Nebraska small colleges earn undergraduate research funding

March 21, 2024

Nebraska EPSCoR announced its 2024 recipients of Small College/University Undergraduate Research Experiences. Each award--up to $5,000 per proposed project--is funded from the National Science Foundation OIA-2044049, Nebraska's Emergent Quantum Materials and Technologies (EQUATE). The successful applicants--limited to faculty from Nebraska higher education institutions with <$8 million annual research expenditures--engage undergraduates in a variety of projects, as follows:

  • Haishi Cao, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Chemistry
    Synthesis Of Naphthalimide Derivatives By Click-Reaction And Suzuki Coupling Reaction For Investigating Photophysical Properties
  • Kimberly Carlson, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Biology
    Differential Effects of Drosophila melanogaster Nora virus Infection on Longevity and Viral Load in Relationship to Sex and Mating Status
  • Clint Evrard, Chadron State College, Physical Sciences
    Computational and
    Quantum Chemical Research
  • Keith Geluso, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Biology
    Summer Roost Sites of Migratory Tree Bats in Nebraska
  • John Kyndt, Bellevue University, College of Science and Technology
    Nebraska Salt
    Marsh Microbiome: an exploration of spatial and temporal microbial diversity
  • Julie Lanz, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Psychology
    Refining Measures for Stressor Voice

Congratulations to all recipients!

 CSC's Clint Evrard presents his research poster at a Nebraska EPSCoR scientific conference.

Chadron State College's Clint Evrard presents his research poster at a Nebraska EPSCoR scientific conference.

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