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National Conference\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>on Undergraduate Research<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Western Carolina University has established itself as a national leader in undergraduate research and has a long-standing tradition of acceptance and participation\u00a0in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Students accepted to NCUR have the opportunity to present their undergraduate research along with peers from across disciplines. Since 1987, NCUR has been a flagship conference for undergraduate researchers to share, celebrate, and promote their research achievements.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Twenty-nine abstracts from WCU students were accepted to NCUR for the event scheduled April 4\u00a0– 8, 2022 conference. The conference will be held virtually this year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Primary student presenters are acknowledged below by the College and Department they will represent. Congratulations to these students and their faculty mentors<\/span><\/p>\n

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College of Arts & Sciences<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Biology<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Annotation and analysis of the ImpL2 gene in multiple Drosophila species<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter: Lorien Helm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indi Bose<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Detecting Autophagy with Flux Inhibitor Controls: The State of Autophagy Research in the Field of Biomaterials<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter: Melissa\u00a0Rogers<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Heather Coan<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Chemistry and Physics<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Regeneration of Ground Peanut Hull Biosorbent after Methylene Blue Uptake<\/strong>
Presenter: Emma\u00a0Auch<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Carmen Huffman<\/span><\/span>
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Exoplanet Transit of Qatar 1b<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Joseph\u00a0Mintah\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>Enrique Gomez<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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English<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u201cI Feel Really, Really Good\u201d: Carmen Maria Machado and Body Dysmorphia<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Caitlyn Cable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>Brian Railsback<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

What It Means to Be a Parent in Jesmyn Ward\u2019s Sing, Unburied, Sing<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Cameron\u00a0Perry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>Brian Railsback<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Apples and Androids: Don DeLillo\u2019s Look into Humanity\u2019s Reliance on Technology in The Silence<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Elliott Kerns\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>Brian Railsback<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The Horror of Silence<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Gabrielle Fraga<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Brian Railsback<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Lincoln in the Bardo: George Saunders and 19th Century Influences<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Grace Chastain<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Brian Railsback<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

A Fictional Existence: Dissociation Through Postmodernist Literature in \u201cThe Husband Stitch\u201d and \u201cOnce Upon a Time in Georgia\u201d<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Gretchen\u00a0Thomas\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>Brian Railsback<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Lessons on Living from the Dead: George Saunders’ Lincoln in the Bardo<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Madelin\u00a0McEuen<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor<\/span>:<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Brian<\/span> Railsback<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Here Be Monsters: Poe and Baratashvili\u2019s Exploration of the Mind<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Victoria Grasty\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>Brian Railsback<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Women and Self-Esteem: Carmen Maria Machado’s Indictment of Society’s Beauty Standards<\/strong>
Presenter:<\/span> Aimee Roberts<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Brian Railsback<\/span><\/span>
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Philosophy & Religion<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The White Witch and White Wizard: Prideful Evil in Narnia and Middle-Earth<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Elias Hutchinson<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>John Whitmire<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Redemption and Penance: Physical Humiliation, Bodily Harm, and Death Not Included<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Nathan\u00a0Travis<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Katharine Mershon<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Dominique Buteau<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Political Science & Public Affairs<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Multinational Review of the Long-term Effects on Education after Pandemics<\/strong>
Presenter:<\/span> Aran\u00a0Brunette\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>Ingrid Bego<\/span><\/span>
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Family Issues and the Correlation Between Media and Congressional Hearings<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Emma\u00a0Blankenship<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>JoBeth<\/span> Shafran<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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College of Business<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

School of Economics, Management, and Project Management<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Drivers of Continuous Improvement Effectiveness During Covid-19: Evidence from the Nigerian Healthcare System<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Fuad\u00a0Hassan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>Bukola Bakare<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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College of Education and Allied Professions<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Psychology<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Internalized Homonegativity: Interactions Between Childhood Maltreatment and Religiousness<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Jessica Bell\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>David Solomon<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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College of Engineering and Technology<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

School of Engineering and Technology<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

A Design Methodology For a Rack and Pinion Type Wave Energy Converter<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Brayden Beaver<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0Bora <\/span>Karayaka<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Thermal Analysis of a Glassblowing Furnace<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Jake Toney\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: Martin Tanaka<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Battery Size Optimization of a Hybrid Generation Framework which includes Small Modular Reactors and Renewables<\/strong>
Presenter:<\/span> Lindsey McGregor<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bora <\/span>Karayaka<\/span><\/span>
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3D Bioprinter with Double Extruding Capabilities under a Pneumatic System Capable of Printing a Number of Bio and Hyrdo-gels<\/strong>
Presenters:<\/span> Morgan\u00a0Patton, Devin Berry<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Nazmul Ahsan<\/span><\/span>
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Radiation Shield Optimization for a Californium 252 Source<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenters:<\/span> Rylan Paye, Lauren Bryson, Jordan Davis<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>Joseph Tang<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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College of Fine and Performing Arts<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

School of Art and Design<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Research into Interactive Design<\/strong>
<\/span>Presenter:<\/span> Christina\u00a0Perry<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mary Anna LaFratta<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Approaching Design for Health, the Role of the Built Environment, and Our Aging Population Living Within Poverty in Western North Carolina (WNC).<\/strong>
Presenter:<\/span> <\/span>Joslyn\u00a0Stinson<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shelby Hicks<\/span><\/span>
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How Does Student Intuition or Knowledge Align with Proper Mudras?<\/strong>
Presenter:<\/span> Thomas Odell<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Faculty Sponsor: <\/span><\/span>Richard <\/span>Tichich<\/span><\/span>
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