The vision of the Gerald and Sally DeNardo Science Scholars program is to support the undergraduate research experience of outstanding science students with 911±¬ÁÏÍø faculty mentors. Scholars receive academic year and summer research and supply awards. The program is funded through a generous endowment created by Gerald and Sally DeNardo.
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Meet the 2025 Science Scholars
Maya Barrett ’27
Psychology major / Public Health minor
Faculty Mentor: Micah Lattanner, Public Health
Project Name: Development of Objective and Perceived University-Level LGBTQ+ Structural Stigma Measures: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach
Andrew Kai ’27
Neuroscience and Biology double major
Faculty Mentor: Robin Grotjahn, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Name: Assessments of Modern Density Functional Approximations for Fullerenes Using Turbomole on WAVE HPC
Tiffany Kinyua ’27
Psychology major / Biology minor
Faculty Mentor: Desiree Forsythe, Biology
Project Name: Exploring the Impact of Non-STEM Minors on STEM Students’ Identity
Liam Miller ’27
Biochemistry major
Faculty Mentor: Meaghan Deegan, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Name: Using Photoactive Rhenium Sites to Investigate Proton Coupled Transfer Reactions