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The I-Engage Mentoring Program brings together graduate and undergraduate students for a summer-long research experience. The program offers doctoral students an opportunity to practice mentorship skills and exposes undergraduates to cutting-edge research in their field. The program is open to students in every discipline at UT Arlington and since it began we have had a very diverse group of research projects. Please feel free to browse the materials below to get a sense of the excellent work that I-Engage participants did during the program! If you are interested in applying for the I-Engage program, then click here to visit our application page.
If you would like more information on the I Engage program then plan on attending one of the information sessions. Click here to register for the upcoming workshops.
The I-Engage Mentoring Program's 2024 Cohort celebrates their work at the end-of-semester luncheon on August 13, 2024.
As part of the I-Engage Mentoring Program, past participants have created a visual representation of their research experience. See below for some examples of the variety of work done during the I Engage program.
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Saurabh Kokane (Ph.D., Experimental Psychology) and Ross Armant (B.S., Biology)Faculty sponsor: Dr. Linda Perrotti, Department of Psychology This research team examined the hormonal regulation of the neurobehavioral mechanisms mediating addictive behaviors. |
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Thomas Firneno (Ph.D., Quantitative Biology) and Alyson Emery (B.S., Biology)Faculty sponsor: Dr. Matthew Fujita, Department of Biology This research team spent their summer studying evolutionary theory by analyzing defensive toxin evolution in toad parotoid glands. |
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Celina Salcido (Ph.D., Experimental Psychology) and Douglas Robinson (B.S., Psychology)Faculty sponsor: Dr. Perry Fuchs, Department of Psychology This research team spent their summer investigating the behavioral response to pain. |
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Gensheng Zhang (Ph.D., Computer Science Engineering) and Josue Caraballo (B.S., Computer Science Engineering)Faculty sponsor: Dr. Chengkai Li, Department of Computer Science and Engineering This research team spent their summer working on determining the relationship between political claim-types and fact-checking their worthiness/truthfulness. |
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Garrett Hellinghausen (Ph.D., Chemistry) and Kate Nguyen (B.S., Biology)Faculty sponsor: Dr. Daniel Armstrong, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry This research team spent their summer working on the operation and application of liquid chromatography for the separation of chiral compounds. |
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Adriana Paola Sotelo (Ph.D., Chemistry) and Melissa Orr (B.S., Chemistry)Faculty sponsor: Dr. Robin Macaluso, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry This research team spent their summer working on developing new classes of inorganic pigments that are non-toxic and environmentally more compatible than current inorganic pigments. |
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Oguz Yetkin (Ph.D., Bioengineering) and Dinithi Silva (B.S., Electrical Engineering)Faculty sponsor: Dr. Dan Popa, Department of Electrical Engineering This research team spent their summer working on a fingernail sensor with direct applications to prosthetic device control and wearable computing. |
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James McQuillan (Ph.D., Quantitative Biology) and Trung Nguyen (B.S., Biology)Faculty sponsor: Dr. Matthew K. Fujita, Department of Biology These researchers utilized next generation genomic techniques to examine the impact of paleoclimactic events. |
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Rod Sachs (Ph.D., English) and Garrett Fox (B.A., Political Science)Faculty sponsor: Dr. Kevin Gustafson, Department of English This interdisciplinary research project involved travel to Amsterdam, Berlin, and Copenhagen to document conversations and conduct interviews about the immigrant experience in these locations. |
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Demetria Henderson (Ph.D., Management) and Evadean Grant (Minor, Business Administration)Faculty sponsor: Dr. Wendy J. Casper, Department of Management This team spent the summer conducting research on the influence of social class in the workplace selection process. |
Visit the I-Engage application page to learn more about how to apply for this year's cohort.