2010 Archive

Thursday, April 15, 2010
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Awards - Undergraduate Students

BIO AND BIOMEDICAL

Evidence that transrenal DNA is derived from apoptotic cells

VEERPAL DHILLON
Co-Authors: Selena Lin, Surbhi Jain, Timothy M Block, Ying Hsiu Su
Advisor: Dr. Ying Hsiu Su
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Tissue Engineering

The orfG Gene Regulates Synechococcus elongatus Cell Growth In Replete Media

JORDAN GALLINETTI
Co-Authors: Shivanthi Anandan
Advisor: Shivanthi Anandan
College of Arts and Sciences Biology

BUSINESS RESEARCH

Model of Futures Market with Respect to Price Deviations

NEDKO YORDANOV
Advisor: Roger McCain
LeBow College of Business Economics and International Business

COMPUTATION AND BIO-MODELING

Fibroblast Growth Factor - 2 Binding To The Endothelial Basement Membrane Peaks At A Physiologically Relevant Shear Stress And Exhibits Catch-Slip Binding Behavior

KARL REISIG
Advisor: Alisa Morss Clyne
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Biomedical Engineering

COMPUTATION AND MODELING (NON-BIO)

Flexible Design and Development of Interactive, Multi-Resolution, Web- Based Mashup Applications Using Google Maps API and Adobe Flex Framework

KARAN THAKER
Advisor: Dr. Xia Lin
College of Information Science and Technology Software Engineering

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Effects of Nutritional Information on Food Choices on a College Campus

KRISTEN DOMENICK
Co-Authors: Rachel Hudes, Rachel Yik Han Chan
Advisor: Beth Leonberg
College of Arts and Sciences Nutrition and Foods

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

Robotics Education Using Rapid Prototyping for Design of a Walking Robot

BRITTANY KILLEN
Co-Authors: Richard Chiou, Eric Carr, Robin Kizirian, Yueh-Ting Yang, Brittany Killen, Yongjin Kwon
Advisor: Dr. Richard Chiou
Goodwin College Applied Engineering Technology

PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Fabrication of Multi-functional Carbon Nanotube Tipped Pipettes for Cellular Interrogation

MATTHEW HERBERT
Co-Authors: Riju Singhal, Zulfiya Orynbayeva, Gary Friedman and Yury Gogotsi
Advisor: Yury Gogotsi
College of Engineering Materials Science and Engineering

TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL

Assessment of School Intervention in School-Aged Children with Sickle Cell Disease

STEPHANIE VASS
Co-Authors: M. Renee Robinson, Chavis Patterson, Chavis Patterson, Lamia P. Barakat
Advisor: Lamia Barakat, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences Psychology

CREATIVE ARTS & DESIGN

"Distorted Reflections" A Deeper Look into Dancers Battling Anorexia

GRACE GAMBLE
Advisor: Miriam Giguere
LeBow College of Business Economics/Finance

Awards - Graduate Students

BIO AND BIOMEDICAL

The Role Of Diet And Resource Availability In The Life History Evolution Of Trinidadian Guppies (Poecilia Reticulata)

EUGENIA ZANDONA
Co-Authors: Sonya Auer, Susan Kilham, Jason Howard, Catherine Pringle, David Reznick
Advisor: Susan Kilham
College of Arts and Sciences Biology

N-Cadherin-Mediated Mechanosensitivity and its Role in Cardiac Mechanotransduction

ANANT CHOPRA
Co-Authors: Erdem Tabdanov, Gregory P. Botta, Hersh Patel, Paul Janmey
Advisor: Yasha Kresh
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems CT Surgery

BUSINESS RESEARCH

Director Alpha: An Objective Measure of Director Contribution

WAQUAR AHMAD
Advisor: Jacqueline Garner, PhD
LeBow College of Business Finance

COMPUTATION AND BIO-MODELING

Effects of Ions on The Folding Dynamics of Amyloid Beta Peptide Fragment (21-30)

MICHOLAS SMITH
Advisor: Dr. Luis Cruz Cruz
College of Arts and Sciences Physics

COMPUTATION AND MODELING (NON-BIO)

Asymptotic Distribution of the Part-Product Statistics for Random Integer Compositions

CAROLINE SHAPCOTT
Advisor: Eric Schmutz
College of Arts and Sciences Mathematics

Flow and Heat Transfer Processes in an Orifice Type Cryogenic Pulse Tube Refrigerator

DION ANTAO
Co-Authors: Bakhtier Farouk
Advisor: Bakhtier Farouk
College of Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

CREATIVE ARTS & DESIGN

Smell Identity-the power of odor effect in interior design

AN-TING CHU
Advisor: Michael Glaser
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design Interior Design

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

School Violence: From Bullying to Death

SANDRA N. JONES
Co-Authors: Dr Roberta L. Waite
Advisor: Dr Paul T. Clements
College of Nursing and Health Professions Doctoral Nursing Program

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

Music Video Games, Beyond Fun and Games

PATRICK RICHARDSON
Advisor: Youngmoo Kim
College of Engineering ECE

PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Understanding the Effect of Humidity on the Structural Integrity of Bilayer Pharmaceutical Tablets

JERRY KLINZING
Advisor: Antonios Zavaliangos
College of Engineering Materials Science and Engineering

Design and Validation of Smart Bearings

NATHAN DUBBS
Co-Authors: Franklin Moon, A. Emin Aktan
Advisor: Franklin Moon
College of Engineering CAEE

TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL

Optical Brain Imaging to Enhance UAV Operator Training, Evaluation, and Interface Development

JUSTIN MENDA
Co-Authors: James Hing, Hasan Ayaz, Patricia Shewokis, Kurtulus Izzetoglu, Banu Onaral, Paul Oh
Advisor: Banu Onaral
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Resident/Fellow

Hahnemann University Hospital: A Single-Center Experience with Ventricular Assist Device Infections

DIANA MERCADO
Co-Authors: Mashiul H. Chowdhury, MD, John W.C. Entwistle III, MD, PhD
College of Medicine Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine

Postdoc

What a Bioinorganic Chemist Can Do to Break Down Toxic Pesticides from the Environment and to Understand the Mechanism of the Hydration of CO2

MUKESH KUMAR
Co-Authors: Elizabeth T. Papish
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth T. Papish
College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry

Medical Student

A Needs Assessment of Health Care Professionals for a Violence Prevention Program at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

AAKANKSHA MEHTA
Co-Authors: Dr. Mario Cruz, Dr. Daniel Taylor, Dr. Daniel Taylor, Stephen Sandelich
Advisor: Dr. Mario Cruz
College of Medicine Pediatric