Dr. Kendrick Aung

College of Engineering

Dr. Cristian Bahrim

College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Matthew P. Hoch

College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Peter Kelleher

Research and Sponsored Programs

Dr. Edythe Kirk College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Timothy Meline

College of Fine Arts and Communication

Dr. Nicki Michalski College of Fine Arts and Communication

Dr. Jimmy Moss

College of Business

Dr. Mamta Singh

College of Education

Dr. Dorothy Sisk

College of Education

Mr. Juan J. Zabala

University Advancement

Dr. Weihang Zhu

College of Engineering

Dr. Kumer P. Das

Director, Undergraduate Research

Dr. Catalina Castillon

Assistant Director

Alec Defeo | Chemical Engineering | Mentor: Dr. Roland Barbosa

Preparation of Copper-Manganese Catalysts for Methanol Steam Reforming

Stephanie DeMeyer | American Sign Language and Corporate Communications | Mentor:

Dr. M. Diane Clark & Dr. Natalie Tindall

PSA: The important of a second hearing screening for infants

Shelby Garbee | Interdisciplinary Studies | Mentor: Dr. Mamta Singh

Elementary Pre-Service Teachers and Renewable Energy Education

Federico Gasbarri | Mechanical Engineering | Mentor: Dr. Keivan Davami

Design and Fabrication of a Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth System for the Synthesis of One-

Dimensional Nanostructures

Amina Gibic | Advertising & Marketing | Mentor: Dr. Vivek Natarajan, Dr. Kabir Sen &

Dr. Nandhu Radhakrishnan

Fast and Last: An experimental vocal analysis of forming of risks versus appeals in tobacco and

alcohol consumer television ads

John Gust | Mechanical Engineering | Mentor: Dr. Keivan Davami & Dr. Ali Beheshti

Two-dimensional Phase Changes: Synthesis and Characterization of Atomically-Thin Diamond

Films from Few-Layer Graphene

Andrew Hunt | Mechanical Engineering | Mentor: Dr. Ali Beheshti

Nanoparticles as Lubricant Additives for Friction Reduction in Internal Combustion Engines

Yuangao Liu & Rachel Thompson | Chemical Engineering | Mentor: Dr. Ian Lian

Development of Noval Cancer Migration Assay Platform for Drug Screening Applications

Hostin May | Biology | Mentor: Dr. Matthew Hoch

Effect of Sea Surface Temperature on Microbiomes of Corals in Seagrass Habitats of Belize

Amy Morris | Studio Art-Painting | Mentor: Dr. Donna Meeks & Dr. Kurk Dyrhang

Encaustic Wax Painting Research

Aaron Phillips | Mathematics & Physics | Mentor: Dr. PJ Couch

Thor Sequences as a Platform for Interaction Between Relations and Their Components

Fredrick Ryans | Computer Information Systems | Mentor: Dr. Sujing Wang

Improved K-means Clustering Algorithm on Hadoop for Big Data Analysis

Julian VanDevender | Interdisciplinary Studies | Mentor: Dr. Julia Yoo

The Effect of Cooperative Learning in High School: Student Learning Achievement and Motivation

and Challenges from Teachers

An Vo | Psychology | Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Shelton

Biometric Analysis of Ego Depletion

Kimberly West | Mechanical Engineering | Mentor: Dr, Kievan Davami

Fabrication of Novel Graphene Oxide-Based Nanofiltration Membrances for Water Desalination

Suzanne Wheeler | Physics, Mathematics & Electrical Engineering | Dr. Cristian Bahrim

Finding the Composition of Selected Medical Plants using Spectroscophy of Absorption

Eric Yeager | Biology & Chemistry | Dr. Ashwini Kucknoor

Investigation of inflammatory response of prostate cancer cells to stimulation by Trichomonas

vaginals

Christopher York | Mathematics | Mentor: Dr. Valentin Andreev

Optimizing Inferential Basis for Determination of Kinase Inhibitor Selectivity

Funded by the Center of History and Culture

Caitlin McAlister | History| Mentor: Dr. Bryan Proksch

Sousa’s Correspondence and Business Papers

Funded by the Center of Applications of Digital Technologies in Health & Disability

Brooke Cleveland & Kelsey Burt | Speech-Language Pathology | Mentor: Dr. Nandu Radhakrishnan

Early Detection and Intervention of Voice Problems in School Teachers

Funded by the College of Arts & Sciences

John Ellis | Computer Information Systems | Mentors: Dr. Kami Makki

An Investigation of Successful Information Technology Practices for Nonprofit Organizations and Small Businesses (Based on findings from DCI-

members Drum & Bugle Corps Programs)

Caroline Nwandu | Biochemistry | Mentor: Dr. Perumalreddy Chandrasekaran

Removal of toxic mercury ions from polluted water using thioether sacrificial ligands

Laura Smith | Nursing | Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Pipkins

Expressive Art and Stress Levels in Cancer Patients: A Mixed Methods Study

Funded by the College of Engineering

Qiuyi Ma | Electrical Engineering | Mentor: Dr. Harley Myler |

Autonomous Robotic Remediation of the Invasive Red Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)

Kirby Clayton | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Chun-Wei Yao

Investigation of Enhanced Water Harvesting of Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces

Emily Ochoa | Chemical Engineering | Mentor: Dr. Cengiz Sen

An implementation of Perl scripting language as a wrapper in simulations of manganese oxides

Julia Lin | Chemical Engineering | Mentor: Dr. Helen Lou

A Novel Methodology for Inherent Safety Assessment in the Process Design Stage

Funded by The Office of Undergraduate Research

Nasim Abedelwahab | Mechanical Engineering | Mentor: Dr. Ramesh Guduru

Supercapacitors from Recycled Industrial Mill Scale Waste

Aleksander Allen | Electrical Engineering | Mentor: Dr. Weihang Zhu & Dr. Hassan Zargarzadeh

Design and Improvement of a 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand

Lindsay Antley, Karen Corbello, Sidney Onwuharonye & Tanasha Slack | American Sign Language | Mentor: Dr. M. Diane Clark

Black Deaf Individuals and Interpreters as Allies: An Autobiographical Project

Ana Bland | Biology & Chemistry | Mentor: Dr. Ashwini Kucknoor

Detection of Tritrichomonas foetus Infections in a Densely Housed Feline Rescue

Quaid Campbell | Mechanical Engineering | Mentor: Dr. Ramesh Guduru

Hydrophobic Structural Steels

Christian Dao | Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Keivan Davami

Scalable Fabrication of Strong Lightweight Plate Metamaterials

AGENDA

Welcome

10:00 AM—10:05AM…………………...……………..……….….Dr. Kumer Pial Das

10:05 AM—10:15 AM…………..……………………..………..Dr. Kenneth R. Evans

10:15 AM—10:20 AM……………………………....……….Dr. James W. Marquart

10:20 AM……………………………………….…...…………...Award Ceremony

11:40 PM………………………………………....………………………....Reception