Congratulations to our graduating seniors and all students completing their undergraduate research internships with the Iowa Sciences Academy! Some students will finish at the end of this semester and some at the end of the summer. Their curiosity, dedication, and hard work have made a meaningful impact on our program. We wish them all continued success as they take their next steps forward!
These students have participated in a variety of programs including Science Alliance, Latham Fellowship, UI-MARC, and UI-IINSPIRE Alliance.
The Science Alliance is a UI-sponsored collaborative program, connecting faculty, staff, graduate students and post-docs interested in cultivating future generations of scientists with UI students currently exploring research opportunities.
The Latham Science Engagement Fellowship program is designed to enhance research opportunities and strengthen science outreach communication skills for selected undergraduate students.
The Iowa Illinois Nebraska STEM Partnership for Innovation in Research and Education (IINSPIRE) is a paid internship opportunity for undergraduate STEM students.
The UI-MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Careers) was an NIH-funded T34 training program that supported the academic and personal success of junior and senior University of Iowa students committed to pursuing a PhD or combined M.D./Ph.D. program after graduation (not the M.D. only).
| Name | Program(s) | Major | Mentor |
| Seren Castellano | Science Alliance, Latham, MARC | Biology and Anthropology | Maurine Neiman |
| Vamsi Challa | Science Alliance | Biomedical Sciences and Physics | Renata Alambert |
| Emily Eckhardt | Science Alliance | Physics | Vincent Rodgers |
| Evie Ellison | Science Alliance | Neuroscience | Edward Wasserman |
| Emily Formella | Science Alliance, Latham | Biomedical Engineering | Kristan Worthington |
| Klaertje Hesselink | Science Alliance, MARC | Chemical & Biochemical Engineering | Tori Forbes |
| Alexi Michanicou | Science Alliance | Physics | Allison Jaynes |
| Abby Myroth | Science Alliance, Latham, MARC | Neuroscience | Mark Blumberg |
| Zachary Niemasz | Science Alliance | Biology | Snehajyoti Chatterjee |
| Keegan Nissen | Science Alliance | Speech and Hearing Science | Elizabeth Walker |
| McKinley Sanders | Science Alliance | Microbiology | Jack Stapleton |
| Kassandra Sigafus | Science Alliance | Biology | Bryan Phillips |
| DeAndre Steger | Science Alliance | Informatics (Human-Computer Interaction) and Psychology | Michelle Voss |
| Everett White | Science Alliance, Latham | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Long-Sheng Song |
| Isabelle Yoder | Science Alliance | Neuroscience | Natalie Denburg |
| Christina Yu | Science Alliance | Neuroscience | Mark Blumberg and Greta Sokoloff |
| Ellie Wojcikowski | Science Alliance | Neuroscience | Bengi Baran |
| Kylee Harford | UI-IINSPIRE | Actuarial Sciences | Tiffany Adrain |
| Riley McCoy | UI-IINSPIRE | Biomedical Sciences | Shane Heiney |
| Samsam Mohamed | UI-IINSPIRE | Informatics (Bioinformatics) | Ashutosh Mangalam |
| Tae'Shaun Presswood | UI-IINSPIRE | Exercise Science | Maurine Neiman |
| Bhoomika Shettigar | UI-IINSPIRE | Neuroscience | Ece Demir Lira |
| Zoe Ault | Latham | Astronomy and Physics | |
| Braden Carne | Latham | Physics and Astronomy | Jasper Halekas |
| Lauren Crawford | Latham | Public Health | Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories (MORL) |
| Jenny Huynh | Latham | Biology | Dr. Ortega-Gutierrez |
| Ana Laura Leyser | Latham | Biomedical Sciences | |
| Renee Lin | Latham | Biology | Michael Wendt |
| Peter Nitsche | Latham | Biology and English & Creative Writing | Maurine Neiman |
| Anand Subramaniam | Latham | Psychology, Pre-Med | Aubrey Chan |