Wyoming Undergraduate Research Day

Classroom Building, University of Wyoming Campus

 May 2, 2009

1:00 - 5:30

Oral Presentation Schedule by Last Name

 

 

Last First Title Room Time
Abbaszadeh Evan Tagging RAB1A with the Fluorescent Protein, CFP, to Test for Localization in Growing Maize Cells 214 3:40
Adams Andrew An Expandable Electric Energy Monitoring System for Home Appliances 215 1:40
Adrian Tyler Prototype Wind Turbine Tower Crawler 105 1:30
Alhaji Hussain Biomass to Liquids from Pine Beetle Kill via Syngas Blue Stained Saps 118 3:00
Allais Anthony Suborbital Rocket Payload 105 3:30
Allen Travis Histophilus somni myocarditis: An important cause of fatal disease in feeder cattle in Wyoming. 115 2:00
Allhusen John Proteomic Analysis of Methanogens 221 4:40
Alzanan Abdulaziz Natural Gas to Diesel 118 1:00
Anderson Carly-Ann Building Our Neighborhoods: Laramie as a Model of Early 20th Century Construction 219 2:00
Anderson Nicholas An Analysis of the Fundamental Vibrations of Non-Convex Shapes 222 1:20
Anderson Benjamin Methanol Production from Black Liquor via Syngas                        Woody’s Black 118 3:35
Atwood David Prototype Wind Turbine Tower Crawler 105 1:30
Aust Heather Checkers Application 103 2:00
Austin Kathy Effects of Aflatoxin Exposure on Male Reproduction-Project Summary 115 2:20
Babbitt Ashli Design of the 2009 UWYO SAE Baja Car 105 2:00
Bagley Devan Biodigestion 118 1:40
Baker James Energy Conversion System for a Solar Concentrating Heliostat 105 4:00
Baltes Amber Assessing modern sheep microwear to enrich middle school students’ lives 207 1:40
Barnes Will Energy Conversion System for a Solar Concentrating Heliostat 105 4:00
Basden Michael A Numerical Study of 2D Free-surface Water Wave Equations 147 4:00
Beckman Adrienne Robert W. Hite Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade 222 4:20
Bell Jeb Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 2:30
Beman Jennifer Biologically Inspired Sensor: Expansion of the Automatic Gain Control Circuitry 147 1:00
Bertoglio Gina Indirect Coal Liquefaction 118 2:15
Best Brianna Identifying Inmates Who Choose Incarceration over Parole 142 1:00
Bolenbaugh K. Edward Bacteriophage-mediated Biocontrol of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Milk and Juice 214 1:20
Bowers Bobby MARS ROCKS! 105 4:30
Britt Erin Culture, Environment, and Alcohol Use 142 2:20
Brown Catherine Aerodynamic Resistances of Instruments Used in the Horn Blowing Hierarchy 221 4:20
Bryce Brian Controller for a Computer Numeric Controlled Engraving Machine 215 2:20
Budzinak Nicole Microprocessor Controlled Dots Game 215 4:40
Buffington Ryan Electronic Music Stand 215 3:40
Burton Kathryn 2009 NASA Moonbuggy Competition 105 5:00
Bush Hanna Wooing Women: Raising Awareness of Wyoming’s Unjust Gender Wage Gap Among Women of the New Silent Generation 137 3:40
Calmes Jordan Evidence for manganese photochemistry en route to manganese-oxo clusters 219 1:20
Cammack Kristi Effects of Aflatoxin Exposure on Male Reproduction-Project Summary 115 2:20
Capron Erin Creating a Small Business: SimpliciTea 113 2:40
Carpenter Jennifer Nitrogen Cycle: Integration into the Classroom 207 2:00
Carter Kristin Natural Gas to Diesel 118 1:00
Casper Alexandra UW Digital Applications -- Expanding Opportunities for International Scholarly Publishing: The Schism of the Old Believers from the Russian Orthodox Church 113 3:20
Cheah Yi Ern Biomass to Liquids from Pine Beetle Kill via Syngas Blue Stained Saps 118 3:00
Cheah Yi Ern Synthesis and Purification of Recombinant Spider Silk Proteins 147 4:20
Clark Kevin Design of the 2009 UWYO SAE Baja Car 105 2:00
Cohn Stephanie UW Digital Applications -- Expanding Opportunities for International Scholarly Publishing: The Schism of the Old Believers from the Russian Orthodox Church 113 3:20
Collins Levi Anti-Herbivore Properties of Bromelain 115 2:40
Costello Erica Eimeria identification and evolutionary relationships in the Wyoming ground squirrel (Spermophilus elegans) 209 1:00
Cranford Kimberly Arginase and Brisket Disease in Cattle 115 1:00
Cunningham Shannon Exploring the differences between men and women and their views regarding parenting while imprisoned. 142 3:20
Davis Brett Methanol Production from Black Liquor via Syngas                        Woody’s Black 118 3:35
Day Kelsey Islam and Democracy: is cooperation possible? 137 5:00
DeMino Ali Electronic Music Stand 215 3:40
Derbish Gary COTS - A Tool to Make Advising Easier 103 2:20
Dimit Ashley Exploring the differences between men and women and their views regarding parenting while imprisoned. 142 3:20
Domman Daryl Developing Genetic Tools for the Planctomycetes and Verrucomicrobia: Novel approaches to transformation 214 2:20
Downham Kathryn From the Field to the Classroom: Adapting Scientific Research Experience into the Secondary Science Classroom. 207 1:00
Dschaak Casey Educational Reforms of the Progressive Era 137 4:00
Durham Shanda Biodigestion 118 1:40
Dutcher Bryce Indirect Coal Liquefaction 118 2:15
Edmunds Jake Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 2:00
Edstrom Andrew Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 2:30
Elder Carla Residues and Pseudoprime 222 4:00
Eldridge-Looker Loren Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 2:00
Fahrenkopf Max Natural Gas to Diesel 118 1:00
Fair Jennifer Determining Influencing Factors of Pro-social Behavior 142 2:00
Felton Tyler Cytoarchitectonic and Immunohistological Profile of GABAergic Neurons In the Posterior Piriform Cortex 221 4:00
Fogleman Chris Biomass to Liquids from Pine Beetle Kill via Syngas Blue Stained Saps 118 3:00
Foster Dan Design of the 2009 UWYO SAE Baja Car 105 2:00
Fox Kyle Multi-Sensor Rocket Payload 215 2:40
Galbreath Andrew The Relationship between Perceived Discrimination and the Presence of PTSD among a Refugee Sample. 142 3:40
Gilmer Lillian Prying Open My Third Eye: Drug Subculture in American Literature from the 1950s 144 2:00
Granum David Bioinspired Analogs for Water Gas Shift Catalysis 147 5:00
Grauberger Kevin The Determination of Cell Type and Subcellular Location of Spermidine Synthase 214 4:40
Graul Leslie Characterization of Coal and Water Samples from Coal-bed Methane wells by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry: Enhancement of Secondary Biogenic Methane Production 221 5:00
Grosulak Ian Methanol Production from Black Liquor via Syngas                        Woody’s Black 118 3:35
Gunderson Patricia Building Sustainability into Senior Architectural Design 222 2:00
Hakiyeva Jeren UW Digital Applications -- Expanding Opportunities for International Scholarly Publishing: The Schism of the Old Believers from the Russian Orthodox Church 113 3:20
Halliday Sara Aristotle’s Persisting Contributions to Identity 144 4:20
Hamar Nicholas Eimeria Parasites in Wyoming Ground Squirrels and the Secondary Science Classroom 207 1:20
Hansen Brenda Phosphorus assimilation efficiency in fresh water gastropods: An indicator of invasion success? 115 5:00
Hart Ellen Migratory and biological implications of isotopic composition in nail halux and feather samples for Cinclodes nigrofumousus and C. oustaleti 221 3:40
Hartman Anna Energy Conversion System for a Solar Concentrating Heliostat 105 4:00
Hauser Andrew Applications of Lucas Sequences in Primality Testing 222 1:40
Hawk Mitch MARS ROCKS! 105 4:30
Hawley Jane Working the Kinks Out: Understanding Contemporary Sexual Identity through Sex Blogs 144 2:20
Heimbuck Karl Applications of Lucas Sequences in Primality Testing 222 1:40
Hein Sarah Cotyledonary Vascular Morphology of the Ovine Placentome and the Effects of Maternal Obesity 219 1:40
Henry Coleman Biodigestion 118 1:40
Herr David Indirect Coal Liquefaction 118 2:15
Herrera Angelo SAE Aero Design 105 2:30
Huff Anna 17beta-Estradiol supplementation attenuates cardiomyocyte contractile dysfunction via activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in ovariectomized mice 221 1:20
Hughes Jessie Irreconcilable Differences: Missionary Persecution and Eviction in 16th Century Japan 137 2:20
Hunter Steve Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 1:00
Huseth Josh Design of the 2009 UWYO SAE Baja Car 105 2:00
Huston Matt Shift Scheduling using Database-Driven Technologies 103 1:40
Irick Jeramiah Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 1:30
Jelly Emily Unruly Women: Women in the 1916 Easter Rising 137 1:40
Jensen Maurisa Residues and Pseudoprime 222 4:00
Jones Kyla Cisplatin compromises the ultrastructure of mitochondria and mechanical function of cardiomyocytes 221 3:20
Joyce Jason Yo Poetry Raps: Rejuvenating a Lost Art in a Top 40 World 113 1:40
Kaiser Amanda Effects of Aflatoxin Exposure on Male Reproduction-Project Summary 115 1:20
Kellogg Cody Design of the 2009 UWYO SAE Baja Car 105 2:00
Kerber Katherine The Story of a Book: the creative process behind writing and illustrating a children’s book. 144 4:00
Kimble Margaret Fail safe device for a Load-bearing Portable ‘dead hang’ designed for locations where no Existing Rigging Positions Exist 222 2:20
Kimura Emi Systematic leaf anatomy of Bromeliaceae subfamily Bromelioideae (Pineapple Family) – a preliminary comparative survey of the epidermis 219 2:20
King Sean Suborbital Rocket Payload 105 3:30
Kinney Travis An Expandable Electric Energy Monitoring System for Home Appliances 215 1:40
Klein Jessica Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 1:30
Kollmar Jan-Pablo West Nile Virus: Structure, Transmission, and Detection 221 1:00
Kopsa Bethany Determining Influencing Factors of Pro-social Behavior 142 2:00
Korir Mark Power Grid Interconnected Photovoltaic System with Battery Backup 215 1:00
Krahenbuhl Eli 2009 NASA Moonbuggy Competition 105 5:00
Krall Marcus Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 2:00
Kramer Jessica A social worker in the emergency room: A closer look at reason for visit and the cost per services. 142 2:40
Kruger Sam Automation of a Hydraulic Car Crusher 105 1:00
Kury Bryon Cheyenne Regional Medical Center IT Department On-Call Program 103 1:00
Lane Stacey Culture, Environment, and Alcohol Use 142 2:20
Lee Avery Spectrum Map Software 103 1:20
Lehman Amanda Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover: Accepting a Thought-Experiment 144 1:00
LeJeune James Checkers Application 103 2:00
Levi Jamie Anthropology in Uniform 137 1:00
Lichtfuss Erich Multi-Sensor Rocket Payload 215 2:40
Limo Kigen Natural Gas to Diesel 118 1:00
Link Matthew Biological Functions of Superoxide Dismutase, Peroxide Catalase, and Thiol Peroxidase in Cyanobacteria 115 4:00
Mackay Alex Prototype Wind Turbine Tower Crawler 105 1:30
MacLellan Christopher Honeypots and Network Security 147 1:20
Mahoney Nick An Expandable Electric Energy Monitoring System for Home Appliances 215 1:40
Malik William Effects of a Diet High in Saturated Fat and Total Fat Content on Inflammatory Markers and Amyloid Plaque Accumulation in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease 221 2:40
Mankowski Trent Investigating energy transfer in Ce3+ co-doped phosphors and their applications in white light emitting diodes (LED’s) 147 2:40
Markum Craig Legos Connecting Students to the Energy Problem 219 1:00
May Emily A Spectroscopic Investigation of Stars with 8 μm Excesses in GLIMPSE 222 1:00
May Amber The Dilemmas of a Global Standard 113 1:00
McBride Jonathan Changing Perceptions of Minorities in the America 113 2:00
McCann Sage Visualization of the Verrucomicrobium spinosum type III secretion system needle protein using Transmission electron microscopy 209 2:00
McKenzie TJ Design of the 2009 UWYO SAE Baja Car 105 2:00
McKernan Caitlin A Digital World for the Graphic Designer: The new era of digital technology and design 144 1:40
Meeboer Kelly The Romance of Scotland in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander 144 2:40
Mertes Chris SAE Aero Design 105 2:30
Miller Stan Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 1:00
Mueller Rebecca Irene and the Underworld: An Exploration of Modern Fantasy 144 3:40
Muller Rose The Art of Memoir through Graphic Novels and Prose 137 2:40
Mullings Justin SAE Aero Design 105 2:30
Neelands Morgan Automation of a Hydraulic Car Crusher 105 1:00
Neumann Deidre Spanglish: A Feature of a Diverse Multicultural Populace or a Linguistic Perversion? 137 3:20
Neuwerth Thomas Puriform PCR: Searching for Spider Silk Sequences 214 2:40
Nguyen Tran Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria in Water Above and Below a Water Treatment Plant 209 2:20
Niekum Trista The Effects of Fish Presence on Mayfly Allometry 115 3:40
Norton Tyler Biomass to Liquids from Pine Beetle Kill via Syngas Blue Stained Saps 118 3:00
Nutt Charlotte Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria in Water Above and Below a Water Treatment Plant 209 2:20
O'Toole Kelley Residues and Pseudoprime 222 4:00
Oliez Tiffany Culture, Environment, and Alcohol Use 142 2:20
Ostrander Angela A survey of Didymosphenia geminata in Grand Teton National Park and surrounding areas. 115 4:40
Parkins Jeff Suborbital Rocket Payload 105 3:30
Peterson Daniel Geometric Attack on the GPS Problem 222 2:40
Peterson Daniel Sieving and Searching for Pseudoprimes 222 4:40
Pfefferle Eileen Tracking Transience: How to Read Graffiti on Laramie’s Architecture 113 2:20
Pham Diem Methanol Production from Black Liquor via Syngas                        Woody’s Black 118 3:35
Pham Thien Biodigestion 118 1:40
Piroutek Christina Methanol Production from Black Liquor via Syngas                        Woody’s Black 118 3:35
Pontarolo Kash Human Rights Considerations of EU Crisis Management 142 1:40
Poudel Saroj UW Digital Applications -- Expanding Opportunities for International Scholarly Publishing: The Schism of the Old Believers from the Russian Orthodox Church 113 3:20
Poulos Garrett The role of endogenous MIF on ischemic AMPK activation 221 2:20
Pribyl Paul Long-Term Perspectives on the Effects of Climate Change On Wyoming’s Water Resources 219 4:00
Pritchard Cory LED Touchpad Toy 215 4:00
Purdy Amos Controller for a Computer Numeric Controlled Engraving Machine 215 2:20
Quealy Leah Determination of Phylogenetic Relationships of Three Eimeria (Apicomplexia: Eimeridae) Species Using 18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-23S rDNA Sequence. 209 1:20
Quist Jeremy Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 2:00
Radakovich Maurissa Social Exclusion and the Brain: Neural and Motivational Responses to Social Ostracism 142 1:20
Rader Jonathan Estimating the body mass of large animals 219 4:20
Ramaeker Pam Energy Conversion System for a Solar Concentrating Heliostat 105 4:00
Rathburn Brent Shift Scheduling using Database-Driven Technologies 103 1:40
Reed Joseph A Matter of Life and Death: The search for a c-di-GMP binding partner that allows wild type Escherichia coli to survive while strain BL21 cannot. 214 4:00
Reed Titus Natural Gas to Diesel 118 1:00
Riad Rasha The evolution of SINEs in primate genomes 209 1:40
Richey James Crystal Oscillators as Frequency References in a Rocket 215 3:20
Rickerl Jeff Power Grid Interconnected Photovoltaic System with Battery Backup 215 1:00
Rieser Amy Determining Influencing Factors of Pro-social Behavior 142 2:00
Ripley Kim Intimate Partner Violence and the Factors that Affect the Act of Leaving; Economics, Self-Efficacy and Sense of Responsibility to Family 142 4:00
Rivera Frances
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Robinson Heather Applications of Lucas Sequences in Primality Testing 222 1:40
Roland Ashley Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 1:30
Rowan Monica Spider Silk Expression in Alfalfa: A Recombinant Report 214 4:20
Rumsey Christine Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 1:30
Salvato Melissa The Relationship between Perceived Discrimination and the Presence of PTSD among a Refugee Sample. 142 3:40
Schabron Bridget A Continued Study of Microjet Shear Stress 147 2:20
Schanke Angela The causes and consequences of poor math performance in the United States 222 5:00
Schroff Alysa Woman as a Savior who Deceives, as presented in Selected Poetry by Blas de Otero (1916-1979) 144 4:40
Schulmeyer Kayley The presence of Planctomycetes in Southeastern Wyoming 219 4:40
Schultz Chris Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 1:00
Schunter Alissa Mechanistic Studies of Pyrolysis Induced Site-Specific Cleavage at Aspartic Acid by Tandem Mass Spectrometry 147 4:40
Scicluna Elise Mapping Pain Pathways in the Spinal Cord of Mice 115 4:20
Scissons Natalie The Reality of Prescription Drug Abuse 142 4:20
Sharpe Josh The evolution of SINEs in primate genomes 209 1:40
Shriver Robert Fire history of the Snowy Range, WY over the past 16,000 years 115 3:20
Sibert Holly A social worker in the emergency room: A closer look at reason for visit and the cost per services. 142 2:40
Singleton Nakia A social worker in the emergency room: A closer look at reason for visit and the cost per services. 142 2:40
Smeaton Alexander How a Tiny Mosquito Almost Thwarted the Construction of the Panama Canal. 137 2:00
Smith Nicholai USB Battery Charger Powered by a Bicycle 215 2:00
Smith Andrew Checkers Application 103 2:00
Smylie Sandra Cloning and Expression of Recombinant PrP Protein From the Moose (Alces alces shirasi) Genomic Variant 209 Ile 214 1:40
Spehar Peter 2009 NASA Moonbuggy Competition 105 5:00
Spellman Jessie Serologic Characterization of a Potential Virulence Gene Product from Brucella abortus." 214 1:00
Stacy Sarah Structural evidence for juxtaposition of two archean terranes in the teton range, Western Wyoming 219 3:40
Stanton Brice Mapping Burn Severity Within the Grizzly Gulch Fire Using Remote Sensing Techniques 219 5:00
Stephens Adam Mapping Burn Severity Within the Grizzly Gulch Fire Using Remote Sensing Techniques 219 5:00
Stone Chris Identification of A and B blood group like environmental antigens 221 1:40
Straka Matthew 2009 NASA Moonbuggy Competition 105 5:00
Strannigan Layne Preventative Medicine in the United States: The Acceptance and Impact of the HPV Vaccine. 113 3:40
Streeter Rob Fly-eye Sensor 147 1:40
Stutzman Lee Design of the 2009 UWYO SAE Baja Car 105 2:00
Tahir Lilly Determining Influencing Factors of Pro-social Behavior 142 2:00
Talbott Heather Evidence of an Independent, Localized, GnRH System in the Mouse Heart 214 2:00
Tatro Josh Design of the 2009 UWYO SAE Baja Car 105 2:00
Terlep Arthur Nonstandard Analysis and Magnetohydrodynamic Shock Waves 222 3:40
Thomas Tolman Biomass to Liquids from Pine Beetle Kill via Syngas Blue Stained Saps 118 3:00
Thompson Derrick Dam Alternatives for North Laramie Pumped Storage and Water Supply 141 2:30
Thompson Samantha Differentiation between infections caused by Brucella abortus and Yersinia enterocolitica 0:9 in Elk by Western Blot. 221 2:00
Thompson Colleen The Power Behind the Taekwon-Do Punch 115 1:40
Thornton Justin Crystal Oscillators as Frequency References in a Rocket 215 3:20
Tisdell Makaya Characterizing the Performance of Models for Sequence Evolution and the Detection of Positive Selection 214 5:00
Tolman Thomas Beetle-Killed Pinewood to Ethanol via Gasification and Bio-Fermentation 147 3:40
Tolman Jordan A Control System for Prioritizing Electric Loads 215 1:20
Tuhaye Fuad Indirect Coal Liquefaction 118 2:15
Tuñacao Dominick Automated America: Rise of the Mechanized Technology 113 1:20
Turbiville Adam Energy Conversion System for a Solar Concentrating Heliostat 105 4:00
Vankova Irena Minimization Technique for Phase Equilibrium Computation in Multi-component Two-phase Flows 222 3:20
Ver Burg Mark Modes of Taxation and Sustainable Economic Growth in the United States 137 4:20
Villalobos Natalie Culture, Environment, and Alcohol Use 142 2:20
Voss Luke Suborbital Rocket Payload 105 3:30
Wagner Shannon Intimate Partner Violence and the Factors that Affect the Act of Leaving; Economics, Self-Efficacy and Sense of Responsibility to Family 142 4:00
Waldron Brant COTS - A Tool to Make Advising Easier 103 2:20
Walker Luke Computational Modeling of A Woven Fabric Composite Material 147 2:00
Wandler Cole Mountains and Valleys and Bifaces: The Impact of Landscape on Projectile Point Retouch 137 1:20
Webber David MARS ROCKS! 105 4:30
Weber Joelle “THIS JUST IN…” A Look at Improvisational Theatre through Creative Production 144 5:00
White Lindsey Trained To Take Care Of You, But Who Is Taking Care of Them?: An Inquiry Into The Experiences Of New Graduate Nurses 113 4:00
Whyde William Original Screenplay 144 3:20
Wimmer Ashley The Effects of Culture on Graphic Design in Advertising 144 1:20
Wittkop Wade A Control System for Prioritizing Electric Loads 215 1:20
Woodward Megan Discoveries in Myxococcus xanthus Motility by tgl Mutagenesis 214 3:20
Wunder Cameron Automation of a Hydraulic Car Crusher 105 1:00
Yaple Zachary Asymmetry of Self-distanced and Self-immersed in Rumination 137 4:40
Yeik Travis Geospatial Information for Habitat Quality Assessment in the Pinedale Anticline region of Wyoming 219 3:20
Young Heather Biodigestion 118 1:40
Zook Brandon U.S. Air Transportation Network Analysis 219 2:40