2015-2016 Academic Year
We’re proud to recognize the following UWB recipients of merit-based scholarships, fellowships and awards. Congratulations!
Research
Mathew Bihis, Mary Gates Research
Senior in Electrical Engineering, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Project: "A Novel Generalized Flow for Classification and Regression Tasks: An Azure ML Approach."
Mentor: Sohini Roy Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Kelsey Bolinger, Mary Gates Research
Senior, in Society, Ethics and Human Behavior and Media and Communications, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Project: "Representation of Race and Gender in PEOPLE Magazine."
Mentor: Julie Shayne, Senior Lecturer, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Heather Hewitt, Mary Gates Research
Senior in Health Studies, School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Project: "The African and Afro-Caribbean Women’s Health Study."
Mentor: Shauna Carlisle, Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Bonnie Johnson, Mary Gates Research
Senior in Community Psychology, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Project: "Crow Postural Behavior and Vocalizations."
Mentor: Douglas Wacker, Assistant Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Alejandra Perez, Mary Gates Research
Senior in Society Ethics and Human Behavior, and American Ethnic Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Project: "Decolonization through Student Activism: Documenting the Diversity Center Initiative at UW Bothell."
Mentor: Janelle Silva, Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
UWB Founder's Fellow
Morgan Ascanio
Senior in Mathematics and Computer Science, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Project: "Matching Rule Sets of 2-Isohedral Regular Hexagons."
Mentor: Casey Mann, Associate Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Nicholas Begley
Senior in Health Studies, School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Project: "The Effect of Fungal Endophytes on Agricultural Crops Grown in Hydroponic Systems."
Mentor: Charlotte Rasmussen, Affiliate Lecturer, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Kaleb Dempsey
Junior in Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Project: "Chemical Degradation of a Paraffin-wax Based Binder used in Granular Composite Sport Surfaces."
Mentor: John Bridge, Associate Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Xin Gao
Senior in Chemistry, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Project: "Comparing the Hydrolysis Mechanisms of Thioesters and Oxoesters using Kinetic Isotope Effects."
Mentor: Lori Robins, Assistant Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Dawn Hatfield
Senior in Environmental Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Project: "Creating Digital Data from Paper Data"
Mentor: Santiago Lopez, Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Stephanie Lim
Senior in Health Studies, School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Project: "A Comprehensive Review of Bicycle Safety and Compliance in King County."
Mentor: Hoa Appel, Lecturer, School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Kellen Maloney
Senior in Environmental Science, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Project: "Mycofiltration Research."
Mentor: Robert Turner, Senior Lecturer, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Wyatt Moore
Senior in Electrical Engineering, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Project: "Metallization of thin-film organic photovoltaic cells."
Mentor: Seungkeun Choi, Assistant Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Amanda Morgan
Senior in Biology, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Project: "The Effect of Dehydroepiandrosterone on Aggression in Female Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia morphna)."
Mentor: Douglas Wacker, Assistant Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Malia Steward
Senior in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Project: "Optimized hole transport layer thickness for organic solar cells."
Mentor: Seungkeun Choi, Assistant Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Other
Devin Sutherland, Clark Nuber Scholarship, Senior in Business Admininstration and Accounting, School of Business.
UWB General Scholarship 2015 Winter & Spring Awards