Summer Scholars 2021

Students presenting their summer research poster

Denison’s flagship Summer Scholars program gives students in all disciplines a unique venue in which to experiment with ideas and artistic expression, pursue an intellectual passion, and/or focus intently on the resolution of a question over a sustained period of time, free from the pressures of grades and credit.

Endowed funds support approximately 120 students pursuing full-time independent research or collaborative work under the close supervision of a faculty member for up to 10 weeks during the summer.

Qualified rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors propose independent or collaborative projects in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, fine arts, or interdisciplinary fields. Projects do not need to be in a student’s major. All Summer Scholars receive a stipend and a housing allowance plus supplemental funds for research expenses. Off-Campus Summer Scholars also receive travel funding.

The following summer scholar research projects were completed in the Computer Science & Mathematics departments in Summer 2021.

Soham Changani ’23

Data Analytics/Mathematics

Professor Fadhel Kaboub and Prof. Taku Suzuki

“The Economic Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative through Case Studies of Tajikistan and Italy”

Lydia Hewitt, ’22

Mathematics

Dr. Grzegorz Rempala and Dr. Eben Kenah - OSU Biostatistics Div., College of Public Health

“Analyzing COVID Transmission in Ohio”

Evan Lang ’22

Computer Science and Mathematics

Professor Nat Kell

“Asymptotic Lower Bounds for Online Scheduling”

Khoi Le ’23

Computer Science and Mathematics

Professor Nat Kell

“Asymptotic Lower Bounds for Online Scheduling”

Anika Schwingel ’22

Physics and Mathematics

Professor Dan Homan

“Identifying Robust Clusters for Studying Relativistic Jets”

Olivia Strasburg ’23

Computer Science/Chemistry (minor)

Professor Jessen Havill

“Identification of Novel nrEVEs in the Aedes aegypti Mosquito Genome”

Loc Tran ’22

Computer Science/Mathematics (minor)

Professor Nat Kell

“Asymptotic Lower Bounds for Online Scheduling”

Tessy Udoh ’23

Computer Science/Mathematics (minor)

Professor Jessen Havill

“Identification of Novel nrEVEs in the Aedes aegypti Mosquito Genome”

Yifan (John) Zhu ’22

Economic Finance and Mathematics

Professor Andrea Ziegert

“The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) - A Case Study of Greece’s Piraeus Port”

Posted date: October 8, 2021

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