The following Valparaiso University students were awarded Summer Research Housing Grants from the Creative Work and Research Committee for summer 2021.
Additional information about CWRC Housing Grants can be found by clicking on the Funding Opportunities link to the left.
| Student Name |
Faculty Sponsor |
Research Topic |
| William Bakke | Bruce Hrivnak | Evolution of Stars |
| Maggie Bliese | Shirvel Stanislaus, Adam Gibson-Even | STAR Experiment at Brookhaven National Lab |
| Brook Burbridge | Shirvel Stanislaus, Adam Gibson-Even | STAR Experiment at Brookhaven National Lab |
| Chase Coler | Shahin Nudehi | Manufacturing and Testing of Mechatronics Stations for New Mechatronics Laboratory |
| Derrick Combs | Paul Smith | New Rechargeable Battery Materials |
| Josh Corr | Haiying He | Computational Study of the Formation of Glycine |
| Sean Egan | Bruce Hrivnak | Evolution of Stars |
| Marcus Engstrom | Shirvel Stanislaus, Adam Gibson-Even | STAR Experiment at Brookhaven National Lab |
| Laura Floyd | Todd Hillwig | Observational Astronomy Research on Proto-Planetary Nebulae and Planetary Nebula Central Stars |
| Taylor Gaskill | Thomas Goyne | Developing a Cost-Effective Synthesis of a Fluorescent Amino Acid |
| Riquail Gibson | Patrice Bouyer | Determining Environmental Factors on the Change in Morphology in Two Fungal Species |
| Nick Gilles | Shirvel Stanislaus, Adam Gibson-Even | STAR Experiment at Brookhaven National Lab |
| Peyton Grimm | Bruce Hrivnak | Evolution of Stars |
| Alex Kagay | Luke Venstrom | Developing a New Experimental Station in the Solar Energy Research Facility to Enable the Study of Materials that Could Support Long-Duration Thermochemical Storage of Solar Energy |
| Jackson King | Paul Smith | Testing a New Reactor for Iron Oxides Produced by Solar Furnace |
| Kyle Kohlmeyer | Kevin Jantzi | Synthesis of Novel Ring Compounds |
| Brad Kozlowski | Scott Duncan | Manufacturing and Testing of Mechatronics Stations for New Mechatronics Laboratory |
| Olivia Krugman | Todd Hillwig | Observational Astronomy Research on Proto-Planetary Nebulae and Planetary Nebula Central Stars |
| Georgia Martin | Elizabeth Gingerich | Special Issue of the Journal of Values-Based Leadership |
| Ana Flavia Michelini | Robert Clark | Mechanistic Studies Investigating How the CooA Protein Serves as a Carbon Monoxide Sensor |
| Megan Moretti | Michael Watters | Testing Irradiated Plastics for Fungal Biodegradation |
| Emily Pavasars | Stan Zygmunt | Computational Study of Chemical Reactions Leading to the Formation of Acetaldehyde |
| Andrew Paxson | Bruce Hrivnak | Astronomical Observations at the Campus Observatory |
| Jessica Villegas | Jeffrey Pruet | Design and Synthesis of Compounds Which Could Service as Anti-Fungal Drugs |
