Scholars Program

Scholars Mentors

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  • Sarah Zeidalkilani

    Class Year: 2026

    Major: Biomedical Engineering

    Minor: Organizing Theme Minor: The Philosophical Art of Radiohead

    Seward Fellows Project: Art and Philosophy of Radiohead

    Contact Me About: Balancing Academics and Work; Getting Involved in Engineering Clubs and Honor Societies; Conducting Research; Finding and Securing Internships; and Interning for Admissions.

  • Alejandro Castillo

    Class Year: 2027

    Majors: Economics & Spanish

    Minor: Political Science

    Scholars Project Title: AI Technologies and State Sovereignty: A Comparative Analysis

    Contact Me About: Study Abroad at Union

  • Adithi Chellappan

    Class Year: 2026

    Major: Biology

    Minor: English

    Scholars Project Title: The Effect of Varying Temperatures on Metacaspase Yield in Escherichia Coli

    Contact Me About: Balancing Two Different Academic Fields; Getting Involved on Campus

  • Rosie Crooker

    Class Year: 2026

    Major: Neuroscience (Bioscience Track)

    Minors: German and Chemistry

    Scholars Project Title: Exploring Emotions Near Death in a Social Model Hospice Care Home Setting

    Contact Me About: Balancing Academics and Athletics; Managing Premedical Coursework; Getting Involved on Campus; Learning to Love Interdisciplinary Studies; Managing School and Physical and Mental Health.

  • Aylin Ergun

    Class Year: 2026

    Majors: Neuroscience and Computer Science

    Minors: Japanese and Seward Minor: The Projected Narrative of Japan During the Meiji Restoration

    Seward Project Title: The Photographic Identity of Meiji Japan and its Export Overseas

    Contact Me About: the Nu Rho Psi Honor Society; Finding Opportunities and Academic Excellence in Computer Science and Neuroscience; Building a Humanities Foundation within a STEM Major; the Japanese Program and Term Abroad in Akita; Anything Else!

  • Jack Foster

    Class Year: 2027

    Majors: English and Spanish

    Minors: Music Technology

    Scholars Project Title: American Guillotine

    Contact Me About: Doing a Creative Project for the Scholars Project; Creating an Interesting and Important Narrative through Lyrics/Music/Poetry

  • Sara Harrow

    Class Year: 2026

    Major: ID Major: Biology and Spanish

    Minor: Seward Minor: Psychology and Human Behavior: Giving Rise to Political Attitudes and Opinions

    Seward Project Title: Virtuous Violence in the US and Brazil

    Contact Me About: The Seward Fellows Project; Balancing Pre-Med Courses with the Seward Fellows Program; Major/Minor Specific Questions; Anything Else!

  • Grace Kaiser

    Class Year: 2027

    Major: ID Major: History and Political Science Major

    Scholars Project Title: Construction Integration at the University at Buffalo: An Unyielding Coalition

    Contact Me About: Getting Involved on Campus; Connecting with your Professors; Study Abroad.

  • Katie Robinson

    Class Year: 2026

    Major: Biomedical Engineering

    Scholars Project Title: Hydrogel Encapsulation of Human Mesenchymal Stomal Cells

    Contact Me About: Getting Involved in Research on Campus; Summer Research; BMES; Summer Clinical Immersion Program; Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honors Society).

  • Samantha Rose

    Class Year: 2027

    Major: Environmental Engineering

    Minors: Chemistry and Climate Change Studies

    Scholars Project Title: Green Roofs: The Implications of Insulation, Water Control, and Mitigation of the Urban Heat Island Effect at Union College

    Contact Me About: Getting Involved on Campus; Balancing Academics and Athletics; Research on Campus; Staying Organized at College.

  • Jules Squissato

    Class Year: 2026

    Major: Biomedical Engineering

    Minor: Chemistry

    Scholars Project Title: Synthesis of Thiourea Derivatives for Use as Sulfur Precursors in the Production of ZnS Quantum Dots

    Contact Me About: Finding Research Opportunities (Engineering, Chemistry, and Biochemistry), Reaching Out to Professors; Getting Involved on Campus; Chemistry/BioChemistry Club; Balancing a Major and Minor.

  • Mai Tran

    Class Year: 2026

    Major: Psychology

    Minor: Sociology

    Scholars Project Title: Hikiomori and Internet Addiction in US College Students

    Contact Me About: Doing Research with Psychology Faculty Member; Psychology Research; Going to Conferences to Present Research; Planning Courses for Early Graduation.

  • Gavin Wright

    Class Year: 2026

    Major: Physics

    Minors: Astrophysics

    Scholars Project Title: MHD Simulations of Exoplanet System 55 Cancri e

    Contact Me About: Physics & Astronomy at Union; Ultimate Frisbee; ACE; Getting Involved at Union; Undergraduate Research; Graduate School Planning; MtG; D&D; Connecting with Others.