{"id":56,"date":"2009-06-03T11:34:58","date_gmt":"2009-06-03T15:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:23:01","slug":"student-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/achievements\/student-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Recognizing student research<\/h2>\n<p>Learn about UROP awardee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2026\/cfa-students-shakespeare-festival\/?utm_campaign=bu_today&amp;utm_source=email_20260617_full&amp;utm_medium=1_featured_story&amp;utm_content=arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gus Kim&#8217;s experience<\/a>, through research with a CFA professor, as part of the design team for the world\u2019s largest Shakespeare festival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2025\/testing-a-new-approach-to-solving-the-opioid-epidemic\/?utm_campaign=the_brink&amp;utm_source=email_20251029_full&amp;utm_medium=2_must_read_2&amp;utm_content=health\">Sarah Kornfeld<\/a> shares her research that could one day help treat pain without the fear of addiction!<\/p>\n<p>UROP awardee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2025\/bee-research-at-the-arnold-arboretum\/\">Matteo Finnerty shares his research on protecting Boston&#8217;s native bees!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out UROP awardee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2025\/protecting-maines-coastal-heritage\/\">Sierra Koerber-Marx&#8217;s research on sugar kelp in the Brink<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>UROP awardee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2025\/using-ai-to-identify-plundered-antiquities\/\">Hallie Baker discusses her research on identifying plundered antiquities using AI in the Brink!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out UROP student <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2024\/bu-archaeology-alaskan-shellfish-remains\/\">Jessica Buckley&#8217;s archaeology research in the Brink<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the ATT Newsletter to read about CAS student research.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/urop\/files\/2024\/02\/AATTNewsletter60.pdf\" class=\"button\">Read the newsletter here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Delve into some of our participants&#8217; research in a variety of fields. Students share what UROP helped them achieve, and some advice for those ready to embark on their own research project.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"extra-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blocktext\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"underline\">Leela Munsiff<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leela (CAS Linguistics) conducted research in Linguistics with Professor Kate Lindsey for three consecutive summers, leading to the opportunity to present her work at an international research conference.\r\n\r\n\"UROP has given me the opportunity to learn about my field up close and contribute novel research to it. It has led me to presenting my research at the New Waves of Analyzing Variation - Asia Pacific, something which I couldn't have done without UROP and my mentor.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/urop\/files\/2022\/12\/MG_4484-Leela-Munsiff-scaled.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/cate-albright\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"48\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2022\/12\/albrightcate-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Cate Albright<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">CAS Pure and Applied Mathematics \/ Public Health<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/kendall-andrews\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"45\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2023\/01\/Andrews-Kendall-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Kendall Andrews<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">CAS Neuroscience &#038; Psychology \/ Music<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/grace-beery-cas-23\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"60\" height=\"46\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-25-at-12.09.45\u202fPM-388x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Grace Beery<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">CAS Biology, Ecology &#038; Conservation<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/sophie-cutter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"40\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_4649_Original-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Sophie Cutter<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">CAS Linguistics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/marshal-dong\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"45\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Marshal-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Marshal Dong<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">CAS Physics\/CS, BusinessJapanese<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/olivia-gibson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"51\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-12-at-2.16.53-PM-257x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Olivia Gibson<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">CAS Biology, CMG<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/ely-hochfelder\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"47\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2025\/06\/Ely-Headshot-235x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Ely Hochfelder<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">International Relations &#038; Spanish<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/baran-khoraminejad-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"46\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2024\/03\/unnamed-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Baran Khoraminejad<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">CAS Biology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/leela-munsiff\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"40\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2022\/12\/MG_4484-Leela-Munsiff-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Leela Munsiff<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">CAS Linguistics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/sabine-ollivier-yamin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"45\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2023\/01\/Sabine-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Sabine Ollivier Yamin<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">CAS Neurohistory and Film and TV<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/win-rati-bora-oo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"40\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2025\/06\/Win-Rati-Oo-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Win Rati (Bora) Oo<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) with a Religion Minor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/jaii-pappu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"60\" height=\"50\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2022\/12\/UROP-Spotlight-Jaii-Pappu-358x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Jaii Pappu<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">CAS Neuroscience \/ Chemistry (Pre-Medical Track)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/himagowri-prasad\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"48\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2025\/06\/Himagowri-Prasad-Headshot-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Himagowri Prasad<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Biomedical Engineering, concentration in Nanotechnology, Minor in Chemistry<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/yoeku-sam\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"60\" height=\"40\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2025\/06\/Yoeku-Sam-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Yoeku Sam<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Biochemistry &#038; Molecular Biology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/lincoln-son-currie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"45\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2023\/01\/Son-Currie-Lincoln-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Lincoln Son Currie<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">COM Journalism \/ Spanish<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/jingyi-sun\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2023\/01\/Sun-Jingyi-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Jingyi Sun<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">CAS Psychology\/Advertising<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/profile\/alexander-thornton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"48\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/urop\/files\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-at-2.04.35\u202fPM-238x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Alexander Thornton<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">CAS Astronomy &#038; 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