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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Undergraduate students from across the University of Missouri System will travel to the Missouri Capitol to showcase their research at Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol on Thursday, March 12.
This yearly event provides students with the opportunity to share their research with state leaders and lawmakers. Their work spans a wide range of study, including animal science, astronomy and astrophysics, biochemistry, biology and biotechnology, business administration, computer science, criminal justice, engineering, health science, history, information technology, nursing, physics, psychology, and more.
In total, 42 students will present their research projects to Missouri lawmakers: 11 from the University of Missouri-Columbia, 12 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 9 from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and 10 from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
WHAT: Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
WHEN: 10 a.m.-–12 p.m., Thursday, March 12
WHERE: 3rd Floor Rotunda, Missouri Capitol, Jefferson City
Media are also invited to attend and converse with students about their research. Please see below a list of students attending Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol and their hometowns.
2026 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY ATTENDEES
University of Missouri – Columbia
- Carissa Bersche – senior, Chesterfield
- Zach Borowiak – junior, Cape Girardeau
- Nya Dodd – junior, Ozark
- Abigail Dowell – senior, Wildwood
- Oliva Franken – junior, Linn Creek
- Gianni Ioannou – junior, Lee’s Summit
- Hunter Hollomon – junior, Norborne
- Mathew Kimaku – senior, Lee’s Summit
- Katherine Spitzmiller – junior, Roscoe (Ill.)
- Jose Torres-Gomez – junior, Liberty
- Rachel Trosky – junior, St. Louis
Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Luke Colbert – junior, Lee’s Summit
- Michael Hotra – junior, Washington
- Hossein Libre – sophomore, Rolla
- James Meyer – junior, Jefferson City
- Jeannette Ramirez – senior, Ballwin
- Tyler Sanford – senior, St. Louis
- Jacob Schroll – junior, St. Louis
- Aidan Sengupta – senior, St. Louis
- William Wisnasky – junior, Lee’s Summit
University of Missouri – Kansas City
- Alex Alonso – senior, Kansas City
- Amgad Benkhadra – senior, Kansas City
- Grace Brandner – senior, Kansas City
- Liv Courtney – senior, Kansas City
- Sienna Ficken – junior, Independence
- Olivia Fritz – senior, Kansas City
- Jacqueline Gildo – sophomore, Kansas City
- Mohammad Jarrad – junior, Kansas City
- Erica Ludy – sophomore, Kansas City
- Savy Nistala – sophomore, Columbia
- Kaitlyn Schebaum – junior, Sullivan
- Alexandria Woerth – senior, Liberty
University of Missouri – St. Louis
- Jesse Bier – senior, Janesville (Wis.)
- Lorah Crame – sophomore, Mexico
- Bryanna Deatherage – senior, St. Charles
- Zoe Ellis – senior, Ballwin
- Greg Ketcherside – junior, St. Louis
- Karch Knipp – sophomore, Jefferson City
- Allison Lendman – senior, Maryland Heights
- Lucy Roth – senior, University City
- Samuel Voell – senior, Leesburg (Va.)
- Kyliyah Walker – senior, St. Louis
Reviewed 2026-03-10