RET ECOWATER Alumni

2021 Participants

Art Ballos

Bailey Bacon

JC Harmon High School
Biology, Environmental Science, Human Anatomy & Physiology
Mentor: Gibum Kwon
Project: Investigating the Synthesis of Polymers in Liquid:Liquid Separation and Application
Partner RET Participant: Becky Retzloff

Jean Halley

Lincoln College Preparatory Academy
IB Biology first and second year
Mentor: Justin Hutchinson and Edward Peltier
Project: Bioremediation to Promote Safe Drinking Water: Recovering enzymes from soil
Partner RET participants: Ayla Parham-Cortez and Cara Snyder

Denise Heavner

Ayla Parham-Cortez

Lincoln College Preparatory Academy
Biology; IB Biology Years 1 & 2
Mentor: Justin Hutchinson and Edward Peltier
Project: Bioremediation to Promote Safe Drinking Water: Recovering enzymes from soil
Partner RET participants: Jean Halley and Cara Snyder

Becky Retzloff

JC Harmon High School
Biology, Zoology, Botany
Mentor: Gibum Kwon
Project: Investigating the Synthesis of Polymers in Liquid:Liquid Separation and Application
Partner RET Participant: Bailey Bacon

Barry Richards

Wellsville High School
Math; middle school science
Mentor: Alan Allgeier
Project: Creating Hydrogels – Testing for Compression, Diffusion, and NMR Analysis
Partner RET participant: Art Ballos

Cara Snyder

Topeka West High School
Biology and Physical Science
Mentor: Justin Hutchinson and Edward Peltier
Project: Wat-er We Drinking? A Biology Storyline Based in Engineering Principles
Partner RET participants: Ayla Parham-Cortez and Jean Halley

Katherine Wolf

Southwest Middle School
Science and biology
Mentor: Mark Shiflett
Project: Warming Up by Cooling Down: Refrigerants, Global Warming, & Ozone Depletion, Oh My!
Partner RET Participant: Denise Heavner

2019 Participants

Ellen Bruggeman

Jerad Gorney

Gardner-Edgerton High School
Biology, Ecology
Mentor: Gibum Kwon
Project: Investigating Hydrophilicity and Oleophobicity through Mechanical Separation of Oil/Water Emulsions
Partner RET Participant: Katie Hutchison

Katie Hutchison*

Lawrence High School
Biology, Chemistry, ESOL, World History
Mentor: Gibum Kwon
Project: Investigating Hydrophilicity and Oleophobicity through Mechanical Separation of Oil/Water Emulsions
Partner RET Participant: Jerad Gorney
*Also served as peer mentor and teaching coach in 2021

Anne Krebs

Lansing High School
Chemistry & Physics
Mentor: Kevin Leonard
Project: Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production –Investigating the Efficacy of Ni Mesh vs. Ni Foam
Partner RET Participant: Rebecca Taylor

Michael Rebne

Andrew Taylor

Olathe Northwest High School
Biology, Robotics
Mentor: Mark Shiflett
Project: Investigating Removal of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) from Drinking Water
Partner RET Participant: Candice Van Allen

Rebecca Taylor

Wichita High School West
Mathematics, Engineering
Mentor: Kevin Leonard
Project: Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production –Investigating the Efficacy of Ni Mesh vs. Ni Foam
Partner RET Participant: Anne Krebs

Candice Van Allen

Weskan High School
Biology, physics, chemistry
Mentor: Mark Shiflett
Project: Investigating Removal of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) from Drinking Water
Partner RET Participant: Andrew Taylor

Frances Wecker

Emporia High School
Biology, Earth and Space
Mentor: Edward Peltier
Project: Three Essential Elements to Produced Water Treatment and Recovery in the Science and Math Classroom: A Research-Based Model
Partner RET Participant: Jennifer Womack

Jennifer Womack

Topeka High School
Mathematics
Mentor: Edward Peltier
Project: Three Essential Elements to Produced Water Treatment and Recovery in the Science and Math Classroom: A Research-Based Model
Partner RET Participant: Frances Wecker