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2021 Abstracts

Agriculture:

Luke Bergschneider, Ethan Davidson | Residual Herbicide Effects on Brassica Cover Crop Species
Lucas Howett, Derek Becker | Relative Competitiveness of Giant and Yellow Foxtail as Affected by Seeding Depth and Growth in Mixtures
Alexandria Post, Elaina Crawford | Determining the Optimal Rate of Fatty Acid Based Herbicide to Control Weeds Compared to Glufosinate

Biology:

Paige Bradshaw | Trace Metal Analysis in Freshwater Systems
Zahar Chew | Antimicrobial Properties of Plant Extracts
Morgan Knutsen | Heavy Metal Contamination in American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) in Nahant Marsh
Elyse Mathews | Tree Species Diversity of a Riparian Zone on a Converted Wetland Body
Kaitlyn Mathews | Water Quality in Former Agriculture Land Converted to Prairie and Forest Land
Amanda Moon | Developmental Timing of a Novel Wing Phenotype in K+-channel Mutant Drosophila
Fabian Pallo | What are the Determinants of Gastrointestinal Infections in Peromyscus leucopus?
Collin Reed | Comparison of Commonly Available Herbicides in respect to Loniceramaackii (Amur Honeysuckle) Control.
Christina Schubert | Analysis of Pancreatic Cancer Targeting Peptide MCA1
Mei Lin Zheng | Examination of Antimicrobial Properties of Soybean Extracts

Chemistry:

Oluwafikayo Adeboye | Comparison of Antioxidant Capacity in Wild and Commercial Raspberry (Rubus idaeus).
Airelle Alejandre | Synthesis of Metal Chalcogenide Materials For Energy Applications
Quinn Branch | Solid State Chemistry: The synthesis of Copper Sulfide
Olivia Brinker | Antioxidants in Hot Brewed and Cold Brewed Teas (FRAP Method)
Abigail Carlin | Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) Spectroscopy Analysis of Antioxidants in Brewed Teas
Zachary Dodson | Quantification of the Date Rape Drug Gamma-hydroxybutyric Acid in Drinking Water by Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Alexis Dreyer | Flavonoid Concentration Determination of Soybeans
Katie Kanaan | Glutaraldehyde Fixing Agent Viability for Scanning Electron Microscopy of Tissues
Kailey Lindaur | The Use of Formaldehyde to Treat Biological Samples in Preparation of Scanning Electron Microscopy
Schaefer Roach | Solid-State Crystallization of FeTe and NiSnQ Chalcogenides
Dayse Velasquez | Quantification of phenylbutazone in equine plasma by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI/MS/MS)

Dietetics :

Samantha Econie | Xanthan Gum: Evaluation of Egg Replacement in Chocolate Chip Cookies

Education :

Hannah Akers, Brynn Bergen, Brooklynn Carpenter, Penny Dingus, Alexis Epkins, Emma Konczyk, Maylissa Nalley, Audrey Swedell | Qualitative Research: A Primer for Undergraduate Researchers

Electrical Engineering :

Jeffrey Latham, Travis Ohlsen, Dakota Wilson | Autonomous Vehicle Project

English:

Lauren Antoniolli | Improving Handicap Accessibility at Western Illinois University Macomb Campus
Jaime Hill | Trust No One: Music and White Supremacy in HBO’s Watchmen
Lily Porter | Queer Communities in Pandemics: Then and Now Through "Angels of America"
Jack Sellers | The Protagonist of Pamela Zoline’s “The Heat Death of the Universe” Interprets Pat Cadigan’s “Pretty Boy Crossover”: A Work of Creative Literary Criticism

Forensic Chemistry:

General Studies:

Caroline Bryant | Recommendations to Improve Vaccine Rollout in Cook County

Liberal Arts and Sciences:

Grace Alongi | Policy Brief: After school Assistance Programs for Children in Poverty
Desiree Camp | Paid Maternity Leave for Women Nationwide
Madeline Dickey | Policy Brief: An End to Childhood Neglect
Ashley Hoffman | Policy Brief: Promote Funding for Homeless Shelters in Terms of Technology and Programming
Sparrow Kastelic | Policy Brief: Laws Needed to Protect the Rights of Intersex Minors
John Miller | Calvinism and Arminianism: The Road to Reconciliation
Drew Pustelnik | Policy Brief: Right to Repair Laws
Nicole Quinn | Policy Brief on Raising the Minimum Wage to $15 an hour.
Nicole Quinn | Dear Nicki (of 2024): A Time Capsule Exhortation
Teonna Wade | The New Forms of Religion in African American Pop Culture

Music:

Madalyn Pridemore, Alice Muller | Jean-Marie Leclair Sonata No. 4 for Two Violins
Jessica Schaumberg | Franz Doppler's "Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy" for Flute and Piano

Nursing:

Gabrielle Walker, Matti Taylor | Examination of Microbes on Nursing Students’ Shoes

Physics:

Mikolaj Balawender | Fluorescence Spectra of Sm3+ in Bismuth Borate glasses
Natalie Kovacevic | A Molecular Line Study of High-Mass Star Forming Regions: from Outflows to the Interaction of Molecular Filaments
Sadie Nickles, Reilly Bacorn | Photoluminescence of Sulfur Doped Dysprosium Oxide

Psychology:

Riley Grady | Laughing When Uncomfortable: A Novel Method to Induce Nervous Laughter
Emily Haynes | Perspective Jurors' Perception of Expert Witness Credibility
Monika Mazela | Memory Consequences of a Lying Eyewitness
Nikhita Simhambhatla | Intimate Partner Violence During a Pandemic

Sociology:

Elizabeth Lutz | Coach Like a Girl: U.S. Collegiate Athletes’ Views of Women as Coaches

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