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Undergraduate Research: From Discovery to Application
A Letter from the Chancellor
May 31, 2008
Dear Colleagues and Guests,
Welcome to the 15th annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium, an event that has become a campuswide tradition representing some of the very best in faculty-mentored undergraduate research and creative projects. This annual event reflects the University of California, Irvine’s commitment to excellence, both within and beyond the academy.
I invite you to celebrate with our student scholars as they share knowledge discovered through their research journeys. Each year, the Symposium is a powerful reminder, not only of the process of discovery, but also of how each new breakthrough provides a building block for overcoming future challenges. UCI encourages its students and helps them pursue their dreams by providing excellent skills and techniques for further inquiry and continued intellectual growth. I cannot express enough my thanks to the dedicated faculty mentors who help instill these values and skills in our students.
My appreciation also goes to the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program team for organizing this sympo-sium, and for their continuing efforts in fostering undergraduate research at UCI. This year marks the publication of Volume X of The UCI Undergraduate Research Journal, a sampling of the most outstanding undergraduate research pro-jects presented at last year’s Symposium. UCI’s continuing effort to undergraduate research has become a national model for how a research university can effectively enhance the educational experience of its undergraduates.
To further celebrate creativity and research, it is my distinct pleasure to sponsor the Chancellor’s Award for Excel-lence in Undergraduate Research for the twelfth consecutive year. This award recognizes the outstanding contribu-tions of one student and faculty member from each school. Along with the entire UCI community, I offer my congratulations to this year’s talented award recipients, and to all students and faculty participating in the 2008 UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Thank you for joining us in this celebration of the learning that accompanies research.
Sincerely,
Michael V. Drake, M.D. Chancellor
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Events ....................................................................................2
A Welcome from Undergraduate Education ...........................................3
Keynote Speaker .......................................................................................4
Performances ............................................................................................5
Oral Presentations ...................................................................................7
Poster Presentations ...............................................................................35
Index of Presenters .................................................................................52
Thanks & Acknowledgments .................................................................73
Notes .......................................................................................................77
Symposium Location Map .....................................................................78
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Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 31, 2008
7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Registration
7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. Oral Presentations - Session I
10:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Keynote Address and Awards Ceremony Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Lunch/Dance Performance Performance Studio 1100
1:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Poster Session Humanities Hall Building, Second and Third Floors
3:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Oral Presentations - Session II
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A Welcome from Undergraduate Education
May 31, 2008
Dear UCI Community Members and Guests:
Welcome to the 15th annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of California, Irvine. This event is an exciting opportunity to experience the best in faculty-mentored undergraduate research and creative projects at UCI. Students will share their discoveries, whether they are explorations into the newest frontiers of science and technology, interpretations of our past and surroundings, or insights into our inner selves. This year’s theme, “Undergraduate Re-search, from Discovery to Application,” reflects the research process, through which concepts and observations are de-veloped into applications for the benefit of all.
The Symposium is a celebration of much of what the UCI Community has to offer—from the accomplishments of our students to the efforts of its world-renowned faculty. We hope that this year’s symposium will inspire continued scholarly and creative achievement, both in the students presenting today and in those who may be newly motivated by what they see and hear. To that end, we hope that students will recognize the benefits of collaborating on projects and sharing ideas, that faculty will be rewarded by the atmosphere of inquiry and exchange they were instrumental in creating, and that guests will gain an appreciation for the community of insight and collaborative curiosity fostered at UCI.
The accomplishments of the students presenting here today have made us extremely proud. Each has contributed to the growth of our collective body of knowledge. Through the Symposium, UCI students and faculty continue, each year, to raise the standards for excellence in leadership, achievement and success. It is our hope that by sharing their knowledge today, they will realize how far their accomplishments have taken them and will be inspired to pass along the tradition of undergraduate research and creative projects to future generations of UCI scholars.
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) in the Division of Undergraduate Education assists UCI’s students by facilitating and funding their involvement in faculty-mentored undergraduate research and creative activities. As the organizer of today’s symposium, UROP has provided research assistance and funding to many of today’s present-ers. UROP programs also include advising undergraduate students about on- and off-campus research opportunities, and publishing The UCI Undergraduate Research Journal, an annual multidisciplinary publication. In addition, the Summer Under-graduate Research Program (SURP) allows students to become fully immersed in a research project or creative activity under the guidance of UCI faculty members. More recently, UROP has collaborated with other units on campus to spon-sor three additional summer undergraduate research programs: the Integrated Micro/Nano Summer Undergraduate Re-search Experience (IM-SURE); the Inter-Disciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (ID-SURE); and the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship on Information Technology (SURF-IT). UROP is part of a campuswide network of faculty, departments and programs dedicated to supporting the undergraduate research enterprise at UCI.
Thank you for participating and for supporting the undergraduate researchers presenting here today. We especially thank all the faculty mentors who have devoted so much of their time and effort mentoring these students. We look forward to following these outstanding individuals as they continue their quest for knowledge, and hope that today’s program leaves you inspired to ask new questions, seek answers, and to celebrate each discovery.
Sincerely,
Sharon V. Salinger Said M. Shokair Dean, Division of Undergraduate Education Director, UROP
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Keynote Speaker
Hans S. Keirstead, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Dr. Hans S. Keirstead is an Associate Professor at the Reeve-Irvine Research Center and Co-Director of the Stem Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine. The Canadian-born neuroscientist received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada; his doctoral thesis concerned his invention of a novel method for regenerating damaged spinal cords, and formed the basis of several worldwide patents and the formation of a company. This work constituted the first demonstration of functional regeneration of the injured adult spinal cord, and for his achievements he received the Cameron Award for the outstanding Ph.D. thesis in Canada. Dr. Keirstead then moved to Cambridge, England, where he conducted four years of Post-Doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge, furthering his studies of spinal cord injury and beginning studies of multiple sclerosis. He received the distinct honor of election to two senior academic posts, Fellow of the Governing Body of Downing College, and Senate Member of the University of Cambridge, and was the youngest member to be elected to those positions.
In 2000, Dr. Keirstead joined the Reeve-Irvine Research Center, a leading center for spinal cord injury research, at the University of California, Irvine. He has founded or partnered with biotechnology companies to fund and con-duct pre-clinical and clinical development. Dr. Keirstead was recently awarded the Distinguished Assistant Professor of UCI Award, the UCI Academic Senate’s highest honor, and, in 2005, was awarded the UCI Innovation Award for innovative research leading to corporate and clinical development. He is also Vice Chancellor of Academic Devel-opment at UDECOM (University of Community Development, in French) situated in Guinea, Africa.
Dr. Keirstead has testified at Federal and California Senate Hearings on several occasions regarding the potential of stem cells, is an avid scientific correspondent for public education, was an advisor to the California government on stem cell policy, was a Scientific Advisory Committee Member of the California Stem Cell Initiative that authored Proposition 71, and maintains working relationships with several stem cell companies, venture capital groups, and government economic development offices in the United States, Sweden and Norway.
The focus of the Keirstead laboratory is the development of strategies to limit degeneration and enhance regenera-tion after spinal cord injury and disease. The Keirstead Research Group is investigating strategies to reduce or elimi-nate the post traumatic enlargement of spinal cord injury sites that normally occurs after traumatic injury. The Group also investigates cell transplantation therapy for spinal cord injury, and was the first laboratory in North America to gain access to human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) for CNS trauma research.
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Performances The performances will showcase the quality of faculty-mentored undergraduate creative projects from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. From late afternoon, on into the early morning hours, many UCI Dance majors are in the rehearsal studios preparing for projects and performances outside of their ordinary curriculum. Bare Bones Dance Theater and the UCI Etude Ensemble are two such dance groups; the former, a student-run organization, and the latter, an esteemed modern dance ensemble working under the artistic direction of Professor Donald McKayle. Together, these two groups of hard-working undergraduate artists participate in activities including master classes, dance concerts, dance exchange projects, and outreach programs.
Awards Ceremony Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100
Title: The Impossible Dream From The Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh Performed by: Glenn Ellington, Baritone
Lunch Performance Performance Studio 1100
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Title: Bella Siccome un Angelo Aria from Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by: Glenn Ellington, Baritone Lukas Swidzinski, Piano
Title: Observations Choreographed by: Julie Ann Minaai Music: “Beginning” by Michael Wall
Danced by: Jay Carlon, Julie Ann Minaai, Marc Nunez, Jenna Otter and Kari Richardson
Title: Mechanics of Absence Choreographed by: Will Johnston Music: “So Comfortable” by Sissy
Danced by: Liane Aung, Will Johnston, Janelle Junio, Krystal Matsuyama
Title: A.F.R.I.C.A Choreographed by: Kimiko Johnson Music: “Misunderstood” by Common
Danced by: Kimiko Johnson, Jessica Rabanzo-Flores
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Performances (cont’d)
Title: twenty-1 Choreographed by: Jenna Otter
Music: “Gong” by Sigur Ros Danced by: Liane Aung, Julian DeGuzman, Julie Ann Minaai, Marc Nunez,
Marissa Osato, Jenna Otter, Phil Vicars, Ching Ching Wong
Title: Untried Terrain Choreographed by: Rachel Pace
Music: “Red Light Means Go” and “The Academy” by Massive Attack Danced by: Jeanette Abell, Summer Bowie, Jenny Mundy, Megan Williamson
Title: Vanity Fair: That’s What He Said Choreographed by: Marissa Osato
Music: “Silver Screen Shower Scene” by Felix da Housecat Danced by: Jay Carlon, Francine Espiritu, Will Johnston, Sarah Michener, Marc Nunez, Marissa
Osato, Andy Pearson, Jessica Rabanzo-Flores, Kaitlyn Shipley,
Title: Syncopated Gambol Choreographed by: Professor Donald McKayle
Music: “In the Mood” arranged and orchestrated by Doug Richards for the great American Music Ensemble
Danced by: The UC Irvine Etude Ensemble Liane Aung, Steven Diaz, Nick Hendricks, Kimiko Johnson, Will Johnston, Janelle Junio,
Sharon Kung, Shannon Kurashige, Krystal Matsuyama, Marc Nunez, Marissa Osato, Jenna Ot-ter, Jessica Rabanzo-Flores, Kari Richardson, Kaitlyn Shipley, Randall Smith, Phil Vicars,
Ching Ching Wong
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Oral Presentations Each presentation is allotted 15 minutes followed by a 3-minute question and answer period. Each session has a faculty moderator who is assisted by a student room monitor. Participants and guests are asked to adhere to the Symposium Etiquette Guidelines and not to enter or leave the rooms during presentations.
Abstracts for the presentations at this year’s Symposium are available on the UROP Web site:
http://www.urop.uci.edu/symposium.html
Humanities Hall, Room 105 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Mark Combs
Psychology The Psychological Qualities of Leading a Virtual Second Life
Daniel Stokols Planning, Policy, & Design
8:50 AM Heather Diaz Environmental Analysis & Design/ Sociology
The Influence of Commuter Status on College Stu-dents’ Organization Involvement and Identification with their University
H.C. Clitheroe Daniel Stokols Planning, Policy, & Design
9:10 AM Victoria Liu Criminology, Law & Society
Electronic Waste at the University of California, Irvine
Joseph Dimento Planning, Policy, & Design
9:30 AM Kimberly Balazs Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Caffeine Degradation by Pseudomonas putida in Freshwater and Salt Water
Oladele Ogunseitan Environmental Health, Science, & Policy
9:50 AM Wei Sang Chen Earth & Environmental Sciences
Engineering Advanced Oxidation Treatment for Disinfection Byproducts in Water Reuse
William Cooper Civil & Environmental Engineering
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Navid Doktormomtaz
Biological Sciences Comparative Analysis of Pacing-Induced Heart Failure in Drosophila Populations
Michael Rose Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
3:20 PM Dan Ho Tim Ngo Biological Sciences
Heat Shock Proteins and Life History Traits in Dro-sophila melanogaster
Michael Rose Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
3:40 PM Christopher Hardy Biological Sciences Aurora Leport Psychology & Social Behavior
Bacterial Infection in Drosophila melanogaster Michael Rose Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
4:00 PM Cynthia Thai Plant Biology
Can Nitrogen and Phosphorus Explain Invasive Success?: A Test of the Importance of these Re-sources in the Coastal Sage Scrub Community
Katharine Suding Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
4:20 PM Gregory Dickinson Microbiology & Immunology
The Occurrence of Vibrio Species in California Rec-reational Marine Environment
Sunny Jiang Civil & Environmental Engineering
4:40 PM Yazeed Ibrahim Biological Sciences
The Abundance of Phages Infecting Synechococcus spp. along the Newport Coast
Jennifer Martiny Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
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Humanities Hall, Room 108 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Matthew Alecock
Social Ecology California’s Failed Attempts at Physician-Assisted Euthanasia Legislation
John Dombrink Criminology, Law & Society
8:50 AM Anet Badali Criminology, Law & Society
A Spatial Analysis of Domestic Violence: A Study of Santa Ana
James Meeker Criminology, Law & Society
9:10 AM Timothy Schowe Sociology
The Labeling and Emotions of Organizational Mis-takes
Calvin Morrill Sociology
9:30 AM Geoff Thorne Sociology
A Study of Attorney-Attorney Relationships in a Self-Regulating Profession
Calvin Morrill Sociology
9:50 AM Claudia Mendoza Criminology, Law & Society
A Spatial Analysis of Gang Crimes in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Al Valdez Social Sciences
10:10 AM Barbara Escobar Chicano/Latino Studies/ Psychology
Reintegra A.C: An Analysis on Prevention of Recidi-vism and Social Reintegration of Minors in Conflict with the Law in Mexico City and California
James Vigil Criminology, Law & Society
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Quan Nguyen
Microbiology & Immunology Lipopeptide Immunization Combined with CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells Depletion and CTLA-4 Blockade Protect Against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1
Lbachir Benmohamed Ophthalmology
3:20 PM Rebecca Paquette Biological Sciences
The Temperature Dependence and Energetics of Lymphocyte Motility
Michael Cahalan Physiology & Biophysics
3:40 PM Shiney Koshy Zachary Richardson Biological Sciences
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone: A Novel Target for Melanoma Chemoresistance
Anand Ganesan Dermatology
4:00 PM Mei-Chuan Margret Yu Biological Sciences
Molecular Analysis of a Patient with a Complex I Enzyme Deficiency Resulting in Leigh Syndrome
Vincent Procaccio Pediatrics
4:20 PM Sara Ritchie Biological Sciences
Integrons and Antibiotic Resistance in Environ-mental Bacterial Isolates
Luis Mota-Bravo Toai Nguyen Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
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Humanities Hall, Room 112 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Aman Bedi
Jillian Jesalva John Phan Psychology
An Analysis of the Influences of Family, Self-Efficacy, and Acculturation on the Traditionality of Career Choice of Asian American Undergraduates
Caesar Sereseres Political Science Jonathan Flojo Social Sciences
8:50 AM Visa Phraphilom Political Science/ Sociology
Comparative Case Study of Post-1980s Southeast Asian Refugees: Assessing Acculturation Outcomes of Laotian Refugees in the United States
John Liu Asian American Studies
9:10 AM Leyna Vo Psychology
A Qualitative Examination of East Asian Relation-ship Norms
Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences
9:30 AM Nicole Moshfegh Psychology & Social Behavior
Iranian Female Undergraduates’ Body Image Per-ceptions: A Psychosociocultural Perspective
Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences
9:50 AM Liliana Gonzalez Chicano/Latino Studies/ Spanish Literature
El NarcoMacho: Representations of Mexican Mas-culinity in Narcocorridos
Raul Fernandez Chicano/Latino Studies
Oral Session II 3:00 PM William Wright
Economics A Comparison of Multiple and Single Attribute Auc-tioning Methods in the California Department of Transportation
Volodymyr Bilotkach Economics
3:20 PM Joel Madero Economics/ Political Science
Were Smaller Banks More Likely to Fail During the Great Depression?
Gary Richardson Economics
3:40 PM Alejandro Komai Economics/ Mathematics
Declaration of Dependence: An Interdisciplinary Investigation into the American Banking Crises of the Great Depression
Gary Richardson Economics Caryl Margulies Mathematics Joanne Christopherson Social Sciences
4:00 PM Samantha Kao International Studies
A Socio-Economic Case Study of Tourism, Fisher-ies, and Environmental Issues in the Turks and Caicos Islands: South Caicos & Providenciales
Michael Burton Anthropology
4:20 PM Mike Delay Sociology
Screenwriters: Survival in a Freelance Market and Evolving Business Model
Samuel Gilmore Sociology
4:40 PM Joel Montano Economics/ Sociology Carla Osorio-Veliz Sociology
21st Century Proletariat: Class-Analysis of Low-Wage UCI Service Worker Oral Histories
Rodolfo Torres Planning, Policy, & Design
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Humanities Hall, Room 118 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Jan-Mitchell Zerrudo
Political Science The Seldom-Known Stories of Supreme Court Jus-tices
Sherilyn Sellgren Political Science
8:50 AM Cristian Martinez International Studies
Comparative Analysis of United States and Mexico Security Strategies
Caesar Sereseres Political Science
9:10 AM Diego Solares International Studies
Violence as an Impediment to the Provision of Health Services in Slums Of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Caesar Sereseres Political Science
9:30 AM Sevana Sammis Political Science
Regional Cooperation in the South Caucasus Yuliya Tverdova Political Science
9:50 AM Yvette Shirinian Political Science
Fair Trade Coffee: A Cup of Joe with a Taste of Jus-tice
Alison Brysk Political Science
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Humanities Hall, Room 142 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Kathryn Farrar
Art History French Artist, Italian Spirit: Deconstructing Nicolas Poussin’s Role in Art Historical Methodology
Jane Newman Comparative Literature
8:50 AM Jamie Carter Comparative Literature/ European Studies
Court Art and Royal Patronage: An Affirming and Ambivalent Representation of Power in Calderón’s El sitio de Bredá
Jane Newman Comparative Literature
9:10 AM Kathryn Fore English/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Baron’s Historiography: Humanist Values and the Public Sphere in 20th Century Interpretations of Renaissance Humanism
Jane Newman Comparative Literature
9:30 AM Joel Breuklander English
Contemporary Short Fiction Through the Lens of Literary Theory; Ethics of Creative Writing Peda-gogy (2 projects)
Michelle Latiolais English
9:50 AM Clare Greene English/ European Studies
Universal Obligations of Alain Badiou’s Political Militant
Steven Mailloux English
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Valerie Dao
Political Science We the People: Examining Regional Political Cul-ture in Educational Policy
Mark Petracca Political Science
3:20 PM Shahrzad Radbod Political Science
Assimilation of Iranian Jewish Immigrants from the Islamic Revolution
Mark Petracca Political Science
3:40 PM Xenia Tashlitsky Political Science
The Politics of Powerlessness: How and Why the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Employ the Internet to Establish the Legitimacy of their Cause and Ensure the Success of their Movement
Mark Petracca Political Science
4:00 PM Stefanie Vidarte Political Science/ Sociology
Cuban-American Foreign Policy: Influence of Inter-est Groups and Public Opinion on the Policy Proc-ess
Mark Petracca Political Science Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences
4:20 PM Tracy Wu Global Cultures/ Spanish
Child Trafficking Prevention in Guatemala: From Sandy Shores to a Firm Foundation
Carol Burke English
4:40 PM Lynly Lumibao Criminology, Law & Society/ Political Science
Urban Policy and Multiculturalism in the Nether-lands: Integration or Conflict?
Scott Bollens Planning, Policy, & Design
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Humanities Hall, Room 143 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Jacqueline Andrade
Psychology The Long-Term Effects of Learned Educational Tools in Latino Families
Virginia Mann Cognitive Sciences
8:50 AM Aysha Cohen Psychology & Social Behavior
Positive Peer Relationships are Not Enough: The Role of Student-Staff Relationships in the Develop-ment of College and Career Orientations
Deborah Vandell Education
9:10 AM Manal Hanna Criminology, Law & Society Kevin Chicas Political Science Enrique Gracian Psychology
A Day in the Life: Inventing Engineers Katherine Carpenter Carroll Seron Criminology, Law & Society
9:30 AM Timothy Grigsby Psychology & Social Behavior
Computer Versus Paper-Pencil Questionnaires: An Evaluation of Test Administration, Test Setting, and Social Desirability
Eric Knowles Psychology & Social Behavior
9:50 AM Jessica Wearing Psychology & Social Behavior
Cultural Effects on the Health Benefits of Personal Disclosure
Eric Knowles Psychology & Social Behavior
10:10 AM Dorothy Pirtle Social Science
Black Scholars: Issues Concerning Adjusting to and Prospering in the Academic Community
Alford Young, Jr. Sociology
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Humanities Hall, Room 156 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Thong Nguyen
Mathematics/ Physics Stellar Occultation Light Curves Asantha Cooray
Physics & Astronomy
8:42 AM Justin Feng Physics
Limitations for Monte-Carlo Reconstruction of In-flationary Potentials
Asantha Cooray Physics & Astronomy
8:54 AM Cheryl Johnson Physics
Comparison of Temperature and Density in an Ar-gon Plasma Created by RF Coil and Tungsten Filament Sources
Roger McWilliams Physics & Astronomy
9:06 AM Jingxuan Wang Mathematics/ Physics
Behaviors of a Two-Dimensional Wet Foam Under Oscillatory Shear
Michael Dennin Physics & Astronomy
9:18 AM Michael Champion Mathematics/ Physics
Bead Rafts Under Transverse Linear Oscillations Michael Dennin Physics & Astronomy
9:30 AM Jarod Hicks Physics
An Exploration of High School Physics Teachers’ Pre-Professional Preparations
Roger McWilliams Physics & Astronomy
9:42 AM Dillon Cone Physics
Structure Formation with Non-Gaussian Initial Conditions
Manoj Kaplinghat Physics & Astronomy
9:54 AM Ryan Trainor Physics
Improving Galaxy Mass Estimates by Accounting for Binary Systems
Manoj Kaplinghat Physics & Astronomy
10:06 AM Alexander Grant Physics
Characterization of a Fiber Based Probe for Quanti-tative Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy of Cutaneous Melanoma
Anthony Durkin Biomedical Engineering
10:18 AM Matthew VanSteenwyk Physics
Economic Evaluation of a Distributed Generation Cascading Solar Thermal Energy Production and Storage System
Roger McWilliams Physics & Astronomy
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Humanities Hall, Room 156 (cont’d) Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Eric Barbour
Physics Resolving Damped Lyman Alpha Systems at High Redshift: Probing Correlation with Quasars and Geometric Distribution
Elizabeth Barton Physics & Astronomy
3:12 PM Vishnu Vivek Mittapalli Physics
Quartz Crystal Microbalances as a Probe of Friction at the Microscale Level
Peter Taborek Physics & Astronomy
3:24 PM Randolph Anderson Physics
Correlation Function and Power Spectrum of the Spitzer 160 Micron Source Catalog of the Lockman Hole
Asantha Cooray Physics & Astronomy
3:36 PM Nick Rumbaugh Physics
Constraints on Deviations from Lorentz Invariance Using the Cosmic Microwave Background
Manoj Kaplinghat Physics & Astronomy
3:48 PM Joseph Duris Physics
Photo Multiplier Tube Calibration for MINERvA David Casper Physics & Astronomy
4:00 PM Justin Little Aerospace Engineering/ Physics
Simulation of Transport Phenomena in the Plume of Stationary Plasma Hall Thrusters
Manuel Gamero-Castano Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
4:12 PM Daniel Imbach Physics
Macro- and Micro-Rheology at a Lipid-Actin Inter-face
Michael Dennin Physics & Astronomy
4:24 PM Alexander Lamb Information & Computer Science/ Physics
Passing Gas: Is Ethanol the Solution to our Energy Crisis?
Roger McWilliams Physics & Astronomy
4:36 PM Daniel Su Physics
A Method for Tissue Discrimination via Fluores-cence Spectroscopy
Roger McWilliams Physics & Astronomy
4:48 PM David Fischer Physics
Acoustically Driven Super-Heated Bubble Chamber Peter Taborek Physics & Astronomy
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Humanities Hall, Room 210 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Sharon Kung
Dance/ Economics Choreography and Beyond: 7th Nexus Molly Lynch
Dance
8:50 AM Randall Smith Dance
UCI/UCSB Dance Exchange Donald McKayle Dance
9:10 AM Denise Li Comparative Literature/ Humanities & Arts
Absence and Presence in the “Poethics” of Per-formance Art (in “Theory” and “Practice”)
Stephen Barker Drama
9:30 AM Michael Morales Drama
Godspell Daniel Gary Busby Drama
9:50 AM Kevin Pease Psychology & Social Behavior
Addressing Pertinent Social Issues Through the Medium of Playwriting
Keith Fowler Drama
10:10 AM Elyse Wietstock Film & Media Studies
Sound Design with the Ensemble Theatre of Cin-cinnati
Vincent Olivieri Drama
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Alexander Ring
Biological Sciences Eyeblink Startle Reactivity During Presentation of Happy and Fearful Facial Expressions
Mark Geyer Psychiatry & Human Behavior
3:20 PM Megan Ikeda Neurobiology
Is Contextual Fear Memory Supported by Different Brain Networks at Recent and Remote Time Points?
John Guzowski Neurobiology & Behavior
3:40 PM Joseph Seif Biological Sciences
BDNF/TRKB Signaling Pathway Altered by Six Weeks of Exercise in the Aged APOE4 Alzheimer’s Mouse Model
Carl Cotman Kathryn Nichol Neurobiology & Behavior
4:00 PM Pascal Krotee Biological Sciences
Interaction of the Mixed Lineage Leukemia 4 Pro-tein with the JNK MAP Kinase
Lee Bardwell Jeffrey Rogers Developmental & Cell Biology
4:20 PM Ernesto Lujan Biological Sciences
FRT 42D and ovoD: Using a New Genetic Tool for a Large Scale Maternal Effect Screen in Drosophila melanogaster
Rahul Warrior Developmental & Cell Biology
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Humanities Hall, Room 214 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Yeo-Joo Kim
Biological Sciences Cell-Free Expression of Mouse and Bovine γS-crystallin
Rachel Martin Chemistry
8:50 AM Xuan Li Biological Sciences
Up-Regulation of Renal and Vascular Scavenger Receptor SRA1 and Down-Regulation of HDL Re-ceptor ABCA-1 in Kidney and Vascular Issues
Zhenmin Ni Nosratola Vaziri Physiology & Biophysics
9:10 AM Belinda Dao Biological Sciences
Cigarette Smoke Condensate Induces a Dose-Dependent Morphological and Physiological Change in Organotypic Skin Models
Brian Wong Otolaryngology
9:30 AM Allison Zemek Biomedical Engineering
Applying the Generalized Maxwell Model to Char-acterize the Effects of Thermal Damage on Uni-formly Heated Cartilage by Radiofrequency Generator
Brian Wong Otolaryngology
9:50 AM Zlatko Devcic Koohyar Karimi Biological Sciences
The Use of a Genetic Algorithm and Facial Morph-ing Technology to Define Ethnic-Specific Ideal Fa-cial Aesthetics in Anterior-Poster and Lateral Facial Portraits
Brian Wong Otolaryngology
10:10 AM David Chang Josephine Le Biological Sciences
The Space Cycle: A Possible Countermeasure for Microgravity
Vincent Caiozzo Orthopaedic Surgery
Oral Session II 3:00 PM David Hadiprodjo
Neurobiology The Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor (nAChR) Antagonist, Mecamylamine, on the Nico-tine-Enhanced Acquisition of Cocaine Self-Administration
James Belluzzi Pharmacology
3:20 PM Kathryn Bordonaro Biological Sciences
Age Effects in Tranylcypromine Enhancement of Nicotine Self-Administration
Frances Leslie Pharmacology
3:40 PM Lesly Martinez Biological Sciences
Age Differences in the Expression of D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptor Synergy
Frances Leslie Pharmacology
4:00 PM Anna Khalaj Biological Sciences/ Literary Journalism
Sex and Age Differences in Dopamine-Mediated Behaviors
Frances Leslie Pharmacology
4:20 PM Laura Buntrock Biological Sciences
Age Differences in D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptor Agonist-Induced Locomotion and Stereotypy
Frances Leslie Pharmacology
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Humanities Hall, Room 220 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Roula Saleem
Biological Sciences Ladan Khoddam Biological Sciences/ English
Emergency Physician Patient Satisfaction Interven-tion Survey (EPPSIS)
Shahram Lotfipour Michael Menchine Lynduh Soldavini Emergency Medicine
8:50 AM Samer Roumani Biological Sciences Sarahi Loya Public Health Science
Cross Border Health Utilization Shahram Lotfipour Michael Menchine Emergency Medicine
9:10 AM Nassim Lashkari Anthropology/ Biological Sciences Anjali Bhatt Biomedical Engineering
Barriers to Obtaining Health Insurance Among Pa-tients Presenting to a University-Based Emergency Department and the Efficacy of Patient Education on Access to Health Insurance
Tareg Bey Doug Brosnan Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine
9:30 AM Sepehr Shojaei Wanchi Zeng Biological Sciences
A Prospective Evaluation of Bedside Ultrasound in the Emergency Department for Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis
John Christian Fox Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine
9:50 AM Jesse Chou Biomedical Engineering
The Accuracy of Emergency Department Sonogra-phy for Acute Conditions of the Scrotum (ED SACS)
John Christian Fox Emergency Medicine
10:10 AM Tina Kapadia Biological Sciences Ashleigh Menhadji Neurobiology/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Prospective Evaluation of Ultrasonographic Meas-urement of the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter and Invasive Monitoring of Intracranial Pressure
John Christian Fox Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Samantha Balasubrama-
nian International Studies
How State Sovereignty Affects Human Rights in a State of Emergency
Caesar Sereseres Political Science
3:20 PM Carla Rodriguez-Gonzalez Sociology
Border Enforcement and Undocumented Immigra-tion in the 21st Century
Caesar Sereseres Political Science Ricardo Chavira Social Sciences
3:40 PM Brett Reid Criminology / Political Science/ Psychology & Social Behavior
A Review of Margaret Gilbert’s A Theory of Political Obligation
Margaret Gilbert Philosophy
4:00 PM Brett Reid Criminology / Political Science/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Possible Explanations for American Protest Ineffi-cacy: The Supreme Court, Issue Fractionalization, and Competition for Attention
Tony Smith Political Science
4:20 PM Nicholas Woo Political Science
The Moral Justifications of Torture: The United States’ War on Terror
Martin Schwab Philosophy
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Humanities Hall, Room 224 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Dorothy Pirtle
Social Science The Sisterhood: Black Female Community College Upper Division Transfers Discuss their University Experience at the University of California, Irvine
Leticia Oseguera Education
8:50 AM Dorothy Pirtle Social Science
Roses that Grow from Concrete Frank Wilderson African American Studies
9:10 AM Danielle Kirkwood African-American Studies
Afro-Pessimism and Black Masculinity in Film: Representations of Black Men in Cinema from 1967–2005
Frank Wilderson African American Studies
9:30 AM Tameyka Love Sociology
African Americans in Higher Education at Major Non-African American Universities, Issues of At-tendance and Coping Mechanisms
Belinda Robnett Sociology
9:50 AM Julian Eison Sociology
Media Take Out: The Effects of Black Sitcoms on African American Cultural Values and Socialization
Thomas Parham Psychology & Social Behavior Samuel Gilmore Sociology
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Colin Devane
European Studies Allegory and Idolatry in Early Christian Martyrdom: A Benjaminian Perspective
John Smith German
3:20 PM Trinh Luu Comparative Literature
Strategic Humor in Vietnamese Re-Education Camp Memoirs
Charles Wheeler History
3:40 PM Kevin Li History
The Effectiveness of Vietnamese Strategic Hamlets Charles Wheeler History
4:00 PM Kevin Peng History
American Exceptionalism and the Iraq Conflict Emily Rosenberg History
4:20 PM Jeffrey Schauer Anthropology/ History
An Exemplary Life Posthumously on Show: Freder-ick Courteney Selous, Imperial Masculinity, and the Nascent Conservation Movement
Laura Mitchell History
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Humanities Hall, Room 226 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Barbara Escobar
Chicano/Latino Studies/ Psychology
Latina/o Students’ College Adjustment and Cultural Congruity Process: A Psychosociocultural Analysis
Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences
8:50 AM Veronica Lopez Criminology, Law & Society
Academic Families Among Latina/o Undergradu-ates
Caesar Sereseres Political Science Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences
9:10 AM Uriel Varela Chicano/Latino Studies/ History
Political Knowledge and Media Use of UCI Latino Students
Louis DeSipio Chicano/Latino Studies
9:30 AM Graciela Arguelles Chicano/Latino Studies/ Sociology
Walk Out! A Retrospective Study of the Motivations for Walking Out Among Latina/o High School Stu-dents in the Midst of HR4437 in Spring 2006
Louis DeSipio Chicano/Latino Studies
9:50 AM Audrey Au International Studies/ Literary Journalism
Surviving America and Striving for Higher Educa-tion: What Happens to the Asian Children of Un-documented Immigrants and what Policies May Help them Succeed?
Louis DeSipio Chicano/Latino Studies
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Adisa Anderson
Psychology African American Undergraduates and Academic Persistence: A Psychosociocultural Analysis
Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences
3:20 PM Kimberly Snodgrass Public Community Service/ Social Science
A Former Foster Youth’s Journey and Acceptance into a University: A Qualitative Research Design
Thurston Domina Education Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences
3:40 PM Snehal Pathak Sociology
Ethnic Identity Among Second Generation Indian American Immigrants
Jennifer Lee Sociology
4:00 PM Yvette Shahinian Sociology
Armenian Immigrants and their Use of Social Net-works
Susan Brown Sociology
4:20 PM Amy Cooper English/ Philosophy
Solving Racial Identity Conflict: Interracial Play as Interpretive Revision
Linda Bauer Art History
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Humanities Hall, Room 230 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Vladimir Ochoa
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
A Pan HIV Proteomic Chip for Subtype Specific Diagnosis of Viral Infection
David Camerini Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
8:50 AM Bonnie Lo Art History/ Biological Sciences Bryan Chow Biological Sciences
Expression and Purification of Novel Human β-Defensins
David Camerini Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
9:10 AM Shushmita Ahmed Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Crystals and Compounds: Understanding an Impor-tant Acyl-CoA Carboxylase Subunit in Mycobacte-rium tuberculosis
Sheryl Tsai Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
9:30 AM Oliver Kamari-Bidkorpeh Biological Sciences/ Chemistry
Mutational Analysis of Actinorhodin Polyketide Ke-toreductase
Sheryl Tsai Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
9:50 AM Tiffany Tu Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Structural Enzymology of Lovastatin Polyketide Synthase
Sheryl Tsai Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
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Humanities Hall, Room 231 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Jessica Broadfoot
Sociology A Closer Look at the College Coaching Profession: An Examination of Gender Equity and the Factors Contributing to a Lack of Female College Coaches
Catherine Bolzendahl Samuel Gilmore Sociology
8:50 AM Jennifer Yanni History/ International Studies
iAm an Egyptian Woman: Asserting Egyptian Iden-tity Through Blogs
Victoria Bernal Anthropology Etel Solingen Political Science
9:10 AM Luis Sarmiento Sociology
Cultural Organization and Community Empower-ment
Victoria Beard Planning, Policy, & Design Samuel Gilmore Sociology
9:30 AM Ana Urzua Anthropology
Gentrification and Displacement: Assessing Re-sponses in Santa Ana, California
Michael Montoya Anthropology
9:50 AM Sarah Seif Anthropology/ International Studies
Oral Histories of Coptic Orthodox Christians Perse-cuted in the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries
Thomas Douglas Anthropology
10:10 AM Adriana Lira International Studies
Brazil’s Ethanol in the Global Perspective Caesar Sereseres Political Science
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Humanities Hall, Room 232 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Joanne Yao
International Studies/ Literary Journalism
Choosing for Others: The Time of AIDS in China and its Relation to Policy, Media, and Education
Feng Wang Sociology
8:50 AM Audrey Au International Studies/ Literary Journalism
China’s Strange Bedfellows: How Do its Commu-nist Rule and Economy Affect the Nation in an In-creasingly Global World?
Feng Wang Sociology
9:10 AM Kent Boydston Political Science
Encounters with Koreanness: Chinese Security Concerns with the Korean Diaspora
Robert Uriu Political Science
9:30 AM Steven Rao International Studies
China’s Internal Challenges and the Relationship to U.S. National Interests
Caesar Sereseres Political Science
9:50 AM Yuia Chang International Studies/ Political Science
Mental Health Care in the New China Dorothy Solinger Political Science
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Humanities Hall, Room 236 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Michael Tran
Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
CFD Investigation of Carbon Burnout in a Full-Scale Coal-Fired Boiler
Derek Dunn-Rankin Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
8:50 AM Matt Bennett Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Proposed Study of Hydrocarbon Flames Aboard the International Space Station
Derek Dunn-Rankin Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
9:10 AM Helen Chen Chemical Engineering
Molecular Encapsulation Within an Engineered Protein Cage for Drug Delivery
Szu-Wen Wang Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
9:30 AM Bao Dinh Biomedical Engineering
The Role of Lysyl Oxidase in Collagen Production and Stabilization in Extracellular Matrix of Asth-matic Airway Using Multi-Photon Microscopy
Steven George Biomedical Engineering
9:50 AM Sylvia Pham Biological Sciences
Three-Dimensional Optical Coherence Tomogra-phy Imaging of Retinal Transplants in Photorecep-tor Degenerate Rats
Zhongping Chen Biomedical Engineering
10:10 AM Katie Pickrahn Chemical Engineering
Synthesis and Characterization of Monodisperse Colloidal Silica with Tailored Optical and Surface Properties
Ali Mohraz Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Sanda Cea
Sean O’Rourke Electrical Engineering
Remote Sensing Imagery: Acquisition, Transmis-sion, and Analysis
Glenn Healey Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
3:20 PM Hwanmoon Lee Shao-Ping (Henry) Sung Li-Cheng (Jerry) Tsung Andrew Yang Electrical Engineering
Fall-Safe: Design of a Wireless Fall Monitoring Sys-tem
Mark Bachman Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
3:40 PM Geethika Alapati Biomedical Engineering/ Materials Science
Characterization of Biomimetic Microfluidic-Based Tactile Sensors to Be Used in Advanced Prosthetic Arm
Abraham Lee Biomedical Engineering
4:00 PM Yu Hua Tseng Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering
Two-Phase Flow and PEM Fuel Cell Flow Field Plate Designs
Yun Wang Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
4:20 PM Jonathan Glassman Civil Engineering
Correlating Electromagnetic Properties of Cement Mortar with Compressive Strength
Maria Feng Civil & Environmental Engineering
4:40 PM Amber Greer Civil Engineering
Residual Strengths of Bridge Girders After Lateral Impact
Ayman Mosallam Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Humanities Hall, Room 242 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Donat Racz
Aerospace Engineering Optimization of Symmetric Mixed MLPG Method for Bernoulli-Euler Beams
Satya Atluri Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
8:50 AM John Boyd Thang Pham Jeffrey Wilschke Leah Zaragoza Aerospace Engineering Raul Martinez Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering Mark Epelbaum Electrical Engineering Kevin Launglucknavalai Anthony Rossi Mechanical Engineering James Costanzo Hong-Hoa Do Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering
2007–2008 UCI Rocket Project Kenneth Mease Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
9:10 AM Keita Imai Aerospace Engineering Andria Welsh Aerospace Engineering/ Materials Science Matthew Bennett James Hu Viviana Villareal Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering Maria Petrosyan Computer Engineering/ Piano Performance Erik Rubow Robert Woo Computer Science & Engineering Arya Ahmadi-Ardakani Kyle Chang Leon Wen Electrical Engineering Peter Hall Electrical Engineering/ Mathematics Antony Abinader Derek Lee Mechanical Engineering
UCI Satellite Benjamin Villac Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
9:30 AM Lawrence Alexander Chad Maynard Aerospace Engineering
AIAA Design/Build/Fly Robert Liebeck Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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Humanities Hall, Room 242 (cont’d) Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s) 9:50 AM Daniel Brahan
Miles Chen Roland Chen Henry Lang David Millar Tavis Werts Po-Tsung Wu Mechanical Engineering
Chainless Challenge James Bobrow Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
10:10 AM Yaron Alfi Travis Colesen Allan Eggleton Philip Stahlhuth Patrick Viste Aerospace Engineering Salvador Mayoral Aerospace Engineering/ Materials Science Brian Walker Literary Journalism
UC Irvine Aero Design 2008: Team Pigasus John LaRue Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Zaki Hmaydani
Political Science Breaking The Alliance Structure Lina Kreidie
Social Sciences
3:20 PM Katharine Keith International Studies
The Role of Non-State Actors in U.S.-Iranian Rela-tions
Caesar Sereseres Political Science Lina Kreidie Social Sciences
3:40 PM Regina Park Anthropology/ International Studies
The Relationships Between Shiite Actors in Tehran and Basra: The Consequences for Iraq
Bojan Petrovic Caesar Sereseres Political Science
4:00 PM Nick Masellis Political Science
Military Institutional Culture in an Era of Counter-insurgency
Caesar Sereseres Political Science
4:20 PM Edward Gonzales Environmental Analysis & Design/ International Studies
U.S.-Mexico Border Security Technology: Interna-tional and Borderland Implications
Caesar Sereseres Political Science
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Humanities Hall, Room 251 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Ardeshir Rahman
Biological Sciences Investigation of Neuronal Abnormalities Due to Dosage Alterations of Intersectin (ITSN) as a Re-sult of Trisomy on Chromosome 21 in Down’s Neu-rons
Jorge Busciglio Neurobiology & Behavior
8:50 AM Jacqueline Seiglie Neurobiology
Mitochondrial Functional Alterations in Down’s Syndrome Lymphoblastoid Cells
Jorge Busciglio Neurobiology & Behavior
9:10 AM Samantha Luk Neurobiology
Mutations that Cause Abnormal Connections in the Development in the Auditory Brainstem
Karina Cramer Neurobiology & Behavior
9:30 AM Yas Sanaiha Biological Sciences
Long Term Potentiation Induces the Phosphoryla-tion of Focal Adhesion Kinase
Christine Gall Anatomy & Neurobiology
9:50 AM Anupam Sharma Biomedical Engineering
Adenosine Blocks the Phosphorylation of an Actin Filament Binding Protein: Implications for Synaptic Plasticity
Christine Gall Anatomy & Neurobiology
10:10 AM Bryan Pham Biological Sciences
The α3 Na+/K+ ATPAse Regulates Neuronal Re-sponse to Glutamate
Lutz Hilgenberg Martin Smith Anatomy & Neurobiology
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Cassandra Diaz
Criminology, Law, & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior Andrea Johnston Psychology & Social Behavior
Self-Conscious Emotions in Primary and Secondary Psychopathy
Sally Dickerson Jennifer Skeem Psychology & Social Behavior
3:20 PM Benjamin Gillig Psychology & Social Behavior
Examining the Effects of Early Criminal Justice and Mental Health System Involvement
Jennifer Skeem Psychology & Social Behavior
3:40 PM Anh Ho Psychology
Recidivism of Offenders With and Without Mental Illness
Jennifer Skeem Psychology & Social Behavior
4:00 PM Jada Bittle Criminology, Law & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Predicting Recidivism from Internalizing and Ex-ternalizing Behaviors
Jennifer Skeem Psychology & Social Behavior
4:20 PM Cynthia LaCoe Psychology & Social Behavior
Moderators in the Relationship Between the Socio-economic Status and Health Behaviors of Individu-als in Early Adulthood
JoAnn Prause Psychology & Social Behavior
4:40 PM Jason Molina Economics/ International Studies
Health Insecurities and Deficiencies Affect the U.S.-Mexico Border
Caesar Sereseres Political Science
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Humanities Hall, Room 254 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Ryon Graf
Genetics The Effects of Retinoblastoma and Hec1 Protein Interaction on Genomic Instability
Wen-Hwa Lee Biological Chemistry
8:50 AM Aamer Javed Biological Sciences
Role of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) in the Dorsal Midline
Edwin Monuki Pathology
9:10 AM Marielle Reataza Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Endocannabinoid-GABA System in the Ventro-lateral Periaqueductal Gray Is Involved in the At-tenuation of Sympathoexcitatory Cardiovascular Reflexes During Electroacupuncture
John Longhurst Stephanie Tjen-A-Looi Medicine
9:30 AM Amir Shbeeb Biological Sciences
Complement Proteins Overcome Myelin Inhibition of Neurite Outgrowth
Aileen Anderson Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
9:50 AM Marie Trinidad Public Health Policy
Evaluating the Efficacy of Hygiene Improvement Frameworks Using Existing Cultural Beliefs
Zuzana Bic Environmental Health, Science, & Policy
10:10 AM Alejandro Perez Biomedical Engineering
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Associated Risk Factors and the Impact of Acculturation among Multiethnic U.S Adolescents
Nathan Wong Medicine
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Lisa Grosvenor
English The Hierarchy of the Beautiful: Burkean Sublimity in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic Work
Jayne Lewis English
3:20 PM Clare Greene English/ European Studies
Eve’s Recreation: Milton Remembered by Female Writers
Jayne Lewis English
3:40 PM Clara Asuncion English
The Reading Within Reading: Considering Tarot Cards and Literature
Jayne Lewis English
4:00 PM Sarah Abegglen English
“War for a Placket”: Montaigne’s Skepticism and Shakespeare’s Troy
Victoria Silver English
4:20 PM Jessica Newman English/ Women’s Studies
The Performance of Hegemonic Masculinity: “Zu-luness” and the Jacob Zuma Rape Trial
Victoria Silver English Robert Moeller History
4:40 PM Heather Bridges English/ Women’s Studies
Neoliberalism and the Paradox of Equality: How Dominant Representations of Dependency Con-struct Contemptible Subjects
Jennifer Terry Women’s Studies
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Humanities Hall, Room 262 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Amanda Janesick
Genetics Bioinformatics Identifies Cis-Regulatory Elements in Retinoic Acid-Responsive Genes of the Xenopus Embryo
Bruce Blumberg Developmental & Cell Biology
8:50 AM Stephanie Hua Biological Sciences
Identifying Genes Affecting TGF-β Mediated Cell-Cell Adhesion
Ken Cho Developmental & Cell Biology
9:10 AM Kimberly Nguyen Biological Sciences
OPA1-Mediated Optic Atrophy in Drosophila Model Taosheng Huang Developmental & Cell Biology
9:30 AM Aditi Iyengar Biological Sciences
Development of New Drosophila Models of Poly-glutamine Disorders to Characterize Common Pathomechanisms
J. Lawrence Marsh Developmental & Cell Biology
9:50 AM Sherine Yassa Biological Sciences
The Role of Gas11 in Golgi Apparatus Morphology, Dynamics and Function
Christine Suetterlin Developmental & Cell Biology
10:10 AM Wesley Chin Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Effects of Reforestation on Arthropod Diversity in Degraded Tropical Soils in Costa Rica
F. Lynn Carpenter Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Phillip Haralson
Electrical Engineering/ Physics Improving Carbon Nanotube Transistors Through Needle-Like Contacts
Philip Collins Physics & Astronomy
3:20 PM Eric Richard Chemical Engineering
A Self-Assembly Mediator for Divalent Gold Nanoparticles
Zhibin Guan Chemistry
3:40 PM Jeffrey Kagan Chemical Engineering
Hydrogen Sensing with a Single Palladium Nanowire
Reginald Penner Chemistry
4:00 PM Travis Kruse Biomedical Engineering
Patterning Gold Nanowires on Flexible Substrate Reginald Penner Chemistry
4:20 PM Jimmy Vo Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science Engineering Satoru Emori Brian James Materials Science Engineering
Ultrahigh Vacuum Instrumentation for Scanning Probe Microscopy Studies of Noble Metal Catalysts at the Nanoscale
Regina Ragan Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
4:40 PM Laura Innes International Studies/ Physics
Preparation of Nanoporous Ion Current Oscillator Zuzanna Siwy Physics & Astronomy
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Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Elena Briber
Dance Dance and Media Performance: Interaction of the Past and Present
John Crawford Lisa Naugle Dance
8:50 AM Candice Cross Rachel Pace Dance
Transcendence Art Theatre Presents “Prisms: An Interdisciplinary Art Show”
Lisa Naugle Dance
9:10 AM Rachel Pace Dance
Wide Awake: Dance and Video John Crawford Dance
9:30 AM Candice Cross Dance
Splashes to Smoke: A Prayer to Lamenja John Crawford Lisa Naugle Dance
9:50 AM Krystal Matsuyama Dance
San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and Jírí Kylián Jodie Gates Dance
10:10 AM Krystal Matsuyama Dance
Staatsballett Berlin Assistance Project Jodie Gates Dance
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Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Jacob Knobel
Informatics The Vagina Monologues Don Hill
Drama
3:20 PM Negin Singh Ariana Lambdin Drama Nick Refuerzo Film & Media Studies
The Living Room Tour: Slow Through Eden Don Hill Drama
3:40 PM Denver Vaughn Drama
Fallujah Good Don Hill Drama
4:00 PM Robert Ashmore English
When Good Soldiers Go Bad: Juvenile Delinquency in the Hollywood Films of Audie Murphy
Jerome Christensen English
4:20 PM Maureen Chesus Aysha Wax Drama
Making the Transition from College Actor to Pro-fessional Actor
Myrona DeLaney Drama
4:40 PM Ana Macias Dance
Paul Taylor Summer Intensive Loretta Livingston Dance
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Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Sevan Torossian
Public Health Policy Regulation of CNS Autoimmunity through β1,6GlcNAc Branched N-Glycan Alterations by 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3
Michael Demetriou Neurology
8:50 AM Amanda Ruiz Biological Sciences
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Detection of the m2A10 Transgene Location in the Mosquito Vector, Anopheles stephensi
Anthony A. James Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
9:10 AM Marlene Morcos Biological Sciences
Evaluating α-Lipoic Acid as a Candidate Anti-Aging Compound
Mahtab Jafari Pharmaceutical Sciences
9:30 AM Pamela Ny Biological Sciences
Screening Rhodiola rosea as a Potential Anti-Aging Drug in Drosophila melanogaster by Determining RNA and DNA Oxidation by HPLC-ECD
Mahtab Jafari Pharmaceutical Sciences
9:50 AM Omar Abuzaineh Biological Sciences
The Effect of Music on Fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster
Mahtab Jafari Pharmaceutical Sciences
10:10 AM Agnesa Avanesian Biological Sciences
Protection of Human Fibroblasts against Oxidatvie Stress by Rhodiola rosea
Mahtab Jafari Pharmaceutical Sciences
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Zane Taylor
International Studies Going, Going, Gone: The Rise and Decline of Base-ball in the Philippines
Thomas Douglas Anthropology
3:20 PM Natasha Mirc Sociology
Soccer and Fan Identity: A Fan Typology Edwin Amenta Sociology
3:40 PM Joshua Gladieux Political Science
Whose Land? Unitary and Adversary Democracy in the Territory of Nunavut, Canada
Carole Uhlaner Political Science
4:00 PM Sheilamae Reyes Anthropology/ Sociology
Framing California’s Proposition 187: A Comparison of Conceptual and Keyword Coding Analyses of Newspaper Data
David Meyer Sociology
4:20 PM Maria Corazon Garaniel Political Science/ Sociology
The Global Warming Movement: The City of Ir-vine’s Plans for Change
David Meyer Sociology
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Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Patricia Bauler
Chemistry Molecular Dynamics Study of Charge Separation in an Electric Field and Nanoscale Environment
Craig Martens Chemistry
8:50 AM Michael Todhunter Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Purification of Catalytically Active APOBEC3G from Escherichia coli
Gregory Weiss Chemistry
9:10 AM Denise Der Biology/ Chemistry
Mutagenesis, Overexpression, and Purification of DNase for Single Molecule Studies
Gregory Weiss Chemistry
9:30 AM Dante Podesto Chemistry
Modification of the Duff Formylation Reaction Scott Rychnovsky Chemistry
9:50 AM Amy Blackmon Jantammy Vargas Biological Sciences Christina Neino Chemistry
Iso-Butane and N-Butane Ratios Indicate Chlorine Chemistry in the Air Above Hot Tubs
Donald Blake Chemistry
10:10 AM Allen Chau Earth & Environmental Sciences
Wind and Oceanic Energy in Electricity Generation Zoltan Mester Civil & Environmental Engineering
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Aaron Abajian
Biological Sciences/ Computer Science & Engineering/ Mathematics
ProfileGrids: New Visual Representation of Multiple Sequence Alignments
Alberto Roca Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
3:20 PM Gabriela Marcu Informatics/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Reactions to the Use of Wearable Recording Tech-nology for Aiding People with Memory Impair-ments
Gillian Hayes Informatics
3:40 PM Angelo Pioli Informatics
Mobile Audio Knowledge Sharing Ban Al-Ani Andre van der Hoek Informatics
4:00 PM Maxim Lazarov Computer Science
Efficient Representation of Photometric Properties in a Projector-Camera Pair
Aditi Majumder Computer Science
4:20 PM Samuel Kaufman Informatics
Nomatic*IM Donald J. Patterson Informatics
4:40 PM Cameron Lewis Information & Computer Science
Internet Reputation Systems Tatsuya Suda Ariffin Yahaya Computer Science
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Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Nicole Moshfegh
Psychology & Social Behavior Hardiness and Psychological Well-Being in College Students
Salvatore Maddi Psychology & Social Behavior
8:50 AM Rozan Khalil Psychology & Social Behavior
The Role of Health Education and Hardiness in Perceived Wellness
Salvatore Maddi Psychology & Social Behavior
9:10 AM Sean Fleming Psychology & Social Behavior/ Sociology
Sexual Deviance and Psychosexual Development Salvatore Maddi Psychology & Social Behavior Danielle Rudes Sociology
9:30 AM Ashley Boal Psychology
Assessment of Sexual Victimization and Intimate Partner Violence at the University of California, Ir-vine
Manuel Gomez Education Mandy Mount Sociology
9:50 AM Motunrayo Akinmurele Political Science/ Women’s Studies
Comfort Women: Transnational Activism and Global Norms
Claire Kim Political Science
Oral Session II 3:00 PM Madihha Ahussain
Psychology & Social Behavior/ Sociology Allina Hightower Psychology & Social Behavior
The Association Between Stressful Life Events and Violence Among Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders
Elizabeth Cauffman Psychology & Social Behavior
3:20 PM Elizabeth Munoz Psychology & Social Behavior
Control Beliefs when Faced with the Uncontrolla-ble: Perceptions Influence Emotional Outcomes
Susan Charles Psychology & Social Behavior
3:40 PM Shabnam Moghbeli Roy Taggueg Anny Yang Psychology & Social Behavior
Coping After a National Tragedy Using Web 2.0 Roxane Cohen Silver Psychology & Social Behavior
4:00 PM Eddie Erazo Psychology & Social Behavior
The Effect of Burnout on Cortisol Reactivity to a Laboratory Stressor Task
Sally Dickerson Psychology & Social Behavior
4:20 PM Rose Alapat Biological Sciences
Does High Trait Hostility Correlate to Diets High in Protein and Low in Carbohydrate for Young Adult Males?
Larry Jamner Psychology & Social Behavior
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Humanities Hall, Room 131 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
Oral Session I 8:30 AM Troy Campbell
Psychology & Social Behavior Puppy Pictures! The Role of “Irrelevant” Visceral Cues on Moral Decisions
Peter Ditto Psychology & Social Behavior
8:50 AM Zheng Bi Psychology & Social Behavior
A Drop in the Bucket?—The Analytic System of Thinking on Donation to Identifiable and Statistical Victims
Peter Ditto Psychology & Social Behavior
9:10 AM Sabrina Grondhuis Psychology & Social Behavior
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Family Function-ing
Wendy Goldberg Psychology & Social Behavior
9:30 AM Nairi Mathewsian Psychology
The Impact of a Working Memory Load on Problem Solving by Analogy
Lindsey Richland Education
9:50 AM Albert Kang Psychology
Effects of Videogame Expertise on Spatial Attention Networks
Ramesh Srinivasan Cognitive Sciences
10:10 AM Reno Bowen Psychology
Peripheral Motion Based Stimuli: Specially Func-tioning Exogenous Cues?
Charles Wright Cognitive Sciences
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Poster Presentations Posters will be displayed throughout the second and third floors of the Humanities Hall Building. Students will be available to answer questions regarding their projects during the Poster Session from 1:30 – 2:50 PM.
Abstracts for the presentations at this year’s Symposium are available on the UROP Web site:
http://www.urop.uci.edu/symposium.html
Individual Poster Presentations
Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
129 Ani Abrahamyan Biological Sciences
Mitochondrial Function and Antioxidant Defenses in Rhodiola rosea Fed Fruit Flies
Mahtab Jafari Pharmaceutical Sciences
118 Shushmita Ahmed Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Crystals and Compounds: Understanding an Impor-tant Acyl-CoA Carboxylase Subunit in Mycobacte-rium tuberculosis
Sheryl Tsai Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
210 Matthew Alecock Social Ecology
California’s Failed Attempts at Physician-Assisted Euthanasia Legislation
John Dombrink Criminology, Law & Society
75 Jessica Alvarez Biological Sciences
Variation of Disk Morphology in Gobiesocidae from Two Distinct Environments
Adam Summers Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
9 Mariam Amini Biological Sciences
Changes in Water Content Following Seizures As-sessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Tissue Analysis
Devin Binder Neurosurgery
244 Adisa Anderson Psychology
African American Undergraduates and Academic Persistence: A Psychosociocultural Analysis
Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences
3 Janetta Arellano Biological Sciences
Role of AQP-4 on the Neuron Cell Death and De-generation in the Formation of Epileptic Networks in the Brain
Devin Binder Neurosurgery
211 Clara Asuncion English
The Reading Within Reading: Considering Tarot Cards and Literature
Jayne Lewis English
131 Sahar Ataii Biological Sciences
Effect of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides on Mortality of Drosophila melanogaster
Mahtab Jafari Pharmaceutical Sciences
192 Malerie Ayala Chemistry
Synthesis of Novel Cross-Linking Reagents for the Study of Protein Interactions
Scott Rychnovsky Chemistry
52 Jaclyn Barrera Neurobiology
An Optical Approach to the Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
Jae-Ho Baek Petra Wilder-Smith Beckman Laser Institute
46 Henrissa Bassey Biological Sciences
Barriers to Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Healthcare Workers
Behnoosh Afghani Pediatrics
65 Pooja Bhojak Biological Sciences
Detection of Bacteria in Ice Used for Consumption in Fast Food Restaurants
Sunny Jiang Civil & Environmental Engineering
234 Reno Bowen Psychology
Peripheral Motion Based Stimuli: Specially Func-tioning Exogenous Cues?
Charles Wright Cognitive Sciences
Fifteenth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
164 Jakob Bredsguard Chemical Engineering
The Effect of Fractal Dimensions on Optical Prop-erties
Vasan Venugopalan Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
110 Jessica Bruystens Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Structure Determination and Analysis of Terminal Uridylyltransferases by Means of X-Ray Crystallog-raphy for Trypanoside Development
Hartmut Luecke Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
239 Andrea Bui Economics
Survival Models of Bank Failure During the Great Depression
Gary Richardson Economics
193 Xuyen Caponera Chemistry
Examination of the Scope of the Zincke Ring Open-ing Reaction of Pyridines
Christopher Vanderwal Chemistry
56 Maureen Chand Biological Sciences
Multiple Shoot Formation from Dissected Embryos of Strelitzia reginae (Bird of Paradise)
Franz Hoffmann Shyun-shyun Tsay Developmental & Cell Biology
47 Christina Chang Biological Sciences
Comparison of the Use of Hand Gel Versus Hand Washing Before and After Patient Care
Behnoosh Afghani Pediatrics
74 Michelle Chang Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Interactions Between Plants and Microbes: A Mechanism for Invasion of Exotic Grasses in Cali-fornia?
Katharine Suding Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
172 Allen Chau Earth & Environmental Sciences
Wind and Oceanic Energy in Electricity Generation Zoltan Mester Civil & Environmental Engineering
171 Wei Sang Chen Earth & Environmental Sciences
Engineering Advanced Oxidation Treatment for Disinfection Byproducts in Water Reuse
William Cooper Civil & Environmental Engineering
27 David Cheng Biological Sciences
Zn2+ Induced Changes in and Interaction with Dysfunctional Mitochondria Related Apoptotic Cell Death
John Weiss Neurology
104 Vivian Chinn Biological Sciences
A Pan HIV-1 Proteomic Chip for Subtype Specific Diagnosis of Viral Infection
David Camerini Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
223 Erik Christensen Criminal Justice, Law & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Anger and Psychological Adjustment of Soldiers who Have Sought Health Care
Roxane Cohen Silver Ray Novaco Psychology & Social Behavior
213 Christine Chu Political Science/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Are Australians Concerned About Terrorism? A Na-tionwide Study
Alison Holman College of Health Sciences Roxane Cohen Silver Psychology & Social Behavior
226 Megan Clark Anthropology
The Last Frontier: Neocommodification, Neoliber-alism and the Trafficking of Nepalese Girls into Indian Brothels
William Maurer Sheila O’Rourke Anthropology
37 Bita Cyrus Biological Sciences
The Role of Lhx2 in Neurogenesis in the Cerebral Cortex
Edwin Monuki Pathology
57 Frankie Daniel Biological Sciences
Assessment of Seed Production and Identification of a Pollinator of a South African Species (Strelitzia reginae) in Southern California
Franz Hoffmann Developmental & Cell Biology
235 Alexander Davis Psychology
Functional Differences in Visual Motion Judgments Charles Chubb Charles Wright Cognitive Sciences
Undergraduate Research: From Discovery to Application
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
216 Cindy De La Cruz Psychology
Physiological and Psychological Responses: Latinos in a Socially Evaluative Setting
Sally Dickerson Psychology & Social Behavior
205 Judy De La O Political Science
The California Community College System: Patterns in Latino Student Transfer Rates to the University of California
Caesar Sereseres Political Science
94 Amish Doshi Biological Sciences
Further Development of 18F-FBM for detecting of β-Amyloid Plaques and Neurofibrillary Tangles in Alzheimer’s Disease
Jogeshwar Mukherjee Psychiatry & Human Behavior
169 Alexander Edwards Computer Engineering
Automatic Collection of Software Faults Brian Demsky Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
247 Jennifer Evans Political Science
Modern French Protests Dorothy Solinger Political Science
144 Jamie Evora Biomedical Engineering
μ-Fluid Flow Induction of Endothelial NO Produc-tion
Elliot Botvinick Biomedical Engineering
45 Maryam Fakhrai Neurobiology
Comparison of Drug Sensitivities of Staphylococcus aureus in Adult vs. Pediatric Populations
Behnoosh Afghani Pediatrics
148 Youssef Farhat Biomedical Engineering
Monte-Carlo-Based Study of Depth-Resolved Laser Speckle Imaging with Spatially Modulated Light
Bernard Choi Beckman Laser Institute
229 Charles Felix Psychology
The Effects of Priming on the Interpretation of Am-biguous Idioms
Mary Louise Kean Cognitive Sciences
242 Cristina Flores Psychology & Social Behavior
Latina/o Parents’ Attitudes Towards Higher Edu-cation
Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences
138 Amanda Franciscus Genetics
Antibody Blockade of Potassium Channels in the Thalamus Reverses Desflurane-Induced Uncon-sciousness in Rats
Michael Alkire Anesthesiology
159 Raymond Fung Biomedical Engineering/ Materials Science
Strain Sensitive Array for the Study of Muscle Sur-face Mechanics
William Tang Biomedical Engineering
49 Kristina Garma Biological Sciences
Is Hand Hygiene Compliance Optimal Among Health Care Workers?
Behnoosh Afghani Pediatrics
105 Bunnee Goldberg Biological Sciences
An Immunohistochemical Study Analyzing the Re-lationship Between CD31 and Thrombospondin-1 in Early Stage Breast Cancer
Dana Chase John Fruehauf Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
182 Evan Gorski Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering
UC Irvine 2008 Formula SAE Derek Dunn-Rankin Michael McCarthy Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
33 Alexander Grant Physics
Characterization of a Fiber Based Probe for Quanti-tative Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy of Cutaneous Melanoma
Anthony Durkin Biomedical Engineering
76 Mary Greas Biological Sciences
The Effects of Nitrogen Addition at Different Stages of Decomposition
Kathleen Treseder Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
198 Amanda Grummon Mathematics
The Mathematical Modeling of Language Acquisi-tion from Inconsistent Input
Natalia Komarova Mathematics
Fifteenth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
95 Iman Hadaya Biological Sciences
Relations Among Menstruation, Sleep and Mal-adaptive Behaviors in Individuals with Develop-mental Disabilities
Paul Touchette Pediatrics Curt Sandman Psychiatry & Human Behavior
35 Alex Hamil Genetics
Trimerization of JSRV Envelope Protein Is not Necessary for Transformation
Hung Fan Cancer Center
31 Ann Hana Biological Sciences
Monitoring Breast Tumor’s Responses to Avastin Using a Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy
Albert Cerussi Beckman Laser Institute
151 Joseph Hazani Biomedical Engineering
A Design and Method to Remove Excess Glucose in the Small Intestine for Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
Abraham Lee Biomedical Engineering
150 Joseph Hazani Biomedical Engineering
Removal of Excess Fatty Deposits via a Targeting Microbubble Delivery System
Abraham Lee Biomedical Engineering
224 Brittany Hendricks Psychology & Social Behavior
Age Differences in Preschoolers’ Ability to Discern Fantasy and Reality
Jodi Quas Psychology & Social Behavior
128 Jon Heston Neurobiology
The Depressive-Like Effect of Nicotine in Tranyl-cypromine Pretreated Adolescent Male Rats
James Belluzzi Pharmacology
120 Danny Ho Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
The 2.6Å Crystal Structure of hp53R2: A Novel p53-Inducible Ribonucleotide Reductase
Sheryl Tsai Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
26 Andy Hoang Comparative Literature/ Neurobiology
Mutation in the Drosophila Calcium Channel Gene cac/Dmca1A Reduces Sustained Calcium Currents in Cholinergic Projection Neurons
Diane O’Dowd Anatomy & Neurobiology
6 Christina Hoang Biological Sciences
Glial Cell Changes Following the Onset of Sponta-neous Seizures in Wild-Type vs. Aquaporin-4-Deficient Mice
Devin Binder Neurosurgery
152 Kinman Hong Biomedical Engineering
Introduction of Cholesterol to Increase Microbubble Lipid Shell Stability
Abraham Lee Biomedical Engineering
187 Chun-Ching Huang Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Making Various Shapes of Macrocycles Using Fmoc-Abc2k(Boc)-OH as Monomers
James Nowick Chemistry
181 Karen Hung Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering
Formula Hybrid Race Car Michael McCarthy Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
69 Yazeed Ibrahim Biological Sciences
The Abundance of Phages Infecting Synechococcus spp. along the Newport Coast
Jennifer Martiny Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
92 Megan Ikeda Neurobiology
Is Contextual Fear Memory Supported by Different Brain Networks at Recent and Remote Time Points?
John Guzowski Neurobiology & Behavior
55 Amanda Janesick Genetics
Bioinformatics Identifies Cis-Regulatory Elements in Retinoic Acid-Responsive Genes of the Xenopus Embryo
Bruce Blumberg Developmental & Cell Biology
228 Nicole Jardine Psychology
Neural Adaptation Reveals Viewpoint Independ-ence in the Human STS
Emily Grossman Cognitive Sciences
135 Nelson Jen Biomedical Engineering
Investigation of the Biological Roles of Adrm1 Phosphorylation
Lan Huang Physiology & Biophysics
Undergraduate Research: From Discovery to Application
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
36 Karanjodh Johal Biological Sciences
Action of Low Dose Resveratrol and Cetuximab on Wnt and MAPK Pathways in RKO Colon Cancer Cells
Randall Holcombe Medicine
30 Kameran Johnson Developmental & Cell Biology
The Role of SXR in Breast Cancer Stem Cells Bruce Blumberg Developmental & Cell Biology
43 Nathan Kamel Psychology
Interaction Between Endocannabinoid and GABA Systems in the vlPAG During Electroacupuncture to Modulate Sympathetic Cardiovascular Response
John Longhurst Stephanie Tjen-A-Looi Medicine
194 Jacob Kanady Chemistry
Synthetic Studies Towards Polychlorinated Sulfolip-ids
Christopher Vanderwal Chemistry
183 Samuel Kaufman Informatics
Nomatic*IM Donald J. Patterson Informatics
44 Ramni Khattar Biological Sciences
HAPPY Shaista Malik Jagat Narula Medicine
202 Eunice Kim Studio Art
The Ephemeral Visual Shelby Roberts Studio Art
99 Juliet Kim Biological Sciences
Differential Temperature Susceptibility and Survival of Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia hermsii
Alan Barbour Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
153 Michael Klopfer Biomedical Engineering
Detector Characterization and Detective Quantum Efficiency (DQE) Measurement of a Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) X-Ray Detector for Medical X-Ray Imaging Applications
Sabee Molloi Biomedical Engineering
161 Michael Klopfer Biomedical Engineering
Comparison of Understanding of Reversed Speech in Different Listening Conditions
Fan-Gang Zeng Biomedical Engineering
238 Alejandro Komai Economics/ Mathematics
Declaration of Dependence: An Interdisciplinary Investigation into the American Banking Crises of the Great Depression
Gary Richardson Economics Caryl Margulies Mathematics Joanne Christopherson Social Sciences
217 Nory Kotrasa Psychology & Social Behavior
Social Support and Cognitive Appraisals Sally Dickerson Psychology & Social Behavior
12 Shan Kuang Neurobiology
The Effects of Ephrin-B2 on Synaptic Connections and Myelin Development in the Auditory Brainstem
Karina Cramer Neurobiology & Behavior
59 Eric Kuo Biomedical Engineering
In-Depth Study of Neural Stem Cell Apoptosis and Chemotaxis in a Microfluidic BMP4 Gradient
Noo Li Jeon Biomedical Engineering Edwin Monuki Pathology
73 Marlyse Labordo Biological Sciences/ Economics
Presence of Native Perennial Grass Decreases Inva-sive Success of an Annual Exotic Grass
Katharine Suding Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
81 Andrew Laguna Biological Sciences
The Sensitivity of Focused Assessment of Sonogra-phy for Trauma (FAST) in Detecting Clinically Sig-nificant Injury in Pediatric Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma
John Christian Fox Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine
156 David Lai Biomedical Engineering
Synergistic Effects of Haptotactic and Chemotactic Attractants on Osteoprogenitor Cell Invasion
Andrew Putnam Biomedical Engineering
Fifteenth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
77 Jason Lam Biological Sciences/ International Studies
The Effects of Assortative Mating by Flowering Time on other Phenological and Morphological Traits
Steven Franks Arthur Weis Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
155 Trevor Law Biomedical Engineering
Large-Network Cortical Model for Generation of Realistic Local Field Potentials and Action Poten-tials
Zoran Nenadic Biomedical Engineering
123 Annie Lay Biological Sciences
High Resolution Three-Dimensional Reconstruc-tion of the Optic Nerve Head Using Second Har-monic Generation (SHG) and Confocal Microscopy
Donald Brown Ophthalmology
100 Darrick Lee Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Endonuclease G Plays a Role in Immunoglobulin Class Switch DNA Recombination and Somatic Hypermutation
Paolo Casali Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
190 Brian Leon Chemistry
Progress Towards the Synthesis of Sieboldine A Larry Overman Chemistry
130 Veronica Lewis Public Health Policy
The Effect of Rhodiola rosea on Drosophila melanogaster Fecundity and Number of Progeny
Mahtab Jafari Pharmaceutical Sciences
137 Xuan Li Biological Sciences
Up-Regulation of Renal and Vascular Scavenger Receptor SRA1 and Down-Regulation of HDL Re-ceptor ABCA-1 in Kidney and Vascular Issues
Zhenmin Ni Nosratola Vaziri Physiology & Biophysics
245 Kimberly Liang International Studies
The Emergence of Civil Society in Mexico: The Im-portance of Grassroots Organizations in the Spread of Civic Culture and Citizen Participation
Ricardo Chavira Social Sciences
62 Saif Liswi Biological Sciences
A McDonal Kreitman Test of Selection Using the Blue Opsin Gene of Liminitis Butterflies
Adriana Briscoe Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
140 Justin Little Aerospace Engineering/ Physics
Study of the Plasma Structure in the Plume of Hol-low Cathodes
Manuel Gamero-Castano Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
141 Justin Little Aerospace Engineering/ Physics
Simulation of Transport Phenomena in the Plume of Stationary Plasma Hall Thrusters
Manuel Gamero-Castano Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
174 Leslie Liu Informatics
Distributed and Fractal Pixel Sensors Joerg Meyer Biomedical Engineering
24 Yu Liu Biological Sciences
Electro Acupuncture Activates Glutamatergic Neu-rons in Arcuate Nucleus (ARC), which Project into Ventral Lateral Periaqueductal Gray (vlPAG)
John Longhurst Medicine
60 Itamar Livnat Biological Sciences
Analysis of Two Post-Translational Modifications, Polyglutamylation and Polyglycylation During Mouse Spermatogenesis
Grant MacGregor Developmental & Cell Biology
16 Richard Liwanag Biological Sciences
Endogenous GluR1 Surface Expression in Acute Slices
Christine Gall Ching-Yi Lin Anatomy & Neurobiology
158 Edward Lo Biomedical Engineering
The Effect of Carbon Doping on PDMS and its Role in the Heart Strain Gauge
William Tang Biomedical Engineering
13 Samantha Luk Neurobiology
Mutations that Cause Abnormal Connections in the Development in the Auditory Brainstem
Karina Cramer Neurobiology & Behavior
15 Gregory Lull Biological Sciences
Assessment of Axon Guidance by Neurotrophic Growth Factors in 3-D Gradients
Lisa Flanagan Pathology
Undergraduate Research: From Discovery to Application
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
201 Annie MacDougall Dance
A Study in Dance Improvisation Lisa Naugle Dance
189 Katherine Mackenzie Biological Sciences/ Chemistry
Facilitating In Situ “Isotagging” of Sugars in the NMR Tube Using Selective TBDPS Protection of Primary Hydroxyl Groups
A.J. Shaka Chemistry
133 Mona Malakouti Biological Sciences
The Potential Anti-Aging Effects of (-) Epigallo-catechin gallate (EGCG) from Green Tea on Droso-phila melanogaster
Mahtab Jafari Pharmaceutical Sciences
136 Erick Maravilla Biomedical Engineering
Muscle Activity Patterns and Feeding Kinematics in Atlantic Hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)
Adam Summers Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
195 Yannika Marrs Chemical Engineering
Surface Tension Measurements of Alkali Halides Salts Dissolved in Ethylene Glycol
John Hemminger Chemistry
230 Nancy Martinez Psychology
Verbal Working Memory in Spanish-English Bilin-guals
Mary Louise Kean Cognitive Sciences
112 Stephen Mayclin Biological Sciences
Search for Silver Bullets: 3- to 5-mer Peptides as Crystallization Additives
Alexander McPherson Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
101 Vikram Mehta Biological Sciences
Role of Anti-TLR2 Ligands in Increasing Adriamy-cin’s Breast Cancer Apoptosis
Sastry Gollapudi Medicine
102 Kimia Menhaji Genetics
Generation of a Targeted Insertion Model of Hunt-ington’s Disease in Drosophila
J. Lawrence Marsh Developmental & Cell Biology
116 Todd Metzger Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
C5a Receptor Expression in C5a Antagonist Treated Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Models
Andrea Tenner Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
149 Wael Mismar Biomedical Engineering
Generation of Concentration Gradients Using Mi-crofluidic Devices
Noo Li Jeon Biomedical Engineering
86 Shamik Mukherji Biological Sciences
Ethnic/Racial Differences in Medication Adherence Due to Cost Among Patients with Type II Diabetes
John Billimek Quyen Ngo-Metzger Dara Sorkin Medicine
139 Au Co Nguyen Biological Sciences
Yttrium-90 Therasphere® as a Therapeutic Modality for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
David Imagawa Surgery
18 Jennifer Nguyen Biological Sciences
Theta Burst Stimulation Increases Phosphorylation of Ampa Receptors in Dendritic Spines
Christine Gall Anatomy & Neurobiology
157 Minh Guong Nguyen Biomedical Engineering
Single-Cell Platforms for Microbiomechanics William Tang Biomedical Engineering
79 Nhu Nguyen Biological Sciences
The Significance of Inbreeding Depression in the Evolution of Distyly in Oxalis alpina
Ann Sakai Stephen Weller Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
84 Tuong Van Nguyen Biological Sciences
Assessing Methodology in a Comparative Study Between Tigecycline and Ceftriaxone Sodium Plus Metronidazole in Treating Patients with an Intra-Abdominal Infection
Michael Burns Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine
22 Miriam Nojan Neurobiology
The Role of Valosin Contain Protein (VCP) Muta-tion in Frontotemporal Dementia: Characterization of a Novel Transgenic Mouse Model of FTD
Frank LaFerla Neurobiology & Behavior
Fifteenth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
222 Guita Nouranian Psychology & Social Behavior
Would You Give your Memories a Facelift? Atti-tudes Toward Cosmetic Neurology
Kally Nelson Psychology & Social Behavior
132 Pamela Ny Biological Sciences
Screening Rhodiola rosea as a Potential Anti-Aging Drug in Drosophila melanogaster by Determining RNA and DNA Oxidation by HPLC-ECD
Mahtab Jafari Pharmaceutical Sciences
113 Roxanna Ochoa Developmental & Cell Biology
Analysis of Dinitroaniline Resistance: The Effects of Double Mutations in Toxoplasma Alpha-tubulin
Naomi Morrissette Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
29 Yu Ong Biological Sciences
Angiogenic Levels in Glioma Xenografts from Modified Expression of PAX6 and Putative Anti-Angiogenic Gene EFEMP1
Yi-Hong Zhou Neurobiology & Behavior
108 Laura Ortiz Biological Sciences
The Effect of Benzo(a)pyrene on Testes of Nrf2 Deficient vs. Wild-Type Mice
Ulrike Luderer Medicine
67 Sneah Pathak Biological Sciences/ Political Science
Fungal Diversity in Salt Marsh Sediments Jennifer Martiny Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
97 Lindsay Peltz Biological Sciences
Ampakine CX929 Increases Levels of BDNF and DARPP-32 in the Striatum of HD Mutant Mice
Danielle Simmons Psychiatry & Human Behavior
208 Laura Perez Psychology
Educating Latino Parents in Supporting College Pathways
Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences
237 Huy Pham Economics
America’s Indebtedness Fabio Milani Gary Richardson Economics
114 Kevin Pham Biological Sciences
Functional Conservation of Exon 19 Between CLOCK and NPAS2
Saurabh Sahar Paolo Sassone-Corsi Pharmacology
115 Kevin Pham Biological Sciences
Drosophila CLOCK Is a Histone Acetyltransferase Saurabh Sahar Paolo Sassone-Corsi Pharmacology
160 Minhthy Pham Biomedical Engineering
Imaging of Fibroblast Migration and Collagen For-mation in a Modified RAFT Using Multiphoton Microscopy
Tatiana Krasieva Beckman Laser Institute Bruce Tromberg Biomedical Engineering
111 Tiffany Pham Biological Sciences/ Chemistry
In Vitro Selection of Metabolite-Dependent Self-Cleaving Ribozymes from the Mouse Genome
Andrej Luptak Chemistry
40 Jessica Pharar Biological Sciences
Effectiveness of Toluidine Blue as an Aid to Biopsy in the Diagnosis of DMBA-Induced Hamster Pouch Dysplasia and Carcinoma
Petra Wilder-Smith Beckman Laser Institute
89 Jenny Phung Biological Sciences
The Effects of Maternal Depression and Anxiety on the Development of Behaviorally Inhibited Tem-perament in Two-Year-Old Children
Elysia Davis Psychiatry & Human Behavior
88 Andrew Pourmoussa Biological Sciences
Premorbid Social Interaction Correlation with In-creased Quality of Life of Schizophrenic Individuals
Rimal Bera Psychiatry & Human Behavior
11 Mohsin Rajani Biological Sciences
A Cysteine Rich Neurotrophic Factor (CRNF) in Aplysia californica: Cloning and Characterization
Thomas Carew Neurobiology & Behavior
109 Ramyadeepika Rao Biological Sciences
Solving the Structure of Alpha-19 Giardin Using X-Ray Crystallography
Hartmut Luecke Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
Undergraduate Research: From Discovery to Application
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
199 Krishanu Ray Physics/ Quantitative Economics
The Quantum Mechanics of Billions of Fermions Kieron Burke Physics & Astronomy
42 Marielle Reataza Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Endocannabinoid-GABA System in the Ventro-lateral Periaqueductal Gray Is Involved in the At-tenuation of Sympathoexcitatory Cardiovascular Reflexes During Electroacupuncture
John Longhurst Stephanie Tjen-A-Looi Medicine
207 Melissa Rico Psychology/ Sociology
Latina Students’ Graduate School Decisions: A Psy-chosociocultural Analysis
Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences
91 Alexander Ring Biological Sciences
Eyeblink Startle Reactivity During Presentation of Happy and Fearful Facial Expressions
Mark Geyer Psychiatry & Human Behavior
63 Ashley Russell Applied Ecology
Potential for Bioremediation of Costa Rican Soil F. Lynn Carpenter Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
206 Sobia Saleem English/ Global Cultures
Weaving through Film and Literature: Lahiri’s & Nair’s The Namesake with Gogol’s “The Overcoat”
Beheroze Shroff Asian American Studies
8 Kaivan Salehpour Biological Sciences
Epileptic Seizures Regulate the Expression of AQP4 in the Brain
Devin Binder Neurosurgery
191 Rina Salurialam Chemistry
Studies of the Duff Formylation on Phenolic Sub-strates
Scott Rychnovsky Chemistry
17 Yas Sanaiha Biological Sciences
Long Term Potentiation Induces the Phosphoryla-tion of Focal Adhesion Kinase
Christine Gall Anatomy & Neurobiology
177 Michael Schatzmann Chemical Engineering
Developments in the Characterization and Practical Applications of Lanthanum Phosphate
Martha Mecartney Peter Morgan Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
38 Rachel Schreyer Biological Sciences
A Novel BMP Activity Readout Mouse Edwin Monuki Pathology
25 Joseph Seif Biological Sciences
BDNF/TRKB Signaling Pathway Altered by Six Weeks of Exercise in the Aged APOE4 Alzheimer’s Mouse Model
Carl Cotman Kathryn Nichol Neurobiology & Behavior
93 Mary Seif Biological Sciences
Seizure Disorder in Adults with Down Syndrome and Alzheimer Type Dementia: Effects on Rate of Progression of Dementia
Ira Lott Pediatrics
4 Marcus Seldin Biological Sciences
Expression of Aquaporin-4 in the Adult Mouse Brain
Devin Binder Neurosurgery
1 Amir Shbeeb Biological Sciences
Complement Proteins Overcome Myelin Inhibition of Neurite Outgrowth
Aileen Anderson Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
220 Kulwinder Singh Psychology & Social Behavior
Home Alone: Why Do Adolescents Smoke Most while Alone in the Home Environment?
Larry Jamner Psychology & Social Behavior
72 Amanda Siu Biological Sciences
Genetic Correlations of Multiple Measures of Sex Allocation for Schiedea salicaria (Caryophyllaceae)
Ann Sakai Stephen Weller Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
241 Lauren Smith Sociology
Building the Farm Team: The Role of Local Women’s PACs
Catherine Bolzendahl Sociology
106 Sylvia Soo East Asian Cultures/ Genetics
Methodology to Purify M. tuberculosis Native Se-creted Hemophore for Crystallography Studies
Celia Goulding Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
Fifteenth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
66 Stanley Sowy Biological Sciences
Cricket Antennae Are Mechanically Damped (Acheta domesticus L.)
Catherine Loudon Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
54 Kulginder Sran Biological Sciences
A Non-Invasive Optical Approach to In Vivo Perio-dontitis Under Diabetes Mellitus
Petra Wilder-Smith Beckman Laser Institute
53 Kulginder Sran Biological Sciences
In Vivo Optical Monitoring and Diagnosis of Hu-man Periodontitis
Petra Wilder-Smith Beckman Laser Institute
14 Andrew Sumarto Biological Sciences/ Biomedical Engineering
Neuronal Differentiation of Human Adipose Tis-sue-Derived Stem Cells for Peripheral Nerve Regen-eration In Vivo
Gregory Evans Thomas Scholz Surgery
147 Hien Tang Biological Sciences
Photoactivation of Circulating Rose Bengal to In-duce Ischemic Stroke
Bernard Choi Beckman Laser Institute
240 Xenia Tashlitsky Political Science
The Politics of Powerlessness: How and Why the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Employ the Internet to Establish the Legitimacy of their Cause and Ensure the Success of their Movement
Mark Petracca Political Science
232 Rochelle Telebrico Psychology
Discrete Objects vs. Continuous Quantity: Chil-dren’s Use of Number Words
Barbara Sarnecka Emily Slusser Cognitive Sciences
184 Roy Tiburcio Information & Computer Science
Filtering and Visualization of User Story Cards in Software Development
Susan Sim Informatics
107 Rodrigo Torres Biological Sciences
Structural Characterization of RipA, RipB and RipC from Yesinia pestis
Celia Goulding Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
23 Christina Tran Biological Sciences
Preventing Aβ42 Accumulation Delays the Onset and Development of Tau Pathology
Frank LaFerla Salvatore Oddo Neurobiology & Behavior
204 Connie Tran Anthropology
Increasing Girls’ Access to Advanced Technology Use: Lessons from Community-Based High-Tech Classes
Mark Warschauer Education
80 Mike Tran Biological Sciences
Levels of Inbreeding Depression as a Determinant of Mid-Styled Morph Frequency in Oxalis alpina
Ann Sakai Stephen Weller Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
71 My Hanh Tran Biological Sciences
Response to Two Generations of Artificial Selection for Floral Biomass Allocation in Schiedea salicaria, a Gynodioecious Species
Ann Sakai Stephen Weller Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
39 Phuong Tran Biological Sciences
Lhx2 Induces Precursor Hippocampus Cells to Re-spond to Wnt Signaling
Edwin Monuki Pathology
176 Sandy Tran Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science Engineering
Incorporation of Plant-Derived Agents into Silicone Coatings for Marine Applications
James Earthman Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
2 Tracy Tran Biological Sciences
Effects of Exercise on Learning and Memory via Modulation of CB1 Signaling
Nicole Berchtold Neurology
48 Vy-van Tran Biological Sciences
Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Different Groups of Healthcare Workers
Behnoosh Afghani Pediatrics
7 Andrew Treister Biological Sciences
Differences in Seizure Presentation Between Wild-Type and Aquaporin-4 Knockout Mice
Devin Binder Neurosurgery
Undergraduate Research: From Discovery to Application
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
122 Hung Truong Biological Sciences
In Vivo Comparative Study of Vessel and Ureteral Seal Strengths and Pathologic Examination of Tis-sue Margins Between Ligasure V and Harmonic Ace in the Porcine Model
Ralph Clayman Urology
58 Stephanie Tse Biological Sciences
Increased ROS Production in OPA1-Mediated Optic Atrophy and Prospects for Antioxidant Treatment
Taosheng Huang Developmental & Cell Biology
168 Yu Hua Tseng Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering
Two-Phase Flow and PEM Fuel Cell Flow Field Plate Designs
Yun Wang Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
20 Will Tsu Biological Sciences
Alpha4 Beta2 Nicotine Acetylcholine Receptor’s Role as a Presymptomatic Marker for Alzheimer’s Disease
Elizabeth Head Neurology
21 Michelle Tu Biomedical Engineering
Comparison of Current Techniques for Deriving Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells from Mouse Em-bryonic Stem Cells
Hans Keirstead Anatomy & Neurobiology
68 Mani Vahidi Biological Sciences
Effect of Salinity on the Diversity of Arbuscular My-corrhizal Fungi (AMF) in Marshes
Jennifer Martiny Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
90 Elizabeth Vega Biological Sciences
The Effect of Parenting Style on Cotinine Levels in Individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Jean Gehricke Psychiatry & Human Behavior
243 Lindsey Vo Biological Sciences/ Business Economics
Vietnamese Americans and their Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help
Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences
50 Andrew Vu Biological Sciences
The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medi-cine to Control Type 2 Diabetes among Vietnamese, Non-Hispanic White, and Hispanic Patients
John Billimek Quyen Ngo-Metzger Dara Sorkin Medicine
225 Lisa Van Vu International Studies
The Learning and Motivating Power of Environ-mental Cinema
Caesar Sereseres Political Science
61 Roger Vu Biological Sciences
Border Refinement Between the Cortex and Dorsal Midline by Lhx2
Edwin Monuki Pathology
28 Kaivalya Vyas Neurobiology/ Psychology
The Effects of BMAA on Glial Glutamate Trans-porter in Motor Neuron Surrounding Astrocytes
Shin Lin Developmental & Cell Biology John Weiss Neurology
233 James Waite Psychology
The Effects of Eccentricity on the Discrimination of Dynamic Textures
Charles Chubb Charles Wright Cognitive Sciences
200 Jingxuan Wang Mathematics/ Physics
Behaviors of a Two-Dimensional Wet Foam Under Oscillatory Shear
Michael Dennin Physics & Astronomy
196 Stacy Wilkinson Chemistry
Stoichiometry of Ozonation of Olefins in Organic Solvents
Sergey Nizkorodov Chemistry
214 Amy Williams Psychology & Social Behavior
Examining Experiences of Loss Among College Students
Roxane Cohen Silver Psychology & Social Behavior
10 Adalbert Wong Biological Sciences
Characterization and Analysis of Two New Lines of Knockin Mice Carrying a Fluorescent Tag in the Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptors
Emiliana Borrelli Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
Fifteenth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
117 Steven Wong Biological Sciences
Determination of the Structure and Function of ZhuI, an ARO/CYC Domain in the Aromatic R1128 Polyketide Synthase
Sheryl Tsai Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
34 Susan Wong Biological Sciences
Nutrient Transporter Down-Regulation and its Role in FTY720-Induced Cell Death
Aimee Edinger Developmental & Cell Biology
236 William Wright Economics
A Comparison of Multiple and Single Attribute Auc-tioning Methods in the California Department of Transportation
Volodymyr Bilotkach Economics
121 Joanne Wyrembak Neurobiology
Mitochondrial Energetics in Triple Transgenic Alz-heimer Model Mice
Douglas Wallace Biological Chemistry
98 Gi Eun Yang Biological Sciences
The Impact of Dendritic Cells on Human Aging Anshu Agrawal Medicine
119 Jessica Yang Biological Sciences
Discovering and Developing: Crystallization of Hec1 and the Promise for Future Drug Design
Sheryl Tsai Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
145 Owen Yang Biomedical Engineering
Use of Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) in the Analysis of Arterial Blood Flow from Laser Speckle Imaging
Bernard Choi Beckman Laser Institute
5 James Yeh Biological Sciences
Using Density Gradients to Measure Changes in Water Content of Brain Regions After Seizure Onset
Devin Binder Neurosurgery
127 Mei-Chuan Margret Yu Biological Sciences
Molecular Analysis of a Patient with a Complex I Enzyme Deficiency Resulting in Leigh Syndrome
Vincent Procaccio Pediatrics
185 Philip Yuen Chemistry
Intelligent Design of Synthetic Resveratrol Deriva-tives for Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Patrick Farmer Chemistry
212 Henna Zaidi Public Health Policy
Corporate Wellness Guidelines: “Winning at Work” Managing Diabetes for a Healthy Workplace
Zuzana Bic Environmental Health, Science, & Policy
209 Laura Zavala Chicano/Latino Studies/ Sociology
The Punk Generation in Mexico City, Mexico Ana Rosas Chicano/Latino Studies
154 Paul Zelaya Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Design of Test Bench for Biopotential IC Richard Nelson Electrical Engineering & Computer Science John LaRue Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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Group Poster Presentations
Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
142 Lawrence Alexander Chad Maynard Aerospace Engineering
AIAA Design/Build/Fly Robert Liebeck Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
126 David Chang Josephine Le Biological Sciences
The Space Cycle: A Possible Countermeasure for Microgravity
Vincent Caiozzo Orthopaedic Surgery
218 Beatriz Bello Nicole Shoraka Psychology & Social Behavior
Differences Among Asian Americans and Cauca-sians in Nicotine Sensitivity
Larry Jamner Psychology & Social Behavior
134 Aide Soria An-Ha Tran Biological Sciences
Age Differences in Behavioral and Neural Re-sponses to Acute and Subchronic Nicotine Admini-stration
Frances Leslie Pharmacology
231 Nairi Mathewsian Leyna Vo Psychology
Variation in Subjective Trust with Changing Hu-man Features
Michael Lee Cognitive Sciences
103 Chirag Gandhi Biological Sciences Amanda Shin Environmental Analysis & Design
Proteomic Assessment of Mercuric Ion Toxicity in Bacillus cereus
Oladele Ogunseitan Environmental Health, Science, & Policy
32 Joseph Doan Duc Nguyen Biological Sciences
The Topology of Nrf1 Transcription Factor in the ER Membrane and how its Loss of Function in the Liver Leads to ER Stress
Jefferson Chan Pathology
70 Andrew Nguyen Biological Sciences Thien-Toan Tran Biomedical Engineering
Physiology of Late Life in Drosophila melanogaster Michael Rose Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
78 Amit Karmur Ronny Le Biological Sciences
Affects of Assortative Mating on the Genetic Varia-tion of Flowering Time in Brassica rapa
Arthur Weis Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
227 Kathryn Recker Cho Yan Yam Psychology
Effect of the Perceived Horizon on the Perception of Velocity Change
Myron Braunstein Cognitive Sciences
203 Teresa Leung Film & Media Studies Erik Homsapaya Political Science
2006 AIM Strategy for the National Student Adver-tising Competition
Robert Mancuso Graduate School of Management
162 Ralph Ocampo Michelle Yuen Materials Science Engineering
Processing Nanocrystalline Nickel by Pulsed Elec-trodeposition
Farghalli Mohamed Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
41 Pantea Farahmand Biological Sciences Denise Lu Biomedical Engineering
Fontan Arrhythmia Study Anjan Batra Pediatrics
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
96 Tuong Nguyen Biological Sciences Graciela Perez Public Health Sciences
Length of Day Correlates with Frequency of Mal-adaptive Behaviors and Sleep Efficiency in the De-velopmentally Disabled
Paul Touchette Pediatrics Mohammad Lenjavi Curt Sandman Psychiatry & Human Behavior
188 William Nguyen Biology/ Chemistry Solongo Batjargal Chemistry
Catalyst Induced Acetylation of Sugar for Better Elucidation of Molecular Structure Through NMR Spectroscopy
A.J. Shaka Chemistry
87 Jennifer Le Allison Leung Biological Sciences
Demographic Survey of Emergency Department Patients with “Spider Bite” Lesions
Shahram Lotfipour Jeffrey Suchard Emergency Medicine
83 Erin Carr Bhakti Patel Biological Sciences
Comparison of the Visual Function Index to the Snellen Visual Acuity in Predicting Self-Restricted Driving Habits of Older Adults
Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine
82 Sepehr Shojaei Wanchi Zeng Biological Sciences
A Prospective Evaluation of Bedside Ultrasound in the Emergency Department for Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis
John Christian Fox Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine
163 Ricardo Komai Andrew Marquez Materials Science Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Investigation of Boundary Sliding During Deforma-tion of Nanocrystalline Metals
Farghalli Mohamed Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
64 Andrew Lazo Biological Sciences Behshad Matin Biology/ Philosophy
Harmful Algal Blooms in Response to Temperature and Nutrients in Costal Oceans
Sunny Jiang Civil & Environmental Engineering
197 Stephanie Ho Richard LeClair Earth & Environmental Sciences
Contributions of Phytoplankton to the Global Car-bon Cycle: Analysis Using 13C Method
Adam Martiny Earth System Science
19 Abhishek Chadha Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Nicholas Olivas Biological Sciences
Analysis of Dendritic Spine Densities in a YFP-Expressing Fragile X Mouse Model
Christine Gall Julie Lauterborn Anatomy & Neurobiology
85 Nassim Lashkari Anthropology/ Biological Sciences Anjali Bhatt Biomedical Engineering
Barriers to Obtaining Health Insurance Among Pa-tients Presenting to a University-Based Emergency Department and the Efficacy of Patient Education on Access to Health Insurance
Tareg Bey Doug Brosnan Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine
175 Kevin Bujo Biomedical Engineering Teresa Alejandrino Materials Science Engineering
Synthesis and Assessment of Porous Titanium Compacts as an Optimal Biomaterial
James Earthman Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
167 Evan Gorski Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering Dylan Klee Mechanical Engineering
E85 Ethanol for Formula SAE Derek Dunn-Rankin Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
219 Robyn Wellerstein Peria Zandi Psychology & Social Behavior
Evidence of Adolescent Repressive-Defensiveness on Experience of Everyday Emotions: An Ecologi-cal Examination
Larry Jamner Psychology & Social Behavior
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
170 Nadia Nabulsi Computer Engineering Mohsen Rafizadeh Electrical Engineering
Distributed Denial of Service Attacks: Implementa-tion of Systematic Distribution of Filters
Athina Markopoulou Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
146 Angelica Byrne Richard McClure Biological Sciences Charles Stoianovici Chemistry
In-Vitro Evaluation of Topically Applied Optical Clearing Agents
Bernard Choi Beckman Laser Institute
165 Alex Chung Donson Liu Jackie Young Civil Engineering
UCI Steel Bridge Ayman Mosallam Civil & Environmental Engineering
124 Daniel Rosenbaum Biological Sciences Kelly Le Biological Sciences/ Psychology Nancy Luu Biological Sciences/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Visual Rehabilitation Using the Luebeck Software in Subject with Left Homonymous Hemianopia
Edward Wong Ophthalmology
178 Jimmy Vo Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science Engineering Satoru Emori Brian James Materials Science Engineering
Ultrahigh Vacuum Instrumentation for Scanning Probe Microscopy Studies of Noble Metal Catalysts at the Nanoscale
Regina Ragan Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
246 Aman Bedi Jillian Jesalva John Phan Psychology
An Analysis of the Influences of Family, Self-Efficacy, and Acculturation on the Traditionality of Career Choice of Asian American Undergraduates
Caesar Sereseres Political Science Jonathan Flojo Social Sciences
180 Lawrence Alexander John Shaver Aerospace Engineering Rhett Roback Public Health Sciences
I-14 Foil Design Robert Liebeck Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
221 Dulce Chavez Wilson Figueroa Monica Sharif Psychology & Social Behavior
Hardiness and Achievement in Transfer vs. Non-Transfer Students
Salvatore Maddi Psychology & Social Behavior
186 Desirae Lau Atitkumar Patel Justin Willey Chemistry
Aromaticity, Electronic Structures, Partial Atomic Charges, and Singlet-Triplet Gaps of Heterocyclic Carbenes
Fillmore Freeman Chemistry
51 Olivia Nguyen Diana Pham Aerospace Engineering Andrew Vu Diana Vu Biological Sciences
Oral Care Hygiene for Underserved Population of El Testerazo, Mexico
Jae-Ho Baek Petra Wilder-Smith Beckman Laser Institute
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
166 Yosuke Arai Joseph Carbajal Andrew Kim Nathan Nguyen Civil Engineering
2007–2008 ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition Ayman Mosallam Civil & Environmental Engineering
173 Irene Chang Civil Engineering Vidal Cortes Erika Martinelli Eric Poomiwatracanont Environmental Engineering
Laboratory Model of Anaerobic Manure and Food Waste Treatment for Energy Recovery
Betty Olson Jan Scherfig Civil & Environmental Engineering
215 Maria Martinez Stephanie Sullivan Criminology, Law, & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior Mariah Josefovsky Usme Khusbu Psychology & Social Behavior
Copycat Episodes Following Media Exposure of the Virginia Tech Shooting
Roxane Cohen Silver Psychology & Social Behavior
125 Kathleen Dang Daniel Rosenbaum Biological Sciences Kelly Le Biological Sciences/ Psychology Nancy Luu Biological Sciences/ Psychology & Social Behavior Hung Truong Neurobiology
A New Animal Model for Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Edward Wong Ophthalmology
179 Daniel Brahan Miles Chen Roland Chen Henry Lang David Millar Tavis Werts Po-Tsung Wu Mechanical Engineering
Chainless Challenge James Bobrow Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)
143 Keita Imai Aerospace Engineering Andria Welsh Aerospace Engineering/ Materials Science Matthew Bennett James Hu Viviana Villareal Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering Erik Rubow Robert Woo Computer Science & Engineering Arya Ahmadi-Ardakani Kyle Chang Leon Wen Electrical Engineering Peter Hall Electrical Engineering/ Mathematics Antony Abinader Derek Lee Maria Petrosyan Computer Engineering/ Piano Performance Mechanical Engineering
UCI Satellite Benjamin Villac Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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Index of Presenters Session Student
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 3:00 PM
Aaron Abajian Biological Sciences/ Computer Science & Engineering/ Mathematics
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 254 4:00 PM
Sarah Abegglen English
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Antony Abinader Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Antony Abinader Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #129 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Ani Abrahamyan Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 9:50 AM
Omar Abuzaineh Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Arya Ahmadi-Ardakani Electrical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Arya Ahmadi-Ardakani Electrical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #118 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Shushmita Ahmed Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 230 9:10 AM
Shushmita Ahmed Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 3:00 PM
Madihha Ahussain Psychology & Social Behavior/ Sociology
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 9:50 AM
Motunrayo Akinmurele Political Science/ Women’s Studies
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 4:20 PM
Rose Alapat Biological Sciences
Session Student
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 236 3:40 PM
Geethika Alapati Biomedical Engineering/ Materials Science
Poster Session ~ #210 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Matthew Alecock Social Ecology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 108 8:30 AM
Matthew Alecock Social Ecology
Poster Session ~ #175 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Teresa Alejandrino Materials Science Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:30 AM
Lawrence Alexander Aerospace Engineering
Poster Session ~ #142 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Lawrence Alexander Aerospace Engineering
Poster Session ~ #180 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Lawrence Alexander Aerospace Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 10:10 AM
Yaron Alfi Aerospace Engineering
Poster Session ~ #75 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jessica Alvarez Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #9 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Mariam Amini Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 226 3:00 PM
Adisa Anderson Psychology
Poster Session ~ #244 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Adisa Anderson Psychology
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 156 3:20 PM
Randolph Anderson Physics
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 143 8:30 AM
Jacqueline Andrade Psychology
Poster Session ~ #166 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Yosuke Arai Civil Engineering
Poster Session ~ #3 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Janetta Arellano Biological Sciences
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Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 226 9:30 AM
Graciela Arguelles Chicano/Latino Studies/ Sociology
Oral Session II Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110 4:00 PM
Robert Ashmore English
Poster Session ~ #211 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Clara Asuncion English
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 254 3:40 PM
Clara Asuncion English
Poster Session ~ #131 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Sahar Ataii Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 226 9:50 AM
Audrey Au International Studies/ Literary Journalism
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 232 8:50 AM
Audrey Au International Studies/ Literary Journalism
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 10:10 AM
Agnesa Avanesian Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #192 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Malerie Ayala Chemistry
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 108 8:50 AM
Anet Badali Criminology, Law & Society
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 220 3:00 PM
Samantha Balasubrama-nian International Studies
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 105 9:30 AM
Kimberly Balazs Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 156 3:00 PM
Eric Barbour Physics
Poster Session ~ #52 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jaclyn Barrera Neurobiology
Poster Session ~ #46 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Henrissa Bassey Biological Sciences
Session Student
Poster Session ~ #188 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Solongo Batjargal Chemistry
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 8:30 AM
Patricia Bauler Chemistry
Poster Session ~ #246 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Aman Bedi Psychology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 112 8:30 AM
Aman Bedi Psychology
Poster Session ~ #218 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Beatriz Bello Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 236 8:50 AM
Matt Bennett Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Matthew Bennett Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Matthew Bennett Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #85 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Anjali Bhatt Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 220 9:10 AM
Anjali Bhatt Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #65 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Pooja Bhojak Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 131 8:50 AM
Zheng Bi Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 251 4:00 PM
Jada Bittle Criminology, Law & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 9:50 AM
Amy Blackmon Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 9:30 AM
Ashley Boal Psychology
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Session Student
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 214 3:20 PM
Kathryn Bordonaro Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #234 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Reno Bowen Psychology
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 131 10:10 AM
Reno Bowen Psychology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 8:50 AM
John Boyd Aerospace Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 232 9:10 AM
Kent Boydston Political Science
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:50 AM
Daniel Brahan Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #179 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Daniel Brahan Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #164 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jakob Bredsguard Chemical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 142 9:30 AM
Joel Breuklander English
Oral Session I Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100 8:30 AM
Elena Briber Dance
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 254 4:40 PM
Heather Bridges English/ Women’s Studies
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 231 8:30 AM
Jessica Broadfoot Sociology
Poster Session ~ #110 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jessica Bruystens Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Poster Session ~ #239 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andrea Bui Economics
Poster Session ~ #175 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kevin Bujo Biomedical Engineering
Session Student
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 214 4:20 PM
Laura Buntrock Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #146 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Angelica Byrne Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 131 8:30 AM
Troy Campbell Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #193 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Xuyen Caponera Chemistry
Poster Session ~ #166 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Joseph Carbajal Civil Engineering
Poster Session ~ #83 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Erin Carr Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 142 8:50 AM
Jamie Carter Comparative Literature/ European Studies
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 236 3:00 PM
Sanda Cea Electrical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #19 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Abhishek Chadha Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 156 9:10 AM
Michael Champion Mathematics/ Physics
Poster Session ~ #56 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Maureen Chand Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #47 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Christina Chang Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #126 1:30 - 2:50 PM
David Chang Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 214 10:10 AM
David Chang Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #173 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Irene Chang Civil Engineering
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kyle Chang Electrical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Kyle Chang Electrical Engineering
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Session Student
Poster Session ~ #74 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Michelle Chang Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 232 9:50 AM
Yuia Chang International Studies/ Political Science
Poster Session ~ #172 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Allen Chau Earth & Environmental Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 10:10 AM
Allen Chau Earth & Environmental Sciences
Poster Session ~ #221 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Dulce Chavez Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 236 9:10 AM
Helen Chen Chemical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:50 AM
Miles Chen Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #179 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Miles Chen Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #179 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Roland Chen Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:50 AM
Roland Chen Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 105 9:50 AM
Wei Sang Chen Earth & Environmental Sciences
Poster Session ~ #171 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Wei Sang Chen Earth & Environmental Sciences
Poster Session ~ #27 1:30 - 2:50 PM
David Cheng Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110 4:20 PM
Maureen Chesus Drama
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 143 9:10 AM
Kevin Chicas Political Science
Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 262 10:10 AM
Wesley Chin Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Poster Session ~ #104 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Vivian Chinn Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 220 9:50 AM
Jesse Chou Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 230 8:50 AM
Bryan Chow Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #223 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Erik Christensen Criminal Justice, Law & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #213 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Christine Chu Political Science/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #165 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Alex Chung Civil Engineering
Poster Session ~ #226 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Megan Clark Anthropology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 143 8:50 AM
Aysha Cohen Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 10:10 AM
Travis Colesen Aerospace Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 105 8:30 AM
Mark Combs Psychology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 156 9:30 AM
Dillon Cone Physics
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 226 4:20 PM
Amy Cooper English/ Philosophy
Poster Session ~ #173 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Vidal Cortes Environmental Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 8:50 AM
James Costanzo Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering
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Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100 8:50 AM
Candice Cross Dance
Oral Session I Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100 9:30 AM
Candice Cross Dance
Poster Session ~ #37 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Bita Cyrus Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #125 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kathleen Dang Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #57 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Frankie Daniel Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 214 9:10 AM
Belinda Dao Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 142 3:00 PM
Valerie Dao Political Science
Poster Session ~ #235 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Alexander Davis Psychology
Poster Session ~ #216 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Cindy De La Cruz Psychology
Poster Session ~ #205 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Judy De La O Political Science
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 112 4:20 PM
Mike Delay Sociology
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 9:10 AM
Denise Der Biology/ Chemistry
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 224 3:00 PM
Colin Devane European Studies
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 214 9:50 AM
Zlatko Devcic Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 251 3:00 PM
Cassandra Diaz Criminology, Law, & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 105 8:50 AM
Heather Diaz Environmental Analysis & Design/ Sociology
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 105 4:20 PM
Gregory Dickinson Microbiology & Immunology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 236 9:30 AM
Bao Dinh Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 8:50 AM
Hong-Hoa Do Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #32 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Joseph Doan Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 105 3:00 PM
Navid Doktormomtaz Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #94 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Amish Doshi Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 156 3:40 PM
Joseph Duris Physics
Poster Session ~ #169 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Alexander Edwards Computer Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 10:10 AM
Allan Eggleton Aerospace Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 224 9:50 AM
Julian Eison Sociology
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 262 4:20 PM
Satoru Emori Materials Science Engineering
Poster Session ~ #178 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Satoru Emori Materials Science Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 8:50 AM
Mark Epelbaum Electrical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 4:00 PM
Eddie Erazo Psychology & Social Behavior
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Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 108 10:10 AM
Barbara Escobar Chicano/Latino Studies/ Psychology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 226 8:30 AM
Barbara Escobar Chicano/Latino Studies/ Psychology
Poster Session ~ #247 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jennifer Evans Political Science
Poster Session ~ #144 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jamie Evora Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #45 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Maryam Fakhrai Neurobiology
Poster Session ~ #41 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Pantea Farahmand Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #148 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Youssef Farhat Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 142 8:30 AM
Kathryn Farrar Art History
Poster Session ~ #229 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Charles Felix Psychology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 156 8:30 AM
Justin Feng Physics
Poster Session ~ #221 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Wilson Figueroa Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 156 4:20 PM
David Fischer Physics
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 9:10 AM
Sean Fleming Psychology & Social Behavior/ Sociology
Poster Session ~ #242 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Cristina Flores Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 142 9:10 AM
Kathryn Fore English/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #138 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Amanda Franciscus Genetics
Poster Session ~ #159 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Raymond Fung Biomedical Engineering/ Materials Science
Session Student
Poster Session ~ #103 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Chirag Gandhi Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 4:20 PM
Maria Corazon Garaniel Political Science/ Sociology
Poster Session ~ #49 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kristina Garma Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 251 3:20 PM
Benjamin Gillig Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 3:40 PM
Joshua Gladieux Political Science
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 236 4:20 PM
Jonathan Glassman Civil Engineering
Poster Session ~ #105 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Bunnee Goldberg Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 242 4:20 PM
Edward Gonzales Environmental Analysis & Design/ International Studies
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 112 9:50 AM
Liliana Gonzalez Chicano/Latino Studies/ Spanish Literature
Poster Session ~ #167 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Evan Gorski Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #182 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Evan Gorski Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 143 9:10 AM
Enrique Gracian Psychology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 254 8:30 AM
Ryon Graf Genetics
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 156 9:50 AM
Alexander Grant Physics
Poster Session ~ #33 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Alexander Grant Physics
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Session Student
Poster Session ~ #76 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Mary Greas Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 142 9:50 AM
Clare Greene English/ European Studies
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 254 3:20 PM
Clare Greene English/ European Studies
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 236 4:40 PM
Amber Greer Civil Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 143 9:30 AM
Timothy Grigsby Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 131 9:10 AM
Sabrina Grondhuis Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 254 3:00 PM
Lisa Grosvenor English
Poster Session ~ #198 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Amanda Grummon Mathematics
Poster Session ~ #95 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Iman Hadaya Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 214 3:00 PM
David Hadiprodjo Neurobiology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Peter Hall Electrical Engineering/ Mathematics
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Peter Hall Electrical Engineering/ Mathematics
Poster Session ~ #35 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Alex Hamil Genetics
Poster Session ~ #31 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Ann Hana Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 143 9:10 AM
Manal Hanna Criminology, Law & Society
Session Student
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 262 3:00 PM
Phillip Haralson Electrical Engineering/ Physics
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 105 3:40 PM
Christopher Hardy Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #150 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Joseph Hazani Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #151 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Joseph Hazani Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #224 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Brittany Hendricks Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #128 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jon Heston Neurobiology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 156 9:10 AM
Jarod Hicks Physics
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 3:00 PM
Allina Hightower Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 242 3:00 PM
Zaki Hmaydani Political Science
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 251 3:40 PM
Anh Ho Psychology
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 105 3:20 PM
Dan Ho Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #120 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Danny Ho Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Poster Session ~ #197 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Stephanie Ho Earth & Environmental Sciences
Poster Session ~ #26 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andy Hoang Comparative Literature/ Neurobiology
Poster Session ~ #6 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Christina Hoang Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #203 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Erik Homsapaya Political Science
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Session Student
Poster Session ~ #152 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kinman Hong Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
James Hu Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
James Hu Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 262 8:50 AM
Stephanie Hua Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #187 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Chun-Ching Huang Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Poster Session ~ #181 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Karen Hung Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 105 4:40 PM
Yazeed Ibrahim Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #69 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Yazeed Ibrahim Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 210 3:20 PM
Megan Ikeda Neurobiology
Poster Session ~ #92 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Megan Ikeda Neurobiology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Keita Imai Aerospace Engineering
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Keita Imai Aerospace Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 156 4:00 PM
Daniel Imbach Physics
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 262 4:40 PM
Laura Innes International Studies/ Physics
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 262 9:30 AM
Aditi Iyengar Biological Sciences
Session Student
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 262 4:20 PM
Brian James Materials Science Engineering
Poster Session ~ #178 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Brian James Materials Science Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 262 8:30 AM
Amanda Janesick Genetics
Poster Session ~ #55 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Amanda Janesick Genetics
Poster Session ~ #228 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nicole Jardine Psychology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 254 8:50 AM
Aamer Javed Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #135 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nelson Jen Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #246 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jillian Jesalva Psychology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 112 8:30 AM
Jillian Jesalva Psychology
Poster Session ~ #36 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Karanjodh Johal Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 156 8:50 AM
Cheryl Johnson Physics
Poster Session ~ #30 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kameran Johnson Developmental & Cell Biology
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 251 3:00 PM
Andrea Johnston Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #215 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Mariah Josefovsky Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 262 3:40 PM
Jeffrey Kagan Chemical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 230 9:30 AM
Oliver Kamari-Bidkorpeh Biological Sciences/ Chemistry
Poster Session ~ #43 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nathan Kamel Psychology
Fifteenth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Session Student
Poster Session ~ #194 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jacob Kanady Chemistry
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 131 9:50 AM
Albert Kang Psychology
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 112 4:00 PM
Samantha Kao International Studies
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 220 10:10 AM
Tina Kapadia Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 214 9:50 AM
Koohyar Karimi Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #78 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Amit Karmur Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #183 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Samuel Kaufman Informatics
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 4:20 PM
Samuel Kaufman Informatics
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 242 3:20 PM
Katharine Keith International Studies
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 214 4:00 PM
Anna Khalaj Biological Sciences/ Literary Journalism
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 8:50 AM
Rozan Khalil Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #44 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Ramni Khattar Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 220 8:30 AM
Ladan Khoddam Biological Sciences/ English
Poster Session ~ #215 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Usme Khusbu Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #166 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andrew Kim Civil Engineering
Session Student
Poster Session ~ #202 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Eunice Kim Studio Art
Poster Session ~ #99 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Juliet Kim Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 214 8:30 AM
Yeo-Joo Kim Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 224 9:10 AM
Danielle Kirkwood African-American Studies
Poster Session ~ #167 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Dylan Klee Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #153 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Michael Klopfer Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #161 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Michael Klopfer Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110 3:00 PM
Jacob Knobel Informatics
Poster Session ~ #238 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Alejandro Komai Economics/ Mathematics
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 112 3:40 PM
Alejandro Komai Economics/ Mathematics
Poster Session ~ #163 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Ricardo Komai Materials Science Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 108 3:40 PM
Shiney Koshy Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #217 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nory Kotrasa Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 210 4:00 PM
Pascal Krotee Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 262 4:00 PM
Travis Kruse Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #12 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Shan Kuang Neurobiology
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Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 210 8:30 AM
Sharon Kung Dance/ Economics
Poster Session ~ #59 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Eric Kuo Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #73 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Marlyse Labordo Biological Sciences/ Economics
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 251 4:20 PM
Cynthia LaCoe Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #81 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andrew Laguna Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #156 1:30 - 2:50 PM
David Lai Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #77 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jason Lam Biological Sciences/ International Studies
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 156 4:00 PM
Alexander Lamb Information & Computer Science/ Physics
Oral Session II Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110 3:20 PM
Ariana Lambdin Drama
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:50 AM
Henry Lang Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #179 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Henry Lang Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 220 9:10 AM
Nassim Lashkari Anthropology/ Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #85 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nassim Lashkari Anthropology/ Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #186 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Desirae Lau Chemistry
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 8:50 AM
Kevin Launglucknavalai Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #155 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Trevor Law Biomedical Engineering
Session Student
Poster Session ~ #123 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Annie Lay Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 4:00 PM
Maxim Lazarov Computer Science
Poster Session ~ #64 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andrew Lazo Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #87 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jennifer Le Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 214 10:10 AM
Josephine Le Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #126 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Josephine Le Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #125 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kelly Le Biological Sciences/ Psychology
Poster Session ~ #124 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kelly Le Biological Sciences/ Psychology
Poster Session ~ #78 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Ronny Le Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #197 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Richard LeClair Earth & Environmental Sciences
Poster Session ~ #100 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Darrick Lee Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Derek Lee Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Derek Lee Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 236 3:20 PM
Hwanmoon Lee Electrical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #190 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Brian Leon Chemistry
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 105 3:40 PM
Aurora Leport Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #87 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Allison Leung Biological Sciences
Fifteenth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Session Student
Poster Session ~ #203 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Teresa Leung Film & Media Studies
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 4:40 PM
Cameron Lewis Information & Computer Science
Poster Session ~ #130 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Veronica Lewis Public Health Policy
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 210 9:10 AM
Denise Li Comparative Literature/ Humanities & Arts
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 224 3:40 PM
Kevin Li History
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 214 8:50 AM
Xuan Li Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #137 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Xuan Li Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #245 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kimberly Liang International Studies
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 231 10:10 AM
Adriana Lira International Studies
Poster Session ~ #62 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Saif Liswi Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #140 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Justin Little Aerospace Engineering/ Physics
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 156 3:40 PM
Justin Little Aerospace Engineering/ Physics
Poster Session ~ #141 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Justin Little Aerospace Engineering/ Physics
Poster Session ~ #165 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Donson Liu Civil Engineering
Poster Session ~ #174 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Leslie Liu Informatics
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 105 9:10 AM
Victoria Liu Criminology, Law & Society
Poster Session ~ #24 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Yu Liu Biological Sciences
Session Student
Poster Session ~ #60 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Itamar Livnat Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #16 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Richard Liwanag Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 230 8:50 AM
Bonnie Lo Art History/ Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #158 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Edward Lo Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 226 8:50 AM
Veronica Lopez Criminology, Law & Society
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 224 9:30 AM
Tameyka Love Sociology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 220 8:50 AM
Sarahi Loya Public Health Science
Poster Session ~ #41 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Denise Lu Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 210 4:20 PM
Ernesto Lujan Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 251 9:10 AM
Samantha Luk Neurobiology
Poster Session ~ #13 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Samantha Luk Neurobiology
Poster Session ~ #15 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Gregory Lull Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 142 4:40 PM
Lynly Lumibao Criminology, Law & Society/ Political Science
Poster Session ~ #124 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nancy Luu Biological Sciences/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #125 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nancy Luu Biological Sciences/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 224 3:20 PM
Trinh Luu Comparative Literature
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Session Student
Poster Session ~ #201 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Annie MacDougall Dance
Oral Session II Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110 4:40 PM
Ana Macias Dance
Poster Session ~ #189 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Katherine Mackenzie Biological Sciences/ Chemistry
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 112 3:20 PM
Joel Madero Economics/ Political Science
Poster Session ~ #133 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Mona Malakouti Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #136 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Erick Maravilla Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 3:20 PM
Gabriela Marcu Informatics/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #163 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andrew Marquez Materials Science Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #195 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Yannika Marrs Chemical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #173 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Erika Martinelli Environmental Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 118 8:50 AM
Cristian Martinez International Studies
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 214 3:40 PM
Lesly Martinez Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #215 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Maria Martinez Criminology, Law, & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #230 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nancy Martinez Psychology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 8:50 AM
Raul Martinez Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 242 4:00 PM
Nick Masellis Political Science
Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 131 9:30 AM
Nairi Mathewsian Psychology
Poster Session ~ #231 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nairi Mathewsian Psychology
Poster Session ~ #64 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Behshad Matin Biology/ Philosophy
Oral Session I Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100 10:10 AM
Krystal Matsuyama Dance
Oral Session I Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100 9:50 AM
Krystal Matsuyama Dance
Poster Session ~ #112 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Stephen Mayclin Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:30 AM
Chad Maynard Aerospace Engineering
Poster Session ~ #142 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Chad Maynard Aerospace Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 10:10 AM
Salvador Mayoral Aerospace Engineering/ Materials Science
Poster Session ~ #146 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Richard McClure Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #101 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Vikram Mehta Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 108 9:50 AM
Claudia Mendoza Criminology, Law & Society
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 220 10:10 AM
Ashleigh Menhadji Neurobiology/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #102 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kimia Menhaji Genetics
Poster Session ~ #116 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Todd Metzger Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fifteenth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:50 AM
David Millar Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #179 1:30 - 2:50 PM
David Millar Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session II Performance Studio 1100 3:00 PM
Julie Ann Minaai Dance
Oral Session II Performance Studio 1100 3:00 PM
Julie Ann Minaai Dance
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 3:20 PM
Natasha Mirc Sociology
Poster Session ~ #149 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Wael Mismar Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 156 3:00 PM
Vishnu Vivek Mittapalli Physics
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 3:40 PM
Shabnam Moghbeli Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 251 4:40 PM
Jason Molina Economics/ International Studies
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 112 4:40 PM
Joel Montano Economics/ Sociology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 210 9:30 AM
Michael Morales Drama
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 9:10 AM
Marlene Morcos Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 112 9:30 AM
Nicole Moshfegh Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 8:30 AM
Nicole Moshfegh Psychology & Social Behavior
Session Student
Poster Session ~ #86 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Shamik Mukherji Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 3:20 PM
Elizabeth Munoz Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #170 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nadia Nabulsi Computer Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 9:50 AM
Christina Neino Chemistry
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 254 4:20 PM
Jessica Newman English/ Women’s Studies
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 105 3:20 PM
Tim Ngo Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #70 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andrew Nguyen Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #139 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Au Co Nguyen Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #32 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Duc Nguyen Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #18 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jennifer Nguyen Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 262 9:10 AM
Kimberly Nguyen Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #157 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Minh Guong Nguyen Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #166 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nathan Nguyen Civil Engineering
Poster Session ~ #79 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nhu Nguyen Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #51 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Olivia Nguyen Aerospace Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 108 3:00 PM
Quan Nguyen Microbiology & Immunology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 156 8:30 AM
Thong Nguyen Mathematics/ Physics
Undergraduate Research: From Discovery to Application
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Session Student
Poster Session ~ #96 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Tuong Nguyen Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #84 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Tuong Van Nguyen Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #188 1:30 - 2:50 PM
William Nguyen Biology/ Chemistry
Poster Session ~ #22 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Miriam Nojan Neurobiology
Poster Session ~ #222 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Guita Nouranian Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Performance Studio 1100 3:00 PM
Marc Andrew Nunez Dance
Poster Session ~ #132 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Pamela Ny Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 9:30 AM
Pamela Ny Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #162 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Ralph Ocampo Materials Science Engineering
Poster Session ~ #113 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Roxanna Ochoa Developmental & Cell Biology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 230 8:30 AM
Vladimir Ochoa Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Poster Session ~ #19 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nicholas Olivas Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #29 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Yu Ong Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 236 3:00 PM
Sean O’Rourke Electrical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #108 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Laura Ortiz Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 112 4:40 PM
Carla Osorio-Veliz Sociology
Oral Session II Performance Studio 1100 3:00 PM
Jenna Otter Biological Sciences/ Dance
Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100 9:10 AM
Rachel Pace Dance
Oral Session I Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100 8:50 AM
Rachel Pace Dance
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 108 3:20 PM
Rebecca Paquette Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 242 3:40 PM
Regina Park Anthropology/ International Studies
Poster Session ~ #186 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Atitkumar Patel Chemistry
Poster Session ~ #83 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Bhakti Patel Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #67 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Sneah Pathak Biological Sciences/ Political Science
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 226 3:40 PM
Snehal Pathak Sociology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 210 9:50 AM
Kevin Pease Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #97 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Lindsay Peltz Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 224 4:00 PM
Kevin Peng History
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 254 10:10 AM
Alejandro Perez Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #96 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Graciela Perez Biological Sciences/ Public Health Sciences
Poster Session ~ #208 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Laura Perez Psychology
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Maria Petrosyan Computer Engineering/ Piano Performance
Fifteenth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Maria Petrosyan Computer Engineering/ Piano Performance
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 251 10:10 AM
Bryan Pham Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #51 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Diana Pham Aerospace Engineering
Poster Session ~ #237 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Huy Pham Economics
Poster Session ~ #114 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kevin Pham Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #115 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kevin Pham Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #160 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Minhthy Pham Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 236 9:50 AM
Sylvia Pham Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 8:50 AM
Thang Pham Aerospace Engineering
Poster Session ~ #111 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Tiffany Pham Biological Sciences/ Chemistry
Poster Session ~ #246 1:30 - 2:50 PM
John Phan Psychology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 112 8:30 AM
John Phan Psychology
Poster Session ~ #40 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jessica Pharar Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 112 8:50 AM
Visa Phraphilom Political Science/ Sociology
Poster Session ~ #89 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jenny Phung Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 236 10:10 AM
Katie Pickrahn Chemical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 3:40 PM
Angelo Pioli Informatics
Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 224 8:50 AM
Dorothy Pirtle Social Science
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 224 8:30 AM
Dorothy Pirtle Social Science
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 143 10:10 AM
Dorothy Pirtle Social Science
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 9:30 AM
Dante Podesto Chemistry
Poster Session ~ #173 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Eric Poomiwatracanont Environmental Engineering
Poster Session ~ #88 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andrew Pourmoussa Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 8:30 AM
Donat Racz Aerospace Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 142 3:20 PM
Shahrzad Radbod Political Science
Poster Session ~ #170 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Mohsen Rafizadeh Electrical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 251 8:30 AM
Ardeshir Rahman Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #11 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Mohsin Rajani Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #109 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Ramyadeepika Rao Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 232 9:30 AM
Steven Rao International Studies
Poster Session ~ #199 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Krishanu Ray Physics/ Quantitative Economics
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 254 9:10 AM
Marielle Reataza Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Poster Session ~ #42 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Marielle Reataza Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
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Session Student
Poster Session ~ #227 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kathryn Recker Psychology
Oral Session II Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110 3:20 PM
Nick Refuerzo Film & Media Studies
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 220 3:40 PM
Brett Reid Criminology / Political Science/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 220 4:00 PM
Brett Reid Criminology / Political Science/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 4:00 PM
Sheilamae Reyes Anthropology/ Sociology
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 262 3:20 PM
Eric Richard Chemical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 108 3:40 PM
Zachary Richardson Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #207 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Melissa Rico Psychology/ Sociology
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 210 3:00 PM
Alexander Ring Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #91 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Alexander Ring Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 108 4:20 PM
Sara Ritchie Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #180 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Rhett Roback Public Health Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 220 3:20 PM
Carla Rodriguez-GonzalezSociology
Poster Session ~ #124 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Daniel Rosenbaum Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #125 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Daniel Rosenbaum Biological Sciences
Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 8:50 AM
Anthony Rossi Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 220 8:50 AM
Samer Roumani Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Erik Rubow Computer Science & Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Erik Rubow Computer Science & Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 8:50 AM
Amanda Ruiz Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 156 3:20 PM
Nick Rumbaugh Physics
Poster Session ~ #63 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Ashley Russell Applied Ecology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 220 8:30 AM
Roula Saleem Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #206 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Sobia Saleem English/ Global Cultures
Poster Session ~ #8 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kaivan Salehpour Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #191 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Rina Salurialam Chemistry
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 118 9:30 AM
Sevana Sammis Political Science
Poster Session ~ #17 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Yas Sanaiha Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 251 9:30 AM
Yas Sanaiha Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 231 9:10 AM
Luis Sarmiento Sociology
Poster Session ~ #177 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Michael Schatzmann Chemical Engineering
Fifteenth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Session Student
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 224 4:20 PM
Jeffrey Schauer Anthropology/ History
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 108 9:10 AM
Timothy Schowe Sociology
Poster Session ~ #38 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Rachel Schreyer Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #25 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Joseph Seif Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 210 3:40 PM
Joseph Seif Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #93 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Mary Seif Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 231 9:50 AM
Sarah Seif Anthropology/ International Studies
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 251 8:50 AM
Jacqueline Seiglie Neurobiology
Poster Session ~ #4 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Marcus Seldin Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 226 4:00 PM
Yvette Shahinian Sociology
Poster Session ~ #221 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Monica Sharif Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 251 9:50 AM
Anupam Sharma Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #180 1:30 - 2:50 PM
John Shaver Aerospace Engineering
Poster Session ~ #1 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Amir Shbeeb Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 254 9:30 AM
Amir Shbeeb Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #103 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Amanda Shin Environmental Analysis & Design
Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 118 9:50 AM
Yvette Shirinian Political Science
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 220 9:30 AM
Sepehr Shojaei Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #82 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Sepehr Shojaei Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #218 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Nicole Shoraka Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #220 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kulwinder Singh Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session II Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110 3:20 PM
Negin Singh Drama
Poster Session ~ #72 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Amanda Siu Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #241 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Lauren Smith Sociology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 210 8:50 AM
Randall Smith Dance
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 226 3:20 PM
Kimberly Snodgrass Public Community Service/ Social Science
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 118 9:10 AM
Diego Solares International Studies
Poster Session ~ #106 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Sylvia Soo East Asian Cultures/ Genetics
Poster Session ~ #134 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Aide Soria Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #66 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Stanley Sowy Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #54 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kulginder Sran Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #53 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kulginder Sran Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 10:10 AM
Philip Stahlhuth Aerospace Engineering
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Session Student
Poster Session ~ #146 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Charles Stoianovici Chemistry
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 156 4:20 PM
Daniel Su Physics
Poster Session ~ #215 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Stephanie Sullivan Criminology, Law, & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #14 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andrew Sumarto Biological Sciences/ Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 236 3:20 PM
Shao-Ping (Henry) Sung Electrical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 3:40 PM
Roy Taggueg Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #147 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Hien Tang Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 142 3:40 PM
Xenia Tashlitsky Political Science
Poster Session ~ #240 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Xenia Tashlitsky Political Science
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 3:00 PM
Zane Taylor International Studies
Poster Session ~ #232 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Rochelle Telebrico Psychology
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 105 4:00 PM
Cynthia Thai Plant Biology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 108 9:30 AM
Geoff Thorne Sociology
Poster Session ~ #184 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Roy Tiburcio Information & Computer Science
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 8:50 AM
Michael Todhunter Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 8:30 AM
Sevan Torossian Public Health Policy
Poster Session ~ #107 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Rodrigo Torres Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 156 9:30 AM
Ryan Trainor Physics
Poster Session ~ #134 1:30 - 2:50 PM
An-Ha Tran Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #23 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Christina Tran Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #204 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Connie Tran Anthropology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 236 8:30 AM
Michael Tran Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #80 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Mike Tran Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #71 1:30 - 2:50 PM
My Hanh Tran Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #39 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Phuong Tran Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #176 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Sandy Tran Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science Engineering
Poster Session ~ #70 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Thien-Toan Tran Biomedical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #2 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Tracy Tran Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #48 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Vy-van Tran Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #7 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andrew Treister Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 254 9:50 AM
Marie Trinidad Public Health Policy
Poster Session ~ #122 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Hung Truong Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #125 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Hung Truong Neurobiology
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Poster Session ~ #58 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Stephanie Tse Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 236 4:00 PM
Yu Hua Tseng Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #168 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Yu Hua Tseng Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #20 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Will Tsu Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 236 3:20 PM
Li-Cheng (Jerry) Tsung Electrical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #21 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Michelle Tu Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 230 9:50 AM
Tiffany Tu Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 231 9:30 AM
Ana Urzua Anthropology
Poster Session ~ #68 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Mani Vahidi Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 156 9:50 AM
Matthew VanSteenwyk Physics
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 226 9:10 AM
Uriel Varela Chicano/Latino Studies/ History
Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 9:50 AM
Jantammy Vargas Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110 3:40 PM
Denver Vaughn Drama
Poster Session ~ #90 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Elizabeth Vega Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 142 4:00 PM
Stefanie Vidarte Political Science/ Sociology
Session Student
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Viviana Villareal Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Viviana Villareal Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 10:10 AM
Patrick Viste Aerospace Engineering
Poster Session ~ #178 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jimmy Vo Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 262 4:20 PM
Jimmy Vo Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 112 9:10 AM
Leyna Vo Psychology
Poster Session ~ #231 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Leyna Vo Psychology
Poster Session ~ #243 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Lindsey Vo Biological Sciences/ Business Economics
Poster Session ~ #50 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andrew Vu Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #51 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andrew Vu Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #51 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Diana Vu Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #225 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Lisa Van Vu International Studies
Poster Session ~ #61 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Roger Vu Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #28 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Kaivalya Vyas Neurobiology/ Psychology
Poster Session ~ #233 1:30 - 2:50 PM
James Waite Psychology
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 10:10 AM
Brian Walker Literary Journalism
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 156 8:50 AM
Jingxuan Wang Mathematics/ Physics
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Session Student
Poster Session ~ #200 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jingxuan Wang Mathematics/ Physics
Oral Session II Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110 4:20 PM
Aysha Wax Drama
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 143 9:50 AM
Jessica Wearing Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #219 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Robyn Wellerstein Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Andria Welsh Aerospace Engineering/ Materials Science
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Andria Welsh Aerospace Engineering/ Materials Science
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Leon Wen Electrical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Leon Wen Electrical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:50 AM
Tavis Werts Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #179 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Tavis Werts Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 210 10:10 AM
Elyse Wietstock Film & Media Studies
Poster Session ~ #196 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Stacy Wilkinson Chemistry
Poster Session ~ #186 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Justin Willey Chemistry
Poster Session ~ #214 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Amy Williams Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 8:50 AM
Jeffrey Wilschke Aerospace Engineering
Poster Session ~ #10 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Adalbert Wong Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #117 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Steven Wong Biological Sciences
Session Student
Poster Session ~ #34 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Susan Wong Biological Sciences
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 220 4:20 PM
Nicholas Woo Political Science
Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Robert Woo Computer Science & Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM
Robert Woo Computer Science & Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 112 3:00 PM
William Wright Economics
Poster Session ~ #236 1:30 - 2:50 PM
William Wright Economics
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:50 AM
Po-Tsung Wu Mechanical Engineering
Poster Session ~ #179 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Po-Tsung Wu Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 142 4:20 PM
Tracy Wu Global Cultures/ Spanish
Poster Session ~ #121 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Joanne Wyrembak Neurobiology
Poster Session ~ #227 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Cho Yan Yam Psychology
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 236 3:20 PM
Andrew Yang Electrical Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 130 3:40 PM
Anny Yang Psychology & Social Behavior
Poster Session ~ #98 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Gi Eun Yang Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #119 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jessica Yang Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #145 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Owen Yang Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 231 8:50 AM
Jennifer Yanni History/ International Studies
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Session Student
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 232 8:30 AM
Joanne Yao International Studies/ Literary Journalism
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 262 9:50 AM
Sherine Yassa Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #5 1:30 - 2:50 PM
James Yeh Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #165 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Jackie Young Civil Engineering
Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 108 4:00 PM
Mei-Chuan Margret Yu Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #127 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Mei-Chuan Margret Yu Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #162 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Michelle Yuen Materials Science Engineering
Poster Session ~ #185 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Philip Yuen Chemistry
Poster Session ~ #212 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Henna Zaidi Public Health Policy
Session Student
Poster Session ~ #219 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Peria Zandi Psychology & Social Behavior
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 8:50 AM
Leah Zaragoza Aerospace Engineering
Poster Session ~ #209 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Laura Zavala Chicano/Latino Studies/ Sociology
Poster Session ~ #154 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Paul Zelaya Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 214 9:30 AM
Allison Zemek Biomedical Engineering
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 220 9:30 AM
Wanchi Zeng Biological Sciences
Poster Session ~ #82 1:30 - 2:50 PM
Wanchi Zeng Biological Sciences
Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 118 8:30 AM
Jan-Mitchell Zerrudo Political Science
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Thanks & Acknowledgements Many thanks to the following individuals and groups for supporting faculty-mentored undergraduate
research and creative activities at the University of California, Irvine. Chancellor Michael V. Drake Executive Vice Chancellor Michael R. Gottfredson
Vice Provost Michael Clark Vice Provost Herbert P. Killackey Vice Chancellor David N. Bailey, Health Affairs Vice Chancellor Wendell C. Brase, Admin. & Business Services Vice Chancellor Susan V. Bryant, Research Vice Chancellor Roy Dormaier, Planning & Budget Vice Chancellor Manuel N. Gomez, Student Affairs Vice Chancellor Thomas J. Mitchell, University Advancement
Dean Nicolaos Alexopoulos, Henry Samueli School of Engineering Dean Albert F. Bennett, School of Biological Sciences Dean Carolyn P. Boyd, Graduate Studies Dean Barbara Dosher, School of Social Sciences Dean Nohema Fernandez, Claire Trevor School of the Arts Dean John C. Hemminger, School of Physical Sciences Dean C. Ronald Huff, School of Social Ecology Dean Gary Matkin, University Extension University Librarian Gerald Munoff, Library Dean Andrew J. Policano, The Paul Merage School of Business Dean Debra Richardson, The Donald Bren School of Information
& Computer Sciences Dean Vicki Ruiz, School of Humanities Dean Sharon V. Salinger, Division of Undergraduate Education
Associate Dean Rudi Berkelhamer, Undergraduate Education Associate Dean Linda Cohen, School of Social Sciences Senior Associate Dean Dennis Cunningham, School of Medicine Associate Dean Robert J. Doedens, School of Physical Sciences Associate Dean Michael Goodrich, The Donald Bren School of
Information & Computer Sciences Associate Dean Vijay Gurbaxani, The Paul Merage School of
Business Associate Dean L. Robin Keller, The Paul Merage School of
Business Associate Dean John C. LaRue, Henry Samueli School of Engineering Associate Dean Rodrigo Lazo, School of Humanities Associate Dean Michael Leon, School of Biological Sciences Associate Dean Frances Leslie, Graduate Studies Associate Dean James Meeker, School of Social Ecology Senior Associate Dean Frank Meyskens, College of Health
Sciences Associate Dean Michael Mulligan, School of Biological Sciences Associate Dean Dimitri Papamoschou, Henry Samueli School of
Engineering Associate Dean James Penrod, Claire Trevor School of the Arts Associate Dean Colleen Reardon, Claire Trevor School of the Arts Associate Dean Amelia Regan, The Donald Bren School of
Information & Computer Sciences Associate Dean Jill Robbins, School of Humanities Associate Dean Karen Rook, School of Social Ecology Associate Dean Carlton Scott, The Paul Merage School of Business
Associate Dean Caesar Sereseres, School of Social Sciences Associate Dean James Steintrager, School of Humanities Associate University Librarian Deborah Sunday, Library Associate Dean William Tang, Henry Samueli School of
Engineering
UROP Faculty Advisory Board Wendy Goldberg, School of Social Ecology Donald Hoffman, School of Social Sciences John C. LaRue, Henry Samueli School of Engineering Richard Lathrop, The Donald Bren School of Information &
Computer Sciences Hartmut Luecke, School of Biological Sciences Jane O. Newman, School of Humanities James Nowick, School of Physical Sciences James Penrod, Claire Trevor School of the Arts Richard Robertson, School of Medicine
Faculty Mentors Behnoosh Afghani, Pediatrics Anshu Agrawal, Medicine Ban Al-Ani, Informatics Michael Alkire, Anesthesiology Edwin Amenta, Sociology Aileen Anderson, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Satya Atluri, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Mark Bachman, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Jae-Ho Baek, Beckman Laser Institute Alan Barbour, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Lee Bardwell, Developmental & Cell Biology Stephen Barker, Drama Elizabeth Barton, Physics & Astronomy Anjan Batra, Pediatrics Linda Bauer, Art History Victoria Beard, Planning, Policy, & Design James Belluzzi, Pharmacology Lbachir Benmohamed, Ophthalmology Rimal Bera, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Nicole Berchtold, Neurology Victoria Bernal, Anthropology Tareg Bey, Emergency Medicine Zuzana Bic, Environmental Health, Science, & Policy John Billimek, Medicine Volodymyr Bilotkach, Economics Devin Binder, Neurosurgery Donald Blake, Chemistry Bruce Blumberg, Developmental & Cell Biology James Bobrow, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Scott Bollens, Planning, Policy, & Design Catherine Bolzendahl, Sociology Emiliana Borrelli, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Elliot Botvinick, Biomedical Engineering Myron Braunstein, Cognitive Sciences
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Adriana Briscoe, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Doug Brosnan, Emergency Medicine Donald Brown, Ophthalmology Susan Brown, Sociology Alison Brysk, Political Science Carol Burke, English Kieron Burke, Physics & Astronomy Michael Burns, Emergency Medicine Michael Burton, Anthropology Daniel Gary Busby, Drama Jorge Busciglio, Neurobiology & Behavior Michael Cahalan, Physiology & Biophysics Vincent Caiozzo, Orthopaedic Surgery David Camerini, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Thomas Carew, Neurobiology & Behavior F. Lynn Carpenter, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Katherine Carpenter, Criminology, Law & Society Paolo Casali, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry David Casper, Physics & Astronomy Jeanett Castellanos, Social Sciences Elizabeth Cauffman, Psychology & Social Behavior Albert Cerussi, Beckman Laser Institute Jefferson Chan, Pathology Susan Charles, Psychology & Social Behavior Dana Chase, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Ricardo Chavira, Social Sciences Zhongping Chen, Biomedical Engineering Ken Cho, Developmental & Cell Biology Bernard Choi, Beckman Laser Institute Jerome Christensen, English Joanne Christopherson, Social Sciences Charles Chubb, Cognitive Sciences Ralph Clayman, Urology H.C. Clitheroe, Planning, Policy, & Design Philip Collins, Physics & Astronomy William Cooper, Civil & Environmental Engineering Asantha Cooray, Physics & Astronomy Carl Cotman, Neurobiology & Behavior Karina Cramer, Neurobiology & Behavior John Crawford, Dance Elysia Davis, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Myrona DeLaney, Drama Michael Demetriou, Neurology Brian Demsky, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Michael Dennin, Physics & Astronomy Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino Studies Sally Dickerson, Psychology & Social Behavior Joseph Dimento, Planning, Policy, & Design Peter Ditto, Psychology & Social Behavior John Dombrink, Criminology, Law & Society Thurston Domina, Education Thomas Douglas, Anthropology Derek Dunn-Rankin, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Anthony Durkin, Biomedical Engineering James Earthman, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Aimee Edinger, Developmental & Cell Biology Gregory Evans, Surgery Hung Fan, Cancer Center Patrick Farmer, Chemistry Maria Feng, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Raul Fernandez, Chicano/Latino Studies Lisa Flanagan, Pathology Jonathan Flojo, Social Sciences Keith Fowler, Drama John Christian Fox, Emergency Medicine Steven Franks, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Fillmore Freeman, Chemistry John Fruehauf, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Christine Gall, Anatomy & Neurobiology Manuel Gamero-Castano, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Anand Ganesan, Dermatology Jodie Gates, Dance Jean Gehricke, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Steven George, Biomedical Engineering Mark Geyer, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Margaret Gilbert, Philosophy Samuel Gilmore, Sociology Wendy Goldberg, Psychology & Social Behavior Sastry Gollapudi, Medicine Manuel Gomez, Education Celia Goulding, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Emily Grossman, Cognitive Sciences Zhibin Guan, Chemistry John Guzowski, Neurobiology & Behavior Gillian Hayes, Informatics Elizabeth Head, Neurology Glenn Healey, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science John Hemminger, Chemistry Lutz Hilgenberg, Anatomy & Neurobiology Don Hill, Drama Franz Hoffmann, Developmental & Cell Biology Randall Holcombe, Medicine Alison Holman, College of Health Sciences Lan Huang, Physiology & Biophysics Taosheng Huang, Developmental & Cell Biology David Igler, History David Imagawa, Surgery Mahtab Jafari, Pharmaceutical Sciences Anthony A. James, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Larry Jamner, Psychology & Social Behavior Noo Li Jeon, Biomedical Engineering Sunny Jiang, Civil & Environmental Engineering Manoj Kaplinghat, Physics & Astronomy Mary Louise Kean, Cognitive Sciences Hans Keirstead, Anatomy & Neurobiology Claire Kim, Political Science Eric Knowles, Psychology & Social Behavior Natalia Komarova, Mathematics Tatiana Krasieva, Beckman Laser Institute Lina Kreidie, Social Sciences Frank LaFerla, Neurobiology & Behavior John LaRue, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Michelle Latiolais, English Julie Lauterborn, Anatomy & Neurobiology Abraham Lee, Biomedical Engineering Jennifer Lee, Sociology Michael Lee, Cognitive Sciences Wen-Hwa Lee, Biological Chemistry Mohammad Lenjavi, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Frances Leslie, Pharmacology
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Jayne Lewis, English Robert Liebeck, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Ching-Yi Lin, Anatomy & Neurobiology Shin Lin, Developmental & Cell Biology John Liu, Asian American Studies Loretta Livingston, Dance John Longhurst, Medicine Shahram Lotfipour, Emergency Medicine Ira Lott, Pediatrics Catherine Loudon, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Ulrike Luderer, Medicine Hartmut Luecke, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Andrej Luptak, Chemistry Molly Lynch, Dance Grant MacGregor, Developmental & Cell Biology Salvatore Maddi, Psychology & Social Behavior Steven Mailloux, English Aditi Majumder, Computer Science Shaista Malik, Medicine Robert Mancuso, Graduate School of Management Virginia Mann, Cognitive Sciences Caryl Margulies, Mathematics Athina Markopoulou, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science J. Lawrence Marsh, Developmental & Cell Biology Craig Martens, Chemistry Rachel Martin, Chemistry Adam Martiny, Earth System Science Jennifer Martiny, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology William Maurer, Anthropology Michael McCarthy, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Donald McKayle, Dance Alexander McPherson, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Roger McWilliams, Physics & Astronomy Kenneth Mease, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Martha Mecartney, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science James Meeker, Criminology, Law & Society Michael Menchine, Emergency Medicine Zoltan Mester, Civil & Environmental Engineering David Meyer, Sociology Joerg Meyer, Biomedical Engineering Fabio Milani, Economics Laura Mitchell, History Robert Moeller, History Farghalli Mohamed, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Ali Mohraz, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Sabee Molloi, Biomedical Engineering Michael Montoya, Anthropology Edwin Monuki, Pathology Peter Morgan, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Calvin Morrill, Sociology Naomi Morrissette, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Ayman Mosallam, Civil & Environmental Engineering Luis Mota-Bravo, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Mandy Mount, Sociology Jogeshwar Mukherjee, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Jagat Narula, Medicine Lisa Naugle, Dance Kally Nelson, Psychology & Social Behavior Richard Nelson, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Zoran Nenadic, Biomedical Engineering
Jane Newman, Comparative Literature Quyen Ngo-Metzger, Medicine Toai Nguyen, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Zhenmin Ni, Physiology & Biophysics Kathryn Nichol, Neurobiology & Behavior Sergey Nizkorodov, Chemistry Ray Novaco, Psychology & Social Behavior James Nowick, Chemistry Diane O’Dowd, Anatomy & Neurobiology Sheila O’Rourke, Anthropology Salvatore Oddo, Neurobiology & Behavior Oladele Ogunseitan, Environmental Health, Science, & Policy Vincent Olivieri, Drama Betty Olson, Civil & Environmental Engineering Leticia Oseguera, Education Larry Overman, Chemistry Thomas Parham, Psychology & Social Behavior Donald J. Patterson, Informatics Reginald Penner, Chemistry Mark Petracca, Political Science Bojan Petrovic, Political Science JoAnn Prause, Psychology & Social Behavior Vincent Procaccio, Pediatrics Andrew Putnam, Biomedical Engineering Jodi Quas, Psychology & Social Behavior Regina Ragan, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Gary Richardson, Economics Lindsey Richland, Education Shelby Roberts, Studio Art Belinda Robnett, Sociology Alberto Roca, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Jeffrey Rogers, Developmental & Cell Biology Ana Rosas, Chicano/Latino Studies Michael Rose, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Emily Rosenberg, History Danielle Rudes, Sociology Scott Rychnovsky, Chemistry Saurabh Sahar, Pharmacology Ann Sakai, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Curt Sandman, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Barbara Sarnecka, Cognitive Sciences Paolo Sassone-Corsi, Pharmacology Jan Scherfig, Civil & Environmental Engineering Thomas Scholz, Surgery Martin Schwab, Philosophy Sherilyn Sellgren, Political Science Caesar Sereseres, Political Science Carroll Seron, Criminology, Law & Society A.J. Shaka, Chemistry Beheroze Shroff, Asian American Studies Roxane Cohen Silver, Psychology & Social Behavior Victoria Silver, English Susan Sim, Informatics Danielle Simmons, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Zuzanna Siwy, Physics & Astronomy Jennifer Skeem, Psychology & Social Behavior Emily Slusser, Cognitive Sciences John Smith, German Martin Smith, Anatomy & Neurobiology Tony Smith, Political Science
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Lynduh Soldavini, Emergency Medicine Etel Solingen, Political Science Dorothy Solinger, Political Science Dara Sorkin, Medicine Ramesh Srinivasan, Cognitive Sciences Daniel Stokols, Planning, Policy, & Design Jeffrey Suchard, Emergency Medicine Tatsuya Suda, Computer Science Katharine Suding, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Christine Suetterlin, Developmental & Cell Biology Adam Summers, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Peter Taborek, Physics & Astronomy William Tang, Biomedical Engineering Andrea Tenner, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Jennifer Terry, Women’s Studies Stephanie Tjen-A-Looi, Medicine Rodolfo Torres, Planning, Policy, & Design Paul Touchette, Pediatrics Kathleen Treseder, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Bruce Tromberg, Biomedical Engineering Sheryl Tsai, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Shyun-shyun Tsay, Developmental & Cell Biology Yuliya Tverdova, Political Science Carole Uhlaner, Political Science Robert Uriu, Political Science Al Valdez, Social Sciences Andre van der Hoek, Informatics Deborah Vandell, Education Christopher Vanderwal, Chemistry Nosratola Vaziri, Physiology & Biophysics Vasan Venugopalan, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science James Vigil, Criminology, Law & Society Benjamin Villac, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Douglas Wallace, Biological Chemistry Feng Wang, Sociology Szu-Wen Wang, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Yun Wang, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Rahul Warrior, Developmental & Cell Biology Mark Warschauer, Education Arthur Weis, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Gregory Weiss, Chemistry John Weiss, Neurology Stephen Weller, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Charles Wheeler, History Petra Wilder-Smith, Beckman Laser Institute Frank Wilderson, African American Studies Brian Wong, Otolaryngology Edward Wong, Ophthalmology Nathan Wong, Medicine Charles Wright, Cognitive Sciences Ariffin Yahaya, Computer Science Alford Young, Jr., Sociology Fan-Gang Zeng, Biomedical Engineering Yi-Hong Zhou, Neurobiology & Behavior
Many Thanks to the Academic Counselors Chancellor’s Office Department Chairs Directors of Organized Research Units & Research Programs Division of Graduate Studies Division of Undergraduate Education Faculty Moderators Honors Programs Office of Research Parents & Friends of Presenters UCI Communications Office UCI Community University Advancement UROP Team UROP Volunteers
If you would like further information on how you can contribute to UROP, please contact:
Said M. Shokair, Director Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Division of Undergraduate Education University of California, Irvine Student Services II, Suite 2300 Irvine, CA 92697-5685 Telephone: (949) 824-4189 Fax: (949) 824-1607 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.urop.uci.edu
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