Research on Capitol Hill Presenters
Utah’s Research on Capitol Hill is an annual celebration of undergraduate research held in the Rotunda of the State Capitol. Organized by USU, it features the two public research universities’ students and their research projects. Students of all disciplines from around the state share the results of their investigations with legislators.
2026
College of Engineering
- Emelia Huff | Biological engineering | David Britt
- Rosemary Yahne | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Srishti Banerji
S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources:
- Atla Crane | Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences | Feifei Bi
- Alynne Culter | Watershed Sciences | Timothy Walsworth
- Tia Lawrence, Maloree McDonald |Plant, Soils, and Climate | Mirella Ortiz
- Rebecca Thorley | Wildland Resources | Amita Kaundal
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services:
- Tyler Hansen | Psychology | Amy Odum
- Jacey Hopkin | Psychology | Kerry Jordan
- Eva Jones, Hannah Jensen, Sophia Baumann | Psychology | Jennifer Grewe
- Emily Kuehnl | Psycholoy | Gregory Madden
- Jared Vance | Psychology | Melanie Domernech
- Kenzie Wachtel | Psychology | Sara Freeman
College of Arts and Sciences:
- Ian Brush | Biology | Chris Smith
- April Buys | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Matthew Meng
- Sophie Christensen | Political Science | Josh Ryan
- Isis Cordova | Chemstry and Biochemistry | Fabiane Mundim
- Olivia Huff | Sociology and Anthropology | Lisa Boyce
- Nathan McCoy | Biology | Jeff Manson
- Jessie Miller | Communication Studies and Philosophy | Sterling Bone
- Adrianne Parker | Art and Design | Alexa Sand
- Rebekah Rowe | Biology | Sara Freeman
- Emily Samuels | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Jordan Truex
- Trace Taylor, Ashley Bahora | Physics | JR Dennison
- Connor Waite | Physics | Yucheng Zhao
- Joshua Westhora | Biology | Claudia Nischwitz