Previous Fairs - 2013 - Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair

11th Annual Undergraduate Research Fair

Saturday, April 13, 2013
Adler Athletic Complex, Gymnasium

Judges: Mary DeJong, Jared Frederick, Kevin Moist

FIRST PLACE: Nicol Epple “The Influence on and the Effects of the Cult of True Womanhood and Domesticity in 1820-1860 America”
Adviser: Dr. Roselyn Constantino
SECOND PLACE: Carl Sell “Germany as Faust: How Thomas Mann’s Adrian Leverkühn Embodies a Nation”
Adviser: Dr. Laura Rotunno
THIRD PLACE: Kimberly Snively “Berlin Women: On the Frontlines of the Battle Over Modernity”
Adviser: Dr. Julia Hudson-Richards

Judges: Julia Hudson-Richards, Jeff Knapp, Sandy Petrulionis

FIRST PLACE: Kiana Daniel “A Deeper Look into the Sexualization of African American/Colored Women and Their Bodies”
Adviser: Dr. Brooke Findley
SECOND PLACE: Nicol Epple “Female Genital Cutting: Cultural Controversy”
Adviser: Dr. Brooke Findley
THIRD PLACE: Martine DeSantis “Military Rape: A Culture of Cover Up”
Adviser: Dr. Brooke Findley
Samantha Brown “Sex Trafficking in the United States”
Adviser: Dr. Brooke Findley
Ashley Guenot “Uncomfortable in Your Own Skin?”
Adviser: Dr. Brooke Findley

Judges: Lauren Jacobson, Joe Petrulionis, Xuebing Yang

FIRST PLACE: John Polheber “Pets and Friends as Moderators of the Cortisol Stress Response”
Adviser: Dr. Robert Matchock
SECOND PLACE: John Kissell & Bill Aiken “Auditing the Cloud: Challenges and Solutions”
Adviser: Dr. Jungwoo Ryoo
THIRD PLACE: Jason Norman & Caleb Fisher “Norman-Ware: VIV Simulation Workbook”
Adviser: Dr. James Chen
Withdrawn: Sara Parker “Forgotten Offenders”
Adviser: Dr. Brooke Findley
Withdrawn: Jesrill Velasco “White Privilege in the Feminist World”
Adviser: Dr. Brooke Findley

Judges: Brooke Findley, KT Huckabee, Robin Reese

FIRST PLACE: Sarah Jenkins Poems to Read to the Very Young, a series of art pieces from the exhibition Mirrors and Memories from the Very Young
Adviser: Professor Rebecca Strzelec
SECOND PLACE: Sarah McDonald “’Going Native’ and Other Poems”
Adviser: Dr. Todd Davis
THIRD PLACE: Megan Riner Looking for Normal, a theatrical piece written and directed by Megan; acted by Noah Smith, Brendan Jesus, Christian Johnson, Jennina Pratt, and Meghan Delsite
Adviser: Professor Robin Reese
Samantha Gorman “Uncovering our Stories” (poetry reading)
Adviser: Dr. Todd Davis

Judges: Victor Brunsden, James Chen, Gary Weisel

FIRST PLACE: Mary Elizabeth Mcculloch “The Vive Project”
Adviser: Professor Eric Granlund
SECOND PLACE: Caleb Fisher & Jason Norman “Vortex-Induced Vibration Wind Energy Harvester”
Adviser: Dr. James Chen
THIRD PLACE: Steve Niemkiewicz “Multiscale Modeling of Fracture in Barium Titanate”
Adviser: Dr. James Chen
Hernan Arroyo & Vadim Kachkovskiy “Design of a Sliding Mode Algebriac Speed and Rotor Position Observer for the PMSM Drive”
Adviser: Dr. Mihai Comanescu
Vadim Kachkovskiy & Hernan Arroyo “Design of a Double Manifold Sliding Mode Observer for Speed and State Estimation of the Induction Motor”
Adviser: Dr. Mihai Comanescu
Poster Withdrawn: Drew Bittner & Jordan Sell “Effect of Jet Momentum Ratio and Equivalence Ratio on the Ignition Process of TMEDA and White Fuming Nitric Acid (WFNA)”
Adviser: Dr. Grant Risha
Jordan Sell & Drew Bittner “The Study of Effects of Sub-Sonic Wind Speeds”
Adviser: Dr. Grant Risha
Stephen Ling & Randi Bimeal “Algebraic Sliding Mode Flux and Speed Observer for the Induction Motor using the Synchronous Reference Frame Model”
Adviser: Dr. Mihai Comanescu
Trey Mock & Randi Bimeal “Time-Varying Observer for the Flux Magnitude of the Induction Motor using the Synchronous Reference Frame Model”
Adviser: Dr. Mihai Comanescu

Judges: Tim Dolney, Daniel Waddell, and Yimin Zhu

FIRST PLACE: Evelyn Erickson “Altered Levels of the Yeast Proteasome Maturation Factor Ump1p Affect the Response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Volatile Anesthetics”
Adviser: Dr. Laura Palmer
SECOND PLACE: Brian Moyer & Julia Eckenrode “The Influence of Inflorescence Size and Number on the Following Year’s Inflorescence Production in Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)”
Adviser: Dr. Ed Levri
THIRD PLACE: Samantha Gorman & Sha’land Abbott “Cold Adaptations of Bacteria Found in Pennsylvania Cold Traps”
Dr. Corien Bakermans
Julia Eckenrode & Brian Moyer “The Effects of Insect and Fungal Damage on Reproduction in Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)”
Adviser: Dr. Ed Levri
Jonathan Kovall & Dalton Treon “The Collection of Monthly Water Quality Data for Three Streams in Central Pennsylvania”
Adviser: Dr. Lisa Emili
Patricia Mantero, Sarah Landis, Elissa Colledge, Brittany Smith, & Alyssa Byrd “The Effect of Light Intensity on the Photokinetic Behavior of the New Zealand Mud Snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum)”
Adviser: Dr. Ed Levri
Frank Menaquale, Elissa Colledge, & Brittany Smith “The Effect of Crayfish Odor on the Behavior of the Invasive New Zealand Mud Snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum)”
Adviser: Dr. Ed Levri

Judges: Corien Bakermans, Laura Palmer, Beth Seymour

FIRST PLACE: Alexander Kinney “Black Studies Development at Penn State: A Case Study”
Adviser: Dr. Nicholas Rowland & Dr. Eric Charles
SECOND PLACE: Ryan Ritter “Cosmetic Surgery and its Effect on Crime”
Adviser: Dr. Amir Marvasti
THIRD PLACE: Teayra Turner, Kayla Fleming, Tasia Scott, & Daniella Zubarev “The African-American Heritage Project”
Adviser: Dr. Nicholas Rowland & Mr. Jeff Knapp
Jarred Markowski, Katelyn Hoover, & Ashleigh Miller “Banner-Retention Study”
Adviser: Dr. Nicholas Rowland & Dr. Eric Charles