Founder’s Fellow scholarships announced

The University of Washington Bothell has announced the winners of the 2016 Founder’s Fellow Research Scholarships. The Founders scholarship was established by the late Dick Chappelle and his wife Virginia; Maryel Duzan, Max Gellert, Rod Proctor and Lynn Ries. The award supports research and student scholarship. Here are the 2016 student scholarship winners and their mentors: Morgan Ascanio, Senior, Mathematics and Computer Science, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Matching Rule Sets of 2-Isohedral Regular Hexagons. Mentor: Casey Mann, Associate Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Nicholas Begley, Senior, Health Studies, School of Nursing and Health Studies. The Effect of Fungal Endophytes on Agricultural Crops Grown in Hydroponic Systems. Mentor: Charlotte Rasmussen, Affiliate Lecturer, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Kaleb Dempsey, Junior, Mechanical Engineering, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Chemical Degradation of a Paraffin-wax Based Binder used in Granular Composite Sport Surfaces. Mentor: John Bridge, Associate Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Xin Gao, Senior, Chemistry, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Comparing the Hydrolysis Mechanisms of Thioesters and Oxoesters using Kinetic Isotope Effects. Mentor: Lori Robins, Assistant Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Dawn Hatfield, Senior, Environmental Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Creating Digital Data from Paper Data Mentor: Santiago Lopez, Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Stephanie Lim, Senior, Health Studies, School of Nursing and Health Studies. A Comprehensive Review of Bicycle Safety and Compliance in King County. Mentor: Hoa Appel, Lecturer, School of Nursing and Health Studies. Kellen Maloney, Senior, Environmental Science, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Mycofiltration Research. Mentor: Robert Turner, Senior Lecturer, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Wyatt Moore, Senior, Electrical Engineering, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Metallization of thin-film organic photovoltaic cells. Mentor: Seungkeun Choi, Assistant Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Amanda Morgan, Senior, Biology, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The Effect of Dehydroepiandrosterone on Aggression in Female Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia morphna). Mentor: Douglas Wacker, Assistant Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Malia Steward, Senior, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Optimized hole transport layer thickness for organic solar cells. Mentor: Seungkeun Choi, Assistant Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.