Class of 2016 Research Outcomes
Publications
Blair, M. (2017). Partial displacement of a triamine ligand from a platinum(II) complex after reaction with N-acetylmethionine. Inorganica Chimica Acta.
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Williams, WKU Chemistry
Davis, A. (2016). Density-dependent Leslie matrix modeling for logistic populations with steady-state distribution control. Mathematical Scientist, 41(2), 119-128.
Mentor: Dr. Bruce Kessler, WKU Mathematics
Gensheimer, J. (2017). Partial displacement of a triamine ligand from a platinum(II)
complex after reaction with N-acetylmethionine. Inorganica Chimica Acta.
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Williams, WKU Chemistry
Wright, A. (2017). Partial displacement of a triamine ligand from a platinum(II) complex after reaction with N-acetylmethionine. Inorganica Chimica Acta.
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Williams, WKU Chemistry
Knight, L. (2016). Support for Taiwan’s TPP bid: It’s all in the framing. Thinking Taiwan. Retrieved fromhttp://thinking-taiwan.com/thinking-taiwan.com/support-for-taiwans-tpp-bid-its-all-in-the-framing/index.html
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Rich, WKU Political Science
Pedersen, K. (2018). The kinematics of envenomation by the yellow stingray, Urobatis jamaicensis. Zoomorphology. Doi: 10.1007/s00435-018-0404-0
Mentor: Dr. Steve Huskey, WKU Biology
Pedersen, L. E. (2015). The visual perception of exocentric distance in outdoor settings. Vision Research, 117, 100-104.
Mentor: Dr. Farley Norman, WKU Psychological Sciences
Pedersen, L. E. (2016). The visual perception of distance ratios in physical space. Vision Research, 123, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2016.03.009
Mentor: Dr. Farley Norman, WKU Psychological Sciences
Pedersen, L. E. (2016). Aging and the haptic perception of material properties. Perception, 45, 1387-1398. Doi: 10.1177/0301006616659073
Mentor: Dr. Farley Norman, WKU Psychological Sciences
Pedersen, L.E. (2017). Aging and visual 3-D shape recognition from motion. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics. Doi: 10.3758/s13414-017-1392-8
Mentor: Dr. Farley Norman, WKU Psychological Sciences
Pedersen, L. E. (2017). Aging and haptic-visual solid shape matching. Perception, 46, 976-986. Doi: 10.1177/0301006617690168
Mentor: Dr. Farley Norman, WKU Psychological Sciences
Presentations
Achenjang, N. (2015, November). A universe inside Mathematica. Presented at WKU Mathematics Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Claus Ernst, WKU Mathematics and Dr. Uta Ziegler, WKU Computer Science
Akhtar, S. (2015, March). Diversity of mycobacteriophages in hydrologic regions. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Avery, D. (2016, April). Potential energy models for diatom and atom plus diatom molecular systems. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Maddox, WKU Chemistry
Baunach, J. (2016, April). Choosing software metrics for defect prediction. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Huanjing Wang, WKU Computer Science
Belcher, M. (2015, March). Modeling in fractional calculus. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Ferhan Atici, WKU Mathematics
Belcher, M. (2016, October). Modeling tumor growth using discrete fractional calculus. Presented at the International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research, Normal, IL.
Mentor: Dr. Ferhan Atici, WKU Mathematics
Belcher, M. (2016, October). Modeling tumor growth using discrete fractional calculus. Presented at the WKU Mathematics Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Ferhan Atici, WKU Mathematics
Brooks, H. (2016, April). Presented at the Kentucky Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Highland Heights, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Claus Ernst, WKU Mathematics
Calhoun, N. (2015, March). Discovery and comparison of two novel bacteriophages, Enola and Leviathan, through genomic exploration and bioinformatics analysis. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Calhoun, N. (2015, November). Incidences of the *6A variant on exon 1 and the single nucleotide polymorphism on exon 7 of the transforming growth factor-beta receptor type 1 gene in colorectal cancer patients with more than one tumor. Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Highland Heights, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Julia Carter, Wood Hudson Cancer Research Lab
Calhoun, N. (2016, February). Incidences of the *6A variant on exon 1 and the single nucleotide polymorphism on exon 7 of the transforming growth factor-beta receptor type 1 gene in colorectal cancer patients with more than one tumor. Presented at Posters at the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Julia Carter, Wood Hudson Cancer Research Lab
Daboin Sanchez, R. (2015, November). TwixT: A strategy game and artificial intelligence. Presented at the WKU Mathematics Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Claus Ernst, WKU Mathematics
Davis, A. (2015, March). A logistic version of Leslie matrices for population modeling. Presented at the Kentucky Section of the Mathematical Association of America, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Bruce Kessler, WKU Mathematics
Davis, A. (2015, March). A logistic version of Leslie matrices for population modeling. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Bruce Kessler, WKU Mathematics
Davis, A. (2015, November). A logistic version of Leslie matrices for population modeling. Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Highland Heights, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Bruce Kessler, WKU Mathematics
Davis, A. (2016, April). Matrices for discrete logistic population modeling with distribution control. Presented at the Kentucky Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Highland Heights, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Bruce Kessler, WKU Mathematics
Davis, A. (2016, April). Matrices for discrete logistic population modeling with distribution control. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Bruce Kessler, WKU Mathematics
Deshpande, R. (2015, March). An Analysis Of M.smegmatis bacteriophages Comets and Deshpanda. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Deshpande, R. (2015, November). Presented at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics, Knoxville, TN.
Mentor: Dr. Richard Schugart, WKU Mathematics
Ellis, J. (2015, March). Presented at the Louisville Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Louisville, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Claire Rinehart and Naomi Rowland, WKU Biology
Ellis, J. (2015, November). The development of a computer program to simplify complex knot diagrams using global moves. Presented at the WKU Mathematics Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Uta Ziegler, WKU Computer Science
Ellis, J. (2016, February). The development of a computer program to simplify complex knot diagrams using global moves. Presented at Posters at the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Uta Ziegler, WKU Computer Science
Ellis, J. (2016, April). The development of a computer program to simplify complex knot diagrams using global moves. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Uta Ziegler, WKU Computer Science
Fan, L. (2015, March). Exploring biodiversity through isolation and characterization of bacteriophages Bilbo and Fanfare. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Fan, L. (2015, October). Presented at the WKU Biology Summer Undergraduate Research Experience symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Ajay Srivastava, WKU Biology
Fan, L. (2016, April). An immunohistochemical screen for genes expressing in air sac primodrium in drosophila. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Ajay Srivastava, WKU Biology
Gelderman, A. (2015, March). Timeless strategies for better sound: The study of reverberation in architecture. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Neal Downing, WKU Architecture and Manufacturing Sciences
Gelderman, A. (2015, November). Analyzing the architectural features that improve sound quality. Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Highland Heights, KY.
Mentor: Neal Downing, WKU Architecture and Manufacturing Sciences
Heard, W. (2014, September). High quality and transferrable graphene grown on the treated copper films via ambient-pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD). Presented at the 42ndAnnual Conference of North American Thermal Analysis Society, Santa Fe, NM.
Mentor: Dr. Yan Cao, WKU Institute for Combustion Science
Hornsby, W. (2015, July). An analysis of five measures of global human citizenship. Presented at the International Society of Political Psychologists, San Diego, CA.
Mentor: Dr. Sam McFarland, WKU Psychology
Huggins, E. (2015, November). Development and implementation of a gel electrophoresis simulator using Mathematica® coding. Presented at the WKU Mathematics Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Claus Ernst, WKU Mathematics and Uta Ziegler, WKU Computer Science
Hughes, N. (2016, April). Applications and process of photogrammetry. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Joel Lenoir, WKU Engineering
Keller, L. (2016, April). Tourism impacts on Chilean Patagonia: What is happening and how can we fix it? Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. David Keeling, WKU Geography and Geology
Long, M. (2015, March). Presented at the Louisville Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Louisville, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Loomis, W. (2016, April). Preparation of core-shell nanoparticles using A hydrophilic-hydrophobic approach. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Hemali Rathnayake, WKU Chemistry
Miles, L. (2015, November). A university inside Mathematica. Presented at the WKU Mathematics Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Claus Ernst, WKU Mathematics and Uta Ziegler, WKU Computer Science
Miles, L. (2016, April). Four different measures of graph integrity (planar graphs especially). Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Dominic Lanphier, WKU Mathematics
Moolani, H. (2015, February). Gold nanoparticles with potent antibacterial and anticancer activity and novel experimental procedure for expression and purification of human fibroblast. Presented at Posters at the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Moolani, H. (2015, March). Single step synthesis of kanamycin capped gold nanoparticles and evaluation of its antibacterial activity. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Moolani, H. (2015, April). Presented at the UK Undergraduate Research in Chemistry Regional Poster Competition, Lexington, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Moolani, H. (2015, November). Designing a unique therapeutic agent involving gold nanoparticles conjugated with cephalosporins for potent antibacterial applications. Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Highland Heights, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Moolani, H. (2016, March). Novel self-patented gold nanoparticle synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial susceptibility testing. Presented at the 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Moolani, H. (2016, March). Novel self-patented gold nanoparticle synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial susceptibility testing. Presented at the PittConn Conference and Expo, Atlanta, GA.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Moolani, H. (2016, April). Direct aminoglycoside coated gold nanoparticle synthesis, characterization and antibacterial susceptibility testing. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy, WKU Chemistry
Pedersen, K. (2016, April). The kinematics of stingray envenomation. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Steve Huskey, WKU Biology
Pike, L. (2015, April). Discovering phage Pinky. Presented at the 4-H demonstration, Hodgenville, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Claire Rinehart and Naomi Rowland, WKU Biology
Pike, L. (2015, May). Discovering phage Pinky. Presented at the 4-H Area Rally Day, Elizabethtown Comm. College, Elizabethtown, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Claire Rinehart and Naomi Rowland, WKU Biology
Price, D. (November, 2015). Nullification of knots and ways of minimizing the nullification number. Presented at the WKU Mathematics Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Claus Ernst, WKU Mathematics
Price, D. (2016, April). Presented at the Kentucky Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Highland Heights, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Claus Ernst, WKU Mathematics
Pulsifer, E. (2015, March). Discovery and comparison of two novel bacteriophages, Enola and Leviathan, through genomic exploration and bioinformatics analysis. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Pulsifer, E. (2016, November). Development and implementation of a gel electrophoresis simulator using Mathematica® coding. Presented at the WKU Mathematics Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Claus Ernst, WKU Mathematics and Uta Ziegler, WKU Computer Science
Saarinen, E. (2016, April). Primitive Pythagorean triangles in two and three dimensional space. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Tom Richmond, WKU Mathematics
Senig, A. (2016, April). Cluster-weighted modeling approach to constructing potential energy surfaces. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Maddox, WKU Chemistry
Shin, E. (2015, March). Presented at the Next Generation Physics Teaching Conference, Richmond, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Shin, E. (2015, November). The development of a computer program to simplify complex knot diagrams using global moves. Presented at the WKU Mathematics Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Uta Ziegler, WKU Computer Science
Shin, E. (2016, February). The development of a computer program to simplify complex knot diagrams using global moves. Presented at Posters at the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Uta Ziegler, WKU Computer Science
Shin, E. (2016, April). The development of a computer program to simplify complex knot diagrams using global moves. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Uta Ziegler, WKU Computer Science
Styers, J. (2015, March). An analysis of M.smegmatis bacteriophages Comets and Deshpanda. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference. Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Walch, R. (2016, April). Exploring electrohydraulic and electromagnetic forming of sheet metal. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Morteza Nurcheshmeh, WKU Engineering
Wayne, J. (2015, March). Exploring biodiversity through isolation and characterization of bacteriophages Bilbo and Fanfare. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
White, A. (2015, March). Presented at the Louisville Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Louisville, KY.
Mentor: Drs. Rodney King and Claire Rinehart, WKU Biology
Wood, R. (2015, November). Development of aptamer/graphene oxide FRET biosensor for one-step ultrasensitive detection of bisphenol A and analogues. Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Highland Heights, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Sanju Gupta, WKU Physics
Wood, R. (2016, April). Development of aptamer/graphene oxide FRET biosensor for one-step ultrasensitive detection of bisphenol A and analogues. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Sanju Gupta, WKU Physics
Wright, A. (2015, March). Reaction of platinum complexes with a methionine analog. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Williams, WKU Chemistry
Wright, A. (2015, November). Effects of IPA-3 on PAK1 and PAK2 in breast cancer cell lines. Presented at the Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Highland Heights, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Julia Carter, Wood Hudson Cancer Research Lab
Wright, A. (2016, February). Reactions of anticancer analogs with proteins and DNA. Presented at Posters at the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Williams, WKU Chemistry
Wright, A. (2016, March). Partial displacement of a triamine ligand from platinum(II) by guanosine 5'-monophosphate. Presented at the 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA.
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Williams, WKU Chemistry
Wright, A. (2016, April). Reactions of anticancer analogs with proteins and DNA. Presented at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Williams, WKU Chemistry
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