“Neural Origins of Intraspecific Variance in Hypoxia Tolerance of Juvenile Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)”
Andrew Gschweng
Mentor: Dr. Jay Nelson (Biological Sciences)
“Investigation into the Essential Amino Acids for Small Protein Ybgt Function in Escherichia coli”
Brittany Haynes
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Hemm (Biological Sciences)
“A Mammal Species Survey at Eden Mill Nature Center”
Rachel Herbert
Mentor: Dr. Harold Beck (Biological Sciences)
“Fledging Behavior of the Mountain Bluebird”
Rachel Herbert
Mentor: Dr. L. Scot Johnson (Biological Sciences)
“Cross Species Microsatellite Evaluation: The Case of Simarouba amara and Ailanthus altissima”
Leteisha Hunt
Mentor: Dr. Roland Roberts (Biological Sciences)
“Synthesis of Phosphanyl(Organyl)Boranes and their uses as Ligands In Transition Metal Complexes”
Anthony Jiang
Mentor: Dr. Clare Muhoro, (Chemistry)
“Structural Characterization of Dictyostelium TIR Domain-Containing Proteins”
Krista Johnson
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Snyder, (Biological Sciences)
“Determining Drug Output in Two Types of Silicone Implant”
Nicole Johnson
Mentor: Dr. Barry Margulies, (Biological Sciences)
“Invasive Ecology of Oplismenus H. undulatifolius (Wavy-Leaf Basket Grass) Based on Mycorrhizal Associations in Northern Maryland Deciduous Forests”
Cody Kepner
Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Beauchamp, (Biological Sciences)
“Biochemical Characterization of the Small Cytochrome Oxidase Protein YccB”
Meighan LeGrand
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Hemm (Biological Sciences)
“Investigation of ADAD1 for Use in a Multiplex Real Time PCR Assay for the Detection of Sperm in Forensic Samples”
Carlo Mercado
Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Zeller, (Chemistry)
“Dendrochronology of Heavy Metal Contamination of Extinct Palmerton, Pennsylvania Zinc Smelting Site”
Elizabeth Myers
Mentor: Dr. Steven Lev (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Can Female Mountain Bluebirds Control the Hatching Times of their Eggs”
Felicia Napolillo
Mentor: Dr. L. Scott Johnson (Biological Sciences)
“Soil Speciation within Palmerton, Pennsylvania Zinc Smelting Site's Air Shed”
Julie New
Mentor: Dr. Steven Lev (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Titanium (II)-Catalyzed Hydroborations of Novel Unsaturated Heteroatomic Substrates”
Abdulafeez Oluyadi
Mentor: Dr. Clare Muhoro (Chemistry)
“Effects of Base Substitutions on the Stability of Kissing Loop Complexes”
Monica Padgett
Mentor: Dr. Ana Maria Soto (Chemistry)
“Identification and Quantification of Anthropogenic Aerosol Compounds and Levels in Towson, Maryland”
Kumaran Ramakrishnan
Mentors: Dr. Kathryn Kautzman (Chemistry)
“Carbon Cycling in an Urban Environment”
Michael Reed
Mentor: Dr. Joel Moore (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Palepathology of Cetacean Vertebra from Pope's Creek, Calvert County, Maryland”
Allison Ricko
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Filer (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Pulse Laser Deposition (PLD) of Y2Ba4Cu8O16 (Y248) Epitaxial Thin Films”
Evan Schulz
Mentor: Dr. Grace Yong (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“The Role of Dictyostelium TirA in the Signal Transduction Response to Bacterial Prey”
Bivor Shrestha
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Snyder (Biological Sciences)
“Detection of Misidentified Plants in the San Juan Estate Cocoa Collection”
Michael Smith
Mentor: Dr. Roland Roberts (Biological Sciences)
“DNA Barcoding Polygyrid Land Snails within the Order Stylommatophora using Mitochondrial Gene 12S”
Thomas Swauger
Mentor: Dr. Colleen Winters (Biological Sciences)
“The Effects of Urbanization on the Hydrology of Upper Herring Run Watershed”
Michael Thorpe
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Filer (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Exploring the Utility of Microsatellites for Unraveling Evolutionary Relationships Among Species of Lorandersonia”
Joseph Walburn
Mentor: Dr. Roland Roberts (Biological Sciences)
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH TRAVEL AWARDS in 2011 – 2012
To: Bridges Conference on Mathematics, Music Art, Architecture, and Culture, Coimbra, Portugal, August 2011
Jennifer Marker
Nicholas Fout
“Folding your way to understanding”
Mentor: Dr. Reza Sarhangi (Mathematics)
To: 25th Annual Gibbs Conference on Biothermodynamics, Carbondale, Illinois, September 2011
Bok-Eum Choi
“Effect of Base Substitutions on the Comformation of M. tuberculosis rRNA Hairpins”
Mentor: Dr. Ana Maria Soto (Chemistry)
Gordon Crews
“On the Stability and Conformation of RNA Hairpins Containing Bulges”
Mentor: Dr. Ana Maria Soto (Chemistry)
To: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, November, 2011
Meagan Mazzei
“Developing a Cooper Isotope Ratio Method for Estimating Copper Availability to Eisenia fetida”
Mentor: Dr. David Ownby (Chemistry)
To: The Philadelphia Section of American Chemical Society Annual Student Poster Session, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February, 2012
Eric Languirand
“Determination of Linear Growth Rates of Calcite Crystals with Phthalic Acid Modification”
Mentor: Dr. Ryan Sours (Chemistry)
To: 243rd American Chemical Society National Meeting,San Diego, California, March 2012
Anthony Jiang
“Synthesis of Phosphanyl(Organyl)Boranes and their uses as Ligands In Transition Metal Complexes”
Mentor: Dr. Clare Muhoro (Chemistry)
Abdulafeez A. Oluyadi
“Titanium (II)-Catalyzed Hydroborations of Unsaturated Heteroatomic Substrates”
Mentor: Dr. Clare Muhoro (Chemistry)
Samantha Wood
“Synthesis and Characterization of Single Enantiomer Tetradentate Aminosulfixide Ligands”
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Brunker (Chemistry)
To: American Physical Society Meeting, Anaheim, Boston, Massachusetts, March 2012
Tyler Goehringer
“Magnetoresistance of Strained Rare Earth Manganese Oxide Thin Films: Effect of Post-Deposition Thermal Treatment”
Mentor: Dr. Rajeswari Kolgani (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
Jack Mitcham
“New Limits on Violation of the Equivalence Principle from Solar System Observations”
Mentor: Dr. David Overduin (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
To: Council for Undergraduate Research - Posters on the Hill 2012, Washington, DC,
April 24, 2012
Nyshia Garcia
“Diversity of Seaside Goldenrod Along the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland Coast: Implication for Conservation”
Mentor: Dr. Larry Wimmers (Biological Sciences)
To: Geological Society of America North-Central Section Meeting, Dayton, Ohio, April 2012
Michael Reed
“Carbon Cycling in an Urban Environment”
Mentor: Dr. Joel Moore (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
To: American Society for Microbiology 112th General Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 2012
Jessica Canter
“Sialidase Activity and Hemagglutination of Songbird Isolates of Mycoplasma gallisepticum”
Mentor: Dr. Megan May (Biological Sciences)
Dylan Dunne
“Functional Motif Analysis of the Variable Lipoprotein Hemagglutinin (VlhA) Family Proteins of Mycoplasma synoviae”
Mentor: Dr. Megan May (Biological Sciences)
To: American Society for Virology 2012 Annual Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, July 2012
Nicole Johnson
“Comparison of Controlled Acyclovir Delivery and Efficacy via Alternative FDA-Approved Silicone Polymer Vehicles”
Mentor: Dr. Barry Margulies (Biological Sciences)
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