The Holster Scholars Program is a selective enrichment opportunity for curious Honors students that supports a select number of motivated students interested in independent research the summer following their first year. Holster projects are in-depth, individualized learning experiences. Beyond some basic requirements, projects are self-designed. The Holster Scholars Program is made possible by a generous gift from Robert (’68) and Carlotta (’68) Holster.
Charlotte Chen
Project: Antibacterial Silk-Based Surfaces for Urinary Catheters
Mentor: Prof. Kelly Burke, Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
Ethan Wicko
Project: Assessing the Feasibility of a Belt Based Continuously Varied Transmission for Bicycles
Mentor: Prof. David Pierce, Mechanical Engineering)
Lyla White
Project: Can 3D Printers Create Viable Personalized Therapy in the Treatment of Diabetes?
Mentor: Prof. Bodhi Chaudhuri, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Olivia Ferrigno
Project: 3D Light Sheet Microscopy of Growth Plate Cartilage
Mentor: Prof. Liisa Kuhn, Biomedical Engineering
Hari Patchigolla
Project: Determining the Primary DNA Substrates of SHLD2’s OB-fold Domains
Mentor: Prof. Dmitry Korzhnev, Molecular Biology & Biophysics
Sanjana Nistala
Project: The Effect of Degree of Acetylation on Injectable Glycol Chitosan
Mentor: Prof. Lakshmi Nair, Orthopedic Surgery
Ananya Aggarwal
Project: Cisplatin Loaded Nanoparticles for the Intraperitoneal Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
Mentor: Prof. Xiuling Lu, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jackson Ayers
Project: Identification of Secretion Factors that Restructure Neural Tissue in a Model of Low Grade Glioma
Mentor: Prof. Joseph LoTurco, Physiology & Neurobiology
Christian Chlebowski
Project: The Senator and the Citizen: Comparing the Agendas of the United States Senate and Populace
Mentor: Prof. Thomas Hayes, Political Science)
Rylee Thomas
Project: The Film Adaptation as an Essay on Feminism in the Victorian Novel
Mentor: Prof. Eleni Coundouriotis, English