Kalen Berry
Biological Sciences
Mentor: Kim Caldwell
“Computer-Assisted Assay Development for Digital Capture of Behavioral Deficites Associated with Animal Modeling of Neurological Disease”
Lauren Blue
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Mentor: Christopher S. Brazel
“Magnetic Nanoparticle Flow in Simulated Blood Vessels for Magnetically-Targeted Drug Delivery”
Robin Cobb
Marine Science/Biology & Geology
Mentor: C. Fred T. Andrus
“Rangia cuneataShells as an Environmental Proxy: Variations in Elemental Concentrations Within Populations”
Susan DeLeon
Biological Sciences
Mentor: Guy Caldwell
“Uncovering Genetic Networks Associated with Neuroprotection to Combat Parkinson’s Disease”
Eric Edwards
Mathematics/Physics
Mentor: Tim Mewes
“Spin-pumping in Antiferromagnets”
Courtney Guenther
Chemistry
Mentor: Subhadra Gupta
“CPP-GMR Devices Using Stepwise Planarization”
Courtney Guenther
Chemistry
Mentor: David A. Dixon
“DFT Benchmarks of the Reaction Energies for Oxidative Dehydorgenation of CH3OH on Group VI Transtion Metal Oxides”
Jamie Hennigan
Chemistry/Biochemistry
Mentor: David A. Dixon
“Density Functional Theory Studies of the Thermodynamics of and Dehydration Reactions of Alcohols Catalyzed by Transition Metal Oxides”
Laura Kyser
Chemistry
Mentor: Silas C. Blackstock
“Developing a Rationale Synthesis of Polar Crystals”
Kyle Lee
Biological Sciences
Mentor: Kim Caldwell
“Pharmacogenomic Modeling of Genetic Mediators of Epileptic Convulsions”
Rebecca Long
Chemistry
Mentor: David A. Dixon
“Density Functional Theory Benchmarks of M-F, M-H, Total Binding Energies, Electron Affinities, and Fluoride Affinities of Transition Metal Fluorides and Hydrides”
Daniel Marion
Chemistry
Mentor: David A. Dixon
“Lewis Acid/Base Properties and NMR Chemical Shifts of Arduengo-Type Carbenes”
Adam Perricone
Biological Sciences
Mentor: Katrina Ramonell
“Characterization of the Ubiquitin Ligase RRE1’s Role in Plant Innate Immunity”
Desiree Picone
Chemistry
Mentor: David A. Dixon
“Benchmarking the Binding Energy of Metal Ions in Zeolite Acid Sites and the Electron and Fluoride Affinities of Transition Metal Fluorides”
Sarah Pitts
Music Therapy
Mentor: Carl Hancock
“The Effect of Presentation Styles and Immediate Testing on Long-Term Memory and Recall”
Tara Wood
Biological Sciences
Mentor: Julie Olson
“An Analysis of the Mechanisms of Secondary Metabolite Expression in Streptomyces Species”
