Two students from Seymour and one student from Freetown will be featured in the Indiana University Columbus Office of Student Research Exhibition from 2:30 to 4 p.m. April 16 at the Columbus Learning Center Student Commons at 4555 Central Ave.

The Office of Student Research will feature 15 projects from 20 students and 16 faculty members during the 14th annual exhibition, according to a news release from the university.

Nevie Henderson of Seymour’s project will examine personal narratives of domestic violence victims and consider how domestic craft plays a part in personal and literary narratives as a method of rebellion and survival. Henderson’s faculty mentor is Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick, Ph.D.

Bryce Malan of Freetown will be supplementing human liver cells with varying concentrations of vitamin E and testing its effects on the levels of peroxide in the cell. Malan’s is attempting to discover the optimal concentration of vitamin E that leads to the lowest intracellular peroxide levels. His faculty mentors are Sharon Bloch, Ph.D. and Barbara Hass Jacobus, Ph.D.

Coltin Wetzel of Seymour is attempting to discover where companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin recruited their employees, identify the working conditions experienced by employees and the benefits and hardships of working at these aeronautic companies. Wetzel’s faculty mentor is Jon Padfield, Ph.D.

“This year’s exhibition will be an exciting one; we will be highlighting the important work of bright, motivated and creative student researchers in concert with their accomplished faculty mentors,” said Chancellor’s Professor Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick, who has been leading the IU Columbus OSR since its inception.

Each student-faculty team received up to a $1,000 OSR grant to fund their project. To earn the grant, students submitted detailed project proposals, passed a rigorous vetting process by a review committee and then completed their projects with direction and guidance from a faculty mentor.

Goodspeed-Chadwick also said OSR students benefit from working on long-term, meaningful research projects and building close working relationships with their professors. The process helps prepare students for success in their continuing studies and professional endeavors. Additionally, each student is honored at the IU Columbus annual Honors Convocation.

This year marks the introduction of the OSR Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, Belonging Award.

Five of the students presented brief presentations on how their research project furthered the university’s core values of diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and belonging. The inaugural award winner will receive a framed certificate and $100. The winner will be announced on the university newsroom the day of the exhibition.