Department of Mathematics

Mike Reppert is a junior in chemistry, biochemistry and mathematics. His career goal is to earn a Ph.D. in biophysical chemistry and to work at a university where he would conduct research on fundamental physical and chemical principles as they apply to biological systems.

He is conducting undergraduate research focused on photosynthetic reactions under K-State's Ryszard Jankowiak, professor of chemistry, and Nhan Dang, a K-State research associate.

Reppert has been recognized as a National Merit Scholar, received the Phi Lambda Upsilon award for academic performance as a sophomore and is a member of both Phi Eta Sigma and Golden Key honor societies. At K-State he has been awarded the Presidential Scholarship, the William and Melissa Harold Memorial Scholarship, the Dow K-State Alumni Association Scholarship, the Travis W. Miller Memorial Scholarship, the Jack and Betsy Lambert Scholarship and the College of Arts and Sciences Excellence Scholarship. He served as a peer minister for the Baptist Campus Center, is a member of the K-State Juggling Club and has received a black belt in kung fu. Reppert is the son of Jay and Sue Reppert, Manhattan.Voigt, a senior in chemical engineering with a minor in German, conducted research at Pennsylvania State University on transgenic protein production in plant cells in summer 2005 and again in 2006 on algae biofuels.