Graduate Students Recognized at 2012 Research Gala

April 5, 2012

Twenty three graduate students were among those recognized at the 2012 Research Gala on April 3, wrapping up two days of oral and poster presentations by students and faculty.   Research Week 2012 has been the first campus wide event to bring together faculty, undergrads and graduate students to highlight research and creative scholarship at Auburn University. First place winners in the Graduate Scholars Symposium at Research Week 2012 were Alexander Hodge (Chemical Engineering), Jessica Daves (Spanish), Justin Havird (Biological Sciences), John Magnotti (Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences), Julian Vida (integrated Design and Construction), Petra Kerscher (Chemical Engineering), Inseyah Bagasrawala (Pharmacal Sciences), and Andrew Shen (Experimental Psychology).

Abstracts for all Research Week participants can be viewed at http://ocm.auburn.edu/research_week/index.html

Below is the full list of winners from the Graduate Scholars Symposium at Research Week 2012.

Oral Presentations:

Engineering

1^st – Alexander Hodge, Chemical Engineering: Directing the maturation of stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes using soluble nitric oxide donors

2^nd – Hema Ramsurn, Chemical Engineering: Biocrude production by acidic-subcritical followed by alkaline-supercritical-water two-step liquefaction

3^rd – Christopher Wilson, Electrical Engineering: Sliding mode control of multi-input power switching systems

3^rd (tied) – Ying Zhu, Chemical Engineering: In-situ electrochemical characterization of solid oxide fuel cells at loads

 

Humanities

1^st – Jessica Daves, Spanish: Two crabs in the same shell: A phraseological comparison of Rosario Ferré’s “Language Duel” poems

 

Sciences

1^st – Justin Havird, Biology: Osmoregulatory and metabolic capabilities of Halocaridina rubra (Crustacea: Atyidae)

2^nd – Desiree Wanders, Biomedical Sciences: Niacin increases adiponectin in obese mice in a receptor-dependent manner

3^rd – Meghan Davolt, Biomedical Sciences: Establishment, validation and application of multispectral imaging technology to studies of bovine reproductive tract development

 

Social Sciences

1^st – John Magnotti, Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences: Estimating capacity and control of visual working memory

2^nd – Sam Logan, Kinesiology: Effectiveness of motor skill interventions in children: A meta-analysis

 

Posters:

Design

1^st – Julian Vida, Integrated Design and Construction: Restoring Foley: Adapting the past for a sustainable future

 

Engineering

1^st – Petra Kerscher, Chemical Engineering: The effect of nitric oxide on endothelial progenitor cell proliferation

2^nd – Min Kim, Chemical Engineering: Pseudo-continuous fermentation – An effective way to study the dynamics of co-culture systems

3^rd – Shaima Nahreen, Chemical Engineering; Conversion of Biobutanol to unsaturated higher hydrocarbons by catalytic dehydration

3^rd (tied) – Charlotte Stewart, Chemical Engineering: Synthesis of higher alcohols from syngas over a K-promoted Cu-Co-Zn catalyst in supercritical hexane

3^rd (tied) – Arianna Tieppo, Chemical Engineering: Controlled in vivo release from daily disposable contact lenses

 

Sciences

1^st – Inseyah Bagasrawala, Pharmacal Sciences: Protective effects of PPAR-gamma activation against AGE-induced modification pf coactivator p300/CBP

2^nd – Sonnet Gomes, Geology: Sequence stratigraphic analysis of the Upper Pottsville Formation, Cahaba Synclinorium

2^nd – Aindrea McHugh, Exercise Science: The effects of a 7-week low frequency recreational jogging program on heart rate variability

3^rd – Isha Dhande, Pharmacal Sciences: Protective role of the angiotensin AT2 receptor in obesity-induced renal inflammation

3^rd – Sourashish Nag, Pharmacology: Angiotensin AT2R activation rescues high-fat diet-induced adipocyte size increase in young male mice

Social Sciences

1^st – Andrew Shen, Experimental Psychology: A comparison of peri-adolescent and adult performance on a two-choice serial discrimination reversal

2^nd – Saranrat Wittayanukorn, Pharmacy Care Systems: Evaluation of medication therapy management (MTM) services for patients with cardiovascular disease

 

The Graduate Student Council is grateful to the following companies for their support of the Graduate Scholars Symposium:

Dynetics

Evonik

Contact: Jessica Nelson, jsn0002@auburn.edu