The College of Natural and Applied Sciences at Missouri State University announced the winners of its annual Undergraduate Research Day during a ceremony following the event, held April 13. The event highlighted research in biology, chemistry, computer science, physics, astronomy, materials science, engineering, geography, geology, planning and mathematics.
The winners are listed below:
Biology – cell, micro, genetics
#1. “VPS1 LOCALIZES AT CELLULAR RECYCLING AND DEGRADATION CENTERS.” Alexis Brummett, Hyoeun Ahn, Jacob Hayden, Joshua Lukehart and Chad Highfill. Faculty adviser: Kyoungtae Kim.
#2. “DUAL OREXIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST 10 REDUCES SENSITIZATION-ASSOCIATED CELLULAR MARKERS AND DIMINISHES THERMAL NOCICEPTIVE RESPONSE AFTER REM SLEEP DEPRIVATION.” Logan Sullivan, Kelly Crowe, Ryan Cady and Paul L. Durham. Faculty adviser: Paul L. Durham.
Biology – ecology, wildlife, evolution
#1. “HERITABILITY OF FLORAL TRAITS IN RUELLIA HUMILIS.” LeAnn Hubbert, Joseph Michalski and Braden McCann. Faculty adviser: John Heywood.
#2. “EVALUATING DIVERSITY, ABUNDANCE AND TOXIN POTENTIAL OF ALGAE IN MISSOURI RESERVOIRS.” Lauren Bansbach. Faculty advisers: John Havel and Russell Rhodes.
Chemistry
#1. “CHARACTERIZING HELICAL DISTORTIONS IN DNA WITH SINGLE-BASE LESIONS.” Christopher M. Reynolds. Faculty adviser: Gary Meints.
#2. “SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO SUBSTITUTED ACETONITRILES – PRECURSOR FOR CYANOXIMES THAT FORM LIGHT-INSENTITIVE AG(I) COMPLEXES.” Courtney Riddles and Nikolay Gerasimchuk. Faculty adviser: Nikolay Gerasimchuk.
Engineering
#1. “DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING FLUME DEVICE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM.” Nathan Jester, Jacob Fuchs, Jon Boessen and Vishal Ganda. Faculty adviser: Robert Egbert.
#2. “PIPE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR PRESSURE, FLOW, POWER AND EFFICIENCY IN PIPE NETWORK FOR WATER RESOURCES LABORATORY.” Scott Austin, Zach Engleman, Seth Bade and Philip Hubbert. Faculty adviser: Robert Egbert.
Geography, geology and planning
#1. “PHYSICAL DEFORMATION AND CHEMICAL ALTERATION IN PRECAMBRIAN BASEMENT GRANITE, SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.” Ashley C. Dameron and Thomas G. Plymate. Faculty adviser: Thomas Plymate.
#2. “COMPARISON OF RADON-222 CONCENTRATIONS IN HOUSES AND THE ROCKS-SOILS THEY ARE BUILT ON USING THE PRO-3 DIGITAL RADON DETECTOR.” Sara Cheek and David Brannan. Faculty adviser: Erwin Mantei.
Mathematics
#1. “PROPERTIES OF FIRST-DEGREE SYSTEMS WITH COEFFICIENTS IN ARITHMETIC, POLYNOMIAL AND GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE.” Gerhardt Hinkle. Faculty adviser: Les Reid.
Physics, astronomy and materials science
#1. “PULSED LASER SYNTHESIZED GOLD AND COBALT NANOPARTICLES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS.” A. M. Shearin, H. Bhatta, A. Wanekaya, R. Delong, P. K. Kahol and K. Ghosh. Faculty adviser: Kartik Ghosh.
#2. “METAL-METAL OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITE FOR SOLAR CELL APPLICATIONS.” H. Gemar and K. Ghosh. Faculty adviser: Kartik Ghosh.
2012 I-CHRIE Central Federation Hospitality Research Symposium Winners – Dean’s Awards
GREEN HOTEL DESIGN: BENEFITS AND GREEN PERCEPTIONS OF “GREENING” LODGING OPERATIONS. Catherine Blankenship, Mallory Allgier, Adam Dwiggins, Matthew Evans, Evan Hardebeck and Kyle Herren. Faculty adviser: Dan Crafts.
HOTEL GENERAL MANAGERS’ PERCEPTION OF GUEST SATIDFACTION WITH ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRACTICES. Kyle Lamm, Kurt Huelsman, Mengshi Lu, Katy Kennedy, Elijah Joplin and Jenna Lacy. Faculty adviser: Dan Crafts.