Past Projects

The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program was created to assist in formalizing existing opportunities and to expand participation of undergraduate students in faculty-led research projects.

Due to COVID-19, the SURE 2020 program did not take place. The SURE 2021 program was conducted virtually, and all research activities were governed by policies regarding safe research practices on campus. Check out past projects conducted by SURE faculty and students!

Congratulations to all of our researchers and student researchers! We hope this experience was an interesting, engaging and a good learning experience for all! The SURE 2021 Showcase was held September 10, 2021 via Zoom. View the Showcase presentations for SURE 2021 on YouTube.

We would like to acknowledge SURE student researcher Audrey Taylor, who recently co-authored this published article:

Napieralski, Jacob, Catherine Sulich, Audrey Taylor, and Paul Draus. “Mapping the Link between Outdoor Water Footprint and Social Vulnerability in Metro Phoenix, AZ (USA).” Landscape and Urban Planning 226 (2022): 104498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104498.

CASL

Islam and Philosophy in The Digital Age, Imran Aijaz (faculty mentor), Fatima Najdi (student researcher)
Bioconjugation of 4-Phenylbutyric Acid (4-PBA) to Gold Nanoparticle, Krisanu Bandyopadhyay (faculty mentor), Tejas Athavale (student researcher)
Numerical Range of a Composition Operator on the Ball, John Clifford (faculty mentor), Timothy Batt (student researcher)
Alley Activation as a Neighborhood Sustainability Strategy, Paul Draus (faculty mentor), Amina Mikula (student researcher)
What is the Role of Cell Handedness/Chirality in Metastasis?, Jie Fan (faculty mentor), Benson Hang (student researcher)
Feminism, Neighborhoods, and Local Government in Late 20th Century Detroit, Georgina Hickey (faculty mentor), Naja Nile (student researcher)
Role of the Protein NHE9 in Phagosome Maturation, Kalyan Kondapalli (faculty mentor), Habiba Shamroukh (student researcher)
The Impact of Walmart Health Clinics on Health Insurance Plan Pricing, Antonios Koumpias (faculty mentor), Samantha Marulli (student researcher)
Mapping the Link Between Social Vulnerability and Blue and Green Space in Phoenix, AZ, Jacob Napieralski (faculty mentor), Audrey Taylor (student researcher)
Building a Community Science Air-Monitoring Program, Carmel Price (faculty mentor), Amani Abuelenain (student researcher)
Research for "Oh Happy Day" Project, Deborah Smith Pollard (faculty mentor), Davian Bennett (student researcher)
The Ethics of Vaccination, Kriszta Sajber (faculty mentor), Sarah Khaleefah (student researcher)
Biophysics of Molecular Motor Proteins in a Crowded Medium, Suvranta Tripathy (faculty mentor), Alhareth Altayib (student researcher)
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Signaling Pathways After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury, Zhi Zhang (faculty mentor), Nabeeha Shakil (student researcher)

CECS

Assessing the Charge Discharge Induced Aging in Li-battery Film, Georges Ayoub (faculty mentor), Jacob Gaudette (student researcher)
Cost Effective Charging/Refueling Strategies for Autonomous Vehicles, Junaid Farooq (faculty mentor), Shouryan Nikam (student researcher)
Collection and Analysis of Quantitative Data During the Dearborn Healthy Streets Program, Fred Feng (faculty mentor), Daniel Maudlin (student researcher)
Analyze and Detect Performance Bottlenecks in Virtual Reality Applications, Foyzul Hassan (faculty mentor), Mostafa El Majzoub (student researcher)
Driver Style Transfer for Autonomous Driving, Jaerock Kwon (faculty mentor), Faras Al Kharusi (student researcher)
Physio-Mechano Model for Pulmonary and COVID Related Disease, Joe Lo (faculty mentor), Sali El-loh (student researcher)
Collect Connect Creating an Augmented Reality Experience, Bruce Maxim (faculty mentor), Aaron Salo (student researcher)
Identifying Equivalent Web Services, Zheng Song (faculty mentor), Owen Rowader (student researcher)
Statistical Behavior of Quantum Bipartite Systems, Lu Wei (faculty mentor)

CEHHS

Mujeres Modernas: Meandering Masculinity, Jean-Carlos Lopez (faculty mentor), Yahira Vega (student researcher)

COB

Data Analytics in Supply Chain Management, Yi-Su Chen (faculty mentor), Michelle Liu (student researcher)
Supply-Base Concentration and Supply Chain Resilience, Hung-Chung Su (faculty mentor), Siddharth Patel (student researcher)