Photos from the 2026 NATURE University Summer Camp
- ND EPSCoR
- Jun 30
- 1 min read
Twelve Tribal college students from across North Dakota attended this year's NATURE University Summer Camp. The students each chose a research topic and worked with a faculty mentor in labs at NDSU and UND. On the final day of the camp, students presented their research findings.
Our thanks to the students for their participation, as well as the work of the faculty, staff, and student mentors at NDSU and UND who make University Summer Camp possible each year.
Photo Galleries
Opening Ceremony at NDSU
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Students at work
Langston Poitra Jody DeLong, Jr. Emma DeLong Jody DeLong, Jr. Keanu Begay Jayden Begay Jayden Begay Keanu Begay Keanu Begay Jacob DeCoteau Jacob DeCoteau Jacob DeCoteau Jacob DeCoteau Jacob DeCoteau Jayna Lockwood Xiomara Cottonwood Brooklyn Conica Aden Belgarde Savanna St. Claire Savanna St. Claire
Closing Ceremony and student presentations at UND
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Student(s) | Research topic | Faculty mentor | Institution | Department |
Jayden Begay | Respiratory Syncytial Virus | Masfique Mehedi | UND | Biomedical Sciences |
Keanu Begay | Testing an Adaptive Insole to Support Human Walking on the Moon | Jesse Rhoades | UND | Education & Human Development |
Aden Belgarde | Beneath Our Feet: Discovering Soil Life Through Culturing, DNA, and Microscopy | Samiran Banerjee | NDSU | Plant Pathology, Microbiology, and Biotechnology |
Brooklyn Conica and Xiomara Cottonwood | Exploring Mars Entry | Marcos Fernandez-Tous | UND | Space Studies |
Jacob DeCoteau | Synthesis of Near-IR Theranostic Prodrug for Cancer Treatment | Binglin Sui | UND | Chemistry |
Emma DeLong | Detection of Important Plant-parasitic Nematodes in Cash Crops in ND | Guiping Yan | NDSU | Plant Pathology, Microbiology, and Biotechnology |
Jody DeLong Jr. and Noah DeLong | Hands-On Investigation of Autonomous Ground Robots and Drones | Yongki Choi | NDSU | Physics |
Jayna Lockwood | Sea Level Rise Projections in a Changing Climate | Anjali Sandip | UND | Mechanical Engineering |
Langston Poitra | Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture and Genomics | Changhui Yan | NDSU | Computer Science |
Savanna St. Claire | Exploring Soil Microbes and Their Role in Environmental Sustainability | Eglantina Lopez Echartea | NDSU | Plant Pathology, Microbiology & Biotechnology |
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