SERC-URGP RECIPIENTS FALL 2007

BIOLOGY

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
David Antonson	Dr. Hartman	A comparison of survivability due to varying dosages of gamma radiation on diploid, triploid, and tetraploid strains of the nematode work Caenorhabditis elegans
Eric Boudreau	Dr. Akkaraju	Development of an assay to identify plant-based antivirals which inhibit Hepatitis C virus proteins
Katrina Dorraj	Dr. Hartman	To determine whether Irgasan-loaded biosilicon possesses time-released properties for possible use in dentrifices
Kelly Greggerson	Dr. Misamore	Recycling of proteins essential for fertilization in Chlamydomonas
Christina Ta	Drs. Couch and Chumchal	Detection of mercury in garfish otoliths using a scanning electron microscope

CHEMISTRY

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Saeed Alzghari	Dr. Montchamp	The Hirao cross-coupling revisited
Jessica Bracks	Dr. Hanna	Ligand Synthesis for a Bismuth Aryloxide
Blaine Campbell	Dr. Dzyuba	Amyloid peptides - antibiotics interactions; implications for Alzheimer's disease
Michael Foster	Dr. Ryu	The indentification of YebF transporter protein in vivo by photochemical cross-linking
Brett McKnight	Dr. Ryu	Unnatural amino acid mutagenesis of ecotin to enhance inhibition of thrombin
Brooke Purdon	Dr. Richards	The synthesis and characteriation of metal arsenate frameworks
Diana Tran	Dr. Ryu	Directed evolution of leucyl-tRNA synthetase for incorporation of unnatural amino acids into proteins
Bennett Waxse	Dr. Annunziata	Preparation of protein-based "microsponges"

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Michael Denkowski	Dr. Hannon	Integrating speech recognition in a smart home environment
Jose Marquez	Dr. Sanchez	Motion detection for image indentification in a smart home
Sneha Popley	Dr. Sanchez	ntegrating image recognition in an adaptive intelligent environment
Edward Tran	Dr. Ball	Evolution of virtual humans with enhanced emotional awareness

ENGINEERING

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Diego Estrada	Dr. Diong	Modeling the dynamic response of direct methanol fuel cells to electric load changes

GEOLOGY

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Daniel Armstrong	Dr. Busbey	online research guide of the paleontology and stratigraphy of selected Pennsylvanian formation in North Central Texas
Vikiran Kafley	Dr. Muttiah	Building a 3D printer
David McCleery	Dr. Alsleben	Testing kinematic fold models using inverted strain estimates from magnetic susceptibility

NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Jennifer Hunt Laura Daugherty	Drs. Hill, Cross, and Purvis	Neurotransmitter levels & nutritional intake among breastfeeding & formula feding mothers

PHYSICS

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Mark Dunleavy	Dr. Strzhemechny	Size separation of zink-oxide nanostrutures through centrifugation
Joaquin Noyola	Dr. Miller	Revealing the sources of mass concentration and clustering in the expanding universe

PSYCHOLOGY

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Chloe Corbell	Dr. Boehm	LPS & Aging
Cameron Day	Dr. Boehm	The effects of Chemotherapeutic agents on cognitive function
Nell Maltman Tram Tran	Drs. Cross, Purvis, and Hill	Depression, attachment, neurotransmitter levels & nutritional intake among pregnant mothers who intend and do not intend to breastfeed
Sean Peterson	Dr. Boehm	The effects of proinflammatory cutokines on PC12 neurite extension and protein synthesis
Mack Slaughter	Dr. Boehm	Can environmental enrichment diminish lipopolysaccharide-induced cognitive deficits?
Laura Wright	Dr. Papini	Memory mechanisms in the development of anxiety