Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
The CUERP Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program is designed to bring innovative research opportunities to students at Loyola University Chicago. 
The focus of the program is for students to conduct interdisciplinary research on issues related to unsustainable natural resource uses in the greater Chicago land region. The Center encourages research projects to combine elements of ecosystem structure and function, impacts on human health, public policy, behaviors, and other environmental factors.
Photo: Mariya Demidovich, a 2007 CUERP Undergraduate Research Fellow presents her research at a CUERP meeting.
Congratulations to the 2008 CUERP Undergraduate Fellows. Fellows are conducting research and will present findings at a fall CUERP meeting.
Please take a moment to read about the students awarded the fellowship and their research projects.
Fellow: David Miceli
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nancy Tuchman, Biology Department and GIS Specialist, David Goldblatt
Project Title: Mapping of Invasive Wetland Plants at Spring Bluff Nature Preserve
Fellow: Julia Peters
Faculty Mentors: Dr. Martina Schmeling, Chemistry Department, Dr. George Thiruvathukal, Computer Science, Dr. Holly Kramer, Preventive Medicine, Dr. David Shoham, Preventive Medicine, and GIS Specialist, David Goldblatt
Project Title: Cardiovascular Outcomes as a Function of Air Quality
Fellow: Katherine Policht
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Kelly, Biology Department
Project Title: Impacts of Biosolids Additions on Nitrifying Bacteria in Agricultural Soils
Fellow: John Samuel Saliba
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christopher Peterson, Natural Science Department
Project Title: Variation in Biomass Accrual and Establishment of Denitrification Activity in Stream Biofilms
Fellow: Yousuf Sayeed
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Emma Rosi-Marshall, Biology Department
Project Title: The Effects of Antihistamine on Aquatic Gastropod Livelihood
Please contact Gina Lettiere for information on how to participate in the CUERP Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program.