CBU Research Posters 2009

*13^th Annual CBU* *Student Research Poster Session*
	Tuesday, 21 April 2009 11:00 am -2:00 pm Sabbatini Lounge (East Lounge), 2^nd floor Thomas Center Poster numbers, titles, authors listed below MSWord to download Photo Gallery *Sponsored by CBU's chapter of Alpha Chi, the national honor society.*

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Research Posters on display: 11:00 am – 1:45 pm, Tuesday, 21 April 2009

Students present at their posters according to the following schedule:

Even numbered boards: 12:30 – 1:00 pm
Odd numbered boards: 1:00 – 1:30 pm
Download a printable version of the 2009 Program (MSWord).

Reception for faculty, students, and mentors: 12:30-2:00 pm
Participating Courses and Professors
Presentation of the School of Sciences Dominic Dunn Award by Dr. Johnny Holmes: 12:45 pm (pictured below)
Photo Gallery (Biology group photos)

Above: Dr. Holmes presents the 2009 Dominic Dunn Award to:
John Legge (CHEM-MATH), Daniel Darnell (BIOL), and Tuyetdung Tran (CHEM).

Student Research Posters ~ 2009 ~ Program MSWord to download

1.	BIOL/ MHIRT	Influence of luminance contrast in the amplitude of multifocal VEP	Hope B. Shackelford, G. S. Souza, B. D. Gomes, M. E.C. Fitzgerald & L.C. de Lima Silveira
2.	MATH	The Dirichlet problem for the interior and exterior of a circle	Ryan Blankenship
3.	PSYC	The relationship between extracurricular activities, self-esteem, & body-esteem	Paige Pirkey, Nathali Blackwell, & Roswanda Smith
4.	CE	Design of Structural Steel and Concrete Shell Gasification Pressure Vessel near Kirk Road and New Forest Hill Irene Road, Desoto County, MS	Andrew Assadollahi
5.	MATH	Delay differential equations and the method of steps	Andrew Assadollahi
6.	CHEM	Development of an analytical method for quantitation of murine double minute 2 inhibitor Nutlin-3a in mouse plasma samples	Edward Derrick
7.	BIOL	Direct delivery of EPO is neuroprotective to photoreceptors independent of glycosylation	Ying Y. Wong, S.Merry, K. Kodali, & T. S. Rex
8.	PSYC	The Relationship between food intake and changes in mood	Janice Johnson & Patricia DeLaPez
9.	CHEM	Characterization of high molecular weight Calcium-Binding protein from genus Ilex opaca	Tuyetdung Tran
10.	ECE	Automatic shot clock reset	Colin Flynn
11.	BIOL	Genetic effects on ethanol and other behavioral responses in adolescents: analysis of ataxia, locomotor activation, and anxiolysis in mice	Michael Antone, K. Kincaide, & K. M. Hamre
12.	ECE	Inspection Rover	Daniel Hess
13.	BIOL	Comparison of flight patterns and habitat preferences among the Ae. vexans, Cx. erraticus, and An. smaragdinus mosquito populations	Blake A. Jackson & Jack Grubaugh
14.	BIOL	Immune development of Drosophila melanogaster at 1 and 5 days post eclosion	Kelly Towns, J. Linder, & D. Promislow
15.	ECE	IEEE Recycling Robot	Matthew Condren, David James, Thien Truong, and John Waldrorf
16.	ECE	Thermoelectric Light	Nicholas Brown, Amanda Taylor
17.	ME	Thermoelectric Light	Amanda Taylor, Nick Brown
18.	PSYC	The Relationship Between Machiavellianism and the Use of Deception	Zsakosha Redick & Jimmy Brewer
19.	BIOL	Development and validation of an online extraction-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method for measurement of MK-752 in human plasma	Courtney Colotta, F.Bai, & C. F. Stewart
20.	ME	Moon Buggy Project	Jan Magno, Andrew Williams, Florian Meeks
21.	CE	Design of a Transportation System for a Methanol/Ethanol Plant near Kirk Road and New Forest Hill Irene Road, Desoto County, MS	Daniel Syzdek
22.	BIOL	Identification of synergistic antimalarial therapeutics from a collection of bioactive compounds	Michelle Paul, W. A. Guiguemde & R. K. Guy
23.	PSYC	Terror management and self-handicapping	Bonnie Burgette
24.	PSYC	Pattern perception in students with headache and depression	Maggie Foster & Chanelle Houston
25.	PSYC	The correlation between energy drink consumption and sleep deprivation	Shran Jones
26.	BIOL	Generating escape mutants to monoclonal antibodies directed against H5N1 influenza viruses	Daniel Darnell & Richard Webby

27.	CE	Design of Industrial Rail Spur Chemical Plant near Kirk Road and New ForestHill Irene Road, Desoto County, MS	Mark Randall
28.	PSYC	The Relationship Between Pet Ownership and Empathy	Stacie Hoover & Sherrie Dugan
29.	ECE	Epidemiological Surveillance Assisted with Information Technology and Telecommunication (ICT)	Boris de Souza
30.	BIOL	Using fecal particle size and microbial plating to gain a greater understanding of the giant panda's digestive mechanisms	Heather Gosnell*, Carolyn Apanavicius, and Rachel Hanson
31.	ME	Mini Baja (PJ3:DAS2)	Jeanine Abell, Justin DeLap, Pouya Saberi, Jimmy Strong
32.	PSYC	Stereotypes and Racism in Athletics	Caitlin Mills & Torrance Taylor
33.	MATH	Linear Volterra integral equations and their resolvents	John Legge
34.	CHEM	Towards the total and stereoselective synthesis of nigricanoside A	John Legge
35.	PSYC	Male and female body image and self-esteem	Corry Franklin & Nedra Bowen
36.	BIOL	Effects of platelet-rich plasma on pig derived annulus fibrosus chondrocyte proliferation	Scott C. Berry, & Richard Smith
37.	PSYC	The relationship between self-monitoring and the big five characteristics	Lauren Guerrant, Sam DeVilbis, Gabrielle Fairbee, Chanelle Houston, & Michael Lagano
38.	ME	Automated heat & surface treatment project	John McNeel
39.	BIOL	Effects of sitting tai chi on mobility of frail older adults	Alan R. Fredericks, L. Faulkner, & V. Engle
40.	ECE	Enhancement of the distance education network	Kyle Atkins
41.	BIOL	Case study of Dematiaceous fungal infections in the immuno-suppressed	Alicia Scarborough, Ra. Hayden & G. Maron
42.	BIOL	Insulin treatment of serum starved human retinal microvascular endothelial cells and the effects on the apoptosis pathway	Stephanie Parker & Jena Steinle,
43.	CHEM	Calcium-Binding protein of Actinidia deliciosa	Antony Eddy
44.	ME	SFI Lean Manufacturing Project	Wook Kim
45.	BIOL	A prevalence survey of domestic violence in an urban obstetrical evaluation unit	Nakia Chambliss*, Jay Bringman, Romero Midgett, Risa Ramsey, Robert Egerman, and Charles Gibbs
46.	PSYC	Stress and Coping	Victor Velazquez, J. Matthew Roberts, Brandon Faber, & Candace Hadley
47.	BIOL	Evaluation of in vitro vasoactive properties of newly discovered BK channel activators	Erica C. McMorise, A. N. Bukiya & A. Dopico
48.	BIOL	Carbohydrate distribution in bamboo	Emily Wong, and Carolyn Apanavicius
49.	BIOL	Gestation-dependent responses of the fetal mouse ductus arteriosus to prostaglandin E2 via the EP4 receptor	Ting Wong, S. D. Poole, N. Brown, & Jeff Reese
50.	BIOL/ MHIRT	Efficacy of prazosin in the extinction and reconsolidation of contextual fear conditioning in rats	Melody Allensworth, F. De Monte, & A. P. Carobrez
51.	BIOL/ MHIRT	Chromatic discrimination measured with mfVEPs	Stephanie Johnson, B. D. Gomes, G. da Silva Souza, M.E.C. Fitzgerald and L. C. de Lima Silveira
52.	BIOL/ MHIRT	Mapping of the 5-HT2A receptor in the Edinger-Westphal region of the pigeon (Columbia livia): An immunohistochemical study	Adam Luka, J. Armstrong, M. E.C. Fitzgerald & Claudio Toledo
53.	BIOL/ MHIRT	A comparative analysis of noninvasive techniques used in monitoring jaguar (Panthera onca) populations	Svetlana Lapova, R. Savoy, & L.Silveria
54.	CE	Design and Construction of a Concrete Canoe	Thomas O'Bryant

"Learning is intense when one is doing research. In the pursuit of primary data, one acquires skills that cannot be found in books, including time-management techniques and the ability to think quickly and solve difficult problems." Halaby, Reginald. 2001. Promoting Undergraduate Research in Science. The Scientist 15[8]:35, Apr. 16, 2001.

*Dept.*	*Participating Courses and Professors - 2009*
BIOL	Biology Mentored and Independent Research (Biol 462/465) Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald
CHEM	Chemistry Research Seminar (Chem 431) Dr. Mike Condren
CE	Civil Engineering (CE 432) Dr. K. Madhavan
ECE	Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE 410) Dr. John Ventura
MATH	Mathematics Senior Seminar (Math 482) Dr. Leigh Becker
ME	Mechanical Engineering (ME 408) Dr. Ray Brown
MHIRT	Summer International Research Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald and Dr. Teri Mason
PSYC	Psychology Research Methods (Psyc 482) Dr. Maureen O’Brien
PSYC	Psychology Independent Study Dr. Beth Nelson
Special thanks to all the Mentors and Funding Agencies. Thanks to Alpha Chi Honor Society for sponsorship.

"Undergraduate students' enthusiasm and ingenious approaches to research problems can be very stimulating to the research program. Working with student and faculty collaborators on research problems of common interest is rewarding, intellectually satisfying, and best of all, fun." Halaby, Reginald. 2001. Promoting Undergraduate Research in Science. The Scientist 15[8]:35, Apr. 16, 2001.

Appreciation

Thanks to all the Mentors

who directed student research projects.

"You learn to become a scientist by doing science, not by studying science in textbooks. Undergraduate research experiences lead to better prepared and motivated individuals (graduate student, professional school student, educator)." Halaby, Reginald. 2001. Promoting Undergraduate Research in Science. The Scientist 15[8]:35, Apr. 16, 2001.

The Research Poster Session is sponsored by CBU's chapter of Alpha Chi, the national honor society.
The Annual CBU Student Research Poster Session is hosted by the CBU Biology Department;
the Session Program was arranged by Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald and Mrs. Leah Allen.

CBU Biology students presented their research papers at the
TAS Collegiate Div. Western Regional Meeting held at the Rhodes College 4 April 2009.

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