2026 Candidates—U

KYLE S. UCHNEAT — Chemistry   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Synthesis of Conjugated Small Molecules via Aldol Condensation in Dimethylformamide for Organic Electronic Applications 

Dhandapani Venkataraman, Chemistry 

 

SHAFEENA T. UDDIN — Biomedical Engineering   

Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors 

Magnetic Ionic Liquids as a Reagent to Capture and Concentrate Foodborne Pathogens 

Matthew D. Moore, Food Sciences 

 

SAMANVAY UPADHYAY — Computer Engineering   

Advanced Scholarship - Departmental Honors 

Design and Evaluation of a Hybrid Energy-Harvesting System for Wearable Health and Environmental Monitoring 

Jeremy Gummeson, Electrical & Computer Engineering 

 

GABRIELA URBANOWICZ — Economics   

Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors 

 

SOFIA A. URENA PONS — Japanese Language & Literature   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Stray Sheep: The Meiji Citizen and Nationalism in Natsume Sōseki’s Trilogy 

Amanda C. Seaman, Languages, Literatures, & Cultures