UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS IN 2009 – 2010


"Homeland Security: Chlorine Transportation Optimization for the Chemical Security Analysis Center"
  • Jonathan Howe
  • Derek Morgan
  • Patrick O'Neill
  • Michael Orlitzky
  • Solomon Stein
  • Samantha Stevenson
  • Alana Thompson
  • Mentors:  Dr. Sergiy Borodachov and Dr. Alexei Kolosnikov, (Mathematics)

"The Effect of Deterrents on Gypsy Moth Food Consumption: A Behavioral Investigation"
  • Nnenna Aginam
  • Jillian Sanford
  • Mentor: Dr. Vonnie Shields, (Biological Sciences)

"Isolation and Identification of Termite Fungal Pathogens "
  • Roxann Cavey
  • Mentor:  Dr. Mark Bulmer, (Biological Sciences)

"Development of Chiral Azaferrocenes"
  • Benjamin Roembke
  • Mentor:  Dr. Timothy Brunker, (Chemistry)

"Identification of Peptides which Effectively Modify Calcite Crystal Growth "
  • Stephanie Stanley
  • Mentor:  Dr. Ryan Sours, (Chemistry)

 

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH TRAVEL AWARDS in 2009 – 2010


To:  Joint Meeting of Icthyologists and Herpetologists 2009, Portland, Oregon, July, 2009
  • Jennifer Rollins
  • “Growth of Juvenile Blacknose Dace (Rhibicthys atrarulus) Along an Urban to Rural Gradient”
  • Mentor:  Dr. Joel Snodgrass (Biological Sciences)

To:  28th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology, Vancouver, British Columbia, July, 2009
  • Samantha Semenkow
  • “A Veterinary Use for Subcutaneous Silicone Implants for Long-Term Treatment of FHV-1 with Penciclovir”
  • Mentor:  Dr. Barry Margulies (Biological Sciences)

  • Carmine Sonzone
  • “An Easily Implemented Quantitative Assay for Acyclovir via Phage Display”
  • Mentor:  Dr. Barry Margulies (Biological Sciences)

To:  238th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, DC, August, 2009
  • Krista Taylor
  • “Synthesis of Chiral Mulitdentate Aminosulfoxide Ligands and Investigation of Their Coordination Properties”
  • Mentor:  Dr. Timothy J. Brunker (Chemistry)

To:  23rd Annual Gibbs Conference in Biothermodynamics, Carbondale, Illinois, October, 2009
  • Amy Smith
  • “Effect of electrostatics on the conformation and binding properties of TAR RNA”
  • Mentor:  Dr. Ana Maria Soto (Chemistry)

To:  Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 2009
  • Richard Vreeland
  • “Investigating the Effects of Road Salt on Trace Metals in Storm Water Retention Ponds”
  • Mentor:  Dr. Ryan Casey (Chemistry)

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