WHAT
Representing each of the four University of Missouri System universities, a handful of high-achieving students will travel to the Missouri Capitol to showcase their research at Undergraduate Research Day. This annual event marks an opportunity for students to share their research innovations with state legislators. This research spans a breadth of topics, including agriculture, biology, chemistry, education, engineering, health, history, physics, psychology, social services and transportation and infrastructure.
In total, 43 students will present their research projects to Missouri lawmakers: 13 from the University of Missouri-Columbia, 12 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 11 from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and seven from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
WHEN
10 a.m. – noon, Thursday, April 4
WHERE
Missouri Capitol, Jefferson City
3rd floor rotunda
Please see below for a list of students attending Undergraduate Research Day and their hometowns.
2024 Undergraduate Research Day Student Attendees
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA
Julianna Bayless, junior, Gerald, Missouri
Ellen Gates, junior, Columbia, Missouri
Amy Brandt, senior, Jefferson City, Missouri
Robin Vanderbeck, senior, St. Charles, Missouri
Olivia Woody, sophomore, Gallatin, Missouri
Gillian Hark, senior, Hannibal, Missouri
Ilay Kielmanowicz, junior, Chesterfield, Missouri
Ahhyun Lee, senior, Columbia, Missouri
Kaiya Lynch, junior, Kansas City, Missouri
Jane Manson, senior, Barnhart, Missouri
Randi Noel, senior, Butler, Missouri
Nivedita Prabhu, senior, Fenton, Missouri
Kyler Richard, senior, Columbia, Missouri
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY
Sophia Baugher, junior, Independence, Missouri
Emily Bledsoe, junior, Overland Park, Kansas
Chris Ekengren, senior, Raytown, Missouri
Austin Evans, freshman, Neosho, Missouri
Maryam Oyebamiji, senior, Kansas City, Missouri
Sydney Rogers, sophomore, Blue Springs, Missouri
Anna Shaw, sophomore, Independence, Missouri
Olivia Sours, senior, Independence, Missouri
Emma Stauffer, senior, Kansas City, Missouri
Mya Thomas, junior, Columbia, Missouri
Brady Wolff, senior, Lake Winnebago, Missouri
Isaac Woodward, junior, Riverside, Missouri
MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Ezekiel Allen, senior, Pleasant Hill, Missouri
Michael Davis, junior, Louisiana, Missouri
Jessica Frame, senior, St. Peters, Missouri
Joshua Gary, senior, Lake St. Louis, Missouri
Charles Green, sophomore, Kansas City, Missouri
Elena Zobel, sophomore, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
Gracie May James, junior, House Springs, Missouri
Amelia Markwell, sophomore, Chesterfield, Missouri
Joshua Perkins, junior, St. Louis, Missouri
Mikaela Ritchie, senior, Union, Missouri
Guy Timbrook, senior, Lentner, Missouri
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
Brittney Bounds, St. Louis, Missouri
John Granicke, junior, Hazelwood, Missouri
Jesse Laseter, senior, St. Louis, Missouri
Zachary Pfeiffer, senior, St. Louis, Missouri
Cory Perkins, senior, Ballwin, Missouri
Julia Talbert, junior, O’Fallon, Missouri
Addison Vogt, senior, Wentzville, Missouri