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University of Northern IowaUNI ScholarWorksResearch in the Capitol Programs University Honors Program3-10-2008Research in the Capitol [Program], March 10, 2008University of Northern Iowa. University Honors Program.Iowa State University. Honors Program.See next page for additional authorsCopyright ©2008 University of Northern IowaFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/programs_rcapitolPart of the Higher Education CommonsLet us know how access to this document benefits youThis Program is brought to you for free and open access by the University Honors Program at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion inResearch in the Capitol Programs by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact scholarworks@uni.edu.Recommended CitationUniversity of Northern Iowa. University Honors Program., Iowa State University. Honors Program., and University of Iowa. HonorsProgram., "Research in the Capitol [Program], March 10, 2008" (2008). Research in the Capitol Programs. 6.https://scholarworks.uni.edu/programs_rcapitol/6AuthorsUniversity of Northern Iowa. University Honors Program., Iowa State University. Honors Program., andUniversity of Iowa. Honors Program.This program is available at UNI ScholarWorks: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/programs_rcapitol/6Research in the Capitol March 10, 2008 Poster Display 11:00 a. rn . - 2: 00 p .m . Remarks 11:00 a. rn .- 11 : 15 a.rn. J OHN B RIGHT N Vi ce Pres ident for Research and Economic Development Iowa State University R ICHARD HICHWA Associate Vice Pres ident r or Resea rch University or Iowa JAMES J URGENSON Pro fessor or Biology Uni ve rsity of Northern Iowa University of ~ Northern Iowa G ARTH STROH BEHN Undergraduate Student Uni\'ersity or Iowa l b THE UNIVER511Y .lllll! OF lowA IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF S CIENCE AND TE C HNOLOGY T he Honors Programs at Iowa Stale Unive rsity, The Unive rsity o f lowa, and Unive rsity o f No rthern Iowa have collaborated Lo create an annual event-Research in the Capitol-dedicated Lo celebrating stude nL lea rning through undergraduate resea rch . The foll owing students from th e three Regents unive rsities were chose n Lo present their research findin gs, di scuss how research has enriched their education , and sha re with stale legislato rs, state o ffi cials, and the public the_ way in which theiT investiga tio ns conLribute to lowa. 1- Takiyah Abdulmalik , Oxon Hill , Maryland Iowa State University Parameters affecting leve ls or gallocatechins in oolong teas f ood Science Mentors: Sean O'Keefe (Virginia Tech), Aubrey Mendonca takirsoe@iastate.edu 2- Natalie Adams, New Liberty, lo\ a Unive rsity or Iowa Constructing a modern perfo rming ed ition rrom an origina l unpublished work by Francois Rene Gebauer (1733-1825) Music Mentor: Jeff Agrell natalie-adams@uiowa.edu 3- Jason Allen, Bussey, Iowa Unive rsity of Iowa Reduced brain pH causes fea r and heightens anxiety by ac tivating pH sensitive molecules Integrative Phys iology Mentor: John Wemmie jason-allen@uiowa.edu 4- Ashley Andrew, Sioux City, Iowa Unive rsity of Northern Iowa Altitudes toward abortion and risky behav iors in Mid western co llege students fa mily Se rvices, Psychology Mentor: Elaine Eshbaugh asha05@uni .edu 5- Vinay Bajaj , Mumbai, India Unive rsity of Northern Iowa The modili cation of human ma rophages by green tea: The effects on podosomes and cellular pathways Biology Mento r: Ban Bergquist vinay@uni. edu 6- Kristy Bellinge r, Omaha, Nebraska Iowa State Unive rsity Geneti c relationships of bobcats in Iowa and surrounding Midwestern states Biology Mento rs: Bill Clark , Dawn Reding, Anne Bronikowski kbellin@iastate.edu 7- Kristin Belzung, Ankeny, Iowa University or Northern Iowa Presence of phthalate esters in microwaveable meal trays and meals Hea lth Pro motion: Environmental Health Mentor: Catherine Zeman kbelzung@uni. edu 8- Lori Neuman-Lee Biggs, Adel, Iowa Iowa State University Feeding behavior altered by short-term atraz ine exposure during incubation in map turtles (G raptemys) English, Biology tvlentor: Fredric Janzen lorin2 l 5@iastate.edu 9- Justin Bohnet, Sanborn , Iowa University of Northern lowa The effects or nanoscale disorder on the paramagnetic to ferromagnetic transition in melt-spun gadolinium-iron alloys Physics Mentor: Paul Shand justin4-+@uni. edu 10- David Brus, Denison, Iowa University of Northern Iowa Hydrogen fuel cells and the use of modular technology Technology Education and Training !Vlelllor: Doug Hotek dbrus@uni .edu 11- Rachel BuLLerworth, Ap ple Valley, Minnesota Iowa State Unive rsity A survey of the public understanding of Doppler radar Meteorology tvlenLors: Cinzia CervaLo, William Gallus, Jr. , Kevin Kloesel (Unive rsity of klahoma) rbuner@iasLaLe.edu 12- Lucas Carlstrom , Eldridge, Iowa Iowa Slate Unive rsity ldemifi calion of a novel geneti c analysis for FacLOr Vll defi ciency in canines Animal Science, Mi robiology Mentor: Matthew Ellinwood luke9575@iastaLe.ec1u 13- Peter Choi, Ames, Iowa Iowa State Un ive rsity Unable to focus: negali ve affect in proactive and reactive control Psychology Mentors: Robert West, Stephanie Travers (Luther Co llege) choip@iastate.ec1u 14- Zenab Chowclhry, lndependence, lowa Unive rsity of Northern Iowa MiliLarizalion vs. democrali zalion: A case study of Pakistan and India's di ve rgent political paths since independence Political Science Memor: Dhirendra Vajpeyi chowdhry@uni.ec1u 15- Elise Cochrane, Swisher, Iowa University of Northern Iowa Special housing for freshman stuclems: Benefi cial or not7 Psychology Mentor: Helen Hanan cochrane@uni. ec1u 16- Counney Cornick, Bo lingbrook, Illinois Iowa State Un ive rsity Di versity and group counse ling Psychology Memor: Nathaniel Wade cornick@iastate .eclu 17- Andrew Cyr, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Unive rsity of No rthern Iowa Effects of egg-incubati on and accl imation LemperaLure on se lected LemperaLUre by painted Lurlies (Cl 11 yse111ys picta) from Grundy County, lowa Biology Mentor: Jeff Tamplin acyr@un i. eclu 18- Priscilla Delgado, Des Moines, Iowa lowa State Unive rsity Soybean Sudden Death Synd rome: TemperaLUre effects on the fun gal pathogen Microbiology Memors: Leonor Leandro , Gladys tvlbofung pretzel@iastale .eel u 19- Andrew Dust, Waterloo, Iowa Iowa State University Immigration in rural coumies fro m 1950-2000: Waves or ripples? Economics, Mathemalics Mentor: Peter Orazem ascl ust®iaslale.ed u 20- Jeremiah Feltz, Beaman, Iowa Unive rsity of No rthern Iowa Conse rvation genetics of the Redside dace (C/i110 tom us clongatus) Biology: Ecology & Systematics tvl enlor: Peter Berendzen jjfe!tz@uni .edu 21 - Jason Fries, Ames, Iowa University of Iowa Mobile sensor instrumentalion of contact gra phs for epidemiological models Computer Scien e Mentor: Teel Herman jason-fri es@ui owa.edu 22- Ryan Ge rling, Columbus Junction , Iowa University of Iowa Acaclemi acce lerati on: Current practi ces and a po licy template History, Secondary Education Mentor: David Lohman ryan-gerling@uiowa.edu 23- Matthew Graa f, Humboldt , Iowa Unive rsity of Northern Iowa Surface chemistry of benzene, ethylene and acetylene on porous glass Chemistry, Physics Mentor: Shoshanna Coon mgraaf@uni .edu 24- Tyler Gunn , Iowa City, Iowa University of Iowa Spatial va riability of particle air contaminants in swine concentrated animal feeding operations Chemical Enginee ring Mentor: Thomas Peters tgunn@e nginee ring. uiowa.edu 25- Thomas Heineman, Grinnell , Iowa Unive rsity of Iowa Me mbrane Introducti on Mass Spectrometric (MlMS) te hniques applied to the photo hemical ac tivity of chromophores in Iowa's surface waters Chemistry Mentor: tvlark Young thomas-heineman@ui owa.edu 26- Isaac Hin to n, Coralville, Iowa Iowa State University Forces experienced on the hamstring Biology Mentor: Tim Derrick jordan23@iastate.edu 27- Atulya Iyengar, Wate rl oo, Iowa University of Iowa lmaginal conditioning affects olfactory rece ptor neuro n (ab2A) odor oding in Drosophila Melan oga ter Biomedical Enginee ring Mentor: Chun-Fang Wu iyengar@engineering. uiowa.ed u 28- Brian Kaplinger, Omaha, Nebraska Iowa State University Asteroid DeOecti on Research Initiati ve (ADRI): A comparison of low, medium , and high energy methods Aerospace Enginee ring Mentors: Bong Wie, John Basart bclkaplin@iastate.edu 29- Alexandra Keenan, Urbandale, lowa Uni ve rsity of Iowa Cervica l cance r screening and treatment strategies in Tamil Nadu , India Biomedical Enginee ring Mentor: Rangaswamy Rajagopal abkeenan@e ngineeri ng. u iowa.ed u 30- Philip Kennedy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Unive rsity of Iowa Conditional same-different discrimination in pigeons Psychology Mentor: Ed Wasse rman phi Ii p-kennedy@u iowa .eel u 31- Adam Lee, Elma, Iowa Unive rsity of No rthern Iowa Effects of spatial reso lution of digital elevati on models on watershed erosion modeling Geology, Geography: GIS Mentor: Ramanathan Sugumara blakhak@uni. edu 32- Ashley Leyda , Bloomfield , Iowa Unive rsity of Iowa Sex offender re idivism in Minnesota and the importance of news and legal coverage Sociology Mentor: Robert Baller ash ley-leyda@uiowa.edu 33- Kok Keong Lim , Se layang Baru , Selango r, Malaysia Iowa State University Understanding root health to improve soybean productivity in Iowa Microbiology Mentors: Leonor Leandro , Ca rl os Gongora-Canul ronkldim@iastate.edu 34- Lipin Loo, Prai , Malaysia Unive rsity of Northern Iowa Ge neti c alignment of the genomic sequence of Fusa rium ve rticilliodes Biotechnology Mentor: James Jurgenson loo lipin@uni .edu 35- Francis o Lovan, Clear Lake, Iowa Uni ve rsity of Iowa p53-dependent and -independent roles of tumor suppressor DDB2 in tumorige nesis Biology Mentor: Tosh iki Itoh francisco-lovan@uiowa.edu 36- Rebecca Luchtel, Spirit Lake, Iowa Iowa State Unive rsity Dietary egg white protein diets reduce ca rdiovascular disease biomarkers in rats Nutritional Sc iences Mentor: Kevin Schalinske rluchtel@iastate.edu 3 7- Katie Lutz, Ames, Iowa Iowa State University RecA targeted homologous recombination in zebrafish Geneti cs Mentors: Jeff Essner, Hsin-Kai Liao k lutz@iastate .eel u 38- Hoang Mai , Iowa City, Iowa University of Iowa Enhancement of transfection by zeolites in human embryonic kidney cells Chemical Engineering Mentor: Aliasger Salem ben-mai@uiowa.edu 39- Matt Martin , Rochester, Minnesota Iowa State University Imaging air0ow over an airfoil nea r stall Aerospa e Enginee ring Mentors: Hui Hu , Hirofumi Igarashi mclmartl@iastate.edu 40- Megan Mathews, Bettendorf, Iowa University of Iowa How hard is it to learn words7 A statistica l lea rning paradigm for word acq uisition Psychology, Fine Art Mentors: Bob Mc lurray, Lari ssa Samuelson megan-mathews@uiowa.edu 41- Christina McClelland, Ames, Iowa University of Iowa The Daily Palette Studio Art Mentor: Jon Winet christina-mcclelland@uiowa.edu 42- Sarah McConnell, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Unive rsity of Northern Iowa Analysis of echoic properties in vocalizations of preve rbal children on the autistic spectrum Communicative Disorders Mentor: Theresa Kouri sm onn@un .edu 43- Brandon Menke, Clive, Iowa University of Iowa PPARy activation through eiconsanoicl metabolism Biochemistry Mentor: Andrew Norris bmenkel 7@mchsi.com 44- Randy! Meyer, Muscatine, Iowa & Kayla Ferguson, Marquette, Iowa (coa uthors) University of Northern Iowa lee bath immersion of the hand alters continuous pressure senso ry threshold Athletic Training; Athletic Training Mentor: Todd Evans rbmeyer@uni .ed u; kf05l5@uni.edu 45- Andrew Morse, Akron, Iowa Unive rsity of Northern Iowa Children's occupational prefe rences regarding status and gender Psychology Mentor: Joshua Susskincl morse@uni.edu 46- Jacob Reed, Muscatine, Iowa University of Northern Iowa The comparison of two strategies on recove ry afte r exhausting exe rcise Physical Education: Exercise S ience Mentor: Robin Lund reedj 52@uni. ed u 4 7- Stacey Reisdorph, Cedar Rapids, Iowa University of Northern Iowa Morphometry and rates of evolution within the Pennsylvanian fusulinid Beedeina (A rdmore Basin , Oklahoma) Geology, Earth Sc ience Mentor: John Groves sreis@uni. edu 48- Kayla Resnick, Anchorage, Alaska Uni ve rsity of Iowa Mill Creek archaeo logical artifact analysis Anthropology Mentor: Steve Lensink kayla-resnick@uiowa.edu 49- Mark Rosmann , Harlan, Iowa Iowa State University Improving soil quality in Iowa organic farming systems Agronomy, History Mentor: Kathleen De late bobbrkr@iastate .edu 50- Mileka Scurlock, Omaha , Nebraska Iowa State University Perceptions and attitudes toward physical activity of postmenopausal African American women Kinesiology Mento r: Pante leimon Ekkekakis mscur@iastate.edu 51- Brian Sellers, Cedar Falls, Iowa Uni versit y of Northern Iowa Design and conversion for an electri c plug-in vehicle Electrical and Information Engineering Technology Mentor: Reg Pecen brianl54@uni.edu 52- Vanessa Sheppard , Cedar Rapids, Iowa Unive rsi ty of Northern Iowa Scenic designs and design resear h for "Pillar of Society" (Ibsen) and "Midsummer Night's Dream" Theatre Mentor: Jay Ed lnant vtheatre@uni.edu 53- Ga rth Strohbehn , Boone, Iowa University of Iowa Trans-endothelial migration selects fo r prostate cancer cells with a mesenchymal phenotype Biochemistry, Chemistry Mentor: Michael Henry garth -strohbehn@uiowa.edu --54- Lindsay Thompson, Huxley, Iowa Iowa State Uni versity The effect of task complexity on walking in young ad ults Kinesiology and Hea lth (Pre-Physical Therapy) Mentors: Kristin Lowry, Ann Smiley-Oyen lindsayt@iastate.edu 55- Joe Thorngren , Moline, Illinois University of Iowa A universa l hea lth ca re system in the United States: Just not practical Political Science Mentor: Robert Baller joseph -thorngren@uiowa.edu 56- Robert Tuttle, Des Moines, Iowa University of Iowa Rural development : Cultivating sustainable deve lopment International Studies Mentor: Rangaswamy Rajagopal robert-tuttle@uiowa.edu 57- Annie Twohig, Sioux City, Iowa University of Iowa The effect of Botulin um toxin as a fun ction of the extent of vocal tremor Speech and Hearing Science, Psychology Mentor: Ei leen Finnegan ann-twohig@uiowa.edu 58- Andrea VanWaa rdhuizen, Ames, Iowa University of Northern Iowa Effects performing authentic research has on secondary science educators' classroom practi ces: Year two Chemistry Teaching Mentor: Dawn Del Ca rlo andreajv@uni .edu 59- Bethany Wilcoxon, Atlantic, Iowa Iowa State University The Corn Belt's ethanol plants: Do locational factors mauer7 Community & Regional Planning Mentors: Monica Haddad , Francis Owusu, Gary Tay lor bethanyw@iastate.edu 60- Nathan Willis, Omaha, Nebraska & Sam Wagner, Webster City, Iowa (coa ul/10,-s) Iowa State Unive rsity SLUdent design of a satellite for lunar surfa e analysis and so lar sa ilcraft demonstrati on Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics Mentors: Bong Wie, Matthew Ne lson nwillis@iastate.edu ; thewags@iastate.edu Iowa Regents Universities Honors Program Contacts R OBERT K lRBY Director Iowa Cemer fo r Research by Undergraduates Associate Director University of Iowa Honors Program The University of lowa 44 3 Blank Honors Center Iowa City, Iowa 52242-0454 Ph ne: 319-335-1684 FAX: 319-335-0549 robe rt -ki rby@ui wa.eclu L AURA M ERRICK Assistant Director Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Un ivers ity Honors Program Iowa State Un iversity 2130 Jischke Honors Building Ames, Iowa 500ll-11 50 Phone: 515-294-0172 FAX 515-294-2970 I merrick@iastate.ec1 u j ESSICA M OON Director University Honors Program Universrity of Northern Iowa 2401 College St. Cedar Fall, Iowa 50614-0355 Phone: 319-273-3175 FAX 319-273-4319 jessica. moon®uni .eel u 

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