Texas Tech University

2025 Scholars

Clark Scholar – Abhinav Tanniru

Abhinav Tanniru

Cancer Biology

"Mitochondria: Newly Classified Transposable Organelles in the Tumor-Immune Ecosystem "

2025 Clark Scholar – Amy Yu

Amy Yu

Computer Science

"Exploring the Power-Performance Balance: GPU Frequency Scaling in AI Workloads"

Clark Scholar – Angelina Sun

Angelina Sun

Biology

"Effect of Predation on eDNA Detection: An Investigation Using Model Predator-Prey Systems"

2025 Scholar – Anjali Sharma-Tiwari

Anjali Sharma-Tiwari

Electrical Engineering

"Golf Swing Classification Using FMCW Radar from Varying Angles of Observation"

2025 Scholar – Jerry Cao-Xue

Jerry Cao-Xue

Mechanical Engineering

"Source-Specific Albumin Interactions Control Afterglow Luminescence Brightness in Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles" 

Clark Scholar – Katie Olenn

Katie Olenn

Physics

"Utilizing Pulsars as Local Gravitational Wave Detectors in Globular Clusters"

2025 Scholar – Michael Guan

Michael Guan

Computer Science

"Feature-Based Multi-Modal Machine Learning for Diabetes Classification in AI-READI"

2025 Clark Scholar – Parsa Allahbakhsh

Parsa Allahbakhsh

Chemistry

"Vanadium-Node-Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks as Catalysts for Oxidative Dehydrogenation and Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclohexene"

2025 Clark Scholar – Ryka Chopra

Ryka Chopra

Computer Science

"PCAlloy: An Interactive Visualization Tool for Uncovering Relationships between Alloy Properties and Sustainability Metrics"

Clark Scholar – Shriya Pai

Shriya Pai

Biology

"Loss of Dnase1L3 Promotes Systemic Inflammation and Suggests a Role in Neuroinflammatory Processes in Lupus Model "

Clark Scholar - Tien Thai

Tien Thai

Microbiology

"Investigating Collateral Resistance of Pseudomonas: Insight into Treatment Plans of Chronic Infections"

Clark Scholar – Victor Chen

Victor Chen

Biology

"A Pipeline for Detecting Selection in Bacterial Genes"

Clark Scholars Program