2016 HBCU-UP/CREST PI/PD Meeting Washington, DC - February ...

Session # Poster # First Name Last Name Institution Abstract Title

1 1 Eyualem Abebe Elizabeth City State UniversityDo Lessons from Model Institutions of Excellence Work Elsewhere? An Assessment of Impact of A Comprehensive Support on Success in Two Gateway Biology

1 63 Muhammad Akbar Tennessee State UniversityDevelopment and Study of an Implicit Model for Rapid and Accurate Simulation of Hurricane Storm Surge

1 31 Maruthi Balaji Bhaskar Texas Southern UniversityModeling Mercury Flow Dynamics and Bioaccumulation along East Fork Poplar Creek (EFPC)

2 48 Hacene Boukari Delaware State UniversityMultimodal and Integrated Approach for Detection and Characterization of Nanoparticles Embedded in Polymeric Systems

1 61 Vivian Carter Tuskegee University The Fostering Retention in STEM Disciplines at HBCUs

1 45 Michelle Claville Hampton UniversityNanoscience Project at Hampton University (NanoHU): Broadening the Participation of Undergraduates in STEM Education with Nanoscience

2 62 Lawanda Cummings Paine College Understanding Barriers to STEM Education for African American Women

1 13 Steven Damo Fisk University Revealing the Structural Basis for Calprotectin‐RAGE Signaling Axis

1 49 Mario Diaz University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyThe Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy in the Centenary of Einstein's Theory of Relativity

1 57 Maurice Edington Florida A&M UniversityHBCU‐UP Implementation Project: Student Centered Active Learning and Assessment Reform (SCALAR) at Florida A&M University

2 32 Rashidah Farid Alabama A&M UniversityForest Disturbance Long‐term Impacts on Amphibian Populations Genetic Diversity, William B. Bankhead National Forest

2 14 Manliang Feng Tougaloo College Variable Temperature Resonance Raman Spectroscopic Studies of MauG

2016 HBCU-UP/CREST PI/PD Meeting Washington, DC - February 24-25, 2016 Congressional A&B Poster Presentation Schedule*

Poster Presentation Session 1: Wednesday, February 24th - 5:00pm-6:30pm Poster Presentation Session 2: Wednesday, February 24th - 6:30pm-8:00pm

*Presentation schedule is listed by primary author's last name 1 Co-hosted by the National Science Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science


2 10 Lawrence Flowers Livingstone College Exploring STEM Student Perceptions of HBCU STEM Career Development Activities

2 22 Mohammad Fuad Winston‐Salem State University Mobile Response System: Making Class Engagement Interactive

2 58 Kinnis Gosha Morehouse CollegeBroadening Participation Research Project: Exploring Computing Careers through a Virtual Career Fair using Embodied Conversational Agents

2 64 Komitige Hashanthi Perera Howard University Probing the Interactions Between α‐1, 4‐Mannobiose Molecules, Using AFM

1 21 David Heise Lincoln University Computational Research on Music & Audio (CRoMA): Year One Review

2 18 Lisa Hibbard Spelman College Use of a Flipped Learning Pedagogy in the General Chemistry Sequence

2 26 Gary HolnessOptical Science Center for Applied Research, Delaware State University

Interactive Data‐mining of Spectroscopic Data

1 65 Mahesh Hosur Tuskegee UniversityCenter of Excellence in Nanobiomaterials Derived from Biorenewable and Waste Resources

2 40 Sanjukta Hota Fisk University Targeted Infusion of an Undergraduate Bio‐Track Program in Fisk University

2 66 Kerry Howe University of New Mexico UNM Center for Water and the Environment: An NSF CREST Center

2 2 Chiu‐Yueh Hung North Carolina Central University How Do White Cells Survive in Variegated Epipremnum Aureum ‘Marble Queen’?

1 27 Sajid Hussain Fisk UniversityTIP: Transforming Computer Science Education using 'upside down' Curriculum, Course‐embedded Projects, Integration with other STEM Disciplines





1 33 Hyun‐Min Hwang Texas Southern University Real‐time Atmospheric PM Monitoring Using a Portable Sensor

1 11 Raphael Isokpehi Bethune‐Cookman UniversityQuantitative Expertise in the Undergraduate Biology Curriculum (QEUBiC) Framework at Bethune‐Cookman University

2 38 Raphael IsokpehiBethune‐Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL

Impact of Targeted Infusion Project Funding on Equipment Infrastructure at Bethune‐Cookman University

2 52 Caesar Jackson North Carolina Central University Relating Entrepreneurial Thinking to Student Outcomes in STEM

2 50 Mohammad KhanOptical Science Center for Applied Research (OSCAR), Delaware State University

Sustainability and Growth of CREST: Leading Research and Education through Innovation and Economic Development

1 3 Jennifer Kovacs Spelman College Evolutionary and Ecological Impacts of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Arthropods

2 34 William Krugh California State University, Bakersfield CSUB NSF CREST Research on Climate Change and the San Joaquin Valley, CA

1 39 Aprillya Lanz Norfolk State University Mathematical Assessment of Methamphetamine Abuse in a Specific Population

1 15 Jerzy Leszczynski Jackson State University Interdisciplinary Nanotoxicity CREST Center

1 19 Qingxia Li Fisk UniversityFostering STEM Mastery with Case studies in Developmental Mathematics, Supplementary Instruction in Gatekeeper Courses, and Course‐Embedded Research

2 28 Wei Li Texas Southern UniversityThe Introduction of NSF CREST Center for Research on Complex Networks at Texas Southern University

2 12 Chad Markert Winston‐Salem State University Regenerative Medicine: A Vehicle to Infuse Laboratory‐Bench STEM Modules





1 29 Larry Mattix Norfolk State UniversityGraduation Academy ‐ Transitioning STEM Students to Graduation and Graduate School

1 41 Camille McKayle University of the Virgin IslandsMathematics Behind The Science: A Mathematics and Computation Summer Program for Incoming STEM Freshmen

1 53 Prabhakar Misra Howard UniversityTargeted Enhancement of the Undergraduate Physics Program in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Howard University

2 4 Brian Nelms Fisk University The Transcription Factor FKH‐8 is Essential for Dopamine Neuron Function

1 5 Joseph Onyilagha University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The Genetic Code: Pathways of the 20 Standard Amino Acids

1 67 Xiaobo Peng Prairie View A&M University Using Peer‐Generated Screencast in Teaching Computer‐Aided Design

1 23 Enrico Pontelli New Mexico State University Design of Intelligent Technologies for Smartgrids

2 24 Lijun Qian Prairie View A&M University Multiscale Drug Effects Modeling using Applied Systems Pharmacology

2 16 Daniela Radu Delaware State University Infusing Sustainability Concepts in Undergraduate Chemistry Research

2 54 Mukti RanaOptical Science Center for Applied Research (OSCAR), Delaware State University

Student Support and Success ‐ A Data Driven Story from CREST at Delaware State University

2 44 Vijaya Rangari Tuskegee UniversityEffect of Reinforcement of Eggshell‐based Nanopowder on Biodegradable Flexible Polymer Blends

1 17 Kevin Riley Xavier University of Louisiana Effect of Basis Set Size on the Quality of the Molecular Electrostatic Potential





2 6 Alexa Rosypal Johnson C. Smith University Intestinal Sarcocystis Species Infections in Raptors from North Carolina

1 7 Karla Sanchez Delaware State University Astrocyte Neuron Interactions in Synchronous Bursting Behavior

2 46 Andriy Semichaevsky Lincoln UniversityInitiation of Research in Engineering Science through Optical and Electronic Characterization of Polycrystalline Si Semiconductor Wafers for Use in PV

1 47 Felix Seo Hampton University NSF‐CREST: Advanced Center for Laser Science and Spectroscopy

1 25 Sharad Sharma Bowie State University Game Theme‐Based Instructional (GTI) Modules for Introductory Programming

1 35 Bernard Singleton Dillard University Environmental Stress in the Gulf of Mexico and its Potential Health Impact

1 59 Trina Spencer Virginia State University Incorporating Field Based Experiences for Science Teaching

2 42 Robert Stolz University of the Virgin IslandsPeer Led Team Learning in Developmental (Foundations) Mathematics: An Approach to Retention

2 8 Yonas Tekle Spelman CollegePhylogenomics of ‘Discosea’: A New Molecular Phylogenetic Perspective on Amoebozoa with Flat Body Forms

1 55 Tim UsherCalifornia State University, San Bernardino

Undergraduate Research and other Collaborations Between TYCs and 4yr+ Universities

2 60 Hendricus van Antwerpen Virginia Union UniversityCoaching for Academic and Professional Success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (CAPS in STEM)

1 51 Branislav Vlahovic North Carolina Central UniversityCREST Phase II: Computational Center for Science and Education at North Carolina Central University (NCCU)





2 56 Donald Walter South Carolina State University TIP: Piloting a Physics Partnership: Year 3 Update

2 68 Lijun WangNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

A Biomass‐to‐Liquid Fuel Refinery based on Gasification and Fisher‐Tropsch Synthesis

2 36 Yong Wang Alabama A&M UniversityTen Years of Long‐Term Ecological Research on the William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama

1 69 Yaqi Wanyan Texas Southern UniversityDevelopment of Knowledge‐Based System for Integrating Artificial Intelligence into the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum

2 20 Leyte Winfield Spelman College Community‐based Interactive Engagement in an Organic Chemistry Course

1 9 Katharina Wollenberg Valero Bethune‐Cookman University Towards a Predictive Model of Spill‐over Events in Zoonotic Disease

1 43 Katharina Wollenberg Valero Bethune‐Cookman UniversityProgress on a Biology and Mathematics Faculty Multidimensional Collaborations to Improve College Success of Undergraduates

1 37 Zhiming Yang North Carolina Central University Exploring the Possibility of Using MODIS AOD Data for PM2.5 Monitoring

2 70 Patrick Ymele‐Leki Howard University Small Molecule Inhibitors of the Phosphoenolpyruvate‐Phosphotransferase System

2 30 Xiaohong YuanNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Integrating Mobile Computing and Security into a Computer Science Curriculum

1 71 Shaik Zainuddin Tuskegee UniversityInitiation of Research and Educational Program in Computational Nanomechanics and Nanoscale Testing at Tuskegee University

2 72 Dongdong Zhang Prairie View A&M UniversityUnderstanding Fiber‐Fiber Interaction in Fiber‐Reinforced Composite Materials Processing





1 73 Nian Zhang University of the District of ColumbiaPrinciple Component Analysis and K‐means Classification of Infrared Photothermal Imaging of Trace Explosives on Relevant Substrates

2 74 Yongpeng Zhang Prairie View A&M University Demographic Shift and its Potential Effect on Engineering Technology

1 75 Wei Zheng Jackson State UniversityTeaching Community Approach to Prompting Effective Active Learning through Implementing Self‐Regulated Learning Assessment in Multiple STEM Courses




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