2022 Heritage University REU cohort

In 2022, 11 students participated in the STEM REU program for Heritage University students, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation with additional funding from the UW Bothell School of STEM and the National Science Foundation.

Below you will find information about the talented students who worked with us during summer 2022. The students presented their research results at the School of STEM Summer 2022 Research Symposium on August 19th.


Mariana Alvarez

Major: Biology

Mentor: Dr. Lawrence Lam

Research project: Electro-magnetic sensing of body signal


Maria Barrios

Major: Biology

Mentor: Dr. Jong Yoon

Research project: Automating a Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging Exam


Katarina Berk

Major: Biology

Mentor: Dr. Peter Anderson

Research project: Computational design of novel inhibitors of pathogens


J. Lizbeth Cervantes

Major: Biology

Mentor: Dr. Kaibao Nie

Research project: Neural coding of sound in cochlear implants


Erik Chino Bustamante

Major: Medical Laboratory Science

Mentor: Dr. Kaibao Nie

Research project: Neural coding of sound in cochlear implants


Mayra Diaz Acevedo

Major: Mathematics

Mentor: Camilla Compton

Research project: Measuring charge on LIGO test masses


Colton Maybee

Major: Computer Science

Mentor: Balwinder Singh

Research project: Finding efficient ways to detect solutions reproducibility in the earth system models


Eric Mendoza

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Mentor: Dr. Jong Yoon

Research project: Automating a Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging Exam


Mayra Quintero Luciano

Major: Biology

Mentor: Jenne Driggers

Research project: Beam center location on LIGO test mass


Juan Reyes Francisco

Major: Biology

Mentor: Dr. Jesse Zaneveld

Research project: Coral vs Sponge: An analysis of the microorganisms in marine organisms


Maria Sanchez

Major: Biology

Mentor: Dr. Lawrence Lam

Research project: Optical probing for biomedical applications


Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation award G-2021-16996.