Welcome to the

3rd Annual Cal Poly Pomona Student Research Conference!

Dear Students, Faculty and Guests,

Welcome to the 3rd Annual Cal Poly Pomona Student Research Conference. I would like to thank the students and their mentors for the work that is being presented today, and thanks to all of the participants, including faculty moderators, judges, administrators, staff and student volunteers who have made this event possible. Special thanks to the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR-CPP) for supporting this event.

The student research, scholarly and creative activities that are being presented today illustrate some of the finest work that is being done by our students, and some of the finest work by faculty and staff in preparing our students to become tomorrow’s problem solvers, entrepreneurs, leaders, teachers, artists and scholars. Virtually all academic disciplines are being represented today, in an annual celebration of our learn-by-doing philosophy.

On behalf of the Cal Poly Pomona Student Research Conference Organizing Committee, congratulations to all participants!

Sincerely,

Frank W. Ewers

Associate Vice President for Research

Undergraduate Research Faculty Advisory Council (URFAC) Student Research Conference Organizing Committee

Dr. Joan M. Leong, Chair Dr. Olive Yao Li, Co-Chair

Dr. Erika Dejonghe, Judge Coordinator Dr. Anthony Ocampo, Judge Coordinator

Dr. Courtney Knapp Dr. Mary Im

Ms. Julie Shen

Dr. Michael Page Dr. Winny Dong Dr. Jon Phillips

Dr. Monica Palomo Dr. Georgia Mickey

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Reception

Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Dr. Frank W. Ewers

Keynote Address: University President, Dr. Soraya M. Coley

University President Soraya M. Coley became Cal Poly Pomona president on January 1st and is the first woman to serve in that role. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Coley served for 10 years as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Cal State Bakersfield. She also has held administrative and faculty positions at other institutions, including an 18-year tenure at Cal State Fullerton.

President Coley earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. She went on to attain a master’s degree in social planning and social research from Bryn Mawr, and later a Ph.D. in social planning and policy from Bryn Mawr.

Please join us in this unique opportunity to meet our new university president, and glean insights about the importance of research and scholarly activity on campus.

Announcement of Awards

Thank You and Closing

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Event Schedule

Oral Presentations: University Library (Building 15)

First Floor Reception Desk 12:40 PM Information and Check-In

1:00 to 1:15 PM Oral Presentations Session Start 2:30 PM 15 Minute Break 2:45 PM Oral Presentations Break Session Start 3:45 PM Walk to Poster Session and Reception

Poster Session Presentations & Reception: Bronco Student Center (Building 35)

Ursa Minor: 35-2135

2:00 to 2:45 PM Check-In for Presenters

Closed Poster Session for Pre-Judging: 3:00 to 4:00 pm 4:00 PM Public Poster Session: 4:00 to 5:00 pm

5:00 PM Reception Welcome: Dr. Frank W. Ewers Keynote Speaker: Dr. Soraya M. Coley

5:40 PM Announcement of Awards

Oral/Poster Presentations: Dr. Winny Dong/Dr. Joan Leong Distinguished Research Staff Award: Dr. Yao Olive Li

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University Library Sessions and Floor Maps

Session 01 Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Graduate (15- 4th Floor, Special

Collections)

Session 02 Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Graduate (15-1st Floor, W.K. Kellogg

Arabian Horse Library)

Session 03 Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Undergraduate (15- 2nd Floor, 2913)

Session 04 Physical and Mathematical Sciences (15-4829, 4th Floor, Events

Room)

Session 05 Behavioral and Social Sciences (15- 1st Floor, 1828)

Session 06 Business, Economics, and Public Administration: Interdisciplinary (15- 1st Floor, 1822)

Session 07 Humanities and Letters; Education (15- 1st Floor, 1814)

Session 08 Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Undergraduate (15- 2nd Floor, 2907)

Session 09 Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Engineering and Computer

Science

(15- 1st Floor, 1808)

Session 10 Engineering and Computer Science (15- 1st Floor, 1802)

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University Library Floor Maps

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Oral Presentations

Session 01: Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Graduate. University Library: 15- 4th Floor, Special Collections Room

1:15 PM North Pacific Opisthobranchs

Tabitha Lindsay (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ángel Valdés

1:30 PM Investigation of Spt16 localization in metastatic breast cancer cells

Jill Tsai, Junjun Liu, Yu-Huey Lin, and Gui Hua Jing (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Junjun Liu

1:45 PM Understanding the time course of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol induced

immunosuppression against C. albicans infection Adam A. Marentes (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nancy Buckley

2:00 PM A Characterization of the Initiation of Sporulation in Clostridial Species

Ashley B. Magin (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Wei-jen Lin

2:15 PM Phylogeography of family Caliphyllidae (Order: Sacglossa)

Sabrina Medrano (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Angel Valdes

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM Combination of gD3pep, with MPL or Tucaresol Adjuvants in a Liposomal Vaccine Protects

Mice Against HSV-2 Intravaginal Challenge Stephanie Guardado (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jill Adler-Moore

3:00 PM Differences in Drug Distribution of Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome) in Uninfected

and Candida albicans-Infected Obese versus Non-Obese Mice Juan Ruiz-Delgado (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jill Adler-Moore

3:15 PM Mapping Citrus by Airborne Imaging Spectroscopy in the San Gabriel Valley

Matthew Moffa (Landscape Architecture, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Susan Mulley

Dr. Yao Olive Li Moderates Session 6 of the Student Research

Conference 2014.

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Session 02: Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Graduate. University Library: 15 - W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library

1:15 PM

Cross Protection of a Synthetic MPL (SMPL) Adjuvant Incorporated into a Liposomal M2E Influenza A Virus Vaccine in BALB/C Mice Infected with H1N1 or H3N2

Jonathan Tringali (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Jill Adler-Moore and Dr. Nancy Buckley

1:30 PM

Elevated Nitrogen Levels Alters the Root to Shoot Allocation of Native and Invasive Grasses

Robert L. Fitch (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Erin Questad and Dr. Edward Bobich

1:45 PM Combination Aspf3, Aspf9 and Hemolysin Liposomal Vaccines Provide Protection Against

an Immunosuppressed Murine Pulmonary Aspergillus Challenge Adrienne Gilkes (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jill Adler-Moore

2:00 PM Effects of floral visitation frequency and time of day on cumulative pollen deposition by

bee assemblages in Southern California watermelon crops Jacob M. Cecala (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joan Leong

2:15 PM Effect of a Lactate-Guided Conditioning Program on Fitness Markers in the Equine Athlete Allison L. Fisher (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Talmadge

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM Investigating the Role of Garlic and Allicin in Modulating the Mitogen Activated Protein

Kinase Pathways involved in LPS-induced TNF-α Secretion Martha Zamora (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nancy E. Buckley

3:00 PM Identification and Characterization of Novel Secreted Fitness Factors of E. coli Nissle 1917 Taylor Lane and Maha Abdulrahim (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christos Stathopoulos

3:15 PM Molecular mechanism of garlic effect on LPS-induced TNF-a and nitric oxide

M. Abid Nordin (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nancy Buckley

Araz Boghozian, Student Research Conference 2014.

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Session 03: Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Undergraduate. University Library: 15-2913

1:00 PM Potential Utilization of Olive Oil Industrial Waste (Pomace) in Extruded Food Products

Ali K. Hasan, Giselle Hernandez, Spencer Jones, Ashley Stowells, and Yuguang Zheng (Food Science and Technology, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Yao Olive Li and Dr. Shuhong Ye

1:15 PM

Effects of Dietary Fiber Sources and Addition Levels on Organoleptic Properties of Fortified Pasta Products

Spencer Jones, Ashley Stowells, Hye-ji Lydia Lee, and Silva Makhlouf (Food Science and Technology, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Yao Olive Li and Dr. Shuhong Ye

1:30 PM

The PolyPotable Project: Investigating alternative sources of water during times of drought

Renee J. Estephan, April Aquino, Matthew Cui, Valentina Truong, and Ashish Hingle (Biological Sciences, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sep Eskandari

1:45 PM

Development of a portable, cost-effective, and straightforward method to measure catalase activities in biological soil crusts

Ernesto Morales, Joseph Rodriguez and Alex Oei (Biological Sciences, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rakesh Mogul

2:00 PM To eat or not to eat? The Dopamine Type 1 Receptor Mediates Obesity

Natalie C. Garcia (Biotechnology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew Steele

2:15 PM

Development of a fortified rice product using edible insect flours for developing countries Haley Smolinski, Megan Telebrico, Jaynie Tao, Lisa Mai, Spencer Jones, Ali Hassan, Giselle Hernandez, and Ashley Stowells (Food Science and Technology, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Yao Olive Li and Dr. Shuhong Ye

2:45 PM Scaling of Raptorial Forelimbs and Predatory Strike of the Praying Mantis

Kevin Mondragon, Andrew To (Zoology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kristopher Lappin

3:00 PM

Spermiogenesis regulation in C. elegans: developmental genetics reveals how sperm get their move on

Matt Christensen, Jessica Clark, Aubrie De La Cruz, and Haifen Huang (Biotechnology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Craig W. LaMunyon

3:15 PM Huntington's disease skeletal muscle defects include insulin receptor aberrant splicing

Cynthia M. McKee (Food and Nutrition Science, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert J. Talmadge

3:30 PM Antibiotic Sensitivity of Bacterial Pathogens Isolated From Bovine Mastitis Samples

April Aquino (Animal Science, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shelton E. Murinda

2:30 PM Break

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Session 04: Physical and Mathematical Sciences. University Library: 15-4829, 4th Floor, Special Events Room

1:00 PM Secure Data Offloading for Mobile Devices

Max Wolotsky (Computer Science, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mohammad Husain

1:15 PM Earthquake Hazard in the Los Angeles Basin: Measurements of Seismic Amplification

Raymond Ng (Geology, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jascha Polet

1:30 PM Locations of New Craters Produced by Observed Lunar Impacts

Larissa Kupferschmidt (Geology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jascha Polet

1:45 PM Transition Probabilities of a Markov Process

Matthew McDonough (Mathematics, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alan Krinik

2:00 PM Computational Microscopy on a Cellphone

David Vega (Physics, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ertan Salik

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM

Sources of salinity and water in a spring and natural oil seep system in the Santa Susana Mountains, Newhall, California

Debbie A Kunath (Geology, Graduate). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Stephen G. Osborn and Dr. Jonathan A. Nourse

3:00 PM Towards the Synthesis of Crosslinked Polyacrylates Utilizing FAMEs

Zaid Sheikh (Biochemistry, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael F. Z. Page

3:15 PM Seismology from Space: InSAR Time-Series Analysis of Recent Mojave Earthquakes

Magali Barba (Geology, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gilles Peltzer

3:30 PM Autonomous Navigation of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle in Cluttered Environment

Aaron Gaut (Computer Science, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Subodh Bhandari and Dr. Boskovich

3:45 PM The Tunable Design of Green Polyurethanes

Arlen Z. Prosser and David A. Velazquez (Chemistry, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael F. Z. Page

Max Wolotsky, Student Research Conference 2014.

2:15 PM Modeling the Carbon Dust Arround Evolved Carbon Stars

John Derby (Physics, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthew Povich

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Session 05: Behavioral and Social Sciences. University Library: 15-1828

1:15 PM SlutWalk: The Role of Social Media in Feminist Social Movements

Kimberly W. Vongnalith (Gender, Ethnic, and Multicultural Studies, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jocelyn Pacleb

1:45 PM What's there to Cheer About?: How Cheerleading Affects Girls of Color's Self-Identity

Sekani Robinson (Psychology, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary Danico

2:00 PM Latina Sexual Scripts

Martha A. Rojas (Psychology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alejandro Morales

2:15 PM Soft Masculinity and Gender Bending in Kpop Idol Boy Bands

Kendall Ota (Sociology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary Danico

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM Surface Texture Effects on Grounded Cognition and the Gendering of Faces

Jimena Jaramillo (Psychology, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nicholas Von Glahn

3:00 PM The Relationship of Sexual Coercion on the Self Esteem of Latina College Students

Stephanie Banuelos (Psychology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alejandro Morales

3:15 PM Neoliberalism and the Provisional Nature of Science

Daniel Gomez (Sociology, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dennis Loo

3:30 PM May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor: Olympics and the IOC

Sofia Pedroza (Sociology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Faye L. Wachs

3:45 PM The Presentation of Self: An Ethnographic Study of Parental Behavior at Soccer Games

Mara Glenn (Sociology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anjana Narayan

Amanda Riggle, Christian Murillo, Audrey Paredes,

Lindsay Davis, Daryl Adkins, and Ana Gonzalez. Student Research Conference 2014.

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Session 06: Business, Economics, and Public Administration; Interdisciplinary. University Library: 15-1822

1:15 PM The Effects of Self-Construal on Consumers' Preference for Interactions with Sales

Associate Raphael C. Ghieuw Sien (Marketing, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jae Min Jung

1:30 PM A Behavioral Model of Information Effects on Media Choices

Tim Read and Nasser Khalil (Economics, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Greg Hunter

1:45 PM How Effective is the United Nations?

Christopher Lunardi (Political Science, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mario Guerrero

2:00 PM Application of Lean Six Sigma in Business Functions

Parmeet Kohli (Engineering Management, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kamran Abedini

2:15 PM The Evolution of Content-Delivering Websites through Content, Interface and User-

Experience Ashish Hingle (Computer Information Systems, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sonya Zhang

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM The Moneyball Approach

Aaron Brady (Economics, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lynda Rush

3:00 PM Water-wall Envelope Component System

Brandon W. Gullotti (Regenerative Studies, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pablo La Roche

3:15 PM A Walk in the Park: A Case Study of Urban Open Space Perception and Use

Merilee Atkinson (Landscape Architecture, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Susan J. Mulley

3:30 PM Legal and Personal Perspectives on the American Foster Care System

Jessennya Hernandez (Anthropology, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Claudia Garcia-Des Lauriers

Rachel Hatch, Student Research Conference 2014.

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Session 07: Humanities and Letters; Education. University Library: 15-1814

1:15 PM Engaging Activities during a Flipped Video

Edwin Teh, Lauren K. Collins (English, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Karen Russikoff

1:30 PM The Politics of Education Reform - 50 years of Decentralization and Federalization in the

American K-12 System Michael Huston (Political Science, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mario Guerrero

1:45 PM Why now? Reasons for Scotland and Catalonia Secession Movements

Raquel R. Mercado (Political Science, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mario Guerrero

2:00 PM The Flip Side of Flipping

Grace Lauren Castruita (English, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Karen Russikoff

2:15 PM Deviant Mamas: Queer Femme Conception and Pregnancy Beyond the Techno-Medical

Birth Model Cassandra Hall (Gender, Ethnic, and Multicultural Studies, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anita Jain

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM The Indirect Object in Educated American English

Brittany Kemp (English Education, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Noel Houck

3:00 PM Global Perceptions: The Effect of Freedom Rankings Around the World

Marisol Aguayo (Political Science, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mario Guerrero

3:15 PM Government Intervention and Free Markets: Case Studies in Voter Opinion

Robert T. Rhodes (Political Science, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mario Guerrero

3:30 PM

What are internal and external factors that contribute to Chicana/o EOPS student persistence in transferring to a four year university?

Daniel Jesus Grajeda (Gender, Ethnic, and Multicultural Studies, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jose Aguilar-Hernandez

3:45 PM The Queer Mirror: Reflections of LGBTQA Fractures

Ryan D. Hall (Gender, Ethnic, and Multicultural Studies, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anita Jain

Julio Pizano, Student Research Conference

2014.

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Session 08: Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Undergraduate. University Library: 15-2907

1:00 PM

Effectiveness of Light-Emitting Diode Trap on Asian Citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama)(Hemiptera:Psyllidae)

Hung Yuen Wong (Plant Science, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Valerie J. Mellano and Dr. Anna L. Soper

1:15 PM The Effect of Nicotine on the Sporulation and Growth of Bacillus subtilis

Gabrielle De Leon, Amanda Palmire, Pearl Viggers, and Ashley Palmire (Biological Sciences, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Chan

1:30 PM Long-term Vegetation Change in the Voorhis Ecological Reserve

Glen R. Morrison (Biological Sciences, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Erin Questad

1:45 PM Skin Cancer Prevention by Carvedilol

Kevin M. Huang (Biotechnology, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Ying Huang and Dr. Bradley T. Andresen

2:00 PM

Rapid detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus using genetically immobilized fiber optic biosensors

Christian Garrido, Adrian Ortiz, Martin Sanchez, and Matthew Fonda (Biotechnology, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Ertan Salik and Dr. Shelton Murinda

2:15 PM Investigating the involvement of the MAPK pathway in garlic's suppression of C. albicans

induced TNF-α secretion from murine macrophages. Nhu Do (Biotechnology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nancy Buckley

2:45 PM Effects of garlic on LPS-induced cytokine and NO production in J774A.1 and RAW 264.7

murine macrophages Samya El Kettani (Biotechnology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nancy Buckley

3:00 PM Effect of Garlic on Candida Albicans-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor ALPHA (TNF-α)

Secretion from Raw 264.7 MURINE MACROPHAGES Jonathan Rodriguez (Biological Sciences, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nancy Buckley

3:15 PM Universal Detection of Cyanobacteria and Their Toxins Using PCR/qPCR

Joseph M. McHugh and Kailynne J. Atkinson (Biotechnology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shelton Murinda

3:30 PM Investigation of Bmi1 phosphorylation in breast cancer cells

Lindsay Hetrick (Biochemistry, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Junjun Liu

3:45 PM

Biochemical and metabolomic characterization of spacecraft-associated microorganisms Veronica Rodriguez, Thi Nguyen, Sooji Lee, Nicholas Tedjakesuma, Shawn Gunadi, Mahjabeen Ahmed, Ryan Baki, and Tynan Young (Chemistry, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Rakesh Mogul and Dr. Gregory Barding

2:30 PM Break

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Session 09: Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Engineering and Computer Science. University Library: 15-1808

1:00 PM Revolutionary Aircraft Innovation

Isaac Saeed, (Mechanical Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Todd Coburn

1:15 PM Collision Avoidance System for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Justin Gray, Justin Wood (Aerospace Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Subodh Bhandari

1:30 PM Aspect-based Opinion Summarization: A Case Study with Amazon Product Reviews

Xing Hu, (Computer Science, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sukanya Manna

1:45 PM

Design of an Innovative, Highly Maneuverable, Stealthy Unmanned Underwater Vehicle with ISR Capabilities

Brian Martin, Andrew Blancarte, Ketton James, Abraham Paucar, and Ben Saletta (Mechanical Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Todd Coburn

2:00 PM Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Modeling & Software Dynamic Simulation

Matias Piana, Matthew Ritterbush, Evan Johnson, Jonathan Kim (Aerospace Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Subodh Bhandari

2:15 PM Investigation of wood shear wall performance with alternative nailing patterns

Carlos McEniry, (Civil Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Prof. Mikhail Gershfeld, S.E.

2:45 PM Towards Building an Automated Rock Classifier for Planetary Rover Missions

Luis Valenzuela, (Electrical Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Alexander Rudolph and Dr. Virginia Gulick

3:00 PM Secure Communication System for Multi-Vehicle Coordination

Annah Ramones, Ashley Barton (Physics, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Subodh Bhandari

3:15 PM Reconfigurable Moving Target Defense System using Virtualization

Anthony Portante, (Computer Science, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mohammad Husain

3:30 PM The Impact of Alcohol on Neuron Firing

Roxane Mehrassa, (Applied Mathematics, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ioana Mihaila

Lucas DeBuren, Jesus

Barriga, and Raul Gonzalez,

Student Research Conference 2014.

2:30 PM Break

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Session 10: Engineering and Computer Science. University Library: 15-1802

1:15 PM

Electrochemical Evaluation of Advanced Titanium Alloys in Simulated Physiological Environments

Kristy McCann, Janice Miguel, Gamer Margoosian, and Travis Voorhees (Chemical Engineering, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vilupanur Ravi

1:30 PM Evaluation of Hydrological and Hydraulic Changes at Crystal Lake Campground

Oscar Bustos, Octavio Y. Ramos (Civil Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Seema Shah-Fairbank

1:45 PM BMP Effectiveness on Storm Water Runoff

Calvin Simran Rai, (Civil Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Seema Shah-Fairbank

2:00 PM

The Effect of the Chromium Content on the Pack Aluminizing of Binary Nickel-Chromium Alloys

Betty Leung, Ani Nazari, Karyna Banuelos, Elvin Sepanosian, Susan Karakira, Michell Aranda, and Daniel Navarro (Mechanical Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vilupanur Ravi

2:15 PM

Renewable Energy Desalination: Development of Photovoltaic Electrodialysis Desalination System

Natalie La, Natalie La, Michael Lepore, Yao Bourdon, Tiffany Lai, Wesley Harijanto, Terrence Gaines, Deanna Lestina, Christine Zheng, Lucas Townsend, Michael Kim, and Kalvin Lam (Civil Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ali Sharbat

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM Environmental and hydrophilic effects on the triboelectric charging of insulator materials Daniel Adame, Jonathan Goh, Andrew Shell, and Andrew Wasson (Chemical Engineering, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Keith Forward

3:00 PM

Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membranes for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation via Free Surface Electrospinning

Brian Hensley, Tom Hogarth, Arash Rashidi, Rene Ferrer, Merielle Haw, and Daniel Decker (Chemical Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Keith Forward

3:15 PM Inland Desalination and Brine Management: Salt Recovery and Beneficial Uses of Brine

Lucas De Buren, (Civil Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ali Sharbat

3:30 PM Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems

Arthur Giourdjian, Vahagn Mandany, AnhHuy Le, and Arakel Frankyan (Electrical Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ha T. Le

3:45 PM Outreach Lab Manual

Rianne Okamoto, (Civil Engineering, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Monica Palomo

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Poster Session

1. Testing of Lipidated CDN, Non-Lipidated CDN or MPL Adjuvants in a gD1-306-HD Liposomal Vaccine using an HSV-2 Intravaginal Mouse Challenge Model Jennifer Rubio (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jill Adler-Moore

2. Integrating project-based learning into the flipped classroom Jorge Larios (English, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Karen Russikoff

3. What's Next? The Shift to Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards: Pre-service Teacher Perspectives Madeleine Ewers (Credential Program, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ruth Ahn

4. Pesticides affect the quality of oocytes, eggs, and early embryonic development in amphibians Qichao Ji (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Junjun Liu

5. Detection of CD40 Receptor on the Cell Surface of Macrophages Sarineh Zadorian (Biological Sciences, Graduate). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jill Adler Moore

6. Simultaneous Milling and Coating and Characterization of Pharmaceutical Powders Marvin Paredes, Dorian Martinez, Evgeny Melman, Shelby Schneider, Bryan Lemaster, Ramelya Amirkhanian, and Armen Boghozian (Chemical Engineering, Junior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laila Jallo

7. Establishing a Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Mouse Model of Candida albicans Infection in Older, Obese Mice Alejandro Varela and Juan Ruiz (Biological Sciences, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Jill Adler-Moore and Dr. Jon Olson

8. Analysis of of mesoscale rapidly occluding storm causing severe atmospheric anomalies in Southern California on February 28th, 2014

Alex Mundo (Geology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jonathan A. Nourse 9. Mechanized Neck Brace

Andrew Liu (Engineering Technology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Norali Pernalete 10. Hybrid Solar System

Angelo Palacios and Evan Schuppe (Engineering Technology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Reza Lakeh 11. Extraction of Anthocyanins from Red Grape Skin Using Sonication and Homogenization

Carol Giovannini (Chemistry, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Harmit Singh 12. Highly Sensitive Label-free Biosensors based on Biconically Tapered Fibers

Conor Rowland, Martin Sanchez, Adrian Ortiz (Physics, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ertan Salik 13. Asian Citrus Psyllid Rearing: Comparison of monoculture and mixed culture mass rearing and the effect on

ACP nymph densities DeAnna Vega (Plant Science, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Anna Soper and Dr. Valerie Mellano

14. Improved designs in reflective running apparel Emily Hilario (Apparel Merchandising & Management, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Regan

15. Geology in Guffy Campground Gustavo Davila (Geology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jonathan A. Nourse

16. Storm Events of the Sierra Powerhouse Herman Cheung (Geology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jonathan A. Nourse

17. Language Brokering: An Integrative Review of the Literature Juan J. Cedillo (Psychology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alejandro Morales

18. Fiber model analysis of unbonded post-tensioned (UPT) precast concrete wall using SAP-2000 Lucas De Buren (Civil Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Felipe J. Perez

19. Assessing Effectiveness of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMFT) Treatment of Cow Udders on Bovine Mastitis Causing Bacteria Matthew Fonda, William Chiu, Jerrick Joya, Sara Ramnath, and Melissa Schwartz (Environmental Biology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shelton E. Murinda

19 20. The Effect of Indigenous Art on Literary Artists in Mexican Periodicals

Michelle Lopez and Violeta Villagomez (Spanish, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kent Dickson 21. The Ultimate Attribution Error and Voting For Ingratiators

Nicole Duong, Princess Egbule, Yaman Fejleh, Kristi Romero, and Solomon Washington (Psychology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sara J. Langford

22. Development of an Aspergillus fumigatus vaccine for protection against pulmonary aspergillosis in poultry Pamela Farah (Biological Sciences, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jill Adler-Moore

23. 3D Sensor in Structure Damage Detection Application Rebecca Becerra, Kenji Baril, Kiwon Yang, Ramon Meza, and Tristan Lobo (Electrical Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Zhen Yu and Dr. Giuseppe Lomiento

24. Thermal Energy Storage for Grid-Scale Solar Power Generation Saul Ugarte, Evan Fullerton, and Andrew Liu, (Engineering Technology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Reza B. Lakeh

25. MEMS Sensor in Engineering Geology Steven Jollota, Garett Granato, Kelsey Nylund, and Kyle Migliore (Electrical Engineering, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Zhen Yu

26. A rapid sampling technique for isolating lipid-rich algae strains from environmental samples Tim Yoon, Julia Gonzalez, Roger Lee, and Moon Seo. (Biological Sciences, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marcia A. Murry

27. Determining optimal levels of Auxin in Rooting Murraya koenigii Wayne E. Farnsworth (Plant Science, Senior). Faculty Mentors: Dr. Anna Soper and Dr. Valerie Mellano

28. Modeling The Spread of HIV & AIDS Weston D. Beck, Moriya Armstead, Lauren Gomez, and Emily Jasien (Applied Mathematics, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Randall J. Swift

29. Effects of pH and Temperature on the Vibrance of Red Cabbage Anthocyanin Yee Teng Moo, Stephanie Romero and Michelle Ecarma (Food Science and Technology, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Harmit Singh

30. Examining the Need for New Fabrications and Textile Advancements in Commuter Cycling Apparel Zachary Thomas (Apparel Merchandising & Management, Senior). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cynthia L Regan

31. Perchlorate and Nitrate Removal From Drinking Water Sources of Disadvantaged Communities Using Novel Bio-technologic Treatment Approaches Andrew G. Kennedy (Biotechnology, Sophomore). Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ali Sharbat

Daryl Painton, Student Research Conference 2014.

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Directory O= Oral Session, e.g. Oral Session 1, O1 P=Poster, e.g. Poster 8, P8

Name Session Abdulrahim, Maha O2 Adame, Daniel O10 Aguayo, Marisol O7 Ahmed, Mahjebeen O8 Amirkhanian, Rameyla P6 Aquino, April O3 Aranda, Michell O10 Armstead, Moriya P28 Atkinson, Kailynne O8 Atkinson, Merilee O6 Baki, Ryan O8 Banuelos, Karyna O10 Banuelos, Stephanie O5 Barba, Magali O4 Baril, Kenji P23 Barton, Ashley O9 Becerra, Rebecca P23 Beck, Weston P28 Blancarte, Andrew O9 Boghozian, Armen P6 Bourdon, Yao O10 Brady, Aaron O6 Bustos, Oscar O10 Castruita, Grace O7 Cecala, Jacob O2 Cedillo, Juan P17 Cheung, Herman P16 Chiu, William P19 Christensen, Matt O3 Clark, Jessica O3 Collins, Lauren O7 Cui, Matthew O3 Davila, Gustavo P15 De Buren, Lucas O10,P18 De La Cruz, Aubrie O3 De Leon, Gabrielle O8 Deck, Daniel O10 Derby, John O4

Name Session Do, Nhu O8 Duong, Nicole P21 Ecarma, Michelle P29 Egbule, Princess P21 El Kettani, Samya O8 Estephan, Renee O3 Ewers, Madeleine P3 Farah, Pamela P22 Farnsworth, Wayne P27 Fejleh, Yaman P21 Ferrer, Rene O10 Fisher, Allison O2 Fitch, Robert O2 Fonda, Matthew O8,P19 Frankyan, Arakel O10 Fullerton, Evan P24 Gaines, Terrence O10 Garcia, Natalie O3 Garrido, Christian O8 Gaut, Aaron O4 Ghieuw Sien, Raphael O6 Gilkes, Adrienne O2 Giourdjian, Arthur O10 Giovannini, Carol P11 Glenn, Mara O5 Goh, Jonathan O10 Gomez, Daniel O5 Gomez, Lauren P28 Gonzalez, Julia P26 Grajeda, Daniel O7 Granato, Garett P25 Gray, Justin O9 Guardado, Stephanie O1 Gullotti, Brandon O6 Gunadi, Shawn O8 Hall, Cassandra O7 Hall, Ryan O7 Harijanto, Wesley O10 Hasan,Ali O3

Name Session Haw, Merielle O10 Hensley, Brian O10 Hernandez, Giselle O3 Hernandez, Jessennya O6 Hetrick, Lindsay O8 Hilario, Emily P14 Hingle, Ashish O3,O6 Hogarth, Tom O10 Hu, Xing O9 Huang, Haifen O3 Huang, Kevin O8 Huston, Michael O7 Jaisen, Emily P28 James, Ketton O9 Jaramillo, Jimena O5 Ji, Qichao P4 Jing, Gui O1 Johnson, Evan O9 Jollota, Steven P25 Jones, Spencer O3 Joya, Jerrick P19 Karakira, Susan O10 Kemp, Brittany O7 Kennedy, Andrew P31 Khalil, Nasser O6 Kim, Jonathan O9 Kim, Michael O10 Kohli, Parmeet O6 Kunath, Debbie O4 Kupferschmidt, Larissa O4 La, Natalie O10 Lai, Tiffany O10 Lam, Kalvin O10 Lane, Taylor O2 Larios, Jorge P2 Le, AnhHuy O10 Lee, Hye-Ji O3 Lee, Roger P26 Lee, Sooji O8

21 Name Session Lemaster, Bryan P6 Lepore, Michael O10 Lestina, Deanna O10 Leung, Betty O10 Lin, Yu-Huey O1 Lindsay, Tabitha O1 Liu, Andrew P9 Liu, Junjun O1 Lobo, Tristan P23 Lopez, Michelle P20 Lunardi, Christopher O6 Magin, Ashley O1 Mai, Lisa O3 Makhlouf, Silva O3 Mandany, Vahagn O10 Marentes, Adam O1 Margoosian, Gamer O10 Martin, Brian O9 Martinez, Dorian P6 McCann, Kristy O10 McDonough, Matthew O4 McEniry, Carlos O9 McHugh, Joseph O8 McKee, Cynthia O3 Medrano, Sabrina O1 Mehrassa, Roxane O9 Melman, Evgeny P6 Mercado, Raquel O7 Meza, Ramon P23 Miglore, Kyle P25 Miguel, Janice O10 Moffa, Matthew O1 Mondragon, Kevin O3 Moo, Yee Teng P29 Morales, Ernesto O3 Morrison, Glen O8 Mundo,Alex P8 Navarro, Daniel O10 Nazari, Ani O10 Ng, Raymond O4

Name Session Nguyen, Thi O8 Nordin, M. Abid O2 Nylund, Kelsey P25 Oei, Alex O3 Okamoto, Rianne O10 Ortiz, Adrian O8,P12 Ota, Kendall O5 Palacios, Angelo P10 Palmire, Amanda O8 Palmire, Ashley O8 Paredes, Marvin P6 Paucar, Abraham O9 Pedroza, Sofia O5 Piana, Matias O9 Portante, Anthony O9 Prosser, Arlen O4 Rai, Calvin O10 Ramnath, Sara P19 Ramones, Annah O9 Ramos, Octavio O10 Rashidi, Arash O10 Read, Tim O6 Rhodes, Robert O7 Ritterbush, Matthew O9 Robinson, Sekani O5 Rodriguez, Jonathan O8 Rodriguez, Joseph O3 Rodriguez, Veronica O8 Rojas, Martha O5 Romero, Kristi P21 Romero, Stephanie P29 Rowland, Conor P12 Rubio, Jennifer P1 Ruiz-Delgado, Juan O1,P7 Saeed, Isaac O9 Saletta, Ben O9 Sanchez, Martin O8,P12 Schneider, Shelby P6 Schuppe, Evan P10 Schwartz, Melissa P19

Name Session Seo, Moon P26 Sepanosian, Elvin O10 Sheikh, Zaid O4 Shell, Andrew O10 Smolinski, Haley O3 Stowells, Ashley O3 Tao, Jaynie O3 Tedjakesuma, Nicholas O8 Teh, Edwin O3 Telebrico, Megan O7 Thomas, Zachary P30 To, Andrew O3 Townsend, Lucas O10 Tringali, Jonathan O2 Truong, Valentina O3 Tsai, Jill O1 Ugarte, Saul P24 Valenzuela, Luis O9 Varela, Alejandro P7 Vega, David O4 Vega, DeAnna P13 Velazquez, David O4 Viggers, Pearl O8 Villagomez, Violetta P20 Vongnalith, Kimberly O5 Voorhees, Travis O10 Washington, Solomon P21 Wasson, Andrew O10 Wolotsky, Max O4 Wong, Hung O8 Wood, Justin O9 Yang, Kiwon P23 Yoon, Tim P26 Young, Tynan O8 Zadorian, Sarineh P5 Zamora, Martha O2 Zheng, Christine O10 Zheng, Yuguang O3

2015 Distinguished Staff Award

2014 Conference Winners

2nd Annual Cal Poly Pomona Student Research Conference Winners (March 6, 2014)

Heather Acuff Erin Mascho

Brian Bulaya Maria Servin

Cole Frazier Patrick Shushereba

Samantha Wilford Samayyah Williams, Blanca Calderon, Connie Tsui, Han Yang, Daniel Espinoza, Nathan Dominquez,

Kenneth Kosovich, Armir Kashifi, and Raffi Dermendijan

Zach Gentry, Andrew Sakamoto, Matthew Corey, Norton Thongchua, and Kishan Patel

Blin Richards, Matthew Gan, John Payton, Jordan Quintana, James Liu, and Miguel Enriquez

28th Annual California State University Student Research Competition Winners Hosted by: CSU East Bay (May 2-3, 2014)

First Place Cole Frazier, Establishing Lower Urinary Tract Candidaiasis in Swiss Webster Mice.

Second Place Heather Acuff, Effects of Adding Dried Fruit Waste Product To The Diets of Finishing Pigs on Growth, Feed Intake, and Nutrient Digestibility.

Blin Richards, Matthew Gan, John Payton, Jordan Quintana, James Liu, and Miguel Enriquez, Obstacle Avoidance System for UAVs Using Computer Vision.