Fifth annual Student Research Symposium
April 9, 2009
Students from four colleges and universities (Portland State University, University of Portland, Linfield College, and University of Oregon) presented posters. Winners came from three of the four institutions.
Behavioral Science
Graduate first place: BBS2
Tiffany Austin, Dresden Skees-Gregory, Lily House-Peters, Dr. Elise Granek, and Dr. David Ervin, ESR, PSU.
Perceptions of the removal of Marmot Dam and the draining of Roslyn Lake: A case study in Sandy, Oregon.
Undergraduate first place: BBS 7
Claire James, Hailey Short, and Dr. Kathleen Hunt, Dept. of Biology, University of Portland
Calf-focused tactile interactions in a herd of Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, at the Oregon Zoo.
Biological Science
Graduate first place: BBS 6
Camille Graves and Dr. Sarah Eppley, Dept. of Biology, PSU.
Spatial analysis of bryophytes growing in the extreme stress of hydrothermal vents.
Graduate second place: BBS 8
Estefanía Llaneza-García, Dr. Sarah Eppley, and Dr. Todd Rosenstiel, Dept. of Biology, PSU.
Isoprene emission from moss: Insights into the early evolution of isoprene emission.
Undergraduate first place: BBS 5
Anna Coleman-Hulbert and Dr. Suzanne Fields, Dept. of Biology, PSU.
Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms ma underlie natural variation in aging-related phenotypes among Caenorhabditis briggsae isolates.
Undergraduate second place: BB9
Kaylyn Devlin and Dr. Amelia Ahern-Rindell, Dept. of Biology, University of Portland
Optimization of an enzymatic assay for lysosomal cathepsin A to further characterize an ovine model of GM1-gangliosidosis.
Chemistry (all undergraduates)
First place: tie CH 1, CH 3
Alex Samuels and Dr. Angela Hoffman, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Portland
Taxanes: Not just from yew tree bark or needles.
Diane Morgan and Dr. Brian D. Gilbert, Dept. of Chemistry, Linfield College
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of p-(dimethy)l amino-cinnamaldehyde on colloidal silver: Theory and experiment.
Second place: CH 5
Katie Sours, Dr. Liz Atkinson, and Dr. Brian D. Gilbert, Dept. of Chemistry, Linfield College
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of 4-Mercaptobenzoic acid-functionalized colloidal silver sol-gels.
Earth and Environmental Science (all graduate students)
First place: EES 3
Jeremy Parra and Dr. Linda George, ESR, PSU
Development of low-cost, ambient pressure LIF instrument for nitrogen dioxide.
Second place: EES 2
Greg Bostrom and Dr. Andrew Rice, Dept. of Physics, PSU
Development of cavity ring-down spectroscopic technique for measuring stable isotopes in atmospheric methane.
Third place: EES 6
Lily House-Peters, Bethany Pratt, Matt Wood, and Dr. Heejung Chang, Dept. of Geography, PSU
Determining spatial patterns of residential water consumption: A case study of Hillsboro, OR.
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Applied Physics and Engineering
First place: tie APE 8, APE 11
Derek Nowak, Justin Heiser, Deepak Vedhachalam, Zechariah Dzegede, A.J. Lawrence, and Dr. Erik Sanchez,
Dept. of Physics, PSU, and Cornell University
ANSOM project: Optical imaging beyond the diffraction limit.
Jianfeng Wu, Madeline Wyse, Devon McClain, Nicole Thomas, and Dr. Jun Jiao, Dept. of Physics, PSU
Fabrication and field emission properties of triode-type carbon nanotube emitter arrays.
Second place: tie APE 5, APE 18
Athavan Nadarajah, Robert Word, and Dr. Rolf Koenenkamp, Dept. of Physics, PSU.
CdSe quantum dots sensitized ZnO nanostructured solar cell.
Third place: tie APE 2, APE 16
Emily Smith (undergrad), Amra Ljucevic, Stephen Zhuo, and Dr. Martin Siderius,
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and the Nature Conservancy
Exploring the world of ocean acoustics by real time data gathering and transmission.
Rebecca Schaller and Dr. Jun Jiao, Dept. of Physics, PSU, and collaborators from OSU
Fabrication of nanomodified anodes for power density enhancement of microbial fuel cells.