Carthage College students have performed undergraduate research not only on campus, but at institutions around the world. Here is a look at just some of the research projects, fellowships, and internships awarded to Carthage undergraduates in recent years:

National Science Foundation REUs and Similar Summer Programs

• Spencer Bingham ’19 — Chemistry major. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Materials Chemistry for Renewable Energy REU.
• Stephanie Bradshaw ’17 — Geography/earth science and physics major. Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science REU.
• Kendall Craig ’17 — Chemistry major. Medical College of Wisconsin, Summer Program for Undergraduate Research, Pharmacology Department.
• Alissa Fischer ’17 — Chemistry major, chemical engineering. San Jose State University, Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry Summer School.
• Arielle Hay ’17 — Neuroscience and biology major. University of Minnesota, Life Science Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Heart, Lung, and Blood Program.
• Stephen Janke ’16 — Physics and mathematics major. U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne Laboratory, Summer Undergraduate Laboratory Internship.
• Laura Krings ’17 — Chemistry and biology major. Washington University in St. Louis, Danforth Plant Science Center REU.
• Brad Krueger ’18 — Chemistry and physics major. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Interdisciplinary Materials Research REU.
• Sabrina Lato ’17 — Mathematics and French major. Fairfield University, Mathematics and Computational Science REU program.
• Amanda Rico ’18 — Computer science major. Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering REU.
• Gerardo Rojas ’17 — Neuroscience major. University of Vermont, Summer Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
• Racquel Sohasky ’17 — Biology major. Vanderbilt University, Department of Anesthesiology, B.A. Rudolph Foundation Scholarship.
• Taylor Tibbs ’16 — Biology major. DAAD-RISE, Institute of Microbiology, University of Greifswald, Germany.

Nonprofit and Government Internships

• Beth Klein ’16 — Biology, Chinese, and Asian Studies major. Wisconsin Area Health Education Centers, Port Washington, Wisconsin, Community Health Internship Program.
• John Larsen ’19 — Environmental science major. South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks Department, Fisheries Management Internship.

SURE Projects at Carthage

• Paul Salsieder ’18 — Art. Hedberg Library Mural: Domains of Knowledge with Prof. Diane Levesque.
• Sarah Robinson ’18 — Biology. Variations in the Morphology of the Wrist Bones of Species in the Order Chiroptera with Prof. Deanna Byrnes.
• Benjamin Boren ’18, Samuel De Cero ’17, and Michael Poplawski ’17 — Biology. An Investigation of Cell Signaling in a Transgenic Zebrafish Model of Uveal Melanoma with Prof. Andrea Henle.
• Tristan Grams ’18 — Biology. Isolation and Analysis of Bacteriophages Aboard the International Space Station with Prof. Andrea Henle and Prof. Deborah Tobiason (project funded through the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium).
• Zachary Erickson ’19, Brett Grimes ’17, and Ryan Mahoney ’18 — Computer Science. A Statistical Analysis of Bias in Film with Prof. Sara Jensen.
• Mary Weir ’17 and Logen Bartz ’17 — Education. An Investigation of Cell Phone Use in College Classrooms with Prof. Dennis Munk.
• Amanda Ostrem ’17 — Education. Content Analysis of Omnilibros.com with Prof. Marilyn Ward
• Michael Leazer ’17 — Mathematics. Magic Squares with Prof. Erlan Wheeler.
• Elizabeth Casey ’19 — Neuroscience. Characterization of Reactive Astrocytosis in Axon Growth Permissive and Inhibitory Astrocyte Cell Lines with Prof. Denise Cook-Synder.
• Sarah Ciombor ’19 — Neuroscience. Characterization of Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan NG2 Knockout in Axon Growth Permissive and Inhibitory Astrocyte Cell Lines with Prof. Denise Cook-Snyder.
• Maya Murzello ’18 — Neuroscience. Characterization of a Neuron-Astrocyte Cell Line Co-culture System for Investigating Neurite Growth with Prof. Denise Cook-Synder.
• Kelsey Nilles ’17 — Neuroscience. Confocal Microscopy and Structural Plasticity in the Hippocampus and Amygdala in a Rat Model for Anxiety and Stress Disorder with Prof. Denise Cook-Synder and Prof. Daniel Miller (project funded through the Stress and Motivated Behavior Institute, Syracuse VA Medical Center).
• Argie Claro ’18 and Ryan Yont ’19 — Nursing. Effects of Photobiomodulation in Osteoclast Formation in Vitro with Prof. Lisa Anderson-Antle.
• Jedidiah Barnes ’19, Daniel Gerloff ’18, Laura Hammock ’19, Michael Huff ’19, Brendan Krull ’16, Ashley Marquette ’17, Jeremiah Munson ’19, Michael Omohundro ’17, Ariana Raya ’19, Benjamin Tillema ’18, Nycole Wenner ’19, and Joseph Wonsil ’19 — Physics. CaNOP: Carthage CubeSat Project with Prof. Kevin Crosby (project funded through the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium University Student Instrument Project, or USIP).
• Kevin LeCaptain ’16 and Ethan Woller — Physics. Modal Propellant Gauging with Prof. Kevin Crosby  (project funded through the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium University Student Instrument Project, or USIP).
• Max Becher ’19, Ariane Boissonnas ’18, Michael Hernandez ’18, Nathaniel Lee ’18, Breonna McMahon ’18, and Thomas Shannon ’19 — Physics. RockSat with Prof. Brant Carlson (project funded in part through the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium).
• Ryeshia Farmer ’17 — Political Science. Political Theory of Protests, Rebellion, and other Reactions to Government with Insufficient Functionality with Prof. Chris Lynch.
• Shelby Wilson ’18 — Psychology. Crafty or Quiet? Perceptions of Talk Time in Mixed-sex Dyads with Prof. Emily Leskinen.
• Samara Hull ’17 — Sociology. Human Diversity at Carthage with Prof. Wayne Thompson.
• Conor O’Brien ’17 — Theatre. Developing Dramaturgy at Carthage with Prof. Neil Scharnick.
• Sharai Jacob ’19 — Western Heritage. Humanities Citizenship Initiative: Evaluation of a Humanities Outreach Program with Prof. Katharine Keenan.
• Magdalena Rocha ’19, Daniela Rodriguez ’19, and Anna Ptacek ’18 — Western Heritage. Humanities Citizenship Initiative with Prof. Katharine Keenan, Prof. Ben DeSmidt, and Prof. Eric Pullin.