2014 Rogers Science Research Brown Bag Presentations
Tuesdays 12:00-1:15 (except as noted in July), varying campus locations
Presentations are free and open to the public
Dessert provided
Students discuss their research projects during a series of brown-bag talks on Tuesdays in June and July. Each presentation is 15 minutes; there are generally 3-4 talks per session. For more information about projects see project descriptions.
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June 3 - Olin 301
Orego: Artificial Intelligence and the Game of Go
Student presenters: Maggie Dreyer, Sam Levenick
Faculty collaborator: Peter Drake
Cybersecurity Competition Platform to Enhance Security Analysis Skills
Student presenters: Miles Crabill, Tadhg Fendt, James Josephson, Alicia Kirkland, Jonathan Poley
Faculty collaborator: Jens Mache
Parallel computing with higher-level languages and compelling examples
Student presenters: Christian Dicker, Sam Kelly, John Sibandze
Faculty collaborator: Jens Mache
Mapping neuronal circuitry using Brainbow zebrafish
Student presenters: Kyla Hamling, Maritte O’Gallagher, Teresa Stackhouse, Leah Weston
Faculty collaborator: Tamily Weissman-Unni
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June 10 - Olin 301
Interaction of SNARE- Neuromodulatory Proteins from Dense-Core Granules
Student presenters: Sarah Lowenstein, Holly Thompson
Faculty collaborator: Janis Lochner
Development of Synthetic Teaching Labs for Crystallographic Analysis
Student presenters: Owen Phillips, Jacob Gigliotti
Faculty collaborator: Louis Kuo
Application of molybdenum oxides for degrading sulfur-containing organophosphate toxins
Student presenters: Grace Mehlhaff
Faculty collaborator: Louis Kuo
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June 17 - Olin 301
Conducting Research Responsibly
Sarah Schaack, Reed College
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June 24 - Olin 301
Studying Forest Recovery after Removal of Invasive Plants
Student presenters: Hannah Clements, Vashti Engebretson, Michelle Garfias
Faculty collaborator: Paulette Bierzychudek
Investigations of Inhibitory Cognitive Control Related to Images of High-Calorie Foods in Adults and Young Children
Student presenters: Emma Cook, Tate Sellers
Faculty collaborator: Todd D. Watson
Ribosome biogenesis and export
Student presenters: Benjamin Herken, Marin Olson, Rebecca Zilk
Faculty collaborator: Deborah E. Lycan
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July 1 - Olin 301
Studying Convergence Rates of Markov Chains
Student presenters: Sydney Flint, Armen Stromquist, Yang Zhou
Faculty collaborator: Yung-Pin Chen
Constructing cellular compartments during embryonic development
Student presenters: Alec Barrett, Logan Harper, Caitlin Morris, Kimberly Peloza, Heidi Wade
Faculty collaborator: Greg J. Hermann
MRI to examine typical and atypical brain development
Student presenters: Evan Roche
Faculty collaborator: Damien Fair (OHSU)
Understanding Laser Noise in an Atomic Vapor for Magnetometry
Student presenter: Aojie Zheng
Faculty collaborator: Shannon O’Leary
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July 8 - Miller 105, **11:45 am - 1:00 pm**
Development of Individual Differences in Social Cognition in Young Children
Student presenters: Ashley Hufnagle
Faculty collaborator: Jennifer LaBounty
Motivating Healthy Behaviors with Quantified Self Technology and
Tangible Technology for Teaching Toddlers
Student presenters: Noah Callaghan, Susan Heinselman, Joel Schooler
Faculty collaborator: Erik Nilsen
Group-based emotions as antecedents and consequences of competitive victimhood claims
Student presenters: Juliana DePietro
Faculty collaborator: Diana Leonard
Fundamental Mechanistic Investigations of (Pseudo)pericyclic and (Pseudo)coarctate Reactions via CASSCF, CASPT2, and DFT Computational Studies
Student presenters: Cooper Jamieson, Molly Lyon
Faculty collaborator: James A. Duncan
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July 15 - Miller 105, **11:45 am - 1:00 pm**
Discovering the mechanisms underlying the effects of nicotine on development and drug-induced behaviors in Drosophila melanogaster
Student presenters: Demi Glidden, Jennifer Lakeman, Melanie Morris
Faculty collaborator: Norma A. Velazquez Ulloa
The creation of a biodiversity hotspot: comparative biogeography of Caribbean arachnids
Student presenters: Sasha Bishop, Charlotte Francisco
Faculty collaborator: Greta J. Binford
The evolution of venom-expressed gene families in Haplogyne spiders
Student presenter: Nicholas Wolff
Faculty collaborator: Greta J. Binford
Structural Studies and Functional Characterization of Neurotoxic Venom Peptides from Sicariidae Spiders
Student presenters: Nate Ariki, Francie Goodstein, Lisa Munoz
Faculty collaborator: Nikolaus Loening
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July 22 - Miller 105, **11:45 am - 1:00 pm**
Can red wine keep your arteries open?
Student presenters: Mackenzie Batali, Julian Harris
Faculty collaborator: Casey Jones
Genetic and Environmental Impact on Learning and Memory and Anxiety
Student presenters: Amelia Mulford
Faculty collaborator: Jacob Raber (OHSU)
Design and analysis of bipartite inhibitors of proprotein convertases
Student presenters: James Brandt
Faculty collaborator: Ujwal Shinde (OHSU)
Is intrafraction motion assessment necessary for cranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery? A dosimetric evaluation
Student presenters: Hibaq Adan
Faculty collaborator: James Tanyi (OHSU)
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MSC: 15
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Chair Steve Tufte
Physics
Lewis & Clark
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Portland OR 97219