Class of 2014 Research Outcomes
Publications
Hughes, J. (2014). The Mason jar mentality: Conservative Protestantism and interfaith cooperation in the American South.
Journal of Inter-Religious Studies, 15, pp. 83-89.
Mentor: Mr. Terry Shoemaker, WKU, Institute for Citizenship and Responsibility
Irihamye, A. (2015). Probing the nature of electron transfer in metalloproteins on graphene-family materials as nanobiocatalytic scaffold using electrochemistry. AIP Advances, 5. Retrievable online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4914186.
Mentor: Dr. Sanju Gupta, WKU, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Krishna, N. A. (2015). Connecting local and global sensitivities in a mathematical model for wound healing. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 77(12), 2294-2324. Doi: doi:10.1007/s11538-015-0123-3.
Mentor: Dr. Richard Schugart, WKU Mathematics
Rodgers, H. (2014). Gold nanoparticles: various methods of synthesis and antibacterial applications. Frontiers in Bioscience, 19,
pp.1320-1344.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Presentations
Allender, C. (2013, March). Exploring genetic diversity by isolating and comparing novel bacteriophages. Presented at the WKU Student
Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Allender, C. (2014, March). Implementating a matching algorithm for roommate pairing. Presented at the WKU Student Research
Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Uta Ziegler, WKU Computer Science
Babbs, G. (2013, March). Exploring genetic diversity by isolating and comparing novel bacteriophages. Presented at the WKU Student
Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Babbs, G. (2013, March). Exploring genetic diversity by isolating and comparing novel bacteriophages. Presented at the Louisville
Regional Science Fair, Louisville, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Brzowski, A. (2013, March). Geodesic equations for the alcubierre metric. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference,
Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Keith Andrew, WKU Physics and Astronomy
Buckley, T. (2013, March). Expression, purification and identification of fibroblast growth factor-1. Presented at the WKU Student
Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Buckley, T. (2013, November). Expression and purification of human fibroblast growth factor-1 and its in vitro interaction studies with
aminoglycoside. Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Morehead, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Buckley, T. (2013, November). Expression and purification of human fibroblast growth factor-1 and its in vitro interaction studies with
kanamycin. Presented at the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Buckley, T. (2013, November). Molecular level interaction of human fibroblast growth factor-1 (hFGF-1) with anti-diabetic drug.
Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Morehead, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Buckley, T. (2014, February). Molecular level interaction of an aminoglycoside antibiotic with human fibroblast growth factor 1.
Presented at Posters at the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Buckley, T. (2014, April). Molecular level interaction of an aminoglycoside antibiotic with human fibroblast growth factor 1. Presented at
the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Buckley, T. (2014, March). Expression and purification of human fibroblast growth factor-1 and its in vitro interaction studies with
aminoglycoside. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Chavda, F. (2013, November). Green synthesis, characterization of sugar coated gold nanoparticles for catalytic applications. Presented
at the Southern Section of American Physical Society, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Chavda, F. (2013, November). Green synthesis, characterization of sugar coated gold nanoparticles for catalytic applications. Presented
at the Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Morehead, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Chavda, F. (2014, March). Green synthesis, characterization of sugar coated gold nanoparticles for catalytic applications. Presented at
the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Chavda, F. (2014, April). Green synthesis, characterization of sugar coated gold nanoparticles for catalytic applications. Presented at the
National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Chavada, F. (2013, November). A single step synthesis and characterization of nanowires & nanospheres for catalytic applications.
Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Morehead, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Chavada, F. (2013, November). A single step synthesis and characterization of nanowires & nanospheres for catalytic applications.
Presented at the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Chavada, F. (2014, February). Green synthesis, characterization of sugar coated gold nanoparticles for catalytic applications. Presented
at Posters at the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Chavada, F. (2014, April). A single step synthesis and characterization of nanowires & nanospheres for catalytic applications.
Presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Chavada, F. (2014, March). A single step synthesis and characterization of nanowires & nanospheres for catalytic applications.
Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Clause, N. (2013, November). Presented at the NIMBioS-5th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology
and Mathematics, Knoxville, TN.
Mentor: Dr. Richard Schugart, WKU Mathematics
Clause, N. (2014, March). A numerical solution of an application of a linear optimal control problem to a bacterial infection in a wound
using oxygen therapy. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Richard Schugart, WKU Mathematics
Cliburn, J. A. (2013, April). Exponential functions on bigger spaces. Presented at the Kentucky Meeting of the Mathematics Association
of America, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Lan Nguyen, WKU Mathematics
Cliburn, J. A. (2013, June). Exponential functions on bigger spaces. Presented at the NCSSSMST 2013 Student Research Conference,
Grinnell, IA.
Mentor: Dr. Lan Nguyen, WKU Mathematics
Cliburn, J. A. (2013, November). The Banach Fixed Point Theorem and its applications. Presented at the WKU Mathematics
Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Lan Nguyen, WKU Mathematics
Cliburn, J. A. (2014, February). Applications of the Banach Fixed Point Theorem. Presented at Posters at the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Lan Nguyen, WKU Mathematics
Crafton, J. (2013, November). The isolation, purification, and genomic analysis of mycobacteriophage BusterBird12. Presented at the
Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Crafton, J. (2013, October). Presented at the KY-TN Regional ASM Meeting, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Deshpande, A. (2013, March). Discovery and genomic comparison of bacteriophages Updawg and Pandakarenina. Presented at the
WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Deshpande, A. (2014, February). Comparison of antimicrobial effects between biologically and chemically synthesized silver
nanoparticles. Presented at Posters at the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Shiv Sahi, WKU Biology
Deshpande, A. (2014, April). Comparison of antimicrobial effects between biologically and chemically synthesized silver nanoparticles.
Presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Shiv Sahi, WKU Biology
Deshpande, A. (2014, March). Comparison of antimicrobial effects between biologically and chemically synthesized silver
nanoparticles. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Shiv Sahi, WKU Biology
Dinga, S. (2013, November). The effect ofiInversion on adult attention disengagement from faces. Presented at the Kentucky Academy
of Science Annual Meeting, Morehead, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Cara Cashon, University of Louisville, Infant Cognition Lab
Dinga, S. (2014, February). The effect ofiInversion on adult attention disengagement from faces. Presented at Posters at the Capitol,
Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Cara Cashon, University of Louisville, Infant Cognition Lab
Gill, E. (2013, March). Comparison of codon usage in mycobacteriophages with and without tRNAs in their genomes. Presented at the
12th Annual UT-ORNL-KBRIN Bioinformatics Summit 2013, Buchanan, TN.
Mentor: Dr. Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Graff, H. (2013, March). Discovery and analysis of mycobacteriophage Capnhook. Presented at the WKU Student Research
Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Graff, H. (2013, February). Discovery and analysis of mycobacteriophage Capnhook. Presented at the Science and Engineering Fair of
Northern Kentucky, Highland Heights, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Graff, H. (2013, March). Discovery and analysis of mycobacteriophage Capnhook. Presented at the Kentucky Science and Engineering
Fair, Richmond, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Graff, H. (2013, June). Discovery and analysis of mycobacteriophage Capnhook. Presented at the NCSSSMST 2013 Student Research
Conference, Grinnell, IA.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Graff, H. (2014, April). The effects of receptor status on protein expression in metastatic breast cancer cells. Presented at National
Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Heather Christensen, Wood Hudson Cancer Research Laboratory
Heyworth, H. (2013, November). Comprehensive structural characterization and surface properties of grapheme. Presented at the
Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Sanju Gupta, WKU Physics and Astronomy
Hughes, J. (2013, March). A search for hidden molecular clouds in the Milky Way. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference,
Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Steven Gibson, WKU Physics and Astronomy
Hughes, J. (2013, November). A survey of hidden molecular clouds in the Milky Way. Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Science
Annual Meeting, Morehead, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Steven Gibson, WKU Physics and Astronomy
Hughes, J. (2013, November). A survey of hidden molecular clouds in the Milky Way. Presented at the Southeastern Section of the
American Physical Society, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Steven Gibson, WKU Physics and Astronomy
Hughes, J. (2014, January). A survey of hidden molecular clouds in the Milky Way. Presented at the American Astronomical Society,
National Harvor, MD.
Mentor: Dr. Steven Gibson, WKU Physics and Astronomy
Hughes, J. (2014, March). An automated algorithm for identifying dark H2 regions. Presented at the WKU Student Research
Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Steven Gibson, WKU Physics and Astronomy
Hughes, J. (2014, May). An automated detection algorithm for H2 via 21-cm NHIE. Presented at the American Astronomical Society
Kentucky Area Meeting, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Steven Gibson, WKU Physics and Astronomy
Irihamye, A. (2014, March). From graphite platelets to graphene: Direct liquid-phase exfoliation producing mono- And oligo- layered
graphene. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Sanju Gupta, WKU Physics and Astronomy
Kearns, A. (2013, March). A comparison of two newly discovered mycobacteriophages isolated from different geographical regions in
Kentucky. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Kellogg, N. (2014, April). Tracking detrital rock record to understand unroofing of the Himalayas in Nepal. Presented at the National
Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Nahid Gani, WKU Geography and Geology
Kresse, I. (2013, March). An analysis of raman spectroscopy on photocatalytic reactions. Presented at the WKU Student Research
Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Nee, WKU Chemistry
Kresse, I. (2013, June). An analysis of raman spectroscopy on photocatalytic reactions. Presented at the NCSSSMST 2013 Student
Research Conference, Grinnell, IA.
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Nee, WKU Chemistry
Kresse, I. (2013, November). A photocatalytic reactor for use with Raman spectroscopy to analyze photocatalytic degradation of
iodinated X-ray contrast media. Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Morehead, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Nee, WKU Chemistry
Kresse, I. (2014, April). A photocatalytic reactor for use with Raman spectroscopy to analyze photocatalytic degradation of iodinated X-
ray contrast media. Presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Nee, WKU Chemistry
Kresse, I. (2014, March). A photocatalytic reactor for use with raman spectroscopy to analyze photocatalytic degradation. Presented at
WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Nee, WKU Chemistry
Krishna, N. (2012, November). Quantifying parameters for a mathematical model on the interaction of matrix metalloproteinases and
their inhibitors in a wound. Presented at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, Knoxville, TN.
Mentor: Dr. Richard Schugart, WKU Mathematics
Krishna, N. (2013, February). Formulating mathematical models to analyze the treatment of chronic wounds. Presented at Posters at
the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Richard Schugart, WKU Mathematics
Krishna, N. (2013, March). Quantifying parameters in a mathematical model on the interaction of matrix metalloproteinases and their
inhibitors in a wound. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Richard Schugart, WKU Mathematics
Krishna, N. (2013, November). A mathematical model for the interaction of the proteins MMP-1, TIMP-1, and ECM in a wound.
Presented at the WKU Mathematics Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Richard Schugart, WKU Mathematics
Krishna, N. (2013, November). Presented at the NIMBioS-5th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology
and Mathematics, Knoxville, TN.
Mentor: Dr. Richard Schugart, WKU Mathematics
Krishna, N. (2014, March). A mathematical model for the interaction of the proteins MMP-1, TIMP-1, and ECM in a wound. Presented at
the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Richard Schugart, WKU Mathematics
Mahmood, M. (2013, November). The unorthodox reaction rates of anti-cancer familial platinum compounds with methionine and
guanosine monophosphate. Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Morehead, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Williams, WKU Chemistry
Mahmood, M. (2014, February). The unorthodox reaction rates of anti-cancer familial platinum compounds with methionine and
guanosine monophosphate. Presented at Posters at the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Williams, WKU Chemistry
Mahmood, M. (2014, March). The reaction rates of chemotherapy drugs with protein And DNA. Presented at the WKU Student Research
Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Williams, WKU Chemistry
Mahmood, M. (2014, April). The unorthodox reaction rates of anti-cancer familial platinum compounds with methionine and guanosine
monophosphate. Presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Williams, WKU Chemistry
Mitchell, L. (2014, March). Hydrologic budgeting of autogenic recharge in Crumps Cave, Kentucky. Presented at the WKU Student
Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Chris Groves, WKU Hoffman Environmental Research Institute
Osterhaus, P. (2013, March). Discovery and genomic comparison of bacteriophages Updawg And Pandakarenina. Presented at the
WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Osterhaus, P. (2014, March). In silico prediction of 3d models for mycobacteriophage structural proteins. Presented at the WKU Student
Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Polson, S. (2013, November). Optimal path between two points with an obstacle. Presented at the WKU Mathematics Symposium,
Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Tom Richmond, WKU Mathematics
Polson, S. (2014, March). Efficient paths through obstacles. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Tom Richmond, WKU Mathematics
Porter, L. (2013, March). The isolation And characterization of mycobacteriophage Pigpen. Presented at the WKU Student Research
Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Porter, L. (2013, June). The isolation And characterization of mycobacteriophage Pigpen. Presented at the NCSSSMST 2013 Student
Research Conference Grinnell, IA.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Porter, L. (2014, April). Allelic variability in the angiotensin converting enzyme polymorphism ACE I/D in an East African population.
Presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Rice, WKU Biology
Porter, L. (2014, April). Allelic variability in the angiotensin converting enzyme polymorphism ACE I/D in an East African population.
Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Rice, WKU Biology
Richardson, D. (2013, March). Reaction coordinate calculations for simple chemical reactions. Presented at the WKU Student
Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Maddox, WKU Chemistry
Richardson, D. (2013, June). Reaction coordinate calculations for simple chemical reactions. Presented at the NCSSSMST 2013
Student Research Conference, Grinnell, IA.
Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Maddox, WKU Chemistry
Rodgers, H. (2013, March). Single step, antibiotic mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles with potent antimicrobial activity. Presented
at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Rodgers, H. (2013, February). Single step, antibiotic mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles with potent antimicrobial activity.
Presented at the Science and Engineering Fair of Northern Kentucky, Highland Heights, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Rodgers, H. (2013, March). Single step, antibiotic mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles with potent antimicrobial activity. Presented
at the Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair, Richmond, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Rodgers, H. (2013, October). Single step antibiotic mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles with potent antimicrobial activities.
Presented at the 2013 Kentucky Honors Roundtable, Newport, Kentucky, October 2013.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Rodgers, H. (2013, November). Green nanoparticles for biological and environmental applications. Presented at the 23rd National NSF
EPSCoR Conference, Nashville, TN.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Rodgers, H. (2013, November). Single step, aminoglycoside mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles with potent antimicrobial activity.
Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Morehead, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Rodgers, H. (2013, November). Single step, aminoglycoside mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles with potent antimicrobial activity.
Presented at the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Rodgers, H. (2014, February). Single step, antibiotic mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles with potent antimicrobial activity.
Presented at Posters at the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Rodgers, H. (2014, April). Single step, aminoglycoside mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles with potent antimicrobial activity.
Presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Rodgers, H. (2014, March). Single step, antibiotic mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles with potent antimicrobial activity. Presented
at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Shain, L. (2014, March). Compulsive cell phone use and history of motor vehicle crash. Presented at the WKU Student Research
Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Stephen O'Connor, WKU Psychological Sciences
Smith, A. (2014, March). Sleep deprivation decreases depressive behavior in mice: Does sex matter? Presented at the WKU Student
Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Noah Ashley, WKU Biology
Tirumala, V. (2013, March). A comparison of two newly discovered mycobacteriophages isolated from different geographical regions in
Kentucky. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Turner, M. (2013, March). A novel integrated thermocatalytic sensor for trace detection and recognition of combustible substances.
Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Vladimir Dobrokhotov, WKU Physics and Astronomy
VanMeter, C. (2013, March). Myotp, A newly discovered mycobacteriophage from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Presented at the WKU
Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
VanMeter, C. (2013, March). Myotp, A newly discovered mycobacteriophage from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Presented at the Central
Kentucky Regional Science Fair, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
VanMeter, C. (2013, June). Myotp, A newly discovered mycobacteriophage from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Presented at the NCSSSMST
2013 Student Research Conference, Grinnell, IA.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
VanMeter, C. (2013, October). Presented at the KY-TN Regional ASM Meeting, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rodney King, WKU Biology
VanMeter, C. (2014, February). Functional characterization of newly identified antiterminator RNAs. Presented at Posters at the Capitol,
Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rodney King, WKU Biology
VanMeter, C. (2014, April). Functional characterization of newly identified antiterminator RNAs. Presented at the National Conference on
Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rodney King, WKU Biology
Walch, G. (2013, March). A newly discovered cluster E mycobacteriophage identified through genomic analysis. Presented at the WKU
Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Walch, G. (2013, June). Isolation, characterization and genomic analysis of mycobacteriophages Achebe, MooMoo, Simpliphy and
Updawg. Presented at the HHMI SEA Phages Symposium, Ashburn, VA.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Walch, G. (2013, August). A bioinformatics investigation into candidate regulatory elements for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane
conductance regulator gene. Presented at the 5th Biennial Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, Newark, DE.
Mentor: Dr. Clare Bates Congdon, University of Southern Maine, Bioinformatics
Walch, G. (2013, November). Presented at the Southeast Regional IDeA Conference, Little Rock, AR.
Mentor: Dr. Clare Bates Congdon, University of Southern Maine, Bioinformatics
Walch, G. (2013, November). Presented at the KY-TN Regional ASM Meeting, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Clare Bates Congdon, University of Southern Maine, Bioinformatics
Weber, H. (2013, March). USDA certified organic foods test positive for genetically modification. Presented at the WKU Student
Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Martin Stone, WKU Agriculture
Weber, H. (2013, November). Presented at the NIMBioS-5th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology
and Mathematics, Knoxville, TN
Mentor: Dr. Richard Schugart, WKU Mathematics
Wei, D. (2013, March). Development of a cross-platform command line based denial of service tool. Presented at the WKU Student
Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Phillip Womble, WKU Applied Physics Institute
Ziegler, K. (2013, November). The prevalence of Chytrid fungus in Bullfrog populations of South Central Kentucky. Presented at the
Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Morehead, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Jarrett Johnson, WKU Biology
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