The Delfin program at Wichita State University is a seven-week summer research experience for undergraduate students from Latin America.
June 2025
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06/09 - Orientation & Breakfast Campus Tour Laboratory Welcomes & Discussion |
| 06/10 - Honors Student Lounge Tour |
| 06/11 - Workshop - Program Selection |
| 06/12 - Graduate School Presentation |
| 06/13 - Abstract Meeting |
| 06/14 - Automobilia Moonlight Car Show & Street Party |
| 06/17 - Chemistry Department Tour |
| 06/21 - Movie Theater |
| 06/22 - Burgers with the Betas |
| 06/24 - Biological Sciences Tour |
| 06/25 - Workshop - Exploring Research |
| 06/26 - Wind Surge Baseball Game & Tumba Vacas |
| 06/28 - Zoo visit |
July 2025
| 07/01 - Delfin - Aerospace Engineering Tour |
| 07/02 - Workshop - Identify Faculty |
| 07/03 - Summer Concert at Bradley Fair & Fireworks |
| 07/07 - Research Summer Social |
| 07/07 - Modern Languages & Intervention Services and Leadership in Education (ISLE) Tour |
| 07/09 - Workshop - Personal Statement |
| 07/10 - Math & Physics Tour |
| 07/14 and 07/15 - Delfin Project Updates |
| 07/18 - WSU Delfin Posters and Reception |
| 07/19 - Salt Mines visit |
| 07/21 - School of Engineering Tour |
| 07/23 and 07/24 - US Research Delfin Conference |
| 07/25 - Last day of Delfin Program |
Ana Alba Magana - "The Role of Drosophila Iron Transporter Malvolio in Brain Development". Advisor: Dr. Raj Logan
Laura C. Álvarez Hernández - "Social-Emotional Learning... What for?". Advisor: Dr. Kim Wilson
Milena Baltazar Escobar and Sofia Villalobos Makita - "Delfin: A Program Evaluation to Better Understand the Impact of Supporting Student Summer Research Experiences at Wichita State University". Advisor: Dr. Sara Mata
Mirith Barrera Díaz - "Silencing of Women in the Comic Red Border". Advisor: Dr. José Enrique Navarro
José G. Calleros Rodríguez - "The Evolution of Digital Scams in Mexico: Emerging Fraud Strategies and Social Vulnerabilities". Advisor: Dr. Mythili Menon
Oscar Caloca-Camarena - "Deterministic Language Communication for Human-Robot Collaboration". Advisor: Dr. Mai Dao
Laura Elvira Díaz Rodríguez - "City as an Archetype in Once Upon a Time in Tijuana by Charles Glaubitz". Advisor: Dr. José Enrique Navarro
Valery Vanessa Domínguez Pérez - "Removal of Hydrocarbon Impurities from Wastewater Using Materials Based on Aromatic Fluorocarbons". Advisor: Dr. Coleen Pugh
Miguel Ángel Esparza González - "The Influence of Social Networks on the Mental Health of Adolescents: Self-Esteem, Anxiety, and Body Perception". Advisor: Dr. Kim Wilson
Lorena García - "Uncovering New Molecular Magnet within Thiocyanate". Advisor: Dr. Jian Wang
Morelia Viridiana García Ruiz - "The Importance of Vocabulary Knowledge in Reading Comprehension in English as a Second Langue in Spanish-Speaking Adults". Advisor: Dr. Kim Wilson
Alexa Desireé Gómez Nares - "Exploring Thiophosphates as Nonlinear Optical Materials: A Case Study of NbP2S8". Advisor: Dr. Jian Wang
Amanda Gutiérrez-Suárez and Daniel Astilla-Muñoz - "Bayesian Parameter Estimation and Selection in Maximum Entropy Regularized Quantile Regression". Advisor: Dr. Mai Dao
Indra Itzel de León Cortés: - "Neutrino Detection in the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Near Detector". Advisor: Dr. Matthew Muether
Jorge Francisco Limón Pedroza -"'Red Border and the 'Good Migrant' Trap: How Pro-Migrant Narratives Can Cause Harm". Advisor: Dr. José Enrique Navarro
Ángel David López Pava - "Academic Self-Concept and Reading Competence in Children: Effects of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Interventions". Advisor: Dr. Kim Wilson
Emili Morales Camacho - "Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Framework for Onboard Implementation of Aerobraking Manuevers". Advisor: Dr. Atri Dutta
Alexander Olivares - "Magnetic Properties of Large Iron-Based Thiocyanate Crystals". Advisor: Dr. Jian Wang
Cristóbal Ordaz Piceno - "Prior Strength influence on Posterior Predictions in Bayesian Failure Data Analysis". Advisor: Dr. Mai Dao
Alejandro Ortiz Santillán - "Synthesis of (Co) Polypentaflurostyrenes and Nanoparticles for Wastewater Treatment". Advisor: Dr. Coleen Pugh
Iker Osorio-Pérez - "Electrolyte Simulation of Electrodialysis for NaCL by COMSOL Multiphysics". Advisor: Dr. Shuang Gu
Marie Joseline Rodríguez Ortiz - "Analysis of Atmosphere Drag Effect on Spacecraft Coverage Maps". Advisor: Dr. Atri Dutta
Luis Alonso Urenda Garay - "Detention of Socially-Engineered Emails in Spanish Using Machine Learning and Email Authentication Technologies". Advisor: Dr. Mythili Menon
Benjamín Aldama Juárez - "Gorilla Bay, a Digital-Based Learning Platform for Asylees and Refugees". Advisor: Dr. Mythili Menon
Miguel de Jesús Altamirano Becerra and Karen Verona Vázquez - "Teaming as a Skill: Using Interdisciplinary Student Teams in High-Impact Practices". Advisor: Maggie Schoonover, MS
Iván Cabrera Arias - "Synthesis and Degradation of Polymers in a Composting Study". Advisor: Dr. Coleen Pugh
Nataly Calzada Ortiz - "Recycling Enriched Li-6 Salts Contained in Neutron Shielding Material". Advisor: Dr. Coleen Pugh
Jonathan Enríquez Caraballo Tapia - "Impact of Poverty on the Academic Performance and Self-Efficacy of Adolescents in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia". Advisor: Dr. Kim Wilson
Isaac Castro Romero - "Improving the Solubility of PEG Benzyl Methacrylate Systems". Advisor: Dr. Coleen Pugh
Leonardo Chaires Utrilla - "Investigating Inexpensive Electrode Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells". Advisor: Dr. Wei Wei
Diego Enríquez Torres - "Exploring the Impact of Deposition Process on Perovskite Solar Cells Performance". Advisor: Dr. Wei Wei
Denton Nahuma Esquer - "Autoeficacia y sus efectos sobre la deserción estudiantes en una universidad privada". Advisor: Dr. Kim Wilson.
José Alejandro Espinosa Partida - "Discovering Inorganic Thiocyanates as Magnetic Materials". Advisor: Dr. Jian Wang
Viridiana de los Ángeles García Hernández - "Influence of Academic Anxiety on the Use of Active Reading Strategies from the AVR+ Model in University Students". Advisor: Dr. Kim Wilson
Diego Flores Gutiérrez - "Scaling Up of Perovskite Solar Cells Using Inexpensive Carbon Electrode". Advisor: Dr Wei Wei
Paulina Gallardo Vital - "Exploring the Symbolism of Werewolves in the Graphic Novel Feeding Ground". Advisor: Dr. José Enrique Navarro
María Herrera García - "Electrodialysis". Advisor: Dr. Shuang Gu
Aisha Merlos Alcaraz - "Exploring Heteroanionic Compounds as Magnetic Materials". Advisor: Dr. Jian Wang
Judith Michel Martínez - "Spacecraft Trajectory Analysis Using (h,e) Elements". Advisor: Dr. Atri Dutta
Stuart Molina Rodríguez - "Optimization of Polymerization Conditions for mPEG Benzyl Methacrylate". Dr. Coleen Pugh
Arlette Moya Alfaro - "Symbols and Landscapes: The Representation of the Border in Rendez-Vous in Phoenix by Tony Sandoval". Advisor: Dr. José Enrique Navarro
Layne Ramírez García - "Exploration of General and Academic Self-Efficacy among Young Adults". Advisor: Dr. Kim Wilson
Debanhi Reyes Guerrero - "Extreme Brutality on the Border in Red Border by Jason Starr". Advisor: Dr. José Enrique Navarro
Alicia Sánchez Flores - "Synthesis of Crosslinked Polymers Utilizing 2-Bromo-3-Hydroxypropionic Acid". Advisor: Dr. Coleen Pugh
Evelyn Salgado Martínez - "Enzymatic Degradation of Polyesters, Polycarbonates, and Poly(ester carbonate)s". Advisor: Dr. Coleen Pugh
Cristian Segovia Ortuño - "Transmission Planning in the Presence of Distributed Energy Resources". Advisor: Dr. Visvakumar Aravinthan
Juan Pablo Osuna Bonilla - "Translation of Educational Dialogues in Gorilla Bay using Googletrans". Advisor: Dr. Mythili Menon
Jose Ángel Urías Valles - "Creation of a Measure of Learned Helplessness and Self-Efficacy". Advisor: Dr. Kim Wilson