2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) symposium

The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) is a competitive program of the College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences STEM departments – Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Computer Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Technology, and Physics. SURP allows undergraduate students to develop their research and problem solving skills over a 10-week period. Each student works closely with a faculty mentor and is compensated for their research work. The annual SURP Symposium provides a venue for the student/faculty teams to present their projects in poster form.

The 2025 SURP Symposium was held on August 1, 2025. To view the collection of past SURP Symposium programs, click here.

Schedule
Friday, August 1st
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2025
11:00 AM	A Review of the Cypriniform Weberian Apparatus: What is it, How it Works, and Current State of Research Kalisa Weatherby, University of Nothern Iowa Eric Schaufelberger, University of Nothern Iowa Annalise Zeinemann, University of Nothern Iowa Nathan C. Bird, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	A Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Agricultural Impacts on Water Bodies in the Cedar River Watershed Erin Kennedy, University of Northern Iowa Clair Taylor, University of Northern Iowa Mohammad Iqbal, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Building Countably Many Disjoint Stat Sets in ω1 Jordan Mills, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Characterization of Bacillus cereus/anthracis Bacteriophages Selected for Stability and Durability Brendan M. Millslagle, University of Nothern Iowa Michael H. Walter, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Characterizing Glacial Sediments from the Cincinnati, Ohio Area Using Grain Size Distribution Laura Comstock, University of Northern Iowa Abigail Mandick, University of Nothern Iowa Alexa Clements, University of Nothern Iowa Dylan Ward, University of Cincinnati Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Computational and Experimental Study of Nearly Half-Metallic V2CoGa Caden Sadler, University of Northern Iowa Parashu Kharel, South Dakota State University Cole Brown, South Dakota State University Mohd Anas, South Dakota State University Paul M. Shand, University of Northern Iowa Pavel V. Lukashev, University of Nothern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Designing Strained Macrocycles: Tuning Click Reactivity Through Ring Size Briauna L. Robinson, University of Nothern Iowa Daniel Lee, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Developing a DNA Extraction Method for Mineral Abundant Limestone Cave Samples Treytun Garcia, University of Northern Iowa Marek Sliwinski, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Does Woody Encroachment in Eastern Iowa CRP Fields Depend on Age or Surrounding Forest Cover? Drew DenOtter, University of Northern Iowa Tyler Evans, University of Northern Iowa Laura Jackson, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Duality of Quadrilaterals via Quaternions Parker Sjomeling, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Eclipse, Nebraska: An Astronomical Event in Middle America Maxwell Crees, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Effects of Resistivity Based on Thin Film Gold Depositions Emrah Ahmetasevic, University of Northern Iowa Bryan Crow, University of Northern Iowa Ty Porter, University of Northern Iowa Audrey Hager, University of Northern Iowa Andrew Stollenwerk, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Engineering New Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains to Investigate Gene Looping in Yeast Jack Noehren, University of Northern Iowa Justin Peters, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Expanding of the Method for Organic Compounds using GC/MS/MS Madeline Apple, University of Nothern Iowa Joshua Sebree, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Implications of Plant Clonality for Nutrient Pollution in Grasslands and Wetlands Sydney Aird, University of Northern Iowa Kenneth Elgersma, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	KtrB-mediated Alkaline Adaptation Drives Enterococcus faecalis Persistence in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Helicoverpa zea Vivian Veto, University of Nothern Iowa Pat Hurd, University of Nothern Iowa Geneva Bell, University of Nothern Iowa Jerreme Jackson, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Magnetic Coercivity and Exchange Bias of Mn2PtIn Heusler Alloy Salar A. Ghumman, University of Northern Iowa Paul M. Shand, University of Northern Iowa Pavel V. Lukashev, University of Northern Iowa Mason Pulse, South Dakota State University Alec Venner, South Dakota State University Parashu Kharel, South Dakota State University Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Measurement and Analysis of Nitrogen Dioxide and Particulate Matter in Iowa Kevin Du, Cedar Falls High School Regan Mays, University of Northern Iowa Ben Lynch, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Monte Carlo Study of Competing Exchange and Dipolar Interactions in 2D Ryan Peck, University of Nothern Iowa Eden Reicherts, Cedar Falls High School Blayze Williams, University of Nothern Iowa Caden Sadler, University of Nothern Iowa Pavel Lukashev, University of Nothern Iowa Paul Shand, University of Nothern Iowa Ali Tabei, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Morphological Description of the Weberian Apparatus in the botid loach, Botia kubotai Annalise Zeinemann, University of Northern Iowa Eric Schaufelberger, University of Nothern Iowa Nathan C. Bird, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Morphological Description of the Weberian Apparatus in the reticulate loach, Botia lohachata Eric Schaufelberger, University of Nothern Iowa Annalise Zeinemann, University of Nothern Iowa Nathan C. Bird, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Preparation of a Cave Crystal Inorganic Spectral Library Jobie Smith, University of Nothern Iowa Joshua Sebree, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Preparation of Cytogenetic Ice Spectral Library Jessica Haines, University of Nothern Iowa Joshua Sebree, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Silent Hazards: Safety and Risk Protocols of Potential Hazardous Museum Specimens Madelyn Wilson, University of Northern Iowa Alexa Clements, University of Northern Iowa Nathan Arndt, University of Northern Iowa Lee S. Potter, Sigma Gamma Epsilon Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Sonication Production of Nanocellulose and Its Characterization Aliciana E. Harvey-Greaves, University of Nothern Iowa Elizabeth E. Guevara, University of Nothern Iowa Bowen A. Downey, University of Nothern Iowa Casey J. Daughenbaugh, University of Nothern Iowa Colin L. Weeks, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Stochastic Modeling of Nucleoprotein Oligomerization and Parameter Estimation from Mass Photometry Data Addison Cunningham, University of Nothern Iowa Clare Wright, University of Nothern Iowa Sander Tompkins, University of Nothern Iowa Ali Tabei, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Straining Macrocyclic Alkynes with a Molecular Photoswitch Using Light to Undergo Cycloaddition Reactions Taryn J. Rice, University of Nothern Iowa Daniel Lee, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Synthesis and Characterization of Strain-Responsive Macrocyclic Alkynes for Click Chemistry Cassidy J. Hartman, University of Nothern Iowa Daniel Lee, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Tag Anything, Anywhere: Placing Chemical Taggants on Various Items Alayna L. Schipper, University of Nothern Iowa Colin L. Weeks, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Testing the Role of GroEL During Enterococcus faecalis Persistence in the Helicoverpa zea GI Tract Emily Gockel, University of Nothern Iowa Jerreme Jackson, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Tooth Brushing Pressure Detection Using Only a Smartwatch William Spielbauer, University of Nothern Iowa Dheryta Jaisinghani, University of Nothern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Tooth Brushing Technique Detection With Deep Learning on the Edge Anthony Teal, University of Northern Iowa Dheryta Jaisinghani, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Tracking the Ice Age: Applying Facies Changes and Grain Size Variability to Trace Environmental Shifts Linked to the Laurentide Ice Sheet Abigail Mandick, University of Northern Iowa Laura Comstock, University of Nothern Iowa Alexa Clements, University of Northern Iowa Dylan Ward, University of Cincinnati Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Uncovering the Impact: No-till Agriculture's Effect on Soil and Air Quality in Fayette County, Iowa Clair Taylor, University of Nothern Iowa Alexa Clements, University of Nothern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Using Fuzz Testing to Demonstrate Smoothed Analysis Tyler Delagardelle, University of Northern Iowa Andrew Burns, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM	Whole Genome Sequencing of Bumblebees with Varied Tissue Quantity, Extraction Methods, and Bioinformatic Inquiries Halle Hoefing, University of Northern Iowa Ai Wen, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

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