2016 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH WEEK AWARDS
Sponsored Awards:
FMC Technologies Outstanding Poster in Engineering
Geomagnetic Disturbance Mitigations on the Electric Grid via Topology Control Analysis
Jamie Padilla, Senior, Electrical Engineering, ENG
Stevick Foundation Excellence in Media Research, Outstanding
How Message and Music Mood Affects Memorability in Advertising
Annie Keller, Junior, Advertising, COM
Parichay Swarup, Junior, Advertising, COM
Simran Devidasani, Junior, Advertising, COM
Alexander Studer, Junior, Advertising, COM
Connor Goetten, Sophomore, Advertising, COM
Stevick Foundation Excellence in Humanities/FAA Research, Outstanding
The EU, the Schengen Area, and the Refugee Crisis
Marshall Janevicius, Senior, French, LAS
Stevick Foundation Excellence in Humanities/FAA Research, Honorable Mention
Your Affectionate Tom
Mindy Shore, Senior, Acting, FAA
Samuel Babick, Senior, Acting, FAA
Dylan Connelly, Senior, Acting, FAA
Alexis DawTyne, Senior, Acting, FAA
Monsanto Corporation Award for Outstanding Poster Presentation
Root System Response to Ozone Exposure for B73 and Mo17 Maize Inbred lines and the Hybrid
Nicole Choquette, Senior, Earth, Society & Environmental Sustainability, LAS
Monsanto Corporation Award, Honorable Mention, Poster Presentation
Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Analysis of the Genes Controlling the Size of the Seed Head (panicle) under Wet Versus Dry Conditions in The Model C4 Grass, Setaria
Finey Ruan, Senior, Integrative Biology, LAS
Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
The Root of the Matter: The Effects of Acculturation on Legume Consumption
Octavio Herrera, Junior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Synthesis of High-valent Nickel Complexes Supported by Electron Rich CCC Pincer Ligand Platform
Cristian Ocampo, Junior, Chemistry, LAS
Office of Undergraduate Research Awards
POSTERS:
Science & Math
Outstanding (Two presentations tied for outstanding)
Developmental Reprogramming of the Transcriptome is an Essential Component of Liver Regeneration
Edrees Rashan, Senior, Biochemistry, LAS
Bacteroides vulgatus - Viral Interactions Analyzed Via Gene Deletions
Nicholas Zanghi, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
Honorable Mention
Investigating Volcanic Unrest and Eruption Potential at the Three Sisters Volcanoes in the Oregon Cascades
Sean Griffin, Junior, Geology, LAS
Education/Humanities/Social Sciences
Outstanding
When Does a Message Source’s Race Impact How that Message is Received – Racial and Social Justice Knowledge, Prejudice, and the Belief in Racism as a Zero-sum Game
Daniel Duan, Senior, Advertising, COM
Honorable Mention
"Con su propia voz": The Voice and Value of Disability in Mar adentro and "Receta de verano"
Madeline Decker, Sophomore, English and Spanish, LAS
EZ Investment
Jinghua Xing, Junior, Accountancy, BUS
Xinlu Tu, Senior, Finance and Statistics, BUS/LAS
Health & Wellness
Outstanding
Diet or Surgery: What Accounts for Weight Loss Following Sleeve Gastrectomy?
Leila Diab, Junior, Dietetics, ACES
Honorable Mention
The Role of Reported Speech as an Integral Part of Communicative Environments during Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT)
Jennifer Gerry, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Carley Serena, Senior, Speech & Hearing Science, AHS
Food/Plants/Animals
Outstanding
Loss of Canonical Notch Signaling Results in Altered Development of Hypothalamic Regions Controlling Reproduction
Robert Thompson, Senior, Molecular & Cellular Biology, LAS
ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
Education/Social Sciences/Humanities/FAA
Outstanding
Diversity as a Crutch: Black Students and Inclusive Practices at Predominately White Institutions
Aaminah Long, Junior, Psychology, LAS
Honorable Mention
Laboring in the Shadows: Latina Domésticas and the Politics of Employment
Amanda Lane, Senior, Anthropology, LAS
Contemporary Works for Saxophone
Jeremy Loui, Senior, Music Education, FAA
Health/Wellness
Outstanding
Whole Fat Dairy: Spoiling the Hispanic Diet by Adding Excessive Saturated Fat
Amanda Ayers, Senior, Food Science & Human Nutrition, ACES
Science & Math
Outstanding
Rapid Mass-spectrometry-based Screening of an Antibiotic Variant Enabled by Synthetic Biology
Wen Ren, Senior, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, LAS
