NSF REU at K-State: Interactions of Matter, Light and Learning
2025 REU Student Projects

Ryan Coughley mentored by Vinod Kumarappan (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics)
Samuel Diener mentored by Itzik Ben-Itzhak (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics)
Leopold Grossman mentored by Bret Flanders (Condensed, Soft & Biological Matter Physics
Elisabeth Hager mentored by Bill Bridges and J.T. Laverty (Physics Education Research)
Zander Holdsworth mentored by Cosmin Blaga (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics)
Aslan Merioles mentored by Daniel Rolles (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics)
Lily Richard mentored by Cosmin Blaga (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics)
Carlos Ruiz mentored by Bret Flanders (Condensed, Soft & Biological Matter Physics
Nutsiko Samushia mentored by Loren Greenman (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics)
Vanessa Sanders mentored by Itzik Ben-Itzhak (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics)
Olivia Scherrer mentored by Jeremy Schmit (Condensed, Soft & Biological Matter Physics
Benjamin Schuster mentored by Loren Greenman (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics)
Kevin Wagoner mentored by Bill Bridges and J.T. Laverty (Physics Education Research)