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Pushing research forward multiple cores at a time

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Starting in 2022, every summer we've welcomed around ten undergraduate students from across the country to participate in a variety of research projects at UW-Eau Claire under the guidance of a faculty mentor. 

Summer 2025 Cohort

  • Allison Brizzee

    Allison Brizzee

    Carthage College

    Majors: Geoscience and Geographic Information Science

    Minor: Data Science

    Mentor: Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

  • Je-Yu (Leo) Chou

    Je-Yu (Leo) Chou

    Case Western Reserve University

    Majors: Computer Science and Mathematics

    Minor: Physics

    Mentor: Dr. Matt Jewell (Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering)

  • Asha Kuehner

    Asha Kuehner

    Iowa State University

    Major: Chemical Engineering

    Mentor: Dr. Stephen Drucker (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Amber Lock

    Amber Lock

    Colorado State University

    Majors: Biomedical Engineering and Chemical/Biological Engineering

    Mentor: Dr. Sanchita Hati (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Pavan Mudrageda

    Pavan Mudrageda

    The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Major: Molecular Biology

    Minor: Computer Science

    Mentor: Dr. Nora Mitchell (Biology)

  • Aishwarya Muralidhar

    Aishwarya Muralidhar

    The Ohio State University

    Majors: Material Science and Engineering

    Minors: Computational Science

    Mentor: Dr. Ying Ma (Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering)

  • Mayuri Patil

    Mayuri Patil

    University of Rochester

    Majors: Microbiology and Computer Science

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Anya Ranavat

    Anya Ranavat

    University of Texas at Austin

    Majors: Statistics and Data Science

    Minors: Computer Science and Entrepreneurship

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Adeel Siddiqi

    Adeel Siddiqi

    University of Central Florida

    Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Amanda Warren

    Amanda Warren

    Brigham Young University - Provo

    Majors: Bioinformatics

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Jack Xu

    Jack Xu

    Emory University

    Majors: Mathematics, Computer Science

    Mentor: Dr. Jim Seliya (Computer Science)

Summer 2024 Cohort

  • Grace Abraham

    Grace Abraham

    North Carolina State University

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Daniel Chvat

    Daniel Chvat

    University of California, Los Angeles

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Landon Dierkes

    Landon Dierkes

    Madison Area Technical College

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Stewart Gundry

    Stewart Gundry

    University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Cristina Guzmán

    Cristina Guzmán

    University of Puerto Rico

    Mentor: Dr. Ying Ma (Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering)

  • Eduardo Miranda

    Eduardo Miranda

    University of South Florida

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Anne Moise

    Anne Moise

    Allegheny College​

    Mentor: Dr. Sanchita Hati (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Kristen North

    Kristen North

    El Camino College

    Mentor: Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

  • Matias Vantilburg

    Matias Vantilburg

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Andy Wang

    Andy Wang

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Mentor: Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

Summer 2023 Cohort

  • Hansuja Chaurasia

    Hansuja Chaurasia

    University of Connecticut

    Mentor: Dr. Steve Drucker (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Ravi Gadgil

    Ravi Gadgil

    San José State University

    Mentors: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science) and Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

  • Matthew Glaus

    Matthew Glaus

    Chippewa Valley Technical College​

    Mentor: Dr. Ying Ma (Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering)

  • Westin Impola

    Westin Impola

    University of Wisconsin-River Falls

    Mentors: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science) and Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

  • Teagan Laws

    Teagan Laws

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

    Mentor: Dr. William Wolf (Physics and Astronomy)

  • Oliver Robisch

    Oliver Robisch

    University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Daniel Rounds

    Daniel Rounds

    The University of Texas at San Antonio

    Mentor: Dr. Sanchita Hati (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Joseph Rudolph

    Joseph Rudolph

    Connecticut College

    Mentors: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science) and Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

  • Rivaaj Monsia

    Rivaaj Monsia

    The University of Texas at Austin

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Summer 2022 Cohort

  • Jacob Jensen

    Jacob Jensen

    Minot State University

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Hengrui Jia

    Hengrui Jia

    Macalester College

    Mentor: Dr. Papia Rozario (Geography and Anthropology)

  • Felicia Kedrowski

    Felicia Kedrowski

    University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

    Mentor: Dr. Ying Ma (Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering)

  • Fatima Orpineda

    Fatima Orpineda

    University of Texas at El Paso

    Mentor: Dr. Rakib Islam (Computer Science)

  • Tyler Pham

    Tyler Pham

    University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

    Mentor: Dr. Rahul Gomes (Computer Science)

  • Joshua Rusnak

    Joshua Rusnak

    University of Wisconsin-Stout

    Mentor: Dr. Sanchita Hati (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Jessica Ryun

    Jessica Ryun

    University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

    Mentor: Dr. William Wolf (Physics and Astronomy)

  • Olesya Shelomova

    Olesya Shelomova

    Chippewa Valley Technical College

    Mentor: Dr. Michael Walsh (Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering)

  • Devin Sobottka

    Devin Sobottka

    University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

    Mentor: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

  • Alyse Tainter

    Alyse Tainter

    Chippewa Valley Technical College

    Mentor: Dr. Thao Yang (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Materials Science & Engineering and Mayo Clinic Research

NSF-REU at UW-Eau Claire

Learn more about our 2026 Summer REU Site that allows UW-Eau Claire to host 10 undergraduate students for a nine-week summer research program.

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Group shot of summer 2025 REU students and mentors at WiSys SPARK Symposium

Past REU Publications + Posters

Students participating in our Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program have had several opportunities to present and show what they've been working on that incorporated high-performance computing at UW-Eau Claire.

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