RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (March 13, 2008)--The ninth annual Senior Honors and Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held on Tuesday, March 18, at 9 a.m. in Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center Room 300.
The activities begin with a welcome by Dr. Robert C. Brown, Tech president. In 300 North, presentations will begin at 9:05 when Boone Gilbreath presents “Chemical Weapons: Their History and the Technology Behind Their Demise.” His project director is Dr. Roy Culp.
Other presentations, with the student, name of the presentation and the project director, include:
9:30-9:50, Keith Brown, “Does Team Performance Influence Event Attendee Satisfaction with the Facility?”, Dr. Andrew Cannon.
10-10:20, Mary Buchman, “World War II: The Search for my Great-Grandpa,” Dr. Jeff Woods.
10:30-10:50, Scott Sheppard, “Emergency Operation Centers and EAST,” Dr. Michael Garner.
11-11:20, Zach Corbitt, “Student Managed Investment Portfolios,” Dr. Joseph Moore.
11:30-11:50, Alexis Brown, “The History and Benefits of Nuclear Technology,” Dr. John Krohn.
1-1:20 p.m., Elizabeth Cowell, “Feasibility Study: Japanese Steak House,” Ray Moll.
1:30-1:50, Jennifer Hoover, “Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Activity,” Dr. Jason Warnick.
2-2:20, Hunter White, “Effects of a Nuclear Research Facility on the Environment,” Stanton Apple.
2:30-2:50, Casey Chandler and Ashley Mungle, “The Effect of Brand Advertising on Consumer Rating Accuracy,” Dr. Andrew Cannon.
Presentations also begin in 300 South at 9:05 a.m. when Chad Cagle presents “Role of TACC2 in Muscle Cell Differentiation.” His faculty mentor is Ivan Still.
Other presentations include:
9:20-9:35, Richard A. Athey, “Gene Targeting in Muscle Cells: Generating a Somatic Mutant Defective for TACC21,” Ivan Still.
9:35-9:50, Jillian Hubbard, “Winter Roost Site Selection of Eastern Red Bats in Central Arkansas,” Tom Nupp.
9:50-10:05, Timothy Hughes, “The Psychological and Neurochemical Profile of Test Anxiety,” Jason E. Warnick.
10:05-10:20, Philip Choi and Sandra Ryther, “The Poulation Genetics of Stargazing Darter in Arkansas II: Surveying Populations,” Tsunemi Yamashita.
10:20-10:35, Stacey Kiefer and Kelly Millwood, “Taxpayer Education: Assessment of Secondary and Post Secondary Tax Education Programs,” Pam Carr.
10:35-10:50, Chris McKee, “Growth and Survival of Juvenile Florida Pompano in a Recirculation Aquaculture System,” Joe Stoeckel.
10:50-11:05, Amanda Stolarz and Richard Athey, “Determination of Calcium and Phosphorus in Hydroxyapatite Biomaterials Using Wet-Chemical Analysis Techniques,” Franklin D. Hardcastle.
11:05-11:20, Aaron Rowell, “Perceived Anxiety Awareness Correlated with Blood Pressure,” Joy Pohl.
11:20-11:35, Landon B. Hight and Ryan J. Snead, “Raman Spectroscopy of Titania (TiO2) Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications,” Franklin D. Hardcastle.
11:35-11:50, Shane Hendrix, “Epitaxially Grown Quantum Dots for Solar Cell Applications,” Daniel Bullock.
11:50-12:05 p.m., Lindsey Holman, “Mapping and Analysis of Storm Spotter Viewsheds in Pope County, Arkansas,” Michael E. Garner and Ed Leachman.
1:05-1:20, Kelsey Boyd, “Second Life: Revolutionizing Organizational Communication,” Slavicia Kodish.
1:20-1:35, Cody Wright, “Determination of Calcium and Phosphorus in Hydroxyapatite Biomaterials Using Atomic Absorption and X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopies, Franklin D. Hardcastle.
1:35-1:50, Jerakaycia D. Boman, “Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite Biomaterials,” Franklin D. Hardcastle.
1:50-2:05, Ryan J. Snead and Landon B. Hight, “Photoactivity of Titania (TiO2) Nanotubes as Water Splitting Catalysts,” Franklin D. Hardcastle.
2:05-2:20, John King and Sarah Norman, “Breakdown Waves Propagating into a Non-Ionized Medium,” Mostafa Hemmati.
2:20-2:35, Sarah Norman and John King, “Breakdown Waves with a Large Current Behind the Shock Front,” Mostafa Hemmati.
2:35-2:50, J. Charles Ford, “Effects of Mass Change and Mortality on Plasma Metabolite Levels in Wild Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos),” Elisabeth K. Brennan.
2:50-3:05, Leslie Moore, “The Use of Accounting Information in the Evaluation of Local Restaurants,” Nina Goza and Sherman Alexander.
3:05-3:20, Michael Moats and Josh Klein, “The Iraq War Project,” Adam Lowther.
3:20-3:35, Gordon Pearson, Adam Purtee and April Bostian, “Significance of Neutrino Mass,” James R. Musser.
3:35-3:50, Adam Purtee, Gordon Pearson and April Bostian, Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search,” James R. Musser.
3:50-4:05, Kyle Liddell, “An Implementation of the Peeved Concurrency Simulator,” David Middleton.
4:05-4:20, Christopher Sheppard, “EAM and East Summer Curriculum,” Michael E. Garner.
4:20-4:35, Jennifer Hoover, “A Comparison of Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Activity Among Greek and Non-Greek Affiliated Students,” Jason E. Warnick.
Abstracts of the students’ presentations are available online at http://pls.atu.edu/uresearch.
