The vision of the Gerald and Sally DeNardo Science Scholars program is to support the undergraduate research experience of outstanding science students with Santa Clara University faculty mentors. Scholars receive academic year and summer research and supply awards. The program is funded through a generous endowment created by Gerald and Sally DeNardo.
Meet the 2025 Science Scholars
Maya Barrett ’27
Psychology major / Public Health minor
Faculty Mentor: Micah Lattanner, Public Health
Project Name: Development of Objective and Perceived University-Level LGBTQ+ Structural Stigma Measures: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach
Andrew Kai ’27
Neuroscience and Biology double major
Faculty Mentor: Robin Grotjahn, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Name: Assessments of Modern Density Functional Approximations for Fullerenes Using Turbomole on WAVE HPC
Tiffany Kinyua ’27
Psychology major / Biology and Ethnic Studies minors
Faculty Mentor: Desiree Forsythe, Biology
Project Name: Exploring the Impact of Non-STEM Minors on STEM Students’ Identity
Liam Miller ’27
Biochemistry major
Faculty Mentor: Meaghan Deegan, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Name: Using Photoactive Rhenium Sites to Investigate Proton Coupled Transfer Reactions