Summer 2016 Research Projects

Regan Gilmore

Implications of an Environmental Tax on Meat Consumption for the Livestock and Grain Sectors in the United States and Nebraska

Faculty sponsor: Azzeddine Azzam

Lexis Funk

Evaluating Mechanisms of RNA Editing in Plants

Faculty sponsor: Jeffrey Mower

Amy Hauver

Reducing the Potential for Acrylamide Formation in Wheat Products

Faculty sponsor: Peter Stephen Baenziger

Nicolas Herrera

The Mechanism by which Marbling Affects Beef Tenderness

Faculty sponsor: Chris Calkins

Madeline Lambert

Design for Decline

Faculty sponsor: David Karle

Hannah Hesson

Shelby Wachal

Evaluation of Douglas County Juvenile Court Initial Pre-hearing Conferences

Faculty Sponsor: Kelli Hauptman

Blake Hass

Brianna Kellar

The Role of O-fucosylation in the expression and function of Stabilin-2

Faculty Sponsor: Edward N Harris

Andrew Schacht

Characterization of Iron-Sulfur Clusters in WhiB-like Proteins present in Mycobacterium Species

Faculty Sponsor: Limei Zhang

Jennifer Wies

Analysis of Histone Deacetylase involvement in P. syringae-triggered Chromatin changes

Faculty Sponsor: Karin van Dijk

Alex Ciurej

Effects of Novel Cytokine Concentrations and Combinations on CD4+ T Cell Differentation

Faculty Sponsor: Tomas Helikar

Kaitlyn Stava

Effect of Diet and Bacteria on the Microbiome and Infection Susceptibility in D. Magna

Faculty Sponsor: Clayton Cressler

Janelle Adams

Victoria Bart

Hydrogel Platform for Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Sensors for In Vitro and In Vivo Nitric Oxide Detection

Faculty Sponsor: Nicole Iverson

Anna Siebe

Height and Pressure Test for Improving Sprayer Application

Faculty Sponsor: Joe Luck

Erin Oeltjen

Cren8 Protein Characterization

Faculty Sponsor: Paul Blum

Joshua Mueller

Brynne Schwabauer

UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team

Faculty Sponsor: Wei Niu

Matthew Sis

Delivery of Antioxidant Vitamin E to Neural Stem Cells to Increase Transplant Efficiency

Faculty Sponsor: Srivatsan Kidambi

Catelyn Evans

Developing cerebral organoids to model human and mice brain development

Faculty Sponsor: Yuguo Lei

Braden Harm

Proposed Study of Methods Designed to Increase Yield of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell (hPSC) Cultures for Scientific and Clinical Use

Faculty Sponsor: Yuguo Lei

Madison Bierman

Daniel Dooling

UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team

Faculty Sponsor: Jiantao Guo

Mitchell Groninger

Political Impacts on Athenian/Theban Material Culture

Faculty Sponsor: Sarah Murray

Brian Niedert

Assessing the Impact of Digital Data Capture and Management Systems on the Processing and Publication of Archaeological Survey Data

Faculty Sponsor: Sarah C. Murray

Abhirup Shome

The Effects of Political and Cultural Boundaries on the Spread of Religion in Archaic and Classical Greece

Faculty Sponsor: Sarah Murray

Julia Keown

Joseph McTygue

Morgan Pfeiffer

Emily Marcuson

Amber Soden

Development and Evaluation of an Electronic Application for use on Crash Carts for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Efforts

Faculty Sponsors: Janet Nieveen and Jana Pressler

Lauren Hays

Amber Martinez

Enhancing Teamwork Between Nursing and Dental Students via a Blended Interprofessional Education Program

Faculty Sponsor: Chao Zhang

Phuong Ninh

Colton Harper

UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team

Faculty Sponsor: Myra Cohen

Jeevan Rajagopal

VITA-Math Day

Faculty Sponsor: Mohammad Rashedul Hasan

James Lowe

Sedimentologic and Stratigraphic Investigation of the Heath Formation, central Montana: Implications for mid-Carboniferous Climate Change

Faculty Sponsor: Christopher R. Fielding

Haylie Mikulak

Variations in the Extents of Sea Ice and Snow Cover of the Arctic

Faculty Sponsor: Mark Anderson

Anthony Skaleski

Interpretations of Unconformities within the Phosphoria Rock Complex and their Implications towards Climate Change: Bighorn Basin Wyoming

Faculty Sponsor: Tracy Frank

Gean Xin Kok

Schedule Flexibility, Family Friendly Policies, and Absence

Faculty Sponsor: Laurie Miller

Timothy Carlson

Effects of Acidic, Neutral, and Basic gases on Nanostructured Materials

Faculty Sponsor: Eva Schubert

Amzie Dunekacke

The Manuscripts of David Livingstone: Shaping and Reshaping Victorian Britain's Ideas about African, Araba, and Indian Populations

Faculty Sponsor: Adrian Wisnicki

Rosamond Thalken

Collaborative Digital Literary Archive Development: The George Eliot-George Henry Lewes Review Digitalization Project

Faculty Sponsor: Beverley Rilett

Matthew Hanson

READiscover: Creating a Reading Platform for the Digital Age

Faculty Sponsor: Matthew Waite

Emily Freeman

Performance Practices of the World's Most Famous Oratorio - Handel's Messiah

Faculty Sponsor: Anita Breckbill

Hamood Al Rahbi

Matthew Bock

Fluid Mechanics of Soap Bubble Blowing

Faculty Sponsor: Sangjin Ryu

Walker Dimon

Engineering Research Study Abroad at University of Roeun, France

Faculty Sponsor: Mehrdad Negahban

Elvira Marciano

Parent-Child Interactions during Preschool: What Factors Contribute to Parent Behavior?

Faculty Sponsor: Lisa Knoche

Hannah Seyller

Effects of a MicroRNA-Deficient Diet on Cognitive Function and Muscular Efficiency in Mice

Faculty Sponsor: Janos Zempleni

Brianna McKay

The Effect of Youth Performance Training Camp on Football Specific Sport Performance Measurements

Faculty Sponsor: Joel Cramer

Taylor Bruett

Role of Placental Cell Derived Exosomes in 3-hydroxy-Fatty Acid-Induced Hepatocyte Lipoapoptosis

Faculty Sponsor: Sathish Natarajan

Hana Jaber

The Impact of Nutrition and Physical Activity Education on the Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Muslim’s Youth from Various Ethnic Backgrounds

Faculty Sponsor: Zainab Rida

Mikayla Locke

Relationship Between Metabolic Suppression and Biological Markers of Energy Deficiency in Exercising Men

Faculty Sponsor: Karsten Koehler

Amanda Sughroue

The Consequences of Welfare Bans on Drug Felony Convictions on Crime

Faculty Sponsor: Christian King

John Chrostek

Nathan Ray

Simulating and Analyzing the Propagation and Generation of Relativistic Electrons

Faculty Sponsor: Matthias Fuchs

Ethiyal Raj Wilson

Effects of Cross Linked Nitrogenous Compounds on Boron Carbide Neutron Voltaics

Faculty Sponsor: Peter Dowben

Ankit Pant

Effect of Temperature and Pressure Exposure on the Resistance of NiC2O4 (NCO)

Faculty Sponsor: Xiaoshan Xu

KayLee Flower

The Effects of Substance Use and PTSD Symptoms on Perceptions of Risk in Sexual Assault Victims

Faculty Sponsor: Dennis McChargue

Kailee Groshans

Critical Facets in A Couple's Sexual Relationship and the Impact of Each on Global Relationship Satisfaction

Faculty Sponsor: Rebecca Brock

Aaron Halvorsen

Infant Language Skill Assessment Predicting Later Mathematical Disabilities

Faculty Sponsor: Dennis Molfese

Jordan Knapp

Possible Dyslexia Markers May Exist in Adolescents and Their Biological Parents

Faculty Sponsor: Dennis Molfese

Bridget Bickner

Exploring the Effect of Octopamine on Male and Female Mating Behaviors in the Nursery Web Spider, Pisaurina mira

Faculty Sponsor: Eileen Hebets

Chris Elofson

Change in Cell Abundance During Nitrate-Mediated Oxidation of Reduced Uranium(IV)

Faculty Sponsor: Karrie Weber

Tanner Hawkins

Effects on Gopher Disturbance on Plant Succession

Faculty Sponsor: Johannes Knops

Samantha Moran

Characterization of Seven Human Adenovirus Candidates for an Ebola Zaire Vaccine

Faculty Sponsor: Eric Weaver

Erica North

Modification of AD45 Genome for Vaccination and Oncolytic Activites

Faculty Sponsor: Eric A Weaver

Garrett Wahl

Assessing the Role of IRF3 in the T Cell Mediated Immune Response

Faculty Sponsor: Deborah Brown

Grace Bullington

Determining Population Occupancy of the Western Barred Tiger Salamander in Southeastern Nebraska Habitats

Faculty Sponsor: Dennis Ferraro

Alexandra Hruby

Testing the Use of Electromagnetic Induction to Predict Hydraulic Conductivity in Streambed Sediments

Faculty Sponsor: Jesse Korus

Matthew Russell

Validation of the Cosmic-ray Neutron Method for Estimating Soil Moisture

Faculty Sponsor: Trenton Franz

Josiah Johnson

Mapping Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction in Western Nebraska

Faculty Sponsor: Troy Gilmore

Rachel Denniston

Anastasiya Ivanchuk

Carlie Kay

The Structures Module 3 Effectiveness Study: A Single-Subject Design

Faculty Sponsor: Michael Hebert

Ee Shin Hum

Gender Differences in Mental Health Outcomes: The Role of Social Support and Self-Salience in Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms

Faculty Sponsor: Christina Falci

Alexander Johnson

An Analysis of Electrodermal Activity with Regards to Minority Health

Faculty Sponsor: Jacob Cheadle

Grecia Macias

Developing Measures for the Evaluation of Colorism in the Latino Population on Campus

Faculty Sponsor: Bridget Goosby

Megan Asselin

Effects of Taste Stimuli on Swallowing Function in Persons with Traumatic Injuries

Faculty Sponsor: Angela Dietsch

Megan Rovang

Neural Control of Tongue Movements Across Effort Levels

Faculty Sponsor: Angela Dietsch

Isaac Coleman

Steelarm: An Independently-Produced Videogame About Privilege and Player Choice

Faculty Sponsor: Tamy Burnett

Angela Mercurio

The Role of BAF in Antiviral Response to Poxviruses

Faculty Sponsor: Matthew Wiebe