Spring symposium highlights Ļć½¶Ö±²„undergraduate research
Contact: Carl Smith
STARKVILLE, Miss.āMississippi State recently recognized studentsā faculty-guided research efforts during the spring Undergraduate Research Symposium.
The two-day event was part of the inaugural Ļć½¶Ö±²„ Research Week and featured submissions from students representing campuswide colleges, departments and research centers.
Nearly 200 projects from four categoriesāarts and humanities; biological sciences and engineering; physical science and engineering; and social sciencesāwere judged, and four subcompetitions were held: the Community Engagement Research Track, Public Health Research Competition, Theta Tau Engineering Tomorrow Builder Award and Three Minute Thesis Competition. Approximately 72 faculty members, postdoctoral associates and graduate students judged the undergraduate projects.
āThe research symposium showcases undergraduate studentsā research activities and is for the Ļć½¶Ö±²„community to celebrate their engagement and hard work,ā said Anastasia Elder, Shackouls Honors College associate dean and director of undergraduate research. āParticipating in research is an exciting way for students to complement their academic studies, indulge their curiosity and allow deeper exploration in a field.ā
The Shackouls Honors College is the symposiumās primary sponsor, and other partners include the Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Graduate School, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Office of Research and Economic Development, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President and Student Association.
Undergraduate students recognized in the research symposium include:
ARTS AND HUMANITIES TOP-RATED PROJECTS
Jacob Pritchard, a senior philosophy major from Memphis, Tennessee, for āNovus Miles Christi: Spiritual Authority and Suffering in the Presbyterian Missionary Movementā
Alysia Williams, a senior architecture major from Kennesaw, Georgia, for āAffordable Multifamily Housing in Relation to Community Revitalization and Social Development: A Cross Analysis of Regional Housing in Urban Contextsā
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING TOP-RATED PROJECTS
Amber Cook, a senior biological engineering major from Nesbit, for āThe Conservation of Brain Folding Mechanicsā
Reese Dunne, a senior mechanical engineering major from Starkville, for āA Diffusion Tensor Imaging Approach to Investigate the Effects of Exercise on Quadricep Muscle Fiber Lengthsā
Sophie Jones, a senior biological engineering major from Birmingham, Alabama, for āAdvancement of Methods for Quantifying Osteogenesis in Static and Dynamic Cultureā
Catherine Paul, a senior wildlife and fisheries science/wildlife science major from Southaven, for āAre Barn Owls Potential Biological Control Agents for Rodents in the Black Belt?ā
Ashutosh Shah, a senior mechanical engineering major from Starkville, for āInvasive Aquatic Plant Species Identification on Nvidia Jetson Nano Using Computer Vision and Deep Learningā
Nicholas Stinson, a senior biochemistry major from Brandon, for āA Method for Quantifying Neurodegeneration Using a Drosophila Model of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1ā
Gracie Teel, a senior biochemistry major from Nesbit, for āEffects of Dietary Supplementation of DL-Methionine and the Calcium Salt of DL-Methionine Hydroxy Analog Against the Diquat-Induced Oxidative Stress in Growing Pigsā
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING TOP-RATED PROJECTS
Satsha Burden, a senior aerospace engineering major from Tupelo, for āAerodynamics of Wingletsā
Minjae Cho, a sophomore mechanical engineering major from Starkville, for āDevelopment of Generative Adversarial Network Model for Multi-Phase Flow Predictionā
Devin Foeller, a senior aerospace engineering major from Southaven, for āNMEA Communicator Integration for Flight Simulator Trainingā
Katelyn Woodard, a senior chemical engineering major from Paducah, Kentucky, for āA Radical Library: Cataloging Radiation Yield of Acrylates Undergoing Electron-Beam Polymerizationā
Timothy Wunrow, a senior industrial engineering major from Memphis, Tennessee, for āThe Effect of Data Availability and Domain Adaptation for Part Certification in Metal-Based Additive Manufacturingā
SOCIAL SCIENCES TOP-RATED PROJECTS
Eleanor Holt, a senior psychology major from Birmingham, Alabama, for āParenting and Emerging Adult Sexual Health: The Impact of Parental Religiosity and Relationship Quality on Risky Sexual Behaviorā
Anna McLain, a senior educational psychology major from Hattiesburg, for āEvaluation of a Levels System to Address Food Refusal in Adolescencesā
Josie Nasekos, a junior agricultural economics major from Clinton, for āExamining Water Expenditures Burden in the Southeastern U.S.ā
Camden Patterson, a junior psychology major from Southaven, for āYou Are What You Keep: Community-Based Evaluation of the Relationship Between Hoarding Symptoms and Interconnectedness with Itemsā
Amy Pham, a senior food science, nutrition and health promotion major from Hattiesburg, for āThe Relationship between Gender and Race and Body Image Dissatisfaction in Mississippiā
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH TRACK WINNERS
Joshua Warnsley, a senior industrial engineering major from Decatur, for āThe Nexus Between Community Socioeconomic Factors and Expected Behavioral Response to Upcoming Climate Disasterā
Anna McLain, a senior educational psychology major from Hattiesburg, for āEvaluation of a Levels System to Address Food Refusal in Adolescencesā
Sophie Jones, a senior biological engineering major from Birmingham, Alabama, for āAdvancement of Methods for Quantifying Osteogenesis in Static and Dynamic Cultureā
PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH COMPETITION WINNERS
FIRSTāErin Dickinson, a senior food science and dietetics major from Orchard Lake, for āAlcohol Consumption and Sleep Quality Among College Students at Ļć½¶Ö±²„ā
SECONDāEmily Tucker, a senior biochemistry major from Vienna, Virginia, for āSurvival and Persistence of Listeria Monocytogenes Bug600 and ScottA After Exposure to High and Low Concentrations of First Generation Quaternary Ammonium Compound (Benzalkonium Chloride)ā
THIRDāRachel Kalchbrenner, a senior psychology major from Starkville, for āBackgrounds Come Back Around: Fragile Families and Early Adolescent Substance Abuseā
THREE MINUTE THESIS COMPETITION
GRAND CHAMPIONāSarah Dulaney, a senior microbiology major from Vicksburg, for āInvestigating Differing COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes Within Familiesā
RUNNER-UPāSatsha Burden, a senior aerospace engineering major from Tupelo, for āAerodynamics of Wingletsā
PEOPLEāS CHOICEāRiley Cutler, a senior biological sciences major from Herndon, Virginia, for āEffects of Glyphosate on Recombination Plasticity in C. Elegansā
THETA TAU TOMORROW BUILDER AWARD
Ashutosh Shah, a senior mechanical engineering major from Starkville, for āInvasive Aquatic Plant Species Identification on Nvidia Jetson Nano Using Computer Vision and Deep Learningā
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