Undergraduate Research Reception and Poster Session
October 7, 2014
Farzaneh Afsahri-Nejad, Lance Teo Courtney, Deborah Wright and Dr. Nicolas Ewing – Biological Sciences
“Regulation of plant plasma membrane proton pumps in response to the hormone auxin"
Daniel Alvarado and Dr. Mary McCarthy Hintz - Chemistry
“The effect of cancerina on cultured cancer cells”
Melissa Bardo, Heather Hughes, Rajvir Kaur, George Brown, Jordan Roselli, Laureen Riddick
and Dr. Jennifer Lundmark – Biological Sciences
“Improving student understanding of net ionics through timed quizzes in Chemistry 1A PAL courses”
Mitul Bhakta,Sammy Villa, Severiano Villarreul, Carmina Gutierrez and Dr. Linda Roberts - Chemistry
"Lysophosphatidylcholine stimulates aggregation in fibrillogenic L178H Apolipoprotein A-I"
George Brown and John Ramos and Dr. Jennifer Lundmark – Biological Sciences
"The efficacyof group roles"
Tucker Caruso, Stacey Saenz, Peter Avalos, George Medina, Galina Borishkevich
and Dr. Jennifer Lundmark – Biological Sciences
“Algebraic quizzes in Learning community PALS vs regular PALS”
Diana Cheng and Dr. James Miranda – Chemistry
“Study of stereoselectivity in epoxidations of olefins by two pathways: m-CPBA or O2catalyzed by a u3-oxo trimolybdenum cluster"
Michelle Cihak and Dr. Benjamin Gherman – Chemistry
“Mechanism and potential for stereoselectivity in metal-salen catalyzed electroreductive cyclization reactions”
Josh Cook and Dr. Thomas Krabacher - Geography
“Recycling characteristics in Sacramento, CA”
Lance Courtney and Dr. Ron Coleman – Biological Sciences
“Taxonomic and growth analyses of water mold”
Jason Dunn and Dr. Kevin Cornwell – Geology
“Groundwater assessment of the Dotta Canyon Alpine Meadow restoration project”
Micheal Finnell and Dr. Patrick Foley – Biological Sciences
“Native bees of the American River watershed project”
Natalie Flores and Dr. Ron Coleman – Biological Sciences
"Parent-Offspring communication in Convict Cichlids"
Dereck Goodwin and Dr. Mary McCarthy Hintz – Chemistry
“The effects of California Valley Angelica Root on breast cancer cells & mice embryonic stem cells”
Kimberly Grissom and Dr. Robin Datel – Geography
“Beautiful Backwater: A natural history of the Jack Nelson Creek, CA”
Jasmine Hamilton, Bobbi Peckarsky and Kara Cromwell and Dr. Ron Coleman -- Biological Sciences
“Multiple stressors: Parasitism and heavy metal exposure influence larval mayfly behavior"
Brett Hancock and Dr. Bin Lu – Mathematics and Statistics
“A computational model for the real numbers”
Emily Haugen and Dr. David Shimabukuro – Geology
“Geochemicalstudy of a precambrian detachment fault in the Trinity Ophiolite, Klamath Mountains, California”
Jesse Heckendoff and Dr. Ron Coleman – Biological Sciences
"Mother Convict Cichlids inflict more bites upon an intruder in hot temperatures"
Korena Hendryx and Dr. Jamie Kneitel – Biological Sciences
“Complex biotic interactions in California vernal pool ecosystems”
Michael Keeling and Dr. Kermit Carraway, Dr. Colleen Sweeney and Dr. Landerholm
“The G2A mutation stabilizes Nrdp-1, a negative regulator of ErbB3”
Christopher Keys and Dr. Seth Hillbrand – Physics and Astronomy
“Designing and building a data storage system for the Balloon-borne large aperture sub-millimeter telescope (BLASTPol)”
Elizabeth Keys and Dr. Seth Hillbrand – Physics and Astronomy
“Solar-based attitude sensor for the balloon-borne large aperture sub-millimeter telescope (BLASTPol)”
Katharina Knoebl and Dr. James Wanket - Geography
“Analysis of temperature during the longest winter droughts in Sacramento”
Sylvana Krawczyk and Dr. David Zeigler – Mathematics and Statistics
"Multiresolution edge detection of the sea floor along the California coast"
Lanre Ladeinde and Dr. Mary McCarthy Hintz – Chemistry
“The effect of neem leaves and California wild rose hips on prostate cancer cells”
Melanie LeGro, Alisa Simonoff-Smith, and Dr. Nicholas Ewing – Biological Sciences
"Analysis of the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the lower American River riparian zone."
Joan Lopez and Dr.Kevin Cornwell – Geology
“Seismic profiling and volume estimates of the Cleveland Corral landslide”
Aurora Marks and Dr. David Zeigler – Mathematics and Statistics
"Modeling the sea floor using tension spline curve radial basis functions"
Alberto Millan and Dr. John Chapman and Dr. Thomas Landerholm – Biological Sciences
“Comparison between collagenase adipose digestion and stromacell mechanical dissociation for mesenchymal stem cell separation"
Adam O’Neal,Fernando Fiero, Tomas Eganaand Dr. Thomas Peavy – Biological Sciences
“Blood vessel regeneration in wound tissue seeded with collagen scaffolds containing human mesenchymal stem cells”
Matt O’Neal and Dr. Brian Hausback – Geology
“Investigation of the 2-pumice pyroclastic flow at Mount St. Helens, WA”
Rebecca Parker and Dr. Robin Datel - Geography
“Eatery-based place branding in the Sacramento grid”
Carlos Pereyra and Dr. Jerome Buerki – Physics and Astronomy
“Modeling nanowires with Monte Carlo simulated annealing”
Sigurd Raudes and Brian Kruger and Dr. Mary McCarthy Hintz - Chemistry
“The effect of dragon's blood and yunan baio on cancer cells and normal cells”
Jessica Sandoval and Dr. Thomas Krabacher - Geography
“Evaluating typical trip patterns for alternate fare structures in the Sacramento Region”
Nathan Sween and Dr. Tim Horner – Geology
“Two salmon walk into a bar- an assessment of salmon habitat restoration on the Feather River”
Garrett Thompson and Dr. Seth Hillbrand – Physics and Astronomy
“Learn Physics, an open-source, free homework model for introductory physics"
Andres Torres and Dr. James Wanket - Geography
“Food deserts and obesity in Sacramento County”
Jennifer VanDyke and Dr. Shannon Datwyler – Biological Sciences
“Interactions between penstemon and their specialist pollinators: penstemon diversification and implications for global warming”
Ryan Voss and Dr. Tatiana Sergan - Physics and Astronomy
“Paranematic ordering induced by polymer fibrils in the isotropic phase of nematic liquid crystals”
Anthony W. Vuong, Zakery J. Tippins and Dr. John D. Spence – Chemistry
“Examining aromaticity gain in the Bergman cyclization of quinoxalenediynes”
Clayton Wagner, Jaime Fuentes, Ryan Wasurickand Dr. Thomas Peavy and Dr. Robert Crawford – Biological Sciences
“Measuring the effect of exogenous catecholamines on growth and biofilm formation by species of wound-associated microbiota”
Sasha Watkins and Dr. Ron Coleman - Biological Sciences
"Fecundity increases with body size in the Salton Sea Tilapia"
Nicolas Williams and Dr. Jacqueline Houston – Chemistry
“Synthesis of epoxides using iron cluster catalysts”
Irina Yakimchuk, Kevin Nguyen, Rose Liang, Sunjeet Baadkar and Dr. Linda Roberts – Chemistry
"Lysophosphatidycholine does not influence aggregation of wild-type apolipoprotein A-I”
Stephen Yun and Dr. Kelly McDonald – Biological Sciences
“Measuring student motivation and engagementin an interactive introductory Biology course”
Undergradute Research in 2013-14 was supported by the following sponsors:
Associated Students Instructionall related Activities Grant
Center for Teaching and Learning, Sacramento State
Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology
CSUPERB
Hedda and Thomas Smithson Science/Math Scholarship
Mathematics and Science Teacher Initiative
National Science Foundation Lois Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Grant
NSM SURE Grant
Promega Corporation Educational Training Grant
Russell-Forkey Research Award
STEM Teacher and Researcher Program
UEI Campus Grants program
UEI Faculty Grants Program Award 2013-2014
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