Research Students

Categories: Undergraduate Research Students | Graduate Research Students | High School, Community College and Visiting Undergraduate Students | Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

Undergraduate Research Students

Total: 21 Students; Ongoing: 3 Students; Primary Advisor: 18 Students

No.NameFundingGraduatedPrimary Advisor?
24.Jack Sheridan20OngoingYes
23.Cassandra Matthews Albertorio20OngoingYes
22.Anna Kivimagi20OngoingYes
21.Daniel (Caleb) Dowd OngoingYes
20.Luke Sauser OngoingYes
19.Angela Knight20Spring 2023 - Fall 2023Yes
18.Selman Pepeljak20Spring 2023Yes
17.Kenny Tran20Spring 2023Yes
16.Maricela Estrada Spring 2023Yes
15.Marilynn Garcia Orellana16Spring 2023Yes
14.Lexie Rennemo112023Yes
13.Emily Devalk 2022Yes
12.Tiffany Meeks10, 11, 122022Yes
11.Mohammed Mohammed10, 112022Yes
10.Cameron Dahlin92022Yes
9.Hashem Sonbol 2020Yes
8.Basil Habhab82019Yes
7.Robert Aguilar32018No
6.Yuliana Carrillo1, 22018Yes
5.Rosalie Chavez32017Yes
4.Cara Harrington 2017Yes
3.Chelsea Laxa 2017Yes
2.John Stapleton12017No
1.Michael Mann 2015No

Graduate Research Students

Total: 39 Students; Ongoing: 4; Primary Advisor: 20

No.NameMS/PhDFundingGraduatedRole
40.Kamrun Nahar KeyaPhD OngoingCommittee Member
39.Hossein Emami AhariPhD11, 13, 15OngoingPrimary Advisor
38.Veronica KiunaPhD OngoingPrimary Advisor
37.Rupsa RoyPhD13OngoingPrimary Advisor
36.Hasung KimPhD OngoingCommittee Member
35.Mahsa Belalzadeh*PhD132022-2023Primary Advisor
34.Sadie BrockettMS 2023Co-Advisor
33.Justin SabrowskyPhD18, 192023Supervisor
32.Benjamin SchaferMS212023Primary Advisor
31.Tiffany Meeks*MS122021 - 2022Primary Advisor
30.Muhammad Shahid Iqbal*PhD132019 - 2022Primary Advisor
29.Alex Davila FriasPhDN/A2021Committee Member
28.Kamal Raj UpadhayaMS132021Primary Advisor
27.Rupert BarnettMS 2018Committee Member
26.Rosalie ChavezMS1, 82018Primary Advisor
25.Shelley RodriguezMS12018Primary Advisor
24.Samin DonyanavardMS 2018Co-Advisor
23.Mohammed KhalidMS4, 52018Co-Advisor
22.Quoc-Hung (Bob) Vu PhanMS 2018Primary Advisor
21.Mohammed Al-BehadiliMS42018Primary Advisor
20. Allison BiedaMS 2018Primary Advisor
19.Smriti DhitalMS 2017Co-Advisor
18.Venkata Sai Teja AvalaMS 2017Primary Advisor
17.Tarjani ChauhanMS 2017Primary Advisor
16.Michael MannMS 2017Co-Advisor
15.Florentino OstrovaMS 2017Primary Advisor
14.Jagadishwar ReddyMS 2017Co-Advisor
13.Vivekkumar TimbadiaMS 2017Co-Advisor
12.Brian YamashiroMS 2017Co-Advisor
11.Murtdha Al QuraishiMS4, 52016Primary Advisor
10.Prakash KhanalMS 2016Co-Advisor
9.Majid NaddafMS 2016Primary Advisor
8.Lafa Taher NassruldinMS42016Co-Advisor
7.Zahraa Tawfeeq Ahj ObaidMS42016Co-Advisor
6.Pavitra PandeyMS 2016Primary Advisor
5.Duc TranMS 2016Co-Advisor
4.Khalifa AlhassenMS 2015Primary Advisor
3.Janak KoiralaMS 2015Co-Advisor
2.Krishna PanthaMS 2015Co-Advisor
1.Hari WoliMS 2015Co-Advisor

*Did not complete listed degree under Dr. Ajmera's supervision.

High School, Community College and Visiting Undergraduate Students

Total: 19 high school, 6 community college and 31 visiting undergraduate students

Primary Advisor: 8 high school, 3 community college and 22 visiting undergraduate students

No.NameLevelFundingYearPrimary Advisor?
57.Vincent HolmlundHigh School62019Yes
56.Esther AhnHigh School 2017Yes
55.Scarlett AlexanderHigh School 2017No
54.Purnima BhattaraiHigh School 2017Yes
53.Brisa BernalHigh School 2017No
52.Kevin ChangHigh School 2017No
51.Austin ChenHigh School 2017No
50.Bryan ChungHigh School 2017No
49.Sara GhaneiHigh School 2017No
48.Charles LeeHigh School 2017No
47.Graham LeimerHigh School 2017Yes
46.Paula RodriguezHigh School 2017Yes
45.Nathan SpidellHigh School 2017Yes
44.Stacey ChaoHigh School 2016No
43.Brittany ChenHigh School 2016No
42.Jannette DuranHigh School 2016Yes
41.Anna PattonHigh School 2016Yes
40.Alexandar TangHigh School 2016No
39.Chelsey YangshengHigh School 2016No
38. Yadira Geuvara-CarmonaCommunity College52017Yes
37.Brittany CortezCommunity College52016No
36.Laura LopezCommunity College52016Yes
35.Juan MartinezCommunity College52016No
34.Khoa NguyenCommunity College52016Yes
33.Juan ReynaCommunity College52016No
32.Kenny TranVisiting Undergraduate172022Yes
31.Christian Martinez FisherVisiting Undergraduate172022Yes
30.Oluwagbemiga Felix-AremoVisiting Undergraduate172022Yes
29.Ty JohnsonVisiting Undergraduate142021Yes
28.Samantha Olvera LopezVisiting Undergraduate 2017Yes
27.Juan Chaves TorrealVisiting Undergraduate72016No
26.Matheus Rodrigues Lima AguiarVisiting Undergraduate72016No
25. Ygor Bonfim Capistrano De PaivaVisiting Undergraduate72016No
24.Pedro Augusto Pacheco FlorentinoVisiting Undergraduate72016No
23.Luca Siqueira OliveiraVisiting Undergraduate72016No
22.Vitor Avelar Ribeiro LouraVisiting Undergraduate72016No
21.Gustavo Bruzarca TavaresVisiting Undergraduate72016No
20.Mateus Costa de MedeirosVisiting Undergraduate72016No
19.Mateus Costa de MedeirosVisiting Undergraduate72016No
18.Victor Cubits BelemVisiting Undergraduate72016No
17.Guilherme Pampolini SchiffnerVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
16.Tulio Sales RibeiroVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
15.Fernando Trajano De Arruda NetoVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
14.Livia Aguiar SchulzeVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
13.Guilherme Antonio Batistoti FilhoVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
12.Igor Da Silva TurteraVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
11.Thais Hayashi AlvesVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
10.Stefany Lima FernandesVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
9.Carolina MatoszkoVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
8.Marcella Naufal CerinoVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
7.Gustavo Peixoto ScaranoVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
6.Lucas Rocha PereiraVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
5.Ronaldo Rodrigues De Costa JuniorVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
4.Kebia Sucupira De Andrade BrunoVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
3.Alexandre Teiji Borges UmedaVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
2.Lucas Kenji TetsuyaVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes
1.Julia TonetVisiting Undergraduate72016Yes

Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

Total: 8 in-service and 2 pre-service teachers; Primary Advisor: 10 teachers

No.NameSchoolPre-/In-ServiceFundingYearPrimary Advisor?
10.Quenna BestonMunich High SchoolIn-Service102023Yes
9.Thomas JorgensonSheyenne High SchoolIn-Service102023Yes
8.Gretchen JostLiberty Middle SchoolIn-Service102023Yes
7.Wyatt WhiteakerNorthern Cass SchoolIn-Service102023Yes
6.Thomas JorgensonNDSU School of EducationPre-Service102022Yes
5.Matthew StoneSheyenne High SchoolIn-Service102022Yes
4.Jill WoldSheyenne High SchoolIn-Service102022Yes
3.Michael FinnesethNorth High SchoolIn-Service102021Yes
2.MacKenzie TeigenNDSU School of EducationPre-Service102021Yes
1.Ryan WenaasDavies High SchoolIn-Service102021Yes

Funding Codes:

  1. Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
  2. LSAMP Scholarship
  3. Bridge Engineering Grant
  4. Iraq Government Scholarship
  5. STEM2 Stipend
  6. North Dakota Governors School
  7. Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program (BSMP)
  8. CSUF Junior/Senior Intramural Grant
  9. NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association Board of Trustees: The Board of Trustees Endowment
  10. National Science Foundation
  11. Deep Foundations Institute At-Large Scholarship
  12. NDSU EPSCoR
  13. Internal Institutional Funds (Start-Up Package)
  14. National Institutes of Health
  15. ISU College of Engineering
  16. ISU Library, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and Office of the Vice President and Provost
  17. ISU Academic Program for EXcellence - Engineering (APEX-E)
  18. Iowa Space Grant Consortium
  19. Game2Work Grants for ISU Faculty and Staff
  20. ISU First Year Honors Program
  21. Geopier Foundation Company Midwest Scholarship