilmore, Alexxanthe Harris, Janika Linville
 
#2

SmartCharge WSU Phase II: EV Charging Usage Dashboard and Data Analytics

Mentor:
Yong Zhang
 
Subject Area
School of Computing
 
Student(s):
Jeims Molina
 
#3

Vision-Based Autonomous Navigation on a Real Platform - the Roboracer

Mentor:
Meher Shaikh
 
Subject Area
School of Computing
 
Student(s):
Dipak Nand Sharma
 
#2

siRNA Knockdown of Oncogene USP11 Combined with Sorafenib Chemotherapy for Treatment of Liver Cancer

Mentor:
Katherine Bowman
 
Subject Area
Chemistry and Biochemistry
 
Student(s):
Alex Robles
 
#3

Mathematical Analysis of the Finite Quantum Harmonic Oscillator and Its Applications in Low-Temperature Physics

Mentor:
Maomao Cai
 
Subject Area
Mathematics
 
Student(s): 
Justin Berry, Ivan Centeno
 
#3

Transitional Justice in Rwanda & Journey Through Rwandan Memorials

Mentor:
Stephanie Wolfe
 
Subject Area
Political Science
 
Student(s):
Ambri Huffaker, Rae Conriquez
 
#2

Reframing Agency on the U.S. Shakespearean Stage: A Qualitative Design-Based Study and Practice Toolkit

Mentor:
Dawn Monique Williams
 
Subject Area
Performing Arts
 
Student(s):
Christian Redmond