Top undergraduate research posters from 2013 URSA Scholars Week are on display in the corridor between Moody and Jones Libraries through commencement weekend.
Last month, over 180 Baylor undergrads presented results of their independent research at URSA Scholars Week, a four-day celebration of undergraduate research sponsored by the OVPR and the Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Achievement (URSA) steering committee (click here to read more Research Tracks coverage of the 2013 Scholars Week event).
This week, the departments of anthropology, biology, chemistry & biochemistry, environmental science, physics and psychology & neuroscience have recognized the top Scholars Week posters from their disciplines.
The top posters from these six departments are on display in the corridor between Moody and Jones libraries. The posters will remain on display through commencement weekend, May 17 and 18, thanks to an arrangement between URSA, the Baylor Libraries, and Baylor Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology (BURST), a student organization dedicated to promoting independent research among undergraduates. Students and faculty mentors involved with these projects will be honored at an upcoming awards ceremony sponsored by the OVPR and URSA.
Click “Continue Reading” to see the full list of outstanding research posters from these departments.
2013 URSA Scholars Week Outstanding Undergraduate Research Posters
Anthropology
Ellie Lastrapes
Faculty mentor: Dr. Katie Binetti
Perceptions of Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Amongst Baylor University Undergraduates
Biology
Team Posters
1st Place Team
Nitheesha Alapati, Sarvi Amjadi, Caitlyn Brashears, Valerie Briell, Benjamin Cody, Ryan Durham, Alishia Griffin, Melissa Henderson, Emily Interrante, Brad Killingsworth, Chris Kolar, Taewoo Lee, Stefanie Mundhenk, Mallory Myers, Oreoluwa Olaniyan, Chelsea Orlando, Chelsea Peterson, Benjamin Riley, Lauren Sawyer, Nicholas Simitzi, Meghan St. Cyr, Rebekah White
Faculty mentors: Dr. Tamarah Adair and Dr. Bryan Gibbon
Isolation, Purification, and Analysis of Mycobacteriophage Genomic DNA
2nd Place Team
Kelli Hicks, Fiyin Abraham, Eric Beal, Yejin Kang, Evan Pixley, and Morgan Thompson
Faculty mentor: Dr. Myeongwoo Lee
Characterization of E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in C. elegans
3rd Place Team
Nitheesha Alapati, Sarvi Amjadi, Caitlyn Brashears, Valerie Briell, Benjamin Cody, Ryan Durham, Alishia Griffin, Melissa Henderson, Emily Interrante, Brad Killingsworth, Chris Kolar, Taewoo Lee, Stefanie Mundhenk, Mallory Myers, Oreoluwa Olaniyan, Chelsea Orlando, Chelsea Peterson, Benjamin Riley, Lauren Sawyer, Nicholas Simitzi, Meghan St. Cyr, Rebekah White
Faculty mentors: Dr. Tamarah Adair and Dr. Bryan Gibbon
Analysis of the Genome Organization of the K1 Subcluster Mycobacterium Phage Validus
Honorable Mention
John Nathan and Michael Cotton
Faculty mentor: Dr. Marcie Moehnke
Evaluation of the Protective Effects of Acai Berry Against UVB Radiation in Drosophila melanogaster
Individual Posters
1st Place Individual
Lucy Xu
Faculty mentor: Dr. Diane Hartman
MRSA Prevalence and Predominant Bacterial Species in Canine
2nd Place Individual
Meredith Rosenthal
Faculty mentor: Dr. Tamarah Adair
The Effects of Blue Light on Varying Strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
3rd Place Individual
Katherine Hooker
Faculty mentor: Dr. Ryan King
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Analysis Reveals Effects of Nutrient Enrichment on Leaf Litter Breakdown in an Alaskan Headwater Stream
Honorable Mention
Kelsey Deal
Faculty mentor: Dr. Diane Hartman
The Relationship between Crayfish Abundance and Hydrologic Factors in Ozark Highland Streams
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Brett Harper
Faculty mentor: Dr. Touradj Solouki
Human a-Defensin Peptides as Potential Stress Biomarkers
Drew Cody
Faculty mentor: Dr. Kevin Pinney
Design and Synthesis of Functionalized Thiosemicarbazone Analogues as Potential Anti-Metastatic Agents
Environmental Science
David Dreier, Thomas Moore, Adrian Parr, Matthew Reid, Daniel Stokes and Preston Watkins
Faculty mentor: Dr. Sascha Usenko
Copper Concentrations in Drinking Water Fountains in the Baylor Sciences Building
Adrian Parr
Faculty mentor: Dr. Bryan Brooks
Probablistic Hazard Assessment of CYP Activity for Organphosphates
Physics
Will Barnes
Faculty mentor: Dr. Lorin Matthews
Dust Grain Growth in a Protoplanetary Disk: Effects of Location on Charge and Size
Blake Birmingham
Faculty mentors: Dr. Kenneth Park & Dr. Zhenrong Zhang
Tip Etching Dynamics & Effects on STM Atomic Resolution
Psychology & Neuroscience
Tessa Espinoza
Faculty mentor: Dr. Wade Rowatt
Initial Intellectual Humility Scale Development and Validation
Crina Floruta
Faculty mentor: Dr. Joaquin Lugo
Social Behavior Deficits in PTEN Knockout Mice