Session 4 Posters

Effects of Wettability and Surface Roughness of Hollow Fiber Membranes on Bacterial Adhesion

Kaitlyn Anderson

College of Engineering, Biological Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Atmospheric Sensing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Ligia Frangello

College of Engineering, Computer Science Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Development of a Laser Flash Apparatus for Heat Transfer Research

Michael Scoggins

College of Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Characterization and isolation of biofilm components from rhizosphere microbes

Michelle Bonebrake

College of Engineering, Biological Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Zinc Oxide Nano-particle Structure Relationships

Zane Bellows
Adam Talbot, Utah State University
Greg Jensen, Utah State University
James Gayer, Utah State University

College of Engineering, Biological Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Percent Composite Action at Ultimate in Sandwich Wall Panel Connectors

Taylor J. Sorensen, Utah State University
Marc Maguire, Utah State University
Salam Al-Rubaye, Utah State University

College of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Novel Methods to Produce Large Recombinant Spider Silk Proteins

Nathan Hebert

College of Engineering, Biological Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

New Bayesian Compressive Sensing Algorithms for Sparse Signal Recovery

Mohammad Shekaramiz
Todd K. Moon, Utah State University
Jacob H. Gunther, Utah State University

College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Fear and Media: An Examination of Serial Killers in 19th Century America.

Tatyanna Johnson

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, History Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Advancing the Implementation of Hydrologic Models as Web-based Applications

Prasanna Dahal

College of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Fold:A modern lighting line that explores ways to meld energy efficiency and health benefits into essential elements of interior lighting

Meg Turner

Caine College of the Arts, Art and Design Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Naming Fictional Landscapes: Orientalism in Far Cry 4

David Tauber, Utah State University

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, History Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Accessibility of Resources for Food Acquisition and Preparation among International Students at USU

Elizabeth Bingham, Utah State University
Kathryn Bohm, Utah State University
Addi Castillo, Utah State University

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

The Development of the “Evil Woman” in Fantasy Literature since 1940

Jessica Griffeth, Utah State University

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, English Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Strategies to Reduce Procrastination in Online Student Learning

Jennifer Wolf

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, Psychology Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

OpenSPA: an Open-Source Software Solution for University SmallSat Teams

Jack Conrad Kiefer II, Utah State University
Nick Benoit, Utah State University

College of Engineering, Computer Science Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Green Infrastructure as a Campus Storm Water Management Tecchnique

McKenna Drew
David Durfee

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Novel use for Cement Production Byproduct as Chemical Coagulant and Flocculant

Alan Hodges

College of Engineering, Biological Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Harvest and Disposal of Hazardous Algal Blooms

Bethany A. Jensen
Kyle M. Hillman

College of Engineering, Biological Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Identifying Changes in C2C12 Cells from Radiation and Zero Gravity Effects using Raman Spectroscopy

Cameron Zabriskie

College of Engineering, Biological Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Proposed DEP-Raman device for simultaneous trapping and identification of bacteria

Cynthia Hanson

College of Engineering, Biological Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Growing Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells on a Recombinant Spider Silk Protein Membrane

Chase Paterson
Harsh Singh

College of Engineering, Biological Engineering Department

North Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Specification Analysis for Regime Switching Models in Financial Markets

Bradley David Zynda II

College of Science, Mathematics and Statistics Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Scent trailing behavior as a contributor to conspecific mating in Thamnophis elegans and Thamnophis sirtalis

Eleanor Watson

College of Science, Biology Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Effect of Sonication on Viscosity of reconstituted SMP and MPC as influenced by solids content

Vidita Deshpande, Utah State University
Marie K. Walsh, Utah State University

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

TNF as a biomarker of gut inflammation in a multi-intervention study examining functional foods, micronutrients and thermally abused oil as modulators of inflammation associated colorectal cancer

Tess Armbrust
Ashli Hunter
Forest Eddy
Canyon Neal

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Mountain Lion Skull Measurements

Talon Jeppson, Utah State University

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Wildland Resources Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Yield to the Resistance: The Impact of Nematode Resistant Varieties on Alfalfa Yield

Scott Jordan

College of Science, Mathematics and Statistics Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Are Monarchs Endangered? A Population Survey of the Monarch Butterfly in Cache Valley

Emilio Alejandre

College of Science, Biology Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Behavioral Preferences Within the Southern Resident Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Population at Lime Kiln Point State Park

Rylee Jensen

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Wildland Resources Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Putting an End to Endotoxins

Richard Decker

College of Engineering, Biological Engineering Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

A fluorescence polarization based binding assay for Protein Arginine Methyltransferases

Owen Price
Ariana Ortolano, Utah State University

College of Science, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Effects of Dietary Carboxymethyl Lysine on the Gut Microbiome of Mice fed the Total Western Diet.

Niklas Aardema

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Analysis of Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Levels in Side-blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana) Fed Varying Diets

Kati Mattinson

College of Science, School of Teacher Education and Leadership

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Cougars in Cache: Approaching the beast from multiple perspectives

Margaret Hallerud

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Wildland Resources Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Cache Valley Resident Exposure to PM2.5 and its Effects on Heart Rate Variability

Kristina Krepinski, Utah State University

College of Science, Biology Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Effects of a one-time compost addition on soil health in a rainfed dryland organic wheat system

Idowu Atoloye
Jennifer Reeve, Utah State University
Astrid Jacobson, Utah State University
Earl Creech, Utah State University

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Plants, Soils, and Climate Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Preventing Genetic defects in Swine

Denton Perkins
Joshua Dallin, Utah State University

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Decreasing blue light increases growth of lettuce

Boston Swan
Bruce Bugbee Dr., Utah State University

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Plants, Soils, and Climate Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Can PRP Injection (Platelet-Rich Plasma) Effectively Treat hamstring strain Injuries?

Ahmed Mohamed Gaballah, Utah State University
Eadric Bressel

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Nutrient Allocation: Reproductive Investment vs. Wound Healing in Uta Stansburiana

John Pettit, Utah State University
Taylor Pettit, Utah State University

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

The Age of Robotic Milk: Data Output Analysis of LELY Astronaut Computer Program

Jessica R. Christensen

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences Department

South Atrium

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM