Our summer programming will begin on Tuesday May 19th with an informal welcome; our first student presenters will go on Tuesday May 26th. The last seminar will be on Tuesday July 21st. At each weekly meeting, students will present short overviews of their specific summer projects (e.g., question of interest, methods of inquiry, anticipated results or applications, etc.) to an audience of students, faculty, staff, administrators, and prospective students and their families. ACRoSS meetings will be held on Tuesdays from 12:00 PM until 1:30 PM. Starting June 16, 2026, presentations have been moved to Pelletier 311 to accommodate our larger audiences. Lunch is provided each week courtesy of the Office of URSCA.
ACRoSS 2026 Schedule
Tuesday, May 19th
Tuesday, May 19th
Summer welcome, Library and Center for Career and Professional Development Workshops
Tuesday, May 26th
Tuesday, May 26th
- Stefan Vukas ‘27 and Carlos Klein ‘28– Civilian Casualties in Civil Wars & Legacies of Violence [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Shanna Kirshner]
- Shyann Rulander ’27 –Exploration of the Synthesis and Application of Hydrogenase Mimics [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Tim Chapp]
Tuesday, June 2nd
Tuesday, June 2nd
- Emily Jackson ‘28, Sophia Misner ‘28, and Brenna Palmiero ‘27 – Anthropogenic stressors in wild birds [Faculty Mentor Prof. Jenn Houtz]
- Maddox Brown ’29, Nyahnna Collins ‘29, Benjamin Lord ‘27, and Oliver Schneider ‘27 – EEG Signatures of Emotional False Memories [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kristen Warren]
Tuesday, June 9th
Tuesday, June 9th
- Serena Carnahan ‘29, Sahasra Gangineni ‘29, and Madison Mullen ‘29 – Investigating immunodeficiency mutations in Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Lauren Kueffer]
- Saad Nawaz ’28, and Ainslee Plesko ‘28, – A Nurse Walks Into a Bar: An Ethical Analysis of LLMs in AI [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Oliver Bonham-Carter]
Tuesday, June 16th
Tuesday, June 16th
- Anton Hodge ’27 – The Visual Bibliothecae: An Image Catalog for the Merrick Archives [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Brian Miller]
- Anotidaishe Chinogureyi ‘29, Kisanet Tekle ‘29, – Title forth coming [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Lauren French]
- Lucas Bradley ’27 and Luna Fothergill ‘28, – Title forth coming [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Barbara Riess]
Tuesday, June 23rd
Tuesday, June 23rd
- Hafsat Shehu’28 – Title forth coming [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Brad Hersh]
- Aicha Foster ’29 – Title forth coming [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Heather Moore Roberson]
- Meadow Pontius ’28 – Title forth coming [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Austin Bryan]
Tuesday, June 30th
Tuesday, June 30th
- Joshua Mehler ’28 and Miguel Orti Vila ‘28 – Smashing Stars: Predicting Stellar Collision Outcomes with AI [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jamie Lombardi]
- Dylan McNutt ‘29 – Title forth coming [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Ian Thomas]
- Sarina Gomez ’29 – Title forth coming [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Alexis Hart]
Tuesday, July 7th
Tuesday, July 7th
- Angelee Bawek ‘28 and Owen Ranus ’28 – Digitization and Public Access to the Erie Art Museum Collection [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Paula Burleigh]
- Yogesh Kumar Gupta ‘28 – Title forth coming [Faculty Mentor: Prof. Steve Onyiewu]
Tuesday, July 14th
Tuesday, July 14th
Tuesday, July 21st
Tuesday, July 21st