The 18th Annual
NC State
University
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Participants
This
listing of participants is arranged first by award category and then in order of
the corresponding author's last name. Please check your listing carefully to be
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Ecology, Environmental, Conservation, Botanical
Molecular, Biochemical, Genetics, Cell Biology
Zoology, Physiology, Behavior, Neurobiology
- Design abstracts
- Engineering and Technology abstracts
- Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology abstracts
- Physical and Mathematical Sciences abstracts
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Applied Sciences (Crop, Poultry,
Animal, and Horticultural Sciences) |
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Title of Presentation and Author(s) |
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Austin,
Britt Hinson,
Eric Moore,
Christopher Shear
Mixer Homogenization in Ultra-Pasteurized Whole Milk |
2 |
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Braxton, Malissa L. Alkanes as
Intake Digestibility Indicators |
1 |
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Buchanan,
Emma Follicular
Dynamics and Embryo Field Following Subcutaneous Administration of Follicle
Stimulating Hormone in Holstein Cows |
1 |
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Coulon-Johnson, Ann C. Use of Audio Stimulation to Increase Suckling
Piglet Growth and Survival to Weaning |
2 |
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Craddock, Scott T. Betancur, Lissete Analyzing Cellulose Synthase (CESA) Gene Expression
and Cell Wall Thickness in Arabidopsis Vegetative Trichomes |
2 |
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Gorski, Stephanie L. Evolution of Host Recognition in Pest Moths |
1 |
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Hall, Brandon D. Digital
Infrared Thermal Imaging and Feed Efficiency in Angus Bulls |
2 |
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Harris,
Nicolette M. Interaction
of Host PIAS Protein with Viral Nsp1 Protein of European Strain PRRS Virus
(PRRSV) |
2 |
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Markunas, Madeline M. The Effects of Small Grain Silage on Lactation
Performance and Milk Content as an Alternative for Traditional Corn-based
Feeds |
2 |
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Mendenhall, Heather N. The
Effects of Copper Concentration on Whey Protein Isolate Foam Stability |
1 |
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Nomina,
Jessica Pet
Relinquishments at Second Chance Pet Adoptions |
1 |
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Parkins, Holly E. Effectiveness of Heifer Plus for Gender
Preselection of Bovine Embryos Produced In Vitro |
2 |
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Patel, Rushil V. Zoonotic Diseases of Current Importance to Gujarat,
India |
2 |
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Porter, Daniel K. Smith, Isaac M. Matroni-Rakes, Maureen D. Clements, Ben R. Vipond, Weston K. Trailer-Mounted Mixer Design For Combining Hog Lagoon
Sludge and Biomass |
1 |
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Reynolds, Casey Felice, Renee Mendenhall, Heather Meng, Catherine Coffee Flavored, Dairy Based, Probiotic Beverage |
1 |
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Riaz, Shahbaz A. The Effects of Forage Treatments on Nitrogen
Metabolism of Beef Steers |
1 |
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Riaz, Shahbaz A. Shin, Jae W. Holcomb, Jen Smathers, Sarah A. Production, Analysis, and Evaluation of a Fermented
Soy Beverage |
2 |
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Schweizer, Nikki M. Residual Feed Intake and links between the Levels
of T3, T4, IGF-I, Progesterone, and Testosterone in Beef Cattle |
1 |
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Sigal, Halli D. Coat Shedding Estimation among Angus Cows and
Establishing a Working Score System |
1 |
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Stern, R. Allysa Effect of Dietary Energy Intake on Digestibility in
Mature Horses |
2 |
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Tyndall, James M. Chitwood, M. Colter Leptin
Radioimmunoassay Validation and Correlation to Body Condition in White Tailed
Deer |
1 |
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Watson, Andrea G. Diet
Digestibility and Efficiency in Beef Cattle |
1 |
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White, Stacey M. Influence of Sampling Method and Plant Part on
Nutritional Analysis of Corn Stover |
2 |
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Whitener, Gregory S., Jr. Effect of Wet
vs. Dry Baling on Nutritional Value of Corn Stover |
2 |
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Willams, Nicholas S. Detecting
Allometric Trends in Differing Levels
of Genetic Control in Juvenile Loblolly Pine |
2 |
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Winslow,
Benjamin L. Relationships
among Feed Utilization, ADG, Behavior, and Carcass Ultrasonic Measures in
Angus Heifers |
1 |
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Wray,
Shequenta L. Impact of
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Inflammation
in Porcine IPECJ2 Cells |
2 |
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Title of Presentation and Author(s) |
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Ballard,
Eric J. Soil
Fertility Management in Organic Cropping Systems |
2 |
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Fairey,
Donta’ J. Bigsby,
Kevin M. Assessing
the Feasibility of Using Mobile Computing Technology for Field Data
Collection |
1 |
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Hilton,
Jacob L. Optimization
of Seed Germination in Pyxidanthera barbulata var. brevifolia |
1 |
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Lawrence, Andrew J. Evaluation
of Crossing Structures for the Endangered Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel |
2 |
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Mortell, Quinn D. The Effects of Distance from Habitat Edge and
Disturbance on the Dispersal of the Appalachian Brown Butterfly |
1 |
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Strayhorn, Tyler A. Bioconversion: Analyzing Hardwood and Softwood as
Artificial Soil Matrices |
1 |
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Session |
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Title of Presentation and Author(s) |
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Allam, Afreen |
1 |
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Anthony, Anisha R. Henderson, Katelyn Characterizing the Unfolded Protein Response in
Arabidopsis Mutants |
2 |
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Chrisco,
Whitney P. Drug A
Reduces MMP-9 Expression by Immortalized HCE Cells |
1 |
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Cohen,
Sara D. Purple
Sweet Potato Extract Enhances Cox-2 Expression and Prostaglandin E2 Formation
in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 Cells |
1 |
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Desai, Anushri
V. Henley,
Megan D. Regulation of FSHB Production Using Doxycycline
Gene Switch |
2 |
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Edwardsen,
Ginger E. NAD+
Salvage Pathways: NatV Activity of Phage-Infected Vibrio parahaemolyticus
& Escherichia coli |
1 |
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Estes,
Christian S. Embryo
Gene Expression Profiling during Developmental Stages Associated with the
Development of Abnormal Pigmentation in the Silkie Chicken |
2 |
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Freeman,
Kenda T. The
Effects of Diet on Weight in Drosophila melanogaster: A Genetic and
Environmental Interaction |
2 |
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Gazdeck,
R. Kyle Dolezal,
Andrea L. Development
of an Arabidopsis thaliana-based Screening Assay for Potential Pathogenicity
Impaired Mutants in Aspergillus flavus |
1 |
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Hassounah,
Nadia The Effect
of Vitamin D on Porcine Satellite Cell Activity |
1 |
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Herbold,
Mallory A. Inhibition of Cytokine Secretion in
Human Monocytes |
2 |
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Ho, Kit
I. Identifying
siRNA that Inhibits Expression of Mouse Follicle |
1 |
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Hook,
Joseph A. |
2 |
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Hunter,
Chad M. Identification
of Constitutive and Inducible Response Elements in the Human Pregnane X
Receptor (PXR) Gene |
2 |
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Jones,
Amanda B. PAS Protein Regulation of the Midline and Tracheal
System |
1 |
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Kulukulualani, Anthony B Lymphocyte Activation Affects the Expression of
DC-SIGN and Co-Stimulatory
Molecules |
1 |
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Lentz,
Ellen E. Increasing
Inositol Lipid Signaling Alters Starch Metabolism in Plants |
1 |
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Medlin,
Emily G. Effects of
Culture Media and Oxygen Tension on Cytosine Methylation and Gene Expression
in Preimplantation Mouse Embryos |
2 |
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Meyerhoff,
Robert R. Characterization
of Turkey iNOS and Development of Assays to Study its Role in Acute Viral
Enteritis |
1 |
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Ni, Xiao
J. Bloom,
Stephanie The
Cellular Role of Pitx2 in Left-Right Asymmetric Gut Morphogenesis |
1 |
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Overton,
Matthew H. Characterization of the Murine Immune Response
Against Red clover necrotic mosaic virus |
2 |
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Riboul,
Rashid P. Modification
of Enzymes for Use in Organic Solvents by the Amide Linkage of Succinimidyl
Carbonate Poly(ethylene)glycol |
2 |
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Richardson,
Whitney L. Determination
of the Effect Genetic Polymorphisms Have on Subcellular Localization of the
Chicken Mx Protein |
1 |
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Rose III,
Joseph W. The Effect
of Munc18/nSec1 on Syntaxin's Open/Closed States |
1 |
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Schafer,
Johanna M. Construction
and Validation of Mutant Superoxide Reductase to Serve as a Negative Control
in Genetically Modified Tomato Research |
1 |
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Schroeder,
Caroline A. Inhibition
of Equine Infectious Anemia on Feline Cells Treated with Peptide in vitro |
1 |
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Sommerville,
Elizabeth R. Characterization of Serum and Glucocorticoid
Induced Kinases (SGK) in a Teleost Fish during Salinity Adapatation |
2 |
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Taylor,
Briana Characterization
of Mutants for Protein Trafficking Pathways |
1 |
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Vestal, Allison A. Activation Tagging of Gravacin Hypersensitivity
Mutants |
1 |
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Williams, Stephanie N. Drosophila
as a Mdel for GxE Iteractions behind Metabolic Syndrome |
1 |
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Title of Presentation and Author(s) |
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Andrew,
William C. Does ATP,
Glutamate or NAAG Affect Glial Cell Number in Rat Sciatic Nerve? |
1 |
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Avery, Samantha R. Creating an Alternative to Venom Gland Excision in
Agkistrodon Contortrix |
1 |
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Ayers, Ashton L. Assessment
of First Year College Students' Nutrition Knowledge and Eating Behaviors |
1 |
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Gleason, Katherine L. Frady, Samantha L. Predation Hazard
Influences Nocturnal Feeding Activity of Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) |
2 |
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Hurt, David A. The Effect of Size on the Utility of Circulating
Insulin-like Growth Factor I as a Biomarker for Growth in a Teleost Fish, the
Hybrid Striped Bass |
2 |
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Iyengar, Mangala S. Effects of
ATP and Glutamate on Sciatic Nerve Glia |
1 |
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McQuilling, John P. McCullen,
Seth D. Responses of Adult Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells
to ATP and Electrical Stimulation |
1 |
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Patel, Hamish S. Patel, Chandni P. Candidate Axon-Glia Signaling Agents in Rat Optic
Nerve |
1 |
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Phillips, Natalie M. The Wayne County Food Systems Initiative: Creating
Community Awareness and Sustainable Food Systems |
1 |
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Pung, Jordan S. Utility of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I and RNA:DNA
Ratios as Growth Biomarkers in Fishes |
1 |
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Wright, Lindsey M. Sleeve Gastrectomy in an Obese Rat Model to Elucidate
the Hormonal Mechanisms behind Obesity |
1 |
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Session |
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Huston,
Rachael M. Designing
Performative Science Materials for Centennial Campus Middle School |
1 |
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Title of Presentation and Author(s) |
Session |
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Allen, Elizabeth L. Cameron, Paul H. Stewart, David A. Mbaneme, Veronica Residential
Green Design and Development in Cary, NC |
2 |
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Beard, Rachel M. McCullen, Seth D. Effect of Electrical Stimulation on the Osteogenic
Differentiation of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells |
1 |
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Behrouzi, Aria M. Assessment of Miscanthus Grass for Optimized
Bioethanol Production |
1 |
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Brannan, Ashley G. Sugimoto, Mark Nobles, Jeremy Madzivanyika, Collen Cumberland, Riley Feasibility
of Hydrogen Production with Nuclear Energy |
2 |
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Butler, Andrew
B. Camless Variable Valve Timing |
1 |
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Byrne, Jacqueline Effect of
Varying Surfactant Concentrations on Drop Diameter in Small-Scale Micro Array
Printing |
1 |
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Daniel, Kevin M. Production
of Microfibrillar Cellulose for Use in High Strength Biocomposites |
1 |
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Daniel,
Roger E. Jones,
Eric J. Sievers,
Jessica L. Inclusion Analysis for Calcium Treated Grades of
Steel |
2 |
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Davis,
Raleigh L. Incorporation
of Copper Phthalocyanine Nanoparticles into
Poly(styrene-(ethylene-co-butylene)-styrene) (SEBS) |
2 |
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Draelos, Mark T. Artificial Antenna Tactile Sensor |
1 |
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Dunn,
Susan Determination
of a Collimated Beam Design for Ultraviolet Light
Emitting Diodes (UV LEDs) |
2 |
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Earley, Kathryn E. Roskov, Kristen E. Electrospinning
Nanostructured Organometallic Polymer Systems Containing Magnetically-Active Nanoparticles
or Poly(ferrocenylsilanes) |
1 |
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Earley,
Kathryn E. Jafarpour,
Farshid Rose,
Corinne E. Magnetic
Separation in Zero Gravity |
2 |
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Grismer, Dane A. Characterization of Starch Microcellular Foam
Particle Formation |
1 |
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Hicks,
Justin In Vitro
Biomechanical Comparison of Internal Spinal Fixation Techniques on the Canine
Lumbosacral Vertebrae |
1 |
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Hook,
David H. Chan, Ryan
N. Powell,
Javon Wong,
Patrick Z. High
Temperature, Thin-Film Thermocouples |
2 |
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Jackson,
Lauren C. Bender,
Brian F. Tung,
Toby V. Reactive Ion
Etch Optimization for Polysilicon on MEMS Devices |
2 |
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Kennedy, Chris B. Study of Low Density, Low Temperature Plasmas Containing
Non-Maxwellian Electron Energy Distribution Functions Using Novel Langmuir
Probe Analysis Techniques |
1 |
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Lada, Carissa L. Pierce, Jonathan R. Harris, Joshua S. Improving
Tracking and Erosion Resistance Performance of Raysulate Formula T277 |
2 |
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Leotaud,
John A. Single Nucleotide
Polymorphism Detection and Characterization Using Surface Enhanced Raman
Spectroscopy |
2 |
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Lewis,
Nicole M. Development
of an In-situ Video-Based Monitoring System for Stent Deformation and
Migration Mechanisms |
1 |
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Lohmeyer, Whitney New Method for Calculating Skin Friction at Transition
from Laminar to Turbulent Boundary Layers |
2 |
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Majikes,
Jacob Permeability of PET and Recycled PET Nanocomposites |
1 |
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Mbaneme,
Veronica Production
of Cellulase Enzymes in Solid Substrate Cultivation for the Conversion of a
Paper Based Cellulosic Substrate to Fermentable Sugars |
1 |
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Medda,
Suman Fabrication
of a Middle Ear Conductance Testing Apparatus |
2 |
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Miller, Tenea M. Alston, Britany P. Badawi, Steven M. Brim, Ruth E. Solar Powered Water Heater |
1 |
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Rooks,
Kenneth F. Dodd,
Christopher B. Happel,
Alec S. Kennedy,
Christopher B. Design of
an Interrogation System for Nuclear Proliferation Detection |
1 |
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Sadovy,
Garik C. Behavioral
Analysis of Oligonucleotides in DNA Multilayer Films |
2 |
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Shearer, Kimberly L. Electrospun Nanofibers of Aliginates for Tissue
Scaffolds |
1 |
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Sigmon,
Jr., John C. Microfluidic Device for Trapping and Studying Yeast |
1 |
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Smith,
Justin Predicting
the Phase Behavior of Solvated Triblock Copolymers |
2 |
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Swindlehurst,
Garrett R. Encapsulation
of Iron Pyrophosphate Colloids in a Cellulose Microparticle Matrix |
1 |
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Vestal, Jacob M. Use of
Magnetorheological Fluid for Use as a Tunable Mold for Polymer Processing |
1 |
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Womack,
Brandon S. Holmes,
Thomas W. Brown,
Brandon S. Rail
Shippable Natural Circulation Boiling Water Reactor |
2 |
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Wormald,
Jonathan L. Monte
Carlo Modeling and Burnup Assessment for the NCSU PULSTAR |
2 |
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Zafar, Abdullah Anderson, Curt Mallner, Maria Morris, Chad Stehle, Nick |
1 |
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Zmithrovitch, Katrina L. McClellan, Ryan
Clearfield, Raphael Microstructural Control of 7085-T7452 Forgings |
1 |
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EnvironMentors |
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Session |
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Burkey,
Mary T. An
Analysis of Household Carbon Footprints in the US |
1 |
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Gamble,
Michael B. Battle of
the Hybrids |
1 |
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Lancaster,
Devin M. Carbon Storage in Urban and Rural Loblolly Pine
Trees |
1 |
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Molin,
Jasmine M. Acid Rain |
2 |
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Williams,
Abbey L. Land Use
and Macroinvertebrates in Streams |
1 |
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Ye,
Michelle Vermicompost's Effects on Plant Growth |
2 |
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Title of Presentation and Author(s) |
Session |
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Bauer-Nilsen, Sarah A Study of
Meta-Analysis |
1 |
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Buck, Jordan E. Collegiate
Sport Fans: The Impact of Socialization on Sport Consumption |
1 |
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Coggin,
John D. The
Population Stalemate: Searching for a
Solution after Forty Years of Discourse |
1 |
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Daniels, Caitlin R. Effects of
Secondary Tasks on Adaptation Acquisition, Retention, and Transfer |
2 |
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Eustache, Brittney Sport Consumption
Interest and Behaviors of African-American NASCAR Fans |
1 |
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Gaglione,
Joseph P. Evaluating
the Effectiveness of Different Advising Strategies |
2 |
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Griggs,
Rashay M. Professional Development and the Application of
Visual Graphics |
2 |
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Hiscock,
Samantha L. Sustainability,
Energy and Engineering Summer REU: Increasing the Number of Underrepresented
Groups in STEM Fields |
1 |
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Hughes,
Sara S. Acoustic Analysis
of Vowel Productions of Individuals in an ESL
Pronunciation Program |
2 |
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Jameson, Nicole A. Consumption
Behavior of Professional Football Fans in Fan Clubs |
1 |
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Jameson, Nicole A. |
2 |
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Largen, Janine The Impacts of Consumers’ Internet Information
Search Patterns on Their Purchase Decisions and Welfare |
1 |
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McDuffie, Maria Mason, Latavia Gray, Curtis Breaux, Gerard Qualitative Analysis of Religious Symbolism in Hip
Hop Album Covers |
2 |
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Nomina, Justine University Responses to Campus Incidents |
1 |
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Reass, Emily B. The Unfair Lady: Lessons about Identity and
Rhetoric in My Fair Lady |
2 |
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Shah, Rohil V. The Growing Inconsistencies of Cost-Benefit
Analysis and the Impeding Regulatory Crisis |
2 |
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Tsuen, Ho Yan Craig, Ashley B. Parents' Socialization of Children's Gendered
Language: Does the Presence of People in Conversation Matter? |
2 |
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Williamson, Sarah E. Speech Perception and Speech Production Accuracy
Pre- and Post-Activation of Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients |
2 |
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Zuravle, James Z. The
Decisional Balance, Commitment, and Self-Efficacy of Past and Current
Exercise Patterns |
2 |
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Title of Presentation and Author(s) |
Session |
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Adamek,
Evan R. Nanoscale-defined,
In-plane Oriented Molecular Deposition |
1 |
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Burger,
Erika E. Myers,
Ashley N. Somers,
Steven G. Analysis of
Water Quality Tests |
1 |
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Cessna,
Jennifer L. Analysis
of Summit Plateaus in Western Mongolia: Uplifted and Preserved Paleoerosion Surfaces
or the Intersection of Topography with the Glacial Buzzsaw? |
2 |
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Cumbie,
Rebecca V. A Case
Study on Tropical Cyclone Intensification |
2 |
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Gardner,
Laura K. Catalase
and Peroxidase Studies of the KatG Mutants H270C and H270Y |
1 |
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Gore, Kristen L. Bader, Nicole J. Gaddis, Marshall G. Meteorologically-Adjusted
Particulate Matter Trend Analysis |
2 |
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Greene,
Jodie Synthesis of G2 Dendrimer |
1 |
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Guignard, Lewis B. Layered
Organic Photovoltaics |
1 |
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Hampson, Max M. Measuring
Aerosol Optical Thickness via Diode Laser Extinction |
2 |
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Hewitt, Andrew Electronic Spectroscopy of Organic Semiconductors
in Planar Magnetic Junctions |
2 |
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James, Jennifer J. Clark, Camille A. Rice, William J. Crustal Matter: Exploring the Differences between
Ambient Air Samples and Emissions Inventory |
2 |
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Kan, I Wei (Grace) Correlation
of KatG Mutants to Isoniazid Resistance in Tuberculosis (TB) |
2 |
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Kenny, Samuel G. The
Characterization of a Physical Model of Accretion: SS CYG |
1 |
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Leone, Jason T. Gore, Kristen Pearce, Jamie Forecasting
Wildfires and Examining the Extent of Global Climate Change |
2 |
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Lichtenberger, Adele M. Surfactant Spreading on Thin Liquid Films |
2 |
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Long, Brandon J. UV
Resonance Nano-Raman Spectroscopy |
1 |
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Orbon, Benjamin N. AGET ATRP Polymerization in Microfluidic Device for
Biosensing |
2 |
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Somers, Steven G. Myers, Ashley N. Burger, Erika E. Can Blood Lead Levels in Children Be Reduced? |
2 |
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Woody, Susan M. Genetic
Detection of Human Sex Chromosomes Using PCR and RAFT Polymerization Reaction |
2 |
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