Lumen Prize

Dahdal, a 2024 Lumen Scholar, is researching how to use LiDAR technology to gather vital signs from medical patients without touching them. It’s one of several research endeavors he has taken on throughout his time at Elon.

A Lumen Scholar and biochemistry major, Romano studied in Germany as an undergraduate before earning her medical degree from Eberhard Karls Universität in Tübingen, Germany.

The mathematics and statistics students got the unique opportunity to interact with experts in other fields for their research.

Students Sol Addison '25 and Lila Snodgrass '26 gave oral presentations at two conference this summer. At the Unknot V conference for Knot Theory, Addison and Snodgrass's presentation was the only undergraduate talk to be featured without a parallel session.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Vickie Moore and one of her former research students, Seth McKee '21 published a scientific article from McKee's Honors Thesis.

Ayesh Awad '24, Pagnapech Ngoun '26, Murilo Ferreira Lopes '27, Nicolas Alvarez '27 and five faculty Emily Elrod, Kristen Mazur, Brittany Riggs, Hwayeon Ryu and Aaron Trocki presented at MathFest, the annual meeting of the Mathematical Association of America on August 7-10, 2024 in Indianapolis.

Nearly 50 students participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience, a unique opportunity where the topics are diverse, along with the personal stories behind them.

Sydney Barlow ’24 and Cole Carney ’24 shared their research, mentored by Cindy Fair, at the conference in San Diego.

Through her Lumen Prize research, Krause has developed a prototype that could help address the shortcomings of an important health care tool.

Four members of the Class of 2024 and one member of the Class of 2023 have been selected for the prestigious program that offers opportunities for recent graduates in more than 140 countries. Five have been selected as alternates.