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National Conference on Undergraduate Research April 11-13, 2013 CONFERENCE PROGRAM Table of Contents Schedule of Events ........................................3 UW-La Crosse Open Houses ..................28-29 Letter from the Chancellor ............................5 Plenary Speakers ...................................30-31 NCUR® Information .......................................5 FAN Sessions .............................................32 NCUR® 2013 Logo Information .....................5 SESSIONS: NCUR® Oversight Committee ........................6 Visual Arts Exhibits in the Art Gallery ......34 Acknowledgements ...................................7, 9 Performing Arts Sesions .........................35 General Information ...............................10-12 Oral Sesions ............................................36 Wireless Access ..........................................14 Poster Sessions ....................................108 Transportation Information .........................16 Index .........................................................162 Session Information ...............................19-22 By Institute ............................................162 Professional Courtesy .................................22 By Presenter ..........................................166 NCUR® Proceedings ....................................23 By Subject .............................................178 Activities/Excursions ..............................25-26 NCUR® 2013 Personal Planner .................180 Special Sessions for Students ....................27 La Crosse Walking Map ............................184 With more than 70 national rankings and more than 200 academic programs, the University of Kentucky is a beacon, lighting the path forward in everything from agriculture to athletics. Nestled in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region, UK prepares students for lives of leadership, meaning and purpose by opening the doors of opportunity, led by world-class faculty and researchers who are working every day to make Kentucky and the world better. We believe learning takes place where your creative fires are sparked and where your studies match your passions – where you “see blue.” That is the Kentucky Promise. It is as relevant today as it was at our founding in 1865. We honor that promise by opening the doors to your potential. #see blue www.uky.edu An Equal Opportunity University Schedule of Events | 3 Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Friday, April 12, 2013 4-9 p.m. Registration: 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration: Cartwright Center, Valhalla-Gunning Addition Cartwright Center, Valhalla-Gunning Addition 6:50-9:10 p.m. Evening Excursion 7:30-10 a.m. Continental Breakfast: Centennial Hall, Hall of Nations & Mitchell Hall, Gym Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:30-9:50 a.m. Poster 5 Session: Mitchell Hall, Fieldhouse 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration: Oral 5 Sessions: Classrooms Cartwright Center, Valhalla-Gunning Addition Performing Arts Sessions: Centennial Hall 7:30-10 a.m. Continental Breakfast: 10-11:15 a.m. Plenary Speaker Hazel Barton: Centennial Hall, Hall of Nations & Mitchell Hall, Gym Recreational Eagle Center 9-10:20 a.m. Poster 1 Session: Mitchell Hall, Fieldhouse 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch: Mitchell Hall, Gym Oral 1 Sessions: Classrooms 11:30 a.m.- Fan Sessions 2: Centennial Hall & Wimberly Hall 10:30 a.m.-Noon Opening Ceremony & Plenary Speaker Will Steger: 12:30 p.m. Student Special Sessions 2: Cartwright Center Recreational Eagle Center • Preparation for and Application to Graduate and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch: Mitchell Hall, Gym Professional Schools — Room 339 Noon-1 p.m. Fan Sessions 1: Centennial Hall & Wimberly Hall • Journal of Young Investigators: The Premier Student Special Sessions 1: Cartwright Center Undergraduate Research Journal — Room 332 • Preparation for and Application to Graduate and 1-5 p.m. Graduate and Professional School Fair: Professional Schools — Room 339 Mitchell Hall, Fieldhouse • Training and Educational Opportunities for Students in 12:30-1:50 p.m. Poster 6 Session: Mitchell Hall, Fieldhouse Developmental Biology and Physiology — Ward Room Oral 6 Sessions: Classrooms • Journal of Young Investigators: The Premier Performing Arts Sessions: Centennial Hall & Undergraduate Research Journal — Room 332 Center for the Arts 1-5 p.m. Graduate and Professional School Fair: 2-3:20 p.m. Poster 7 Session: Mitchell Hall, Fieldhouse Mitchell Hall, Fieldhouse Oral 7 Sessions: Classrooms 1:15-2:35 p.m. Poster 2 Session: Mitchell Hall, Fieldhouse Performing Arts Sessions: Center for the Arts Oral 2 Sessions: Classrooms 3:30-4:50 p.m. Poster 8 Session: Mitchell Hall, Fieldhouse 2:45-4:05 p.m. Poster 3 Session: Mitchell Hall, Fieldhouse Oral 8 Sessions: Classrooms Oral 3 Sessions: Classrooms Performing Arts Sessions: Center for the Arts Performing Arts Sessions: Centennial Hall 4-5:30 p.m. NCUR® Oversight Committee Reception: Cleary Center 4-6 p.m. UW-L Open Houses 6-8:30 p.m. Evening Excursion 4:15-5:35 p.m. Poster 4 Session: Mitchell Hall, Fieldhouse 5:30-8:30 p.m. International Banquet: Oral 4 Sessions: Classrooms Recreational Eagle Center (doors open at 5 p.m.) Performing Arts Sessions: Centennial Hall 4-9 p.m. Evening Excursions Saturday, April 13, 2013 7:30-10 a.m. Continental Breakfast: Centennial Hall, Hall of Nations & Mitchell Hall, Gym 8 a.m.-Noon Registration: Cartwright Center, Valhalla-Gunning Addition 8:30-9:50 a.m. Poster 9 Session: Mitchell Hall, Fieldhouse Oral 9 Sessions: Classrooms Performing Arts Sessions: Center for the Arts 10-11:15 a.m. Plenary Speaker Bill Miller: Recreational Eagle Center 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch: Mitchell Hall, Gym 12-5 p.m. Afternoon Excursion NCUR® Information | 5 What is NCUR®? The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR®), established in 1987, promotes undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity in all fields of study through an annual conference for students. In 2011, NCUR® formally merged with the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). The mission of the Council on Undergraduate Research is to support and promote high-quality Letter from the Chancellor undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship. The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) was founded in 1978 by a group of chemists from private liberal arts colleges who wanted to provide information It’s my honor to welcome you to the University of about research that was being conducted at liberal arts colleges by faculty, often Wisconsin-La Crosse, your host for the 27th National in collaboration with students. Since that time CUR has grown to include all Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR®). disciplines and all types of institutions. Today, members include nearly 8,700 We are a vibrant learning community rich with multi- individuals and over 650 colleges and universities. talented students, faculty and staff. Our warm and CUR believes that faculty members enhance their teaching and contribution friendly campus is situated between towering bluffs to society by remaining active in research and by involving undergraduates in and the mighty Mississippi River. The natural beauty research. CUR’s leadership works with agencies and foundations to enhance of the 7 Rivers Region on the Upper Mississippi research opportunities for faculty and students as well as: makes this one of the most scenic areas in the • Supports faculty development through Institutes in Institutionalizing country. Undergraduate Research, Initiating and Sustaining Undergraduate Research As a leader of a higher educational institution, Programs, Proposal Writing, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Beginning a I understand the importance of research for Research Program. undergraduates. Over the past 20 years, there • Publishes books and articles related to creating, managing, and evaluating has been tremendous growth in undergraduate undergraduate research programs; mentoring undergraduate researchers. research at all types of institutions from community • Assists administrators and faculty members in improving and assessing the colleges to research universities. What once was research environment at their institutions. primarily an activity undertaken by faculty at research • Provides information on the importance of undergraduate research to state institutions has become a tool to revitalize curricula legislatures, private foundations, government agencies, and the U.S. Congress. as well as an important pedagogy for teaching and engaging undergraduate students. For this reason, CUR welcomes faculty and administrators from all academic institutions, but individual members affiliate with one of 11 divisions: arts & humanities, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is honored to biology, chemistry, geosciences, health sciences, mathematics and computer host NCUR® once again! When we hosted NCUR® science, physics and astronomy, psychology, social sciences, plus a division in 2009, it proved to be an exceptional event. We for Undergraduate Research Program Directors and an At-Large division for are excited to welcome more than 3,000 students, administrators and other disciplines. faculty and administrators from around the country Unlike meetings of academic professional organizations, the NCUR® gathering of to our campus for NCUR® 2013. young scholars welcomes presenters from all institutions of higher learning and This gathering of young scholars welcomes from all corners of the academic curriculum. presenters from all institutions of higher learning and NCUR® creates a unique environment for the celebration and