March 30, 2012 CUB Ballrooms SURCA.wsu.edu Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) Table of Contents Schedule of Events ..................................................................................... 2 Listing of Awards ........................................................................................ 3 Sponsors .................................................................................................... 4 Instructions for Judges ............................................................................ 5-6 Judging Rubric ......................................................................................... 7-9 Tentative Map of CUB Ballroom Floor ...................................................... 10 Judges ...................................................................................................... 11 Entries, Alphabetically by Presenter ................................................... 12-26 Entries, Numerically by Poster Number .............................................. 27-39 Abstracts, Numerically by Presentation Number .............................. 40-176 1 Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) Friday, March 30, 2012 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 12:00 – 1:30 pm Oral Presentation Session I, Junior Ballroom – back Public welcome. 1:30 – 3:00 pm Oral Presentation Sessions 2 and 3, Junior Ballroom Public welcome. 2:30 – 3:15 pm Informal Judging, Senior Ballroom – Judges have access to review the posters without presenters present. There will be an area of the Sr. Ballroom open to Judge’s with refreshments available. 3:15 – 4:15 pm FORMAL JUDGING, Senior Ballroom – Student presenters will be present to answer questions. All score and comment sheets must be submitted by 4:15 PM. 3:45 – 5:00 pm Senior Ballroom open to the public for viewing of the posters. Refreshments will be served 5:00 pm AWARDS PROGRAM, Junior Ballroom Presentation of Awards 2 2012 SHOWCASE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AWARDS AVAILABLE: Awards available in each category: Crimson Award $250 Gray Award $150 Novice Award $100 Early Career: FR/SO Award $100 All monetary awards for SURCA were made possible by University College through the Grady and Lillie Auvil Scholarship and Research Fund . The Auvils have provided perpetual funding of scholarship and research at WSU and Grady once said, “I believe everyone has an obligation to try and improve the future of people, education and research are the only ways.” Additional Awards provided by: LSAMP – Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation The following will be awarded at the WSU University College Awards Ceremony on April 17: The Norma C. Fuentes and Gary M. Kirk Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research The Emeritus Society Awards for Undergraduate Achievement in Scholarship and Research 3 Our Sponsors A huge Thank You to our supporters, without whom this event could not happen! University College at WSU WSU College of Engineering and Architecture WSU College of Veterinary Medicine WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences WSU College of Education WSU College of Liberal Arts Honors College at WSU WSU Murrow College of Communications WSU College of Business WSU College of Sciences * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The SURCA Committee: Shelley Pressley, Director of Undergraduate Research, University College Mary Sanchez Lanier, Associate Dean, University College Beverly Makhani, Communication Manager, University College Jeremy Lessmann, Chemistry, College of Sciences Samantha Gizerian, Neuroscience, College of Veterinary Medicine Jeannie Holt, Vice Provost Office, University College LeeAnn Tibbals, Pre-Health Advising, University College Deb Dzuck, Director of Development, University College 4 Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) March 30, 2012 CUB M.G. Carey Senior Ballroom INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTER JUDGES At the SURCA event, you will have up to 1.75 hours at the poster session. During the first 45 minutes no students will be present and you can view as many posters as you wish; this is followed by a one-hour period when all students making poster presentations will be present for visits by Judges (see times below). Your Judge’s packet will include a list of the posters you will be Judging and scorecards. The scorecards will not be shared with students. You will also be given a comment sheet for each poster. You can record constructive comments that can be passed on to the student on these sheets. Please turn in the Comment Sheets with your score sheets; they will be given to the students at the end of the competition. The student researchers appreciate this feedback. You will be asked to Judge 2 to 3 posters. Considerations should be given to the depth and the involvement of the research proJect. Please do remember that these are undergraduate students we are evaluating. 2:30 – 3:15 Open judging for posters - informal CUB Ballroom Posters are available for previewing by Judges during this time. The room is otherwise closed to the public. This time is available for your convenience. You are not expected to be there the entire time and the presenters will not be present during this time. The Judge’s area in the Ballroom will be open with refreshments available. 3:15 – 4:15 Formal Judging, Presenters will be available for questioning. This time allows you approximately 15-20 minutes per Presenter to evaluate their knowledge and presentation. Keep in mind that the public will be in the room during the last half hour. You may use the Judge’s area in the Ballroom to tabulate your scores and complete the Comment Sheet. Refreshments will be available in the Judge’s area. Score sheets must be turned in by 4:15 . 3:45 – 5:00 Ballroom is open to the public , refreshments available in open area. 4:15 – 5:00 Scores will be tabulated by the Tally Committee. Comment sheets will be gathered and distributed to the Presenters. Judges will have time to visit posters as your formal Judging duties will be completed 5:00 Awards presentation – The winners and their mentors are introduced and presented with their awards. Please stay and enJoy the ceremony. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT, THIS IS A GREAT PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS AND WE’RE GLAD YOU COULD ADD TO THE EXPERIENCE. 5 Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) March 30, 2012 CUB Junior Ballroom INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION JUDGES At the SURCA event, you will be appointed to one 1.5 hour oral session. There are 5 to 6 presentations during each session, with each presentation lasting 10 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions. You will be asked to Judge all presentations during the session. There is a private area in the CUB Senior Ballroom after 2:30 that will be available to Judges for making comments and completing scorecards and enJoy some refreshments. Your Judge’s packet will include the session number (1, 2, or 3), a list of the presentations you will be Judging and scorecards. The scorecards will not be shared with students. You will also be given a comment sheet for each presenter. You can record constructive comments to turn in with the score sheets. The comment sheets will be returned to the students in a sealed envelope. The student researchers appreciate this feedback. Considerations should be given to the depth and the involvement of the research proJect. Please do remember that these are undergraduate students we are evaluating. Noon – 1:30 SESSION 1 CUB Junior Ballroom (back half) 1:30 – 3:00 SESSION 2 CUB Junior Ballroom (front half) 1:30 – 3:00 SESSION 3 CUB Junior Ballroom (back half) 2:30 – 5:00 Judge’s Area is open to judges CUB Senior Ballroom You may use the Judge’s are in the Ballroom to tabulate your scores and complete the Comment Sheet. Refreshments will be available in the Judge’s area. Score sheets must be turned in by 4:15 . 3:45 – 5:00 Ballroom is open to the public , refreshments available in open area. 4:15 – 5:00 Scores will be tabulated by the Tally Committee. Comment sheets will be gathered and distributed to the Presenters. Judges will have time to visit posters as your formal Judging duties will be completed 5:00 Awards presentation – EnJoy as the winners and their mentors are introduced and presented with their awards. Please stay and enJoy the ceremony. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT, THIS IS A GREAT PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS AND WE’RE GLAD YOU COULD ADD TO THE EXPERIENC 6 Judging Rubric for Presentation of Research Score Goal, Hypothesis or Methods Results Conclusions and Presentation Description Future Work 5 • ProJect had a goal or a • Excellent choice of empirical • Substantial amounts of • Reasonable conclusions • All expected components are logical hypothesis that methods to address hypothesis high quality data were were given and strongly present, clearly organized, and there was stated clearly and or goal of proJect or presented sufficient to supported with evidence. is a logical flow to the presentation. concisely or the creative demonstrates original thinking address hypothesis or • Conclusion was • Text is concise, free of spelling or endeavor was well or approach to creative goal of proJect or connected to proJect typographical errors; presentation is described. endeavor. original, creative work goals or hypothesis and appropriate. • Background • Excellent original thinking was presented. their relevance in a wider • Figures and tables are