Poster Session A

A Possible Screening for the Development of Uterine Cancer in Obesity

Jennifer Lamoreux, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Aerodynamic Optimization of a Formula SAE Body

Paul G. Kirchner, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Jacob T. Varnum, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Allelopathic Capabilities of Arctotheca Prostrata

Ryan Bechel, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Analysis of Benzaldehyde Interactions with Nucleosides

Megan Geitz, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Anti-Predator Responses of Fathead Minnows to the Presence of Alarm Pheromone

Sarah Thomas, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Aquaporin-2 Expression in Rat Kidney

David Green, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Atrazine Influence on Northern Pike Sperm Motility and Viability in Minnesota

Andrew Stevens, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Paul Pallardy, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Big Wyoming Sagebrush Screens UV Radiation More Effectively at Higher Altitudes

Michael Dyslin, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Characterization of the Novel Polyglutamine Protein FAM171B

Han Byul Lee, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Correlation of Dissolved Organic Matter Fluorescence Properties and Photoproduction of Reactive Oxygen Species

Kurtis Malecha, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Determination of the Localization Patterns of the Alpha 1 and Alpha 2 Subunits of Actin Capping Protein

Samantha Luer, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Jessica Jurovich, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Developing a QPCR Genotyping Method to Screen for Apolipoprotein E Variants

Jessica Jurovich, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Diesel Methane Research Group

Chelsea Mann, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Calvin Smith, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pvakash Shakya, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Michael Nelson, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Satish Nakarmi, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Does a Capeweed Population from San Francisco Have Allelopathic Ability?

Dustin Gruber, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Effects of an Anticancer Agent on Brain Vessel Development of Mice on Regular and High Fat Diets

Moriamo Sulaiman-Ifelodun, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Effects of Flocculent on Storm Water Sediment Detention

Jerry Schimmel, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Chase Radue, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Nripendra Bastola, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Hyunjung Lee, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Akinola Asaolu, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Effects of Mechanical Wounding and Methyl Jasmonate Treatment of Pea Lipoxygenase Isoforms

Young Hee Cho, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Effects of Strontium in the Bone Density of Mice

Nathaniel Gonzales, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Kali Trukki, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Ethanol Production From Fall Leaves

Korede Amusan, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Excising Phoa from E. Coli to Study Topologies of Possible Membrane Proteins

Adam Scheid, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Parafac Analysis to Quantify Interactions Between Metal Ions and Dissolved Organic Matter in Natural Waters

Wendinpui Ouedraogo, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Growth Characteristics of Biofilms in Greywater

Travis Pedersen, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Heat Transfer Study

Katherine Marking, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Grant Roy, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Emily Kilpatrick, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Emmy Stage, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Identification of Metabolic Adducts Formed Between the Common Food Contaminant, HMF, and DNA

Cameron Hovey, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Isolating Brain RNA to Determine Genes Involved in Hygienic Behavior in the Honey Bee, Apis Mellifera

Laura Chopp, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Isomorphous Substitution of Calcium by Praseodymium (III) in Synthetic Calcium Vanadate Apatite

John Powers, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Lake Water Filtration for Excess Algae Removal

Sarah Green, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Meghann Chiodo, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Rebecca Welch, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Yllka Patoku, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Cassandra Orcutt, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Localization of Novel Protein FAM157A in HELA and HEK Cells

Jeremy Wolter, Minnesota State University, Mankato
James Gilbert, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Mathematical Modeling of Glycolysis Metabolic Pathway Affected by a Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency

Yonghwa Kwom, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Microvasculature of Transgenic Mouse Hearts Lacking Actin Capping Protein

Leah Michaels, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Kyle Sonnabend, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Morphological Characterization of Transgenic Mice Hearts

Jennifer Heibel, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Brandon Boeck, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Ashley Overby, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Pine Island Minnesota Flood Impact, Prevention, and Evacuation Study

Anthony Sellner, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Joshua Stier, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Cecilio Santana, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mitch Hatcher, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Michael Reimers, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Pleistocene Glaciation and Climate of the Boulder Mountains, Western Montana

Questor German, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Preparation of Some New Aryl Diethyl Phosphate and their Use in Metal-Catalyzed Reaction

Emmanuel Asamoa, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Purification of Actin Capping Protein Antibodies Using Affinity Chromatography

Sixxy Sivongxay, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Response of Lipoxygenase Expression to Wounding and Methyl Jasmonate in Soybean Leaves

Jiyeong Lee, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Robotic Workcell Design for Palletizing

Jeffrey Vang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Rosenbauer Commander 4X4

Daniel Boyer, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Smart Car Hybrid

John Albergo, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Shane Heiden, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Spatial Dynamics of Invasive Species Under Different Treatments

Bradley Weist, Minnesota State University, Mankato
John Grooms, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Andrew Doran, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Scott Paa, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Structural Analysis of Heart and Skeletal Muscle in Genetically Altered Mice

Kelsey Anderson, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Kelli Wilson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Survivability of Potential Pathogens in Water

Kevin Loftsgaarden, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Amber Capaul, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Andrew Simon, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The Effect of Bisphenol-A (BPA) on the Feminization of Danio Rerio

Lina Wang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The Effects of Medium-Chain Triacylglycerols and Carbohydrates on Exercise Performance

Sarah Tanvir, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Time Course of the Wounding Effect on Lipoxygenase Expression in Soybean Leaves

Eva Serem, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Ultrastructure of Sphaeidiotrema Globulus found in Waterbirds on the Upper Mississippi River

Christina Mangan, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Vascular Regrowth Following Partial Hepatectomy in Rat

Courtney Frank, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Kayla Anderson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Verifying the Speciation of Molybdenum in Sulfidic and Polysulfidic Natural Waters Using Ion Chromatography with Suppressed Conductivity Detection

Clayton Wagner, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Megan Maloney, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Redeat Dadi, Minnesota State University, Mankato

CSU Ballrom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM