Award Winners for SURCA 2019
SURCA 2019 Award Winners and Their Mentors | |||
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Read about their projects in the SURCA 2019 Abstract Book. | |||
| Applied Sciences | Crimson | Tatum Hardy(tooltip: Project Title|Development of Foods with Modified Textures for Infants and Children with Feeding Difficulties) | Carolyn Ross |
| Gray | Paige Gear(tooltip: Project Title|Tamarind – A Regional Food Source in Rural Guatemala Facilitates Iron Fortification of Food Prepared With Lucky Iron Fish) | Kathy Beerman | |
| Arts & Design | Crimson | Jamie Kemple and Keyaira Mumford(tooltip: Project Title|Pullman Depot Heritage Center) | Robert Krikac and Michael Sanchez |
| Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, and Information Sciences | Crimson | Krista Brutman(tooltip: Project Title|Computational Simulations of Length-dependent Activation in Human Cardiac Muscle) | Bertrand Tanner |
| Engineering & Physical Sciences | Crimson | Evon Branton(tooltip: Project Title|Evolution of the Strawberry Volcanics and Phreatomagmatic Eruptions) | Aaron Steiner |
| Crimson | Connor Spencer(tooltip: Project Title|The Landau Theory of Phase Transitions Applied to Chemical and Biological Systems) | Fred Gittes | |
| Crimson | Chandler Shannon(tooltip: Project Title|Effects of Sit-Stand Desks on Postural Sway of the Head and Trunk) | Anita Vasavada | |
| Gray | Stephen Bone(tooltip: Project Title|Applying Efficient Glucose Oxidase to Facilitate Direct Electron Transfer in Biofuel Cells) | Su Ha | |
| Gray | Brittany Kesic(tooltip: Project Title|Phosphoramidate Derivatives as Controlled Release Prodrugs of L-Dopa) | Cliff Berkman | |
| Gray | Cory Gunson(tooltip: Project Title|Decoupling Food and Fossil Fuel Using an Iron Membrane Reactor to Produce Ammonia) | Peter Pfromm | |
| Gray | Kacie Salmon(tooltip: Project Title|Hydrogen-Based Regenerator Alternatives for Cryocooling) | Jacob Leachman | |
| Gray | Seth McPherson(tooltip: Project Title|Characterization of ACRT-grown CZT for Use in High-resolution Gamma Radiation Detectors) | Kelvin Lynn | |
| Novice | Stephen Bone, Tyler Sager, Tanner Stahl, and Mitchell Weholt(tooltip: Project Title|Crimson Medical Solutions) | Howard Davis and Marie Mayes | |
| Humanities | Crimson | Kaitlin Srader(tooltip: Project Title|Preservation of Born-Digital Newsletters from WSU Native Programs) | Faith Price and Trevor Bond |
| Gray | Ryan Moore(tooltip: Project Title|Notions of Uyghur Identity Within Xinjiang and Their Development During the Late 20th Century) | Lydia Gerber | |
| Molecular, Cellular, & Chemical Biology | Crimson | Brooke Barton, Devinae McNeil, and Jenna Rock(tooltip: Project Title|The Efficacy and Toxicity of a Protease Inhibitor as a Novel Contraceptive) | Wipawee Winuthayanon |
| Crimson | Olivia Hayden(tooltip: Project Title|The Drosophila melanogaster STING Homolog (dmSTING) Protects Against Coxiella burnetii Infection) | Alan Goodman | |
| Crimson | Owen Canterbury(tooltip: Project Title|Novel Model for Blindness Generated Using Inducible CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing in Zebrafish) | Michael Varnum | |
| Gray | Rachel Stout(tooltip: Project Title|Exploration of Two Dihydroceramide Desaturase Genes) | Jennifer Watts | |
| Gray | WSU Tri-Cities student Megan Brauner(tooltip: Project Title|Development of a New Method to Quantify Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi from Environmental Samples) | Tanya Cheeke | |
| Gray | Ashley Kophs(tooltip: Project Title|Understanding the Kinetic Properties of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase: A Key Enzyme of C4 Photosynthesis) | Asaph Cousins and Robert DiMario | |
| Gray | Nathan Michellys(tooltip: Project Title|Beware of Eating Chicken: It Harbors a Bacterium That Is a Major Cause of Foodborne Illness) | Michael Konkel | |
| Novice Awards | Austin Lenssen(tooltip: Project Title|Identification of Novel Genetic Markers for Drought Tolerance in Wheat) | Andrei Smertenko | |
| Novice Awards | Jessica Fisher(tooltip: Project Title|Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging Mechanisms Combating Drought Stress in Wheat) | Andrei Smertenko and Kathleen Hickey | |
| Organismal, Population, Ecological, & Evolutionary Biology | Crimson | WSU Vancouver student Katelyn Sedig(tooltip: Project Title|Diversity in Microbial Mutualists Benefit Plant Growth) | Stephanie Porter |
| Crimson | Elise Bugge(tooltip: Project Title|Decreasing N2 Fixation in Lobaria oregana is Likely Caused by Anthropogenic Emissions) | R. Dave Evans | |
| Gray | Madison Armstrong(tooltip: Project Title|The Evolution of Plastic Expression as an Explanation of Invasion Success) | Mark Dybdahl | |
| Gray | Tina Wang(tooltip: Project Title|Reversing Insulin Resistance in Hibernating Grizzly Bears) | Heiko Jansen | |
| Social Sciences | Crimson | WSU Spokane student Jacquelyn Deichman(tooltip: Project Title|Return-to-play Legislation and Concussions: Are More Youth Leaving the Emergency Department Without Being Seen?) | Janessa Graves |
| Crimson | Global Campus student Charles Nevin(tooltip: Project Title|The Sound of One Hand Texting: Examining the Paradox Between Mindfulness Meditation Apps and Problematic Smartphone Use) | Lee Daffin | |
| Gray | Global Campus student Haven Warwick(tooltip: Project Title|Sensorimotor Deficits in Children with Subclinical ASD/ADHD Predicting Levels of Cognitive Functioning) | Tammy Barry | |
| Gray | Brooklin Devine(tooltip: Project Title|Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Rural, Underserved Communities in Guatemala) | Kathy Beerman | |
| Gray | Justin Frow(tooltip: Project Title|Robot Activity Support (RAS): Comparing Younger and Older Adults’ Feedback) | Nisha Raghunath | |
| Gray | Sydney Wright(tooltip: Project Title|Test Anxiety and Performance on Proctored and Non-Proctored Exams in Online Classes Study) | Lee Daffin | |
| Gray | Hannah Heizer(tooltip: Project Title|A Systematic Review of Prevention and Educational Programs to Promote Healthy Adolescent Sexual and Romantic Relationships: Where Are the Parents?) | Kathleen Rodgers | |
| Gray | Amanda Tomchick(tooltip: Project Title|Life Happens: An Examination of the Reasons Why Students Withdraw from Courses) | Erica Austin | |
| Novice | Patricia Bumgarner, Derek Ginrich, Nicholas Gottlob, Tiffany Kite, and AnnMarie McCracken(tooltip: Project Title|Life Happens: An Examination of the Reasons Why Students Withdraw from Courses) | Erin Thornton |