Science Symposium Schedule
Science Symposium 2012
Friday, February 24
Sadler Center
Oral Presentations
Colony Room
12:30-1:30: Physics and Mathematics
Stephen Cameron: Nevanlinna-Pick Interpolation with Boundary Conditions: Minimal Norm Rational Solutions of Low Degree
Jacob Fry: Three Dimensional Magnetic Mapping Using Electromagnetically Induced Transparency and the Effects of Retro-Reflected Light on EIT
Kyle Zora: Meson Condensation and Holographic QCD
James Room
2:00-3:00: Biology
Daniel Angeles: Mapping the Expression Pattern of Glycine Receptors in Xenopus laevis
Jessica Murray: Effect of Mercury on Gene Expression in Early Neurological Development of Zebra Finch Embryos
Lindsay Schleifer: Role of Calcium Activity in Neurotransmitter Phenotype Specification in Xenopus laevis
York Room
2:00-3:00: Biology
Daniel Schwab: Maternal Size Effects on Reproduction and Development in the Mud Snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta
Samuel Harvey: Transcriptional Regulation of the Acetone Carboxylase Operon via Two Component Signal Transduction in Helicobacter pylori
Aniko Toth: A Tale of Two Species: A Species Distribution Model for Cryptic Cricket Frog (Acris) Species
Poster Presentations
Tidewater A&B
2:00-4:00
Applied Science
1. Alexandria Brown: Exchange Patterns in the Woodland-Period Chesapeake: An XRF Study
Advisor: Martin Gallivan
2. James Janopaul-Naylor: Characterizing the Inspiratory Rhythm with a Computational Model
Advisor: Gregory Smith
3. Kiah Hardcastle: A Population-Activity Model of Cortico-Striatal Circuitry Underlying Impulsive Action Selection
Advisor: Gregory Smith
Other Authors: G. Smith and J. Burk
4. Sarah McKinstry: Computational Modeling of STIM and Orai Dynamics in Mast Cells
Advisor: Gregory Smith
Other Authors: G. Smith, B. Wilson
Biology
5. Afifah Khan: ULP1 in SUMO
Advisor: Oliver Kerscher
Other Authors: Z. Elmore
6. Albert Ng-Sui-Hing: Techniques for Analysis of Neurotransmitter Phenotype and Calcium Activity of Developing Retinal Neurons of Xenopus laevis Embryos
Advisor: Eric Bradley
7. Alicia Ottmann: Studying the Effect of Constitutively Sumoylated Genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Advisor: Oliver Kerscher
Other Author: O. Kerscher
8. Andrea Lin and Tagist Tamir: Jak-STAT Regulation of Drosophila Germ Cell Sex Determination
Advisor: Matthew Wawersik
Other Author: R. Obniski
9. Andrew Bouland: Female-Biased Offspring Sex Ratios in Birds at a Mercury-Contaminated River
Advisor: Dan Cristol
Other Authors: A. White, K. Lonabaugh, C. Varian-Ramos, D. Cristol
10. Angela Ives: GnIH and its Role in the Reproduction of Peromyscus leucopus
Advisor: Paul Heideman
11. Ankita Nagirimadugu: Overlaying Calcium Activity to the Presence of Neural Markers in early Xenopus laevis
Advisor: Margaret Saha
12. Brian Rabe: Cloning and Functional Characterization of GABAA alpha and GABAB subunits in Xenopus During Development
Advisor: Margaret Saha
Other Authors: G. Kaeser, M. Saha
13. Caroline Feigert:Does phosphorylation of thyroid hormone receptor effect its nucleocytoplasmic shuttling?
Advisor: Lizabeth Allison
Other Authors: M. Mavinakere, L. Allison
14. Catherine A. Brahe: Upstream Regulation of X-MSR in Xenopus laevis
Advisor: Margaret Saha
15. Chris Tyson: Species Distribution Model of the Aggressive Invader Japanese Stiltgrass
Advisor: Matthias Leu
16. Christopher A. Moad: Investigation of Septin Ring Anomalies in Budding Yeast
Advisor: Oliver Kerscher
17. Eva Szymanski: Identifying Protein Targets of the SUMO-targeted Ubiquitin Ligase, Slx5/Slx8, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Advisor: Oliver Kerscher
18. Gloria Driessnack: The Role of Yeast STUbLs in Destruction of Huntington Protein Aggregation
Advisor: Oliver Kerscher
19. Greg Tito: The Effect of Mercury On Paternal Care in Zebra Finches
Advisor: Dan Cristol
Other Authors:E. Spear, M. Kobiela, C. Ramos
20. Hallie Nelson: CRM1-independent Nuclear Export of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor is Mediated by Exportin 5
Advisor: Lizabeth Allison
Other Author: K. Subramanian
21. Holly Blackburn: The Effects of Maternal Investment on Rates on Cloning in Sea Stars
Advisor: Jonathan Allen
22. Jessica Dolman: Optimizing Methods to Concentrate Viruses from Freshwater for RAPD-PCR Analysis
Advisor: Kurt Williamson
Other Authors: D. Glasner, K. Williamson
23. Jordan Salyers: Adventures in Juvenile Urchin Ecology
Advisor: Jonathan Allen
Other Authors: J. Allen
24. Justinn Barr: MK-STYX decreases eIF2α phosphorylation
Advisor: Shantá D. Hinton
Other Authors: S. Hinton
25. Kelly Watson: A Species Distribution Model for the Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) in the Virginia Peninsula
Advisor: Matthias Leu
26. Kendall Mayer and Tejas Aralere: The Use of Click Chemistry Reactions as a Method of Cell Proliferation Detection
Advisor: Margareet Saha
27. Kristen Wong: MK-STYX and its Affect on Neuronal Differentiation
Advisor: Shantá Hinton
28. Krysten Corzo and Jasmyn Buckingham: Decay Rates of Viruses in Soil
Advisor: Kurt Williamson
29. Leah Towarnicky: SPE-6: A kinase that promotes multiple key transitions during C. elegans spermatogenesis
Advisor: Diana Shakes
30. Luke Reding: Does Sexual Selection Drive Extinction and Speciation Processes in Yeast?
Advisor: Helen Murphy and John Swaddle
31. Melissa Alim: Expression of ACO Genes in Arabidopsis
Advisor: Eric Engstrom
32. Molly McDonough: Compensatory gene expression following perturbations of Notch signaling in Xenopus laevis
Advisor: Margaret Saha
Other Authors: M. Saha
33. Nora Foegeding: Confirming the Interaction Between SUMO Ligase Siz1 and STUbL Slx5/Slx8
Advisor: Oliver Kerscher
Other Authors: J. Westerbeck, O. Kerscher
34. Poorna Dharmasri and Laura Stephens: Exploring Differences in the Immune Systems of Rainbow Trout Selectively Bred for Resistance and Susceptibility to Flavobacteria Using Flow Cytometry
Advisor: Patty Zwollo
Other Authors: L. MacMurray, P. Zwollo
35. Sara Bellakbira and Brianna Buch: Global and Local Methylation Patterns in Response to Mercury Treatment and Calcium Activity
Advisor: Margaret SahaOther Author: Margaret Saha
36. Simone Giovanetti: Life History Trade-Offs Between Growth and Reproduction in Wild Yeast
Advisor: Helen Murphy
37. Suzan Ok and Megan MacGregor: The Relative Effects of Bacteriophages and Grazers on Bacterial Abundance, Productivity, and Community Composition in Lake Matoaka
Advisor: Kurt Williamson
Other Author: K. Williamson
38. Tess Curry and Megan Vahsen: Negative Effects of Deer Browsing on Tree Reproduction in the College Woods
Advisor: Stewart Ware
Other Author: S. Ware
39. Tyler Tancredi: The Role of the ACO genes in Arabidopsis Thailiana Ethylene Biosynthesis Pathways
Advisor: Eric Engstrom
Other Authors: E. Engstrom, M. Amim
40. Vivian Cooper: The Effect of polyT tract length on the expression of SabA in Helicobacter pylori
Advisor: Mark Forsyth
41. Wendy Herbst: Analysis of the Upstream Regulatory Elements in Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel Genes in Xenopus laevis
Advisor: Margaret Saha
42. Zechariah Dillingham, Effe Rozenzweig, and Ethan Winter: Reproductive Evolution of Wild Worms
Advisor: Diane Shakes
Other Author: K. Rehain
Chemistry
43. Alex Chinn and Kaila Margrey: Diels Alder Cyclizations of 2,5 - Diketopiperazine Dienes
Advisor: Jonathan Scheerer
Other Authors: S. Laws, J. Scheerer, E. Morris, and K. Nenninger
44. Andres Palomo: Reactivity of Protein Cysteines with Fluorescent Glutathione
Advisor: Lisa Landino
45. Charles Wang: Characterizations of Copper(I) Iodide-Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Oxygen Heterocyclic Ligand Complexes
Advisor: Robert Pike
Other Authors: L. Dunaway, R. Pike
46. Charlotte Platner and Sophia Dudte: Gas-Phase fragmentation and H/D exchange behavior of tripeptides containing lysine homologs.
Advisor: John Poutsma
Other Author: John Poutsma
47. Christopher H. Komatsu and Matt Van Dongen: Comparative Magnetic Behavior of Some Manganese Halide Dihydrates and Dideuterates
Advisor: Gary DeFotis
48. Matt Van Dongen and Christopher H. Komatsu: Comparative Magnetic Behavior of Some Nickel Halide Monohydrates and Monodeuterates
Advisor: Gary DeFotis
49. David Hill: Design and Synthesis of Novel Hydrogen-Rich Polyimides for Radiation Shielding
Advisor: Robert Orwoll
50. Elizabeth Childress: Fluorescence Sensing of Mercury by Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles
Advisor: Elizabeth Harbron
51. Geoffrey Geberth: Novel Polymers for NASA
Advisor: Richard Kiefer
Other Authors: J. Auslander
52. Hannah Naughton, Zachariah Nealy, and Amy Green: Prodan derivatives as chemosensors of solvent acidity
Advisor: Chris Abelt
53. Ingrid Mielke-Maday, Ryan Shintani, Charles Blevins, Aidan De Sena, Jaeton Glover, John-Andrew Hocker, Greg Ginsburg, Andrew Morris, Min Seo, Erin Hills, Yvonne Mack, Anne Rhudy, and Natalie Hudson-Smith: Hydrolysis of Polyamide 11 as Related to Humidity
Advisor: David Kranbuehl
54. John Lovette: Evaluation of Microconcentrators for MEMS Based Chromatography Systems
Advisor: Gary Rice
Other Authors: G. Rice, A. Hoover
55. Kevin Kaurich: Synthesis of a Silver-Doped Polyimide
Advisor: Robert Orwoll
Other Authors: C. Schiavone
56. Lars Dunaway: Luminescent detection of volatile nitrogen and sulfur compounds on CuI surfaces
Advisor: Robert Pike
Other Authors: C. Wang, J. Safko, R. Pike
57. Natalie Wong and Alana Ogata: Using Single Molecule Fluorescence to Study Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Advisor: Kristin Wustholz
Other Authors: K. Wustholz
58. Priya Vyas, Lori Piasecki, and Corbin Muetterties: Gas-Phase Acidities and Proton Affinities of Homoserine and Homocysteine from the Extended Kinetic Method
Advisor: J.C. Poutsma
Other Authors: J.C. Poutsma
59. Ricky Lu: Synthesis of Six-membered Oxocarbenium Rings
Advisor: Robert Hinkle
60. Rita Straus: Gas Phase H/D Exchange of Lysine Homologs
Advisor: J.C. Poutsma
Other Authors: J. Arrington, E. Marzluff, J.C. Poutsma
61. Shannon McCullough: Copper(I) Halide Complexes of Diamine Aliphatic Ligands
Advisor: Robert Pike
Other Authors: R. Pike, J. Safko, J. Kuperstock
62. Sharon Hartzell: Synthesis of glutathione-based probes to measure protein cysteine reactivity
Advisor: Lisa Landino
Other Authors: S. Brooks, L. Landino
63. Ting Zhang: Comparison of Tenax-coated Fibers for Solid-phase Microextraction
Advisor: Gary Rice
64. Will Czaplyski: Synthesis and Fluorescence Studies of pH-Responsive Rhodamine B Derivatives
Advisor: Elizabeth Harbron
Other Authors: C. A. Roberts, R. M. Allred, G. E. Purnell
Environmental Science and Policy
65. Rosemary Hatch: Interannual Variation in Wetland Soil Properties in the Florida Everglades
Advisor: Randolph Chambers
Other Authors: R. Chambers
Kinesiology
66. Beth Ramser: The effects of aging on the ratio of acetylcholine vesicles to pre-synaptic nerve branching in neuromuscular junctions of skeletal muscles
Advisor: Michael Deschenes
Other Authors: G. Sherman, M. Deschenes
67.Julia Crowley: Regulation of eNOS Phosphorylation and Dimerization by SIRT1
Advisor: M. Brennan Harris
Other Authors: M. B. Harris
68. Lia Servidio: Role of SIRT1 in Resistance Exercise-Induced Changes in Vascular Function
Advisor: M. Brennan Harris
Other Authors: S. Roberts, M. Laycock, M. B. Harris
69. Rebecka Hoffman: Effects of Exercise Training Duration on SIRT1 and eNOS Expression in Rat Aortas
Advisor: M. Brennan Harris
Other Authors: M. Olesiak
Marine Science (VIMS)
70. Heather Richardson: Impacts of shoreline development on bivalve communities in Timberneck Creek, VA
Advisor: Rochelle Seitz
Other Authors: T. Davenport
Mathematics
71. Matthew Becker: Synchronous Oscillatory Solutions in a Two Patch Predator-Prey Model
Advisor: Junping Shi
72. Tim Becker: A Model for the Population of the Blue Crab in the Chesapeake Bay
Advisor: Leah Shaw
Neuroscience
73. Chelsea Allen: The Role of Calcium in the Developing Xenopus laevis Retina
Advisor: Margaret Saha
74. Katie Kaugars: Heritable Variation in GnRH Neurons Imaged by In Situ Hybridization in Peromyscus leucopus
Advisor: Paul Heideman
Other Authors: C. Ivey, P. Heideman, M. Saha, J. Upperman
Physics
75. Alexander Gvakharia: Development of an Ultra-Cold Atom Atomic Clock
Advisor: Seth Aubin
76. Elana Urbach: The Calcium II K Line as a Measure of Activity: Meshing Sac Peak and Solis Measurements
Advisor: Irina Novikova
Other Authors: S. Keil
77. J. Patrick Coleman: Toward a Non-invasive Measurement of Cardiac Output
Advisor: John Delos
78. Lauren White: Development of a Digital Laser Lock System
Advisor: Seth Aubin
Other Authors: M. Ivory
Psychology
79. Adrian Bravo: Maternal Incarceration: Effects on Caregivers' Mental Health
Advisor: Danielle Dallaire
80. Akie Fujita and Petar Yanev: Effects of Intrabasalis Orexin A on Attentional Performance
Advisor: Joshua Burk
Other Authors: K. Zajo
81.Amber Jolley, Rachel Miller, and Emma Sunseri: The Effect of Mother-Child Contact During Maternal Incarceration
Advisor: Danielle Dallaire
82. Aylin Kaya: Attribution of Blame: Victim Blaming and the Double Standard
Advisor: Harvey Langholtz
83. Danielle Weber: Perceptions of Opposite-Sex Interactions: The Impact of Social Norms on Situational Attributions
Advisor: Harvey Langholtz
84. Emily Brown, Casey Aion, Lichenyang Zhou, and Alyssa Combs: Comparing Impulsivity with Emotion Regulation and Social Interactions in Children with Incarcerated Mothers
Advisor: Janice Zeman
85. Emily Clarke: Video Games and Spatial Skills
Advisor: Christopher Ball
86. Jennifer Linett and Grace Brennan: Relation of Child Age on Paternal Socialization of Negative Emotion
Advisor: Janice Zeman
87. Kimberly Chaney: Acceptance Priming's Effects on Prejudice and Self-Acceptance
Advisor: Harvey Langholtz
88. Kristy Murnane: Openness as a Predictor of Memory Task Performance Following Emotional Stimuli
Advisor: Glenn Shean
89. Ksenija Kapetanovic: Neonatal Mercury Impairs Context Fear Conditioning in Rats
Advisor: Pamela Hunt
Other Authors: P. Hunt
90. Laura Crespo, Elizabeth Karn, and Mary Cottrell: Parental Socialization of Anger in Sons vs. Daughters
Advisor: Janice Zeman
91. Lynn MacPherson: Bias in the Perception of Art
Advisor: Harvey Langholtz
92. Mark Hayden: Neonatal Mercury, Hippocampus-Dependent Learning and Anxiety in a Rat Model
Advisor: Pamela Hunt
Other Authors: K. Kapetanovic, D. Cristol, P. Hunt
93. Mattie Hyler and Alice Proia: The Experience of Awe
Advisor: Glenn Shean
Other Authors: G. Shean
94. Meghan Brown: Health Behaviors in College Women
Advisor: Meghan Sinton
95. Monica Del Toral and Shana Drake-Lavelle: How does Satiety Affect the Development of Food Preferences?
Advisor: Cathy Forestell
Other Authors: C. Forestell
96. Nicole Scott: Effects of Self-Other Distinctions on Attributes of Anxiety Symptoms
Advisor: Glenn Shean
97. Sabrina Haque, Taylor Agate, Henry Bataller, and Elizabeth Wolfe: Nicotine/Impulsivity: Effects of Acute Nicotine on Delay Discounting
Advisor: Josh Burk
Other Authors: J. Burk
98. Sarah Jones: Factors Influencing Decision Making in Moral Dilemmas
Advisor: Harvey Langholtz
99. Seul Hee Lee and Eunkyu Hwang: Effects of International Students Using their Original Names on Impression
Advisor: Harvey Langholtz
100. Tara Martin, Christina Decker, and Rachel McGuire: Relationship between the Media and Children's Perception of the Character of Criminal Offenders
Advisor: Janice Zeman
101.Victoria Fairchild: Sexual Expectations of College Students
Advisor: Harvey Langholtz
Other Authors: R. Avison