Undergraduate Research Grants Fall 2010-Spring 2011
(Link to application for Undergraduate Research Grants)
Wm. Bryce Corlett "The Impact of the North Atlantic Oscillation on Summer Winds along the East Coast of the U.S." (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentor: Malcolm Scully, Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences).
Aryles Hedjar "The Analysis of p53 and p16 Tumor Suppressor Proteins in Yeast When Exposed to UV Radiation" (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentor: Douglas Mills, Department of Biological Sciences)
Thomas Joseph "Taking Flight: First Group Concert of Old Dominion University's Student Composers" (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentor: Andrey Kasparov, Department of Music)
Jweid Danielle "Ties of Humanity: Transpersonal Psychology" (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentor: Elliott Jones, Art Department)
Samantha Karam "Clara Driscoll and the Wisteria Lamp" (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentor: Robert Wojtowicz, Art History)
Joshua Laub "Liquid Methane/Oxygen Martian Ascent Vehicle Rocket Motor Design Study" (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentor: B. Newman, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department)
George Leary "Study of Pyrin Domain Topology and Its Folding Mechanisms with Biophysical Techniques" (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentor: Lesley Greene, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Stephanie McCarthy "Development of a Method to Study the Kinematics of Gesturing" (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentors: Stacie Ringleb and Stacie Raymer, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
Sheel Patel "Can Deletion of Genes on the Y-Chromosomes Lead to Colon Cancer in Males??" (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentor: R. James Swanson, Department of Biological Sciences)
Amy Rubio "(Cross) Dressing for Success: An Exploration of the Social Construc. of Gender and Sexuality in Relation to Female Cross-Dressers" (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentor: Vaughan Frederick, Department of Women's Studies)
Emilie Stump "Breeding and Rearing the High-Fin Shrimp-Goby Stonogobiops Nematodes in a Closed Recirculation System" (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentors: Kent Carpenter and Ian Bartol, Department of Biological Sciences)
Rachel Villorente "Art in Medicine" (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentor: Ken Daley, Art Department)
Alex Yarbrough "Coastal Topography of VA Beach and the Prevalence of Ocean Rescues by VA Beach Lifesaving Service Guards" (Fall 2010, $1500, Mentor: Jesse Richman, Department of Political Science and Geography)
Vianka Amaismeier "Atomic Oxygen Detector for Cold Plasma Research" (Spring 2011, $1500, Mentor: Juergen Kolb, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Elizabeth Frazier "From Micro-Chromosomes to Gene-Level Variation: Understanding Inheritance of Melanin in Peppered Fish" (Spring 2011, $1500, Mentor: Lisa Horth, Department of Biological Sciences)
Allen Frisa "Laboratory and Field Studies on Host Attraction in the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus" (Spring 2011, $1500, Mentor: Deborah Waller, Department of Biological Sciences)
Tyrell Gardner "Study of the Dative Bond in Analogues of 2-Aminoethoxydiphenyl Borate" (Spring 2011, $1500, Mentor: Jennifer Poutsma, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Melissa Hill "A Visual Study of Comparative Mythology" (Spring 2011, $1500, Mentor: John Roth, Department of Art)
Jennifer Kiggans & Katherine Washburn "The Application of Aviation Crew Resource Management to Nursing Education" (Spring 2011, $1500, Mentor: Mary Ann Notarianni, School of Nursing)
George Leary "Solid State NMR as a Method to Visualize the Protein Folding Process" (Spring 2011, $1500, Mentor: Lesley Greene, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Hilary Morris Sandberg "Factors that Influence Auditory Comprehension Abilities in Individuals with Aphasia" (Spring 2011, $1500, Mentor: Anastasia Raymer, Department of Communication Disorders and Special Education)
Travel Grants Fall 2010-Spring 2011
(link to travel grant application)
Melissa Beebe "Creation of Virtual Geological Specimens Using Laser Technology and Their Use With Google Earth" Presentation at the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, October 2010, University of Nevraska.
Jessica Bodkins "My parents don't approve of my date: Parents preferences for their young adults' dating partners as a function of ethnicity" Presentation at the Annual meeting of the Southeasern Psychological Association Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Program, May 2011, Jacksonville, FL.
Jessica Twyford "Playing with personality: Influence of personality on training motivatio, goal-setting and performance in a videogame based environment." Presentation at the Carolians Psychology Conference, April 2011, Raligh, NC.
