MSGC 2020-2021 Award Recipients
The tables below show all the MSGC award recipients for 2020-2021.
MSGC Undergraduate Fellowship Award Recipients |
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| Name | Affiliate | Title |
| Aragon-Orozco, Anthony | Hope College | Design of nanomaterials for high absorption levels of CO2 |
| Boltz, Lindsey | Hope College | Design of Nanomaterials for Enhanced Sensing, Extraction, and Recycling of Lithium in Extraterrestrial Environments |
| Bomers, Meredith | Hope College | Polarization and Spin Effects in Compton Scattering in Strong Magnetic Fields |
| Bridges, Marie | Western Michigan University | A Screen Printed Sensor to Detect Estrogen Levels in Liquids |
| Cardenas-Otoole, Alanah | University of Michigan | Polar Cap Patches impact on Ionosphere Scintillation |
| Donovan, Cody | Oakland University | Using Markov Decision Processes for Autonomous Spacecraft |
| Duimstra, Peter | Calvin University | Using Ground Penetrating Radar to Investigate Sedimentary Archives of Dunes at PJ Hoffmaster State Park |
| Gardner, Ethan | Grand Valley State University | Constraining the Tectonics and Timing of the Southeastern Caribbean Mountains using Detrital Zircon U-Pb Dating and X-Ray Diffraction |
| Harlow, Blake | Hope College | Modeling Remote Sensing Data from Sand Dunes |
| Henderson, Lauren | Calvin University | Analysis of the OGLE Archive to Test Contact Binary Star Evolutionary Theory |
| Hoogendam, Willem | Calvin University | Distinguishing Multiple Stellar Populations within Galactic Globular Clusters |
| Kortas, Madison | Michigan State University | The Chon Aike Province; Magmatic Evolution in Relation to Subduction |
| Krebsbach, Jackson | Hope College | Modeling Remote Sensing Data from Sand Dunes |
| LaDuke, Abigail | Hope College | Synthesis and Characterization of Liquid Crystal Elastomers |
| Leu, Eric | Hope College | The Mapping of Canopy Gaps and Forest Crown Species using Drone Based Imagery and Machine Learning |
| Maust, Troy | Michigan Technological University | Auris: An RF Mission |
| McGee-Sinclair, Ron | Western Michigan University | Retrofitting a Low-Cost Hall Effect Thruster with Magnetic Shielding |
| Molloy, Anna | Hope College | Synthesis of nanomaterials for urea removal from aqueous solutions |
| Morath, Lea | Michigan Technological University | Evaluating Zinc Alloys for Biodegradable Arterial Stents |
| Nizzi, Victoria | Michigan Technological University | The use of computer modeling to simulate and predict the bio degradation of a magnesium alloy fracture plate |
| Ramey, Erin | Hope College | Recyclable Polymers for Oxidation Reactions |
| Rodriguez-Labra, Jose Ignacio | Western Michigan University | Development of a Novel Inductively Powered PPG Sensor Array as a Wearable Device to Monitor Various Health Parameters |
| Sarver, Collette | Michigan Technological University | Accurate Theoretical Prediction of Anharmonic Infrared (IR) Spectra of Neutral Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) |
| Smith, Elijah | Grand Valley State University | A Divide-and-Conquer Algorithm for Computing Voronoi Diagrams |
| Stone, Ian | Grand Valley State University | Breathless: Exploring controls of recurring bottom water hypoxia in a Great Lakes estuary |
| Strauss, Tyler | Michigan Technological University | Effects of Optogenetic Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus on Stress-Induced Depression |
| Tuttle, Chase | Grand Valley State University | Sensing Properties of a New Magnetic Nanoparticle Based Gyroscope |
| Wylie, Zachery | Hope College | Stability of the Phase Transition of Perovskite Solar Cells |
MSGC Virtual Undergraduate Fellowship Award Recipients |
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| Name | College/University | Title |
| Bartley, McKenna | Hope College | Student Impact in ExploreHope STEM Education Outreach |
| Detmer, Simon | Calvin University | Exploring the influence of latitude and equatorial bulge on planetary tectonic movement along pre-existing fracture systems |
| Goderis, Derek | Michigan State University | Laser Alignment Accuracy and Feedback Control in High-Altitude Quantum Communications System |
| Hattab, Safia | Hope College | Application of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms as a Novel Eye-Tracking Data Analysis Method for Chemistry Education Research and its Application to the Evaluation of Online Chemistry Teaching Materials |
| Klawitter, Patricia | Michigan Technological University | Increasing Student Interest in STEM through use of the AMJOCH Observatory located at Michigan Tech |
| Landon, Edward | Hope College | Statistical learning models for the estimation of disease undercounts |
| LeFrenier, Corine | Hope College | Understanding the impact of chronic low-dose, low energy, proton radiation on systemic inflammation and anxiety-like behaviors in mice |
| Liddle, Amanda | Michigan State University | Relating soil physical properties and geochemical signatures to bulk electrical resistivity |
| Mashburn, Carter | Michigan Technological University | Raman Spectrometer as a high precision temperature sensor |
| Masiak, Kyle | Oakland University | Towards Development of Deepfake Detection Framework |
| Miller, Madisyn | Hope College | Multimodal stimuli on neural activation in the inferior colliculus of Mus musculus |
| Ojala, Grace | Michigan Technological University | Slope monitoring by integrating satellite InSAR, ground-based radar, and GPS measurements |
| Rogers, Alexis | Oakland University | Researching Strategic Energy Management for the Oakland University Campus |
| Roselli, John | University of Michigan | NASA MSGC Web-page UX and ADA Compliance Project |
| Tiwari, Shaurya | University of Michigan | Modeling Variations in Air Quality Stratified by Wind Flow |
| Zitzelberger, Aven | Michigan State University | Algorithms for Complete Physiological Monitoring During Spaceflight |
MSGC Graduate Fellowship Award Recipients |
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| Name | College/University | Title |
| Arnold, Joshua | Grand Valley State University | Assessing the short-term negative effects of translocation on freshwater mussels: Is substrate or water-quality more important? |
| Aspin, Alexandria | Oakland University | Examining mineral controls on amide bond formation under hydrothermal conditions |
| Brand, Jacob | Grand Valley State University | Deer in Space: Movement patterns and genetic structure of an urban deer population in west Michigan |
| Coury, Michela | Grand Valley State University | Raccoons and turtles: Understanding the complex relationship between subsidized predators and their threatened prey. |
| Johnson, Emily | Western Michigan University | Cell-Based Substance Detection |
| Lesagonicz, Randi | Grand Valley State University | The Scoop on Bat Poop: Detecting Common Apple Pest Insects in Bat Diets |
| Lowran, Kaitlin | Oakland University | Determining the Type of DNA Damage Caused by Microgravity |
| Mader, Megan | Grand Valley State University | Something fishy is going on: effects of shoreline development and landcover on fish communities along a north-south latitudinal gradient in eastern Lake Michigan |
| Markwardt, Larissa | University of Michigan | Searching for Earth Trojans with DECam |
| Martinetti, Luis | Michigan State University | Shear wave splitting and upper mantle anisotropy in the Caucasus Region |
| Mueller, Sophie | Michigan Technological University | Keweenaw Fault Geometry and Slip Kinematics from Field Observations and Kinematic Modeling |
| Neuman, Emily | Grand Valley State University | Star Wars: Phenology of Nitellopsis obtusa (starry stonewort) in Pentwater Lake, Michigan |
| Rapp, Jeremy | Michigan State University | Discerning Irrigated Agricultural Landscape Spatiotemporal Dynamics Using Artificial Neural Networks and Diverse Remotely Sensed Earth Observations |
| Rosky, Elise | Michigan Technological University | Freezing of Mixed-Phase Cloud Droplets: Understanding Mechanisms of Ice Nucleation |
| Sanchez, Alejandro | Eastern Michigan University | Increasing the survivability of hatchery raised Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) |
| Sheets, Kathryn | Grand Valley State University | Mining Matters: Predation Pressure & Water Quality in Young Sand Mine Lakes |
| Spitzer, Sarah | University of Michigan | Characterizing Heliospheric and Interstellar interactions using pickup ion measurements |
| Stelly, Steven | Michigan Technological University | The Impact of Food Deprivation on Cardiovascular Physiology – Implications for Astronauts |
| Szlag, Regina | Wayne State University | Synthesis and Characterization of Bimetallic Fluoroacetates as Luminescent Thermometers |
| Timm, Mitchel | Michigan Technological University | Transport, Self-Assembly, and Deposition of Colloidal Particles in Evaporating Droplets |
| Tom, Emily | Michigan Technological University | Investigation of Novel Mg-Zn-Ca Alloys for Bioresorbable Orthopedic Implants |
| Watts, Hannah | Western Michigan University | Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Torsional Thrust Stand |
| Wedig, Isaac | Michigan Technological University | Arm Cranking with Blood Flow Restriction; A Potential Exercise for use in Space? |
| Whitacre, Zach | Western Michigan University | Restoration of soil microbial communities to set prairie restorations on a trajectory for long term carbon sequestration |
| Whitley, Kevin | University of Michigan | Time-Domain Signatures of Supermassive Black Hole Binaries |
MSGC Virtual Graduate Fellowship Award Recipients |
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| Name | College/University | Title |
| Adineh, Shadi | Western Michigan University | Science identity formation of undergraduate STEM students: The influence of gender identity, racial/ethnic identity, and instruction |
| Bond, Benjamin | Oakland University | Reverse Engineering Attacker Cognition through Malware Analysis |
| Boss, Connor | Michigan State University | Cooperative air and ground based robotic teams for planetary exploration |
| Hittepole, Philip | Western Michigan University | CubeSat Attitude Determination and Control: Assessment of a New Gyroscopic Sensor |
| Kerber, Thomas | Western Michigan University | Design and Simulation of a Passively-Fed Single Emitter Electrospray and Novel Real-Time Mass Flow Rate Diagnostic |
| Kinkade, Baylee | Eastern Michigan University | An Artificial Intelligence Approach to Modeling the Burton Equation and DST |
| Kulikovskiy, Roman | Oakland University | Robots Learning Tasks from Human Virtual Reality Based Demonstrations |
| London, Rachel | University of Michigan | NASA Art Project |
| Mikolajczyk, Brian | Eastern Michigan University | MarsNet |
| Moutard, David | Wayne State University | Photometric Follow-up Pipeline for Transient Research |
| Nieman, Kip | Wayne State University | Neural Network based Model Predictive Control of Residual Stress in Powder Bed Fusion |
| Rodriguez-Sepulveda, Nel | Michigan Technological University | A global survey of volcanic SO2 emissions and heat flux measured from space |
| Stewart, Gabriel | Wayne State University | Using 3D momentum-resolved Laser Desorption Ionization (LDI) to identify biomolecules on Mars |
| Thomas, Christopher | University of Michigan | Influence of Cloud Thermodynamic Phase on Arctic Surface Radiative States |
MSGC NASA Internship Recipients |
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| Name | Institution | NASA Center |
| Joseph Pinakidis | Michigan State University | Langley Research Center |
| Lauren Bowling | Michigan Technological University | Langley Research Center |
| Liam Alexis | University of Michigan | Glenn Research Center |
| Dean Yuan | University of Michigan | Langley Research Center |
| Kindred Griffis | Michigan State University | Ames Research Center |
HONES Award Recipients (HONES = Hands-On NASA-related Experiences for Student groups) |
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| Group Name | College/University | Title/Competition |
| CLAWS | University of Michigan | NASA SUITS Challenge |
| HOOP | University of Michigan | JPL Rover |
| Mapleseed | University of Michigan | Transformable Mapleseed Airplane Sensor Networks |
| Project Space Rocks | Grand Valley State University | NASA's Micro-g NExT Competition |
| Sunseeker Solar Car Project | Western Michigan University | American Solar Challenge Races |
| WALI | Western Michigan University | Optical Plasma Spectroscopy Cubesat (OPS-Cube) |
MSGC Research Seed Grant Recipients |
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| Professor | College/University | Title |
| Alawneh, Shadi | Oakland University | GPU Accelerated Gabor Transform for SAR Image Compression |
| Arefifrar, Seyed Ali | Oakland University | EVs Penetration for Minimizing Power System Upgrades |
| Christians, Jeffrey | Hope College | In situ phase transition kinetics in halide perovskite semiconductors |
| Docherty, Kathryn | Western Michigan University | Designer Microbial Consortia for Growing Corn in Mars Simulant Soil |
| Giusarma, Elena | Michigan Technological University | Learning to simulate the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe with Convolutional Neural Networks |
| Gonzalez-Pech, Natalia | Hope College | Synthesis of multifunctional nanoparticle-collectors: new interfaces for CO2 recycling |
| Higley, Melinda | Calvin University | Geophysical investigation and subsurface characterization of Lake Michigan coastal landforms |
| Huang, Yaoxian | Wayne State University | Timeseries of Column Density of Nitrogen Dioxide and Methane over Detroit Using OMI and TROPOMI Satellite Observations |
| Katus, Roxanne | Eastern Michigan University | Plasma Sheet Injections: Method Validation |
| Lemmer, Kristina | Western Michigan University | Development of an Electrospray Testing Platform for Ionic Liquid Investigation |
| Li, Jianhua | Hope College | Exploring the Molecular Mechanisms of Differential Carbon Sequestration Trees and Shrubs |
| Maisonneuve, Jonathan | Oakland University | Energy from fertilizer: Water filtration and power generation in space-based plant cultivation |
| Mohammadi, Alireza | University of Michigan | A Koopman Operator-Based Control Approach for Spacecraft Formation Control Actuated by Low Thrust Actuators |
| Mukherjee, Avishek | Saginaw Valley State University | Estimation of the Wireless Signal Field using LTE Log Data |
| Odle, Brooke | Hope College | Feasibility of a Musculoskeletal Model to Simulate Patient-Handling Activities |
| Perrine, Kathryn | Michigan Technological University | Influence of water vapor and cationic species in corrosion reactions on iron interfaces |
| Philben, Michael | Hope College | Determination of the Contribution of Recalcitrant Carbohydrates to the Decay Resistance of Peat-forming Mosses |
| Portelli, Raechel | Michigan State University | Evaluating NASA IceSat-2 estimates of above-ground biomass of early successional forests after wildfire using UAS and allometric equations |
| Renkema, Kristin | Grand Valley State University | Determining impact of microbial exposure on immune function |
| Schrenk, Matthew | Michigan State University | Using Digital Evolution to Evaluate Biosignatures and the Potential for Emergent Life in Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Chimneys |
| Stephenson, Darin | Hope College | Using Machine Learning for Classification of Remote Sensing Data from Sand Dunes |
| Williams, Zachary | Hope College | Examining Reduced Model Descriptions of Tearing Modes in Solar Plasmas |
| Woznicki, Sean | Grand Valley State University | Wetlands in time and space: mapping inundation dynamics and connectivity with remote sensing |
| Wu, Colin | Oakland University | The long-term effects of microgravity on human health |
MSGC PreCollege Program Award Recipients |
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| Educator | Institution or Organization | Title |
| Maas, Sara | Grand Valley State University | 2020 STEPS Camp |
MSGC Public Outreach Award Recipients |
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| Educator | Institution or Organization | Title |
| Gipson, Karen | Grand Valley State University | Roger That! |
| Sparks, Carolyn | Calvin University | Meteorite or Meteor-Wrong: Recognizing minerals and textures that are out-of-this-world |
| Van Dijk, Deanna | Calvin University | Reaching Students with Science at a Strategic Moment: The Appeal of Earth Science Research on Lake Michigan Dunes |
MSGC Teacher Training Award Recipients |
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| Educator | Institution or Organization | Title |
| Lioubimtseva, Elena | Grand Valley State University | Michigan resources for climate and land cover change education (MiRCLE) |
MSGC Multiple Educational Programs Award Recipients |
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| Educator | Institution or Organization | Title |
| Archer, Glen | Michigan Technological University | Michigan Tech Electrical Engineering Outreach Program for pre-college students to build early interest in STEM Areas |
| Brown, Susan | Hope College | Engineering the Future Academies |
| Chadde, Joan | Michigan Technological University | Engaging High School Women and Native Americans in Rural Communities in Environmental Science and Engineering STEM Career Paths |
| Epstein, Paulette | Michigan Science Center | Project Hyperspace: Stage 1 |
| Kobus, Chris | Oakland University | Earth System Science STEM Camps, Outreach and Teacher Training |
| Lindsay, Harriet | Eastern Michigan University | High School Summer Science Research Program at Eastern Michigan University |
| McCullen, Megan | Wayne State University | The Dawn of a New Universe: Sharing the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope with Detroit |
| Ridge, Chelsea | Grand Valley State University | Energizing our World: Hands-On Experience in Sustainability and Renewable Energy |
| Ruffner, Sue | Engineering Society of Detroit | Girls in Engineering Academy |
| Scogin, Stephen | Hope College | Creating an Effective Evaluation of Authentic Data Monitoring with Middle and High School Students |
| Webb, Maria | Detroit Area Pre College Education Program | Galaxy Girls at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor |
| Wescoat, Lloyd | Michigan Technological University | Celebrating Lake Superior: A 2020 Water Festival for Grades 4-8 |
MSGC Virtual Learning Program Award Recipients |
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| Educator | Institution or Organization | Title |
| Byrd, Cassie | Michigan Science Center | Online STEM Programs During the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis |
| DeVillers, Virginia | Plainwell Aviation and STEM Academy (PASA) | Professional Development The Art of Rocket Science |
| Emmert, Amy | Belle Isle Conservancy, Belle Isle Aquarium | Digital and Virtual Support for How has Belle Isle has Changed? A 4th Grade Earth Science Unit for Detroit Public School Community District. |
| Fujita, Liz | Michigan Technological University | Mobile Device Access for Virtual Workshops |
| Gochis, Emily | Copper Country ISD | Virtual Field Explorations – Using the Backyard as a Science Classroom |
| McCullen, Megan | Wayne State University Planetarium | Space Science Distance Learning Badges for Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan |
| Percival, Laura | NE MiSTEM Network | Virtual Summer STEM Camps |
| Stark, Jeffrey | Flint Cultural Center Corporation and Longway Planetarium | Daily Dose of Science – Virtual Star Tours |
| Syswerda, Sara | Pierce Cedar Creek Institute | ScienceStrong Now |
| Thompkins, Gerald | The Engineering Society of Detroit | Virtual Program Learning Girls in Engineering Academy |
| Wininger, Lisa | MiSTEM Network | Virtual Air and Space Camp Opportunities |
Industry Internships |
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| Name | Company | Position |
| Bhatt, Isha | R2 Space | Engineering Fellow |
| Chensue, Gavin | R2 Space | Spacecraft Fellow |
| Cucos, Alex | R2 Space | Engineering Fellow |
| Lawson, Bennett | R2 Space | Engineering Fellow |
| Levine, Eli | R2 Space | Engineering Fellow |
| Maloney, Liam | R2 Space | Engineering Fellow |
| Monroe, Ren | R2 Space | Space Weather Fellow |
| Newberry, Justin | R2 Space | Engineering Fellow |
| Yockey, Keyen | R2 Space | Engineering Fellow |
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