North Carolina State University Undergraduate Symposium





2010 Summer NC State Undergraduate Research Symposium

Department/Program Lead Student Presenters Abstract Title Session /Poster Space
NSF FREEDM Systems Center REU Adkins, Christopher Lee Thermal Analysis of Transformers Using SolidWorks COSMOS Session 1 / B33
Synthetic Biology REU Ahlquist, Kaileigh D Stress Tolerance of Transgenic Tomato Expressing Superoxide Reductase and Rubrerythrin Reductase from Archaeal Hyperthermophile Pyrococcus furiosus Session 1 / B33
NSF Electrical and Computer Engineering REU Allen, Kristen Marie Organic Solar Cells: Characterization of Layers, Inclusion of Nanoparticles, and Resulting Efficiencies Session 1 / B33
Physics REU Allen, Cyril Anthony MHD Simulations of Radiative Shockwave Instabilities Session 1 / B33
Physics REU Allison, Kali Lynn The Inward Spreading of a Thin Film of Insoluble Surfactant Session 1 / B33
VIGRE Program Anderson, Alissa Story How does the oil well in the Gulf of Mexico compare to the uncontrolled oil well fires in Kuwait? Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Asressahegn, Akinahom Tesfaye Isolating Gonadotropes using a cell surface antigen, H2Kk, and paramagnetic Immunomicrobead technology. Session 1 / B33
NSF FREEDM Systems Center REU Ayoola, Henry Olatokunbo Preparation and Durability Improvement of PVDF Nanofiber on Poly-olefin Membranes Session 1 / B33
Computation for Undergraduate Statistics Program (CUSP) Bagley, Olivia Katharine Analytical Methods for Genetic Association Studies Comparison Session 1 / B33
NSF FREEDM Systems Center REU Baker, Jared Stephen Design of a Gate Charge Measurement System for Power Semiconductor Devices Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Barkett, Kevin Michael Shockwave Instabilities in Supernova SN 2002ic Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Batin, Danielle M. Preliminary evaluation of the effectiveness of the HELPS Reading Fluency Program when implemented in a Community-based After School Program Session 1 / B33
EXPLORE Program Becton, Michelle J. Determining Gene Function in the Red Flour Beetle Session 1 / B33
NC State REU in Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics Bonfardin, Margaret Louise A Tale of Four Flowers Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Busaileh, Sara Ziyad Development of a New Class of Microfluidic Liquid Dispensers Session 1 / B33
NSF FREEDM Systems Center REU Bustamante, Michele Lynn Performance Modeling for Newly-Installed FREEDM Photovoltaic Array Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Cardinal-De Casas, Adrianna Renee Effects of urbanization on the ant population in the surroundings of North Carolina State University Session 1 / B33
Physics REU Carlton, Ashley Kelly Proper Motion Studies of Youngest Supernova Remnant: G1.9+0.3 Session 1 / B33
Physics REU Carpenter, Joshua Howard Modeling Fluctuations of Nanoconfined DNA Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Carrick, Martha Kathleen Tat Specific Factor 1's Role in HIV-1 RNA Transport Session 1 / B33
HHMI Reaching Incoming Students Enrichment (RISE) Casulli, Kaitlyn Eileen Vector construction for generation of kpsM mutants in multi-drug resistant Campylobacter strains Session 1 / B33
Physics REU Chiou, Yeou Shya Modeling the "Flip-Flop" Instability in an Inhomogeneous Medium Session 1 / B33
NSF FREEDM Systems Center REU Clark, David Hamilton Cataloging PECVD results to create higher efficiency for users Session 1 / B33
NSF FREEDM Systems Center REU Clarke, Heidi Anya Metal oxide electrodeposited carbon nanofibers as cathode material in Lithium-Air battery Session 1 / B33
Center for Integrated Fungal Research (CIFR) Clay, Brent Jerome Comparative Genome Analysis of Magnaporthe oryzae, Gaeumannomyces graminis, and Magnaporthe poae Session 1 / B33
NC State REU in Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics Cooper, Racheal L Solving Differential Equations with Discontinuous Solutions Session 1 / B33
NSF Chemistry REU Coyle, Brittany Caroline Substrate and Inhibitor Specificity of Dehaloperoxidase B Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Craver, Meredith Scott Homer1a as a Potential Interacting Partner with R7BP. Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Cruz, Phoebe Marie Generating a plasmid expressing the reovirus M1-gene with a 5'-terminal HA epitope tag Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Cubilla, Carmen Ellen Oxidative Stress in Relation to the Lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster Session 1 / B33
NSF Electrical and Computer Engineering REU Danis, Jeffrey Andrew Improving Automatic Task Selection Using Decoupled Software Pipelining For Novel Chip Multiprocessors Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Delph, Robert Byrd A Baseline Study of Salamanders at Umstead Farm and Hill Forest within the Tar-Neuse River Watershed Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Dereje, Simona Selection on Open Field Behavior Affects Feeding Behavior in Observer Orientation in Zebrafish Session 1 / B33
HHMI Reaching Incoming Students Enrichment (RISE) Driscoll, Katherine Irene Documenting the Biology of the Enigmatic Tiger Ant: Discothyrea Session 1 / B33
Synthetic Biology REU Dums, Jacob Thomas Jet Fuels from Microalgae: Genetic Engineering of Dunaliella for Biofuel Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Eluhu, Manix Lukungu Method of Detecting Dopamine in a Microfluidic Device instead of a Rat Brain Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Eyualem, Eyob Abebe Optimization of Waveform for Detection and Characterization of Rapid Met-Enkephalin Fluctuations at Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes Session 1 / B33
NSF Electrical and Computer Engineering REU Fenwick, David John Image Stitching - Algorithms and Applications Session 1 / B33
Synthetic Biology REU Figueroa-Cuilan, Wanda Melissa A New Trafficking Inhibitor Highlights a Link Between the Plant Endomembrane System and Auxin Biosynthesis. Session 1 / B33
Synthetic Biology REU Flynn, Claire McKay Glycoside Family (GH) 5 Enzymes from the Extremely Thermophilic Bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus Session 1 / B33
NC State REU in Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics Ford, Mauntell Renee Investigating the Toxicity of Gasoline Using Biologically-Based Lumping Analysis Session 1 / B33
Synthetic Biology REU Garrett, Shari Cloning SND1 Homologous Genes in Populus trichocarpa Session 1 / B33
AGEP Program Gerald, Carresse Larrissa The Effects of an N-terminal MARCKS-related Peptide on the A549 Lung Cancer Cell Line Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Goldsmith, Scott Kenneth Partisan Politics in N.C. Supreme Court Decisions Session 1 / B33
NC State REU in Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics Gonzalez, Caitlin Marie Modeling cell-cell and cell-substrate interactions for tissue engineering of the intervertebral disc Session 1 / B33
HHMI Reaching Incoming Students Enrichment (RISE) Goodwin, Samantha Marie Histamine Increases Calcium in Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Session 1 / B33
NSF Chemistry REU Greene, Jodie Frances Using Dendrimers to Mimic Iron Sulfur Cluster Proteins Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Hackett, Britne Rochele Social Behavior in Temnothorax curvispinosus when Exposed to Enthomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Haddad, Sara S Tat-SF1’s Role in HIV-1 RNA Stability Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Haidar, Mohamad Khalil Histone Acetylation and Methylation Patterns in Human Uterine Leiomyoma Tissue, and in Uterine Leiomyoma Cells Treated with Genistein Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Hall, Andrew Merrill Determination of Relative Radar Calibration for Multi-sampled Storm Volumes Session 1 / B33
HHMI Reaching Incoming Students Enrichment (RISE) Hall, Leanna Taylor Regulation of Terminal Oxidases in Campylobacter jejuni Session 1 / B33
NSF Electrical and Computer Engineering REU Hamad, Samer Karim Next Generation Memory Technologies for Future Computer Systems Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Hardin, Joseph Walter Methodology and Characterization of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Superlots Session 1 / B33
NC SEED Program (High School) Hawkins, KaDesia Monae Restructuring PET and PLLA with Cyclodextrins to Improve Their Properties Session 1 / B33
NC State REU in Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics Hayden, Katherine Marie Track Filter Sensitivity Analysis Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Herrera, Helen Rosanna Project Spark: Supporting Parents' Activities for Reading with Kids Session 1 / B33
NSF Chemistry REU Hill, Joshua Brett Synthesis of a Copper(I) Carbene for Catalysis of Azide-Terminal Alkyne Click Chemistry Session 1 / B33
Computation for Undergraduate Statistics Program (CUSP) Hoover, Kristopher Michael Effectiveness of Grammatical Evolution Decision Trees and Identifying Disease Causing Polymorphisms Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Igboko, Chima U Photopolymerization of Polymer Microstructures in Microchannels Session 1 / B33
VIGRE Program Immen, Kristen Nicole Is Population/Area Weighting the Right ‘Fit’ for Air Pollution Trends? Session 1 / B33
VIGRE Program Immen, Kristen Nicole Acid Rain Emissions Controls and NC Water Quality Session 1 / B33
Synthetic Biology REU Isaac, Odell Detection of geminiviruses in Arabidopsis thaliana by DIG-labeled oligonucleotides Session 1 / B33
NC State Undergraduate Awards Kannan, Arthi Effect of Cyclic Hydrostatic Pressure on Chondrogenesis of hASCs Seeded onto 3-D PLA Constructs Session 1 / B33
NC State Undergraduate Awards Keith, Adam Christopher Local Dynamics of Granular Size Segregation Session 1 / B33
NC State REU in Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics Kemp, Courtney Mareve Quantum Error Correcting Codes Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Kezios, Zachary Duncan Exposing selectively bred lines of Danio rerio to anxiogenic pheromone to assess relevance as a model in behavioral studies. Session 1 / B33
NSF Chemistry REU Kneebone, Jared L. Synthesis of Oxorhenium (V) Complexes Incorporating Diamidoamine Ancillary Ligands and their Application in the Catalytic Hydrosilation of Aldehydes Session 1 / B33
Plant Pathology Kelman Scholars Koehler, Alyssa M Host Plant Proteins that Interact with a Novel Nematode Parasitism Protein Session 1 / B33
Synthetic Biology REU Kolbe, Allison Rebecca Recombineering: A New Strategy for Efficient Gene Tagging in Arabidopsis Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Kornahrens Jr., William Joseph Real Time PCR-based Quantification of Closely Related Species in a Mixed Bacterial Population Session 1 / B33
NSF Electrical and Computer Engineering REU Lallathin, Geddy Jeffrey FPGA Emulation of Arbitrary Processors Session 1 / B33
NSF FREEDM Systems Center REU Lan, Lu Novel Concentrating Photovoltaics Design and Analysis Session 1 / B33
NC State REU in Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics Lee, Edward S Application of PBPK Modeling to a Mixture of TCE and CCl4: Implication for Metabolism Session 1 / B33
HHMI Reaching Incoming Students Enrichment (RISE) Leger, Kristen Nicole Structure and Function of the Genes Single-Minded (SIM) and Tango (TGO) in Drosophila Session 1 / B33
Synthetic Biology REU Levinson, Sarah Elizabeth Incorporating a Thermostable Esterase into Microalgae to Enhance Biofuel Production Session 1 / B33
NSF Electrical and Computer Engineering REU Li, Dawei Ambient Heat Thermal Harvester Session 1 / B33
NSF Chemistry REU Lilley, Laura Margaret Synthesis and Analysis of Hydrophobic Tags for Improved Mass Spectral Detection and Quantification of N-linked Glycans Derived from Plasma Glycoproteins Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Lowe, Ashley N How Ethnicity Plays a Role in Emotion Conversation Session 1 / B33
Computation for Undergraduate Statistics Program (CUSP) Mack, Nicole Antoinette Collapsing Building Blocks: Genetics and Haplotypes Session 1 / B33
NSF Chemistry REU Madsen, Alex Theresa Teaching Electrochemistry: Addressing Misconceptions by the Development of Educational Materials that Promote Conceptual Understanding Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Mannan, Mikail Adam Controlled Microfluidic Droplets Analyzed with Raman Spectroscopy Session 1 / B33
NSF FREEDM Systems Center REU Martinez, Luis R. The Design and Implementation of an Inductively Powered Robot Session 1 / B33
NSF Chemistry REU McCullough, Kara Deidra Synthesis of Analogues based on the Desformylflustrabromide Scaffold to Probe Anti-biofilm Activity Session 1 / B33
NSF Chemistry REU Mentock, Allyson Elizabeth The Comparison of Carbon and Platinum Microelectrodes for the Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide in Biological Applications Session 1 / B33
Center for Integrated Fungal Research (CIFR) Micael, Yonas Kiflemariam Development of appressorium-specific gene silencing vector for the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Miller, John Thomas Nickerson Muscle-tendon Performance during Simulated Locomotion on Land and in Fluids Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Mislankar, Roma Suresh Cysteinyl-Tagging of Integral Membrane Proteins for Proteomic Analysis Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Mistry, Dhaval Bharatkumar Plant Biomass Deconstruction by the Extremely Thermophilic Bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus Session 1 / B33
NSF Electrical and Computer Engineering REU Moles, Matthew Kenneth Autonomous Vehicle Guidance Using Computer Vision Session 1 / B33
NSF Chemistry REU Morales, Ana Victoria Photo-Activated and Photo-Crosslinkable Unnatural Amino Acids for Unnatural Amino Acid Mutagenesis Session 1 / B33
NC State Undergraduate Awards Myers, Chandler C Jet Fuels from Microalgae: Optimizing Growth Conditions and Assessment of Antibiotics for Transformants Selection. Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Nassor, Anwar Saleh Type 7 Regulators of G protein signaling (RGS7) and the Regulation of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors Session 1 / B33
NSF Chemistry REU Neville, Jessica Lynn A High-Throughput Screen for Directed Evolution of Sulfotransferases Session 1 / B33
NC State REU in Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics Nilakanta, Haema A Particle Based Model for Cellular Rearrangements Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Oxendine, James Cody Reducing ER-stress through chemical chaperones to alleviate myocilin aggregation in a Drosophila model of glaucoma Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Oxendine, Sarah Elizabeth Comparison of Anxiety-Related Behaviors with Bold vs. Shy Zebrafish Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Paige, Melanie Antoinette Parental Stress Effects on Parent-child Interaction Session 1 / B33
HHMI Reaching Incoming Students Enrichment (RISE) Paschall, Alexandra Jade Breaking it down: Enzymes and fermentation to provide energy for chimpanzees and baboons Session 1 / B33
Plant Pathology Kelman Scholars Peeden, Kari Amber Role of soil boilogy in strawberry plant productivity Session 1 / B33
Plant Pathology Kelman Scholars Pennerman, Kayla Kara Genome-wide survey of class II transposable elements in phytopathogenic Verticillium spp. Session 1 / B33
NC State Undergraduate Awards Perrin, Florence   Behavioral Variation in Wild-Derived Zebrafish: A Superior Model for Testing Anxiety Disorders? Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Perry, Rachel Ann Target gene identification for miR-147: a microRNA differentially expressed during porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection Session 1 / B33
NSF FREEDM Systems Center REU Phillips, Desiree Lyn Inductively-Coupled Power Transfer in Wolfline Buses Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Pierce, Heather Ashley Phenotypic comparison of Antimicrobial Resistant Campylobacter isolated from Conventional and Antimicrobial Free (ABF) swine production systems and their environment. Session 1 / B33
NC State Undergraduate Awards Pietsch, Christopher Alexander Craft in Prefabricated Architecture: A Case Study in Modern Production Session 1 / B33
NSF Electrical and Computer Engineering REU Qamar, Mirza Ahsen A Simulation Model for Tunneling Transistors Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Rahhal, Tojan Bassam Sumoylation of Sp3 is required for tooth development and enamel deposition Session 1 / B33
NC State Undergraduate Awards Rice, Ivey S Impact of DEHP Metabolites on Human Androgen Receptor Activity Session 1 / B33
NSF FREEDM Systems Center REU Rivera, Gretchen Marie FPAA Based Power Electronics Controller Implementation Session 1 / B33
HHMI Reaching Incoming Students Enrichment (RISE) Rives, Edward Allen Cross-Contamination Risks in Reusable Grocery Shopping Bags Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Robinson, Detric Elijah The Effects of Encapsulation on Porcine Trypsin in a HP55 Cellulose Matrix Session 1 / B33
Synthetic Biology REU Robinson, Shamera Lashawn The Overexpression of ADS and CYP Genes in Tobacco Session 1 / B33
NSF Chemistry REU Rosado, Stefanie Selective evaluation of surface potentials of the inner and the outer lipid bilayer leaflets by EPR of a pH-sensitive nitroxide-modified phospholipid Session 1 / B33
Synthetic Biology REU Rydberg, Michael Guy InsP3 Mediated Signaling and Plant Innate Immunity Session 1 / B33
Physics REU Schulte, Charles Nathaniel Use of LIDAR Techniques in the Detection and Identification of Aerosols Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Shelton, Christian Shakina Child's play or a future indicator: Study of children's portrayal of dolls in narrative stories and how they relate to life. Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Sills, William Shane Defensive Striking Behavior in Copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) Session 1 / B33
NC SEED Program (High School) Smith, Jalissa Marie Nanostructured Surfaces for Membrane Protein Biochips Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Smith, Austin Reese Identifying Aggregative Properties of Pd2DBA3 Session 1 / B33
NSF FREEDM Systems Center REU Smith, Adam C Simulation of Complex Systems Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Smyth, Margaret Blackburn Effects of Beta-Cyclodextrin Orientation on Inclusion Complex Formation with Polyaniline Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Sough, Ashley Marie Creating a Gene Targeting Construct Using the Adeno-Associated Viral Vector Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Srivastava, Aaron The Effect of Solvent on the Interactions between Polymers and Carbon Nanotubes for Optimizing the Strength of High Performance Fibers Session 1 / B33
NC State REU in Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics Stefanelli, Michael Joseph Sampling-Based Randomized Algorithm for Dot Product Computation Session 1 / B33
NSF Chemistry REU Stevens, Patricia Kaitlyn Synthesis of charged and non charged gold nanoparticles using a polyelectrolyte and a terminal alkyne binding interaction on gold. Session 1 / B33
NC State REU in Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics Sullivan, Mary Elizabeth A Hybrid Approach to the Optimization of Confined Flow Electron Beams Session 1 / B33
NC SEED Program (High School) Tyson, Danielle Pleshette The efficacy of HMGB1 as a biomarker for sepsis in the dog Session 1 / B33
NC State REU in Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics Vo, Helen Michelle Model Development for Lignocellulosic Biofuels Session 1 / B33
Physics REU Vonnegut, Wynn Howland Surfactant-Driven Fingering On Fluids Session 1 / B33
NC State REU in Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics Wang, Ray Li Portfolio Optimization Using Value at Risk Session 1 / B33
Forest Biomaterials Program Webb, Alexis Lene Protein Detection by Using Peptide Ligands Immobilized on Cellulose Session 1 / B33
NC State Independent Researchers Wurtz, Lindsay Dee Recurrent DNA Copy Number Aberrations in Feline Injection Site-Associated Sarcomas Session 1 / B33
Synthetic Biology REU Yancey, Martez Dominique Synthetic Reporters Monitor Gene Expression During Arabidopsis Embryonic Development Session 1 / B33
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program (IMSD) Young, Melissa Lynn Allosteric Effects of Calcium Acetate on HRas Mutant Q61T Session 1 / B33
Plant Pathology Kelman Scholars Yox, James Alexander Rhizoctonia solani, a soilborne pathogen of ornamentals and turf. Session 1 / B33
Nuclear Engineering REU Zalavadia, Mital A Determination of the gamma ray attenuation in blended concretes Session 1 / B33