3rd Annual Undergraduate Research Fair
April 5, 2005
Community Arts Center
Presentations and Winners
Health and Life Sciences
Poster #1 Trematode Parasite Infection Influences the Photokinetic Response of a Freshwater Snail
Students: Monique DeLisser, Chelsea Burket, Leocadia Mosquea Third Place
Adviser: Ed Levri
Poster #2 Femoral Modeling and Changes in Body Mass with Growth and Exercise in Juvenile Mice
Students: Monica Garcia, Christa Riscigno
Adviser: Jeff Plochocki
Poster #3 Osteogenic Response to Mechanical Loading: Effects of Exercise and Skeletal Location
Students: Monica Garcia, Christa Riscigno
Adviser: Jeff Plochocki
Poster #4 Wetland Delineation and Assessment on Penn State Altoona’s Mitigated Wetland
Students: Daniel P. Treese, Erin Emeigh
Adviser: Carolyn Mahan
Social Sciences
Poster #5 The Microcredit Revolution: A Case Study of Bolivia
Student: Julia A. Sanjines First Place
Adviser: Barbara Wiens-Tuers
Poster #6 Got Game?: Nintendo GameCube
Students: Branden Snyder, Mindy Weiss, Adam Pufka Second Place
Adviser: Robert Trumpbour
Physical Sciences
Poster #7 Data Analysis for Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power at 19 MeV
Student: Bradley D. Buck
Adviser: Gary Weisel
Poster #8 Chemical Constituents of Hyperbaena Valida
Students: Justin M. Huffman, Kristina Huey
Adviser: Mary Menachery
Poster #9 The Prevention of Fuel-Cell Poisoning Using Nanothechnology: Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticle Catalysis
Students: Craig Thomas, Dan Morath Second Place
Adviser: Richard Bell
Poster #10 Magnetic Brakes: Magnetorheological Fluids
Students: Eric Miller, Shem Grove, Craig Thomas First Place
Adviser: Richard Bell
Judges
A special thanks to our judges:
- Margaret Benson
- Dan Clark
- Mary De Jong
- Marta Mauer
- Amy Parente
- Nathan Platt
- Brad Pinter
- LA Wilson
- James Winsor