Centennial Honors College

Undergrad Research Day 2023 Presentations

Performance Presentation

 

9:30-9:50            João Pedro Maciel Motta Rocha, Alice Müller, Gisselle Marie Sanchez Diaz, Maria Fernanda Rodriguez Hurtado with Istvan Szabo, MUSIC (PERFORMANCE) - Jessie Montgomery: The Importance of Underrepresented Composers in Contemporary Music.

 

Podium Presentations

9:00-9:10            Nathaniel Bloom with Kristine Kelly, PSYCHOLOGY - Optimist or Pessimist: An Analysis of Personality Difficulties

9:10-9:20            Sierra Duncan with Jobu Babin, ECONOMICS - How would a government regulated price control impact Microsoft Windows?

9:20-9:30            David Hale with Jonanthon Hammersley, PSYCHOLOGY - Demographics of Gamers

9:30-9:40            Elizabeth Orwig with Eric Sheffieldand and Barry Birnbaum, SPECIAL EDUCATION - The Crisis of the Illinois Educator Shortage: A Thematic Discourse Analysis of Superintendent Insights

9:40-9:50            Cole Jensen with Kristy Keefe, PSYCHOLOGY - Transgender and gender non-conforming college students: Mental health outcomes at first session

10:00-10:10      BREAK

10:10-10:20      Courtney Norris with Kristine Kelly, PSYCHOLOGY - Is The Future Too Bright? Loneliness, Belonging, and Unrealistic Optimism

10:20-10:30      Aaron Weseloh with Liguo Song, FORENSIC CHEMISTRY - Potency Testing of Cannabidioloc Acid in Dried Hemp Flowers among Sixteen Cannabinoids by Liquid Chromatography Ultraviolet Detection

10:30-10:40      Madelyn Swigart with Kristine Kelly, PSYCHOLOGY - The Personality Problems Linked With Parent Child Relationships

10:40-10:50      Mackenzie White with Keith Holz, ART (ART STUDIO) - Francis Bacon- Connection to Devastation

10:50-11:00      Briana Turner with Kristine Kelly, PSYCHOLOGY - The Personality Challenges Associated with Handling Romantic Conflict

Poster Presentations

11:00-1:30

AGRICULTURE

Claudia Duarte with Mark Bernards, - Golden Pennycress Response to Simulated Carryover of Group 14 Soybean Herbicides

Dalton Engel, Nick Young with Mark Bernards, - Waterhemp and Morningglory growth as affected by corn emergence time

Sierra Harris, Allie Lloyd with Mark Bernards, - Potential antagonism of fluazifop or glyphosate on grass control by tank-mix herbicides

Caleb Mahr, Samuel Brissey with Mark Bernards, - Pumpkin emergence and growth as affected by cover crop, termination time and preemergence herbicide

Dustin Steinkamp, Stephanie Reiter with Mark Bernards, - Cereal rye suppression of pennycress, lambsquarters, and waterhemp as effected by rye establishment timing

Clayton Walch, Fuller Anderson with Mark Bernards, - Diflufenican injury on soybean as influenced by environmental factors

Charlie Weishaar with Winthrop Phippen, - Indigo (Indigo suffruticosa) Germination to Improve Commercial Viability

 

BIOLOGY

Audry Branson with Sue Hum, - Antimicrobial Properties of Essential Oils

Kevin Delgado with Shawn Meagher, - Protozoa Infection in White-Footed Mice

Sarah Kreiling with Shawn Meagher, - Does Fire Affect Parasitism in White-Footed Mice?

Olivia Luzadder with Meshack Afitlhile, - Extraction of Total Proteins in the Leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana

Olivia Luzadder, Laura Snyder, Jessica Storm with Shu-Hui Tsai, - Absorbency of Sphagnum Moss and Corn Products

Abigail Roussin with Vaskar Nepal and Victoria Livingston, - Health Benefits of Having a Larger Mouth in Bowfin in the Upper Mississippi River

Cali Wilson with Jeffrey Engel, - Documenting the development of a wings-down phenotype in Drosophila melanogaster that carry potassium channel mutations

Tyler Polarek with Sue Hum and Victoria Livingston, - The Impact of Over-the-Counter Medication on Antibiotic Resistance Development in Escherichia coli

Katie Tanner with Kishor Kapale and Shu-Hui Tsai, - Live Moss and Seaweed Water Filtration and Purification

Cari Wilson with Victoria Livingston, - Trace Metal Analysis and Water Quality in Lake Ruth, Macomb, Illinois

 

CHEMISTRY

Briar Hilsabeck, Breanna Christensen with John Determan and John Determan, - Functionalization of Humic Acid for Metal Extraction Using Iron Nanoparticles

Ty OJanovac with Brian Bellott, - Synthesis of Copper and Sulfur using High Temperature Methods and Slow Cooling

Lillie Purcell, Bradee Finley, Dane Pfeiferling with John Determan, - Analyzing Illicit Drugs Using Silver Nanoparticles

Hannah Eden with Mette Soendergaard, - Anti-Cancer Activity of Acmella Extracts in Pancreatic Cancer

Katie Kanaan with Brian Bellott and Shawn Meagher, - Creating a Standard of Comparison for Nymph and Larval Tick Identification Utilizing Glutaraldehyde Fixation and Scanning Electron Microscopy

Isabel Navas Rodriguez with P. K. Babu and Saisudha Mallur, - Optical Band Gap and Refractive Index Variation in Lead-Bismuth Borate Glasses

Sydnee Osgood with Mette Soendergaard, - The Flavonoid Content of *Morchella esculenta* Extracts

FORENSIC CHEMISTRY

Logan Barnard, Regina Scarpaci with John Determan, - Detection of GBL Using PVP Capped Metal Nanoparticles

Bella Bolzenius with Matthew McConnell, - Adsorption of Volatile Organic Molecules into Metal-organic Frameworks

Olivia Brinker with Brian Bellott, - Antioxidants in Hot-Brewed and Cold-Brewed Teas

Breanna Christensen, Baylee Palmer with Jin Jin, - Charge Transfer Complex Formed Between Antioxidants and Tetracyanoethylene

Michael Combs with Brian Bellott, - Antioxidant Capacity of Hot-Brew and Cold-Brew Tea (Prussian Blue Method)

Kaylee Hammer, Tyler Raspante, Mackenzie White with John Determan and Mette Soendergaard, - Use of Carbon Dots as Biosensors

Emily Jovanovich with Liguo Song, - Potency Testing of Δ8-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Delta 8 Concentrate among Nineteen Cannabinoids by Liquid Chromatography Ultraviolet Detection

Lindsey LeBlanc with Liguo Song, - Quantification of Cannabigerolic Acid among Sixteen Cannabinoids in Dried Hemp Flowers by Liquid Chromatography Ultraviolet Detection

Bayle Palmer, Breanna Christensen with Jin Jin, - The Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Azo Dyes

Mary Pearson, Ashley Webb with John Determan, - Illicit Drug Detection with the Use of Silica Nanoparticles as Fluorescent Biosensors

Jake Provis with Liguo Song, - Quantification of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol among Nineteen Cannabinoids in Delta 8 Concentrate by Liquid Chromatography Ultraviolet Detection

 

GEOLOGY

Alec Terrile with Leslie Melim, - Silicification of trilobites & brachiopods and biofilm from multiple locations: Evidence of microbial involvement in all silicified fossils

MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION

Hailee Zachman, Cailey Platt with James Olsen, - Hands-on Division with Fractions for Student Understanding

NURSING

Carrington Morse, Kinsey Brawner, Ijeoma Osuigwe with Lindsay White, - Experiences of Racial Minority Nurses Within the Healthcare Setting

Krista Swenson, Omotola Oni, Deborah Olaiya with Lindsay White, - Food Insecurity Among Nursing Students


PHYSICS

Drew Hecox with Esteban Araya, - Long Term Variability of Methanol Masers in the Orion Nebula

Gabriel Sojka with Esteban Araya, - A Search for Hydroxyl Emission in the Orion Nebula


PSYCHOLOGY

Madison Brooks with Matthew Blankenship, - Social Preference when Presented with a Fear Stimulus

Kenedy Cox with Matthew Blankenship, - Light Preference as an Indicator of Anxiety in Zebrafish

Sydney Verdino with Kristy Keefe, - Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Their Relationship with Body Image in College-Age Adults

Jacob Cook with Esteban Araya, - Modeling Artificial Gravity for Space Exploration

Trine Gomez with Kathy McGuire, - The Effect of Race & Emotionality on Juror Perceptions of Child Witness Credibility in Sexual Abuse Cases


SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY

Ashley Bratkovich with Julie Cox, - The Social and Occupational Impact of Stuttering in the Workplace

Keri DeVolder with Nicole Pierson, - Current Preparedness and Perspectives of Special Education Teachers on AAC