Student Research Awards 2009
Round 1 |
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Student Name |
Student Advisor |
Dept. |
Title |
Awarded |
| Luke Johnstone | Russ Lidberg | ACS Chemistry | Charge Carrier Transport in Organic Solar Cell Materials | $1,000.00 |
| Jonathan Beeler | Gordon Schrank | Biological Sciences | Use of Mass Spectrometry for Species Identification of Bacteria |
$400.00 |
| Megan Buerkley | Heiko Schoenfuss | Biological Sciences | Predator Avoidance of Larval Fathead Minnows Exposed to Antidepressants | $400.00 |
| Meghan McGee | Heiko Schoenfuss | Biological Sciences | Neurotransmitter Distribution in Non-target Aquatic Life Exposed to Antidepressants | $950.00 |
| Anthony Alfano | Brian Olson | Biology | Identication of HECT-H9 protein as a ubiqutin Ligase to PGC-1A | $700.00 |
| Carrie Deans | Neal Voetz | Biology | The Role of Carbon, Nitrogren and Phosphrous in the Structuring of Stream Invetebrate Communities | $950.00 |
| Katie Ertelt | Marina Cetkovic -Cvlje | Biology | Immunophenotyping of cultured mouse T-cells by flow cytometry | $1,100.00 |
| Ketaki Ghate | Marina Cetkovic-Cvlje | Biology | Cytokine secreation in NOD mice treated by WH1-P131 in vivo | $800.00 |
| Jeannette Hoffer | Matthew Julius | Biology | Microscopic Images Using Scale Models in the Secondary Education Science Classroom | $400.00 |
| Marin Olson | Marina Cetkovic-Cvrlje | Biology | Effects of Rapamycin on apopotitic cell deatlh of isolated T-cells of NOD mice | $800.00 |
| Joshua Stepanek | Matthew Julius | Biology | Determining hydrodynamic efficiency of pennate diatoms in a moving water environment | $1,000.00 |
| Jeanette Lidfors & Tyler Miller | Kristin Gulrud | Biomedical Science | Investigation of Multiple Fingerprinting Methods to Discriminate between isolates of Bacillus Cereus | $1,000.00 |
| Beth Poganski | Heiko Schoenfuss | Biomedical Science | Histological Investigation of the Biological Effects of Endocrine Disruption Pollution on Fish in Minnesota Lakes | $950.00 |
| Wei Loon Teoh | Lakshmaiah Sreerama | Biomedical Science | High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) derived aldehydes, glyoxal and methylglyoxal modulated human liver aldhyde dehydrogenase activity that may lead to non-alcoholic steatophepatitis (NASH) | $950.00 |
| Kah Yong Goh | Marina Cetkovic-Cvlje | Biotechnology | Flow cytometric analysis of mouse splenocytes | $800.00 |
| Donald Wenz | Mohammad Mahroof-Tahir | Chemistry | Study of the Interaction of Potential Anticancer Vanadium Complexes with DNA by Atomic Force Microscopy | $850.00 |
| Laura Braun; Laura Vandenheuvel & Heather Westling | Margery Whites | Communication Sciences & Disorders | Factors Affecting the Use of Evidence-Based Practice by Speech-Language Pathologists | $210.00 |
| Jolene Day | G.N. Rangamani | Communication Sciences & Disorders | Combined Oral Reading Method and Copy-Recall Treatment in Broca's Aphasia | $210.00 |
| Eric Gardner; Elizabeth Haider; Lyndsey Paffrath and Andrea Rhuby | Margery Whites | Communication Sciences & Disorders | Use of Evidence-Based Practice Principles in Service Delivery Planning SLPs | $210.00 |
| Katie Knutson; Susan Blomstrom; Heather Hilsgen; Fay McCarthy & Rachel Overfield | Margery Whites | Communication Sciences & Disorders | Integrating Client and Family Considerations into Speech-Language Pathology Services | $210.00 |
| Katie Lamb; Sarah Carlson; Laura Rue & Sarah Pittman | Margery Whites | Communication Sciences & Disorders | Speech-Language Pathologists' Knowledge & Beliefs about Evidence-Based Practice Usage | $210.00 |
| Kim Starz | Margery Whites | Communication Sciences & Disorders | Issues in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations: Speech-Language Patholgists' Perception of Multicultural Challenges in Service Delivery | $210.00 |
| Joseph Holmseth; Matthew Tradem & Niveen Khan | Md Hossain | Computer Engineering | Optimized Solar Power System | $300.00 |
| Rebecca Hoffman | Michael Mayhew | Educational Leadership & Community Psychology | Peer Mediation Training | $700.00 |
| Lacy Knutson | Chaturi Edrishinha | Educational Leadership & Community Psychology | Functional Communication Training for an Adult with Developmental Disabilities | $400.00 |
| Thomas Goyette; Jennifer Forsman; Jon Wilson; Andy Buchanan, Kyle Heikkinen & Bob Janisch | Tim Vogt | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Electric Car | $1,000.00 |
| Matthew Hagel; Jill Carlier & Desiree Lee | Mark Petzold | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Meteorological Autonomous Aircaft (MAA) | $900.00 |
| Riyan Mendonsa | Tim Vogt | Electrical & Computer Engineering | GMR Pathfinder | $500.00 |
| Mark Lallemount & Huey Lee | Michael Glazos | Electrical Engineering | Smart Vending Machine | $400.00 |
| Chelsey Bagent | Mikhail Blinnikov | Geography | Phytolith assembages and opal concentrations from modern soils differentiate temperate grassland vegetation of different types in an experimental study of Cedar Creek, Minnesota | $500.00 |
| Theresa Schreifels | Manijeh Daneshpour | Marriage & Family Therapy | Graduate Thesis: Level of Parent Knowldege of Child Development and Behavior reporting | $450.00 |
| Kathryn Conroy & Kristin Lingle | Matthew Julius | MS Biology | Interpreting Ecology through Phylogenetic Reconstruction with Marin Diatoms | $700.00 |
| Amanda Finley | Tina Livingston | MS Community Counseling | Teaching Group Work in Counselor Education Programs: The Importance of Screening | $300.00 |
| Jennifer Edin | John Hotz | Rehabilitation Counseling | Fraternal Organizations: Non-Traditional Partners | $600.00 |
Total |
$21,060.00 |
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Round 2 |
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Student Name |
Student Advisor |
Dept. |
Title |
Awarded |
| Alexander Ames | Mary Wingerd | History | Living Legacies: Public Homes and Private Lives in Central MN | $700.00 |
| Michael Barney | Lakshmaiah Sreerama | Biochemistry | Role of Human ALDH6A1 in Resistance to Anticancer Drug Cyclophosphamide | $800.00 |
| Evelyne Benie | Komai Mana & Philip Grossman | Economics | Leadership and Transparency | $1,440.00 |
| Jacob Bjorke, Kudakwashe Deve & Urbain Nde | Aiping Yao | Computer & Electrical Engineering | Emergency Rescue Response Locator System | $800.00 |
| Alexandra Brandriet | Rebecca Krystyniak | Chemistry | A Comparison of Upper-Level Chemistry Majors' and Chemistry Experts' Knowledge of Physical Change and Environmental Topics | $500.00 |
| Regina Carroll | John Rapp | Behavior Analysis & Community Psychology | Detecting Changes in Simulated Events: Using Variations of Momentary Time-Sampling to Measure Changes in Duration Events | $450.00 |
| Jana Castellano | David Bacharach | Sport Science | Metabolic Demand of a Kettlebell Workout Routine | $500.00 |
| Micahel Cheng | Michael Mills | Higher Education | Presentation of Research Paper at ICHRIE Conference | $400.00 |
| Shiang Kai Cheng | Lakshmaiah Sreerama | Chemistry | New Method Development for the Quantification of 2-Butoxyethanol and its metabolites | $1,500.00 |
| Rebekah Criswell | Charles Rose | Enviromental & Technological Sciences | Effects of a Lipid Depleted food Source on Daphnia Magna Life Cycles | $1,250.00 |
| Malinda Hansen | David Bacharach | Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport Science | Video Field Selection Errors when Measuring Collegiate Volleyball Jump Heights | $145.00 |
| Nikki Heimerl | Carlyn Johnson | Physics, Astronomy and Engineering Sciences | Initial Experience with Rb82 | $375.00 |
| Kris Isaacson | Niaz Ahmed | Mass Communications | Understanding the Demographic and Psychographic Predictors of Online New Adoption | $750.00 |
| Samuel Johnson | Glenn Street & David Bacharach | Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport Science | Instrumentation and Calibration of Track and Field Starting Blocks for the Measurement of Kinetic Data | $500.00 |
| April Kuschke, Ashlee Ford & Mary Udermann | David Bacharach | Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport Science | The Influence of a POWER/BALANCE Hologram on Single Leg Standing Balance | $150.00 |
| Xingcai Liu | Gabriela Silvestre | Counselor Education and Educational Psychology | An Investigation of the Internationalization Process of the MnSCU Universitites | $800.00 |
| Michael Maher | Marina Cetkovic-Cvrlje | Biology | Analysis and Immune Cell Differentiation Due to JAK-3 Kinase Inhibition Using Flow Cytometry | $1,100.00 |
| Taqdees Mahroof | Lakshmaiah Sreerama | Chemistry | Molecular-Basis for the Anticancer Activity of Ruthenium-Benzimidazole Metal Complexes | $1,150.00 |
| Joseph Meyer, Suraj Poudel & Christian Tchokouali | Ling Hou & Bill Gorcica | Electrical & Computer Engineering / Art | Interactive Art Through Technology | $700.00 |
| Larita Nandlal | Marina Cetkovic-Cvrlje | Biology | The Effect of Rapamycin on Generation of the T-Regulatory Cells in NOD/LtJ Mice | $1,000.00 |
| Olena Ruchko | Jennifer Connor | Educational Leadership & Community Psychology | Immigration Stress and Marital Satisfaction | $475.00 |
| Jacob Scherer, Benjamin Godding & Kelly Free | Timothy Vogt | Electrical Engineering | Automatic Paintball Sentry | $400.00 |
| Michelle Stenske | John Rapp | Educational Leadership & Community Psychology | Increasing Sight-word Reading and Math Skills Using Response Repetition | $379.00 |
| Chih Hsiang Tey & Yii Van Tay | Lakshmaiah Sreerama | Chemistry | Modulation of Human Liver Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Activitiy by Glyoxal and Methylglyoxal may Lead to Non-Alcoholic Steatophepatitis (NASH) and Diabetes | $1,000.00 |
Total |
$17,264.00 |
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