K-State students receive research scholarships from the College of Arts and Sciences
Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024
MANHATTAN — Thirty-six undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kansas State University are receiving research awards from the college for spring 2024. Award recipients will complete faculty-mentored, semester-long research projects and receive $1,000 scholarships.
Undergraduate students enrolled full time in any major in the college are eligible for the research awards, which are offered each spring, summer and fall semester. Applications for summer and fall 2024 are due March 1 and May 1, respectively.
More information about the award program and how to apply is on the college's Student Research and Creative Inquiry Opportunities webpage. The college is committed to providing a research opportunity to every Arts and Sciences student who wants one.
The following students received College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Awards for spring 2024:
Anastasia Meyer, senior in biology, Andale, mentored by Katsura Asano, biology; Chase Keesling, senior in music education, Chase, mentored by Steven Maxwell, music; Emily Reed, freshman in music education, Derby, mentored by Julie Pentz, dance; and Tyler Schmalzried, senior in communication studies and social transformation studies, Dighton, mentored by Valerie Padilla Carroll, social transformation studies.
From Dodge City: Olivia Buddy, freshman in advertising and public relations, mentored by Julie Pentz, dance; and America Zarate, freshman in biology, mentored by Ruth Welti, biology.
Halle Ness, senior in psychology, Goddard, mentored by Maria Diehl, psychological sciences; Thaddaeus Blakley, sophomore in fisheries, wildlife, conservation, and environmental biology, mentored by Valerie Padilla Carroll, social transformation studies, and Abbie Bryan, sophomore in biology, mentored by Julie Pentz, dance, both from Hutchinson.
From Manhattan: Emily Ashmore, sophomore in open option, mentored by Julie Pentz, dance; Ivy Auletti, senior in psychology, mentored by Maria Diehl, psychological sciences; and Nada Raef, sophomore in microbiology, mentored by Vanessa Ante, biology.
Samuel Wasmer, junior in English, Olathe, mentored by Greg Eiselein, English.
From OverlandPark: Sylvia Fritz, senior in biology, mentored by Ben McCloskey, modern languages and history; Parris Martin, freshman in psychology, mentored by Julie Pentz, dance; Cole Mueller, senior in mathematics and computer engineering, mentored by Ben McCloskey, modern languages and history; Alli Stanton, junior in fisheries, wildlife, conservation, and environmental biology, mentored by Alice Boyle, biology; and Lindsey Wilson, senior in psychology, mentored by Lester Loschky, psychological sciences.
Lindsey Edwards, senior in theatre, mentored by Jerry Jay Cranford, theatre; and Megan Freeman, junior in biology, mentored by Katsura Asano, biology, both from Shawnee.
McKenna Moten, junior in theatre, Topeka, mentored by David Mackay, theatre; and Annika Wiebers, senior in agricultural communications and dance, Wamego, mentored by Kate Digby, dance.
Gloria Gibler, senior in biology, mentored by Alice Boyle, biology, and Austin Schultz, junior in sports news and journalism, mentored by Valerie Padilla Carroll, social transformation studies, both from Wichita.
From out of state: Vinny Sun, sophomore in mathematics, Champaign, Illinois, mentored by Pietro Poggi-Corradini, mathematics; Natalie McPherson, junior in social transformation studies, Mount Prospect, Illinois, mentored by Valerie Padilla Carroll, social transformation studies; Jacob Morgan, senior in music performance, Iowa City, Iowa, mentored by Kurt Gartner, music; Trinity Cambron, freshman in kinesiology and dance, Lee's Summit, Missouri, mentored by Julie Pentz, dance; Tyler Bolz, senior in integrated computer science, Kansas City, Missouri, advised by Elli Archer, integrated computer science; Micah Hensley, freshman in elementary education and dance, Kingston, Missouri, mentored by Julie Pentz, dance; Capri Hellwig, junior in psychology, Aberdeen, South Dakota, mentored by Maria Diehl, psychological sciences; Jonathan Ulmer, junior in biochemistry, Hampton, Virginia, mentored by Katsura Asano, biology; and Ginger Harris, senior in theatre, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, mentored by Ben Stark, theatre.
From out of country: Zanri Pieterse, senior in biology, Madibeng, South Africa, mentored by Ruth Welti, biology.
