2009 Award Winners

Biological & Biomedical Research - Graduate

• Julianne Winters - College of Arts & Sciences - Biology
  Utilization of Passive Sonic Telemetry as Indicators of Movement and Nesting of the Northern Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin)
  
• Donna Yosmanovich - College of Arts & Science - Physics
  Ligand Binding and Sickle Hemoglobin Polymerization Kinetics: Implication for Therapies
  

Biological & Biomedical Research - Undergraduate

• Viren Doshi - College of Arts & Sciences - Biology
  Inactivation of the lrrA Gene in Synechococcus elongatus by Means of Insertional Mutagenesis
  
• Mariya Osipchuk - College of Arts & Sciences - Biology
  The Conservation Status of Bioko Island Turtles in Equatorial Guinea, West Africa

Business Research Initiatives - Graduate

• Luciana Costa - Bennett S. LeBow College of Business - Economics
  Hospital competition and the provision of uncompensated care

Business Research Initiatives - Undergraduate

• Katherine Skylar - Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design - Design & Merchandising
  City Gnome

Clinical and Translational Research - Graduate

• Scott A. Biely - College of Nursing & Health Professions - Rehab. Sciences
  Improvement in Patterns of Trunk Movement in a Patient with Low Back Pain

Clinical and Translational Research - Medical Student

• Hilary Smolen - College of Medicine - Clinical: Ophthalmology
  Characteristics of Early Geographic Atrophy in the Complications of Age-related Macular Degeneration Prevention Trial (CAPT)

Computation, Modeling, & Simulation (Biological) - Graduate

• Deep Agnani - College of Arts & Sciences - Biology
  Global optimization of the elementary kinetic rate constants for P-glycoprotein mediated transport across MDCK II- hMDR1 confluent cell monolayers: Concordance between experimental fits and the fitting of model data

Computation, Modeling & Simulation (Biological) - Undergraduate

• Kevin J. Freedman - School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
  A Novel Multi-Measurement Support Vector Machine Algorithm For Seizure Detection

Computation, Modeling & Simulation (non- Biological) - Graduate

• John Madsen - School of Public Health - Epidemiology
  Development of a Bayesian Network Model Schema that Builds on Existing FMECAs
  

Computation, Modeling & Simulation (non-Biological) - Undergraduate

• Matthew Prockup - College of Engineering - ECE
  A Simple yet Robust Multi-touch Software Development Platform

Creative Arts/Design - Graduate

• David Diperstein - Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design- Television Management
  Alumni Profile: Anthony Bracali and Paines Park

Creative Arts/Design - Undergraduate

• Stephanie Fortunato - Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design - Design & Merchandising
  Novel Notions

Humanities - Graduate

• Warren Allen - College of Information Science & Technology
  The Construction of Knowledge across Online Communities of Interest

Humanities - Undergraduate

• Hai Nguyen - Bennette S. LeBow College of Business - Finance
  The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Family Structures and Traditions in Vietnam

Innovation in Education and Outreach - Graduate

• Robin Kizirian - Richard C. Goodwin College of Professional Studies - Applied Engineering Technology
  Enhancement of Online Robotics Learning Using 3-D Visualization Technology
  

Innovation in Education and Outreach - Undergraduate

• Sunshine Falck - College of Arts & Sciences - Biology
  Educating Ureca's Younger Generation in Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, Africa

Research in Physical Science & Engineering- Graduate

• Stephen Nonnenmann - College of Engineering- Materials
  Finite Curvature-driven Giant Ferroelectric Response in Coaxial Cylindrical Nanostructures
  
• Renata Szyszka- College of Arts & Sciences - Chemistry
  Quantitation of PEG Contaminants in Ethoxylated Surfactant Samples by MALDI TOF MS using Standard Additions and Internal Standards Methods.

Research in Physical Science & Engineering- Undergraduate

• Robert C. Ferrier, Jr. - College of Arts & Sciences - Physics
  Janus Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Architectures, and Applications
  
• Alyssa M. Wilson - College of Arts & Sciences - Physics
  Investigation of Lasing in Superconducting Phase Qubits

2009 Honorable Mentions

Biological & Biomedical Research- Graduate

• Claire Marie Coleman - College of Arts & Sciences - Biology
  The Mating System and Dispersal of the Diamondback Terrapin in Relation to Habitat Fragmentation in the Barnegat Bay Estuary New Jersey
• Derek M. Kendig - College of Medicine - Basic: Pharmacology and Physiology
  The Effect of Spingosine-1-Phosphate on Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation and Force Generaion in Bladder Smooth Muscle
• Lisa Payne - College of Medicine - Basic: Neurobiology and Anatomy
  Coherent Oscillatory Networks Supporting Short-term Memory Retention
• Eugenia Zandona - College of Arts & Sciences - Biology
  Changes in Trophic Niches of Two Species of Neotropical Stream Fish Using Stable Isotopes, Gut Analysis, and Behavioral Observations

Biological & Biomedical Research - Undergraduate

• Giang Au - School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
  Non-Heavy Metal ZnSe quantum Dots Synthesis Optimization and Surface Modification for In-vivo Imaging Application and Disease Diagnostic
• Rachana Koya - College of Arts and Sciences - Biology
  Bacterial Diversity in Drosophila simulans
• Dheeraj Roy - College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
  Liver Tissue Engineering within Polystyrene Scaffolds: Effects of a Three Dimensional Environment on Hepatocyte Morphology, Proliferation and Drug Metabolism-Specific Function
• Olga Yarychkivska - College of Arts and Sciences - Biology
  Chemical Modulation of Target Genes Regulated by the Histone Acetyltransferase TIP60 and the C-Terminal Domain of Amyloid Precursor Protein (AICD)

Business Research Initiatives - Graduate

• Allison Nemeth - Richard C. Goodwin College of Professional Studies - Sports Management
  The New Debate over Title IX Athletics: Where Are the Female Coaches and Administrators?
• Lee J. Zane - Bennett S. LeBow College of Business - Management: Strategy & Entrepreneurship
  A Model of Entrepreneurial Competitive Moves: The Influence of Industry Context and Individual Factors

Business Research Initiatives - Undergraduate

• Amanda Comunale - Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design - Design & Merchandising
  You Are Who You Wear

Clinical and Translational Research - Graduate

• Anne K. Galgon - College of Nursing and Health Professions - Rehabilitation Sciences
  Using MARP, DP, and PRP to Measure Postural Coordination

Clinical and Translational Research - Medical Student

• Zainab Alnoor - College of Medicine - Clinical: Surgery
  Hydatid Cysts Case Presentation

Clinical and Translational Research - Undergraduate

• Denise Cackowski - College of Arts and Sciences - Biology
  Fortification of Foods Using Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA)

Computation, Modeling, & Simulation (Biological)- Graduate

• Brad Hubartt - College of Arts and Sciences - Physics
  Replica Exchange Monte Carlo Techniques for Protein Folding
• Hanbing Lin - College of Arts and Sciences - Physics
  Pre-unfolding Oscillations of Green Fluorescent Proteins
• Alessandro Scaglione - School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
  Mutual Information Expansion for Studying the Role of Correlations in Population Codes

Computation, Modeling & Simulation (non- Biological) - Graduate

• Gulay Samatli - Bennett S. LeBow College of Business - Decision Sciences: Production Operations Management
  Construction of Index Funds under Risk averse Constraint
• Deepak Siromani - College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
  Crashworthiness Simulation of a Boeing 737 Fuselage Section: A Parametric Study on the Effects of Angle of Obliquity and Friction on its Dynamic Response

Computation, Modeling & Simulation (non-Biological) - Undergraduate

• Alex Hrybyk - College of Engineering - Electrical and Computer Engineering
  Guitar Chord Transcription Using Video and Audio Analysis of Live Performance

Creative Arts/Design - Graduate

• David Lally - Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design - Digital Media
  Pulse: Research in Music-Reactive Gaming

Creative Arts/Design- Undergraduate

• Ayanna Martin - Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design - Fashion Design
  Day to Night
• Sarah D. Meiklejohn - Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design - Screenwriting & Playwriting
  Waiting in Terminal B: An Exploration of Strangers' Interactions in a Combined Setting
• Dheyvi Velagapudi - Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design - Graphic Design
  Cardinal Personal Information Manager

Humanities - Graduate

• Shanshan Ma - College of Information Science and Technology - Information Technology
  Using Both Folders and Tags to Organize and Refind Your Files?
• Mark Tribbitt - Bennett S. Lebow College of Business - Management: Strategy & Entrepreneurship
  The Impact of Social Networking Technology on Information Seeking for Entrepreneurs

Humanities - Undergraduate

• Aimee Hildenbrand - College of Arts and Sciences - Psychology
  Dysfunctional Beliefs About Sleep Account for Variance in Safety-Related Behaviors Among a Sample of College Students with Insomnia
• Vernice Morris - Richard C. Goodwin College of Professional Studies - Sports Management
  Racing Around the World

Innovation in Education and Outreach-- Graduate

• Patrick Richardson - College of Engineering - Electrical and Computer Engineering
  Music Games Beyond Fun and Gaming
• Yueh-Ting Yang - Richard C. Goodwin College of Professional Studies - Applied Engineering Technology
  CCLI Phase II: E-Quality for Manufacturing (EQM) Integrated with Web-enabled Production Systems for Engineering Technology Education

Innovation in Education and Outreach- Undergraduate

• Amanda McPartland - Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design - Design & Merchandising
  Fresh Paint Skate Shop and Park

Research in Physical Science & Engineering- Graduate

• Jared P. Coyle - College of Engineering - Electrical and Computer Engineering
  Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Analysis for Quality Control of Electro-optic Thin Films
• Edward Damon - College of Arts and Sciences - Physics
  Photomultiplier Tubes: Calibration and Neutrino Physics Applications
• David Turner - College of Engineering - Materials Science and Engineering
  Quantitative X-ray Microtomography to Establish Structure-Property Linkages in Complex Materials

Research in Physical Science & Engineering- Undergraduate

• Maria Alessi - College of Arts and Sciences - Chemistry
  Alkaline Transition of Cytochrome C Probes by Resonance Raman Spectroscopy
• Carlos Octavio Bahamondes - College of Arts and Sciences - Physics
  Synthesizing Carbon Nanotube Monolayered Film with Polymer Mediated Spacing via Langmuir-Blodgett Technique
• Amanda White - College of Arts and Sciences - Physics
  Interacting Void Galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey