Research Examples
The College of Integrative Sciences supports research that is both interdisciplinary and integrative. Students are welcome to contact potential mentors who may or may not be presently listed as CIS faculty.
Fellow |
Research |
Mentor(s) |
College of Integrative Sciences*indicates CIS Major |
||
|
Halcyon Botvinick-Greenhouse |
Classifying the Movement of Epithelial Cells |
Starr (Physics, Biophysics, CoDES, MB&B, CIS) and Mitchel (Biology, CIS, CoDES) |
| Shikhar Gupta* |
Statistical Analysis of p53 Binding Molecules |
Thayer (CIS, Biophysics) |
|
Liam Jones* |
Mind the Gap: Emergent Dynamics Between Solid and Fluidized Epithelial Cells |
Mitchel (Biology, CIS, CoDES) |
| Ada Qin* |
Unexpected Failures in 3D Rotation: Addressing Gimbal Lock with Quaternions |
Adeboye (Math) |
|
Dalton Soper |
Ribosomal CAR Modulates Programmed Frameshifting |
Krizanc (Computer Science, Informatics and Modeling, Environmental Science, CIS), Thayer (CIS, Biophysics), and Weir (Biology, Biophysics, CIS, Informatics and Modeling) |
Astronomy |
||
|
Shloka Bhattacharyya |
Unveiling the Black Hole in Galaxy NGC5958: A Study of Composite Galaxies |
Moran (Astronomy, CIS) |
|
Zesun Hossain |
Project Unknown: The Case of M101's Missing Sources |
Kilgard (Astronomy, CIS) |
|
Aliya Nurmohamed |
Morpho-kinematic Transformations Associated (or not?) with Star Formation Quenching in Galaxies |
Wellons (Astronomy, CIS) |
|
Jamie Weiss and Leo Zhang |
Calculating Dynamical Masses: Modeling Gas Bearing Debris Disks around Four Young Host Stars |
Hughes (Astronomy, CIS) |
Biology |
||
|
Dane Adams |
Investigating the Role of Esterase 6 in Drosophila Sechellia Toxin Resistance |
Coolon (Biology, Biophysics, CIS) |
|
Leila Epstein |
Investigating the Impact of Compression-Induced Epithelial Cytokines on Endothelial Cell Function |
Mitchel (Biology, CIS, CoDES) |
|
Harmony Lemire and Mariema Tall |
Aphids, Oaks, and Birds, Oh My: Do caterpillar-hunting birds preferentially visit oak trees with more aphids? |
Singer (Biology, Environmental Studies) |
|
James Willoughby |
Do macrophages remodel the early gonad in a species with temperature-dependent sex determination? |
Tezek (Biology, CIS) |
|
Brandon Wong |
Characterizing Developmental Rate and Gonadal Differentiation in Trachemys scripta Embryos Incubating at Intermediate Temperatures |
Tezek (Biology, CIS) |
Chemistry |
||
|
Alan Arana |
Porphyrin Monomers for Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion |
Chen (Chemistry) |
|
Mira Bakshi |
Doing It The Left Way: Asymmetric Synthesis of cis-OBM with Cinchona Catalysts |
Calter (Chemistry) |
|
Julian Frank |
Toward a Novel Single Addition ROMP Monomer: The Effects of Structure on Reactivity |
Elling (Chemistry, CIS) |
|
Omar Gonzalez |
Caught in the loop: How Rocaglamide analogs change the binding affinity of A3 and SECIS |
Calter (Chemistry) |
|
Jacey Henry and Matthew Liu |
Isolation of RNA Modifying Enzyme and Associated tRNA in Mycobacterium Smegmatis |
Taylor (Chemistry, Biophysics, Environmental Studies) |
|
Esther Karungani |
Isolation of RgpA and RgpB Proteins for Analysis of Their Structure and Function in The Rhamnosyl Polysaccharide Pathway of Streptococcus mutans |
Taylor (Chemistry, Biophysics, Environmental Studies) |
|
Christie Kim |
Strained but Sustainable: Exploring Ring Strain in Six-Membered Cyclic Monomers for Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) |
Elling (Chemistry, CIS) |
|
Felix Lam |
The Synthesis of Titanium Dioxide Clusters in PEG4k and Urea for Water Remediation |
Gonzalez-Pech (Chemistry) |
|
Ben Levine |
Predicting Hydrogen Exchange Using High-Temperature Enhanced Sampling Molecular Dynamics Methods |
Smith (Chemistry, Biophysics, MB&B, CIS, CoDES) |
|
Abigail Lopez |
The Synthesis of Clusters of Titanium Dioxide and Magnetite Nanoparticles: A Future for Sustainable Water Remediation |
Gonzalez-Pech (Chemistry) |
|
Sofia Markham |
BRIDGING THE GAP: Tuning HOMO–LUMO Levels in Novel Organic Semiconductors |
Northrop (Chemistry, CIS) |
|
Carlos Romo |
Lord of the Dyes: Synthesis of Functionalized BODIPY Fluorophores |
Northrop (Chemistry, CIS) |
|
Patrick Schechtman-Taylor |
Size Matters: Electronic Structure in Non-Alternate Polycyclic Aromatic Materials |
Jimenez-Hoyos (Chemistry) |
Computer Science |
||
|
Yamani Mpofu |
Capacitive Sensing and Contact detection using thread-silicon tube capacitive sensors |
Roberts (Computer Science, CoDES) |
College of Design and Engineering Studies |
||
|
Daphine Kemigisa |
Optimizing Thin Walls in Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) |
Chang-Davidson (CoDES) |
Earth and Environmental Science |
||
|
Margo Awad |
Compositional Analyses to Understand the History of Ryugu and Bennu Asteroid Samples |
Greenwood (E&ES) |
|
Liam Farrell |
Doubling Down: Post-Fire Landslide Detection Using Remote Sensing in the Los Angeles Basin (Eaton and Palisades) |
Vajedian (E&ES, QAC) |
|
Aniana Garciano |
Miocene or Oligocene? How Benthic Foraminifera of IODP Site U1607 Can Reveal the End of an Epoch |
Bryant (E&ES, Environmental Studies) |
|
Ethan Lee |
Pliocene Bottom Current Dynamics East of the Reykjanes Ridge |
O'Connell (E&ES, CIS) |
|
Jude Mourad |
Ancient Oceans: Analyzing North Atlantic Turbidity Currents Containing Deep Sea Corals |
O'Connell (E&ES, CIS) |
Mathematics |
||
|
Eugène Duvert |
Extended Cycle Matroids |
Chang (Math) |
|
Tomás Pérez |
Fourier Expansions of L^2-Functions on Compact Lie Groups |
Adeboye (Math) |
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry |
||
| Denzel Bonilla-Pinto |
Investigating the differentiation and metal homeostasis phenotype of CRIP2 metal-binding site mutants |
Padilla-Benavides (CIS, MB&B) |
| Ryan Gordon |
Investigating the Binding of Polysaccharide Lyase RbmB to VPS from Vibrio cholerae UsingDynamic Light Scattering |
Olson (MB&B, Biophysics, CIS) |
| Adi Lurvey |
Exploring Bacteriophage’s Potential RbmB like VPS’ Cutting Activity |
Olson (MB&B, Biophysics, CIS) |
| Kaylin Maher and Srikari Kurada (Junior Fellow) |
Roles of H2A.Z and H1 in Chromosome Segregation and Condensation |
Holmes (MB&B, CIS) |
| Jai Tavera |
The Promiscuity of RsbW: Investigating Determinants of Kinase-Substrate Specificity in Bacillus subtilis |
Fisher (MB&B) |
| Alexandra Valverde |
Assessing how changes in copper levels in the liver, brain, and spleen affect the expression of copper-binding proteins in mouse models of Wilson disease |
Padilla-Benavides (CIS, MB&B) |
| Flora Wang |
SpoIIAB’s picking preference: Enzyme specificity in Bacillus subtilis |
Fisher (MB&B) |
Neuroscience and Behavior |
||
|
Fathia Ajibola and Vandana Ravi |
Rapid Tolerance to the Anxiolytic Effects of Alcohol: Injection Vs. Voluntary Drinking Models |
Melón (Biology, NS&B, CIS, FGSS) |
|
Julian Batshaw and Patt Wandee |
Drinking and Our Hormones: Effects of Alcohol and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on the maturing hypothalamus |
Melón (Biology, NS&B, CIS, FGSS) |
|
Zoe Kuhn* |
Characterizing the Behaviors of Arousal in a Mammalian Hibernator |
Feng (Biology, NS&B, CIS) |
|
Douglas Rabin |
Regulation of Food Hoarding Behavior in a Fat-Storing Mammalian Hibernator |
Feng (Biology, NS&B, CIS) |
| Hudson Wang |
Electrophysiological Properties of fALS-like Motor Neurons |
Aaron (Biology, NS&B, CIS) |
|
Benhur Gebretinsae |
Investigating pesticide toxicity on motor neurons |
O'Neil (Chemistry, NS&B, CIS) |
|
Sara Larson and Sasha Moran |
Comparing the Effects of Two Types of Cognitive Remediation Therapies on Cognitive and Psychosocial Impairment in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Illness |
Kurtz (Psychology, NS&B) |
Physics |
||
| Sam Aronow |
Investigating the Two-Step Phase Transition in Ellipsoidal Colloids |
Starr (Physics, Biophysics, CoDES, MB&B, CIS) |
| Abigail Falk |
Molecular Collisions and Polarized Light: The Influence of Pressure on Alignment Measurements |
Stewart (Physics, Environmental Studies, CIS) |
| Henry Kops |
Personality Test: A Search For Idiosyncrasies in Drosophila melanogaster Locomotion Using A Dynamical Systems Approach |
Mackenzie-Smith (Physics) |
|
Arjun Menezes |
Falling For Us Is Complicated: Mobility Tensor Fitting to Sedimenting Chiral Geometries |
Voth (Physics, CoDES, CIS) |
|
Eliah Seignourel |
Halide Perovskites Under Repeated Light Exposure Using Confocal Microscopy |
Sher (Physics, CIS, Environmental Studies) |
|
Ethan Valentino |
Optical Transport in Nonreciprocal Systems |
Kottos (Physics, Math, CIS) |
Psychology |
||
|
Ama Agyeman Tuffour |
Buying Rainbows, Dulling Resistance? The Impact Of PRIDE Commercialization On Protest Intentions |
Perez (Psychology, CIS)
|