
Beckman Scholars Poster Session
2025 McNair Scholars Austin Bunkelman, Vianna Dao, and Dylan Schommer, 2024-2025 Beckman Scholar Aedon Langkau, and 2025-2026 Beckman Scholar Noah Levin were among the fifteen students who presented their summer research projects to an appreciative audience of family, friends, and UW-Oshkosh community members.

Austin Bunkelman, Dr. Brant Kedrowski, and Dr. Kevin Crawford, “Controlled Synthesis of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Oligomers for Use in Biodegradation Studies”

Vianna Dao and Dr. Brant Kedrowski, and Dr. Kevin Crawford, “Synthesis of short chain oligomers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for use in biodegradation studies”

Dylan Schommer and Dr. Jennifer Mihalick, “Investigating Effects of Reaction Conditions on Nanocellulose-Silica Interactions in Composite Materials”

Aedon Langkau and Dr. Sabrina Mueller-Spitz, “Searching for Extracellular Amylase Activity in the Soil Bacterium Mycolicibacterium species RJGII-135”

Noah Levin and Dr. Kevin Crawford, “Quaternary Ammonium Ions (Quats) and Microplastics in Aqueous Environments”