Undergraduate Research & Scholarship Symposium
2015 Awards
Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
2 for Excellence in the Basic Sciences: $300
Sarah Sweger | Sophomore | Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Effects of Viscosity and Macromolecular Crowding on the Diffusion-Controlled Rate Constant of Ferredoxin NADP+ Reductase
Faculty Advisor: Jeffry Madura, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 76
Youstina Seliman | Sophomore | Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
A Comparison of Planktonic Communities at the Murphy’s Bottom Ecological Site
Faculty Advisor: Brady Porter, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 129
Center for African Studies
Award for Undergraduate Research: $250
Ian Ferguson | Senior | McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts
The Tripartite Battle for East Africa: An Examination of the Crown Lands Ordinance of 1915
Faculty Advisor:Charles Steinmetz, Ph.D. and Holly Mayer, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 135
Center for the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Center for Spiritan Studies
Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Spiritan Studies Award for Undergraduate Research: $250
Edward Lippl | Junior | Rangos School of Health Sciences
The Effect of Sexual Orientation on Religious Beliefs
Faculty Advisor: Kathleen Glenister Roberts, Ph.D | Abstract Number:32
Center for Community Engaged Teaching and Research
Outstanding Community-Engaged Scholarship Project: $250
Jennifer Estevez and Chuan Phongphothichitkun | Junior | Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
The mathematical framework for understanding effective TNR policies for feral cat control
Faculty Advisor: Rachael Neilan, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 50
Gumberg Library
Gumberg Library Award for Undergraduate Research: $250
Lindsey Sosnowski | Senior | Mylan School of Pharmacy
Impact of Young-Onset Parkinson’s Disease on Quality of Life
Faculty Advisor: Khalid M. Kamal, M.Pharm, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 108
Honors College
Outstanding Poster: $250
Natalie Campbell, Andrew Lendacky, and Tamir Turpin | Freshmen | Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes of Students from Three Pittsburgh Universities
Faculty Advisor: Michael Irwin, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 46
Mary Pappert School of Music
Mary Pappert School of Music Undergraduate Award: $250
Victoria Visceglia | Senior | Mary Pappert School of Music
On the Transmigration of Souls: The Construction and Impact of a Memory Space
Faculty Advisor: Benjamin Binder, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 58
Mylan School of Pharmacy
Award for Undergraduate Research: $250
Luke Gormley, Alicia Sacco, Bobby Gwin, and Caitlin Mitchell | Senior | Mylan School of Pharmacy
Comparison of two different formulas for body surface area in adults at extremes of body size
Faculty Advisor: Karen Fancher, PharmD | Abstract Number: 106
Office of the Provost
Outstanding Scholarship Award: $250
Benjamin Jagger | Senior | Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
15N vibrational frequency shifts of the Rieske iron-sulfur cluster distinguish the protonation states of histidine ligands from cytochromes bc1 and b6f.
Faculty Advisor: Ralph Wheeler, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 85
2 for Honorable Mention: $125
Nichole Hirt | Senior | Behavioral Health
Relationship between Body Image and View about Abuse
Abstract Number 38
Justin Goodwill | Sophomore | Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Image Fusion Using SURE Guided Piecewise Linear Estimation
Faculty Advisor: Stacey Levine, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 147
Office of Multicultural Affairs
Outstanding Undergraduate Research: $250
Rhiannon Lewis | Sophomore | Rangos School of Health Sciences
How Socioeconomic Factors Influence Healthcare in Tanzania
Faculty Advisor: Bridget Calhoun, Dr.P.H., PA-C | Abstract Number: 29
Phi Kappa Phi, National Honors Society
Outstanding Scholarship Award: $500
Jessica Glas | Senior | Mylan School of Pharmacy
Understanding the Signaling Mechanisms Underlying Melatonin and Estrogen/Progesterone’s Actions on Bone Density
Faculty Advisor: Paula A. Witt-Enderby, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 100
2 for Honorable Mention: $250
Brandon Hoenig | Junior | Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
DNA Barcoding of Stomach Contents Reveals Trophic Competition Among Three Species of Trout
Faculty Advisor: Brady Porter, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 3
Michael Romero Moore | Junior | McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts
In the Shadows of Berlin: The role of covert operations in Berlin during the Cold War
Faculty Advisor: Andrew Simpson, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 60
Rangos School of Health Sciences
Undergraduate Award: $250
Elizabeth Mueller and Meredith Karavolis | Senior | Rangos School of Health Sciences
TeleWellness Support Systems for Spinal Cord Injury
Faculty Advisor: Andrea Fairman, PhD, MOT, OTR/L, CPRP | Abstract Number: 72
School of Nursing
School of Nursing Undergraduate Award: $250
Kayla Witkowski | Senior | School of Nursing
Utilizing African Traditional Dance as a Facilitator of HIV/AIDS Information
Faculty Advisor: Mary Guimond, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 136
University Academic Sustainability Committee
Excellence in Sustainability and the Environment: $250
Natalie Campbell, Andrew Lendacky, and Tamir Turpin | Freshman | Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes of Students from Three Pittsburgh Universities
Faculty Advisor: Michael Irwin, Ph.D. | Abstract Number: 46