Poster, Oral, and Performance Presentations
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All presentations for the 23rd Undergraduate Exposition are listed below by college and department. Congratulations to these students and their faculty sponsors for their dedication and hard work in such wonderful academic achievements.
Colleges and Departments Featuring Student Presentations
College of Arts & Sciences
Biology
Taxonomic Clarification of Firefly Species within the Genus Lucidota (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
Student Author: Sara Rivera
Faculty Sponsor: Luiz Felipe Lima da Silveira
Can You Hear Me Now? Improving of Detectability of Dusky Gopher Frog Advertisement Calls
Student Author: Sara Rivera
Faculty Sponsor: Joseph Pechmann
Measurement of the Oligomeric Organization of the Olfr691 Receptor by Spatial Intensity Distribution Analysis
Student Authors: Jamie Blaylock, Danielle Voet
Faculty Sponsors: Robert Youker, Jennifer Pluznick
Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Putative Stabilizing Mutations in CFTR Domain NBD2-N1303K
Student Authors: Margaret Bray, Joseph Dakota Taylor
Faculty Sponsor: Robert Youker
Chemistry and Physics
Comparison of Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) and Passive Headspace Absorption/elution Methods in Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Arson Accelerants in Fire Debris.
Student Author: Haley Euler
Faculty Sponsor: Nuwan Perera
Separation and Isolation of [6,6]-Closed Epoxide Derivative of Fullerene Using Semi-Preparative High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Student Authors: Mitzy Garner, Jesse Ingham
Faculty Sponsor: Rangika Hikkaduwa Koralege
Studying the Transit of Nearby Exoplanets Using the MicroObservatory Robotic Telescope Network
Student Author: Aaron Speyer
Faculty Sponsor: Enrique Gomez
Investigation of the Weathering of Automotive Clear-coat Formulations Using FourierTransformation Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) for Forensic Purposes
Student Author: Madeline Dunn
Faculty Sponsor: Nuwan Perera
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Does Early Involvement of Counsel Matter for Pretrial Outcomes?
Student Author: Morgan Robinson
Faculty Sponsor: Jamie Vaske
Geosciences and Natural Resources
Defining Hollows and Constraining the Geomorphic Factors Contributing to Landslide Initiation in the Southern Appalachians
Student Author: Nickolas Guarneri
Faculty Sponsors: David Kinner, Cheryl Waters-Tormey
Outcrop and Microstructural Evidence of Ductile Deformation in the Webster-Addie Peridotite Body (Blue Ridge Thrust Complex, North Carolina)
Student Author: Cecillia Utterback
Faculty Sponsors: Amy Fagan, Cheryl Waters-Tormey
Differentiating the Groundwater Flow Paths in Two Tributaries Within a Forested and Humid Headwater Located in Cullowhee, NC
Student Authors: Charles Wright, Brittany Payne
Faculty Sponsor: Mark Lord
The Effect of Canopy Openness on Saproxylic Coleoptera Diversity in the Wilson Creek Watershed
Student Authors: Sierra Croney, Henry Williams
Faculty Sponsor: Jane Dell
Mapping Bedrock Geological Features that Contribute to Landslides in the Southern Appalachians
Student Author: Logan Smith
Faculty Sponsors: Cheryl Waters-Tormey, David Kinner
Storm Flow Response in Headwater Streams with Different Groundwater-Stream Water Interaction Traits in Cullowhee, NC
Student Authors: Brittany Payne, Charles Wright
Faculty Sponsor: Mark Lord
Philosophy and Religion
Applying James to Wesley: A Methodist Misconception and a Pragmatic Solution
Student Author: Nathan Travis
Faculty Sponsor: Daryl Hale
College of Business
School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law
When Women Make More Than Men: The Gender Wage Gap Story of County Finance Directors in North Carolina
Student Author: Sloane Goodman
Faculty Sponsors: Leobardo Diosdado, Marco Lam
The Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality and Tourism Industry: A Financial Market Analysis
Student Author: Brett Lemmons
Faculty Sponsors: Marco Lam, Lebardo Diosdado
College of Education and Allied Professions
Psychology
Women’s Interoception and Sexual Function: A Correlational Analysis
Student Authors: Sophia Frank, Kendall Poovey
Faculty Sponsor: David de Jong
Women’s Sexual Motivation and Sexual Dysfunctions
Student Authors: Pablo Alfaro Perez, Kacey Morey
Faculty Sponsor: David de Jong
College of Engineering and Technology
School of Engineering and Technology
A Limited Scope Level 1 Probabilistic Risk Assessment of a Loss of Coolant Event for an Advanced Light Water Small Modular Factor
Student Authors: Jazz Click, Matthew Weathersby, Kyle Skeen
Faculty Sponsors: Martin Tanaka, Bora Karayaka, Mihai Diaconeasa
Water Turbine for Engineering Practice and Principles III Course
Student Authors: Lauren Bryson, Timber West
Faculty Awardee: Bora Karayaka, Wes Stone
PEDAL POWER: A Product That Produces Electrical Power From a Rotating Bicycle Wheel
Student Author: Lyle Pressley
Faculty Sponsors: Wes Stone, Bora Karayaka
The Use of Peltier Elements to Produce a Dorm Safe Cooking Appliance
Student Authors: Rylan Paye, Luke Via
Faculty Sponsors: Martin Tanaka, Bora Karayaka
David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts
School of Art and Design
Repurposing Plastics in an Undergraduate, Communal Art Research Course
Student Authors: Lauren Daubler, Madi Rose, Matt Cain, Marquise Hill
Faculty Sponsors: Morgan Kennedy, Tom Ashcraft
School of Music
Electronic Music of Steve Reich
Student Author: McKenzie Squires
Faculty Sponsor: Christina Reitz
Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind-Tourre, and “The Shining”
Student Author: McKenzie Squires
Faculty Sponsor: Bruce Frazier
Batá Drumming: Ethical & Respectful Use by Non-Santeros
Student Author: Kendall Rhymer
Faculty Sponsor: Adam Groh
College of Health and Human Sciences
School of Health Sciences
Are Water Striders Predators of the Invasive Aedes Japonicus?
Student Author: Miranda Pavey
Faculty Sponsors: Brian Byrd
Measuring Pre-Nursing Student Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills Related to Vaccine Hesitancy
Student Authors: Alexandria Plemmons, Victoria Powell
Faculty Sponsor: Chad Hallyburton
Traumatic Thoracic Injury in a Ninja/Parkour Athlete: A Level 4 Rare Events Case Study
Student Author: Ann Francis
Faculty Sponsor: Melissa Snyder
Hyperparasitism of Aedes Atlanticus/Tormentor by Water Mites
Student Author: Kaylin Lewandowski
Faculty Sponsor: Brian Byrd
A Mosquito Survey of Jackson Park in Henderson County, North Carolina (2020)
Student Authors: David Sturm, Madison Israel, Thomas Buchanan
Faculty Sponsor: Brian Byrd
A Tick Survey in Jackson County, NC (Fall 2020)
Student Authors: Jordan Marshall, Juan Cabrera, Davis Hoots, Connor Henderson
Faculty Sponsor: Brian Byrd