The 10th Annual SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Thursday• July 26th • 2018 Erickson Alumni Center West Virginia University WVU SURE• NANOSAFE REU • CHEMISTRY REU CANCER INST SURP • LSAMP Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium 2018 West Virginia University Thursday July 26, 2018 Erickson Alumni Center, Ruby Grand Hall I. Approximate Schedule of Events 8:30-8:55 am Poster Setup ─ Presenters arrive, register, and put up posters. Presenters must leave Alumni Center by 8:55 am and return during assigned, judged presentation time. 9:00-11:30 am Poster judging ─ Only scheduled presenters & not open to public (all presenters return at 11:30 am). 11:30 am-12:00 pm Break/Lunch ─ Judges and presenters first priority, please. 12:00-12:30 pm Welcome and Keynote Speaker ─ All welcome: parents, research mentors, graduate and undergraduate students, and general public. • Welcome: Dr. Michelle Richards-Babb, Associate Professor & Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, WVU • Introductory Remarks: Dr. Ken Blemings, Professor & Dean of the Honors College, WVU • Keynote Speaker: Provost Joyce McConnell, West Virginia University 12:30-2:30 pm Poster Presentations ─ Open to all and concurrent with final poster judging. Judges have preference! 2:30-3:00 pm Awards Ceremony, Closing Remarks, and Group Photos 3:00 pm Poster Take-Down ─ Any posters remaining after 3:30 pm will be removed by the staff. 3:05 pm Post-questionnaires (REU & SURE participants) II. Poster Judges Judge Affiliation Category Judging Plant and Soil Sciences, Davis College, Agricultural & Environmental Dr. Ember Morrissey WVU Sciences Kelly Smith IGERT Grad. Fellow, Pharmacy, WVU Biological Sciences Dr. N. Gabriel Armatas Chemistry, Edinboro College Biological Sciences Kathrine Curtin IGERT Grad. Fellow, Engineering, WVU Engineering Dr. Leslie Hopkinson Civil & Env. Eng., Statler College, WVU Engineering IGERT Grad. Fellow, Microbiology, Dudley McNitt Health Sciences Immunology & Cell Biology, WVU Dr. Sarah Farris Biology, Eberly College, WVU Health Sciences Dr. Hal Gorby History, Eberly College, WVU Human Engagement* Cass Crihfield IGERT Grad. Fellow, Chemistry, WVU Nanoscience Andrew White IGERT Grad. Fellow, Engineering, WVU Nanoscience Dr. Victoria Sanchez Pre-Health Office, WVU Neuroscience Nicole Prince IGERT Grad. Fellow, Chemistry, WVU Physical Sciences Dr. Cheng Cen Physics, Eberly College, WVU Physical Sciences We want to take this opportunity to thank our poster judges. Their willingness to act as judges for this event is greatly appreciated by the organizers and participants! * Includes research and scholarship pertaining to how humans interact and engage within society in the areas of business, education, creative arts, and humanities. Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium 2018 West Virginia University III. Undergraduate Participants and Faculty Research Mentors A. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Research in Chemistry at West Virginia University (PI: Michelle Richards-Babb; co-PI: Brian Popp; Assistant to Director: Steve Knowlden) Poster Home Participant Major Faculty Mentor (Judged Time) Institution Physical Sci #5 Chemistry & Carsten Milsmann, Rachel Gantzer Bethany College (10:30 am) Mathematics Chemistry Biological Sci #11 Mason Hamilton Chemistry West Liberty U. Bjӧrn Sӧderberg, Chemistry (10:30 am) Biological Sci #4 Jacob Layton Biochemistry Waynesburg U. Blake Mertz, Chemistry (9:30 am) Physical Sci #13 Glen Jackson, Chemistry & Brandon Lowe Biochemistry Saint Vincent C. (10:30 am) Forensics Physical Sci #7 Ashley Moore Biochemistry Edinboro U. Jessica Hoover, Chemistry (10:30 am) Physical Sci #3 Angela Mosebarger Chemistry Edinboro U. Bjӧrn Sӧderberg, Chemistry (10:30 am) Biological Sci #7 Kutztown U. of Alyssa Stonebraker Biochemistry Justin Legleiter, Chemistry (10:30 am) PA Physical Sci #15 Chemistry & West Virginia Stephen Valentine, Timothy Suder (10:30 am) Physics Wesleyan C. Chemistry Physical Sci #1 Tiffany Taylor Chemistry Coker College Brian Popp, Chemistry (10:30 am) Physical Sci #9 California State Maria Vidaca Chemistry Gregory Dudley, Chemistry (10:30 am) U., San Marcos B. NanoSAFE Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Multifunctional Nanomaterials (PI: Lisa Holland; co-PI: Kimberly Quedado; Assistant to Director: Lindsay Veltri) Poster Home Participant Major Faculty Mentor (Judged Time) Institution Nanoscience #10 Eva Beeching Physics Slippery Rock U. Edward Flagg, Physics (9:30 am) Nanoscience #9 Seth Byard Physics Grove City C. Matt Johnson, Physics (10:30 am) Health Sci #1 Mark McLaughlin, Paulo Castro Physics West Chester U. (10:30 am) Pharmaceutical Sci. Nanoscience #2 Andrew Charway Computer Eng. U. of Scranton Jeremy Dawson, CS & EE (9:30 am) Salik Hussain, Physiology, Nanoscience #11 Brittany Cobbs Biology Bridgewater C. Pharmacology & (10:30 am) Neuroscience Nanoscience #8 Sebastian Hodge Applied Physics Northeastern U. Mikel Holcomb, Physics (9:30 am) Nanoscience #7 Courtney Kristoff Chemistry Waynesburg U. Lisa Holland, Chemistry (10:30 am) Nanoscience #6 Patricia Loughney Materials Sci. Westminster C. Nianqiang Wu, MAE (9:30 am) Neuroscience #5 Biology (Pre - Werner Geldenhuys, Alayna Mickoloff Waynesburg U. (10:30 am) Med) Pharmaceutical Sci. Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium 2018 West Virginia University Poster Home Participant Major Faculty Mentor (Judged Time) Institution Nanoscience #1 Aleksandr Stefaniak, Sarah O'Boyle Chemistry Messiah College (10:30 am) NIOSH Nanoscience #5 Cerasela Zoica Dinu, Chem. Olivia Rose Biomedical Eng. Gannon U. (10:30 am) and Biomedical Eng. Katherine Nanoscience #4 Chemistry Mansfield U. Xueyan Song, MAE Thompson (9:30 am) Physical Sci #10 Morgan Vincent Chemistry Seton Hill Gregory Dudley, Chemistry (9:30 am) C. WVU Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) Site (Coordinator/Director: Michelle Richards- Babb; Graduate Teaching Assistants: Kacee Caster and Cassie Drain) Poster Home Participant Major Faculty Mentor (Judged Time) Institution Human Engag #5 Accounting & Nada Aboraya WVU Olga Bruyaka, Management (10:30 am) Finance Engineering #9 Chemical Fernando Lima, Chemical Ronald Alexander WVU (10:30 am) Engineering Eng. Human Engag #2 Sydney Beafore History WVU James Siekmeier, History (9:30 am) Human Engag #7 Sociology & Ashley Brash WVU Lynne Cossman, Sociology (10:30 am) Political Science Engineering #14 Mech. & Benjamin Buzzo WVU Yu Gu, MAE (9:30 am) Aerosp. Eng. Agricultural Human Engag #3 Jessica Blythe, Agriculture Kindra Carr Educ. & WVU (10:30 am) & Extension Educ. Extension Health Sci #3 Human Nut. & Melissa Olfert, Human Emily Clegg WVU (10:30 am) Foods Nutrition & Foods Engineering #2 Industrial Leily Farrokhvar, Industrial Sarah Cokeley WVU (9:30 am) Engineering Eng. Agric & Env Sci #1 Forest Resource Louis McDonald, Env. Soil Chloe Courtade WVU (10:30 am) Management Chemistry and Soil Fertility Biological Sci #3 Katelyn Delaney Biology WVU Jennifer Hawkins, Biology (10:30 am) Agric & Env Sci #3 Scott Bowdridge, Food Thaiddeus Dillie Biochemistry WVU (10:30 am) Animal Production Physical Sci #17 Zachery Donnellan Chemistry WVU Fabien Goulay, Chemistry (10:30 am) Physical Sci #11 Physics & Sarah Burke-Spolaor, Rodney Elliott WVU (10:30 am) Russian Astronomy Agric & Env Sci #5 Nicole Waterland, Olivia Friel Biochemistry WVU (10:30 am) Horticulture Nanoscience #3 Biomedical Margaret Bennewitz, Jasmine Grossman WVU (10:30 am) Engineering Chemical & Biomed. Eng. Elizabeth Engler-Chiurazzi, Neuroscience #4 Liza Grossman Chemistry WVU Physiology & Pharmacology (9:30 am) Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium 2018 West Virginia University Poster Home Participant Major Faculty Mentor (Judged Time) Institution Valeriya Gritsenko, Human Neuroscience #3 Biomedical Rotem Hass WVU Performance – Physical (10:30 am) Engineering Therapy Health Sci #8 Biomedical Emily Hayhurst WVU Jianhai Du, Ophthalmology (9:30 am) Engineering Engineering #16 Chemical Nagasree Garapati, Victoria Irr WVU (9:30 am) Engineering Chemical & Biomed. Eng. Engineering #8 Mech. & Connor Kirk WVU Jason Gross, MAE (9:30 am) Aerosp. Eng. Neuroscience #6 Biomedical Molly Layne WVU James Lewis, Neurosciences (9:30 am) Engineering Health Sci #12 Daniel Lohner Biology WVU Jianhai Du, Ophthalmology (9:30 am) Human Engag #8 Psychology & Eva MacFarland WVU Natalie Shook, Psychology (9:30 am) Biology Lauri Andress, Health Health Sci #14 International Madison Matheny WVU Policy, Management, & (9:30 am) Studies Leadership Engineering #18 Civil & Environ. Antarpreet Jutla, Civil & Claire McDonald WVU (9:30 am) Eng. Environmental Eng. Forensic and Physical Sci #14 Glen Jackson, Forensic & Samantha Mehnert Inv. Science & WVU (9:30 am) Investigative Science Chemistry Engineering #10 Biomedical Jessica Allen, Chemical & Zoe Moore WVU (9:30 am) Engineering Biomed. Eng. Biological Sci #13 Tina Moroose, Forensic & Madison Morrison Biology WVU (10:30 am) Investigative Science Human Engag #9 Kayley Morrow Psychology WVU Amy Gentzler, Psychology (10:30 am) Physical Sci #8 Mariah Murray Chemistry WVU Jessica Hoover, Chemistry (9:30 am) Engineering #17 Philip Pennock Aerospace Eng. WVU Patrick Browning, MAE (10:30 am) Teiya Kijimoto, Biological Sci #1 Jeffrey Petty Biochemistry WVU Evolutionary Develop. (10:30 am) Genetics Engineering #15 Civil & Environ. Leslie Hopkinson, Civil & Makenzie Priest WVU (10:30 am) Eng. Environmental Eng. Health Sci #2 Sport & Peter Giacobbi, Sport & Neel Rao WVU (9:30 am) Exercise Psych. Exercise Psychology Neuroscience #8 Biomedical Shuo Wang,