THE 8th ANNUAL CNAS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY was held on Friday, April 28. There were 65 poster presentations in a variety of categories. Pictures and abstracts of all presentations will soon be posted at http://science.missouristate.edu/Undergraduate-Research-Day.htm The following CNAS Faculty mentored the student projects this year:
- Mahua Biswas (PAMS)
- Dan Crafts (HL)
- Rohit Dua (EGR)
- Paul Durham (BIO)
- Katye Fichter (CHM)
- Nikolay Gerasimchuk (CHM)
- Razib Iqbal (CSC)
- Kyoungtae Kim (BIO)
- La Toya Kissoon-Charles (BIO)
- Laszlo Kovacs (BIO)
- Chris Lupfer (BIO)
- Alicia Mathis (BIO)
- Sean Maher (BIO)
- Ron Malega (GGP)
- Robert Mayanovic (PAMS)
- Matt McKay (GGP)
- Gary Michelfelder (GGP)
- Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi (CSC/EGR)
- Theresa Odun-Ayo
- Bob Pavlowsky (GGP)
- Peter Plavchan (PAMS)
- Jorge Rebaza (MTH)
- Michael Reed (PAMS)
- Les Reid (MTH)
- Chuck Rovey (GGP)
- Ridwan Sakidja (PAMS)
- Matt Siebert (CHM)
- Patrick Sullivan (MTH)
- Ryan Udan (BIO)
- Alexander Wait (BIO)
- Matthew Wright (MTH)
- Keiichi Yoshimatsu (CHM)
Biology: Ecology, Conservation and Wildlife
1st Place: Kenzie Medley
WHEN TERRITORIAL SALAMANDERS CHEAT: A TEST OF THE DEER ENEMY PHEROMONE IN SOUTHERN RED-BACKED SALAMANDERS
Faculty Advisor: Alicia Mathis
2nd Place: Katy Gardner
RESPONSE TO CONSPECIFIC ALARM CUES BY AMBYSTOMA SALAMANDER LARVAE
Co-Author: Ben Dalton
Faculty Advisor: Alicia Mathis
Biology: Cellular, Microbiology and Genetics
1st Place: Abbigale Mabary
GENERATION OF YEAST 2-HYBRID CLONES TO EXAMINE THE ROLE OF NUCLEOTIDE OLIGOMERIZATION AND BINDING DOMAIN (NOD)-LIKE RECEPTORS
Co-Authors: Thomas Freeman, Angeline Rodriguez, Hazar Abysalamah
Faculty Advisor: Christopher Lupfer
2nd Place: Jared Smothers
DYNAMIC DYNAMIN INTERACTS WITH THE TETHER GARP
Co-Author: Uma Saimani
Faculty Advisor: Kyoungtae Kim
Chemistry
1st Place: Amber Zurliene, Katee Moor, Kendra Larsen
RECOMBINANT EXPRESSION OF Pfu dna polymerase in e. coli
Faculty Advisor: Keiichi Yoshimatsu
2nd Place: Brennon Foster
TRAFFICKING OF FLUORESCENTLY-LABELED G-WIRE DNA IN HUMAN CERVICAL CANCER CELLS
Faculty Advisor: Katye Fichter
Computer Science
1st Place: Jeff Dale, Radeeb Bashir, Robert Norton, Jiangfeng Pian, Roman Wisdom
AUTOMATED INSECT DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
Faculty Advisor: Razib Iqbal
2nd Place: Mark Godsy, Ryan Jenkins, Andrew Byrd, Derick Hockett, Matthew Addler, Brent Eaves, Tara Walton
MULTIMEDIA DATA VISUALIZATION USING GOOGLE CARDBOARD
Faculty Advisor: Razib Iqbal
Engineering
1st Place: Alex Cook, Calvin Roebuck, Carter Knuckles
DECONSTRUCTED SWITCH MODE POWER SUPPLY
Faculty Advisor: Rohit Dua
2nd Place: Chris Eakins, T. J. Orlandi, David Vernier
CURVALICIOUS
Faculty Advisor: Rohit Dua
Geography, Geology and Planning
1st Place: Brad Dishman
CONODONT EXTRACTION AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS AT CEDAR GAP MISSOURI
Faculty advisor: Charles Rovey
2nd Place: Josh Hess
MANGROVE THREATS AND CONSERVATION IN GALLEON FISH SANCTUARY, SOUTH COAST JAMAICA
Faculty Advisor: Robert Pavlowsky
Hospitality Leadership
1st Place: Rebecca Rice, Carly Sherman, Alec Shlater, Morgan Schuette, Zachary Stonecipher
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION IN THE LODGING INDUSTRY
Faculty Advisor: Dan Crafts
2ND Place: Julia Bliss, Rachel Bower, Abbey Brinkley, Zach Bruckerhoff, Hannah Chu
DROP BY DROP: THE PRICE OF WATER IN THE U.S. HOTEL INDUSTRY
Faculty Advisor: Dan Crafts
Mathematics
1st Place: Adam Somers
AN INVESTIGATION OF 2-DISTANCE SETS IN TWO, THREE AND FOUR DIMENSIONS
Faculty Advisor: Les Reid
2nd Place: Daniel Ayasse
IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY OF TWITTER DATA
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Wright
Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science
1st Place: Ryan Hall
MICRONERVA: GUIDING TECHNIQUES FOR AN AUTOMATED TELESCOPE ARRAY
Faculty Advisor: Peter Plavchan
2nd Place: Jesse A. Underwood
COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS OF HYDROUS ALUMINOSILICATE MELTS
Faculty Advisor: Robert Mayanovic and Ridwan Sakidja
GRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY FORUM
Fifty-two graduate students from CNAS presented their results at the Graduate College Interdisciplinary Forum. All abstracts are posted at http://graduate.missouristate.edu/currentstudents/IDF.htm The following CNAS Faculty mentored student projects this year:
- Chris Barnhart (BIO)
- Albert Barreda (HL)
- Rich Biagioni (CHM)
- Mahua Biswas (PAMS)
- Eric Bosch (CHM)
- Dave Cornelison (PAMS)
- Toby Dogwiler (GGP)
- Paul Durham (BIO)
- Kevin Evans (GGP)
- Nick Gerasimchuk (CHM)
- Kartik Ghosh (PAMS)
- Doug Gouzie (GGP)
- Brian Greene (BIO)
- Melida Gutierrez (GGP)
- Laszlo Kovacs (BIO)
- Jun Luo (GGP)
- Sean Maher (BIO)
- Alicia Mathis (BIO)
- Bob Mayanovic (PAMS)
- Judy Meyer (GGP)
- Xin Miao (GGP)
- Gary Michelfelder (GGP)
- Kevin Mickus (GGP)
- Saibal Mitra (PAMS)
- Bob Pavlowsky (GGP)
- Peter Plavchan (PAMS)
- Ridwan Sakidja (PAMS)
- Alan Schick (CHM)
- Paul Schweiger (BIO)
- Matt Siebert (CHM)
- Maria Stepanova (PAMS)
- Tom Tomasi (BIO)
POSTER PRESENTATION Honorable Mention Awards to CNAS Students
Rachel Bradley – GGP
Geomorphic Disturbance and Anthropogenic Modifications in Big Barren Creek, Mark Twain National Forest, Southeast Missouri
Faculty Advisor – Bob Pavlowsky
OUTSTANDING POSTER PRESENTATION Awards to CNAS Students
Zachary Wilson – CHM
Quantum Chemical Calculations Describing the Thermal Cracking of the Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Methyl Linoleate
Faculty Advisor – Matt Siebert
and
Joseph Nash – GGP
Monitoring engineered log structure implementation in the North Fork of the White River, Missouri Ozarks
Faculty Advisor – Bob Pavlowsky
ORAL PRESENTATION Honorable Mention Awards to CNAS Students
Stacy Armstrong Smith – GGP
Concentration and Trends for Summer Bacteria levels in Local Streams
Faculty Advisor – Bob Pavlowsky
and
Snow Popis – CHM
The Silver Cyanoximate Bullet: Investigations into Biocidal Effects of Silver complexes in Medical Resins
Faculty Advisor – Nikolay Gerasimchuk
and
Kendell Loyd – BIO
Synchronization of Spawning by Temperature in Deertoe Mussel (Truncilla Truncata)
Faculty Advisor – Chris Barnhart
and
Zachary Harris – BIO
Long Non-Coding RNAs in Grapevine
Faculty Advisor – Laszlo Kovacs
and
Shah Alam Limon – PAMS
Iron Ion Transit in Ferritin Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Faculty Advisor – Maria Stepanova
OUTSTANDING ORAL PRESENTATION Awards to CNAS Students
Dylan Maag – BIO
First season results on the spatial ecology and habitat selection of pygmy rattlesnakes (Sistrurus miliarius) in Southwestern Missouri
Faculty Advisor – Brian Greene
and
Michal Bulak – PAMS
Analogues of atmospheres of hot rocky planets outside of the solar system
Faculty Advisor – Dave Cornelison
and
Wesley Weichert – GGP
Cyclostratigraphic Trends of d13C in Upper Camrian Carbonate Cycles: Implications for Astronmical Forcing
Faculty Advisor – Kevin Evans
and
Shannon Rentz – GGP
Incremental development of the magma reservoir beneath the Mogollon Datil Volcanic Field, New Mexico: Insights from U-Pb geochronology and trace element geochemistry of zircon
Faculty Advisor – Gary Michelfelder
OTHER AWARDS to CNAS Students and Faculty
Outstanding TA – Kendall Loyd (BIO)
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