Nine undergraduates are gaining research experiences this summer with funding from Kansas NSF EPSCoR, a National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (award #1656006). Their projects focus on microbiomes of aquatic, plant, and soil systems (MAPS).
Stay tuned for more details about these student research projects.
2022 MAPS-Funded REU Students
- Emily Burnett from Kansas State University, Mentor: Dr. Dodds at Kansas State University
- Cody (Kar) Ellis from California Polytechnic University, Humboldt; Mentors: Drs. Bever and Schultz at the University of Kansas
- Martel Ellis from the University of Kansas; Mentor: Dr. Wagner at the University of Kansas
- Megan Heffernan from the University of Kansas; Mentors: Dr. Bever and Schultz at the University of Kansas
- Thomas Lappin from Kansas State University; Mentor: Dr. Lee at Kansas State University
- Margot Lockwood from the University of Kansas; Mentor: Dr. Sikes at the University of Kansas
- Kalea Nippert from Kansas State University; Mentor: Dr. Ratajczak at Kansas State University
- Hannah Sanghvi from Barnard College; Mentor Dr. Rice at Kansas State University
- Madison Zahr from Wichita State University; Mentor: Dr. Houseman at Wichita State University