Undergraduate Research Reception and Poster Session
October 7, 2014
Farzaneh Afsahri-Nejad, Lance Teo Courtney, Deborah Wright and Dr. Nicolas Ewing – Biological
Sciences
“Regulation of plant plasma membrane proton pumps in response to the hormone auxin"
Daniel Alvarado and Dr. Mary McCarthy Hintz - Chemistry
“The effect of cancerina on cultured cancer cells”
Melissa Bardo, Heather Hughes, Rajvir Kaur, George Brown, Jordan Roselli, Laureen Riddick
and Dr. Jennifer Lundmark – Biological Sciences
“Improving student understanding of net ionics through timed quizzes in Chemistry 1A PAL courses”
Mitul Bhakta, Sammy Villa, Severiano Villarreul, Carmina Gutierrez and Dr. Linda Roberts Chemistry
"Lysophosphatidylcholine stimulates aggregation in fibrillogenic L178H Apolipoprotein A-I"
George Brown and John Ramos and Dr. Jennifer Lundmark – Biological Sciences
"The efficacy of group roles"
Tucker Caruso, Stacey Saenz, Peter Avalos, George Medina, Galina Borishkevich
and Dr. Jennifer Lundmark – Biological Sciences
“Algebraic quizzes in Learning community PALS vs regular PALS”
Diana Cheng and Dr. James Miranda – Chemistry
“Study of stereoselectivity in epoxidations of olefins by two pathways: m-CPBA or O2 catalyzed by a u3-oxo
trimolybdenum cluster"
Michelle Cihak and Dr. Benjamin Gherman – Chemistry
“Mechanism and potential for stereoselectivity in metal-salen catalyzed electroreductive cyclization
reactions”
Josh Cook and Dr. Thomas Krabacher - Geography
“Recycling characteristics in Sacramento, CA”
Lance Courtney and Dr. Ron Coleman – Biological Sciences
“Taxonomic and growth analyses of water mold”
Jason Dunn and Dr. Kevin Cornwell – Geology
“Ground water assessment of the Dotta Canyon Alpine Meadow restoration project”
Micheal Finnell and Dr. Patrick Foley – Biological Sciences
“Native bees of the American River watershed project”
Natalie Flores and Dr. Ron Coleman – Biological Sciences
"Parent-Offspring communication in Convict Cichlids"
Dereck Goodwin and Dr. Mary McCarthy Hintz – Chemistry
“The effects of California Valley Angelica Root on breast cancer cells & mice embryonic stem cells”
Kimberly Grissom and Dr. Robin Datel – Geography
“Beautiful Backwater: A natural history of the Jack Nelson Creek, CA”
Jasmine Hamilton, Bobbi Peckarsky and Kara Cromwell and Dr. Ron Coleman -- Biological Sciences
“Multiple stressors: Parasitism and heavy metal exposure influence larval mayfly behavior"
Brett Hancock and Dr. Bin Lu – Mathematics and Statistics
“A computational model for the real numbers”
Emily Haugen and Dr. David Shimabukuro – Geology
“Geochemical study of a precambrian detachment fault in the Trinity Ophiolite, Klamath Mountains,
California”
Jesse Heckendoff and Dr. Ron Coleman – Biological Sciences
"Mother Convict Cichlids inflict more bites upon an intruder in hot temperatures"
Korena Hendryx and Dr. Jamie Kneitel – Biological Sciences
“Complex biotic interactions in California vernal pool ecosystems”
Michael Keeling and Dr. Kermit Carraway, Dr. Colleen Sweeney and Dr. Landerholm
“The G2A mutation stabilizes Nrdp-1, a negative regulator of ErbB3”
Christopher Keys and Dr. Seth Hillbrand – Physics and Astronomy
“Designing and building a data storage system for the Balloon-borne large aperture sub-millimeter
telescope (BLASTPol)”
Elizabeth Keys and Dr. Seth Hillbrand – Physics and Astronomy
“Solar-based attitude sensor for the balloon-borne large aperture sub-millimeter telescope (BLASTPol)”
Katharina Knoebl and Dr. James Wanket - Geography
“Analysis of temperature during the longest winter droughts in Sacramento”
Sylvana Krawczyk and Dr. David Zeigler – Mathematics and Statistics
"Multiresolution edge detection of the sea floor along the California coast"
Lanre Ladeinde and Dr. Mary McCarthy Hintz – Chemistry
“The effect of neem leaves and California wild rose hips on prostate cancer cells”
Melanie LeGro, Alisa Simonoff-Smith, and Dr. Nicholas Ewing – Biological Sciences
"Analysis of the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the lower American River riparian zone."
Joan Lopez and Dr.Kevin Cornwell – Geology
“Seismic profiling and volume estimates of the Cleveland Corral landslide”
Aurora Marks and Dr. David Zeigler – Mathematics and Statistics
"Modeling the sea floor using tension spline curve radial basis functions"
Alberto Millan and Dr. John Chapman and Dr. Thomas Landerholm – Biological Sciences
“Comparison between collagenase adipose digestion and stromacell mechanical dissociation for
mesenchymal stem cell separation"
Adam O’Neal, Fernando Fiero, Tomas Egana and Dr. Thomas Peavy – Biological Sciences
“Blood vessel regeneration in wound tissue seeded with collagen scaffolds containing human mesenchymal
stem cells”
Matt O’Neal and Dr. Brian Hausback – Geology
“Investigation of the 2-pumice pyroclastic flow at Mount St. Helens, WA”
Rebecca Parker and Dr. Robin Datel - Geography
“Eatery-based place branding in the Sacramento grid”
Carlos Pereyra and Dr. Jerome Buerki – Physics and Astronomy
“Modeling nanowires with Monte Carlo simulated annealing”
Sigurd Raudes and Brian Kruger and Dr. Mary McCarthy Hintz - Chemistry
“The effect of dragon's blood and yunan baio on cancer cells and normal cells”
Jessica Sandoval and Dr. Thomas Krabacher - Geography
“Evaluating typical trip patterns for alternate fare structures in the Sacramento Region”
Nathan Sween and Dr. Tim Horner – Geology
“Two salmon walk into a bar- an assessment of salmon habitat restoration on the Feather River”
Garrett Thompson and Dr. Seth Hillbrand – Physics and Astronomy
“Learn Physics, an open-source, free homework model for introductory physics"
Andres Torres and Dr. James Wanket - Geography
“Food deserts and obesity in Sacramento County”
Jennifer VanDyke and Dr. Shannon Datwyler – Biological Sciences
“Interactions between penstemon and their specialist pollinators: penstemon diversification and implications
for global warming”
Ryan Voss and Dr. Tatiana Sergan - Physics and Astronomy
“Paranematic ordering induced by polymer fibrils in the isotropic phase of nematic liquid crystals”
Anthony W. Vuong, Zakery J. Tippins and Dr. John D. Spence – Chemistry
“Examining aromaticity gain in the Bergman cyclization of quinoxalenediynes”
Clayton Wagner, Jaime Fuentes, Ryan Wasurick and Dr. Thomas Peavy and Dr. Robert Crawford –
Biological Sciences
“Measuring the effect of exogenous catecholamines on growth and biofilm formation by species of woundassociated microbiota”
Sasha Watkins and Dr. Ron Coleman - Biological Sciences
"Fecundity increases with body size in the Salton Sea Tilapia"
Nicolas Williams and Dr. Jacqueline Houston – Chemistry
“Synthesis of epoxides using iron cluster catalysts”
Irina Yakimchuk, Kevin Nguyen, Rose Liang, Sunjeet Baadkar and Dr. Linda Roberts – Chemistry
"Lysophosphatidycholine does not influence aggregation of wild-type apolipoprotein A-I”
Stephen Yun and Dr. Kelly McDonald – Biological Sciences
“Measuring student motivation and engagement in an interactive introductory Biology course”
Undergradute Research in 2013-14 was supported by the following sponsors:
Associated Students Instructionall related Activities Grant
Center for Teaching and Learning, Sacramento State
Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology
CSUPERB
Hedda and Thomas Smithson Science/Math Scholarship
Mathematics and Science Teacher Initiative
National Science Foundation Lois Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Grant
NSM SURE Grant
Promega Corporation Educational Training Grant
Russell-Forkey Research Award
STEM Teacher and Researcher Program
UEI Campus Grants program
UEI Faculty Grants Program Award 2013-2014
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