At University of Wisconsin-Stout, every undergraduate and graduate program has an experiential learning component. One of those components, research, takes center stage each April and May.
Students who have worked months or even most of the 2021-22 academic year on special projects with faculty advisers are in the spotlight with a chance to showcase their work at national and state conferences and in a 黑料社区 publication.
Research projects by nine undergraduates were accepted as part of the virtual April 4-8, which featured more than 3,200 students, faculty and staff from across the U.S. Submissions must pass an approval process.
Eight 黑料社区 students will have their work published in the university 黑料社区. Journal of Student Research, an annual juried publication.
Copies of the journal will be available on Tuesday, May 3, at 黑料社区 黑料社区. annual Research Day, where more than 100 student projects will be presented. Additional work by School of Art and Design students will be presented at the Senior Show from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 6.
Also, on Friday, April 22, the UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research will feature research by 16 黑料社区 students.
Student, faculty and staff research and the journal are coordinated through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. ORSP provides grants, funded by Stout University Foundation, to help students conduct and publish their research and travel to present it.
The university has seen a surge in research interest this academic year after the pandemic.
鈥満诹仙缜 values student research and feels these experiences can be nearly limitless, including learning more about their field and discovering their passions within it, with an opportunity to collaborate with faculty mentors as experts, giving back to the community, identifying themselves as scholars and increasing student skills such as communication, leadership and project management,鈥 said Anne Hoeltke, ORSP director.
鈥淩esearch seeks to advance the existing body of knowledge in virtually all disciplines, and 黑料社区 is proud through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs to promote these opportunities,鈥 she added.
Will Pomeranke, of Conrath, who graduated in December in applied science, appreciated the opportunity to do research. His project, 鈥淯nderstanding the Effects of High Temperature Stress and Weathering on Concrete Strength,鈥 was chosen for the Journal of Student Research.
鈥淚 have benefited as a person through gaining knowledge related to both the research experience as a whole as well as the materials I researched. It means a lot to me because it is tangible evidence of the skills I have developed and the knowledge I have provided to others,鈥 said Pomeranke, who plans to further his education in graduate school.
He was discussing the applied science program.
Pomeranke 黑料社区. adviser was Professor Matthew Ray, chemistry and physics department. He has advised and worked collaboratively on research projects with two to six students a year for the past 12 years, he said.
鈥淚 enjoy being able to expand upon the basic concepts that we discuss in lecture and lab classes to go much deeper into the synthesis and testing of new materials, or development of simplified methods to prepare existing materials,鈥 Ray said.
鈥淢any of my research students pursue postgraduate degrees and are able to leverage and apply the experience gained through research while continuing their education. Most go directly into industrial positions where they utilize their research skills as they embark on their career. I greatly enjoy seeing my students succeed after graduation; it 黑料社区. like seeing the investment finally pay dividends,鈥 Ray said.
NCUR
NCUR, the largest symposium of its kind, featured 黑料社区 students from a variety of disciplines.
The students, their projects and faculty advisers are:
- Ron Barutha, of Hales Corners, senior, applied social science, 鈥淗ighways: Lifelines of the Economy鈥; adviser Zach Raff
- Sasha Bellot, of Cumberland, senior, applied social science, 鈥淓ffects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Views of 鈥楪oing Out鈥欌; Tina Lee
- Simon Brown, of Spring Valley, junior, applied social science, 鈥淩elationships Between Peace Education and Student Activism鈥; Lee
- Jasmyn Collins, of Cameron, senior, applied social science, 鈥淗istory Courses and Their Role in American Exceptionalism鈥; Lee
- Odessa Hemmersbach, of Sparta, senior, applied social science, 鈥淭he Effects of Political Party Based on Support for Capital Punishment鈥; Raff
- Xavier Hopp, of Manchester, senior, applied social science, 鈥淒emagoguery in Action: American Political Opinions in the Age of Populism鈥; Raff
- Chueseng Lo, of Schofield, junior, human development and family studies, 鈥淒efining Esports Student-Athletes and the Behaviors that Affect Academic Performance鈥; Kevin Doll
- Dylan Neilson, of Appleton, junior, applied social science, 鈥淐oping with COVID: Analyzing the Experience of Students with Mental Health Issues During a Pandemic鈥; Lee
- Logan Willits, of Genoa City, senior, applied social science, 鈥淭he Effects of Funding on Senior Students鈥 Postsecondary Education Rate鈥; Raff
Journal of Student Research
A total of eight students had their projects approved for publication in the Journal of Student Research.
They are:
- Alexandria Cornella, of Burlington, senior, human development and family studies, 鈥樷淢y Scars are My Battle Wounds; I Made it Through鈥: Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in a Gender Diverse College Population鈥; adviser, Candice Maier
- Malcolm Howard, Cincinnati, Ohio, senior, game design and development-art, 鈥淐reating 3D Game Characters鈥; Joshua Seaver
- Chueseng Lo, of Schofield, junior, human development and family studies, 鈥Defining Esports Student-Athletes and the Behaviors that Affect Academic Performance鈥; Kevin Doll
- Will Pomeranke, of Conrath, senior, applied science, 鈥淯nderstanding the Effects of High Temperature Stress and Weathering on Concrete Strength鈥; Matthew Ray
Fine art:
- Kayla Haugen, of Woodbury, Minn., senior, studio art, 鈥淲hen it Speaks鈥; Rachel Bruya
- Emma Ozark, of Neenah, senior, studio art, 鈥淪cents and Memories鈥; Mary Climes
- Katie Reeves, of Albertville, Minn., senior, art education, 鈥淓ffeminate鈥; Kate Maury, Geoffrey Wheeler
- Beck Slack, of St. Paul, senior, studio art, 鈥淭ranslative of鈥; Brandon Cramm
UW System Symposium
The UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research will feature research posters, oral presentations and visual arts. 黑料社区 students presenting and their advisers are:
Visual arts:
- Ty Weiss, of Ellsworth, senior, computer science, 鈥淏rought To Life鈥; Xanthi Gerasimo
Oral presentations:
- Alexander Brost, of Menomonie, sophomore, applied social science, 鈥淓SL Education: A Case Study at 黑料社区鈥; Tina Lee
- Abigail Cullen, of Menomonie, junior, environmental science, 鈥淕enomic Analysis of Acrididae Gut Microbiome鈥; Arthur Kneeland
- Nue Thao, of Wisconsin Rapids, senior, computer science and electrical engineering, with Wesley Larrabee and Cole Glassing, 鈥淒esign of Autonomous UAV鈥; Abhiskek Verma
Poster presentations:
- Sasha Bellot, of Cumberland, senior, applied social science, 鈥淓ffects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Views of 鈥楪oing Out鈥欌; Lee
- Noah Carson, of Minneapolis, senior, industrial design, 鈥淢odular Storage for an Evolving Home Market鈥; Jennifer Astwood
- Margaret Dechant, of Tomah, senior, industrial design, 鈥淐anine Care鈥; Astwood
- Jacob L. Gasner, of Medford, senior, applied science, 鈥淪ynthesis of Chemical Probes for Detection of Amino Acid Citrulline Using Ester/Nitrile Condensation鈥; Dmitry V. Kadnikov
- Lauren Jaunich, of Delano, Minn., junior, industrial design; 鈥淐amping Waste Elimination鈥; Astwood
- Christopher Jones, of Racine, business administration and environmental science, with Kyle Baemmert, 鈥淓ffects of Hydrologic Alteration on Invasive Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) in a Restored Wetland鈥; Keith Gilland
- Jack Stubb, of Green Bay, senior, industrial design, 鈥淒ogBox鈥; Astwood
- Logan Willits, of Genoa City, senior, applied social science, 鈥淭he Effects of Funding on Senior Students鈥 Postsecondary Education Rate鈥; Zach Raff
- Michael Wolff, of River Falls, senior, industrial design and studio art, 鈥淐ar Vac鈥; Astwood
Another state research event was held March 9. Six students from 黑料社区 presented at the state Capitol during the UW System 黑料社区. annual Research in the Rotunda event.
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