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Starting in 2022, every summer we've welcomed around ten undergraduate students from across the country to participate in a variety of research projects at UW-Eau Claire under the guidance of a faculty mentor. 

Summer 2025 Cohort

  • Allison Brizzee
    Allison Brizzee

    Carthage College

    Majors: Geoscience and Geographic Information Science

    Minor: Data Science

    Mentor: Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

  • Je-Yu (Leo) Chou
    Je-Yu (Leo) Chou

    Case Western Reserve University

    Majors: Computer Science and Mathematics

    Minor: Physics

    Mentor: Dr. Matt Jewell (Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering)

  • Asha Kuehner
    Asha Kuehner

    Iowa State University

    Major: Chemical Engineering

    Mentor: Dr. Stephen Drucker (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Amber Lock
    Amber Lock

    Colorado State University

    Majors: Biomedical Engineering and Chemical/Biological Engineering

    Mentor: Dr. Sanchita Hati (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Pavan Mudrageda
    Pavan Mudrageda

    The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Major: Molecular Biology

    Minor: Computer Science

    Mentor: Dr. Nora Mitchell (Biology)

  • Aishwarya Muralidhar
    Aishwarya Muralidhar

    The Ohio State University

    Majors: Material Science and Engineering

    Minors: Computational Science

    Mentor: Dr. Ying Ma (Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering)

  • Mayuri Patil
    Mayuri Patil

    University of Rochester

    Majors: Microbiology and Computer Science

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Anya Ranavat
    Anya Ranavat

    University of Texas at Austin

    Majors: Statistics and Data Science

    Minors: Computer Science and Entrepreneurship

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Adeel Siddiqi
    Adeel Siddiqi

    University of Central Florida

    Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Amanda Warren
    Amanda Warren

    Brigham Young University - Provo

    Majors: Bioinformatics

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Jack Xu
    Jack Xu

    Emory University

    Majors: Mathematics, Computer Science

    Mentor: Dr. Jim Seliya (Computer Science)

Summer 2024 Cohort

  • Grace Abraham
    Grace Abraham

    North Carolina State University

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Daniel Chvat
    Daniel Chvat

    University of California, Los Angeles

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Landon Dierkes
    Landon Dierkes

    Madison Area Technical College

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Stewart Gundry
    Stewart Gundry

    University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Cristina Guzmán
    Cristina Guzmán

    University of Puerto Rico

    Mentor: Dr. Ying Ma (Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering)

  • Eduardo Miranda
    Eduardo Miranda

    University of South Florida

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Anne Moise
    Anne Moise

    Allegheny College​

    Mentor: Dr. Sanchita Hati (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Kristen North
    Kristen North

    El Camino College

    Mentor: Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

  • Matias Vantilburg
    Matias Vantilburg

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Andy Wang
    Andy Wang

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Mentor: Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

Summer 2023 Cohort

  • Hansuja Chaurasia
    Hansuja Chaurasia

    University of Connecticut

    Mentor: Dr. Steve Drucker (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Ravi Gadgil
    Ravi Gadgil

    San José State University

    Mentors: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science) and Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

  • Matthew Glaus
    Matthew Glaus

    Chippewa Valley Technical College​

    Mentor: Dr. Ying Ma (Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering)

  • Westin Impola
    Westin Impola

    University of Wisconsin-River Falls

    Mentors: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science) and Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

  • Teagan Laws
    Teagan Laws

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

    Mentor: Dr. William Wolf (Physics and Astronomy)

  • Oliver Robisch
    Oliver Robisch

    University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Daniel Rounds
    Daniel Rounds

    The University of Texas at San Antonio

    Mentor: Dr. Sanchita Hati (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Joseph Rudolph
    Joseph Rudolph

    Connecticut College

    Mentors: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science) and Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

  • Rivaaj Monsia
    Rivaaj Monsia

    The University of Texas at Austin

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Summer 2022 Cohort

  • Jacob Jensen
    Jacob Jensen

    Minot State University

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Hengrui Jia
    Hengrui Jia

    Macalester College

    Mentor: Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

  • Felicia Kedrowski
    Felicia Kedrowski

    University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

    Mentor: Dr. Ying Ma (Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering)

  • Fatima Orpineda
    Fatima Orpineda

    University of Texas at El Paso

    Mentor: Dr. Rakib Islam (Computer Science)

  • Tyler Pham
    Tyler Pham

    University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Joshua Rusnak
    Joshua Rusnak

    University of Wisconsin-Stout

    Mentor: Dr. Sanchita Hati (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Jessica Ryun
    Jessica Ryun

    University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

    Mentor: Dr. William Wolf (Physics and Astronomy)

  • Olesya Shelomova
    Olesya Shelomova

    Chippewa Valley Technical College

    Mentor: Dr. Michael Walsh (Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering)

  • Devin Sobottka
    Devin Sobottka

    University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Alyse Tainter
    Alyse Tainter

    Chippewa Valley Technical College

    Mentor: Dr. Thao Yang (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Materials Science & Engineering and Mayo Clinic Research

NSF-REU at UW-Eau Claire

Learn more about our 2026 Summer REU Site that allows UW-Eau Claire to host 10 undergraduate students for a nine-week summer research program.

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Group shot of summer 2025 REU students and mentors at WiSys SPARK Symposium

Past REU Publications + Posters

Students participating in our Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program have had several opportunities to present and show what they've been working on that incorporated high-performance computing at UW-Eau Claire.

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