Fall 2022 Undergraduate Research Showcase

The Honors College Fall 2022 Undergraduate Research Showcase was on Thursday, November 10th at 5:00 p.m. PT.  At this event, twelve current Honors College students presented their research in a series of lightning talks and answered questions. Dr. Ken Krane, emeritus professor of physics and Honors College Board of Regents member, offered opening remarks. View the recording of the showcase here. See below for presentation titles and slides.

Presenters and Slides

 

Tuyet To, Senior

Major: Accountancy

Judgment and Decision in Workplace: How Does a Manager's Charitable Behavior Affect an Employee's Decision on Whether to Report Fraudulent Activity Committed by the Manager

 

Sophia Betts, Senior

Major: Philosophy

“This Machine is Alive” : An Oral History Exploration of Women Letterpress Printers on the West Coast.

 

Kaitlyn Kim, Sophomore

Majors:  Biochemistry & Molecular Biology & Innovation Management

Early Changes in N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Subunits in the Development of the 5xFAD Alzheimer’s Mouse Model

 

Jake Roetcisoender, Senior

Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Expanded Multi-Locus Sequence Typing in Chlamydia trachomatis

 

Francesca Rossi, Senior

Major: Animal Sciences

Validation of an LC-MS/MS Method for Quantifications of Fumonisins in Garlic 

 

Gabe Jones, Junior

Major(s):  Ecological Engineering & Earth Sciences

Rebuilding reefs: How the biological and chemical interactions between structure and settler determine recruitment success

 

Hana Nakamura-Daya, Junior

Major:  Public Health & Gerontology

Parental Transmission, Belonging, and Mental Health in Multiracial Identity Development

 

Aaron Maves, Sophomore

Major: Microbiology

Potential benefits of phage given immune response against Mycobacterium abscesses infection

 

Becca Bingham, Junior

Majors:  Biochemistry & Molecular Biology with Medical Humanities 

Site-Specific Tyrosine Nitration of Heat Shock Protein 90 Plays Distinct Roles in Glioblastoma Multiforme

 

Abigail DeBrine, Senior

Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Integration of Amino Acid Sequence and Alphafold2 structural predictions for each Chlamydia trachomatis Polymorphic Membrane Protein

 

Becca Wygal, Senior

Major: Interior Design & Spanish

Effect of Current Events on Interior Design and Architecture and its Application in a Post-Pandemic Workplace

 

Davis Armitage, Senior

Major: Chemical Engineering

Synthesis and Electrochemical Analysis of Electrodes in Aqueous Sodium Ion Batteries for Grid Storage Applications