2016 Undergraduate Research Conference

2016 Undergraduate Research Conference Departmental Winners

Department	Name(s)	Project Title
Architecture	Isabel Fee	Story Board: A Design-Build Model for Engaging Seniors in Long-Term Care Reform
Biology & Bioinformatics	Jenna Brown	Comparisons of Class-C AmpC β-Lactamases
Business Info Systems & Operations Management	Christian Lang	Why Stocks Move
Chemistry	Tim Eldred Honorable Mentions: Amanda Reid Mohamed Saeed Emily Schmidt	Synthesis, Characterization and Optimization of Novel Nanostructures for Water Purification Malimide Based Bioconjugation Through Free Thoil Groups of Biomolecules Reconfigurable Plasmonics: Tuning of Surface Plasmon Resonance in Gold Nanoparticle Thin Films Nanostructured Carbon for Use in Water Purification
Communication Studies	Tynaiza Whitaker	The Ongoing Identity Appeal and Evolution of the Birther Movement
Criminal Justice and Criminology	Marley Pritchard	Financial Exploitation
Electrical Engineering Technology	Daniel Watson	Innovate Antenna Designs and Unique Applications for Radio Frequency Energy Harvesting
English/Department of Global, International, and Area Studies	Kenia Rios	Constructs of Relatability in Refugee Literature Intended for Young Audiences as Demonstrated in The Other Side of Truth
Geography and Earth Sciences	Kelly O’Connor Honorable Mentions: Rashid Clifton Whitney King	Tactual Mapping with the Emergence of 3D Technologies Watershed Mapping: An Alternative Stream Flow Measurement Tool Occurrences of Microplastic in An Urban Piedmont Stream
History	Jack Groves	The Jew as a Sorcerer: An Aesthetic Exegesis in the Medieval Period
Kinesiology	Deanna Gravely Honorable Mentions: Ying Zhang Charley Starnes Casey Bruce	Lean Methodologies Impacting Respiratory Care Services How does ECMO work for ARDS patient comparison between VIDNAT Medical Center and other national institutions? Evaluation of the Benefits of Phase III (Maintenance) Pulmonary Rehabilitation of Participants Healthcare Quality of Life H-reflex and the Rate of Torque Development in the Soleus
Languages and Culture Studies	Eileen Jakeway	The Life and Works of Gabrielle de Coignard
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science	William Holmberg	Team 3 Junior Design Project
Middle, Secondary and K-12 Education	Alexis James	Building Community Through Project Based Learning
Nursing	Karley Edwards	Wound Care Management
Physics and Optical Science	Patrick Reinbold Honorable Mention: Gage Leighton	Incorporating Self-adapting Mechanisms to Improve Performance in Random Search Methods The Effect of Residue Mutation on Protein Stability: Providing Mechanistic Insight into SB Transposition
Political Science	Emily Grassett	The Rebel Party – Political Implications of Rebel Funding
Psychology	Rebecca Blanchard	The Fear of Self-Compassion
Public Health	Megan Woody	Analyzing the Effectiveness of a Chronic Disease & Primary Care Access Program
Reading and Elementary Education	Erica Giko	The Lone Star: Liberia
Religious Studies	Jarred Batchelor Hamilton	Vézelay and St. Bernard’s Defense of Christendom
Sociology	Quinn Barnette Honorable Mention: Sarah Roberson	Social Determinants of HIV Transmission: A Cross-Cultural Analysis India’s Water Issue

2016 Atkins Library Undergraduate Research Award Winners

Atkins Award Category	Project Title	Faculty Advisor	Department
Arts/Architecture/Humanities
Eileen Jakeway	The Life and Works of Gabrielle de Coignard	Allison Stedman	Languages and Culture Studies
Biological Sciences/Health Sciences
Daniel Smith	The Effects of PolyDOTs on the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica	Amy Ringwood	Biology
Physical sciences/engineering
Kelly O’Connor	Tactual Mapping with the Emergence of 3D Technologies	Elizabeth Delmelle	Geography & Earth Sciences
Whitney King	Occurrences of Microplastic in an Urban Piedmont Stream	Sandra Clinton	Geography & Earth Sciences
Social Sciences/Education
Sarah Riegel	Implications of Gender Gaps in Education	Malin Pereira	English

2016 Honors College Winners

Area	Winner
STEM	Kathryn Long
Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Education	Osly Galobardi Honorable Mention: Leanne Barry
Interdisciplinary Study	Sarah Riegel

2016 Sustainability Winners

Place	Winner	Entry
1^st PLACE:	Tyler Gilkerson	The Relationship Between Groundwater Salinity and Biogeochemical Methane Generation in Coal Beds
2^nd PLACE:	Megan Woody, Billy Johnson, Timothy Eldred, and Emily Schmidt	Absorption of NOM to Different Absorption Materials