UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS IN 2005 – 2006


"Are activities of enzymes supplying immediate energy to muscle related to sprint swimming performance in blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus)"
  • Angela Amato
  • Mentor:  Dr. Jay Nelson (Biological Sciences)

"Feeding Stimulant Mixtures on Deterrency in Gypsy Moth Larvae"
  • Nicole Arnold
  • Mentor:  Dr. Vonnie Shields (Biological Sciences)

"Identification of non-biting midgen (Cricotopus sp.) from Baltimore area streams, for use in the development of a DNA sequence catalog"
  • Daniel Cassilly
  • Mentor:  Dr. Colleen Sinclair (Biological Sciences)

"Analysis of In Vivo Acyclovir Release in Murine Models Using High Pressure Liquid Chromatography"
  • Jason Cochran
  • Mentor:  Dr. Barry Margulies (Biological Sciences)

"Development of NSMO thin films on Silicon for X-Ray Detector Applications"
  • David Cox and Rajeh Mundle
  • Mentor:  Dr. Rajeswari Kolagani (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)

"Study of Magneto resistance in La. PR. Ca3MnO3 thin films"
  • Anthony Davidson
  • Mentor:  Dr. Rajeswari Kolagani (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)

"Potential role of Corticotropin Releasing Factor (CRF) in Mediating Stress Potentiated Anxiety in Rats"
  • Maudlyn Etekochay
  • Mentor:  Dr. Jack Shepard (Biological Sciences)

"Extinction Patterns of the Frasnian-Famennian Boundary"
  • Jamie Fleming
  • Mentor:  Dr. Jon Filer(Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)

"Structural Analysis of Soapstone in Montgomery and Howard County Quarries"
  • Brandon Glass
  • Mentor:  Dr. Rachel Burks (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)

"Nanolithography Using the AFM"
  • Kyle Hall and Matthew Sneider
  • Mentor:  Dr. Rajeswari Kolagani(Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)

"Compositional Analysis of Perovsike-Maganese oxide Thin Films Using X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectroscopy"
  • Andrew Hurst
  • Mentors:  Dr. Rajeswari Kolagani and Dr. Steve Lev (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)

"Effect of Uptake Route on Bioaccumulation of Trace Elements in Larval Amphibians"
  • Katherine Jackson
  • Mentor:  Dr. Ryan Casey (Chemistry)

"Development and In Vitro evaluation of a transdermal Acyclovir Patch"
  • Lucia Principe and Seyed Tofighbakhsh
  • Mentor:  Dr. Barry Margulies (Biological Sciences)

"Investigating phylogenetic relationships among species of Chrysothamnus: An evaluation of the phylogenetic utility of seven nuclear genes"
  • Jonathan Soistman
  • Mentor:  Dr. Roland Roberts (Biological Sciences)

"Effects of a Wetlands Drawdown on an Aquatic Snake"
  • Nicole Wright
  • Mentor:  Dr. Richard Seigel (Biological Sciences)

 

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH TRAVEL AWARDS in 2005 - 2006


To:  American Astronomical Society Meeting, Washington, DC, 2006
  • Calvin Garner
    CO Distribution in HD44179 and HST Observations of the Moon

To:  SETAC North America 26th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
  • Katherine Jackson
    Effect of Uptake Route on Bioaccumulation of Trace Elements in larval Amphibians

To:  American Astronomical Society Meeting, Washington, DC, 2006
  • Colleen McIntosh
    Reconstructing the Acadian Hinterland From Upper Devonian Sediments in the Central and Southern Appalachian Basin

To:  Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) Poster Session of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, 2005
  • Joshua Swearingen
    Electrophysiological Responses of Receptor Cells in the Galeal Styloconic Sensilla of Gypsy Moth Larvae: Tuning, Sensitivity, and Temporal Coding Properties

To: American Astronomical Society Meeting, Washington, DC, 2006
  • Tim Willig
    Galactic Interactions and Dark Matter

To: American Astronomical Society Meeting, Washington, DC, 2006
  • Suguru Yokoyama
    HST Images of Dark Matter Structure


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