The vision of the Gerald and Sally DeNardo Science Scholars program is to support the undergraduate research experience of outstanding science students with Santa Clara University faculty mentors. Scholars receive academic year and summer research awards, with additional resources for supplies and travel. The program is funded through a generous endowment created by Gerald and Sally DeNardo.
Meet the new 2020 Science Scholars
Ayush Kris '21
BiochemistryStudying the Adsorption of Chlorpromazine and Clozapine to Phospholipid Membranes
Faculty Mentor: Grace Stokes
Mireille Martinez '21
Biology and SpanishLongitudinal Study of Student Commensal E. coli
Faculty Mentor: Craig Stephens
Tannaz Azimi '22
NeuroscienceUnderstanding the Symbolic and Nonsymbolic Representations of Numbers and their Relationship to Math Learning Disabilities in Children
Faculty Mentor: Lang Chen
Brian Hong '22
BiochemistryDeveloping methods to study interactions of engineered nanomaterials with proteins
Faculty Mentor: Korin Wheeler
Ethan Schauer '22
BiochemistryGenotoxic Impurity Toxicity Screening through Capillary Electrophoresis
Faculty Mentor: Steven Suljak