North Carolina State University
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Papers Selected for Special Recognition
(Monetary Award)

Winners

The 16^th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2007

Biological Sciences 

Applied Sciences (Crop, Poultry, Animal, and Horticultural Sciences)

Curvularia, Ubiquitous Organism or Potential Pathogen; A Study of Various Curvularia Isolates Involving Molecular Characterization and Effects on Multiple Cultivars of Zoysiagrass

Presented by Joseph A. Roberts (Session #I, A-11)

Department of Biological Sciences

Mentored by Lane Tredway/Plant Pathology

The Effects of Weather Parameters on Sludge Levels in Waste Management Lagoons

Presented by Haley D. Murray (Session #II, A-4)

Department of Animal Science

Mentored by Leonard Bull/Animal Science; Associate Director, Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center and Mark Rice/Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Extension Specialist

The Effect of Spatial Memory Performance on a Pig's Ability to Locate a New Food Source

Presented by Lisa M. Thompson (Session #I, A-13)

Department of Animal Science

Mentored by Billy L. Flowers/Animal Science

Ecology, Environmental, Conservation, Botanical

A Molecular Systematic and Phylogeographic Study of Nyssa sylvatica in Eastern North America

Presented by Martin J. Allen (Session #I, A-18)

Department of Botany

Mentored by QY (J) Xian/Botany, DT Thomas/Botany, and R. Peet/Botany

Use of Sediment Polarity to Predict Release of Petroleum Contaminants in Vegetated or Non-vegetated Sediment

Presented by Carter W. Reeb (Session #II, A-12)

Department of Environmental Technology

Mentored by Elizabeth G. Nichols/Forestry/Environmental Technology

Implementation of a GIS Technique for Predicting Unidentified Wetlands along the Blue Ridge Parkway

Presented by Donta’ J. Fairey (Session #II, A-11)

Center for Earth Observation Forestry and Environmental Resources

Mentored by Stacy A. C. Nelson/Forestry and Environmental Resources and Justin M. Shedd/Forestry and Environmental Resources

Molecular, Biochemical, Genetics, Cell Biology

The Effect of Rho Kinase in the Gut Morphogenesis of Xenopus laevis

Presented by Rachel A. Reed (Session #II, B-12)

Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences

Mentored by Nanette Nascone-Yoder/Molecular Biomedical Sciences

The Development of a Screening Tool for a Reovirus T1L Mutant

Presented by Casey E. Andrason (Session #I, A-26)

Department of Animal Science

Mentored by Barbara Sherry/Molecular Biomedical Sciences

Overexpressing Pyrococcus furiosus Superoxide Reductase in Arabidopsis Enhances Drought and Herbicide Tolerance

Presented by Casey D. Lowder (Session #II, B-9)

Department of Biological Sciences

Mentored by Yang Ju Im/Plant Biology, Wendy F. Boss/Plant Biology, and Amy M. Grunden/Microbiology

Gene Expression in Left-right Asymmetric Morphogenesis of the Xenopus Digestive System

Presented by R. Read Tull (Session #II, B-16)

Department of Biological Sciences

Mentored by Nanette M. Nascone-Yoder/Molecular Biomedical Sciences

Zoology, Physiology, Behavior, Neurobiology

Semiquantitative Histochemical Analysis of Olfactory Epithelial Cytochrome Oxidase Activity Following Acute Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure

Presented by Sara A. Bumgardner (Session #I, B-10)

Department of Biological Sciences

Mentored by David C. Dorman/Neurobiology, CIIT Centers for Health Research and Melanie F. Struve/Neurobiology, CIIT Centers for Health Research

Engineering and Technology

The Feasibility of Illuminant Estimation in Hyperspectral Images Using Known Reflectance Values

Presented by Adam Attarian (Session #I, B-17)

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mentored by H. J. Trussell/Electrical and Computer Engineering

Development of Typical Truck Trip Profiles for Rural and Urban NC

Presented by Donald Katz (Session #I, B-35)

Department of Civil Engineering

Mentored by John R. Stone/Civil Engineering

Development and Evaluation of a Pilot-Scale Biofilter/Heat Exchanger System for Improvement of Livestock Air Quality

Presented by Regina Chavis, Carrie Pickett, Sana Siddiqui, and Randall Jones (Session #II, C-3)

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Mentored by Sanjay Shah/Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Lunar Hard-Lander Design, Fabrication, and Drop Testing

Presented by Stephen Furst, J. Adam M. Brown, Carolyn M. Freeman, and Taylor M. Blankenship (Session #II, C-10)

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Mentored by Andre Mazzoleni/Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Measurement and Modeling of Polystyrene Viscosity in Supercritical CO2 Expanded Decahydronapthalene

Presented by Troy D. Gould (Session #II, C-12)

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Mentored by George W. Roberts/Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Nathaniel A. Cain/Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology

Teens Against AIDS- A Qualitative Perspective in Sexual Education Methods

Presented by Ticola S. Caldwell (Session #II, D-2)

Department of Psychology

Mentored by Pamela Martin/Psychology in the Public Interest

Are All Religions Good in San Juan?: An Evaluation of Catholic and Evangelical Relations in San Juan La Laguna, Guatemala

Presented by Sarah E. Bennett (Session #I, B-28)

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Mentored by Tim M. Wallace III/Sociology and Anthropology

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

How Missing Census Tract Information May Be Associated With Early and Late Stage Breast Cancer in Addition to Other Demographic Factors

Presented by Fawn E. Hornsby (Session #II, D-4)

Department of Statistics

Mentored by Marcia Gumpertz/Diversity and African American Affairs

Protecting Human Health: Modeling the Prevalence of Fine Particulate Matter in Air Quality Index Reporting

Presented by Jason P. Brewer, Matthew S. Johnson, and Michael Y. Thelen (Session #I, D-2)

Departments of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and Statistics

Mentored by William F. Hunt Jr./ Statistics

Blood Pressure and Blood Flow Variation during Postural Change from Sitting to Standing: Model Reduction and Improvement

Presented by Cheryl L. Zapata (Session #II, D-21)

Department of Mathematics

Mentored by Mette S. Olufsen/Mathematics, C. T. Kelley/Mathematics, and Hien Tran/Mathematics

Investigation of Chiral Thin Films of Tartaric Acid on Ag(111)

Presented by Amit M. Lakhani (Session #II, D-15)

Department of Physics

Mentored by Thomas P. Pearl/Physics

The 15^th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2006

Biological Sciences

Applied Sciences (Crop, Poultry, Animal, and Horticultural Sciences)

Inbreeding Effects on Heliothis subflexa

Presented by Kelli A. McDowell (Session #I, C-2)

Department of Biological Sciences

Mentored by Fred Gould/Entomology

Extracellular Matrix Proteins Modulate Mammary Gland Morphology in Prepuberal Mice

Presented by Megan N. Dean and April R. Ruffin (Session #II, A-2)

Department of Animal Science

Mentored by Brenda Alston-Mills/Animal Science and Carmel Fairey/Zoology

Honorable Mention

Effects of Processing on the Sensory and Antioxidant Properties of Blueberry Juices from Selected North Carolina Cultivars

Presented by Davon M. Townsend (Session #I, C-6)

Department of Biochemistry

Mentored by Leon Boyd/Food Science

The Effects of Fiber Type on Cellulose Fiber and Water Interactions

Presented by Maryn L. Heermann and Sunkyu Park (Session #II, B-3)

Department of Wood and Paper Science

Mentored by Hasaan Jameel/Wood and Paper Science

Mechanisms of Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction during Weaning Stress of Swine

Presented by Stephanie M. Everidge (Session #II, B-1)

Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine

Mentored by Anthony Blikslager/Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Adam Moeser/Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine

Development of Turkey Astrovirus Type-2 Full-Length Infectious Clone

Presented by Jenny Patoka (Session #II, C-2)

Department of Poultry Science

Mentored by Matthew D. Koci/Poultry Science

Ecology, Environmental, Conservation, Botanical

Demonstrating an Exponential Log Reduction in the Microbial Load of Organic Agricultural Waste Following a Mass Mortality Event

Presented by Timothy A. Werlau, Andrew Capps, and Anthony A. Devine (Session #I, C-7)

Department of Microbiology

Mentored by Amy M. Grunden/Microbiology

Raising the Roof: An Investigation of Extensive Green roofs as a Viable Urban Stormwater Best Management Practice (BMP)

Presented by Marc T. Horstman (Session #II, B-5)

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Mentored by William F. Hunt/Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Honorable Mention

Population Estimation for Eastern Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum) using Photographic Identification

Presented by Megan E. Chesser (Session #I, A-8)

Department of Zoology

Mentored by Nick Haddad/Zoology

Molecular, Biochemical, Genetics, Cell Biology

Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Modulates Eosinophilic Inflammation in a Murine Model of Ozone Allergen Interaction

Presented by Christopher R. Walker (Session #I, C-12)

Department of Biochemistry

Mentored by Gillian S. Backus/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences(NIEHS) and Steven R. Kleeberger/NIEHS

Biochemical Characterization of Transgenic Tobacco Cells Expressing the Type I Inositol Polyphosphate 5-phosphatase

Presented by Aaron W. Lomax (Session #II, B-10)

Department of Botany

Mentored by Imara Y. Perera/Botany

Heat-stress Induced Expression in Arabidopsis of Recombinant Superoxide Reductase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus Furiosus

Presented by Leslie A. Hewes and Caroline Smith (Session #I, B-10)

Departments of Biochemistry and Microbiology

Mentored by Amy Grunden/Microbiology and Wendy Boss/Botany

Immuno-biochemical and Molecular Biological Analyses of Multiple Yolk Precursors, Vitellogenins, in Xenotoca eiseni, a Viviparous Goodied Fish

Presented by Valerie N. Williams (Session #II, D-9)

Department of Zoology

Mentored by Craig V. Sullivan/Zoology

Honorable Mention

The Search for Genes and the Regulatory Mechanisms Involved in Drosophila Midline Formation and CNS Development

Presented by Kelly R. Daigle (Session #I, A-12)

Department of Genetics

Mentored by Pat Estes/Genetics

Engineering a Recombinase Inducible T Lymphocyte Line

Presented by Kristy L. Lamb (Session #II, B-8)

Department of Microbiology

Mentored by Michael L. Sikes/Microbiology

Cancer Cell Targeting and Therapeutic-Drug Deliveries Using Red Clover Necrotic Mosaic Virus

Presented by Molly E. Speight (Session #I, C-11)

Department of Plant Pathology/Chemistry

Mentored by Steve Lommel/Plant Pathology, Stephan Franzen/Chemistry, Dan Feldheim/Chemistry, and Dick Guenther/Plant Pathology

Uptake of Modified Red Clover Necrotic Mosaic Virus and Small Molecule Release from the Virion

Presented by Wes Overton (Session #II, C-8)

Department of Chemical Engineering

Mentored by Dan Feldheim/Chemistry, Stefan Franzen/Chemistry and Richard Guenther/Plant Pathology

Zoology, Physiology, Behavior, Neurobiology

Plan for Western Blot and RT-PCR Analyses of NAAG Peptidase (Glutamate Carboxypeptidase) Protein Levels and Transcription in Mammalian Nerves

Presented by Andrea M. Dorsch (Session #I, A-15)

Department of Zoology

Mentored by Robert M. Grossfeld/Zoology

A Genetic Basis for Differences in Larval Coloration Patterns between Heliothis virescens and Heliothis subflexa

Presented by Jaclynn Szwagiel and Erin Possiel (Session # II, D-11)

Department of Entomology

Mentored by Fred Gould/Entomology

Honorable Mention

Territorial Aggression in Bluehead Wrasse Social Hierarchies

Presented by Heather M. Heinz (Session #II, B-11)

Department of Zoology

Mentored by John R. Godwin/Zoology

Engineering and Technology

Improving the Lubricity of the Tyco GelWrap Product

Presented by Danielle L. Proffit, Sarah E. Mullins, Brian E. Allen, and Adam W. Helsel (Session #II, C-19)

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Mentored by Richard J. Spontak/Chemical Engineering

Immobilized Cell Bioreactor for the Conversion of Synthesis Gas to Ethanol and Acetic Acid

Presented by Kenya Maddox, Isaac Thompson, Claire Nivens, and Lindsay Fleischmann (Session #II, B-18)

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Mentored by Mari S. Chinn/Biological and Agricultural Engineering

A High-Resolution Structured Light Digital Imaging System for Biometric Identification Applications

Presented by Blake C. Lucas and Brandon J. Kulawik (Session #I, B-17)

Department of Electrical Engineering

Mentored by Hamid Krim/Electrical Engineering and Michael J. Escuti /Electrical Engineering

Development of a Test Cell for Monitoring Fuel-Failure in Very High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactors

Presented by Elijah Marin and Jason Harp (Session #I, B-19)

Department of Nuclear Engineering

Mentored by Mohamed Bourham/Nuclear Engineering and Ayman Hawari/Nuclear Engineering

Processing and Development of a New Ultra-light High-strength Material

Presented by Nickolas Reese (Session #I, B-22)

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Mentored by Afsaneh Rabiei/Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology

Southeast Raleigh Mathematics and Science Initiative

Presented by Maureen C. Smith, Dawn Hollifield, and Danielle Pritchard (Session #I, C-22)

Department of Psychology

Mentored by Pamela Martin/Psychology

Southeast Raleigh Mathematics and Science Initiative

A Microgenetic Examination of the Emergence of Pictorial Competence

Presented by Kristen F. Parker (Session #I, B-24)

Department of Psychology

Mentored by Lynne Baker-Ward/Psychology

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

How Do Ambient Mercury Monitoring Sites Compare in Charlotte-Is there a Regional Pattern?

Presented by Robert E. Conway and Daniel Hamilton (Session #I, A-26)

Department of Statistics

Mentored by William F. Hunt, Jr./Statistics

Heterogeneous Monolayers of Silane Based Molecules

Presented by Casey M. de Deugd (Session #I, A-27)

Department of Physics

Mentored by Laura Clarke/Physics

Linear Growth of Non-Axisymmetric SASI Modes in Core Collapse Supernovae

Presented by Samantha L. Shaw (Session #II, D-24)

Department of Physics

Mentored by John M. Blondin/Physics

Materials Research Society Award for Best Poster on Materials Research

Deposition and Characterization of Anti-reflective Nanoparticle Coatings on Solar Cells

Presented by Emily W. Hon (Session I, #A-21)

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Mentored by Brian G. Prevo/Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Orlin D. Velev/Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

The 14^th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2005

Biological Sciences 

Characterization of Ratite Protein Biochemistry as a Baseline for Comparison to Theropod Fossils (poster #29)

Presented by Timothy S. Collier

Departments of Chemistry; Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
Mentored by Mary H. Schweitzer/Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; and Jennifer L. Wittmeyer/Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

A Bacterial Predator of Bacillus? (poster #37)

Presented by Beatrice Criveanu

Department of Microbiology

Mentored by James Brown/Microbiology

Mutation of Three Aspartate Residues Required for Processing Procaspase-3 (poster #82)

Presented by Eric Hoverstad and Kayla Ewing

Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry

Mentored by Clay Clark/Molecular and Structural Biochemistry

Characterization of T₃ Arabidopsis Plants Overexpressing Lipid Kinases (poster #84)

Presented by Priscilla K. Hunt

Department of Botany

Mentored by Wendy F. Boss/Botany

Modification-assisted and Mg2+-dependent Folding of Mitochondrial tRNAs (poster #95)

Presented by Christopher I. Jones

Department of Biochemistry

Mentored by Paul F. Agris/Biochemistry

Folding Interactions of an mRNA 5’-UTR that Regulates Gene Expression: Interaction with a Regulatory tRNA (poster #135)

Presented by Audrey R. Nelson

Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry

Mentored by Paul F. Agris/Molecular and Structural Biochemistry

In Vitro Reassembly of Infective Red Clover Necrotic Mosaic Virus Virion Particles Containing Non-native RNA (poster #143)

Presented by Joseph E. Rittiner

Departments of Chemistry; Plant Pathology

Mentored by Stefan Franzen/Chemistry; Richard Guenther/Plant Pathology; and Steve Lommel/Plant Pathology

The Effect of Pepper Host on the Haplotype Population of Resistance-breaking Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) Isolates (poster #165)

Presented by Laura M. Stanton

Department of Zoology

Mentored by James W. Moyer/Plant Pathology

Honorable Mention

Molecular Evolution of a Potential Vaccine Target in the Hookworms, A. caninum and N. americanus (poster #52)

Presented by Sitka Eguiluz

Department of Genetics

Mentored by Gregory C. Gibson/Genetics

The C-Vps Complex is Essential for C. elegans Development and Fertility (poster #58)

Presented by Babar Fiza

Department of Biological Sciences

Mentored by Steven W. L’Hernault/Biology, Emory University

Interleukin-13 Induces Changes in the Phosphorylation State of Cofilin in Human Airway Epithelial Cells (poster #99)

Presented by Brian E. Kaminski

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Mentored by Kimberly Raiford/Molecular Biomedical Sciences; and Linda D. Martin/Molecular Biomedical Sciences

Effect of Different Diets on Sexual Behavior and Reproductive Organs in Mice (poster #145)

Presented by April R. Ruffin and Megan Dean

Department of Animal Science

Mentored by Brenda Alston-Mills/Animal Science

Inhibition of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone by Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (poster #187)

Presented by Jennifer B. Wilson

Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry

Mentored by William L. Miller/Molecular and Structural Biochemistry

Engineering and Technology

Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in 3D Cultures: Ramp and Steady Applications of Cyclic Hydrostatic Pressure (poster #56)

Presented by Allison R. Finger

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Mentored by Elizabeth G. Loboa/Biomedical Engineering

Road Detection in Multispectral Imagery through Nonlinear Statistical Classification (poster #112)

Presented by Blake C. Lucas

Department of Electrical Engineering

Mentored by Hamid Krim/Electrical Engineering

Characterization of Arc Generated Plasma Interactions with a Liquid Metal Medium (poster #116)

Presented by Elijah H. Martin and Gregory C. Hahn

Department of Nuclear Engineering

Mentored by Mohamed A. Bourham/Nuclear Engineering

Navigation and Localization of the Mars Tumbleweed Rover (poster #151)

Presented by Jordan B. Schwarz

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Mentored by Fred R. DeJarnette/Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Development of Cellulose Thin Films for Studies in Surface Chemistry (poster #163)

Presented by Kelley L. Spence

Department of Paper Science Engineering

Mentored by Orlando Rojas/Paper Science Engineering

Honorable Mention

Improving the Mechanical Properties of Semi-Austenitic Stainless Steels (poster #13)

Presented by Sarah J. Bolls, Rachel L. Doss and Adam C. Pearce

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Mentored by Ron O. Scattergood/Materials Science and Engineering; Keith Dawes/Materials Science and Engineering; and Mike Antony/Allvac Ltd.

Characterizing the Behavior of the Thermoresponsive Polymer N-Isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) as a Tissue Engineering Substrate (poster #17)

Presented by Stephanie E. Brandon and Julie R. Gentry

Departments of Biomedical Engineering; Textile Engineering

Mentored by Marian G. McCord/Biomedical Engineering

Theoretical Thermal Analysis of ITER Divertor (poster #25)

Presented by Brandon R. Clark

Department of Nuclear Engineering

Mentored by Mohamed A. Bourham/Nuclear Engineering

Groundwater Contamination Source Identification Using Hybrid Optimization Methods (poster #26)

Presented by Matthew H. Clayton

Department of Civil Engineering

Mentored by Gnanamanikam Mahinthakumar/Civil Engineering

Silicon-On-Diamond, an Engineered Substrate for Advanced Thermal Management of Silicon Devices (poster #62)

Presented by Jeremy M. Gobien

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Mentored by Zlatko Sitar/Materials Science and Engineering

Bioreactor for Applying Fluid Shear Stress to Mesenchymal Stem Cells in 2D and 3D Cultures (poster #87)

Presented by Jennifer D. Jassawalla, Nicholas J. Jardine, Jillian G. Rouse, Christopher W. Simms, and Jennie R. Stancil

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Mentored by Michael D. Boyette/Biological Engineering; Elizabeth G. Loboa/Biomedical Engineering; Frank C. Abrams/Biomedical Engineering; Brooke N. Steele/Biomedical Engineering; Peter L. Mente/Biomedical Engineering;

Glenn M. Walker/Biomedical Engineering; and Ola L. A. Harrysson/Industrial Engineering

Development of a Miniature UV-NIR Spectroscopy Apparatus to Detect Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants on a Real Time Basis (poster #119)

Presented by Marc Mathews, Shane Miller and Joe Rittiner

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Mentored by Juan Hinestroza/Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science

Monitoring Cellulase Activity by the Quartz Crystal Microbalance (poster #177)

Presented by Vesna Tosanovic

Department of Wood and Paper Science

Mentored by Orlando Rojas/Wood and Paper Science

Humanities, Social Sciences, and Management

What it Feels Like for a Girl: The Importance of Contemporary Female Bildungsromans (poster #40)

Presented by Michele H. DeCamp

Department of English

Mentored by Barbara Bennett/English

Effect of Study Tools on Test Performance (poster #172)

Presented by Megan A. Terrio

Department of Psychology

Mentored by Shari Lane/Psychology

Honorable Mention

Soothing Fears, Preventing Hysteria: The Effectiveness of Methods to Educate the Community about Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (poster #19)

Presented by Kelley E. Carpenter

Department of Psychology

Mentored by Shari Lane/Psychology

An Exploration of Possible Causes and Solutions to the Growing Difference between Book and Tax Income (poster #139)

Presented by Kathleen M. Powers

Department of Accounting

Mentored by Roby Sawyers/Accounting

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Symmetrizing a Structurally Symmetric Matrix (poster #59)

Presented by Jeffrey B. Gaither

Department of Mathematics

Mentored by Ilse Ipsen/Mathematics

Is the Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution "Non-Attainment" Problem in Hickory and Lexington, NC Regional or Local? (poster #140)

Presented by Ashley Queen and John White

Departmentsof Meteorology; Statistics

Mentored by William Hunt, Jr./Statistics

Evaluation of WHOI and ISCCP Heat Flux Analysis Products in the North Atlantic (poster #176)

Presented by Robert E. Todd

Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Mentored by Robert C. Beardsley/Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; and John M. Morrison/Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Honorable Mention

Thin Film Growth and Characterization (poster #41)

Presented by Casey M. de Deugd

Department of Physics

Mentored by Laura I. Clarke/Physics

Muon Backing Veto forUCNA Experiment at Los Alamos National Labs (poster #47)

Presented by Shuang Du

Department of Physics

Mentored by Albert Young/Physics

Ocean Topography and its Impact on Internal Wave Intensity (poster #79)

Presented by Alyssa M. Hopkins

Department of Marine Earth and Atmospheric Science

Mentored by Ping-Tung Shaw/Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

The 13^th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2004

Biological Sciences 

Androgen Regulation of Sex Characteristics in the bluehead wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum

(Teleostei: Labridae)

Presented by Anna M. Austin (poster #4)

Department of Zoology

Mentored by Katharine A. Semsar/Zoology and John R. Godwin/Zoology

Effect of Dietary Manganese Concentration on Growth, Reproduction, and Manganese Status

of Heifers

Presented by M. Montarie Lanier and Stephanie L. Hansen (poster #117)

Department of Animal Science

Mentored by Jerry W. Spears/Animal Science and C. Scott Whisnant/Animal Science

The Role of Enhancer Activity in V(D)J Recombination

Presented by Kristen K. Melton (poster #48)

Department of Microbiology

Mentored by Mike Sikes/Microbiology

Elucidating the Role of InsP3 in Plant Responses to Stress

Presented by Candace D. Randall (poster #28)

Departments of Botany; Biochemistry

Mentored by Wendy F. Boss/Botany and Imara Y. Perera/Botany

Folding of Apaf-1 CARD Domain

Presented by Jennifer L. Rochette (poster #53)

Department of Biochemistry

Mentored by Clay Clark/Biochemistry

Compensatory Growth in Hybrid Stiped Bass Through Feeding Manipulation

Presented by Jonathan R. Scheffe (poster #55)

 Department of Biomedical Engineering 
 Mentored by Russell J. Borski/Zoology

Engineering and Technology

A Modified Manual Wheelchair to Assist Non-mobile Patients Transfer to an

Examination Table

Presented by Kelly J. Ackles, Alex B. Earle, Kelly L. Inman, Cheryl A. Parzel,

and Amanda L. Senrud (poster #57)

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Mentored by Mike Boyette/ Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Frank Abrams/

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Determination of IgA Concentration and Activity in Human Milk as Affected by

High Pressure Processing
Presented by Nina Chavis (poster #73)

Department of Chemical Engineering

Mentored by Brian E. Farkas/Food Science and Jonathon C. Allen/Food Science

Designing a Gelatin Manufacturing Plant for North Carolina

Presented by Catherine N. Conway, Tristan K. Berry, Cliff S. Bynum, Abbi G. Heilig,

Jennifer M. Poley, Kara M. Price, Kristin M. Price, Christie L. Strahler, Jessica E. Sharp

and Nicholas D. Williams (poster #74)

Departments of Food Science; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry

Mentored by Christopher R. Daubert/Food Science and Steven W. Perretti/

Chemical Engineering

Conversion of Paper Recycling Deinking Sludge to Fermentable Glucose

Presented by Rachel A. Ernest, Larry J. Eason, II and Christopher M. Foess (poster #77)

Department of Paper Science and Engineering

Mentored by Richard A. Venditti/Paper Science & Engineering, Dimitris S. Argyropoulos/

Paper Science & Engineering and Richard D. Gilbert/Paper Science & Engineering

Cartilage Shear Impact Fixture for Testing Porcine Patellar Cartilage Tissue

Presented by Catherine E. Hoeger, Jessica C. Bradford, Jennifer A. McDonald, Lindsay A. McManus, and Joanna L. Pittman (poster #84)

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Mentored by Peter L. Mente/Biomedical Engineering, C. Frank Abrams/Biomedical Engineering and Michael D. Boyette/Biological & Agricultural Engineering

Humanities and Social Sciences

Analytical Comparison of the Work of Contemporary Black Female Form Makers

Presented by Shanthony M. Exum (poster #103)

Department of Graphic Design

Mentored by Kermit Bailey/Graphic Design

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

A Statistical Method to Corroborate VOC Emission Inventories Using Air Quality Data –

Applied to Houston and Atlanta
Presented by Brendan Yoshimoto, Louise Camalier and Bryan Stines (poster #126)

Department of Statistics

Mentored by William F. Hunt Jr./Statistics

Temporal Changes in Age and Growth of Vermilion Snapper, Rhomboplites aurorubens

Presented by Mark D. Fitchett (poster #118)

Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences

Mentored by David B. Eggleston/Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences

Bedrock Geology as the Primary Selection Criterion in Determining a Sampling

Strategy for Wake County, NC Indoor-air and Groundwater Radon Study

Presented by Deborah E. Kull (poster #120)

Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences

Mentored by Edward F. Stoddard/Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences

The 12th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2003

Biological Sciences 

Characterization of Membrane Lipid Binding Properties of Two type III phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases from Arabidopsis thaliana

Presented by Jonathan K. Davis (poster #23)

Department of Botany

Mentored by Wendy Boss/Botany, Rafaelo M. Galvao/Botany, Norma Houston/Genetics, Jill Stevenson-Paulik/Pharmacology, and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center

Aromatase: A Functional Biomarker for Assessing Sexual Differentiation in Southern Flounder

Presented by Lea W. Early (poster #30)

Department of Zoology

Mentored by Russell Borski/Zoology and John Godwin/Zoology 

Identifying Viral Determinants of Cell Tropism
Presented by Ashley E. East (poster #31)  
Department of Microbiology  
Mentored by Barbara Sherry/Molecular Biomedical Sciences

Stress Responses in Transgenic Plants with Altered InsP₃ Signaling

Presented by Candace D. Randall (poster #86)

Department of Botany

Mentored by Wendy F. Boss/Botany, Imara Y. Perera/Botany, and Chiu-Yueh Hung/Botany 

Honorable Mention

Characterization of Novel Transcripts Encoding c Subunits of Vacuolar (H+)-ATPase in Lycopersicon

Presented by Derek A. Jones (poster #51) - High School Student

Mentored by Jeffrey S. Coker/Botany and Eric Davies/Botany 

Who Cares about Fungus Anyway? Non-leaf Resource Use by Atta cephalotes

Presented by Catherine M. Ward (poster #96)

Departments of Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry

Mentored by Evan Notman/Organization for Tropical Studies, Duke University 

Engineering and Technology

Synthesis and Properties of Cationized Wool

Presented by Archana N. Chaudhary (poster #15)

Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry & Science

Mentored by Brent Smith/Textile Engineering, Chemistry & Science 

An Alternative Medical Waste Treatment Technology for Developing Countries

Presented by Melanie P. Chin, Timothy V. Pearce, and Laura M. Robinson (poster #16)

Department of Chemical Engineering

Mentored by Steven W. Peretti/Chemical Engineering

Hang-glider Sail Construction Using Paper as an Alternative Material

Presented by Jody Moss, Bryan Ransom, Trey Hathaway, Sarah Mertens, Josh McCall, Daphne Wang (poster #70)

Departments of Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Pulp and Paper Science, and Aerospace Engineering

Mentored by Richard Spontak/Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering

A Prototype for Endothelial Cell Adhesion to a Polymeric Matrix

Presented by Julie A. Poore, Blake R. Edwards, Jacklyn C. Harrell, Laura C. Hill, and Lindsay M. Sallach (poster #81)

Departments of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Textile Engineering, and Veterinary School

Mentored by Marian G. McCord/Biomedical/Textile Engineering and Michael D. Boyette/Biological and Agricultural Engineering 

Humanities and Social Sciences

The Great Chains of Byzantium: Harbor Defenses, Naval Tactics, and Grand Strategy in the Middle Ages

Presented by Abraham D. Rash

Department of History

Mentored by John Riddle/History 

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Better Prediction with Better Models Improving the Forecast of Tomorrow's Air Pollution

Presented by Courtney Sorrell and Karen Donaghy (poster #93)

Department of Statistics

Mentored by William F. Hunt, Jr./Statistics 

Using Trends in Fossil Spore Size and the Physics of Their Movement in Wind to Deduce Paleoatmospheric Conditions

Presented by Holly N. Woodward (poster #99)

Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences

Mentored by Dale A. Russell/Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences and Michael A. Paesler/Physics 

Best Poster on Materials Research - Presented by the Materials Research Society NCSU Student Chapter

Kinetics of Melt Complexation of Poly(ethylene glycol) into Solid-State Alpha-Cyclodextrin

Presented by Jeffrey H. Peet (poster #76)

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Mentored by C.M. Balik/Materials Science and Engineering and Allan E. Tonelli/Textile Chemistry

11^th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2002

Biological Sciences

Myonuclear Apoptosis Following Feed Deprivation
Presented by Juanita J.P. Evans (poster #20)
Department of Microbiology
Mentored by Paul Mozdziak, Poultry Science

The Effects of MAR Presence and Promoter Strength on Transgene statement and Stability in Arabidopsis Thaliana
Presented by Lindsay D. Jones (poster #38 with computer)
Department of Botany
Mentored by Anton Callaway, Botany

Using Soybean Hulls as an Alternative Feed for Meat Goats
Presented by Aaron T. Maye (poster #48)
Department of Animal Science
Mentored by Matthew H. Poore and Jeannette A. Moore, Animal Science, and Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, Crop Science

The Effects of Hyperglycemia on Human Airway Epithelial Cells In Vitro
Presented by Dawn C. Newcomb (poster #52)
Department of Chemistry
Mentored by Linda D. Martin, Anatomy, Physiological Sciences and Radiology

Increasing Serotonergic Activity Decreases Aggression in a Coral Reef Fish
Presented by Heidi A. Perreault (poster #59)
Department of Zoology
Mentored by John Godwin, Zoology

Engineering and Technology

Design and Interfacial Activity of Random-Block Copolymers with Controlled Sequence Distributions
Presented by David Erel (poster #19)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Mentored by Jan Genzer, Chemical Engineering

Rigidity Enhancement of Red Barrier Board
Presented by Shannon M. Jackson, Marcus A. Hunt, Lewis Clayton Edmondson II, and Christopher J. Oldham (poster #36)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Mentored by Maurice Balik, Materials Science and Engineering

VLI: An Inexpensive, Easy-to-Use Vein Location Device for Use in Medical Procedures
Presented by Laura Nordby, Colleen Dodson, Meg Stokes, Kristen White, and Jody Wood (poster #53 with computer)
Department of Biological And Agricultural Engineering
Mentored by Larry Stikeleather, Michael Boyette, Barry Lineberger, and Phil Harris, Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Humanities and Social Sciences

The Political Economy of Environmental Reform at Export Credit Agencies, IFC, and MIGA (oral presentation)
Presented by Tomas E. Carbonell
Departments of Political Science and Public Administration
Mentored by Roland F. Stephen, Political Science

The Effects of the Internet on Cuna Society and the Marketing of Molas (oral presentation)
Presented by John W. Williams
Departments of Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Mentored by Charlotte V. Brown, Gallery of Art & Design

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Emission Site Density Characterization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Thin Films
Presented by Mengning Liang (poster #44)
Department of Physics
Mentored by Zlatko Sitar, Ramon Collazo, and Raoul Schlesser, Materials Science and Engineering

Biologically Compatible Probes via Self-Assembled Monolayers
Presented by Gregory J. Nusz (poster #54 with computer)
Department of Physics
Mentored by Hans D. Hallen, Physics

Saving the Earth by Reducing Ground Level Ozone: What Can We Learn by Examining the Atlanta Ozone Precursor Data?
Presented by Tracy L. Robinson (poster #66)
Department of Statistics
Mentored by William F. Hunt Jr., Statistics

10^th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2001

Biological Sciences

Characterization of Ten Tobacco Mosaic Virus Isolates      
     Presented by Heather A. Bartone (poster #08)      
     Department of Botany      
     Mentored by James W. Moyer, Plant Pathology      

Confocal Imaging Demonstrates that the Nuclear Invaginations and Channels Found in Tobacco NT-1 Cells Originate During Cell Division      
     Presented by Stephanie L. Gupton (poster #37)      
     Department of Botany      
     Mentored by Nina Stromgren Allen, Botany

     Characterization and Crystallization of the STAR domain protein, QK1
     Presented by Cynthia P. Matson (poster #60)
     Department of Biochemistry
     Mentored by Dennis T. Brown, Biochemistry and Traci M.T. Hall, The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

     Identification of Estrogen Responsive Genes in MCF7-C7 Breast Tumor Cell Line Using cDNA Microarrays
     Presented by Tomohiro Oshimura (poster #68)
     Department of Biological Sciences
     Mentored by Edward K. Lobenhofer, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Scott Chilton, Botany

RNase New P Sequences from Unknown Organisms
     Presented by Erin K. Powell (poster #70)
     Department of Microbiology
     Mentored by James W. Brown, Microbiology

Engineering and Technology

     Improving Evolvable Hardware Processes
     Presented by Gregory J. Barlow and Marc A. Edwards (poster #06)
     Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
     Mentored by Edward Grant, Electrical and Computer Engineering

     Automation of Bioinformatics Processes for Microarray Data
     Presented by Kelli A. Reynolds (poster #72)
     Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
     Mentored by Roger P. Rohrbach, Biological Engineering; Charles J. Tucker, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Pierre R. Bushel,
     National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Thomas L. Bennett, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Jonathan R. Miller,
     National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

     Energy Challenge 2001: Non-Woven Synthetic Composite Sail
     Presented by Brandon White and Stephanie Bogle (poster #90)
     Department of Materials Science & Engineering
     Mentored by Rich Spontak, Materials Science & Engineering; Hasaan Jameel, Pulp & Paper Science; and John Heitman, Pulp & Paper Science

Humanities and Social Sciences

     Elusive Dragon: A Survey of Chinese Students and Scholars Studying in the United States (oral presentation)
     Presented by Ryan P. Kellogg
     Departments of Multidisciplinary Studies, Chemical Engineering
     Mentored by J. Oliver Williams, Political Science and Public Administration

     Out of the Kitchen?: A Longitudinal Analysis of Attitudes Toward Women in the Workplace (oral presentation)
     Presented by Megan S. Taylor
     Departments of Sociology, Anthropology
     Mentored by Randall J. Thomson, Sociology and Anthropology

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Holonomy Groups on Abstract Manifolds and Fiber Bundles
     Presented by Michael R. McDuffee (poster #64)
     Department of Mathematics
     Mentored by Ron Fulp, Mathematics

     Development of a Compton Scattering Beam Flux Monitor
     Presented by Amanda L. Sabourov (poster #73)
     Department of Physics
     Mentored by John H. Kelley, Physics; Caroline D. Nesaraja, Physics; Brendan T. Crowley, Duke University, Physics; Konstantin V. Sabourov, Duke
     University, Physics; Henry R. Weller, Duke University, Physics; Kara J. Keeter, Idaho State University, Physics; Richard M. Prior, North Georgia
     College and State University, Physics; Mark Spraker, North Georgia College and State University, Physics

     Formation of Cobalt Disilicide Films on (3X3) 6H-SiC(000-1)
     Presented by David K. Wood (poster #91)
     Department of Physics
     Mentored by Dale E. Sayers, Physics and Robert J. Nemanich, Physics

9^th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2000

Biological Sciences

Sequence Polymorphisms of dwarf3 as They Associate to Maize Developmental Traits
     Presented by Claudette Campos (poster #10)
     Department of Genetics
     Mentored by Edward S. Buckler, Genetics

     The Effects of Prenatal Treatment of Bisphenol A on Aggression in Male Mice
     Presented by April Chester (poster #12)
     Department of Biochemistry
     Mentored by John G. Vandenbergh, Zoology

     Analysis of DNA Elements for the Ability to Produce Stable Expression of Foreign Genes
     in Genetically Engineered Plants
     Presented by Richard Hall (poster #44)
     Department of Genetics
     Mentored by Steven Spiker and Bekir Ulker, Genetics

Disconcordance in Codon 61 c-Ha-ras Mutations of Tg.AC and FVB/N Mouse Strains
     Presented by Andrea Moon (poster #74)
     Department of Biochemistry
     Mentored by Ronald Cannon, Laboratory of Environmental Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis
     at NIEHS and Cynthia Hemenway/Biochemistry

Embyronic Development of Oxidant Scavenging Capacity in the Grass Shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio
     Presented by Matthew Stout (poster #102)
     Department of Toxicology
     Mentored by Gary W. Winston, Toxicology and Richard F. Lee/Skidaway Institute of
     Oceanography, Savannah, GA

Engineering and Technology

      Tailored Whey Protein Gels Through Combined Enzymatic Crosslinking and Heat
      Treatment
      Su Y. Ha (poster #41)
      Department of Chemical Engineering
      Mentored by Saad A. Khan and Matthew D. Burke, Chemical Engineering

      Boiling Water Reactor Fuel Lattice Gadolinium Optimization for Maximum Hot-to-Cold
      Reactivity Swing
      Stacy Parker (poster #118)
      Department of Nuclear Engineering
      Mentored by Paul Turinsky, Nuclear Engineering

      The Effect of Agglomerating Agent Structure on Chemical Agglomeration of Toner for
      Paper Recycling
      Erik Welf (poster #110)
      Department of Wood and Paper Science
      Mentored by Richard A. Venditti, Wood and Paper Science

Humanities and Social Sciences

      Cognitive Dissonance Theory as a Predictor of Romantic Partner Selection and
      Satisfaction
      Kathryn Ernest (oral presentation #29)
      Department of Communication
      Mentored by William Jordan, Communication

Physical and Mathematical Sciences 

Substituent Effects On Spin Distribution In  3-Tert-Butyl-5-Aryl-Semiquinones
Mithra Beikmohamadi (poster #7)
      Department of Chemistry
      Mentored by  David A. Shultz, Chemistry

      The Interaction of a Pulsar Nebula and a Supernova Remnant
Dargan Frierson (poster #33)
      Department of Physics
      Mentored by John M. Blondin, Physics and Roger A. Chevalier, University of Virginia,
      Astronomy

      Protecting the Public Health - Forecasting Photochemical Air Pollution in Charlotte, NC
Daric Harrington (poster #48)
      Department of Statistics
      Mentored by William F. Hunt, Jr. and William Swallow, Statistics

8th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 1999

Biological Sciences

Sexual Selection and the Brain: Neuropeptide Cell Size and Courtship Behavior are Correlated Across Populations of Male Guppies
Presented by Henrik Sjoberg (#106)
Department of Zoology
Mentored by John R. Godwin, Zoology

Separation of H2Kk-Tagged Cells Through Magnetic Immuno-Microbead Technology
David Higgins (#53)
Department of Biochemistry
Mentored by Bill Miller, Biochemistry

Phylogenetic Relationships and Geographic Distribution of Two Genetic Races of Gilia Sinistra
Hadley Cairns (#19)
Department of Botany
Mentored by Leigh A. Johnson, Botany

Screening for Protein-Protein Interactions
Nolan Yeung (#127)
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Mentored by Ross Whetten, Biotechnology Research-Forestry

Insulin Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) Governs Growth Hormone and Prolactin Release in Teleost Fishes: Identification of Cellular Signaling Pathways Mediating IGF-I Actions
Barrett Gift and Shira Fruchtman (#43)
Department of Zoology
Mentored by Russell J. Borski, Zoology

The Effects of DNA Damaging Agents on Cell Strains and Cell Lines expressing Varying Degrees of BRCA1 Protein
Jennifer Brady (#11)
Department of Biological Sciences
Mentored by Lois A. Annab, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Engineering and Technology

Kinetics of Ethane Hydrogenolysis over Supported Pt Catalysts
Susan Brandenburg (12)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Mentored by H. Henry Lamb, Chemical Engineering

Investigation of Bacterial Adhesion on Plasma- and Silver-Treated Material Surfaces
ThiLynn Gallen (#39)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Mentored by Jerome Cuomo, Richard Spontak and Roger Narayan, Materials Science and Engineering

Implementation of a Probabilistic Neural Network for Multi-spectral Image Classification on a Remote FPGA Based Custom Computing Machine
Tagbo Ekwueme-Okoli (#34)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mentored by Clay S. Gloster, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ultra-thin Film Thickness Measurements with Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
Melvin McLaurin (#73)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Mentored by Dennis Maher and David Venables, Materials Science and Engineering

Humanities and Social Sciences

Catharsis, Intrusive Thinking, and Recovery from Stressful Experiences
Melanie Wegener (#121)
Department of Psychology
Mentored by Kitty Klein and Adriel Boals, Psychology

The Scientific Plausibility of Interactionism and Overdetermination
Jon C. Williams (#123)
Department of Philosophy
Mentored by John W. Carroll, Philosophy and Religion

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Effect of  Phosphorus Ligands in the Synthesis of 1,1-Diarylethenes
Michael Weaver (#120)
Department of Chemistry
Mentored by David A. Shultz, Chemistry

7th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 1998

Biological Sciences

Teaching category:
        Special projects for Genetics in Human Affairs
Presented by Rebecca A. Foor, Daniel Edge, Stephanie Gillis, and Dharti Patel
        Department of Genetics
        Mentored by Wendell McKenzie, Genetics

Research category:
Localization of Calreticulin in plant cells
Presented by Linda L. Cowan
        Department of Botany
        Mentored by Sarah Wyatt and Dominique Robertson, Botany

        Molecular evolution in floral homeotic genes of Brassica oleracae
Presented by Abee C. Lowman
        Department of Zoology
        Mentored by Michael Purugganan, Genetics

The nesting ecology of the flatbank sea turtle on Crab Island, Australia
        Presented by Elizabeth R. Gatlin and Ronald W. Sutherland
        Biological Sciences
        Mentored by Colin Limpus of Queensland, Australia, and Robert Beckmann, Botany

Ion-selective vibrating electrode: a tool to detect regions of Ca2+ flux in apical cell
        membrane of gravistimulated Ceratodon protonemada
Presented by Marcus T. Lewis
        Department of Botany
        Mentored by Eva Johannes and Nina Allen, Botany

Engineering and Technology
Scanning Kelvin force and capacitance microscopy applications
        Presented by R. Joseph Kline
        Department of  Materials Science & Engineering
        Mentored by John Richards, Intel Corporation and Phillip Russell, Materials Science & Engineering

Pre-ionization in the coaxial plasma source experiment
        Presented by Chad J. Boyer and James W. Newman, Jr.
        Department of Nuclear Engineering
        Mentored by Robert Mayo and Mohamed Bourham, Nuclear Engineering

Evaluation table for developmentally challenged children
        Presented by Julie Crutchfield and Amanda Fody
        Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
        Mentored by Susan Blanchard and Larry Stikeleather, Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Humanities and Social Sciences

Profits before principle, the failure of constructive engagement in South Africa and China.
        A comparison between the Congressional Black Caucus of the 1980's and the Human
        Lobby of the 1990's
        Presented by George Uribe
        Department of Political Science
        Mentored by J. Oliver Williams, Political Science

Digital tools for an analog reality: facilitating efficiency and freedom when analyzing textual
        data
        Presented by David W. Frink
        Multidisciplinary Studies
        Mentored by Amy Halberstadt and Merry Ward, Psychology

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Three-dimensionalsimulations of active galaxy NGC 425 8
        Presented by Dargan M. Frierson, Kjersten C. Bunker and Jason R. Puryear
        Department of Physics
        Mentored by John Blondin, Physics

The next two students tied and will share this award:

Gravitational waves from colliding stars
        Presented by Jason R. Puryear
        Department of Physics
        Mentored by John Blondin, Physics

Spindynamics of the Legeos satellite
        Presented by Sukanya Chakrabarti
        Department of Physics
        Mentored by Larry Norris, Mathematics

6th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 1997

Biological Sciences

Utilizing Hybrid DNA From Two Geminiviruses To Analyze Coat Protein Function In Viral Host Range
Presented by Lisa Douglas
Department of Microbiology
Mentored by Ian Petty

Visual Identification of Biomass Levels on Game Ranching Ltd.
Presented by Erin Mary Simons
Department of Biological Sciences
Mentored by Richard Hatfield and Thomas Wentworth

Alternate Possibilities For the Pollination of Watermelon: Bumble Bees as a Substitute For Honey Bees
Presented by Jason Doherty
Department of Biological Sciences
Mentored by M. S. Stanghellini, J. T. Ambrose and J. R. Schultheis

Polymerase Chain Reaction as a Diagnostic Tool for the Detection of Pasteurella pneumotropica
Presented by Lisa Ann Wiltron
Department of Zoology
Mentored by Benjamin Weigler and Susan Hancock

The Effectiveness the Internet as an Educational Tool in Teaching Biological Concepts
Presented by Brian Chorley
Department of Animal Science
Mentored by Charles Lytle
(Biological Sciences Special Recognition for Teaching)

Engineering and Technology

Silicon Nitride Dielectrics Deposited at Low Temperatures By Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD)
Presented by Timothy Martin Anderson
Department of Chemical Engineering
Mentored by Gregory N. Parsons and Tonya M. Klein

Application of Fuzzy Logic Control to a Dual Chassis Vehicle Maneuvering Problem
Presented by Chulho Cho, Marc J. Jacobs and Ryan N. Brown
Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mentored by Gordon Lee and Jason Janet

Fabric Compression Analysis for the Design of a Seam Quality Monitor
Presented by Kerri L. Beck
Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science
Mentored by Timothy G. Clapp and Kimberly J. Titus

Extending the Life of Plastic Injection Molds Produced by Stereolithography
Presented by Loretta M. Lietzan and David Norman
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Mentored by Richard Spontak

Quantitative Analysis and Interpretation of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Phase Imaging
Presented by Donovan N. Leonard
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Mentored by Phil E. Russell and A. D. Batchelor

Urban Stream Restoration
Presented by Shannon Leigh Patterson
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Mentored by Gregory Jennings and Roger Rohrbach

Humanities and Social Sciences

Total Cost Management: An Approach for Continuous Improvement and Environmental Awareness for North Carolina's Hog Industry
Presented by Sande Simpson Abdelnour
Department of Accounting
Mentored by Al Chen

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Calculation of D and E Parameters for Delocalized Biradicals
Presented by Michael N. Weaver
Department of Chemistry
Mentored by David A. Shultz

Improving Paste Machine Quality in Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing
Presented by Matt Ellenburg
Department of Statistics
Mentored by J. C. Lu

5th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 1996

Biological Sciences

Student: Felicia D. Brim
Department: Animal Science
Advisor: Billy Flowers
Title: The Effects of Human Interaction on the Behavioral Patterns of Young Growing Pigs

Student: Dana E. Blackman
Department: Biochemistry
Advisors: Paul Agris and Richard Guenther
Title: The Interactive Chemistry of Thiolated Uridines and Modified Adenosines

Student: Jeanette Hughes
Department: Biological Science
Advisor: Patricia I. Fields
Title: Development of a Molecular Method for the Identification of Escherichia Coli 0157:H7

Student: Crystal N. Carter
Department: Biological Sciences
Advisor: Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver
Title: The Importance of Visual Aides in the Learning Process

Student: Carla Randall
Department: Plant Pathology
Advisor: Jorge Abad
Title: Phylogenetic Characterization of a Phytoplasma Associated with Plant Morphology

Engineering and Technology

Student: Daniel Alan Lloyd
Department: Chemical Engineering
Advisors: Gregory N. Parsons and Easwar Srinivasan
Title: Controlling the Composition of Plasma CVD a-Si:H Films Formed at Room Temperature

Students: Nancy Scriba Keating and Allen Harper
Department: Electrical & Computer Eng
Advisor: H. Joel Trussell
Title: Acoustic Echo Cancellation for Hands-Free Mobile Telephones

Students: Anthony G. Green, Marvin H. Barnett and Thanongdeth Chinyavong
Department: Nuclear Engineering
Advisors: Charles Mayo, Gerry Wicks and Pedro Perez
Title: PULSTAR Liquid Radioactive Waste Treatment, Recycle and Emergency Supply System

Humanities and Social Sciences

Student: Patricia J. Watson
Department: Multidisciplinary Studies
Advisor: Steven B. Katz
Title: Passive Voice Usage in the Scientific Report

Student: Ashley Farrell
Department: Political Science
Advisor: Liz O'Sullivan
Title: Who is Listening to the Pornography Debate?

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Student: Ryan F. Hess
Department: Chemistry
Advisor: James Martin
Title: Solvothermal Synthesis of Novel Manganese Carboxylate Extended Solids

Student: Jeffrey T. Layton
Department: Science Education
Advisor: John M. Blondin
Title: Numerical Hydrodynamic Simulations of Eccentric-Obit High Mass X-Ray Binary Star Systems

4^th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 1995

Biological Sciences

Author/Faculty Advisor: Alexander Krings/Richard R. Braham
Department: Forestry
Title: A Fruit Key to North Carolina Members of the Genus Quercus L.

Authors/Faculty Advisor: Phyllis C. Jones with Richard Guenther and Andrzej Malkewicz/Paul F. Agris
Department: Biochemistry
Title: Model System for Unique Modification-Dependent Anticodon Structure in tRNA-Lysine

Author/Faculty Advisor: Patricia M. Festin/Linda Hanley-Bowdoin
Department: Biochemistry
Title: Characterization of an Antibody to a Geminivirus Protein

Engineering and Technology

Author/Faculty Advisor: Paul Vrablic/Carlton M. Osburn
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Title: Thin Gate Oxide Process Characterization

Authors/Faculty Advisor: Ambika Somashekhar with S. P. Bozeman, P. W. Morrison, and J. T. Prater/Jeff T. Glass
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Title: Nucleation and Growth of Diamond in an Enclosed Combustion System

Author/Faculty Advisors:David H. Collins/Dennis M. Maher and Dale Batchelor
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Title: Critical Dimension Metrology in Scanning Electron Microscopy Magnification and Linearity Concerns

Humanities and Social Sciences

Author/Faculty Advisor: Sasha Fradin/Lynne Baker-Ward
Department: Psychology
Title: Reducing Suggestibility in Pre-School Age Children: The Effects of the Instructions to the Child

Author/Faculty Advisor: Ethan M. Bernick/J. Oliver Williams
Department: Political Science and Public Administration
Title: Is the Younger Generation Really As Apathetic As You Are Led To Believe?

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Authors/Faculty Advisor: PY 228 Students-Randal J. Adams II, Michael K. Brame, Peter J. Dickson, Jason L. Elliott, Chris L. Grove, Jonas C. Gunter, Kevin C. Jaget, Peter B. Kessler, Henry Kopp, Jeffrey T. Layton, John H. Martin, Beth N. Moll, Anadi S. Srivastava, Sean T. Tarlton and Christopher M. Ward/John Blondin
Department: Physics
Title: Superjet Theories for Outflows from Young Stars

Author/Faculty Advisor: Devin Kramer/Steven E. Koch
Department: Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Title: Examination of a Gravity Wave Event, 14-15 February 1992

3^rd Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 1994

Biological Sciences

Author/Faculty Advisor: Christine Garrett/Charles Opperman
Department: Plant Pathology
Title: Reliable Genetic Marker and Distinguishing Between Sibling Species of the Burrowing Nematode

Author/Faculty Advisor: Anh T. Lam/Paul F. Agris
Department: Biochemistry
Title: Nucleic Acid Structure is Differently Altered by the Binding of Heavy Metal Ions: DNA Analogs of the tRNA Anticodon Stem/Loop Domain

Author/Faculty Advisor: Harold E. Olivey, Jr./Tim Petty
Department: Microbiology
Title: Construction of Chimeric B Genome Components Using Tomato Golden Mosaic Virus (TGMV) and Bean Golden Mosaic Virus (BGMV)

Engineering and Technology

Authors/Faculty Advisor: Jenifer L. Jordan, Jan M. Patterson/John E. Parsons
Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Title: Artificial Wetland Cell Design for the Reduction of Sulfate-Rich Fly-Ash Leachate

Author/Faculty Advisor: Lawrence G. Offill III/Richard A. Venditti
Department: Wood and Paper Science
Title: Effect of Ultrasonic Treatment on the Size Distribution of Toner Particles in Waste Paper

Authors/Faculty Advisor: Benjamin A. Heying/Dennis M Maher
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Title: An Investigation of the Reactions Between Cobalt and Si1-x Gex Alloys

Humanities and Social Sciences

Author/Faculty Advisor: Joshua M. Humphries/David Gilmartin
Department: History
Title: The Legacy Lives: Twentieth Century American Imperialism and Neo-Imperialism in the Arts and Letters of Haiti

Author/Faculty Advisor: David Eakes, Donald Hale/Al Chen
Department: Accounting
Title: Multidisciplinary Teams: An Alternative Model of Cooperative Education

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Author/Faculty Advisor: Kenneth Sheffield/L. C. Lu
Department: Statistics
Title: Quality Improvement Through Mean and Variance Modeling

Author/Faculty Advisor: Russell W. Strickland/John M. Blondin
Department: Physics
Title: Nonlinear Numerical Analysis of the Dynamic Stability of Radiative Shocks

2^nd Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 1993

Biological Sciences

Author/Faculty Advisor: Charles E. Benton, Jr./John T. Brake
Department: Poultry Science
Title: The Effect of Flock Age, Storage Time, and Incubation Time on Egg Albumen

Author/Faculty Advisor: Joseph Flaherty/Gary Payne
Department: Plant Pathology
Title: A New Culture Technique to Study Growth and Aflatoxin Production by Aspergillus flavus

Author/Faculty Advisor: Andrew Moorhead/H.E. Swaisgood
Department: Food Science
Title: Selective Adsorption of b-Lactoglobulin on Immobilized Retinal Using the Avidin-Biotin Interaction

Engineering and Technology

Authors/Faculty Advisor: Crystal Buchanan, Meredith Nahm/Mohamed Bourham
Department: Nuclear Engineering
Title: Design of Multi-Diagnostics DIMES for Key Disruption Parameters in the General Atomics DIII-D Tokamak

Author/Faculty Advisor: Michael Ferrara/J.T. Glass
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Title: The Effect of Molten Substrates on Diamond Deposition

Authors/Faculty Advisor: Sanjiv Shahrawat, Ashish Balyan, Dilip Bhatia/Paul Franzon
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Title: 3-D Holographic Television

Humanities and Social Sciences

Author/Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Cannon/V. Kerry Smith
Department: Economics
Title: An Investigation of the Use of Marketable Permits for Pollution Reduction

Author/Faculty Advisor: Mark A. Schaffer/Robert Hoffman
Department: Multidisciplinary Studies
Title: A Technology Assessment of Diamond-thin Films

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Author/Faculty Advisor: Christopher T. Hudgin/Charles E. Anderson
Department: Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Title: Detection of Hail-Producing Thunderstorms using Geosynchronous Satellite Imagery

Author/Faculty Advisor: Craig R. Tewell/Janet G. Osteryoung
Department: Chemistry
Title: Characterization of the Charge Transfer Reaction of 1, 4-Benzodiazepines

1^st Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, 1992

Biological Sciences

Authors/Faculty Advisor: George F. Buehler, Donald Ward/J. A. Knopp
Department: Biochemistry
Title: Cloning and Characterization of a Double-Stranded RNA Mycovirus from Ustilago maydis

Author/Faculty Advisor: Deborah L. Fantz/Robert M. Grossfeld
Department: Zoology
Title: Proteins and Stress Adaptation in the Nervous System

Author/Faculty Advisor: Douglas S. Parker/Jon Stucky
Department: Botany
Title: Eriochloa acuminata (Presl.) Kunth var acuminata: New NC Weed

Engineering and Technology

Authors/Faculty Advisor: Patrick W. Brewer, Leigh Clarke, Brad Mott, Angela Meachum,
Michael King/Donald Bitzer
Department: Computer Science
Title: The Nerve Connection

Authors/Faculty Advisors: Kelly D. Campbell, David T. Chappell, Joe G. Magura, A. Shay Woodard/Donald Bitzer, Ralph Cavin
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Title: Simulation for NTSC Compatible High Definition Television

Author/Faculty Advisor: Peter J. Wolf/Dennis Maher
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Title: Reactive Ion Etching: Endpoint Detection

Humanities and Social Sciences

Author/Faculty Advisor: Nancy F. Carter/William C. Kimler
Department: History
Title: "The World's Biggest Uncontrolled Biological Experiment" : The Shift From Natural to Artificial Infant Feeding, 1930-1960

Author/Faculty Advisor: Cynthia Ann Cooper/Katherine Klein
Department: Psychology
Title: The Relationship of Specific Life Events to Coping Style and Symptom Reporting

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Author/Faculty Advisors: Edwin Brooks Anderson/Z. Zhang, J. Bernholc
Department: Physics
Title: Energy Minimization for Carbon and Silicon Clusters

Author/Faculty Advisor: Timothy Wyche Clark/J. Alex Speer
Department: Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
Title: Evidence for Multiple Intrusions in the Castalia Pluton, North Carolina

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