Undergraduate Research Awards 2007-2008

Awarded by the Miami University Senate Committee for Undergraduate Research plus Additional Awards*

(by Student Last Name)

Student Name(s)

Faculty Sponsor(s)

Faculty Department

Project Title

Award

(by Faculty Department)

Faculty Department	Faculty Sponsor(s)	Student Name(s)	Project Title
Anthropology	George S. Esber	Amy D. Bergseth	Legacies of Ledger Art: Conversing with Native American Artists
Anthropology	Ronald H. Spielbauer	Heather A. Hillenbrand	Understanding Lithic Technologies through Methodological Study
Art	Tracey E. Featherstone	Emily E. Moorhead	The Reinvention of Craft: An Exploration of Textiles in Fine Arts
Art	Ellen E. Adams	Aaron J. Tacinelli	Teaching Gothic: Parisian Scholasticism and the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris
Botany	Quinn Li	Diana M. Kroll	Expression and Purification of Recombinant TEV Protease from Bacteria
Chemistry and Biochemistry	Richard L. Bretz	Alison M. Herrick	Isolation and Identification of a Unique Chemical Component from an Aloe Species
Chemistry and Biochemistry	Benjamin W. Gung	Heather E. Davis	Synthesis of Cicutoxin
Chemistry and Biochemistry	Hongcai J. Zhou	Aaron G. Nash	Modification of Topology in Metal Organic Frameworks via Nonplanar Ligands
Electrical & Computer Engineering	James M. McCollum	Jason R. Pennington Kyle A. Green Daniel J. Anderson	Total Body Performance Analyzer
Electrical & Computer Engineering	James M. McCollum	James D. Reynolds Jacob A. Berlier	Miami Redblade: Autonomous Lawn Mower
Electrical & Computer Engineering	James M. McCollum	David A. Vanderburgh	Robot Mosaic
Geology	Mike R. Brudzinski	Tim J. Carey	Earthquake Locations from the Miami University Seismic Array in the Oaxaca Region of Southern Mexico
Geology	Hailiang Dong	Michael E. Bishop	Bioavailability of Iron (III) in Loess Sediment
Geology	Jonathan Levy	Stephanie L. Brady	Investigating Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction at a Municipal Well Field
Kinesiology & Health	Diana M. Spillman	Kavita S. Patel	Integration of Nutritional Education within the Public School Curriculum
Management	Megan M. Gerhardt	Benjamin A. Everly	Perceptions of Acceptance and Inclusion of GLB Students
Mechanical & Mfg Engineering	Fazeel J. Khan	Eric E. Eisbrenner David J. Monk	Development of Morphing Structures Using Shape Memory Polymers
Mechanical & Mfg Engineering	Robert J. Setlock	Cody A. Yarletts	High Performance Water Rocket
Mechanical & Mfg Engineering	Robert J. Setlock	Stephen P. Meador	Development of Model for Hybrid Pneumatic-Combustion Engines
Mechanical & Mfg Engineering	James T. Van Kuren	Ryan M. Underwood	Miami University Alternative Fuels Research Initiative
Microbiology	Mitchell F. Balish	Jordan P. Norton	The Morphology and Life Cycle of Mycoplasma gallinarum
Microbiology	Mitchell F. Balish	Brittany L. Peterson	Identification of Specific DNA Sequences Associated with the Electron-dense Core in Mycoplasma galliseptiam
Microbiology	Joseph M. Carlin	Katherine E. McClain	Increased mRNA Stability in Dexamethansone Enhanced Indoleamine 2-,3-Dioxygenase Activity
Microbiology	Joseph M. Carlin	Joshua T. Trester	Investigating Pre and Post-translational Differences in JAK1 Protein Expression in Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia psittaci-infected Cell Cultures
Microbiology	Gary R. Janssen	Andrew K. Stepleton	The Influence of Nucleotides Upstream to the Start Codon on Gene Expression in Escherichia coli
Microbiology	Marcia R. Lee	Laura C. Budd	Effect of pH Upon Germinative Potential of an Emerging Fungal Pathogen
Psychology	Mia W. Biran	Natalie L. Burch	The Affects of Antidepressants on Levels of Emotional Intelligence
Zoology	Phyllis Callahan	Kiran A. Faryar	Prolactin Response to Stress in Postpartum Females
Zoology	Joyce J. Fernandes	Holly M. Rataiczak	Programmed Cell Death in the Nervous System During Drosophila Metamorphosis
Zoology	Joyce J. Fernandes	Meredith L. Dorr	Sexual Dimorphism in the Adult
Zoology	Kathleen A. Killian	Stephen P. Werner	Effects of Acute Stress on Proliferation and Neurogenesis in the Brain of an Adult Male Cricket
Zoology	Kathleen A. Killian	David C. Kamm	Does Mating Behavior in Crickets Lead to an Increase in Neurogenesis?
Zoology	Katia Rio-Tsonis	Laura K. Smiley	Characterization of a Protein That Induces Lens Regeneration in Newts
Zoology	Paul J. Schaeffer	Dominique Wagner	Investigation of Tropical vs. Temperate Avian Energetics
Zoology	Jack C. Vaughn	Amber S. Zimmer Noelle K. Pollino	Multiple rnp-4f and sas10 mRNA Isoforms in Regulation of Drosophila Gene Expression Via an Antisense Mechanism

*ADDITIONAL AWARDS for Academic Year 2007-8 included:

Crannell Grants (with grants selected by the Department of Psychology)
Fisher Awards (with awards selected by the Department of Microbiology)
Maher Grants (with grants selected by the Department of Political Science or the Department of Zoology)