Thirty-one students from Marshall University will be among more than 100 student researchers from across West Virginia who will present their discoveries tomorrow at the 12th Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol in Charleston.
The event, which will take place from 9 a.m. to noon in the rotunda of the State Capitol, is intended to showcase the importance of student research by giving policymakers and capitol visitors the opportunity to talk directly with the students who conducted the research projects, which cover topics as varied as the evolution of southeastern azaleas, big data and responding to chemical spills. The students’ projects are original research and they will be sharing posters they have prepared to help illustrate their work.
“This is a fun event for our students and for the members of the state legislature,” said Dr. Charles Somerville, dean of Marshall’s College of Science and a member of the event’s organizing committee. “Students work on these original research projects for as long as four years and this event provides them an opportunity to share their work with the senators and delegates.”
The research projects Marshall students will be highlighting are in the disciplines of biology, computer sciences, mathematics, psychology, chemistry, geology/earth science and engineering.
Dr. John Maher, Marshall vice president for research, said, “The work these students are doing is on par with that done at the best universities in the country. This event provides a unique opportunity for members of the legislature to see an aspect of higher education normally hidden from public view, but that is one of the most important tools for developing students for entry into the workplace or postgraduate education.”
The following is a list of the Marshall University research that will be showcased, including the students’ names, disciplines and advisers:
- Framework for an Adaptable Wireless Network of Sensors by Seth Baker, computer sciences (Adviser: Paulus Wahjudi)
- Differentiating Human Blood from Animal Blood With FTLIR Microspectroscopy: A Study Using Support Vector Machine Algorithm by Kristen Campbell, biology (Adviser: Menashi Cohenford)
- Implementation of Radial Basis Function Methods in the Flat Limit by Samuel Cogar, mathematics (Adviser: Scott Sarra)
- Simplified Concentration Prediction for Rapid Response to Chemical Spills by Daniel Davis, computer sciences (Adviser: Paulus Wahjudi)
- Nanotherapy and immunohistochemical analysis for sepsis associated renal injury by Erin Fankhanel, biology (Adviser: Eric Blough)
- Characteristics of Victims of Intimate Partner Violence by Stacy Fooce, psychology (Adviser: Marc Lindberg)
- Protein Labeling Methods to Study Temperature Effects on IGFLI Delivery to Growing Mouse Bones by Miles Gray, biology (Adviser: Maria Serrat)
- Maximizing Lipid Production in Chlorella Vulgarus by Aaron Holland, chemistry (Adviser: Derrick Kolling)
- The Application of Au Dendrimer Encapsulated Nanoparticles for Sensitive microRNA Detection by Marjorie McCoy and Philip Kirk, chemistry (Adviser: Scott Day)
- Portable Medical Search Application by Olivia Milam, computer sciences (Adviser: James Day)
- Evolution of the deciduous southeastern azaleas (Rhododendron subgenus Pentanthera section Pentanthera) by Tuesday Moats and Kathleen Kron, biology (Adviser: Emily Gillespie)
- Relational Attachments and the Psychological Etiology of Obesity and Bulimia Nervosa by Alexis Pandelios, psychology (Adviser: Marc Lindberg)
- Big Data Scale Image Search by Derrick Paris, computer sciences (Advisor: Venkat Gudivada)
- The Overshadowed Effect of Female Abusers by Michaela Reynolds, psychology (Adviser: Marc Lindberg)
- Effects of Slope and Temperature on Nitrogen Mineralization and Nitrification at Beech Fork State Park, WV, by Jacob Sarmiento and Julia Galloway, biology (Adviser: Frank Gilliam)
- Polymorphism: Changing Active Pharmaceuticals by Noah Searls, chemistry (Adviser: Rosalynn Quinones)
- Radon as a Screening Tool for Detecting Fracking Flowback Constituents in Freshwater Aquifers: A Pilot Project to Develop and Apply a Scientifically Valid and Economical Sampling Approach by Brian Simmons and William Niemann, geology/earth science (Adviser: William Niemann)
- Network Scout, Defending the Inside of Your Network by Aedan Somerville and Shawn Jordan, computer sciences (Adviser: Bill Gardner)
- Operating Room Door Traffic Monitoring and Modification System by Scott Taj, computer sciences (Adviser: James Day)
- SAM: An Interactive Cyber Defense Education System by Dylan Watson, Andrey Yanev and Joshua Montgomery, computer sciences (Adviser: Paulus Wahjudi)
- Predictors of Crime in West Virginia College Students by Katelyn Weiger, psychology (Adviser: Marc Lindberg)
- Impact Response of Mine Roof Bolts Engineered with Known Defects by Brandon Moore and Evan Tolley, engineering (Adviser: Jeffrey Huffman)
In addition to Marshall, 10 other universities and colleges will be represented at the event, including Concord University, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Shepherd University, University of Charleston, West Liberty University, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, West Virginia State University, West Virginia University and Wheeling Jesuit University.
Implementation of a “Sliding Window” Technique to Identify Hot Spots for Deer-Vehicle Collisions in West Virginia by Andrey Yanev, computer sciences (Adviser: Andrew Nichols)
In addition to Marshall, 10 other universities and colleges will be represented at the event, including Concord University, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Shepherd University, University of Charleston, West Liberty University, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, West Virginia State University, West Virginia University and Wheeling Jesuit University. – See more at: http://www.marshall.edu/ucomm/university-communications-press-release-2/?pressid=3890#sthash.8RLghA9e.dpuf