“Characterization of Small Escherichia coli Proteins”
Fatimeh Abuikhdair
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Hemm (Biological Sciences)
“Fabrication of Tapered Waveguides via Photolithography”
Todd Adams
Mentor: Dr. Vera Smolyaninova, (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Ferrofluids as Hyperbolic Metamaterials”
Evan Bates
Mentor: Dr. Vera Smolyaninova (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Structural Characterization of TIR Domain of TirA, A TLR in dictyostelium Discoidium”
Michael Berlett
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Snyder (Biological Sciences)
“The Effect of Relative Hydrophobicity of Osmolytes in the B-to-Z DNA Transition”
Maimouna Cisse
Mentors: Dr. Richard Preisler (Chemistry)
“Development and Characterization of Dynamic Light Scattering Instrumentation to determine Nanoparticle Size”
Christopher DiFatta
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Simpson (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“CaMnO3-x: A Biomimetric Catalyst for Water Splitting”
Tyler Goehringer
Mentor: Dr. Grace Yong (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Comparative Structural Macroanalysis of the Middle to Upper Solariun”
James C. Gossweiler
Mentor: Dr. Joel Moore (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“The Effects of Hypoxia on Fitness in Juvenile Striped Bass, Morone saxatiles”
Raven S. Gossweiler
Mentor: Dr. Jay Nelson (Biological Sciences)
“Characterization of the Small Protein yciX-can1 in Escherichia coli”
Matthew Howard
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Hemm (Biological Sciences)
“Quantifying Land Use and Lithology Across USGS Gaged Catchments in the Maryland Piedmont Region”
Katherine Hresko
Mentor: Dr. Joel Moore (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Spiropyran Dyes: A Comparison of Two Synthetic Methods”
Navdeep Kaur
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Stitzel (Chemistry)
“Small Pool Analysis for Microsatellite Mutations in Spotted Salamanders”
Brianna Lynn
Mentor: Dr. Brian Masters (Biological Sciences)
“Investigation of the Relationship between Tetradentate Aminosulfoxide Ligand Structure and Geometric Isomerism in their Ru(II) Dichloride Complexes”
William Nagel
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Brunker(Chemistry)
“Provenance Determination of Dark Chocolates using Organic and Trace Element Chemical Signatures”
Naissem Le Nodjinam
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Stitzel (Chemistry)
“Trace Mineral Chemical Composition and Distribution in Common Carbonate Aquifer Materials and Contribution to Risks in Carbon Capture and Sequestration”
Allison Rico
Mentor: Dr. Joel Moore (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Effects of Photolithography Processes on the Properties of Manganite Thin Films”
Christopher Rubin
Mentor: Dr. Rajeswari Kolagani (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Developing Thin Films of La1-x-yCaxPbyMnO3 for Uncooled Bolometer Application”
Evan Schulz
Mentor: Dr. Grace Yong (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“"Behavioral Olfactory Responses of House Crickets to Plant Volatiles”
Harlan Shafer
Mentor: Dr. Vonnie Shields (Biological Sciences)
“Dictyostelium discoideum TirA Stimulates Generation of Reactive Oxygen in Response to Bacteria”
Kierra Stephens
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Snyder (Biological Sciences)
“Analysis of Reproductive Behavior in Male Spotted Salamanders”
Katherine Sunderland
Mentor: Dr. Brian Masters (Biological Sciences)
“Multiple Paternity Testing in Housed Southern Stingrays (Dasyatis amaericana) by Examination of Microsatellites”
Joseph Szewczyk
Mentor: Dr. Brian Masters (Biological Sciences)
“Designing a Ribosomal RNA Model for Understanding the Effects of Mutations in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis”
Amber Truitt
Mentor: Dr. Ana-Maria Soto (Chemistry)
“Analysis of Circulating Strains of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in Mali”
Sarah Wicks
Mentor: Dr. Elana Ehrlich (Biological Sciences)
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH TRAVEL AWARDS in 2012 – 2013
To: 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 19, 2012
Sharon Fetner
“Impact of Polymer Cross-linking on Spiropyran-based Sensors”
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Stitzel (Chemistry)
Brian Linder
“Imprinted Polymers for the Detection of Metal Ions”
Mentor: Dr. Dr. Shannon Stitzel (Chemistry)
To: 2nd Annual Kennesaw Mountain Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, Kennesaw, Georgia, October 20, 2012
Justin Garrish
“Introductory Talk on Fractal Geometry”
Mentor: Dr. Sergiy Borodachov (Mathematics)
To: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 33rd Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, November 14, 2012
Julie New
“Evaluating the Impact of Smelting Activities on Soils and Pinus echinata within the Downwind Air Shed of a Zinc Smelting Plant, Palmerton, PA”
Mentor: Dr. Steven Lev (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
To: 221st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Long Beach, California, January 9, 2013
Gina Benigno
Alexander Kubli
Christopher Thibodeau
“Associated Absorption in Low Redshift Quasar Environments”
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Scott (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
To: Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, Golden, Colorado, January 19, 2013
Zoey Warecki
“Planets and Moons as Probes of Physics Beyond the Standard Model”
Mentor: Dr. James Overduin (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
To: Biophysical Society 57th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 2013
Charlotte Chaze
“Comparing the Effects of Different Osmolytes in the B-to-Z DNA Transition”
Mentor: Dr. Richard Preisler (Chemistry)
Monica Padgett
“Effect of AU Substitutions at the Stem on the Stability of Kissing Loop Complexes”
Mentor: Dr. Ana Maria Soto (Chemistry)
To: The American Chemical Society National Spring Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 7, 2013
William Nagel
“Investigation of the Relationship between Tetradentate Aminosulfoxide Ligand Structure and Geometric Isomerism in their Ru(II) Dichloride Complexes”
Mentor: Dr. Timonthy Brunker (Chemistry)
To: 125th Annual Meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Society, Williamsburg,Virginia, March 9, 2013
Rachel Hebert
“The Process of Fledging in the Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)”
Mentor: Dr. L. Scott Johnson (Biological Sciences)
Felicia Napolillo
“Variation in Incubation Effort during Egg-Laying in the Mountain Bluebird and Its Association with Hatching Asynchrony”
Mentor: Dr. L. Scott Johnson (Biological Sciences)
To: National Council on Undergraduate Research, La Vrosse,, Wisconsin,
April 2013
Todd Adams
“Bending Optical Space for Luneberg and Cloaking Applications”
Mentor: Dr. Vera Smolyaninova (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
To: 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmaceutics and Novel Drug Delivery, Chicago, Illinois, April 2013
Jill Badin
“Comparison of Controlled Acyclovir Delivery and Efficacy via Alternative FDA-Approved Silicone Polymer Vehicles”
Mentor: Dr. Barry Margulies (Biological Sciences)
To: Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting, Charleston, West Virginia, April 2013
Scottie Berk
“Leaf and Stem Anatomical Features as Indicators of Evolutionary Relationships in Chrysothamnus and Related Genera”
Mentor: Dr. Roland Roberts (Biological Sciences)
To: Seventh Gold Coast Gravity Meeting, Oxford, Mississippi, April 2013
Ryan Everett
“Gravity Probe B Constraints on Higher-Dimensional Extensions of General Relativity”
Mentor: Dr. James Overduin (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
To: American Association for Cancer Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC, April 2013
Sarah Galinn
“Influence of Polyphenols on Selenoprotein Expression in Human Colon Cancer Cells”
Mentor: Dr. Petra Tsuji (Biological Sciences)
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