This internship will provide the undergraduate student(s) an opportunity to participate in 10 weeks of mentored, paid, independent research. The student(s) will interact with scientists, university faculty, federal scientists, and graduate students conducting research in the area. Participant(s) will work closely with faculty mentor Dr. Catalina Segura and graduate student mentors Maeve Bittle (MS) and Stalin Guamán (PhD). The REU student will conduct supervised and guided research and be e