March 25, 2019 SURCA.WSU.EDU SURCA 2019 Table of Contents Schedule of Events ..................................................................................................... 2 Committee .................................................................................................................. 3 Judges ......................................................................................................................... 4 Judges Rubric ............................................................................................................. 6 Sponsors ..................................................................................................................... 7 Entries by Category .................................................................................................... 8 Applied Sciences ................................................................................................... 8 Arts and Design..................................................................................................... 9 Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, and Information Sciences ............. 10 Engineering and Physical Sciences .................................................................... 10 Humanities .......................................................................................................... 14 Molecular, Cellular, and Chemical Biology ....................................................... 15 Organismal, Population, Ecological, and Evolutionary Biology ....................... 16 Social Sciences.................................................................................................... 20 Abstracts ................................................................................................................... 23 SURCA 2019 1 SURCA 2019 Schedule of Events Monday, March 25, 2019 Posters: M.G. Carey Senior Ballroom, Compton Union Building (CUB) Awards: CUB Auditorium (Room 177) Noon–2:00 p.m. Student presenters hang their own posters 2:00–2:45 p.m. Judging* without student researchers present 2:45–3:45 p.m. Judging* with student researchers present; judging forms must be turned in by 3:45 p.m. for tallying 3:30–5:00 p.m. Public viewing 5:00–5:45 p.m. SURCA Awards Ceremony (open to all) 5:45 p.m. Presenters remove posters and pick up judges’ feedback sheets *Judges only have access to the CUB Junior Ballroom where they can complete forms and enjoy refreshments. SURCA 2019 2 SURCA 2019 Committee Members Talea Anderson WSU Libraries Jon Crodle WSU Undergraduate Education Andrea Donnenwerth Global Connections Lydia Gerber WSU Honors College Samantha Gizerian Neuroscience Program/College of Veterinary Medicine Jeremy Lessmann Dept. of Chemistry/College of Arts and Sciences Beverly Makhani WSU Undergraduate Education Anne Peasley Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning Dee Posey Dept. of Psychology/College of Arts and Sciences Shelley Pressley Office of Undergraduate Research/ WSU Undergraduate Education Daniel Rieck WSU Undergraduate Education Mary Sánchez Lanier WSU Undergraduate Education Andrei Smertenko Institute of Biological Chemistry/College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences LeeAnn Tibbals Health Professions Student Center/College of Arts and Sciences Cindy Williams WSU Undergraduate Education SURCA 2019 3 SURCA 2019 Judges SURCA thanks the nearly 150 judges who have generously donated their time and expertise to evaluate and give valuable feedback to student presenters. This year’s diverse pool of judges includes representatives from: AECOM (Richland, Wash. office) Alta Science and Engineering, Inc. (Moscow, Idaho) (Formerly TerraGraphics) Alturas Analytics, Inc. (Moscow, Idaho) Anatek Labs, Inc. (Moscow, Idaho) Clearwater Paper Corp. (Lewiston, Idaho plant) Comtech EF Data (Moscow, Idaho) METER Group, Inc. USA (Pullman, Wash.) Nez Perce Tribe (Lapwai, Idaho) Rockwell Automation Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (Pullman, Wash.) TerraGraphics Environmental Engineering, Inc. (Moscow, Idaho office) University of Idaho (Moscow, Idaho) University of Idaho/Movement Sciences (Moscow, Idaho) USDA Agricultural Research Service (Pullman, Wash.) USDA Forest Service/Rocky Mountain Research Station (Moscow, Idaho) WSU Faculty and Staff Members (current and retired) WSU Postdoctoral Students SURCA 2019 4 SURCA 2019 5 Judges Rubric Judges 2019 SURCA SURCA 201 SURCA Very Excellent Good Partial Absent Total ELEMENT (check ✓ an appropriate box in each row) Good CRITERIA (4 points) (2 pts.) (1 pts.) (0 pts.) Points (3 pts.) Presentation / Display Visually compelling and well organized display 9 Visual presentation of project Poster Attention to detail (i.e., labels, spelling, font type/size) Novel Contribution / Innovative Thinking Project contributes to or advances the field Novel or unique idea, question, Project creative work or approach Provides background motivation that inspired project Project motivation and goals Identifies significance of project in context with other Background and project works objective or statement Clearly states thesis, hypothesis, idea or goal of project Process / Method Examines process/approach used in context of other work Discipline-specific approach to Explains why the specific process/approach was chosen addressing the idea or project Describes process or approach used to accomplish project Effectively presents product or results completed to date Product / Results Illustrates significance and analyzes implications of A synthesis of what has been Presenter product or results to date done or created to date Next steps, improvements, lessons learned, or future work Engages audience actively and effectively with confidence Oral Communication Communicates skillfully about the full project Oral presentation of the Answers inquiries knowledgeably content of the project Exhibits a professional demeanor in appearance and communication Total For total points: Calculate points in each row and column. Write grand total in the bottom-right box. (Maximum of 64 pts. possible.) Points 6 SURCA 2019 Sponsors SURCA and the Office of Undergraduate Research thanks the generous company, individuals, and office for their thoughtful support of WSU undergraduate researchers and this event. The awards for top presentations today are courtesy of: Robert H. (’77 Engineering and Honors) and Mary L. Rieck SURCA 2019 7 Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities 2019 Directory of Entries Organized first by category, then alphabetically by presenter. Applied Sciences Poster No. Presenter Title of Abstract 87 Kelly Anders Fermentation of Differing Particle Sizes of a Dairy Total Mixed Mentor: Mark Nelson Ration 15 Hannah Cameron Bovine-Avian Interactions on Dairies Mentor: Amber Adams Progar 85 Naomi DuBois Increasing Corn Yield Through Cover Crop and Tillage Mentors: Doug Collins and Management Nathan Stacey 9 Chantel Eckland Changes in Functional Reach Space Throughout Pregnancy Mentor: Robert Catena 97 Paige Gear Tamarind – A Regional Food Source in Rural Guatemala Mentor: Kathy Beerman Facilitates Iron Fortification of Food Prepared With Lucky Iron Fish 168 Alyssa Hampton Effects of Cannabis Vapor Self-Administration on Decision Mentor: Ryan McLaughlin Making in Adulthood 30 Tatum Hardy Development of Foods with Modified Textures for Infants and Mentor: Carolyn Ross Children with Feeding Difficulties 168 Xitlali Herrera Effects of Cannabis Vapor Self-Administration on Decision Mentor: Ryan McLaughlin Making in Adulthood 27 Jodie Kaya Evaluating Primary Winter Synthetic Wheat for Resistance to Mentor: Nikayla Strauss Fusarium Crown Rot 77 Courtney Lauer Comparison of Standard Western Medicine and Traditional Mentor: Sian Ritchie Chinese Medicine Treatments for Migraines SURCA 2019 8 Poster (Applied Sciences) No. Presenter Title of Abstract 122 Grace Lim Prenatal Chronic Cannabis Exposure: Stress- and Emotion- Mentor: Ryan McLaughlin related Behavior 73 Heather Lynn Development of an In Vitro Model to Predict In Vivo Digestion Mentor: Mark Nelson by the Pre-ruminant Dairy Calf 4 Devon McCornack Paper-based Isotachophoretic Analysis of Cancer-derived Mentor: Wen-Ji Dong Exosomes for Early Cancer Diagnostics 153 David Morin Field Stability in Unshielded Helmholtz Coils Mentor: Brian Saam 4 Devin Thompson Paper-based Isotachophoretic Analysis of Cancer-derived Mentor: Wen-Ji Dong Exosomes for Early Cancer Diagnostics 124 Chase Warren Genetically Induced Speciation Through the Edit of Z3P Mentor: Consetta Helmick 59 Jason Wigen Genome Wide Association Study of Spectral Reflectance Mentor: Arron Carter Indicies in Winter Wheat Arts and Design Poster No. Presenter Title of Abstract 162 Davis, Coleman Palouse EcoArts Project Mentor: Linda Russo 110 Jaime Kemple Pullman Depot Heritage Center Mentors: Robert Krikac and Michael Sanchez 34 Kris Kha Table of Belonging Mentors: Robert Krikac and Lisa Ann Johnson-Shull 162 Ellen MacNary Palouse EcoArts Project Mentor: Linda Russo 110 Keyaira Mumford Pullman Depot Heritage Center Mentors: Robert Krikac and Michael Sanchez 34 Sarah Rosenthal Table of Belonging Mentors: Robert Krikac and Lisa Ann Johnson-Shull 101 Malu Santos A Missing Purple Heart Mentor: Lisa Waananen Jones SURCA 2019 9 Poster (Arts and Design) No. Presenter Title of Abstract 34 Shannon Spilker Table of Belonging Mentors: Robert Krikac and Lisa Ann Johnson-Shull Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, and Information Sciences Poster No. Presenter Title of Abstract 29 Elizabeth Allen Decision Trees and Stumps for