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