Kimberly Osborn, “Developing and Testing a Labeling Reagent for Human IgG Antibodies” Mentors: Ionel Popa and Annie Eis, Physics Antibodies show potential to be used in a variety of applications, but they are difficult to work with due to natural…… Read More
Anna Ehlke, “Finding Pulsars in Radio Images” Mentors: David Kaplan & Megan Jones, Physics Pulsars are a type of compact star that emit a beam of radio waves. As they spin regular pulses of radio waves can be seen here…… Read More
Sparrow Roch, “Geodetic Precession and Pulse Profile Changes Over Time of The Hulse-Taylor Binary Pulsar” Mentors: Joe Swiggum and David Kaplan, Physics Pulsars are very dense, quickly rotating neutron stars that emit radiation from their magnetic poles. A pulsar’s magnetic…… Read More
Marina Slawinski, “Manipulation of Mechanical Properties in Protein-Polysaccharide Hydrogels” Mentor: Ionel Popa, Physics The ability to fine-tune the physical structure and mechanical properties of biomaterials is desirable for applications in tissue engineering as well as the design of cell scaffolds…… Read More
Daniel Collison, “Protein-Hydrogel Synthesis and Cation Induced Shape Programing Using Various Crosslinking Reagents” Mentor: Ionel Popa, Physics The ability to synthesis hydrogels and program a reversable temporary shape through three-dimensional crosslinking is essential to the future of medicine and soft…… Read More
Sparrow Roch, Anna Ehlke, Claire Bolda, Herbert de Leon, Tomas Fernandez, Telemachos Agoudemos, Alicia Smallwood, Alexander Klug, Lilly Herbst, and Graham Stearns, “STARS@UWM: The Search for Pulsars” Mentors: David Kaplan, Sarah Vigeland, and Dawn Erb, Physics Pulsars are a type…… Read More
Naomi Raicu, “Study of Protein Mechanics Using a Novel Force-Clamp Rheometer-Based Protein Hydrogel Software” Mentor: Ionel Popa, Physics Protein hydrogels are materials comprised of many proteins that have characteristics of both polymeric hydrogels and proteins, making them both durable and…… Read More