5th Annual Undergraduate Research Fair
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
101-103, Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts
Presentations and Winners
Arts and Humanities
Poster #1
Student: Michael Evans
Title: Me, Myself and iPod
Project Adviser: Dr. Robert Trumpbour
Poster #2
Student: Jesse Mitchell
Title: The Struggle with History in Les Miserables
Project Adviser: Ms. Erin Sipe
Engineering
Poster #3 Second Prize
Students: Terry Connell, Steve Santi
Title: Lab-Scale Hybrid Rocket Combustion System Development and Testing
Project Advisers: Dr. Grant Risha, Dr. Todd Batzel, Dr. Bruce Muller
Poster #4 First Prize
Student: Justin Lee, Michael W. Lenhart
Title: A Risk Assessment Framework for Mobile Device – Resident Malwar
Project Adviser: Dr. Jungwoo Ryoo
Health and Life Sciences
Poster #5
Student: Monique DeLisser
Title: The Effects of Mechanical Loading on Forelimb Diaphyseal Bone Growth in Mice
Project Adviser: Dr. Jeffrey Plochocki
Poster #6 First Prize
Student: John Fester
Title: Identification of Genes Affecting Volatile Anesthetic Response in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Project Adviser: Dr. Laura Palmer
[Poster #7 withdrawn]
Poster #8 Third Prize
Students: Ashley A. Kelly
Title: Further Evidence of Invasion by The New Zealand Mud Snail in Lake Erie
Project Adviser: Dr. Ed Levri
Poster #9
Student: Darren L. Slogenhop
Title: Molecular Subtyping of Erwinia Tracheiphila, a Plant Pathogen Responsible for Vascular Wilt Disease in Cucurbits
Project Advisers: Dr. James Winsor, Dr. Alyssa Bumbaugh
Poster #10 Second Prize
Students: Sylwia W. Mrowka, Lucas Parker
Title: Shigella MLVA
Project Adviser: Dr. Alyssa Bumbaugh
Physical Sciences
Poster #11
Student: Josh Karli
Title: Multijunction Nanowire Arrays: A Novel Solar Cell Design
Project Adviser: Dr. Richard Bell
Poster #12 Third Prize
Students: Brittany Richards, Jeff Krug
Title: Nanowire Fabrication
Project Adviser: Dr. Richard Bell
Poster #13 First Prize
Student: Paris Scott
Title: Iridescent Cholesterol Sensor
Project Adviser: Dr. Marta Maurer
Social Sciences
Poster #14 Second Prize
Student: Shannon Beaver
Title: Evaluation of Mentoring for Post Secondary Eduation (MEPSE)
Project Adviser: Dr. Dan Lago
Poster #15
Student: Patrick Cooper
Title: 2D4D ratios, Fluctuating Asymmetry and Developmental Instability
Project Adviser: Dr. Robert Matchock
Poster #16 Third Prize
Student: Kerrie Laird
Title: Economic Costs and Benefits of the Blair County Drug Court
Project Adviser: Dr. Barbara Wiens-Tuers, Dr. Michael Arter
Poster #17
Student: Jason Pennington
Title: The Decision to Invade Iraq
Project Adviser: Dr. Daniel DiLeo
Poster #18
Student: Timothy J. Strohmeyer
Title: Using Power and Motivation as Sources of Influence to Increase Salesperson Performance
Project Adviser: Dr. Tulay Girard
Judges
Thank you to our 16 judges
- Andrea Boito
- Mihai Comanescu
- Mary De Jong
- Matthew Gordon
- Peter Hopsicker
- Kananen
- Christy Lusiak
- Marta Maurer
- Patrick McGrail
- Patti Mills
- Amy Parente
- Brad Pinter
- Damon Resnick
- Valerie Stratton
- Suzanne Thoma
- Darin Zimmerman