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Previous Fairs - 2009

7th Annual Undergraduate Research Fair

Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Slep Student Center

Presentations and Winners

Art and Humanities

Poster #1 (Third Place)
Students: Katedra Richardson
Title: On the Shoulders of Giants: Rhetoric and Social Empowerment from Douglass to Obama
Project Adviser: Sandra Petrulionis

Poster #2
Student: Marina Johnson
Title: Jillian, Directed by Marina Johnson
Project Adviser: Robin Reese

Engineering

Poster #3 (Third Place)
Students: Russell Glass, Vince Yeager, and Amber Miller
Title: Effects of Oxidizer Composition and High Nitrogen Materials on the Burning Rate of Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene-Based Solid Fuels
Project Adviser: Grant Risha

Poster #4 (Withdrawn)

Health and Life Sciences

Poster #5
Student: Jonathan Guth
Title: A Survey of Streams in New York and Pennsylvania for the Presence of the Invasive New Zealand Mud Snail
Project Adviser: Edward Levri

Poster #6
Student: Janel Huffman
Title: The Effect of Inflorescence Size on the Pollination Success of Mountain Laurel (Kalmia Latifolia)
Project Adviser: Edward Levri

Poster #7
Students: Carol Opiela, Andrea Dubensky, and Ashley Mears
Title: The Effect of Predators on the Response of an Aquatic Snail to Light
Project Adviser: Edward Levri

Poster #8 (Third Place)
Student: Samantha Pedder
Title: Prevalence of Parasites in the Endangered Northern Flying Squirrel and other Members of the Squirrel Family (Sciuridae)
Project Adviser: Carolyn Mahan

Poster #9 (First Place)
Students: Andrew VanKuren
Title: The Potential Effects of Clearcut Size, Clearcut Age, and Deer Management on Oak Regeneration in Central Pennsylvania
Project Adviser: Carolyn Mahan

Poster #10 (Third Place)
Student: Andrew Catherine
Title: Using Circular Dichroism and Nearest-Neighbor Parameters to Tune Potassium KB's of DNA G-Quartets
Project Adviser: Amy Parente

Poster #11
Student: Brittany Bovard
Title: Impacts of Agricultural Chemical Use on Bat Activity and Insect Diversity on Eastern Pennsylvanian Farms
Project Adviser: Michael Gannon

Physical Sciences

Poster #12 (First Place)
Student: Jin-Kwang Kim
Title: Chameleon Calcium Sensor
Project Adviser: Marta Maurer

Poster #13 (Third Place)
Students: Heather McKinney
Title: Photoresponsive Photonic Crystal Hydrogel
Project Adviser: Marta Maurer

Poster #14 (Third Place)
Students: Sydney Moser, Kayla Foor, and Joseph Filer
Title: Revolutionizing Magnetorheological Elastomers: Use of Nanowires to Enhance Controllable Elasticity
Project Adviser: Richard Bell

Social Sciences

Poster #15 (Second Place)
Students: Collette Tesauro and Anjali Rajpara
Title: The Intercorrelation of Dermatoglyphic Characteristics, 2D:4D Ratio, and Spatial Ability
Project Adviser: Robert Matchock

Poster #16 (First Place)
Students: Katlin Farnon
Title: Multiple Intelligences in the Economics Classroom
Project Adviser: Barbara Wiens-Tuers

Poster #17
Student: Kristen Snider
Title: The Quality of Room Arrangement in Preschool Classrooms
Project Adviser: Margaret Benson

Poster #18
Students: Lori Bower, Darlene Pennington, and Amy Greene
Title: Advocating Acceptance: Advancing Social Awareness and Responsibility in the Elementary Classroom Through Children's Literature
Project Adviser: Kirstin Bratt

Poster #19 (Second Place)
Students: Tim Walters
Title: Marital Status, Social Support, Combat Experience, and the Need for VA Services Among Vietnam Veterans
Project Adviser: Dan Lago


Judges

The judges for the 2009 URF include:

  • Richard Bell
  • Eric Charles
  • Mihai Comanescu
  • Mary DeJong
  • Timothy Dolney
  • Adam Hartstone-Rose
  • Mary Kananan
  • Dan Lago
  • Joseph Petrulionis
  • Damon Resnick
  • Nicholas Rowland
  • Matthew Weeg
  • L.A. Wilson

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair

  • Posters
    • Undergraduate Poster Sample Entry Form
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    • Internship Poster Presentation Judging Form
  • Oral Presentations
    • Oral Presentation Sample Entry Form
    • Oral Presentation Judging Form
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    • Performance and Exhibition Sample Entry Form
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  • SARI/CITI
  • Previous Fairs
    • Previous Fairs - 2022
    • Previous Fairs - 2019
    • Previous Fairs - 2018
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    • Previous Fairs - 2016
    • Previous Fairs - 2015
    • Previous Fairs - 2014
    • Previous Fairs - 2013
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    • Previous Fairs - 2011
    • Previous Fairs - 2010
    • Previous Fairs - 2009
    • Previous Fairs - 2008
    • Previous Fairs - 2007
    • Previous Fairs - 2006
    • Previous Fairs - 2005
    • Previous Fairs - 2004
    • Previous Fairs - 2003

See Also

  • Library Guide for Succeeding at the Fair
  • Honors Program
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