On Friday, September 26, the Office for URaCE hosted a Meet & Greet event for the 2025-26 SEARCH Awardees. Thank you to all who attended, and congratulations to our awardees!
| Student | Faculty Advisor | Project Title |
| Merna Abdrabo | Dr. Mohammad Mahtabi | Acoustic Mixing Process Optimization for Strengthened Magnesium-Based Nanocomposite |
| Menekse Adar | Dr. Serkan Varol | Exploring Emotional States and Gaze Behavior in Digital Learning Platforms: A Multimodal EEG and Eye-Tracking Approach |
| Claire Beach | Dr. Bret Eschman | Attentional Control after Childhood Adversity: Evaluating Temperament as a Protective Factor |
| Taylor Claxton | Dr. Ruth Walker | Exploring the Experiences of Male Victims of Intimate Partner Violence When Seeking an Order of Protection |
| Gracie Crooks | Dr. Ayça Çetinkaya | Least-Squares Solution and Optimization in Ill-Conditioned Linear Systems |
| Hannah Daugherty | Dr. Ricardo Wilhelm | Decoding Belief: Neural Mechanisms of Conspiracy Message Evaluations |
| Samantha Dean | Dr. Amanda Clark | Anxiety or Advantage? Detecting Malingered Symptoms in College Students Seeking Academic Accommodations |
| Katelyn Hamilton | Dr. Venkateswara Kode | Coffee-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots for Biofuel Enhancement: A Green Approach to Combustion Efficiency |
| Aidan Harrison | Dr. Jared Pienkos | Exploiting the N-oxide functional group to create imaging agents |
| Elizabeth Hendricksen | Dr. Jannatul Ferdoush | Elucidation of overexpression of Transcription factor, TAF7 in Eukaryotic Cell |
| Luke Hicks | Dr. Jill Shelton | Investigating the Pursuit of Prosocial Goals among Neurodivergent Individuals: A Prospective Memory Study |
| Taylor Lange | Dr. Ruth Walker | Expanding Our Conceptualization of Transformative Justice Practices for Survivors of the Commercial Sex Industry |
| Lennon Learn-Houston | Dr. John Lee | Design of New Anti-Cancer Ruthenium-Based Molecular Squares |
| Izabella LeBlanc | Dr. David Ross | Perceived Justice-System Support of Victims and Attitudes on Justice |
| Elizabeth Minneci | Dr. Ruth Walker | The Culture of the Convent: Recruitment, Retention, and Talent Development for Catholic Nuns in America |
| Julia Perry | Dr. Cindy Poole | Emotional Intelligence Through Music Creation in Children: A Case Study |
| Matthew Pruitt | Dr. Reetesh Ranjan | Effects of Multi-component Surrogates on the Dynamics of Non-Reacting Diesel Fuel Spray |
| Dexter Rowland | Dr. Pratibha Deepak | The Role of Individual-Level Cultural Tightness-Loosesness in Reward Preferences and Organizational Outcomes |
| Joseph Rush | Dr. Jared Pienkos | Synthesis of Iridium Based Imaging Agents |
| Matthew Schaublin | Dr. Jill Shelton | Composing the Self: Investigating the Meaning in Narratives of Authenticity and Self-Transformation |
| Rachel Teti | Dr. Anna Kiel | Exploring the Relationship Between Physical Activity, Cognitive Function, and Balance in Assisted Living Facility Residents |
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