Western Michigan University's Office of the Vice President for Research offers several awards annually to support research and creative activities at WMU. Internal support is also available from individual colleges and offices at the University.
Internal Award Summary 2017-18
| Internal awards summary 2017-18 | |
| Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award | 180,156 |
| Faculty Research Travel Fund | 235,721 |
| Publication of Papers and Exhibition of Creative Works | 35,985 |
| Support for Faculty Scholars Award | 40,253 |
| Undergraduate Research Excellence Award | 54,300 |
| Total | 546,415 |
Internal Award Summary 2016-17
| Internal awards summary 2016-17 | |
| Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award | $197,603.00 |
| Faculty Research Travel Fund | $232,355.16 |
| Publication of Papers and Exhibition of Creative Works | $37,031.65 |
| Support for Faculty Scholars Award | $40,234.00 |
| Undergraduate Research Excellence Award | $54,000.00 |
| Total | $561,223.81 |
Internal Award Summary 2015-16
| Total | $597,933 |
| Internal awards summary 2015-16 | |
| Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award | $197,465 |
| Faculty Research Travel Fund | $279,851 |
| Publication of Papers and Exhibition of Creative Works | $40,584 |
| Support for Faculty Scholars Award | $43,549 |
| Undergraduate Research Excellence Award | $36,484 |
Award amounts have been rounded to the nearest dollar.
Past award recipients
Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award
Support for Faculty Scholars Award
Undergraduate Research Excellence Award
Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award
The Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award supports WMU faculty in significant research, rigorous scientific inquiry, original artistic activity and inventive technology.
2018-19 FRACAA
| Name | Department | Area of interest |
| Bennett, Patrick | Mathematics | Research on random graphs and processes in Ramsey theory |
| Coons, Lisa | School of Music | The Space Between |
| Criter, Robin | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | The Effect of Hearing Loss and its Treatment on Fall Risk Indicators |
| Crotchett, Cat | Frostic School of Art | Textile Patterns and Techniques Transformed by Painting Processes |
| Damashek, Amy | Psychology | Examining the Cultural Acceptability of a Child Injury Prevention Program |
| Grantner, Janos | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Development System for Intelligent Surgical Box-Trainer Research |
| Gu, Chien-Juh | Sociology | Immigration, Race, and Religion in a Midwest City: Burmese Christian Refugees' Social Adaptation in Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Guda, Ramakrishna | Chemistry | Rational Design of Highly Luminescent Gold Clusters for Optical Imaging |
| Hanson, Nicholas | Human Performance & Health Education | Can decision-making skills be improved with a combination of exercise and cognitive training? |
| Hill, Sarah | Institute of the Environment and Sustainability | Climate Change Preparedness: The Waste Management Challenge |
| Hoppe, Pamela | Biological Sciences | Defining the role of the protein kinase UNC-82 in organizing muscle contractile filaments |
| Ikonomov, Pavel | Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems | 3D Hybrid Metal Printer Sample Product Testing |
| Linn, Cindy | Biological Sciences | Retinal pigment epithelium induces neurogenesis in an adult mammal |
| Macfarlane, Daniel | Institution of the Environment and Sustainability | Faking Niagara Falls |
| Moser, Christine | Economics | Rural Crime in Jamaica |
| Schroeter, Daniela | School of Public Affairs and Administration | Evaluation Competencies Among Certified Nonprofit Professionals |
| Tripp, Brian | Biological Sciences | Characterization of Salmonella typhimurium Flagellin Disulfide Bond Variants |
| Wilson, Patrick D | Frostic School of Art | Black Tent Transit: Sculpture as Material Storytelling |
| Wu, Qingliu | Chemical and Paper Engineering | Nanocellulose Membrane with Tunable Porosity for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries |
2017-18 FRACAA
| Name | Department | Area of interest |
| Bade Shrestha, S. O. | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | A portable biogas separation and storage system |
| Biggs, Christopher | School of Music | Creative Projects, Recording, and Album Release |
| Burns, Clement | Physics | Studies of Lead Based Semiconductors for Energy Research |
| Councell-Vargas, Martha | School of Music | Winged Messenger: Uniting the Americas in Artistic Flight |
| Davis, William | Frostic School of Art | No Dark in Sight: Light and the Night it Transforms |
| Docherty, Kathryn | Biological Sciences | Strategies for Belowground Soil Restoration |
| Durbin, Steven | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Earth-Abundant Element Semiconductor Compounds for Short Wavelength Optoelectronic Applications |
| Fajardo-Hansford, Claudia | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Development of Heat Transfer Correlations for Improved System Design |
| Famiano, Michael | Physics | Origins of Amino Acid Chirality in Stellar Environments |
| Ghantasala, Muralidhar | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Simulation of nano particle drug delivery and validation using in-vitro lab on chip device |
| Gomez, Pablo | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Optimized Design of Distribution Transformers |
| Jeng, Cassie | School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs | Reproductive Healthcare Seeking at the Margins (RHS) |
| Lemmer, Kristina | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Investigating the applicability of C12A7 Electride Material for use in Electric Propulsion Hollow Cathodes |
| Mezei, Gellert | Chemistry | Addressing challenging areas of chemical synthesis and anion encapsulation using nanojars |
| Owen, Ginger | Frostic School of Art | Heritage Habitats: A Photographic Installation Project |
| Ravotas, Doris | School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs | Does the Crystal Clear Mark Quality Recognition Program Advance Health Literate Practices in Physicians’ Offices and Pharmacies and Improve Patient’s Access, Understanding, and Use of Health Information? |
| Rossbach, Silvia | Biological Sciences | Bacteria to the Rescue: A "Compass" for Cleaning Up Oil Spills? |
| Straight, Bilinda | Anthropology | Children of Disaster: Drought, Lived Experience, and Health |
| Suarez, Michelle | Occupational Therapy | Measuring the Effectiveness of the “Zones of Regulation” Curriculum for Increasing Engagement in Activities of Daily Living |
| Veeck, Gregory | Geography | Investigating Agricultural Permanence in Large Asian Cities: A Case Study of Nanjing, China |
| White, Robert | School of Music | The Better Angels of Our Nature - Western Brass Quintet Recording Project |
2016-17 FRACAA
| Name | Department | Area of interest |
|---|---|---|
| Carla Adkison-Johnson | Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology | Parenting Counseling Group: The African American Child Discipline Project |
| Pnina Ari-Gur | Mechanical and Aerospace engineering | Energy Harvesting Power for the Smart White Cane |
| Devin Bloom | Biological Sciences and Environmental and Sustainability Studies | Do Habitat Shifts Drive Rapid Evolution in Fishes? |
| Karen Bondarchuk | Frostic School of Art | Nightingales and Bombers: Reframing the Sacred and Profane |
| Patricia Villalobos Echeverria | Frostic school of Art | Transport, Displacement and Memory |
| Todd Ellis | Mallinson Institute for Science Education and Geography | Using GLOBE to Forge STEM Education Partnerships |
| Sharon Gill | Biological Sciences | Exploring and Conserving Soundscapes at Local Nature Preserves |
| Denise Keele | Political Science and Environmental & Sustainability Studies | Climate Change Litigation, Policy and Governance |
| Mahendra Lawoti | Political Science | Diversity, Developing Countries and Democracy |
| Mariana Levin | Mathematics | The Transition to Proof: A National Portrait of Instructional Approaches |
| Yan Lu | Biological Sciences | Functions of a Zinc-Finger Protein in High Light Tolerance |
| Rick Meyer | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Powered Wheelchair Human Operator Modeling and Tremor Filtering |
| Yirong Mo | Chemistry | Intermolecular Energy Analysis |
| Andro Mondala | Chemical and Paper Engineering | Fungal Bioextraction of Phosphorus from Runoff Particulates |
| Lisa Paulius | Physics | Compound Defects in High Temperature Superconductors |
| Lina Sawalha | Electrical and Computer Engineering | High-Performance Energy-Efficient Heterogeneous Processor Architectures |
| James Springstead | Chemical and Paper Engineering | Correlation of Lipoprotein Size with Critical Physiological and Transport Properties |
| Robert Vann | Spanish | Language Uses, Language Ideologies, and the Unfolding of Self-Determination in Barcelona: A Longitudinal Study (1995-2017) |
| Luchara Wallace | Special Education and Literacy Studies | Developing Suspension Alternatives for At-Risk Middle School Students |
| Jian Yao | Biological Sciences | The Role of PUB25/26 In Regulating the Crosstalk Between Jasmonate and Innate Immunity Signaling Pathways |
2015-16 FRACAA
| Name | Department | Area of interest |
|---|---|---|
| Ikhlas Abdel-Qader | Electrical and Computer Engineering | A Hybrid Wayfinding Framework Using Vision and Indoors Positioning System for the Visually Impaired |
| Berto Luigi Andrea | History | Between Empires and Dangerous Neighbors: Construction and remembering the Identity of the City-State of Naples (750-900) |
| Paul Ciccantell | Sociology | Coal and Tourism in British Columbia and West Virginia |
| Nicholas Hanson | Human Performance and Health Education | Time Flies When You're Having Fun: The Effect of Exercise on the Subjective Experience of Time |
| Donald Kane | Biological Sciences | An Analysis of Cell Cycle Control in the Vertebrate Embryo |
| Daniel Kujawski | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | An Interactive Web-Based Fatigue Analysis Tool |
| Adriane Little | Frostic School of Art | Virginia Woolf Was Here |
| Tianshu Liu | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Wind Oscillator for Power Generation |
| Andrew Rathbun | School of Music | Jazz Orchestra Recording of "The Atwood Project" |
| Denise Ross | Psychology | Establishing Verbal Capabilities to Increase Reading Comprehension |
| Susan Steuer and Sheila Bair | University Libraries | Interactive Cistercian Gazetteer and Resource Interface Project |
| Andre Venter | Chemistry | Improving Protein Analysis by DESI-MS |
| Maarten Vonhof | Biological Sciences | The Effect of Urbanization on Avian Microbiomes |
| Patrick Wilson | Frostic School of Art | Nomadic Foundation: Sculpture and Imagery from China's Urban Frontier |
| Kristina Wirtz | Frostic School of Art | Learning to Be Bilingual in a Dual Language Elementary School |
View additional award recipients.
Support for Faculty Scholars Award
The Support for Faculty Scholars Award supports creative activities and research that may not lead to external funding but enhance and sustain the scholarly reputation of WMU and the faculty principal investigators.
September 2017 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
| J. Kevin Corder | Political Science | How the Nixon White House Engaged Women Voters |
| David Curwen | Dance | Falling Table |
| Ramakrishna Guda | Chemistry | Synthesis, Characterization and Ultrafast Exciton Dynamics of Water Soluble Methylammonium Lead-halide Perovskite Nanostructures |
| Dwandra Lampkin | Theatre | The Conviction of Lady Lorraine |
| Gwendolynn Rose | School of Music | Historical Performance: Baroque Bassoon and Dulcian |
| Tiffany Schriever | Biological Sciences/Institute of the Environment and Sustainability | Developing an Index of Biological Integrity for Interdunal Wetlands |
| Yuanliang Sun | Frostic School of Art | Culture, Environment, and Technology: A Multidisciplinary Design Exploration |
| Bruce Uchimura | School of Music | Merling Trio Creation of New Bach-based Jazz Work for Presentation at Bach Festival of Kalamazoo |
| Inna Voytsekhivska | Accountancy | Regulatory Enforcement and Off-Balance Sheet Entities: Evidence from the "Shadow Insurance" Market |
| Qingliu Wu | Chemical and Paper Engineering | Nanocellulose Reinforced Membrane for High Energy, High Safety and Low Cost Lithium-Ion Battery |
January 2017 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Luigi Berto | History | Religion and Politics in Early Medieval Naples (8th-9th Centuries) |
| Cat Crotchett | Frostic School of Art | Pattern and Dimension |
| Regina Garza Mitchell | Educational Leadership, Research and Technology | Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis of Presidential Job Postings in the Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Lori Gray | School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs | Exploring the Impact and Lasting Outcomes of Mindfulness Training for College Student Populations |
| James Hillenbrand | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Software Simulation of a New Model of Auditory Frequency Analysis |
| James Kiddle | Chemistry | Biomimetic Synthesis of 3-Substituted Pyridines |
| Kelley Pattison | Bronson School of Nursing | Assessing Caregiver Burden in Heart Failure Patients Who Are Caregivers of Family Members |
| Kapseong Ro | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Understanding Structural Property Effect of Aerial Refueling Hose |
| Viviane Ruellot | World Languages and Literatures | French Stereotypical Accent and Pronunciation Learning |
| Mary Simpson | Family and Consumer Sciences | The Effect Team Learning has on the Development of Creativity in a College Classroom |
| Mary-Louise Totton | Frostic School of Art | Pattern and Color: Influences and Innovations from the Textile Arts of Asia Pacific |
| Andre Venter | Chemistry | Addressing Inefficient Ionization during Mass Spectrometric Analyses of Complex Mixtures |
September 2016 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Macfarlane | Institute of the environment and Sustainability | The Power of Niagara Falls: Hydro-Electricity, Beauty and the Manipulation of a Border Waterscape |
| Carolyn Pavlik | Dance | Manson Revealed - A Site Dance Film |
| R.V. Krishnamurthy | Geosciences | Are Unusual Isotopic Effects Produced in Precipitation a Byproduct of Unusual Atmospheric Processes? |
| Amy Wagenfeld | Occupational Therapy | Evaluating the Redesign of the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women's Outdoor Spaces |
| Matthew Ross | Finance and Commercial Law | BBA Quantitative Skills: Doubling the Data |
| Christopher Biggs | School of Music | Letter to the Moon Recording Project for CD Release |
| Andrew Hennlich | Frostic School of Art | Visualizing the Camps: Architecture and Migration |
| Lofton Durham | Theatre | Demonstration Productions of Middle Dutch Drama |
| Nicholas Hanson | Human Performance and Health Education | Effect of Caffeine on 10km Running Performance in the Heat |
February 2016 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Beane | Biological Sciences | Comparative Analysis of Tissue Remodeling During Planarian Regeneration |
| Jeremy Blair | Dance | Sidra Bell Dance New York Winter Module Choreographic Workshop |
| Lori Brown | Flight Science | The Use of Augmented Reality in Technology Driven Training |
| Heather Dichter | Human Performance and Health Education | Bidding for the 1968 Olympic Games: International Sport's Cold War Battle with NATO |
| Elena Gapova | Sociology | National Activist Communities in Post-Socialist Belarus in Cyberspace and Beyond |
| Cindy Linn | Biological Sciences | Activation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Leads to Proliferation of Adult Mammalian Retinal Neurons |
| Nichole Maury | Frostic School of Art | The Archive Project |
| Carson Reeling | Economics, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program | Valuing Natural Resources Allocated by Preference Point Lottery |
| Silvia Roederer | School of Music | International Connections 2: CD of New Works Written for the Verdehr |
| Daniela Schroeter | School of Public Affairs and Administration | Evaluation Competencies in Public Administration |
| Jesse M. Smith | Sociology | Self, Narrative, and Congregation: Worship Services at the LDS Church |
| Michelle Suarez | Occupational Therapy | Phenomenological Examination of the Experience of Mothering from the Perspective of New Mother's in an Opioid Recovery Program |
September 2015 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Miles | Sociology | Chronicling Illness Over the Life Course |
| Edward Harkness | Frostic School of Art | Bronze Cast Orbs |
| Karen Vocke | English | Narratives of Women Migrant Farm Workers in West Michigan |
| Laurel Ofstein | Management | Growing the Michigan Hopyard to Table Movement |
| Patrick Cundiff | Sociology | Erasing the Mark of a Criminal Record: The Impact of Education on Ex-Offender Employment |
| Stephanie Burns | Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology | Counselor Educators' Perceptions of Boundary Crossings with Students |
| Michael Famiano | Physics | Finding the Nuclear Equation-of-State Using Stellar Elemental Abundances |
| Kathryn Docherty | Biological Sciences | Long Term Response of Microbial Communities to Multiple Climate Change Factors |
| Sue Ellen Christian | School of Communication | A User's Guide to Everyday Media Literacy |
| Jocelyn Steinke | School of Communication | Cultural Representations of Gender and Science: Portrayals of STEM Professionals in Popular Films 2002-2014 |
| Amy Damashek | Clinical Psychology | Evaluation of a Computer-Based Depression Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women |
| Mariana Levin | Mathematics | Characterizing Instructional Approaches to Facilitating the Transition to Proof in Mathematics: A Pilot Study |
| Alamgir Choudhury | Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems | Effect of Operating Parameters on Energy Efficiency Of A Hydraulic System |
February 2015 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Sally Hadden | History | Loyalist Lawyers of Revolutionary America |
| Robin Criter | Speech Pathology and Audiology | Evaluation of a Fall Risk Screening Protocol for Use in Audiology Hearing Clinics |
| Jon D. Davis | Mathematics | Factors Influencing Prospective Secondary Teachers' Use of Technology |
| Laurel Ofstein | Management | Growing the Michigan Hopyard to Table Movement |
| Chien-Juh Gu | Sociology | From Religious Minority to Racial Minority: Burmese Refugees in Battle Creek, MI |
| Stephen Malcolm | Biological Sciences | Comparison of Chemical Defenses in Three Species of Monarch Butterfly |
| Joyashish Thakurta | Geosciences | Field and Petrological Investigation of the Penokean Volcanic Belt in Northern Wisconsin |
| Matthew Hoge | Special Education and Literacy Studies | Behavior Specific Praise: Influencing Teacher Fidelity of Implementation with Non-Compliant Student Behavior |
| David Huffman | Chemistry | Probing the Requirement for Copper in the Malarial Parasite |
| Michael Nassaney | Anthropology | The Archaeology of the North American Fur Trade: Final Preparations |
| Gellert Mezei | Chemistry | Green, High-Yield Method for the Protection of Heterocyclic Amino, Hydroxyl and Thiol Groups |
| Megan Slayter | Dance | Dancestry |
| Patricia Villalobos Echeverria | Frostic School of Art | Marea |
| Luigi Andrea Berto | History | Living in the West with the Mind in the East: Careers and Naming Practices of Venetians with Greek Names During the Early Middle Ages |
| Claudia Hansford | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Heat Transfer Investigations in Undersized Flow Pipes |
View additional award recipients.
Undergraduate Research Excellence Award
The Undergraduate Research Excellence Award provides undergraduate students at WMU with opportunities to take part in mentored research or creative activities with an externally funded faculty member.
Spring 2019 UREA
| Student | Department | Mentor | Description |
| Al Maamuri, Ali | Chemistry | Gellert Mezei | Influence of reactant stoichiometry on the composition of nanojar product mixtures |
| Berichon, Megan | Nursing | Mary Ann Stark | Resilience in Bronson School of Nursing Empower Success Students |
| Birchfield, Devin | Electrical Engineering | Massood Atashbar | Hand Motion Controlled Car using Flexible Hybrid Electronics |
| Blinkiewicz, Paige | Biochemistry | Jeremy Duncan | Determining the Function of Gata3 and its Potential Role in Hearing Restoration |
| Cannella, Connor | Aerospace Engineering | Kathryn Docherty | Constant Altitude Balloon and Flight Termination System |
| Collingwood, Joshua | Biomedical Science | Kelly Teske | Synthesis of small molecule inhibitors targeting aberrant microRNA- 31 function |
| Geiger, Ryan | Aerospace Engineering | Jennifer Hudson | Thermal Adaptation of a Vacuum Chamber |
| Goberville, Nicholas | Mechanical Engineering | Zachary Asher | Linear Rail 3D Printing Robotic Arm |
| Herbert, Aaron | Mechanical engineering | Peter Gustafson | Emergency Supply Power Bank |
| Jackson, Xavier | Electrical Engineering | Massood Atashbar | Hand Motion Controlled Car using Flexible Hybrid Electronics |
| Johns, Anika | Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences | Sume Devanga | Generalization of Language to Everyday Conversations: An Aphasia Treatment Study |
| Kronback, Curt | Aerospace Engineering | Kathryn Docherty | Design of a Constant Altitude Balloon and Flight Termination System |
| Mahmoud, Yara Hazen | Electrical Engineering | Damon Miller | House Fire Preventative Device |
| Milburn, Even | Mechanical Engineering | Jennifer Hudson | Attitude control |
| Murgia, Evangelia | Geology | Joyashish Thakurta | An Experimental Investigation on the Origin of Hexagonal Columnar Structures in Surficial Rocks |
| Rosario, Yarielis | Biomedical Sciences | Wendy Beane | The Effects of Weak Magnetic Fields on Planarian Regeneration |
| Salome, Austin | Chemistry | Gellert Mezei | Synthesis of 1,3-bis(1H-pyrazole-3-yl)propane and the corresponding nanojars |
| Sienkiewicz, Nicholas | Biochemistry/Choral Music Education | Kelly Teske | Synthesis and Evaluation of Small Molecule Modulators of Oncogenic miRNA Function |
| Steele, Thomas | Mechanical Engineering | Zachary Asher | Robotic Arm and Slide Rail with 3D Printing Head |
| Steuer, Magdalena | English/Creative Writing | Brian Gogan | The Treatment of Children and their Literature at the Turn of the Century |
| Taylor, Ryan | Geography | Adam Mathews | Urban Tree Canopy Cover Change in Denver, Colorado, 2002-2012 |
| Timmermann, Nicholas | Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Balloon Altitude Control and Sampling System |
| Wendland, Jared | Mechanical Engineering | Peter Gustafson | Emergency Relief Power Supply |
| Wilgenhof, Rachel | Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Suma Devanga | Collaborative Referencing in Wernicke's Aphasia |
Spring 2018 UREA
| Student | Department | Mentor | Description |
| Faisal Almindil | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Pnina Ari-Gur | Smart Cane |
| Mahmoud Alshiyokh | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Jennifer Hudson | 3D Printed Robotic Arm |
| Drew Arndt | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Muralidhar Ghantasala | Force Versus Displacement Test Stand Design |
| Bilal Arshad | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Pnina Ari-Gur | Smart Cane |
| Quinten Bader | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Peter Gustafson | Emergence VOR CDI for General Aviation |
| Riley Balk | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Tianshu Liu | Analysis of Flow Over a Frisbee |
| Andrew Beltramon | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Paviz Merati | Research and Development of a Low-Vacuum-Moisture-Removal (LVMR) System for a Medial Mattress |
| Dustin Black | Civil and Construction Engineering | Upul Attanayake | Effects of Concrete Cure Time on Epoxy Overlay and Sealant Performance |
| Stephanie Buglione | Geosciences | R.V. Krishnamurthy | Analysis of Oxygen and Hydrogen Stable Isotopes in Atmospheric Water Vapor |
| Eric Carlo | Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management | John Patten | Laser Augmented Diamond Drilling |
| Susanne Crum | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Daniel Kujawski | Advanced Composite Applications in a Chassis System |
| Justin Diep | Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems | Pavel Ikonomov | 3D Printed Robotic Arm |
| James Eckler | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Plasma Spectroscopy |
| Manju Freeman | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Jennifer Hudson | 3D Printed Robotic Arm |
| Andrew Fritchley | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Muralidhar Ghantasala | Force Versus Displacement Test Stand Design |
| Peter Grohs | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Bade Shrestha | Structural Reinforcement of Streamline Tubing |
| Robert Hallenbeck | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Electromagnetic Radiation Sheild for Spacecraft |
| Chuyie Hang | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Bade Shrestha | Structural Reinforcement of Streamline Tubing |
| Tony Hanson | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Massood Atashbar | Music Keyboard Based on Flexible Hybrid Electronics |
| David Hart | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Daniel Kujawski | Advanced Composite Applications in a Chassis System |
| Alyssa Hartsig | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Peter Gustafson | Emergence VOR CDI for General Aviation |
| Oseas Benjamin Hudy-Velasco | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Electromagnetic Radiation Sheild for Spacecraft |
| Brandon Kammer | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Fixed Volume Balloon & Flight Termination System |
| Thomas Kerber | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Build and Testing of a Low Flow Rate Hollow Cathode for WMU Aerospace Laboratory for Plasma Dynamics |
| Garrett Kingsbury | Biological Sciences | Silvia Rossbach | Analyzing the Effect of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination on Freshwater Bacterial Communities Using Microcosms |
| Choong Beng Lim | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Tianshu Liu | Power Transmission System for the Oscillating Wing Unit |
| John Maceri | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Jennifer Hudson | CubeSat - Attitude Determination and Control System |
| Ross McMahan | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Peter Gustafson | Emergence VOR CDI for General Aviation |
| Benjamin Merchant | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Bade Shrestha | Structural Reinforcement of Streamline Tubing |
| Margaret Mooney | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Electrical Design of a LaB₆ Hollow Cathode |
| Kirsten Murphy | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Tianshu Liu | Analysis of Flow Over a Frisbee |
| Nicholas Nuzzo | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | WALI - Western Aerospace Launch Initiative |
| Viraj Patil | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Tianshu Liu | Analysis of Flow Over a Frisbee |
| Quentin Piaskowski | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Design of a Fixed Volume Balloon and Flight Termination System |
| Ryan Powers | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Design of an Electric Propulsion Thruster Breakout Box System |
| Ashley Rettich | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Peter Gustafson | Emergence VOR CDI for General Aviation |
| Sarah Rolniak | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Fabrication and Testing of a Low Flow Rate Hollow Cathode for WMU ALPE |
| Amy Russell | Dance | Jeremy Blair | A Written History of the Western Michigan University Department of Dance |
| Jordan Ruterbusch | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Jennifer Hudson | CubeSat - Attitude Determination and Control System |
| Sarah Sokolski | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Western Aerospace Launch Initiative High-Altitude Balloon Launch and Subsystem Convergence |
| Hannah Watts | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | High Altitude Balloon Communications System |
| Lucas Wilkins | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Design of an Electric Propulsion Thruster Breakout Box System |
| Scott Ziegler | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Jennifer Hudson | 3D Printed Robotic Arm |
Fall 2017 UREA
| Student | Department | Mentor | Description |
| Andreas Argoudelis | Mechanical Engineering | Jennifer Hudson | Re-Usable Mechanical Flare |
| Kenneth Baker | Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Design of a Fixed Volume Balloon and Flight Termination System |
| Rogelio Batas | Behavioral Science | Lisa Baker | Assessment of Mephedrone and Methamphetamine for Conditioned Place Preference in Male Sprague-Dawley Rats |
| Dustin Black | Civil Engineering | Upul Attanayake | Technologies to Minimize Construction Related Impact on Non-Motorized Mobility |
| Mark Bliss | Mechanical Engineering | Richard Meyer | BCM Espresso |
| Emily Bolhuis | Behavioral Science | Wendy Beane | Analyses of the Feeding Strategies of Dugesia japonica and Schmidtea mediterranea Planaria |
| David Curle | Mechanical Engineering | Richard Meyer | BCM Espresso |
| Jorge Diaz-Sanin | Mechanical Engineering | Daniel Kujawski | Smart Shot - Advanced Firearms Training |
| Justin Diep | Mechanical Engineering | Pavel Ikonomov | 3D Printed Prosthetic Arm |
| Andrew Doering | Aerospace Engineering | Jennifer Hudson | Air-Bearing Test Fixture for Satellite Attitude Control System Development |
| Joshua Gudenau | Aerospace Engineering | William Liou | Land, Air, Sea, Rover - Unmanned Vehicle |
| Brandon Kammer | Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Fixed Volume Balloon & Flight Termination System |
| Thomas Kerber | Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Design and Fabrication of Components for Hollow Cathode for ALPE |
| Conner Knepley | Mechanical Engineering | Daniel Kujawski | Smart Shot - Advanced Firearms Training |
| Corey Lee | Aerospace Engineering | William Liou | Land, Air, Sea, Rover - Unmanned Vehicle |
| Haoran Li | Civil Engineering | XiaoYun Shao | An Innovative Application of Construction Adhesive to Enhance Resilience of Wood Residential Buildings to Natural Hazards |
| Dylan McNamara | Mechanical Engineering | Richard Meyer | BCM Espresso |
| Margaret Mooney | Aerospace Engineering and Vocal Performance | Kristina Lemmer | Electrical Design of a LaB₆ Hollow Cathode |
| Matthew Moulton | Civil Engineering | Upul Attanayake | Moisture Impact on Concrete Overlay and Sealant Performance |
| Matthew Mueller | Civil Engineering | Upul Attanayake | Policies and Guidelines for Enhancing Non-Motorized Mobility |
| Nicholas Nuzzo | Aerospace Engineering | Jennifer Hudson | WALI - Western Aerospace Launch Initiative |
| Greg Ostroy | Computer Science | Lori Brown | FAA PEGASAS Weather Technology in the Cockpit |
| Quentin Plaskowski | Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Design of a Fixed Volume Balloon and Flight Termination System |
| Ryan Powers | Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Design of an Electric Propulsion Thruster Breakout Box System |
| Sarah Rolniak | Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Design of Gas Feed System for a Hollow Cathode |
| Orlando Romero | Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Plasma Spectroscopy (P-Spec) Mission |
| Katharine Rose | Geology | Joyashish Thakurta | Examination of the Economic Prospect of the East Eagle Intrusion Gabbro Based on Petrological and Geochemical Characteristics |
| Zachary Rueckl | Aerospace Engineering | Jennifer Hudson | Air-Bearing Test Fixture for Satellite Attitude Control System Development |
| Amy Russell | Dance | Jeremy Blair | A Written History of the Western Michigan University Department of Dance |
| Zachary Singer | Mechanical Engineering | Daniel Kujawski | Design of Spring Loaded Camming Devices for Rock Climbing |
| Sarah Sokolski | Mechanical Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Western Aerospace Launch Initiative (WALI) Spectroscopy |
| Cordero Soto | Computer Science | Zbigniew Chajecki | Build and Commissing of the Scintillator Detetors for Nuclear Physics |
| Justin Swain | Physics | Zbigniew Chajecki | Detection of Charged Particles in Nuclear Physics Experiment |
| Brooke Treece | Mechanical Engineering | Daniel Kujawski | Design of Spring Loaded Camming Devices for Rock Climbing |
| Breanna Varker | Biomedical Sciences | Wendy Beane | The Analysis of Feeding Strategies in Phagocata gracilis and Phagocata morgani |
| Gabriel Prescinotti Vivan | Aerospace Engineering | William Liou | Land, Air, Sea, Rover (LASR) - Unmanned Vehicle |
| Gabrielle Watson | Behavioral Science | Wendy Beane | Understanding Neuronal Interactions in Planarians |
| Hannah Watts | Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Satellite Communications |
| Richard Wilke | Civil Engineering | Upul Attanayake | Moisture Impact on Concrete Overlay and Sealant Performance |
| Lucas Wilkins | Mechanical Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Design of an Electric Propulsion Thruster Breakout Box System |
Summer 2017 UREA
| Student | Department | Mentor | Description |
| Marcos Santiago | Biological Sciences | Wendy Beane | Preliminary Data Suggest ROS Accumulation for Regenerative Outgrowth |
| Gabrielle Watson | Biological Sciences | Wendy Beane | The Effects of PCP Knockdown on Neural Subtypes in Planarians |
Spring 2017 UREA
| Student | Department | Mentor | Description |
| Odai Alhouz | Civil and Construction Engineering | Jun-Seok Oh | Effectiveness of Bicycle Signals for Improving Safety and Multimodal Mobility at Urban Intersections |
| Adam Anderson | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Pnina Ari-Gur | Preventing Concussion with Innovative Smart Helmet |
| Andrew Aurand | Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management | Lee Wells | 3D Printer Plastic Recycler |
| Joshua Bakker | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Pnina Ari-Gur | Preventing Concussion with Innovative Smart Helmet |
| Dustin Black | Civil and Construction Engineering | Upul Attanayake | Developing Policies and Guidelines for Enhancing Non-Motorized Mobility within Construction Zones |
| Mark Bliss | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Richard Meyer | BCM Espresso Machine |
| Marine Bolliet | Biological Sciences | Wendy Beane | A Comparative Analysis of Regeneration Among Various Planarian Species |
| Gregory Bosma | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Design of a CubeSat Separation Mechanism |
| Christian Brower | Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management | Lee Wells | Plastic Recycler Project |
| David Curle | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Richard Meyer | BCM Espresso Machine |
| Andrew Drummond | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | WALI (Western Aerospace Launch Initiative) CubeSat Separation Mechanism |
| Magreth Haji | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Pnina Ari-Gur | Shape Memory Alloys (Nano-Composite) |
| Christian Hartman | Chemistry | Gellert Mezei | Reactivity and Ligand Exchange Potential of Nanojars |
| Spencer Henning | Physics | Michael Famiano | Type Ia Supernova Models and Galactic Chemical Evolution |
| Ross Hiller | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Design and Kinematic Analysis of CubeSat Separation Method |
| Samuel Hiltner | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | William Liou | LASS Unmanned Aerial System |
| Thomas Kerber | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | NEON-EAGER Air Microbiome Research |
| Jacob Kirkendall | Chemistry | Andre Venter | Syringe Spray Mass Spectrometry to Determine ? And ? Acids in Hops |
| Nathan Lloyd | Civil and Construction Engineering | Upul Attanayake | Concrete Shrinkage Monitoring with Vibrating Wire Gages |
| Jason Malphrus | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Claudi Fajardo-Hansford | Cooling System Development for an Automotive Application |
| Dylan McNamara | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Richard Meyer | BCM Espresso Machine |
| Andrew Melton | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Daniel Kujawski | Fatigue Testing of Materials |
| Ramin Mirshab | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Claudi Fajardo-Hansford | Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Techniques for IC Engine Induction Systems |
| Margaret Mooney | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Kristina Lemmer | Airborne Microbiome Project |
| Brandon Nimtz | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Muralidhar Ghantasala | Biogas Separator and Storage Tank |
| Greg Ostroy | Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management | Diana Prieto | Sampling Criteria for Monitoring Influenza Emergencies Under Constrained Testing Capabilities |
| Vincent Pokorzynski | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Pnina Ari-Gur | Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting for White Canes |
| Michael Pool | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | William Liou | LASS Unmanned Aerial System |
| Mackenzie Preston | Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management | Lee Wells | 3D Printer Plastic Recycler |
| Trevor Richardson | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Muralidhar Ghantasala | Biogas Separator and Storage Tank |
| Marwa Ahmed Saad | Biological Sciences | Wendy Beane | The Role of the HSP 70 Signaling Pathway in Planarian Regenerative Outgrowth |
| Turner Solterman | Civil and Construction Engineering | Upul Attanayake | Specifications and Guidelines for Bridge Constructability Analysis |
| Elizabeth Sprangel | Mathematics | Andrzej Dudek | The Probabilistic Method in Graph Theory |
| Allison Spring | Biological Sciences | Kathryn Docherty | Atmospheric Microbiome Project |
| Cole Villalobos | Civil and Construction Engineering | Valerian Kwigizile | Michigan Truck Strategic Plan for 2016-2019 |
| Kenton Vogel | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Muralidhar Ghantasala | Biogas Separator and Storage Tank |
| Evan Weese | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Claudi Fajardo-Hansford | FSAE Exhaust Header |
| Morgan Zapata | Civil and Construction Engineering | Upul Attanayake | Steel Multi-Girder Bridge Construction Process Documentation |
Fall 2016 UREA
| Student | Department | Mentor | Description |
| Jacob Nye | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Peter Gustafson | Design of Computerized Surgical Screwdriver |
| Timothy Ruesink | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Peter Gustafson | Design of Computerized Surgical Screwdriver |
| Elizabeth Sprangel | Mathematics | Dr. Andrzej Dedek | Regularity Method in Extremal Graph Theory |
| Nathan Lloyd | Construction Engineering | Dr. Upul Attanayake | Laboratory Evaluation of a Bridge Field Monitoring System |
| David Moussa Salazar | Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Pnina Ari-Gur | Energy Harvesting Power for the Smart White Cane |
| Thomas Kerber | Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Kristina Lemmer | NEON-EAGER Air Microbiome Sampler |
| Margaret Mooney | Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Kristina Lemmer | Airborne Microbiome Project |
| Andrew Drummond | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Kristina Lemmer | WALI (Western Aerospace Launch Initiative) CubeSat Separation Mechanism |
| Johusa Bakker | Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Pnina Ari-Gur | Preventing Concussion with an Innovative Smart Helmet |
| Roberto Molina | Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Jennifer Hudson | 3-Axis Magnetorquer for CubeSat |
| Robert Drumm | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Claudia Fajardo-Hansford | Use of a Magnetorheological Fluid for System Actuation |
| Joshua Rohrer | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Claudia Fajardo-Hansford | Investigation of Magnetorheological (MR) Fluids for Device Actuation in Automotive Systems |
| Robin Kurth | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Ghantasala and Dr. Bade Shrestha | Compressor for Biogas Purification System |
| Brandon Nimtz | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Dhantasala and Dr. Bade Shrestha | Biogas Separator and Storage Tank |
| Gregory Izaguirre | Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Kristina Lemmer | Propellent Tank and Feed System |
| Silmang Sene | Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Jennifer Hudson | Energy Harvesting Power for the Smart White Cane |
| Eric Carlo | Industrial and entrepreneurial Engineering | Dr. John Patten | Laser Augmented Diamond Drilling |
| Ian Cole | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Ghantasala and Dr. Bade Shrestha | Compressor for Portable Biogas Purification System |
| Kenton Vogel | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Ghantasala and Dr. Bade Shrestha | Biogas Separator/Storage Tank |
| Carlos Soto | Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Kristina Lemmer | Propellant Tank and Feed System |
| Cole Miller | Engineering Management Technology | Dr. Pavel Ikonomov | SLA 3D Bio Printer |
| Joseph Caruso | Manufacturing Engineering Techonology | Dr. Pavel Ikonomov | SLA 3D Bio Printer |
| Wilson Pines | Engineering Design Technology | Dr. Pavel Ikonomov | SLA 3D Bio Printer |
| Eric Cook | Engineering Management Technology | Dr. Pavel Ikonomov | SLA 3D Bio Printer |
| Kevin Lerner | Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Jennifer Hudson | Magnetorquer Controller |
| Matthew Griffith | Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Jennifer Hudson | Separation and Orbital Propagation |
| Christian Hartman | Chemistry | Dr. Gellert Mezei | Reactivity and Ligand Exchange Potential of Nanjars |
| Ali Akbar Mohsini | Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Jennifer Hudson | Magnetorquer Controller |
| Trevor Richardson | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Ghantasala and Dr. Bade Shrestha | Biogas Separator and Storage Tank |
| Nicolas Theoret | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Jennifer Hudson | CubeSat ADCS Validation and Testing Apparatus |
| Greg Bosma | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Kristina Lemmer | Development of a CubeSat Separation Mechanism |
| Jacob Stevens | Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Jennifer Hudson | CubeSatADCS Validation and Testing Apparatus |
| Tyler Chantrenne | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Jennifer Hudson | CubeSatADCS Validation and Testing Apparatus |
| Mackenzie Preston | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Lee Wells | Plastic Recycler |
| Christian Brower | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Lee Wells | Plastic Recycler Project |
| Andrew Aurand | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Lee Wells | 3D Plastic Recycler Project |
| Logan Hughey | Chemical Engineering | Dr. Andro Mondala | Periphyton-Fungi Co-Culture Systems for Capturing Non-point Phosphorus |
| Ross Hiller | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Kristina Lemmer | Design and Kinematic analysis of CubeSat Separation method |
| Jeremy Schweiger | Electrical Engineering | Dr. Kristina Lemmer | 6U CubeSat Power System and Cathode Design prototype for WMU WALI Initiative |
| Shane Sopel | Electrical Engineering | Dr. Kristina Lemmer | 6U CubeSat Power System and Cathode Design prototype for WMU WALI Initiative |
| Kaleb Vargo | Electrical Engineering | Dr. Kristina Lemmer | 6U CubeSat Power System and Cathode Design prototype for WMU WALI Initiative |
| Matthew Wyman | Electrical Engineering | Dr. Kristina Lemmer | 6U CubeSat Power System and Cathode Design prototype for WMU WALI Initiative |