{"id":2446,"date":"2023-06-21T14:17:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/celebrating-collaborations\/?page_id=2446"},"modified":"2023-06-21T14:17:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:17:37","slug":"2016-poster-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/celebrating-collaborations\/2016-poster-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Poster Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Julia Graham &#8217;16, Grace Peralta &#8217;16 and Bryn Gingrich &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nAdvancing the Mill River Greenway Initiative: Creating a Social and Ecological Space Along the Mill River; poster session deriving from classwork and environmental science and policy capstone project with Alexander Barron, assistant professor of environmental science and policy, Gaby Immerman, laboratory instructor in biological sciences and Gary Hartwell, project manager of facilities management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny Banh &#8217;18 and Sarah Thalheimer &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nForce Chains in Granular Materials: Outcomes and Applications; poster session deriving from STRIDE and AEMES research with Nalini Easwar, professor of physics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Elghazoly &#8217;19 and Christina Kielczewska &#8217;19<\/strong><br \/>\nPulsed Power Supply for Powering a Magnetic Induction Ring Launcher; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Joyce Palmer-Fortune, lecturer and laboratory instructor of physics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Victoria Schein &#8217;16 and Yuqing Zhu &#8217;19<\/strong><br \/>\nHigh-Precision Measurement of Mineral Refractive Indices Using a Laser Refractometer; poster session deriving from special studies with Doreen Weinberger, professor of physics and John Brady, Mary Elizabeth Moses Professor of Geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cathy Gu &#8217;18 and Lucy Liang &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nMeasuring the Magnetic-Field-Orientation-Dependent Specific Heat of a Two-Dimensional Superconductor; poster session deriving from SURF research with Nathanael Fortune, professor of physics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isabelle Bunge &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nExploring Phase Change Materials to Improve Solar Energy Collection &#8211; Solar Water Heating and Other Novel Applications; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Joyce Palmer-Fortune, lecturer and laboratory instructor in physics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tia Karapoulios &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nPredictors of Basketball Performance: Wing Span Versus Vertical Jump; poster session deriving from special studies with Karen Riska, lecturer of exercise and sport studies and Jim Johnson, professor of exercise and sport studies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liza Halpin &#8217;16 and Rosangelica Perez &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nModulatory Effects of\u00a0<em>Withania somnifera<\/em>\u00a0on the Human Glycine Receptor; poster session deriving from thesis work with Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jennifer Christensen \u2018GS<\/strong><br \/>\nOxytocin in the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala and Female Meadow Vole Seasonal Sociality; poster session deriving from graduate research with Annaliese Beery, assistant professor of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katherine Freitas &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nSpecies, Day Length, and Cohabitation: Differences in Aggression in the Microtine Model; poster session deriving from special studies with Annaliese Beery, assistant professor of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mariana Villalobos-Ortiz &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nInvestigating the Neuroprotective Effects of Acetaminophen in a\u00a0<em>C. Elegans<\/em>\u00a0Animal Model of Parkinson&#8217;s Disease; poster session deriving from special studies with Lisa Mangiamele, assistant professor of biological sciences and Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emily Ohrtman &#8217;16 and Meri Millman &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Developmental Effects of Sibling Groups in Foster Care Children; poster session deriving from special studies with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emilie Jones &#8217;18, Linnea Hetland &#8217;18J, Shuqi Brenda Mao &#8217;18 and Susie Park &#8217;19<\/strong><br \/>\nEffects of BPS on Zebrafish Behavior and Physiology; poster session deriving from classwork with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erin Walch &#8217;16 and Varsha Subramaniam &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nModulation of Propofol-Enhanced GABA<sub>a<\/sub>\u00a0Receptor Currents in the Presence of Novel Anesthetic Agents 2,6 Dimethylcyclohexanol and 2,6 Diisopropylcyclohexanol; poster session deriving from thesis work with Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Denicia Peterson &#8217;17, Jordan Isaacs &#8217;18, Zoe Rubinstein &#8217;18 and Alyson Daniels &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nHippocampus Plasticity; poster session deriving from classwork with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Smith &#8217;18, Ku-Nung Lin &#8217;18 and Brigit McDannell &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nAssessing the Toxicological Effects of Pyriproxyfen on Embryonic Zebrafish Brain Development and Behavior Related to Symptoms Characteristic of Microcephaly; poster session deriving from classwork with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reja Javed &#8217;18, Caroline Labriola &#8217;18, Ivana William &#8217;18 and Donna Mosley \u2018AC<\/strong><br \/>\nEffects of Circadian Disruption and a High Fat Diet on Fat Tissue Morphology; poster session deriving from special studies, AEMES and interterm research with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Lopez &#8217;17 and Katrina Blandino &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Use of Operant Conditioning to Assess the Presence of Affiliation Between Peer Meadow Voles; poster session deriving from classwork with Annaliese Beery, assistant professor of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicole Lee \u2018GS<\/strong><br \/>\nPeer Affiliation in a Promiscuous and a Monogamous Vole Species; poster session deriving from independent graduate research with Annaliese Beery, assistant professor of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erika Correll &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Role of the LOFC and MOFC in Alcohol Seeking in Adult Rats; poster session deriving from independent research at University of Massachusetts, Amherst with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology and David Moorman, assistant professor of psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fortunate Chifamba &#8217;16, Wanqi Wang &#8217;17 and Marilyn Romero &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nAssessing the Effect of Voluntary Wheel Running on Glucose Tolerance in Circadian Disrupted Female Mice; poster session deriving from special studies with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology and Polly Molyneux, research assistant of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Olivia Mallari &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Role of the Orexin System in the Incubation of Alcohol Craving in Rats?; poster session deriving from thesis work with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology and David Moorman, assistant professor of psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shelby Hall &#8217;18, Maya Salvio &#8217;18, Anja Nordstrom &#8217;18 and Farah Samawi &#8217;19<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Effect of Prallethrin on Zebrafish Morphology; poster session deriving from classwork with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in Life Sciences and professor of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heather Upin &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nA Study of the Geochemical and Geomorphologic Evidence for Prehistoric Floods from Paulina Lake in Newberry Crater, Central Oregon; poster session deriving from thesis work with Robert Newton, professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hannah Francis &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nExperiments Investigating Retention of Sodium in Peatlands Affected by Road-Salt Pollution; poster session deriving from thesis work with Amy Rhodes, associate professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emily DiPadova &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nMetamorphism and Assimilation of Xenoliths of the Cuillin Centre, Isle of Skye, Scotland; poster session deriving from thesis work with Mark Brandriss, senior lecturer of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sydney Reyes Beattie &#8217;19<\/strong><br \/>\nArchaeological Geology of Limestones used by the Pre-Columbian Maya People of the Yucatan Peninsula; poster session deriving from early research projects with Bosiljka Glumac, professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Naomi Jahan &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nStorm-Deposited Boulder Ridges on San Salvador Island, Bahamas in the Aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin; poster session deriving from special studies with Bosiljka Glumac, professor of geosciences and H. Allen Curran, William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Geology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Dickson &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nPetrographic Analysis of Sandstones from the Cretaceous Nanushuk and Torok Formations, Slope Mountain, Alaska; poster session deriving from Keck Geology Consortium Project with Bosiljka Glumac, professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eli Molitors Bergman &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nInvestigating Impacts of Slow Slip Events on GPS Station Velocity and Subduction Zone Coupling in Cascadia; poster session deriving from special studies with John Loveless, assistant professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sofia Johnson &#8217;19<\/strong><br \/>\nInvestigating Earthquake Hazard of the Cascadia Subduction Zone and Surrounding Faults; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with John Loveless, associate professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kimberly Du &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nMicrofossils from Arctic Alaska; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessica Chang &#8217;17 and Kaitlyn Klema &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nArchaeocyathan Reefs of the Lower Cambrian Wood Canyon Formation, Death Valley, California; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences and John Loveless, assistant professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emma Roth &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nEcological and Chemostratigraphic Analysis of Ordovician Coral Reefs; poster session deriving from special studies with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claudia Deeg &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Effect of the Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction on Calcium Carbonate Accumulation; poster session deriving from special studies with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claudia Deeg &#8217;17 and Ziqiu Zhang &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nUnusual Fossil Preservation in the Lower Carrara Formation, Death Valley, NV; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences and John Loveless, assistant professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Courcelle Stark &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nModes of Preservation in the Lower Triassic Virgin Limestone Member of the Moenkopi Formation, Death Valley, California; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences and John Loveless, assistant professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Helena Tatgenhorst &#8217;16 and Tessa Browne \u2018AC<\/strong><br \/>\nInvestigating the Environmental Conditions that Fostered Oncoid Formation at the Lower-Middle Cambrian Transition, Carrara Formation, Death Valley, Nevada; poster session deriving from classowork with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences and John Loveless, assistant professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chiza Mwinde &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nUnusual Seafloor-Precipitated Carbonate Fans of the Neoproterozoic Rainstorm Member, Johnnie Formation, Death Valley, California; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences and John Loveless, assistant professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabrina Cordero &#8217;19<\/strong><br \/>\nSilicified Fossils in the Lower Permian Kaibab Formation, Southern Nevada; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emma Schlam &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nCambrian-Ordovician Carbon Isotopes; poster session deriving from special studies with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lizzie Stephani &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Enigmatic Ediacaran Fossil Cloudina: Mineralogy and Preservation; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tessa McGann &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nNew Archaeocyathan Reefs of the Lower Cambrian Wood Canyon Formation, Death Valley, USA; poster session deriving from thesis work with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rhiannon Nolan &#8217;19<\/strong><br \/>\nNew Investigations of Lower Cambrian Fossils of Southwestern Mongolia; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emily Volkmann &#8217;16 and Mandy Castro &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nReef Composition of Belize Dive Site Mexico Rocks; poster session deriving from special studies with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences and Denise Lello, coordinator of the Four College Biomathematics Consortium<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emily Volkmann &#8217;16 and Mandy Castro &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nSoft Coral Abundance and Diversity on Mexico Rocks in Belize; poster session deriving from special studies with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laura Henry &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nEffect of Purple Spot Disease on Spicule Form and Abundance in Soft Coral, Gorgonia flabellum; poster session deriving from special studies with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elena Karlsen-Ayala &#8217;16, Shabnam Kapur &#8217;16, Laura Henry &#8217;16, Mandy Castro &#8217;17 and Emily Volkmann &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nCoral Reef Ed-Ventures 2015: A Marine<br \/>\nEnvironmental Education Program in San Pedro, Belize; poster session deriving from summer internship with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences and Denise Lello, coordinator of the Four College Biomathematics Consortium<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elena Karlsen-Ayala &#8217;16, Shabnam Kapur &#8217;16 and Sarita Chiu &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nMigration Versus Mutualism: Can the Small-Ranged Endemic Plant Rhododendron catwabiense Form Specialized Ericoid mycorrhizae with Soil Fungi North of Its Native Range?; poster session deriving from thesis work with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jane Weinstock &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nTidal and Diel Vertical Migration of Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) Larvae in the Eastern Gulf of Maine; poster session deriving from special studies with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Besozzi &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nBottom-up and Top-down Controls on Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) Distribution: A \u201cLandscape of Fear\u201d on the Forest Floor?; poster session deriving from SURF, special studies and thesis work with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences and Lisa Mangiamele, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Goss &#8217;18 and Lisa Utzig &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nHemlock Decline Due to Invasive Insect Attack Could Result in Net Carbon Release from the Forest Floor; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Natalie Smith &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nProtein Engineering for Transferrin Receptor-Mediated Drug Delivery Across the Blood-Brain Barrier; poster session deriving from thesis work with Sarah Moore, assistant professor of engineering<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gina Mantica &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Evolution of Androgen Receptor Distribution in the Spinal Cord to Support Specialized Sexual Displays: A Comparative Analysis Using\u00a0<em>Staurois parvus<\/em>; poster session deriving from thesis work with Lisa Mangiamele, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gina Cho &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nHow Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Impact Development of the Pharyngeal System; poster session deriving from special studies with Michael Barresi, associate professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zoe Brian &#8217;18J<\/strong><br \/>\nCan Playgroups Reduce Stress Behaviors in Shelter Dogs?; poster session deriving from special studies with Virginia Hayssen, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emma Becker &#8217;18, Ziqiu Zhang &#8217;18 and Dara Brena &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nIntertidal Bully: Interference competition by Littorina littorea on L. obtusata; poster session deriving from special studies with Paulette Peckol, Louise C. Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abigail Bergman &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nPolice Training Videos Applied to the Shooter Bias Phenomenon; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Fletcher Blanchard, professor of psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leen Ajlouni &#8217;18, Abigail Bergman &#8217;18 and Autumn Mineo &#8217;19<\/strong><br \/>\nIsolating and Characterizing Antibiotic Producing Bacteria from Soil from the MacLeish Field Station; poster session deriving from classwork with Jan Vriezen, laboratory instructor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ria Deshpande &#8217;16 and Sahar Aftab &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nInvestigating the Mechanism of Cytoplasmic Dynein by Comparing Microtubule Binding Domains; poster session deriving from thesis work with Nathan Derr, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophie Dilek &#8217;17 and Siphokazi Kargbo &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bioaccumulation of Mercury in Largemouth Bass from Northwest Missouri; poster session deriving from special studies with Robert Merritt, professor of biological sciences, Robert Newton, professor of geosciences, and Marc Anderson, laboratory instructor in chemistry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liz Tan &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Trans-Atlantic Cactus:\u00a0<em>Rhipsalis baccifera<\/em>; poster session deriving from thesis work with Robert Merritt, professor of biological sciences, Laura Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences, Robert Nicholson, conservatory manager of Botanic Garden of Smith College and Richard Briggs, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erica Wan &#8217;17 and Daniela Deny &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nInvestigating the Susceptibility of Uropathogenic\u00a0<em>Escherichia coli\u00a0<\/em>to Colicins; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences and Robert Dorit, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caroline Keroack &#8217;16G, Kalani Williams &#8217;18, Kaela DeAngelis &#8217;16, Eirini Tsekitsidou &#8217;16, Xela Miller &#8217;18 and Kate Fessler &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nAssessing the Potential Spread of Seal Heartworm (<em>Acanthocheilonema spirocauda<\/em>) Using Molecular Techniques; poster session deriving from thesis work with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eirini Tsekitsidou &#8217;16, Caroline Keroack GS, Kalani Williams &#8217;18, Kaela DeAngelis &#8217;16, Kate Fessler &#8217;18 and Xela Miller &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nInvestigating the Evolution of\u00a0<em>Wolbachia spp.<\/em>-Derived Genes in the Genome of Wolbachia-Independent Filarial Nematodes; poster session deriving from thesis work and special studies with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meghna Purkayastha &#8217;16, Tiffani Chang &#8217;16 and Stephanie Capsuto &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nNeurolenin: Drug Development for Lymphatic Filariasis; poster session deriving from special studies work with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences and Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katie McGeough &#8217;16 and Megan Neubig &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nExtraction and Functionalization of Neurolenins from Neurolaena lobata; poster session deriving from thesis work with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Melissa Torres GS<\/strong><br \/>\nAn Evaluation of Immunoinformatics Predictions and the Biological Relevance of These Predictions to Identify Putative T cell Epitopes Against the Causative Agents of Lymphatic Filariasis; poster session deriving from thesis work with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chalis Bird GS and Sofi Vergara &#8217;19<\/strong><br \/>\nGastrointestinal Nematodes in South African Wildlife; poster session deriving from thesis work with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amalia Sweet &#8217;17 and Yael Tsitohay &#8217;17J<\/strong><br \/>\nDevelopment of a Nuclear Extraction Protocol for Isolation of Filarial Nematode Transcription Factors; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amalia Driller-Colangelo &#8217;18, Marina Cheng &#8217;17, Jessica Morgan &#8217;17 and Karen Chau &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nInvestigating the Biophysical Mechanisms of Dynein Ensemble Motility using DNA Origami; poster session deriving from SURF research and special studies with Nathan Derr, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emmie Knobloch &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nClocking Transgene Expression in Yeast; poster session deriving from special studies with Nathan Derr, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicole DelRosso HC \u201816<\/strong><br \/>\nTriggered Regeneration of Molecular Circuit Components to Impement Iterative DNA Strand Displacement Operations; poster session deriving from thesis work with Nathan Derr, assistant professor of biological science, Sarah Hews, assistant professor of mathematics at Hamsphire College, and Lee Spector, professor of computer science at Hampshire College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sydney Walker &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nIsoflurane Impacts the Actin Cytoskeletal by Impacting Cofilin Phosphorylation in Neonatal Murine Cortical Neurons; poster session deriving from special studies with Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arcadia Kratkiewicz &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nAnalysis of Creatine Kinase Expression and Regulation Throughout C2C12 Myogenesis; poster session deriving from thesis work with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lauren Brunet &#8217;16, Alyson Daniels &#8217;17, Ghida El-Banna &#8217;17, Becky Kuzma &#8217;18, Carter Kyle &#8217;18, Megan Wancura &#8217;17 and Jinyi Yang &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nSerum Proteins Following Exercise &#8211; A Course Based Research Experience; poster session deriving from course laboratory research with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences and Kalina Dimova, laboratory instructor in biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anna Carroll &#8217;16, Isabella McNamara &#8217;16, Pooja Hindocha &#8217;16, Quinn Anex-Ries &#8217;17, Ana Paola Garcia &#8217;17 and Megan Wancura &#8217;17<\/strong><br \/>\nSynthesis and Analysis of Multi-Functional Polymer Hydrogel Biomedical Materials; poster session deriving from thesis work with Maren Buck, assistant professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isabella McNamara &#8217;16, Quinn Anex-Ries &#8217;17, Pooja Hindocha &#8217;16, Megan Wancura &#8217;17, Ana Garcia &#8217;17 and Anna Carroll &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nSynthetic Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine; science poster deriving from special studies with Maren Buck, assistant professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sigal Eini &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nPost-Polymerization Modification of Reactive, Azlactone-Functionalized Block Copolymers: Rapid Synthesis of Polymeric Amphiphiles for the Assembly of Drug Delivery Vehicles; poster session deriving from thesis work with Maren Buck, assistant professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Naina Zaman &#8217;16 and Julia Yun &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nSynthesis and Purification of Stereoisomers in Cyclohexanol Analogs for Novel Anesthetic Properties; poster session deriving from special studies with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelsey Mack &#8217;17, Charnice Charmant &#8217;16, Nomfuneko Mafunda &#8217;17 and Emily Byers &#8217;16<\/strong><br \/>\nNanoscale Topography of Si(100) Surfaces; poster session deriving from special studies with Kate Queeney, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clare Jacobson &#8217;16, Suzanne Abreu &#8217;17 and Mairead Bartlett &#8217;18<\/strong><br \/>\nCopper Mediated Methylation of Aromatic C-H Bonds; 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