Greg Apker

• Spetzler Scholar
• ASU: Neural Engineering
• Research Interest: Complex interactions of the sensory and motor systems integral to the development of systems designed to mimic human behavior.

Derek Caselli

• Wilhoit Scholar
• ASU: Electrical Engineering
• Research Interest: High efficiency solar cells utilizing semiconductor nanowires.

Arianne Cease

• Johnston Scholar
• ASU: Biology
• Research Interest: Pest management strategies to mitigate the devastating effects on human and ecological communities.

Jessica Corman

• Might Scholar
• ASU: Biology
• Research Interest: Methods to attenuate nutrient pollution in freshwaters, specifically calcium carbonate deposits and microbial growth in aquatic systems.

Michael DiNezza

• Kucera Scholar
• ASU: Solid State Electronics
• Research Interest: High efficiency LEDs based on II-VI semiconductors to improve high efficiency lighting.

Reid Juday

• Louis Jugloff Endowment Scholar
• ASU: Solid State Physics
• Research Interest: Characteristic optical properties of a Mg-doped InGaN alloy family for multi-junction solar cells and high efficiency LEDs.

Leila Kabiri-Badr

• Marley Foundation Scholar in Memory of Mr. Milton “Bud” Webb
• ASU: Virology
• Research Interest: Strategies to detect and identify sources of contaminants in surface waters using Bacteroides molecular markers.

Avishek Kumar

• Prentice Scholar
• ASU: Physics
• Research Interest: Computational techniques to study amorphous grapheme with unique electronic, optical and thermal properties.

Aaron Packer

• Matteucci Endowment Scholar
• ASU: Applies Mathematics
• Research Interest: Developing mathematical models in the fields of cancer, diseases, and bioengineering.

Michael Rutkowski 

• Burton Scholar
• ASU: Astrophysics
• Research Interest: Investigating the role that minor mergers between galaxies and gas-rich satellites play in moderating the star formation histories of early type galaxies.

Elizabeth Steenbergen

• Douglas Scholar
• ASU: Electrical Engineering
• Research Interest: Utilization of multicolor photodetection to investigate new combinations of III-V and II-VI materials used in the multi-junction device.

David Taylor

• Sonntag Scholar
• ASU: Chemical Engineering
• Research Interest: Drug repositioning to identify new treatments for prostate, breast, and pancreatic cancer disease from existing FDA approved drugs.

Kurt Whittemore

• Theodore scholar
• ASU: Biological Design
• Research Interest: Identification of unique cancer antigens from random peptides to develop cancer therapeutics and vaccines.

Kyle Yazzie

• Burton Scholar
• ASU: Material Science and Engineering
• Research Interest: Mechanical shock and vibration fatigue behavior of environmentally benign Pb-free solders to ensure less toxic Pb alloys reach the waste stream.

Jennifer Ginther

• Annixter Scholar
• NAU: Biological Sciences
• Research Interest: Pathogenic evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei, a soil-dwelling bacterium and the causative agent of meliodiosis.

Jeffrey Kane

• Phoenix Chapter ARCS Scholar
• NAU: Forestry
• Research Interest: Patterns and processes of tree mortality in high elevation mixed-conifer forests.

Louis Lamit

• ARCS/Windrow Endowment Scholar
• NAU: Biological Sciences
• Research Interest: Investigating the positive effects of endophytic fungi associated with the bark of cottonwood trees and documenting rare endophyte species.

Lucy Mullin

• Lauber Endowment Scholar
• NAU: Biological Sciences
• Research Interest: How land management and climate affect forest health and productivity; regional water yield; and carbon sequestration in ponderosa pine forests.

Robert Strahan

• ARCS/Libby Endowment Scholar
• NAU: Forestry
• Research Interest: Statistical and simulation modeling to explain and predict plant population and community responses to climate, competition, and historical disturbance.

Logan Ahlstrom

• Lawson Scholar
• UA: Chemistry
• Research Interest: Decipher how well static images of proteins represent their dynamic physiological state.

Benjamin Berman

• Papadopoulos Scholar
• UA: Applied Mathematics
• Research Interest: Compressed sensing design for medical imaging to acquire faster signals measuring fewer points and maintaining high level signal quality.

Marina Cholanian

• Steele Foundation Scholar
• UA: Neuroscience
• Neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying the control of human reproduction in a subpopulation of neurons called neurokinin B.

Shannon Fortin

• Eller Scholar
• UA: Biology
• Research Interest: Tumor cell invasion and resistance to chemotherapy of glioblasoma multiforme brain tumors.

Christian Gainer

• VanDenburgh Scholar
• UA: Biomedical Engineering
• Research Interest: Novel approaches to imaging and analysis of cancer tissue using nanoparticle contrast agents.

Nathaniel Hart

• Eller Scholar
• UA: Physiological Sciences
• Research Interest: Targeting pancreatic Beta Cells, specifically on the development and progression of diabetes.

Xenia Kachur

• The Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation Scholar
• UA: Biomedical Engineering
• Research Interest: Novel drug delivery system capable of targeting diseased cells and controlling the release of therapeutic agents within these cells.

Joseph Keyes

• Mary Ann White Memorial Scholar
• UA: Biomedical Engineering
• Research Interest: The chemo-mechanical properties of blood vessels and how they relate to drug delivery from devices such as drug-eluting stents to treat coronary artery disease.

Sara Leung

• Haga Scholar
• UA: Biomedical Engineering
• Research Interest: Development and characterization of multifunctional nanomaterials for use in detecting and treating disease.

Jared Males

• ARCS/Lafollette Endowment Scholar
• UA: Applied Physics
• Research Interest: Developing advanced prediction algorithms that will be used to optimize the operation of a new visible spectrum adaptive optics camera.

Kendra Murray

• Prentice Scholar
• UA: Geosciences
• Research Interest: New tectonic paradigm for the understanding of convergent margins and the feedbacks between tectonics, building of mountain ranges, climate and dynamics of the Earth’s mantle.

Grey Nearing

• The Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation Scholar
• UA: Hydrology
• Research Interest: Incorporating satellite-derived soil moisture measurements and vegetation indexes into crop growth models.

Shiva Planjery

• Kathyrn Johnston West Scholar
• UA: Electrical Engineering
• Research Interest: Coding and information theory in digital communications vital for ensuring high reliability and low power consumption.

Timothy Renkoski

• ARC Scholar
• UA: Optical Sciences
• Research Interest: Multispectral fluorescence imaging of human tissues for cancer detection and tumor delineation.

Kristen Ward

• Crawford Endowment
• UA: Civil Engineering
• Research Interest: Earthquake engineering in structural design of steel inserts to improve the seismic behavior of special braced frames.

Teresa White

• Archer Scholar
• UA: Breast Cancer Research
• Research Interest: How cancer metastasis is driven by certain protein-protein interactions that are aberrantly expressed and activated in many cancer types.

Joshua Wiersma

• Nancy Johnson Templin Endowment Scholar
• UA: Optical Sciences
• Research Interest: Advancing dynamic phase-shifting interference microscopes to improve ability to observe the interaction and movement of cells.