College Science Scholars

 

College Science Scholar Research Presentations

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Fall 2007

"Factors that Affect the Synthesis of Gold Nanorods"

Alice MacQueen
Korgel Lab
The University of Texax at Austin

 

"A Day in the Life of a Wannabe Physicist"

Jennifer Cano
University of Virginia

 

"The role of the beta3 subunit on Nav1.2 gating kinetics and trafficking"

Ellen Merrick
Patel Lab
University of Virginia

 

"Independent Research and Expectations"

Thuan Nguyen
University of Virginia

 

"A screen for genes in Drosophila melanogaster which contribute to temperature-entrained circadian behavior"

Rachel Siegmund
University of Virginia

 

"How does one mesure height? Sciences, Humanities, Trees of Life"

Rachel Carr
University of Virginia

 

"Asymmetric Catalysis: the search for enantioselectivity"

Megan Kobiela
Pu Lab
University of Virginia

 

"High-Throughput Screening for Chemical Inhibitors of the TIP60 Histone Acetyltransferase"

Charles Dyer
University of Virginia

 

 

 

 

Past Presentations
October 25^th, 2006

   

Jennifer Cano, 2^nd year CSS student
“Pi-zero identification and comparison to charged pions”
Area of research: Particle physics
Mentor: Professor Steve Manly, University of Rochester, Department of Physics

PowerPoint Presentation

 

  Don Norum, 4^th year CSS student
"Quantum manipulation of a classical atom by a chirped microwave pulse"
Area of research:  Atomic, Molecular, and Optical physics; using chirped microwave frequencies to manipulate Rydberg atoms
Mentor: Professor Thomas Gallagher, University of Virginia, Department of Physics

   

Rachael Beaton, 4^th year CSS student
"Unveiling the Boxy Bulge and Bar in the Andromeda Spiral Galaxy"
Area of research: Astronomy
Mentor: Professor Steve Majewski, University of Virginia Department of Astronomy

PowerPoint Presentation

   

Leyland del Re, 4^th year CSS Student
“Bull Trout Lake: Phytoplankton Bioassays”
Mentors: Professor Wayne Wurtsbaugh, Utah State University & Professor Aaron Mills, University of Virginia Department of Environmental Sciences
Area of research: Phytoplankton and nutrient cycling, particularly dissolved organic nitrogen

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Anna Popova, 4^th Year CSS Student
“Responses of THP-1 Macrophage-Like Cells to Infection with Anthrax Spores”
Area of research: Biology, Immunology
Mentor: Dr. Chris Bradburne, National Center for Biodefense, George Mason University

 

College Science Scholar Research Presentations
August 30^th, 2006

Scott Kaufman
Mentor: Dr. Mike Blumenthal
Libra Technical Center (New Jersey)
“Food Chemistry”

 

Somsakul (Pop) Wongpalee
Mentors: Prof. Anindya Dutta & Dr. Sukumar Sakar
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, UVa School of Medicine
“RNA interference Screening of non-coding RNAs Essential for Cancer Cell Proliferation”
PowerPoint Presentation

 

Ellen Merrick
Mentor: Dr. Manoj Patel
The Department Anethesiology,
UVa School of Medicine
“Binding Mechanisms of Two Sodium Channel Blockers: Lamotrigine and YW-192”
PowerPoint Presentation

 

Sean Cantrell
Mentors: Dr. Peter T. Lillehei and Dr. John H. Cantrell
NASA
“Nanoscale subsurface imaging via resonant difference-frequency atomic force ultrasonic microscopy”

 

Philip Collender
Mentor: Sanjai Kumar
FDA Dept. of Hematology
“Preliminary Study of modes of Cell Death in the Blood Stages of Plasmodium Falciparum (Malaria)”

 

Andrew (Bud) Lobb
Mentor: Prof. Bradley Cox
Dept. of Physics
“Component Testing for the LHC”

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