Applications for 2026 Summer Research are closed at this time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many faculty at Macalester invite students into their research projects, giving students a first-hand opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge scholarly work. Faculty with positions potentially available for students next summer are listed below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The faculty either already have funding or are awaiting news about whether they will receive funding to hire (a) student(s). Alternatively, students can also apply for a Fellowship<\/a> to support a research project working with a Macalester faculty mentor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boyer<\/a><\/strong>– Diversity and Evolution of Arachnids<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Curry Rogers<\/strong><\/a>– The Paleobiology of Late Cretaceous Dinosaurs and Their Contemporaries<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dosch\/Anderson<\/a><\/strong>– Ecology at Ordway: An Integrated Summer of Experiential Learning Research<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Heskel<\/strong><\/a>– Evolution of Meta-ecosystems in the Alaskan Arctic<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rivera<\/a><\/strong>– Optimizing protein precipitation methods in human nail analysis<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Twedell<\/a><\/strong>– Red Nucleus Contributions to Gait and Locomotor Control<\/em> Buenaflor<\/a><\/strong>– Designing new undergraduate teaching experiments incorporating green\u00a0 chemistry synthesis and sustainable polymers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cao<\/a><\/strong>– Organic Materials Synthesis<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kuwata<\/a><\/strong>– Computational Modeling of Oxygenated Reactive Intermediates in Atmospheric Chemistry<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Splan<\/a><\/strong>– Research in Bioinorganic Chemistry<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Varberg<\/a><\/strong>– Research in Molecular Spectroscopy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Witus<\/a><\/strong>– Catalytic Peptides and Enzyme-polymer Conjugates for Biomedical Applications<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bradtmiller<\/a><\/strong>– Paleoclimate and Oceanography Research Using Deep Sea Sediments<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bratt<\/strong><\/a>– Effects of Redlining on Water Quality Across the Twin Cities Metro Area<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Phadke<\/strong><\/a>– The Reimagining of the Upper Mississippi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Haro-Carri\u00f3n<\/a><\/strong>– Land-use \/ land-cover change and their impacts on biodiversity in human-modified landscapes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Curry Rogers<\/strong><\/a>– The Paleobiology of Late Cretaceous Dinosaurs and Their Contemporaries<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n MacGregor<\/a><\/strong>– Environmental Change in Glacier National Park, Montana<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chapman<\/a><\/strong>– Tectonics research<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Arehalli<\/a><\/strong>– Predictive Processing in Language Production & Comprehension<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Diaz<\/a><\/strong>– Rank Lists of Zig-Zag Matrices for Quiver Representations<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fox<\/a><\/strong>-\u201cDeep Learning for Robot Navigation\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jackson<\/a><\/strong>– Drawing from Life in Extended Reality: Advancing Cross-Reality User Interfaces for Observational 3D Sketching<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Grinde<\/a><\/strong>– Statistical genetics in populations with mixed ancestry<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mitchell<\/a><\/strong>– Math Corps camp and\/or Numerical Methods for Fluid Flows<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pe\u00f1a<\/a><\/strong>– Design and Evaluation of Computing Workshops for Professional Non-programmers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ziegelmeier<\/a><\/strong>– Topological Data Analysis of Knowledge Networks<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Onsongo<\/strong><\/a>– Characterizing Unclassified Sequence Reads in Metagenomics Data<\/em> Maddux<\/a><\/strong>– Assessing the impact of reward change on Pavlovian conditioned approach behavior in rats<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cannon<\/a><\/strong>– Observational Astronomy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Heyman<\/a><\/strong>– Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy of Novel Photoconductors<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Williams<\/a><\/strong>– Extragalactic Magnetic Fields<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mu\u00f1oz and Busse-C\u00e1rdenas<\/a><\/strong>– Placemaking under Surveillance: Transnational Latine Communities in the Midwest<\/em>Macalester Faculty Research Descriptions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Biology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Environmental Studies <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Geography <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Geology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
MSCS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Physics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Sociology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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