Undergraduate Fellows

Ben’s research focuses on investigating and modeling the failure behavior of woven composite materials, which are nonhomogeneous materials made of fibers embedded in another material called the matrix.

Bree Drew, one of our undergraduate research fellowship recipients for 2024–2025, was recently featured in the 2025 issue of Roots & Ranges, a publication of UW’s College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources.

Drea’s undergraduate research focuses on nutrient management and salinity stress, two critical challenges for sustaining fresh vegetable production under space-relevant farming conditions.

Samuel is a botany major at the University of Wyoming. He utilizes machine learning networks to automatically identify and extract different features of leaf fossils.

As a senior in mechanical engineering at UW, Annalise investigates hydrogen embrittlement in pipeline steel—the seeping of hydrogen atoms into the steel, leading to a loss of ductility and strength in the metal.

Kaitlyn Schultz is an undergraduate student at the University of Wyoming majoring in both physics and astronomy & astrophysics. For her research, she analyzes stellar ages within bubbles in a nearby galaxy called “The Phantom Galaxy.”

Kaycee Conder is a senior at the University of Wyoming majoring in both astronomy & astrophysics and physics. Her current research delves into the discovery and characterization of buried star clusters within nearby spiral galaxies.

Janelle is an animal science pre-veterinary major. Her research is focused on finding more in-depth explanations as to why cattle are more susceptible to heart disease.

Bri Agenbroad grew up in an urban environment, but her passion for wildlife ecology was ignited after accepting a life-changing career as a kayak guide in Alaska.