Research Matters - Showcasing Graduate Research
Research Matters is a collaboration between Kansas Public Radio (FM91.5 Lawrence) and the Office of Graduate Studies that showcases how graduate research supports the economic, human, social, and environmental well-being of Kansans, our state, and the nation.
Research Matters Archive
Megan Wittman, PhD Student in Environmental Engineering
A microorganism that thrives with less oxygen, saving water utilities and operators valuable resources while treating waste water.
Kip Nielsen, PhD candidate in Atmospheric Science
Using aircraft data and machine learning to analyze data, looking for trends and patterns that could help improve your weather forecast.
Grant Downes, PhD student in Bioengineering
Developing antigen-specific immunotherapy for safe and efficacious treatment of type 1 diabetes.
Grahmm Funk, PhD student in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Discovering and developing the formulation of small molecule and biologic compounds for oral delivery in immunomodulatory therapy.
Kara Hageman, PhD in Bioengineering
Graduate Researcher Kara Hageman is researching ways to prevent infection in orthopedic implants using bioactive glass.
João Victor Poli, PhD student in Chemical Engineering
Doctoral Researcher João V. Poli in chemical engineering is exploring more efficient ways to transform waste water into fuel & fertilizer.
Reb Bryant, PhD student in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Researching ways to reconstruct and preserve tallgrass prairies by partnering with fungi.
Calissa Leslie-Miller, PhD Student in Clinical Child Psychology
Researching how parents use AI to make medical and health decisions for their children.
Megan Carlson, Doctoral Student in Aerospace Engineering
Teaching fixed wing drones to fly like birds.
Bre Waterman, PhD in Water Resources and Environmental Science
Researching how wetland vegetation can improve the health of waterways by removing excess nitrogen from farmland runoff.
Azeem Talabi, PhD student in Molecular Biosciences
Exploring new combination therapies to combat chemo resistance in cancer patients
Anna Ferkul, PhD student in Neuroscience
Investigating therapies to help less the adverse impacts of early life stress.
