2026 Cohort
We had 15 students participating in STARS@SLU 2026. Students worked on data science research projects.
Photos from the 2026 Program
Posters
The STARS@SLU 2026 Program wrapped up with a poster session on Friday, June 12, 2026. Explore the 2026 cohort’s posters and learn about the projects they worked on over the program.
- Substance Abuse Amongst Young Adults
Trisha Ahir, Sanjana Daggubati, Gurucharan Sundaram
- Mental Health on a Global Level
Tanaya Ananda Krishnadu, Huy Hang, Laylah Treadway
- Possible Factors in Adolescent Tobacco Use
Safiya Alhamid, Devika Eluru, Haylee Mai
- Space Exploration: Agencies, Entities, and Expansion
Shivani Chidambaram, Jada Griffin, Pedro Hamamoto
- How do Politics Affect the Economy?
Darren Henderson III, Seamus Nichols, Geo Reji
Program Leadership
Özlem Uğurlu, Director
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Saint Louis University
Personal WebsiteBryan Clair, Co-Director
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Saint Louis University
Personal WebsiteMehak Garg, Graduate Assistant
Graduate Research Assistant, Master of Public Health, Epidemiology, Saint Louis University
Preetinder Kaur, Undergraduate Assistant
Undergraduate Student, Double Major in Mathematics and Computer Science, Saint Louis University
Daniel Lee, Undergraduate Assistant
Undergraduate Student, Major in Computer Science, Saint Louis University
Deo Reji, Undergraduate Assistant
Undergraduate Student, Major in Data Science, Saint Louis University
Support for STARS@SLU is provided by the Mathematical Association of America and the Tensor Foundation.












