The following students received Sophomore Research Fellowships, which include a stipend to each student and to their faculty advisers. Fellowships are funded by grants from the Brittingham Wisconsin Trust and the Kemper K. Knapp Bequest, with additional support from UW-System, the Chancellor’s Office and the Provost’s Office. The list below includes fellow and honorable mention names and majors, and faculty adviser names.
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2026 Sophomore Fellows
Sohan Alleshwaram, Computer Sciences, Mathematics; Sean Schoville
Haley Alvarez-Garcia, Genetics & Genomics; Victoria Rendell
Lauren Anderson, Biomedical Engineering; Melissa Skala
Maxwell Bartlett, Chemical Engineering; Siddarth Krishna
Adit Bhootra
Major: Biology
Project: Mechanisms of DNA Repair Deficiency and Radiosensitivity in TSC-Mutant Cancer Cells
Faculty Advisor: Pippa Cosper
Caroline Blust
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Project: Development and Evaluation of a Fully Automated Preoperative Planning and Intraoperative Guidance Workflow for Periacetabular Osteotomy
Faculty Advisor: Josh Roth
Andriana Boulos
Major: Psychology
Project: Do Adults’ Messages Engender Self-Resemblance Preferences in Racially-Minoritized Children?
Faculty Advisor: Ashley Jordan
Elia Careaga
Major: Neurobiology
Project: Validating the Impact of Morphogen Modulation on Cell Identity in an Organoid Screen
Faculty Advisor: André Sousa
Sixing Chen
Major: Neurobiology
Project: Defining the Critical Period for FMRP Restoration in Fragile X Mice
Faculty Advisor: Xinyu Zhao
Yu Chen
Major: Biology
Project: Role of Neutral Sphingomyelinase (nSMase) Activation in Caveolae Remodeling Under Chronic Mechanical Stress in Cardiomyocytes
Faculty Advisor: Alexey Glukhov
Michael Cherevatsky
Major: Biochemistry
Project: Aging Impacts Myeloid Cell Functional Features and Phenotype at the Cribriform Plate
Faculty Advisor: Matyas Sandor
Tejas Dahiya
Major: Undeclared
Project: Predictive Sensor Health Index for Multi-Sensor Failure Detection in Engine Systems
Faculty Advisor: Saurabh Gupta
Ishpreet Dang
Major: Molecular & Cell Biology
Project: The Role of Ssd1 in Regulating Protein Production in Aneuploid Yeast
Faculty Advisor: Audrey Gasch
Christopher DeCorte
Major: Biology, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Engineering Immune-Evasive Endothelium and Defining the Rejectome: Modeling and Predicting Early Allogeneic Graft Rejection
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Brown
Katelyn Doehrmann
Major: Biochemistry
Project: Utilizing Isotopically Substituted Ammonia to Quantify the Production of Molecular Nitrogen in Astronomically Relevant Ices
Faculty Advisor: Susanna Widicus Weaver
Nolan Doherty
Major: Microbiology
Project: Correlating Listeria monocytogenes Plaque Area and Sigma Factor B Activity during Stress with Elevated Virulence through a Clinical Isolate Screen
Faculty Advisor: JD Sauer
Abigail Fagerlin
Major: Physics
Project: Photometric Precision Limits of Low-Cost Astronomical CCD Systems for Distance Measurements
Faculty Advisor: Peter Timbie
Eavan Finnerty
Major: Neurobiology
Project: Can Anti-Müllerian Hormone Predict Inflammatory Cytokines in Female Infertility?
Faculty Advisor: Aleks Stanic-Kostic
Helaina Grossmeyer
Major: Astronomy – Physics, Computer Sciences
Project: Identifying Extremely Young Post-Starburst Galaxies with SDSS-IV/eBOSS Spectroscopy
Faculty Advisor: Christy Tremonti
Fleli Hakizimana
Major: Biology, Global Health
Project: Mechanistic Regulation of Histone H3 Thr3 Phosphorylation Dynamics During Mitosis
Faculty Advisor: Aussie Suzuki
Jixiang Hu
Major: History
Project: German Pietism and the Formation of the Modern Self
Faculty Advisor: Eric Carlsson
Wanyang Huang
Major: Molecular & Cell Biology
Project: Environmental Isolation and Construction of a Bacillus subtilis Bacteriophage Library of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Faculty Advisor: Jade Wang
Devyn Iglesias-Fuller
Major: Biochemistry, Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies
Project: An in vitro Investigation of RNA Binding and Liquid-Liquid Phase Deparation of C. elegans Processing Body Protein CAR-1
Faculty Advisor: Andrea Putnam
Alexandra Isaak
Major: Microbiology
Project: Graphical User Interface to Improve the Accessibility of T Cell Quality Monitoring using Automated Optical Metabolic Imaging
Faculty Advisor: Melissa Skala
Olivia Jerabek
Major: Genetics & Genomics
Project: Ploidy and Adaptation: Comparing the Fitness of Isogenic Haploid and Diploid Mutants in Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Faculty Advisor: Nathaniel Sharp
Madeline Koebrick
Major: Molecular & Cell Biology
Project: Interrogating the Function of the Hox Gene Deformed in the Development of the Prehensile Leg of Daddy-Longlegs
Faculty Advisor: Prashant Sharma
Violet Krol
Major: Biology
Project: Impacts of Global Climate Change on the Fitness of the Copepod Eurytemora affinis
Faculty Advisor: Carol Eunmi Lee
Samuel Kuemmel
Major: Statistics
Project: Mapping Green: A Geospatial Analysis of Neighborhood-Level Lawn Ownership Demographics
Faculty Advisor: Holly Gibbs
Matias Kvalsvik
Major: Biology
Project: Investigating the Bicaudal-C(Bicc1)-RNA Interface across Different Species
Faculty Advisor: Michael Sheets
Heng (Dariush) Lasiang
Major: Electrical Engineering, Physics
Project: Simulating Nanoscale Photon Transport and its Effects on Near-field Thermophotovoltaic Cell Performance
Faculty Advisor: Eric Tervo
Ruda Lee
Major: Chemistry, Data Science
Project: Synthesis of High-Csp3 DNA-Encoded Libraries Using Thianthrenium On-DNA Chemistry
Faculty Advisor: Jefferey Martell
Eve Lin
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Project: Additive Manufacturing Functionally Graded Foams to Control Local Mechanical Response
Faculty Advisor: Ramathasan Thevamaran
Zoe Littlefield
Major: Undeclared
Project: Social Patterns on a Local Stage: Translating the work of Ashley Mears to Regional Theater
Faculty Advisor: Chloe Hart
Yihan (Ashley) Liu
Major: Astronomy – Physics
Project: Worlds in Time: The Cooling Histories and Ages of Temperate Super-Earths
Faculty Advisor: Melinda Soares-Furtado
Kevin Kai Ming Low
Major: Physics
Project: Intrinsic Gap Complexity of Kepler Planetary Systems with Undetected Planets
Faculty Advisor: David Rice
Maire J. Lucero
Major: Physics
Project: Assessing Variance of Atmospheric Hydrogen Intensities with Respect to the Solar Cycle Using Southern Hemispheric Data
Faculty Advisor: Susan Nossal
Aiyana Manglona
Major: English, Information Science
Project: One Size Does Not Fit All: Challenging the Use of Overarching Guidelines for Data Visualizations
Faculty Advisor: Karen Schloss
Jack Marsh
Major: Biochemistry
Project: Cpt2-Dependent Regulation of Intestinal Fatty Acid Oxidation by the Gut Microbiota
Faculty Advisor: Eric Yen
Cody McKenna
Major: Computer Sciences, Mathematics
Project: Using AI to Simulate Novel Physics from Text Descriptions and Mathematical Specifications
Faculty Advisor: Misha Khodak
Khushi Mitchell
Major: Neurobiology
Project: Isolating Cone-Driven Visual Behavior in LIAIS Mice Using a Novel Rod-Silent Optomotor Approach for Color Vision Studies in Parkinson Disease
Faculty Advisor: Freya Mowat
(This Sophomore Fellowship is sponsored by the McPherson Eye Research Institute.)
Angeline Morgado Romero
Major: International Studies, Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies, Political Science
Project: Displaced & Blamed: The Venezuelan Diaspora’s Responses to Xenophobic Discourses in Chile
Faculty Advisor: Sara Mckinnon
Sage Osesek
Major: Genetics & Genomics, Molecular & Cell Biology
Project: Sex-Specific Regulation of Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate by mTORC1 in Skeletal Muscle Aging
Faculty Advisor: Ryan Marshall
Tirth Mihirbhai Patel
Major: Data Science, Economics
Project: Detecting Shifts Between Populist and Responsible Governance in Three Signature Episodes
Faculty Advisor: Matteo Camboni
Anikait Patel
Major: Molecular & Cell Biology
Project: Engineering Signal Peptides to Enhance Antitumor Potency of Virus-free CRISPR GD2-CAR T Cells
Faculty Advisor: Portia Smith
Sophie Petta
Major: Neurobiology
Project: Donor-Recipient Origin of BAL-Derived Organoids and Immune Cells From Lung Transplant Patients
Faculty Advisor: Monica Liu
Owen Plate
Major: Environmental Sciences
Project: Influence of Disturbance Regime and Soil Properties on Grassland Plant Community Composition
Faculty Advisor: Ellen Damschen
Keyvan Pouladian
Major: Engineering Physics
Project: Noise Analysis for Fast Differential Scanning Calorimetry of Defect Annealing in SiC
Faculty Advisor: Charlie Hirst
Agastya Rathee
Major: Computer Sciences, Data Science
Project: Hardware-Agnostic Optimization and Massive Parallelization of the SPECTRAX Kinetic Plasma Solver
Faculty Advisor: Rogerio Jorge
Grace Reichert
Major: Molecular & Cell Biology
Project: Characterizing the Roles of Electrostatic Residues in Regulating Proton Leak through Multidrug Resistance Transporter EmrE
Faculty Advisor: Katherine Henzler-Wildman
Anna Rosu
Major: Materials Science & Engineering
Project: Crystalline Properties and Ion Transport in POEM5/POEM20 Random Co-Polymer Electrolytes
Faculty Advisor: Whitney Loo
Lyn Sepersky
Major: History, Information Science, Political Science
Project: Analyzing the Impact of Interpersonal Rural-Urban Relationships on Measured Levels of Rural-Urban Polarization
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Pietryka
Meredith Serrano
Major: Neurobiology, Psychology
Project: Approximate Number System Development in Children
Faculty Advisor: Stephen Ferrigno
Ryan Smithana
Major: Biochemistry, Spanish
Project: Thrombospondin-1 and RPE Cell Function in Dry AMD
Faculty Advisor: Nader Sheibani
Aurora Swissdorf
Major: Biochemistry
Project: Understanding the Effects of Inflammatory Signaling on Lymphatic Vessels in HGSOC
Faculty Advisor: María Virumbrales-Muñoz
Aleena Varghese
Major: Molecular & Cell Biology
Project: Genetic Analgesia via Synthetic Post-Transcriptional Repression of Sodium Channels in Sensory Neurons
Faculty Advisor: Zachary Campbell
Yuva Vijaykumar Shunmugapriya
Major: Biochemistry
Project: Evaluating the Therapeutic Efficacy of MRTX1133 in Combination with MK-8776 in KRAS G12D-Driven Colorectal Cancer
Faculty Advisor: Dustin Deming
Nina Wolff
Major: Neurobiology, Psychology
Project: Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Directionality of Ratio Visual Processing
Faculty Advisor: Percival Matthews
Yuhan Xing
Major: Electrical Engineering
Project: A Triboelectric Nanogenerator-Based Energy Harvesting Strategy for Prolonging the Battery Life of Sports Headphones
Faculty Advisor: Xudong Wang
Benjamin Zumbrunnen
Major: Geology & Geophysics
Project: Determining the Relationship between Sediment Concentration and Dielectric Permittivity in Ice for Applications in Radar Surveys
Faculty Advisor: Lucas Zoet
2025 Sophomore Fellows
Liv Abegglen, Genetics and Genomics, Bryn Webb
William Anderson, Computer Sciences, Data Science, Mathematics, Yiqiao Zhong
Irene Angelidakis, Neurobiology, Cynthia Czajkowski
Anvika Annyapu, Biochemisty, Economics, Julia Berian
John Aradan, Computer Sciences, Robert Striker
Ava Barsness, Intended: Kinesiology, William Schrage
Ellie Baudhuin, Genetics and Genomics, Aaron Hoskins
Ava Berdelman, Biochemistry, Elizabeth Wright
Aletta Bergman, Wildlife Ecology, Kate McGinn
Aster Bi, Statistics, Percival Matthews
Natalie Broderick, Astronomy – Physics, Physics, Ellen Zweibel
Jonathan Buscher, Biochemistry, Statistics, Rachel Mooney
Sudhindra Chavadam, Biomedical Engineering, Colleen Witzenburg
Jiahao Chen, Statistics, Jennifer Dykema
Slava Cherempei, Chemistry, Jennifer Schomaker
Ari Collins, Education Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, David O’Brien
Amber DuVal, Biomedical Engineering, Colleen Witzenburg
Clare Fallon, Undeclared, Quentin Dudley
Christopher Fan, Physics, Roman Kuzmin
Isabel Garay, Molecular and Cell Biology, Francisco Alvarado Guillen
Kate Geiger, Genetics and Genomics, David Wassarman
Krithi Gopinath, Neurobiology, Anjon Audhya
Linda Hao, Electrical Engineering, Eric Tervo
Ayush Harish, Biology, Pippa Cosper
Lindsey Hmielewski, Physics, Will Nachlas
Alexander Ivey, Nuclear Engineering, Charles Hirst
James Johnson, Biochemistry, Marjorie Brand
Hannah Justice, Geology and Geophysics, Ken Ferrier
Arianna Kaas, Microbiology, Jeniel Nett
Cameron Kiger, Microbiology, Simon Gilroy
Abigail Koch, Biology, Judith Simcox
Samuel Litzau, Biomedical Engineering, Masatoshi Suzuki
Elizabeth Lucas, Geology and Geophysics, Political Science, Eva Golos
Akesh Mallia, Mechanical Engineering, Thomas Breunung
Riley McJunkin, Biology, Rebecca Smith
Mina Meyer-Najmi, Chemistry, Zachary Wickens
Natalie Miller, Biomedical Engineering, Colleen Witzenburg
Akshata Moorthy, Genetics and Genomics, Silvia Cavagnero
Olaotse Ngwako, Economics, Soeren Henn
Jonah Nick, Chemistry, Engineering Physics, Jonathan Engle
Karolina Pater, Industrial Engineering, Ranjana Mehta
Quinn Paulsen, Molecular and Cell Biology, Jue Wang
Akhilesh Peddi, Undeclared, Kristin Phillips-Court
Ved Vasishtha Pendyala, Undeclared, Nihal Ahmad
Akhil Pidikiti, Genetics and Genomics, Chad Vezina
Raphael Ribeiro Mantovani, Data Science, Statistics, Joao Dorea
Alyssa Rooks, Forest Science, Adena Rissman
Daleep Sandhu, Neurobiology, Matthew Banks
Anna Schellin, Psychology, Statistics, Percival Matthews
Selah Schmitt, Molecular and Cell Biology, Social Welfare, Beth Weaver
Grant Schuman, Neurobiology, Chiara Cirelli
Giulia Scimonelli, Biomedical Engineering, Neurobiology, Krishanu Saha
Mary Scott, Neurobiology, Dhatri Devaraju
Manav Seth, Biology, Zachary Adam
Sananda Shyamkumar, Biochemistry, Huy Dinh
Hailey Sieren, Microbiology, Kerri Coon
Eva Stafne, Mechanical Engineering, Juliette Becker
Nicholas Tallon, Astronomy – Physics, Mathematics, Physics, Ke Zhang
Jonathan Tong, Economics, Mathematics, Simeon Alder
Isaiah Trice, Music: Performance, Laura Schwendinger
Paula Vidal-Tama, Entomology, Wildlife Ecology, Sean Schoville
Raagav Vijayalakshmi Siva, Agricultural Business Management, Jae-Hyuk Yu
Andrew Walter, Mechanical Engineering, Eric Kazyak
Vivian Wanjing, Environmental Engineering, Steven Loheide
Madelyn Watson, Undeclared, Joshua Calhoun
Ty Weaver, Molecular and Cell Biology, Melissa Skala
Elliott Weix, Biochemistry, Mathematics, Scott Coyle
Rachel Williams, Economics, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Jessica Pac
Bella Willis, Neurobiology, Eric Yen
Iris Xu, Computer Sciences, Data Science, Irene Ong
Carl Yao, Astronomy – Physics, Data Science, Ke Zhang
Cassie Yu, Undeclared, ShinYe Kim
Grace Zhang, Chemical Engineering, Siddarth Krishna
Yanxin Zhang, Computer Sciences, Vikas Singh
Ander Zheng, Microbiology, Mark Mandel
Tim Zhou, Computer Engineering, Robert Jacobberger
2024 Sophomore Fellows
Nolan Abels, Intended: Kinesiology, Gary Diffee
Madison Barnes, Molecular & Cell Biology, Christina Hull
Megan Basil, Biology, Garret Suen
Jose Bonilla-Gaytan, Conservation Biology, Zoology, Sean Schoville
Wyatt Broscious, Economics, Mathematics, Andrew Stevens
Gavin Chang, Biochemistry, Computer Sciences, Jason Cantor
Julia Choi, Intended: Nursing, Rick Eisenstein
Maddy Cometa, Psychology, Morgan Jerald
Mason Freeman, Chemistry, Luca Mastropasqua
Zoe Gonzales, Neurobiology, Psychology, Carrie Thiessen
Serenity Her, Biology, Claire Richardson
Isaac Homar, Data Science, Molecular & Cell Biology, William Bement
Steven Hsieh, Biology, Food Science, Victor Ujor
Yibo Huang, Chemistry, Song Jin
Samay Inampudi, Biology, Christine Sorenson
Katelyn Jacobs, Biochemistry, Susan Thibeault
Corinne Kelling, Biology, Jill Barnes
Emma Kluge, Biochemistry, Catherine Fox
Carl Knaack, Anthropology, Classical Humanities, Jeremy Hutton
Lizza Korolev, Biology, Statistics, Chris Todd Hittinger
Aleksandr Kralovec, Electrical Engineering, Melissa Skala
Thomas Liang, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Dan Negrut
Mia Lor, Undeclared, Jeff Martell
Houye Lyu, History, Geoffrey Durham
Allie Ma, Chemical Engineering, Yoel René Cortés-Peña
Shawn MacGregor, Microbiology, Neurobiology, Anita Bhattacharyya
Kashika Mahajan, Undeclared, Elena D’Onghia
Justin Maina, Mechanical Engineering, Eric Tervo
Ann McGrath-Flinn, Environmental Engineering, Christy Remucal
David Meister, History, Alfred McCoy
Sofia Merrick, Molecular & Cell Biology, Silvia Cavagnero
Rhea Nagori, Data Science, Molecular & Cell Biology, Colleen Witzenburg
Hypatia Newton, Chemistry, Monica Neugebauer
Hung Nguyen, Biochemistry, Biology, Seungpyo Hong
Atharv Padmalayam, Data Science, Mathematics, Robert Hawkins
Nicholas Rienstra, Engineering Mechanic, Elizabeth Wright
Arielle Rosenberg, Human Development & Family Studies, Stephen Ferrigno
Lateef Saheed, Biochemistry, David Ehrlich
Nina Saluja, Global Health, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Hilario Mantovani
Charlotte Sawicki, Neurobiology, Psychology, Zachary Morris
Claire Schleicher, Biochemistry, Data Science, Vatsan Raman
Saira Shah, Molecular & Cell Biology, Matthew Brown
Matthew Shen, Biochemistry, Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly
Izzy Sunby, Political Science, Spanish, Tana Johnson
Nathaniel Tanglin, Astronomy – Physics, Juliette Becker
Ethan Warrington, Chemistry, Jennifer Schomaker
Sophia Winterhalter, Biochemistry, Life Sciences Communication, Scott Coyle
Bridget Wu, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Brad Chandler
Caleb Youngwerth, French, Mathematics, Physics, Rose Cersonsky
Fangkai Yu, Computer Sciences, Statistics, Min Chen
Charles Zumbrunnen, Economics, Mathematics, Tessa Conroy
2023 Sophomore Fellows
Vidit Agrawal, Computer Sciences, Data Science; Dane Morgan
Katarina Aranguiz, Microbiology; Chris Todd Hittinger
Simon Boyenga, Genetics & Genomics; Paul Sondel
Ian Burton, Psychology; Markus Brauer
Edward Chang, Neurobiology; Xinyu Zhao
Scott Chang, Undeclared; Betül Kaçar
Tyler Chang, Undeclared; Aaron Hoskins
Ella Chevalier, Astronomy-Physics; Ke Zhang
Analise Coon, Molecular & Cell Biology; Phillip Newmark
Jessica Fernandez, Biochemistry; Susan Thibeault
Elizabeth Field, Biology; Dustin Deming
Annika Findlay, Genetics & Genomics; Jake Brunkard
Yazan Hammad, Neurobiology; Yuetiva Robles
Annabelle Hoth, Biology, Spanish; Gail Robertson
Sania Jain, Neurobiology, Psychology; David Ehrlich
Yuchen Jin, Computer Sciences, Psychology; C. Shawn Green
Caroline Krell, Psychology; Dan Sacks
Pate Lantz, Biology, Life Sciences Communication; Pippa Cosper
Lizzy Larson, Undeclared; Philip Townsend
Claudia Liverseed, English, Gender & Women’s Studies; Kasey Keeler
Emma Locketz, Genetics & Genomics; David Wassarman
Raines Lucas, Economics; Tyler Lark
Erica Magee, Mathematics, Physics; Martin Zanni
Amber Mans, Art; Brett Swenson
John Clinton Merrick II, Biochemistry, Neurobiology; Cynthia Czajkowski
Elias Mettner, Physics; Abdollah Mohammadi
Ella Miller, Genetics & Genomics; Patrick Masson
Jonathan Morris, History, Psychology; Stacey Schaefer
Michael Noguera, Computer Sciences; Rahul Chatterjee
Mason Polencheck, Microbiology, Zoology; Trina McMahon
William Spitz, Neurobiology; Erik Dent
Mridula Srivathsan, Biochemistry, Data Science; Silvia Cavagnero
Kiana Staton, Music; Jean Laurenz
Kaelyn Stephenson, Genetics & Genomics; Aussie Suzuki
Punnawish Thuwajit, Computer Sciences; Steven Kecskemeti
Zoe Uihlein, Biology; Amy Trowbridge
Jacqueline Wallin, Undeclared; Joshua Lang
Yining Wang, Computer Engineering, Computer Sciences; Robert Jacobberger
Cole Weaver, Biomedical Engineering; Melissa Skala
Sophia Cora Whitley, Genetics & Genomics; Claire Richardson
Minghua Zhang, Industrial Engineering; Justin Boutilier
2022 Sophomore Fellows
Harmon Singh Bhasin, Computer Sciences, Economics; Stav Atir
Vicki Braianova, Astronomy – Physics; Ke Zhang
Hunter Coplien, Biochemistry; Zach Wickens
Elliot Delfosse, Chemistry; Jeff Martell
Ria Dhingra, English, Philosophy; Ingrid Diran
Adam Eckardt, Biochemistry; Masatoshi Suzuki
Evan Erickson, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Studies; Victor Zavala
Christine Glitchev, Biochemistry, Neurobiology; Deric Wheeler
Sophia Green, Animal Sciences; Heather White
Cade Hottman, Molecular & Cell Biology, Neurobiology; Andre Sousa
Isabella Jones, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology; Kinjal Majumder
Andrew Liang, Neurobiology; Xin Huang
Siyun Liu, Genetics & Genomics; Han Wang
Ivy Lucier, Biochemistry; Michael Thomas
Sneha Maheshwari, Neurobiology, Psychology; Allyson Bennett
Lizzie Maly, Biomedical Engineering; Melissa Skala
Anna Nelson, Philosophy; Ingrid Diran
Niharika Patankar, Biochemistry, Intended: Music; Jenny Gumperz
Journey Prack, Entomology; Kerri Coon
Josef Rademacher, Biology; Susan Thibeault
Sophia Schoenfeld, Biology; Milo Wiltbank
Carl Shirley, Molecular & Cell Biology; Nihal Ahmad
Emma Speck-Wayne, Psychology; Allyson Bennett
Vaishnav Sunkireddy, Chemical Engineering; Siddarth Krishna
Peter Wawrzyn, Biomedical Engineering; Andrew Wentland
Natalie Zeps, Biochemistry; Aaron Hoskins
Yifei (Joye) Zhou, Genetics & Genomics, Wildlife Ecology; Carol Eunmi Lee
2021 Sophomore Fellows
Joshua Andreatta, Biomedical Engineering; Joshua Roth
Samiha Bhushan, Economics, Statistics; Devin Judge-Lord
Sierra Block, Biology; Thaddeus Golos
Sam Canney, Undeclared; Ksenija Bilbija
Caleb Carlsen, Biochemistry; Mark Burkard
Allison Czora, Genetics & Genomics, Statistics; Robert Landick
Atharva Ankush Dhamale, Molecular & Cell Biology; Nathaniel Sharp
Porter Garst, Geological Engineering; Hiroki Sone
Danny Hill, Neurobiology, Psychology; Caroline Grunenwald
Elyse Incha, Astronomy – Physics; Andrew Vanderburg
Silvia Iordache, Electrical Engineering; Susan Hagness, Chu Ma
Cameron Jones, Statistics; Jennifer Dykema
Cailie Keating, Linguistics, Spanish; Ksenija Bilbija
Elias Kemna, Microbiology; Timothy Berry
Jasmine Machhi, Undeclared; Silvia Cavagnero
Emily Masterson, Biomedical Engineering; Aviad Hai
Emily Merkel, Global Health; Gilda Ennis
Hanna Noughani, Music, Neurobiology; Barbara Bendlin
Tatiana Pavletich, Biology; Daniel Matson
Jeffrey Pietroske, Biology; Jacob Brunkard
Shrey Ramesh, Biomedical Engineering; Randall Kimple
Maria del Carmen Rosales, Health Promotion and Health Equity; Lara Gerassi
Jaskiran Sandhu, Biology; Chad Vezina
Greta Scheidt, Biomedical Engineering; Corinne Henak
Tala Shaibi, Life Sciences Communication, Neurobiology; Darcie Moore
Kathy Tran, Biology; Sarah Adcock
Gordon Winkler, Biochemistry, Microbiology; Silvia Cavagnero
Sherry Wong, Computer Sciences; Ellen Zweibel
2020 Sophomore Fellows
Brody Andes, Undeclared; Jeniel Nett
Samantha Bradley, Biology; Randall Kimple
Paige Bruggink, Human Development & Family Studies, Psychology; Jenny Saffran
Pak Lun Kevin Cheung, Biochemistry; Ophelia Venturelli
Anna Christenson, Biochemistry, Mathematics; Peter Lewis
Michelle Chung, Biology, Environmental Studies; Ellen Damschen
Sarah Fahlberg, Biochemistry, Computer Sciences; Philip Romero
Mia Farias, Undeclared; Jennifer Dykema
Hao-Yu Huang, Neurobiology; Melissa Harrison
Asha Jain, Biochemistry; William Ricke
Maddy Kobs, Conservation Biology, Geography; Christian Andresen
Jacob Kracke-Bock, Undeclared; J. Mark Kenoyer
Zheng Ma, Data Science, Economics, Political Science; Yoshiko Herrera
Celeo Matute Diaz, Materials Science and Engineering; Michael Arnold
Nicholas Maxfield, Zoology; Simon Gilroy
Calvin O’Donnell, Psychology; Yuri Miyamoto
Alejandro Onate, Biochemistry, Music; Zachary Morris
Tanner Oyen, Agronomy; Lucia Gutierrez Chacon
Ashley Pernsteiner, Mechanical Engineering; Corinne Henak
Conor Perreault, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Political Science; Jerry Zhu
Noah Pollard, Biomedical Engineering; Kristyn Masters
Aiden Ross, Materials Science and Engineering; Jiamian Hu
Lucas Stanley, Applied Mathematics, Engineering & Physics; Laurent Lessard
Anton Tung, Undeclared; Cynthia Czajkowski
Madeline Walaszek, Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies; Ksenija Bilbija
Madalynn Welch, Biology; Timothy Gomez
Jan Wodnicki, Industrial Engineering; Justin Boutilier
Diya Yang, Mathematics; Nan Chen
Zoe Zanella, Human Development & Family Studies, Neurobiology; Robert Kirchdoerfer
2019 Sophomore Fellows
Elizabeth Brown, Biochemistry; Thomas Friedrich
Christine Brutus, Undeclared; Christina Hull
Iain Campbell, Computer Sciences and Neurobiology; Matthew Banks
Taijing Chen, Computer Sciences and Mathematics; Ben Parrell
Anisa Ciaciura, Neurobiology and Psychology; Seth Pollak
Paul Derr, Microbiology, Neurobiology, and Psychology; Raunak Sinha
Joseph Ekholm, Neurobiology and Nutritional Sciences; David Gamm
Sarah Emma, Biology; Zachary Morris
Kevin England, Conservation Biology and Microbiology; Silvia Cavagnero
Emma Fischer, Molecular Biology; Sean Schoville
Yixian Gan, Applied Mathematics, Engineering & Physics and Computer Sciences; Rania Huntington
Joseph Heyrman, Nutritional Sciences; Bikash Pattnaik
Manasa Kalluri, Neurobiology; Lee Eckhardt
William Korbitz, Engineering Physics and Mathematics; Eric Wilcots
Andreas Kyrvasilis, Molecular Biology; Ying Ge
Jessica Liu, Biochemistry; Michael Cox
Shu Liu, Computer Sciences and Statistics; Dane Morgan
Matthew Maurice, Undeclared; Jeri Barak-Cunningham
Matthew McLachlan, Physics; Michael Speidel
Jarod Moyer, Undeclared; Samuel Butcher
Kevin Nguyen, Biology; Sam Gellman
Dominique Petty, Intended: Kinesiology; John Carter Ralphe
Alexander Plum, Engineering Physics and Mathematics; David Baum
Joshua Riebe, Cartography & Geographic Information Systems and German; Tanya Buckingham
Theresa Schinkowitch, Human Development & Family Studies and Psychology; Sigan Hartley
Adam Shandonay, Physics; Tianlu Yuan
Elizabeth Somsen, Genetics & Genomics; David O’Connor
Jinan Sous, Biochemistry; Anjon Audhya
Dan Spiegelman, Molecular Biology; Paul Sondel
Jiameng Sun, Biology and Mathematics; Emery Bresnick
2018 Sophomore Fellows
Laura Arneson, Geological Engineering; Lucas Zoet
Miao Cao, Biology; Emery Bresnick
Madeline Cheyne, Communication Sciences & Disorders; Joseph Salmons
Grace Gecewicz, Philosophy; Harry Brighouse
Madhu Gowda, Undeclared; Susan Thibeault
Nicole Huth, Psychology; Kristin Shutts
Mohammed Jaffri, Economics and Molecular Biology; Yongna Xing
Jacob Kentala, Molecular Biology; Nathan Sherer
Yeon Jung Kim, Chemistry; James Gerken
Thomas Matoska, Biology; Rick Lindroth
Thanh Phuong Nguyen, Biochemistry; James Keck
Emily Perez, Economics; Maryellen MacDonald
Drew Quiriconi, English and Neurobiology; Anita Bhattacharyya
Hanna Rainiero, Biomedical Engineering; Dustin Deming
Brittany Russell, Biomedical Engineering; Krishanu Saha
Amanda Scharenbrock, Genetics; David Wassarman
Anna Schmidt, Biology; Katherine McMahon
Rachel Schneider, Biochemistry; Chris Hittinger
Rita Simpson, Nursing; Ryan Westergaard
Paul Slaughter, Mechanical Engineering; Peter Adamczyk
Olivia Steidl, Genetics; Caitilyn Allen
2017 Sophomore Fellows
Madeline Akbari, Microbiology; Richard Gourse
Catherine Anderson, Mathematics; Walter Goodman (declined)
Kyle Barron, Psychology; Shawn Green
Mackenzie Berry, English; Sara McKinnon
Joseph Blommer, French and Neurobiology; David Wassarman
Ethan Boynton, Microbiology; Jae-Hyuk Yu
Bennett Bremer, Biochemistry and Computer Sciences; Phillip Romero
Tess Carlson, Chemistry; Silvia Cavagnero
Emily Daykin, Genetics; Marc Wolman
Lauren Fahmy, Nutritional Sciences; Miriam Shelef
Michael Gui, Microbiology; Bruce Klein
Jieun Heo, Undeclared; Darcie Moore
John Holden, Undeclared; Gwen Eudey
Keith Kamer, Undeclared; Dave Pagliarini
Grace Li, Biomedical Engineering; Tim Donohue
Maggie Liu, Biochemistry; Robert Landick
Kara Mortensen, Neurobiology; Matthew Merrins
Renee Olley, Geological Engineering; Angela Pakes Ahlman
Ashley Prudhom, Elementary Education; Brad Brown
Rasika Ramanathan, Chemical Engineering; Eric Shusta
Rebecca Sturm, Psychology; Kristin Shutts
Dahlia Tesfamichael, Undeclared; Jessica Pritchard
Rahul Venkatesh, Chemical Engineering; Regina Murphy
Nathan Wang, Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering; Sean Palecek
2016 Sophomore Fellows
Jer Weann Ang, Food Science; Sean Carroll
Hamayail Ansari, Undeclared; Jeniel Nett
Meredith Braza, Human Development & Family Studies; Kristin Shutts
Evan Cory, Microbiology; Krishanu Saha
Will Flanigan, Biomedical Engineering; Pamela Kreeger
Benjamin Hoscheit, Astronomy-Physics, Mathematics and Physics;
Amy Barger
Mryia Hubert, Undeclared; Sean Schoville
Teja Karimikonda, Undeclared; Cynthia Czajkowski
Chrissy Kujawa, Biomedical Engineering; Kristyn Masters
Meng Lou, Microbiology; Krishanu Saha
Stefani Lucarelli, Biochemistry; Samuel Butcher
Steven Oakes, Biomedical Engineering; Chad Vezina
Elise Penn, Geological Engineering, Geology & Geophysics and Mathematics; Huifang Xu
Vedika Ramesh, Genetics; John Pool
Ann Turcotte, Biology; Joan Jorgensen; Megan Hornung
Matthew Westphall, Undeclared; Jonathan Gero
Sidong Zhong, Economics and Statistics; Steven Durlauf
2015 Sophomore Fellows
Jaime Brown, Biochemistry; Paul Friesen
Wilder Deitz, Social Welfare; Eric Lock
Tyler Engel, Plant Pathology and Psychology; Jeri Barak-Cunningham
Julie Fischer, Undeclared; David Wassarman
Caroline McCormick, Microbiology; Garret Suen
Sanober Mirza, Undeclared; Erika Marin-Spiotta
Maria Olaru, Biology and Psychology; Robin Goldman
Ryan Rebernick, Biochemistry; Miriam Shelef
Thomas Richards, Biology; Susan Paskewitz
Swetha Saseedhar, Biology; Zulmarie Perez and Paul Sondel
Colleen Schmit, Biological Aspects of Conservation and Spanish;
Ksenija Bilbija
Daniel Vigil, Chemical Engineering; Manos Mavrikakis
Sarah Wang, Biochemistry; Susan Thibeault
William Xiang, Biochemistry; Wade Bushman
Annie Yao, Biochemistry; Lian-Wang Guo