Below is the complete, alphabetical list of Indiana University faculty mentors available for the Summer Scholars Institute.
Baker, Lane
Chemistry
Bloomington
Keywords: Nanoscale, electrochemistry, imaging, materials, bioanalytical
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Bigatti, Silvia M.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Bloomington
Keywords: Stress, health disparities, psychosocial factors, cancer, Latino health
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Block, Hannah J
Kinesiology & Neuroscience
Bloomington
Keywords: motor control, neurophysiology, brain, adaptation
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Bradshaw, Heather
Brain and Psychological Sciences
Bloomington
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Brady, Erin
Informatics
Indianapolis
Keywords: disability, mental health, incarceration, marginalized groups, assistive technologies, mobile and social computing
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Camp, L. Jean
Informatics
Bloomington
Keywords: online risk, online security, online privacy, phishing, network modeling, authentication
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Clay, Keith
Biology
Bloomington
Keywords: Symbiosis, disease, mutualism, ecology, plants, fungi, bacteria, ticks
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Dann III, Charles
Chemistry
Adjunct affiliations: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Biochemistry
Bloomington
Keywords: Biochemistry, x-ray crystallography, enzymology, proteomics, cancer, inflammatory disease, microbial signaling, biofilms
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Dragnea, Bogdan
Chemistry
Adjunct affiliations: Physics, Interdisciplinary Biochemistry
Bloomington
Keywords: Nanotechnology, biomaterials, photonics, self-assembly
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Flood, Amar H
Chemistry
Bloomington
Keywords: Organic chemistry, polymers, molecular recognition, functional materials
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Fly, Alyce D
Nutrition Science
Bloomington
Keywords: Postprandial biomarkers of stress and disease, meal spacing, obesity and metabolism, food behaviors of children and adolescents
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Fuchs, Robyn
Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science
Indianapolis
Keywords: Exercise, osteoporosis, animal models, bone health, histology, micro-computed tomography
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Hill, James
Computer Science
Indianapolis
Keywords: Domain-specific modeling, system emulation, real-time software instrumentation, software performance analytics
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Hundley, Heather
Medical Science
Bloomington
Keywords: molecular biology, cancer, RNA, gene expression, post-transcriptional gene regulation
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Innes, Roger
Biology
Bloomington
Keywords: Plant-microbe interactions; immunology; disease resistance; pathogen recognition
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Janga, Sarath Chandra
Informatics
Indianapolis
Keywords: Gene regulatory networks, machine learning, post-transcriptional regulation, functional genomics, genome sequencing, data mining, splicing, bioinformatics, systems biology, genotype-phenotype prediction, molecular biology
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Jarrold, Caroline Chick
Chemistry
Bloomington
Keywords: Laser spectroscopy, catalysis, atmospheric chemistry, computational chemistry
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Jerde, Travis
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Indianapolis
Keywords: Tumor biology, tumor microenvironment
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Kehoe, David
Biology
Bloomington
Keywords: Signal transduction, environmental microbiology, regulation of gene expression, light and nutrient responsiveness, photosynthesis
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Khan, Khalid
Public Health
Bloomington
Keywords: epidemiology, neurocognitive health effects, environmental risk, occupational risk, neurotoxicity, risk communications, environmental health education
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Lennon, Jay T.
Biology
Bloomington
Keywords: Microbial ecology, biodiversity, evolution, global change, ecosystems, viruses, bacteria, dormancy, biogeography
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Lieu, Jing
Physics
IUPUI
Keywords: Bio-imaging, biophysics, cancer treatment, cancer prevention, single molecule imaging, DNA, DNA structure, cell mobility, molecular biology
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Lulich, Steven
Speech & Hearing Sciences, Speech Production Laboratory
Bloomington
Keywords: Acoustics, articulation, phonetics, phonation, ultrasound, lung physiology, aerodynamics
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Marrs, James
Biology
IUPUI
Keywords: Zebrafish, developmental biology, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, gastrulation, eye development, heart development
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Martins, Emilia
Biology
Bloomington
Keywords: Evolution of communication and social behavior in lizards and fish, phylogenetic statistics, software development
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Meier, Jeffrey
Mathematics
Bloomington
Keywords: Topology, geometry, knot theory, manifolds
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Moczek, Armin
Biology
Bloomington
Keywords: Evolution of developmental mechanisms, the origins of novel traits, developmental plasticity, allometry, behavioral ecology and sexual selection, insect genomics, insect endocrinology, natural history of Onthophagus beetles
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Moss, Larry
Mathematics
Bloomington
Keywords: logic, natural language semantics, theoretical computer science
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Moyle, Leonie
Biology
Bloomington
Keywords: Adaptation, speciation, reproduction, male-female interactions, plant defenses, ecology, genetics
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Murphy, Mary
Psychological and Brain Studies
Bloomington
Keywords: Identity threat, stigmatized/stereotyped social groups, bias, diversity, majority/minority groups
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Nass, Richard
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Indianapolis
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O'Hagan, Heather M.
Medical Sciences
Bloomington
Keywords: Inflammation, Epigenetics, Colon cancer, DNA damage, DNA repair
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Ortoleva, Peter
Chemistry
Bloomington
Keywords: Viruses, bionanosystems, statistical mechanics, quantum dynamics, nanomaterials, nanomedicine, quantum nanosystems
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Prieto, Anne
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Bloomington
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Ramras, Daniel Alexander
Department of Mathematical Sciences
IUPUI
Keywords: Linear algebra, group theory, representation theory, topology
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Roper, Randall J.
Department of Biology
IUPUI
Keywords: Down syndrom, skeletal phenotypes, cognitive phenotypes, gene expression, trisomic genes, neuroscience, regenerative biology, molecular biology, developmental biology, cell biology
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Sabanovic, Selma
School of Informatics and Computing
Bloomington
Keywords: Human-robot interaction, social robotics, socially assistive robotics, social and cross-cultural study of technology, domestic technologies, collaborative technology design
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Seradjeh, Babak
Physics, Condensed Matter Theory
Bloomington
Keywords: Electronic nano-structures, superconductivity, topological phases, fractional particles
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Shao, Kan
Environmental Health
Bloomington
Keywords: Human Health risk assessment; dose-response analysis; environmental modeling; environmental policy; biostatistics
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Siek, Katie
Informatics
Bloomington
Keywords: Health informatics, wearables, mobile computing, maker movement
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Skrabalak, Sara
Chemistry
Bloomington
Keywords: Nanoscience, materials chemistry, catalysis
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Srinivas, S. P.
Optometry
Bloomington
Keywords: Epithelium, eye, tight junctions, inflammation, cornea, drug delivery
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Takagi, Yuichiro
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Indianapolis
Keywords: Synthetic and structural biology, eukaryotic gene regulation, Mediator, RNA polymerase II
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VanNieuwenhze, Michael S.
Chemistry
Bloomington
Keywords: Chemical synthesis, peptide antibiotics, bacterial cell wall, virus assembly
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Walczak, Claire
Medical Sciences
Bloomington
Keywords: Biochemistry, cancer, molecular biology
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Ward, Adam
Hydrology and Water Quality
Bloomington
Keywords: Hydrology, pollution, water quality, environment
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Xie, Jian
Mechanical Engineering
Indianapolis
Keywords: Storage of hydrogen and carbon dioxide; polymer electrolyte fuel cells; advanced batteries; supercapacitors; nanomaterials
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Ye, Xingchen
Chemistry
Bloomington
Keywords: Nanomaterials, nanotechnology, nanocrystals, energy conversion, materials science, nanoscale imaging
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Yu, Yan
Chemistry
Bloomington
Keywords: Biomaterials, cell communication, optical imaging
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Zelhof, Andrew
Biology
Bloomington
Keywords: Retinal degeneration and extracellular matrix
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Zhang, Shixiong
Physics
Bloomington
Keywords: Nanomaterials physics, nanotechnology
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Revised: March 26, 2015
Debbie Terrell
Program Coordinator
IU-MSI STEM Initiative
Indiana University
deterrel@iu.edu
812-855-7463
Dr. Jack L. Schmit
Assistant Dean, University Graduate School
Coordinator, IU-MSI STEM Initiative
schmit@indiana.edu
812-855-9140