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2011 Undergraduate Research Forum Award Winners

First Place
Prize:  $150
Winner:  Kelsey E. Jarrett 
Department:  Microbiology and Physiology
Title:  Deaf1 Increases p53 Levels in Transiently Transfected Kidney Cells
Faculty Mentor:  Jodi Huggenvik and Michael Collard

First Place
Prize:  $150
Winner:  Jake Jasurda 
Department:  Physiology
Title:  The Forkhead Transcription Factor, FOXP3, is Required for Normal Spermatogenesis
Faculty Mentor:  Buffy Ellsworth

Second Place
Prize:  $125
Winner:  Julia Sheffler
Department:  Psychology
Title:  Habits and Lifestyles of Successfully Aging Women in a Rural Area
Faculty Mentor’s:  Stephanie Clancy Dollinger

Third Place
Prize:  $100
Winner: Brock Bailey
Department:  Physiology
Title:  The Role of FOXM1 in Lactotrope Cells Proliferation during Pregnancy
Faculty Mentor:  Buffy Ellsworth

Third Place
Prize:  $100
Winner: Trey Becherman
Department:  Kinesiology
Title:  The Effects of Using an External Focus of Attention when Putting a Golf Ball
Faculty Mentor:  Jared Porter

Honorable Mention
Prize:  $50
Winner:  Shant Alexanian
Department:  Automotive Technology and Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes
Title of Project:   Refrigerated Intake Charge Systems
Faculty Mentor:  Blaine Heisner

Honorable Mention
Prize:  $50
Winner:  Nicholas Defreitas
Department:  Zoology
Title of Project:   Reevaluating the Phylogeny of Polygyridae, a Group of Common North American Forest Snails
Faculty Mentor:  Frank E. Anderson

Honorable Mention
Prize:  $50
Winner:  Ruby Roknic
Department:  Civil and Environmental Engineering
Title of Project:   Ethanol Production from Soybean Meal through Yeast Fermentation
Faculty Mentor:  Yanna Liang

Outstanding Arts/Creative Project Award
Prize:  $150
Winner:  Steven Kocher, Brandon Vieth, & William Sedig
Department:  Architecture
Title:  Grasshopper, Rhinoceros, Arduino:  Physical Exploration of Digital Protocol
Faculty Mentor:  Shai Yeshayahu

Independent Researcher Award
Prize:  $50
Winner:  Erga Lemish
Department:  Psychology
Title:  Gender Differences in Object Location Memory
Faculty Mentor:  Matthew Schlesinger

People’s Choice Award
Prize:  $50
Winner:  Margaret Anderson
Department:  Forestry
Title of Project:  Growth Response of Mature Oaks Following TSI and Prescribed Burning Treatments
Faculty Mentor:  Eric Holzmueller


 


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