MSGC Award Recipients
The tables below show all the MSGC award recipients for 2021-2022.
MSGC Undergraduate Fellowship Award Recipients |
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| Name | Affiliate | Title |
| Adamski, Jacob | Oakland University | Rare-earth ‘Salen’ Phosphors as Up-converting Antennae for Photovoltaics |
| Anderson, Josephine | Michigan State University | Seismic Event Discrimination in Siberia |
| Boltz, Lindsey | Hope College | Design of Nanomaterials for Enhanced Sensing, Extraction, and Recycling of Lithium |
| Bott, Caitlyn | Calvin University | Project Title: Influence of grain size, mineralogy, and soil moisture on ground penetrating radar at Dune 2, Hoffmaster State Park |
| Bryan, Lauren | Hope College | Uronic Acid Content of Sphagnum as a Proxy for the Response of Peatlands to Climate Change |
| Clugston, Jadon | Western Michigan University | Electronic Realization of a Fractional-Order Chaotic System |
| Davenport, Steven | Hope College | Synthesis of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles for Solar Disinfection from Aqueous Solutions |
| DeMott, Gabrielle | University of Michigan | Geospatial mapping of wildland fire air pollution for human exposure |
| Diephuis, William | Hope College | Synthesis of Zirconium Oxide-Based Nanomaterials to Catalyze Oxygen Reduction in PEM Fuel Cells |
| Gagnier, Bridget | Hope College | Developing and Validating a Sensor Fusion Algorithm |
| Goderis, Derek | Michigan State University | AI-Informed Balloon Quantum Demonstration Mission |
| Harlow, Blake | Hope College | Streamlining and Validating Algorithms for Constructing Digital Elevation Models of Lake Michigan Dune Imagery |
| Herlinger, Jillian | Calvin University | Michigan to Mars: Applications of Geophysical Surveys on Inland Dunes |
| Hoogendam, Willem | Calvin University | Modeling Globular Clusters |
| Iheme, Onyinyechi | Calvin University | Sediment characteristics of the upper units of landslide-prone bluffs along the Southwest shoreline of Lake Michigan |
| Jenkins, Benjamin | Grand Valley State University | Revisiting the Facility Location Problem with Densities |
| Kowalski, Jacob | Hope College | Investigating Cinnamate Functionalized Liquid Crystal Oligomers for Facile Material Synthesis and Alignment |
| Mandeville, James | Hope College | Improving Design Rules for Stable Halide Perovskite Materials |
| McLinden, Molly | Hope College | Ecotoxicity of the Nanoparticle: Changes in the behavior and physiology of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Molloy, Anna | Hope College | Synthesis of nanomaterials for urea removal from aqueous solutions |
| Mullen, Kristina | Saginaw Valley State University | Securing web profile and data through typing pattern |
| Pinto Reveggino, Renato | Michigan Technological University | Multiple Wavelength Measurements of Volcanic Ash Absorptivity and Single-Scattering Albedo |
| Porter, Tristan | Hope College | Synthesis of ZnO and Fe2O3 nanomaterials as Antibacterial Agent |
| Romano, Giuliano | Oakland University | Structural Modification of Subphthalocyanines as Fluorescence Probes for Real-time Tumor Detection |
| Romanski, Allison | Grand Valley State University | Evaluating Spatial and Temporal Water Quality Variability in the Grand River, Michigan |
| Shaw, Rachel | Hope College | Determination of the Bioavailability of Organic Nitrogen in the Decomposition of Peat Moss |
| Sherrard, Morgan | Hope College | Chromatic contrast of avian plumage is altered in forests subjected to increased deer browsing |
| Spence, Liam | University of Michigan | Miniature Tether Electrodynamics Experiment (MiTEE) CubeSat |
| Strach, Chloe | Michigan Technological University | Understanding and predicting the fate of 1,4-dioxane in the aqueous phase UV/chloramine advanced oxidation process |
| Vance, William | Hope College | "Developing efficient code for computing spin-dependent Compton cross section in magnetar magnetospheres |
MSGC Graduate Fellowship Award Recipients |
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| Name | Affiliate | Title |
| Addie, Leona | Grand Valley State University | Landscape Genetics of the Snowshoe Hare: Assessing Gene and Dispersal at a Southern Range Boundary |
| Alger, Jessica | Michigan Technological University | Promoting Green Space Equity in Urban Areas with Water Resources Challenges |
| Badger Hanson, Ellen | Western Michigan University | Exploring the Effects of Prairie Restoration Size on Soil Microbial Communities and Soil Carbon Storage |
| Bullen, Diana | Michigan Technological University | Using a Biologically Enhanced Silica Recovery System to Retrieve Valuable Non-Renewable Resources from Waste Material |
| Carr, Robert | Wayne State University | Zowada Observatory Pipeline Optimization for Transient Observations |
| Courtney, Deirdre | Western Michigan University | Developing Education Materials for Environmental Justice Outreach Initiatives |
| Dugener, Nate | Grand Valley State University | Out of oxygen: Exploring the causes and consequences of bottom water hypoxia in a Great Lakes estuary using time-series measurements, observations, and modeling |
| Foley, Ellen | Grand Valley State University | Lake Responses to Elevated Levels of Chloride and Phosphorus |
| Gannon, Ian | Michigan Technological University | Critical Mineral Potential in the Vulcan Quadrangle and Adjoining Areas, Dickinson County, Upper Peninsula of Michigan |
| Howell, Brock | Michigan Technological University | Effective Optimization of Groundwater Extraction Through the Development of Computational Tools |
| Klida, Ryan | Michigan Technological University | SATELLIE BASED SYNTHETIC APERATURE RADAR (SAR) TECHNIQUES FOR EARTH DAM MONITORING AND FAILURE PREDICTION |
| Lyons, Savannah | Eastern Michigan University | Irradiation Source for Exoplanet Atmospheric Spectra (ISEAS) |
| Malsky, Isaac | University of Michigan | Simulating the Photoevaporative Outflow of Metastable Helium in Sub-Neptunes |
| Mariscal, Noribeth | Wayne State University | Using Satellite Observations and an Earth System Model to Quantify the Impacts of Air Pollution and Meteorological Conditions on Ozone Air Quality in Metropolitan Detroit, Michigan |
| Markwardt, Larissa | University of Michigan | Finding the Faintest Neptune Trojans with Shift and Stack |
| Messina, Dominic | Wayne State University | Safety Verification for Autonomous Agents with Vision-Based Sensing |
| Mohrhardt, Benjamin | Michigan Technological University | Fate of Photo-viable Dissolved Free Amino Acids under Sunlight Irradiation in Natural Aquatic Environment |
| Moutard, David | Wayne State University | Zowada Follow-up of DESI Transients |
| Neff, Alexis | Grand Valley State University | Habitat Use and Movement Patterns of Burbot (Lota lota) in the Grand River Watershed |
| Nelson, Kate | Michigan Technological University | Measuring CO2 fertilization of tropical forests from volcanic soil gas emissions using remote sensing: Volcán Rincón de la Vieja, Costa Rica |
| Nieman, Kip | Wayne State University | Data-Driven Model Predictive Control of Residual Stress in Powder Bed Fusion |
| Nold, Natalie | Michigan Technological University | Improved Vaccine Production to Reduce Pandemic-Related Health Risks |
| O'Connor, Kassidy | Michigan Technological University | Using Satellite Aperture Radar to Improve Wildfire-Causing Debris Flow Mapping on the West Coast |
| Oleson, Jonathan | Michigan Technological University | A Machine Learning Model for Mechanics of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Space-Composite Materials |
| Petersen, Maggie | Grand Valley State University | The impact of microplastic ingestion on gut microbial communities and their downstream health effects in a freshwater fish species |
| Shaw, Emily | Michigan Technological University | Toxicity in Fish Tissue: Redefining our Understandings by Quantifying Mixture Toxicity |
| Smith, Christian | Western Michigan University | Investigating urban convergence of airborne microbial communities on a continental scale |
| Studinger, Amanda | Michigan Technological University | Quantum Chemical Assessment of the Complexation Competition of Small PAHs with a Coronene Substrate in the Interstellar Medium |
| Walt, Jonathan | Grand Valley State University | Mapping the spread of invasive plants in Michigan wetlands |
| Wedig, Isaac | Michigan Technological University | Arm Cranking with Blood Flow Restriction; A Potential Exercise for use in Space? |
| Whitley, Kevin | University of Michigan | Time-Domain Signatures of Low-Mass-Ratio SMBH Binaries |
NASA Internships |
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| Name | Institution/NASA Center | Internship Position |
| Coury, Cayla | Michigan State University/Goddard Space Flight Center | Roman Space Telescope Spacecraft Thermal Design - Virtual |
HONES Award Recipients (HONES = Hands-On NASA-related Experiences for Student groups) |
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| Group Name | Affiliate | Title/Competition |
| GV Moon Miners | Grand Valley State University | Lunar Coring Device for Microgravity Challenge |
MSGC Research Seed Grant Recipients |
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| Professor | Affiliate | Title |
| Ayoobi, Mohsen | Wayne State University | Syngas Characteristics for Application in Micro-Satellite Thrusters and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) |
| Battistuzzi, Fabia Ursula | Oakland University | Effects of microgravity on genomic variability |
| CHOLIS, ILIAS | Oakland University | Correlations of Cosmic Ray Data in Search of Spectral Features |
| Elinski, Meagan | Hope College | Multifaceted Surface Coatings from Composite Dry Lubrication Schemes |
| Fredericks, Erik | Grand Valley State University | Minimizing Power Consumption of Run-Time Software Testing Strategies in Cyber-Physical Systems |
| Khan, Mohammad | Saginaw Valley State University | Electromagnetic Detection of Failure in Electronic Interconnects: Reliability of Electrical Interconnects for Space Vehicles |
| Mazumder, A K M Monayem | Saginaw Valley State University | Emitting Electrodes Effect on a Two-Stage EHD Gas Pump with Uneven Applied Voltages |
| Paheding, Sidike | Michigan Technological University | Monitoring Martian landslides using deep learning and data fusion |
| Thomas, Derek | Grand Valley State University | Understanding the link between aggregation in spaceflight and biofilm formation in the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans |
| Vick-Majors, Trista | Michigan Technological University | Shining a light on habitability: biological and organic entrapment in freshwater ice |
| Villa-Diaz, Luis | Oakland University | Use of Simulated Microgravity to determine molecular signaling enhancing self-renewal of pluripotent stem cells |
| Yang, Ankun | Oakland University | Design lithium-sulfur battery with high energy densities |
| Yang, Ziming | Oakland University | Reactivity and stability of amides in habitable hydrothermal environments |
MSGC PreCollege Program Award Recipients |
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| Educator | Institution or Organization | Title |
| Bowman, Luke | Michigan Technological University | Career Connection Explorations: Enriching Middle School STEM Curriculum Using NASA Resources |
| Lindsay, Harriet | Eastern Michigan University | High School Summer Science Research Experience at Eastern Michigan University |
| Maas, Sara | Grand Valley State University | Science Technology & Engineering Preview Summer Camp: STEPS Co-Pilot 2021 |
| McCullen, Megan | Wayne State University | WSU Open House for Children with Incarcerated Family Members |
| Pachla, Kris | Grand Valley State University | Energizing our World |
| Thompkins, Gerald | The Engineering Society of Detroit | Girls in Engineering Academy |
MSGC Public Outreach Award Recipients |
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| Educator | Institution or Organization | Title |
| LaPensee, Elizabeth | Michigan State University | Anishinaabe Star Knowledge Planetarium Show |
| Gipson, Karen | Grand Valley State University | Roger That! A Celebration of Space Exploration |
| 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 |
| Hart-Jansma, Catherine | Pierce Cedar Creek Institute | Elementary Engineering |
| Lioubimtseva, Elena | Grand Valley State University | Michigan Resources for Climate and Land Cover Change Education (MiRCLE): Vulnerability and Equity |
MSGC Multiple Educational Programs Award Recipients |
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| Educator | Institution or Organization | Title |
| Dummer, Carrie | Hope College | Engineering the Future Academies |
| DeVillers, Virginia | Plainwell Aviation and STEM Academy (PASA) | Take Wing and Fly |
| Ipri Brown, Susan | Hope College | Preparing STEM Teachers |
| Webb, Maria | DAPCEP (Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program) | Galaxy Academy at the University of Michigan & DAPCEP Teacher Training |
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