2023 Presenters
2023 Presenters
Welcome to the 2023 Celebration of Undergraduate Research! You can browse posters below or use the search function to find a presenter name or search by department.
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Session 1
Testing Self-Heating Components for Building Inexpensive E. coli Incubators
Zhihan Sun, Catherine Gorman, Brody Hill, Maddie Andrea
Department: Environmental Health SciencesFaculty Mentor: Amanda Northcross
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Session 2
NPK of Rock Types in the White Mountains of Eastern California
Chandler Deese, Robert Berger, Jackson Miller, Kailey Powell
Department: Earth, Marine, and Environmental SciencesFaculty Mentor: Drew Coleman
34
Session 1
Does Testing Order Impact Maximal Strength AND Oxygen Uptake?
Chase Overpeck
Department: Exercise and Sport ScienceFaculty Mentor: Erik Hanson
35
Session 1
The Effect of King Tides on Microbial Water Quality in Atlantic Beach
Cheng (Caroline) Chen
Department: Institute of Marine SciencesFaculty Mentor: Rachel Noble
36
Session 2
BIG RIVERS, LITTLE PLASTICS: Microplastic concentrations and dynamics in headwater streams in the southern Appalachian mountains
Chloe Hall
Department: Institute for the EnvironmentFaculty Mentor: Radmila Petric
36
Session 1
Higher Peak Isokinetic Knee Flexion Torque is Associated with Higher Kinesiophobia post-Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Chiebuka Onuoha
Department: Exercise and Sport ScienceFaculty Mentor: Shelby Baez
37
Session 1
Forever No More: Proposed Designation of PFAS as Hazardous Substances & Emerging Destruction Methods
Christian Chung, Chloe Lind, Margot Francini
Department: NC Collaboratory, Public PolicyFaculty Mentor: Greer Arthur
38
Session 1
Engineering of proteins for analysis of protein-protein interaction in a cell system
Colleen McCann
Department: Biomedical Engineering, PharmacologyFaculty Mentor: Jonathan Schisler
39
Session 1
Computational Modeling of Ketene Formation from Vaped Acetylated Cannabinoids
Conner Baucom
Department: ChemistryFaculty Mentor: Shubin Liu
40
Session 2
Estimating COVID-19 Incidence During the Pre-Vaccination Era in North Carolina Counties by Leveraging Spatial Characteristics
Cindy Pang
Department: Biostatistics, Carolina Population Center, GeographyFaculty Mentor: Paul Delamater
40
Session 1
Neuroinflammatory Response to LPS Challenge in Microglia via the NF-κB Pathway: Implications in Depression and Sex Differences
Connie Pei, Brandon Yoo, Ashton Rierson, Sarrah Belhadj
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Shveta Parekh
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Session 1
Measuring Surface Extent of High-Elevation Tropical Wetlands to Estimate CO₂ Fluxes
Dani Zarate
Department: GeographyFaculty Mentor: Diego Riveros-Iregui
41
Session 2
The Teens and Tech Curriculum Increases Cyberbullying Knowledge
Claire Pringle
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Rosa Li
42
Session 2
The Price of Stardom: Investing the Link Between Star Power and Pro Sports Ticket Costs
Cole Morse, Liliana Ferreira, Madeline Peronto, John Renegar
Department: Exercise & Sport ScienceFaculty Mentor: Jonathan Jensen
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Session 2
The Price of Stardom: Investigating the Link Between Star Power and Pro Sports Ticket Costs
Cole Morse, Liliana Ferreira, Madeline Peronto, John Renegar
Department: Exercise and Sport ScienceFaculty Mentor: Jonathan Jensen
42
Session 1
DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF CLINICALLY ACCESSIBLE FORCE SENSING INSOLES TO IDENTIFY UNDERLOADERS DURING GAIT POST ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION
Daniel Geinosky, Caroline Lisee
Department: Exercise and Sport ScienceFaculty Mentor: Brian Pietrosimone
43
Session 2
Examining the Difference in Arthropod Abundance on Native vs. Non-native Plants in North America
Colleen Whitener
Department:Faculty Mentor: Allen Hurlbert
43
Session 1
Assessing Differences in Sleep Recovery From Stimulant Induced Versus non-Pharmacological Sleep Disruption in Young Adult Mice
Daniel Reich
Department: PsychiatryFaculty Mentor: Kathryn Harper
43
Session 2
Non-natives Plants Support Fewer Arthropods than Natives Across North America
Colleen Whitener
Department: Environment, Ecology, and Energy ProgramFaculty Mentor: Allen Hurlbert
44
Session 2
Utilizing Training Load and Intensity to Predict Team Performance in NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball
Conor Kerr, Sam Moore
Department: Statistics and Operations ResearchFaculty Mentor: Abbie Smith-Ryan
44
Session 1
“Block and Lock” HIV Persistence in Human Brain Myeloid Cells
Daniel Zhong
Department: Biochemistry & BiophysicsFaculty Mentor: Guochun Jiang
45
Session 2
Does how far you’ve come determine how far you’ll go? An Analysis of Travel Distance within the NCAA Tournament
Daniel Horlick, Calleigh Miller, Katie Webb, David Bruss
Department: Exercise & Sport ScienceFaculty Mentor: Jonathan Jensen
45
Session 1
Nitric oxide-releasing polyacrylic acid/polyvinyl alcohol nanofibers
Darci Anderson
Department: ChemistryFaculty Mentor: Mark Schoenfisch
46
Session 1
Using Water Adduction to Differentiate Cannabinoid Isomers in a Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer
Dinuri Fernando, Cameron D. Worthington
Department: ChemistryFaculty Mentor: Gary Glish
46
Session 2
Morality in 280 Characters: Investigating Moral Language Use in Tweets from the 116th U.S. Senate
Daniel Reich
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: N/A N/A
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Session 2
Jane Austen's Simpletons: Gender, Education, and Matrimony in Austen's Novels
Danielle Richmond
Department: English and Comparative LiteratureFaculty Mentor: Inger Brodey
47
Session 1
Association of Alzheimer’s with NF-kB through LPS-induced inflammation in female rats
Dhruthi Yajaman, Jinan Ibrahim, Bonnie Johnson
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Shveta Parekh
48
Session 2
Alcohol Relapse and Interoceptive Neural Circuitry
Dev Patel
Department: Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, School of MedicineFaculty Mentor: Joyce Besheer
48
Session 1
Sports Betting Behavior Among College Age Men
Eleanor Price, Rachel Kivlan Luke Mauriello Garrett Hauk
Department: Media & JournalismFaculty Mentor: Jennifer Harker
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Session 1
A Not So Silent Night: Anthropogenic Noise and its Impacts on Bats and Insects
Emilie Patrick, Juliet Spafford
Department: Institute for the EnvironmentFaculty Mentor: Rada Petric