The 17th Annual
NC State
University
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Winners
Biological Sciences
Applied Sciences (Crop, Poultry, Animal,
and Horticultural Sciences)
Effects of Cross Fostering on Measures of Dominance, Pre-Weaning
Growth, and Survival of Pigs Reared in a Deep-Bedded Production System
Presented by Kristen
R. Davis (SESSION
II, A-3)
Department of Animal
Science
Mentored by Steven
P. Washburn/Animal Science
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Ecology,
Environmental, Conservation, Botanical
The Effect
of Fire Regime on the Fecundity of Pyxidanthera
brevifolia
Presented by Charles R. Godfrey (SESSION I, A-9)
Department of Biological
Sciences
Mentored by Thomas
Wentworth/Plant Biology; Wade A. Wall/Plant Biology; and Matthew
Hohmann/Ecological Processes Branch, ERDC-CERL, Champaign, Illinois
Analysis
of the Spatial Distribution Patterns of Astragalus
michauxii, sandhills milkvetch
Presented
by Margaret E. Shearin
(SESSION II, A-24)
Department of
Plant Biology
Mentored by
Thomas R. Wentworth/Plant Biology; Kristen M. Kostelnik/Plant Biology; and
Janet B. Gray, Dept. of the Army, Natural Resources Division, Fort Bragg, NC
Molecular, Biochemical, Genetics, Cell
Biology
Characterization of the
5-formylcytidine (f5C) Modification Involved in C-A Wobble Binding
of Mitochondrial tRNA Methionine (mtRNAMet) with the AUA Codon
Presented by Virginia
A. Moye (SESSION I, A-27)
Department
of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
Mentored
by Paul F. Agris/Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
Natural
Variation of Lipid Content in Wild-type Drosophila
melanogaster and its Implications as a Model for Human Metabolic Syndrome
Presented
by Mastafa M. Springston (SESSION I,
B-4)
Department of Genetics
Mentored
by Laura Reed/Genetics
Let's Stick Together: E-Cadherin and the Role it
Plays in Xenopus laevis Gut Morphogenesis
and Elongation
Presented
by Mandy A. Womble (SESSION
II, B-21)
Department of Biological Sciences
Mentored
by Mike Dush/College of Veterinary Medicine: Molecular Biomedical Sciences; and
Nanette Nascone-Yoder/College of Veterinary Medicine: Molecular Biomedical
Sciences
Zoology, Physiology, Behavior,
Neurobiology
The
Roles of ATP and Glutamate in the Signaling Patterns of Optic Nerve Glia
Presented
by Debbie L. Smith (SESSION
II, C-1)
Department
of Zoology
Mentored
by Bob Grossfeld/Zoology
Engineering and Technology
Chemical Routes for Deposition of
Calcium Copper Titanate Thin Films
Presented by Elizabeth A. Paisley,
Steven Wuester, and Ronald Burton (SESSION II, C-25)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Mentored by Jon-Paul Maria/Materials
Science and Engineering; Keith Dawes/Materials Science and Engineering; and Lew
Reynolds/Materials Science and Engineering
Co-winners:
Electrospun Tissue Scaffolds of Bombyx mori Silk
Fibroin and Poly(glycolic acid-co-lactic acid)
Presented by Raleigh R. Davis and Kristen E.
Roskov (SESSION II, C-10)
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Mentored by Richard J. Spontak/Chemical Engineering
Flood Management and Stream Restoration in a Cary,
North Carolina Subdivision
Presented
by James R. Etheridge, Reid W. Huntley, Michael G. Smith & Rachel
A. Watts (SESSION II, C-12)
Department of Biological and
Agricultural Engineering
Mentored by Greg Jennings/Biological
and Agricultural Engineering
Honorable Mentions:
Design
of a Low Impact, Self-propelled Seed Planter for Small Scale Crop Production in
Sustainable and Organic Applications Capable of High Residue Field Conditions
Presented by E. Nicole
Hill, Brandon D. Batten, Wesley C. Hicks & Tristan R. Lasell (SESSION
II, C-16)
Department of Biological
and Agricultural Engineering
Mentored by Matthew W.
Veal/Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Correlating Methane
Production to Expression of the Methyl Coenzyme-M Reductase Gene
Presented by Debra L.
Kantner (SESSION
II, C-20)
Department of Civil,
Construction and Environmental Engineering
Mentored by Morton A.
Barlaz/Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology
Critical Evaluation: Role of Non
Governmental Organizations (NGO's) in Delivery of Health Care in Rural Area
Presented by Siddhi Gupta (SESSION II, D-7)
Department
of Biological Sciences
Mentored
by Anita Flick/Biological Sciences
Artifact Locations and Meaning within Ohio Hopewell Burials
Presented by Emily A.
Schach (SESSION II, D-18)
Departments of Chemistry; History
Mentored by D. Troy Case/Sociology and Anthropology
Honorable Mentions:
Recognition and Intervention of Language
Disorders in Children: Perceived Roles of Parents, Teachers, Pediatricians, and
the
Speech-language Pathologist
Presented by Allison L. Goff (SESSION II, D-6)
Department of Communication
Mentored by Beth Barnes/Communication
The Virtual Workplace: How Working Online Can Work For You
Presented by Brenna T.
Leath (SESSION II, D-9)
Department of English
Mentored by Susan M. Katz/English
The Fear of Public Speaking
Presented by Erin O'Kelley
(SESSION II, D-13)
Department of Communication
Mentored by A. Celeste Farr/Communication
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Surface Studies of
Layered Perovskites for Designing a More Efficient Photocatalyst for the
Production of Hydrogen from Solar Energy
Presented by Benjamin
K. Greve (SESSION II, D-25)
Department of Chemistry
Mentored by Paul
Maggard/Chemistry
Effects of Aerosol on Shallow Marine Clouds in Bay
of Bengal
Presented by Matthew R. Igel (SESSION II, D-28)
Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric
Sciences
Mentored by Nicholas Meskhidze/Marine, Earth and
Atmospheric Sciences
Honorable Mentions:
Quantifying Changes in Clay Mineralogy on the
Waipaoa Shelf, New Zealand Using FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy)
Presented by Kristen
Hall (SESSION II, D-26)
Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric
Sciences
Mentored by Lonnie L. Leithold/Marine, Earth and
Atmospheric Sciences
Impact of Pacific Tropical Cyclones on Atmospheric
Predictability over North America
Presented by Diana
E. Thomas (SESSION I, C-23)
Department of Meteorology
Mentored by Anantha
Aiyyer/Meteorology
Can Meteorologically
Adjusted Ozone Air Quality Trends Identify the Impact of the Nitrogen Oxides
Utility Reductions? How Are Biogenic Effects Accounted for?
Presented by Kristen
Gore, George Antczak, Tim Brown, Adrienne Wootten, & Jie Zheng (SESSION
I, C-13)
Departments of
Statistics;
Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mentored by William F. Hunt, Jr./Statistics; George
Bridgers/NC Department of the Environment and Natural Resources--Division of
Air Quality; and Ryan Boyles/North Carolina State Climate Office
Award for Best
Poster on Materials Research, Sponsored by the Materials Research Society NCSU
Student Chapter
Epitaxial
Integration of Complex Oxides on GaN for Novel Transistor Devices
Presented
by Elizabeth A. Paisley, Spalding Craft, and Mark Losego (SESSION I,
B-26)
Department of Materials Science and
Engineering
Mentored
by Jon-Paul Maria/Materials Science and Engineering
Congratulations
to you all!
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