Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
Ferris Library for Information, Technology and Education (FLITE)
Ferris State University
1010 Campus Drive, FLITE 410 D & F
Big Rapids, MI 49307
(231) 591-2547
[email protected]
2025 Symposium
Friday, September 12, 2025, David L. Eisler Center, Founder's Room and Ballrooms
- 9a.m. - Welcome remarks from Ferris State University President, Dr. Bill Pink & ORSP Director, Dr. Thomas Dowling (Founder's Room)
- 9:10 - 11:10a.m. - Summer Student Fellows Lightning Talks, 7 minutes each followed by 3 minute Q&A (Founder's Room)
- 11:10 - 11:20am - Keynote Introduction - Dr. Robert Fleischman, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (Founder's Room)
- 11:20 - 12:00p.m. - Keynote Address, Desitnation Defined: Turning Academic Curiosity Into Career Clarity, Dr. Alan Arnold (2004, Biotechnology FSU Alumnus)
- 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Ferris State Student Poster Session and Lunch Reception (DEC Ballrooms
A & B)
Students from across the campus community will share their work in an open poster session
The Summer Fellows Program would not be successful without support from the following:
- Dr. Bill Pink, Ferris State University President
- Dr. Robert Fleischman, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Dr. Jason Bentley, Dean RSS and Interim Dean of FLITE and TIMME Student Endowment
- Dr. Randy Cagle, Dean College of Arts, Sciences, and Education
- Dr. Stephen Durst, Dean College of Pharmacy and Hagerman Endowment
- Stephen Halko, Dean of Academic Affairs at KCAD
- Dr. Logan Jones, Dean College of Business
- Kate O’Connor, Dean College of Engineering Technology
- Dr. Daniel Taylor, Dean Michigan College of Optometry
2025 Fellows
Factors Influencing Addiction Service Recidivism
Student Fellow
Jesse Anders, Artifical Intelligence
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Greg Gogolin, College of Business
The Dynamics of Selected Indicators in the Fragile State Index
Student Fellow
Dylan Bosch, Actuarial Science; Honors
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Victor Piercey, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, Mathematics & Honors
The Generalized Variable Method-Based Inference for Multi-Class Classification in Parkinson's Disease
Student Fellow
Meezaan M Uddin, Artifical Intelligence
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Sumith Gunasekera, College of Business
Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Dual EGFR/MNK Inhibitors as Anticancer Agents
Student Fellow
Sophie Derusha, Biotechnology
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Sonalie Kurup, College of Pharmacy
From Research to Relationship: Designing a Transformative Study Away Program to the Pine Ridge Reservation
Student Fellow
Haley King, Social Work
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Dawn Fox, College of Arts, Sciences, & Education, Social Work
Computational Modeling of 1-carbon (1-C) Metabolism to Analyze Mitochondrial 1-C Flux
Student Fellow
Xheskia (Jessica) Luarasi
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Sky Pike, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, Biology and Dr. Bradley Isler, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, Biological Sciences
Preparation and Characterization of Erlotinib Nanoparticles
Student Fellow
Madison Lyod, Biology
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Namita Giri, College of Pharmacy
Methodologies for Housing Affordability in Small Towns
Student Fellow
Aislinn Rosas-Martinez, Architecture & Sustainability
Faculty Mentor
Jorge Reynoso, College of Engineering & Technology, Architectural Technology & Facility Management
The Encryption Dilemma: Cybersecurity, Economics, and the Risk of Government Backdoors
Student Fellow
Jake McGaha, Economics
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Tyler Watts, Business
The First 1,000 Days: How Early Trauma Shapes Infant Mental Health and Development
Student Fellow
Megan Molaski, Master of Social Work
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Michael Berghoef, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, Social Work
LC-MS-based Metabolic Studies of 1-C Flux in Tumors and Cell Lines
LC-MS-based Metabolic Studies of 1-C Flux in Tumors and Cell Lines
Dr. Sky Pike, Biology