Saint Martin’s University
Congratulations
Toall
SaintMartin’sUniversity
2017
StudentScholars!
SCHOLARS DAY
May 2nd, 2017
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ScholarsDay
ScholarsDay
StudentScholars:PresentationLeads,and
PosterPresenters
AnnaAgloro
MichaelHuttar
MeganQuinones
AnnaBelford
RyanHaseman
HollyReed
JessBever
AlyssaKageler
MelissaRoth
RoslynBuff
MadelineKnecht
TaylorSaastad
MarcusBufford
VictorLeronymidas
JonathanSanNicolas
HeatherByczynski
JaelynLindsey
KyleSchaar
BlakeCloward
ClarindaMarion
SharmaineSebastian
ShelbyDeMersDiaz
SamanthaMeeks
DonovanShaw
HunterDorrough
StephanieMattson
CollinSilvernail
SallyFletcher
ArthurMills
AlyssaSlate
KristinaFlock
HanNguyen
AustinSpicer
GuadalupeFlores‐
Marin
MichaelNovak
DestinyStegall
BrendanO’Donnell
ZachStevenson
ClairePalmiter
KristinaTody
JuliaForza
HannahFrakes
AndresPerez
RyannWoods
DenisGaty
SophiaPettis‐Infante
ChristianYoro
JoshGlitch
AndrewQuackenbush ValeriaZamano
MichelleGross
2 RoomHosts
Dr.KatieBugyis
Dr.DanielEinstein
Dr.DianeHamilton
Dr.ShawnDuan
Dr.RobertHauhart
Dr.AaronGoings
HarnedHall115
HarnedHall116
HarnedHall117
HarnedHall210
HarnedHall212
HarnedHall213
ScholarsDayCommitteeMembers
Fr.DavidPratt,Chair
Dr.JeffBirkenstein
Dr.EricBoyer
Dr.DanielEinstein
Dr.DianeHamilton
Dr.NathalieKuroiwa
‐Lewis
Ms.FionaKelly
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SpecialThanks
Thisyear’seventswouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthegeneroussupportofthefollowing:
FacultySponsors
SaintMartin’sUniversityAdministrationandStaff
Rt.Rev.NealRoth,O.S.B.,AbbotandChancellor
Dr.RoyHeynderickx,President
Dr.MollySmith,ProvostandVicePresidentfor
AcademicAffairs
Ms.LelaCastillo,Exec.AssistanttotheProvost
KathleenThomasDirectorofEventServices
Mr.RonVandergriff,CopyCenterManager
Ms.MarkiCarson,CreativeDirector
BonnieAmende,Ph.D.
HeatherGrob,Ph.D.
OliviaArchibald,Ph.D.
RobertHauhart,J.D.,Ph.D.
JeffBirkenstein,Ph.D.
JeremyNewton,Ph.D.
FloralizaBornasal,Ph.D.
StephenParker,Ph.D.
KatieBugyis,Ph.D.
LisaPower,Ph.D.
AaronCoby,Ph.D.
Fr.DavidPratt,Ph.D.,S.T.D.
EmilyCoyle,Ph.D.
CarolOverdeep,Ph.D.
TamDinh,Ph.D.
SonaliniSapra,Ph.D.
SonjaDeLaCruz,Ph.D.
ChunSeong,Ph.D.
ShawnDuan,Ph.D.
KatyaShkurkin,Ph.D.
SamFox,Ph.D.
ArwynSmalley,Ph.D.
IssacJung,Ph.D.
AaronGoings,Ph.D.
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TimeSchedule
Session6:ScholarsDayAbstracts
SessionOne:Presentations 1:00‐1:25PM
Title:Cuba’sdual‐currencymonetarypolicyandits Presenter:CollinSilvernail
effectsoneconomicinequality.
Title:Plato’sPerfectCity,andOtherAuthoritarian
Lies,aDefenseofJusticeasFreedom.
Presenter:MarcusBufford
Title:OccupationalandTraumaticStressesinFirst Presenters:HunterDorrough
Responders:AComparisonandEvaluationofResil‐ AnaGarcia
iency
Title:Solo lexWholeBodyVibrationsResearch
Project.
Presenters:MichaelNovak,
HH115
HH212,3:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.RobertHauhart
Title:TheEffectivenessofCriminalJusticeResearchDistribution
HH116
Thispaper,throughexploratorymeans,attemptstoaddresswhycriminologistsresearchisnotbeing
usedtosupportthesystemwidechangethatoccursinthecriminaljusticesystemandinpolicy.Duetoa
lackofdataregardingthistopic,thispaperattemptstotraversethatgapinknowledgebyrecordingthe
opinionsoftheprofessionalsthemselves,aboutstrengthsandweaknessesindistributingtheirwork.
Threesurveysweresentto565PhDcriminologists,employedat24ofthetopuniversitycriminaljustice
programsacrosstheUnitedStates.
HH117
Presenter:BrendanO’Donnell
HH210
RachelFanchin,
KylerPommerening,
TraciSahagun
Title:Querry’sSearchforPeaceinGrahamGreene’s Presenter:AlyssaSlate
ABurnt‐OutCase.
Presenter:MichelleGross
HH212
HH115,3:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.IsaacJung
Title:Ferro‐FluidsasareplacementfortraditionalCPUcoolantsystems
Thepurposeofourprojectistolookattheplausibilityofreplacingexistingcoolantsystemswithasys‐
temeasiertomaintainandoperate.Thesystemwillusea luidwithferrousmaterialsandasolenoidto
circulatethesolutionwithoutpullingtheparticulatesoutofsuspension,ortheuseofapump,andwith‐
outthenecessityofthechangingofthe luidcoolingthesystem.Theideaistomakeacleanandrenew‐
ablesourceofpowerandheatdissipationthatisinterchangeablewithexistingcoolantsystems.
Title:LeadintotheDark:Race,Class,andClean
DrinkingWaterinFlint,Michigan.
Presenter:MeganQuinones
HH213
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Session6:ScholarsDayAbstracts
TimeSchedule
Presenter:MichaelHuttar
HH116,3:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.JeremyNewton
Title:PersonalityasaPredictorofPoliticalOrientationandRelationshipOutcomes
Withintimatepartnershipsbeingoneofthemostin luentialforcesinourlives,itisimportanttounder‐
standthedynamicsassociatedwiththeirstability.Speci icpersonalitytraitshavebeenassociatedwith
in luencingtheinteractionsbetweencoupledindividuals.Anindividual’spoliticalorientationhasbeen
showntoaffectandbeaffectedbypersonalitytraits.Thepurposeofthecurrentresearchistomeasure
theassociationbetweenpoliticsandrelationshipoutcomesbyutilizingpersonalityasthecommonvari‐
able.
Presenter:ArthurMills
SessionTwo:Presentations
1:30‐1:55PM
Title:AnExplorationandAnalysisofMathematicsasa Presenter:SamanthaMeek
ToolintheArts
HH115
Title:America’sWaronDrugs:AppropriateMeansto Presenter:JuliaForza
HH116
AnEndoranUnnecessaryCallforViolenceandDivide?
Title:WhiteGirl,RedFather
Presenter:HollyReed
HH117
Title:TheSkookumCreekCutthroatCounterProject
Presenters:RyanHaseman,
HH210
HH117,3:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.StephenParker
Title:ThePhysicsofClouds:BeyondtheWaterCycle
Thispresentationwillexaminetheintricatephysicsofcloudformation.Whilewateristheprimaryingredientof
cloudformation,condensationandcreationoficecrystalsisimpossiblewithoutsolidparticles—
cloudcondensationnuclei(CCN)—fromEarth'ssurface,theoceans,andevenfromhumanpollution.Inaddition
tothefactorsthatproduceCCNintheatmosphere,thisprojectwillinvestigatecloudformationviaatmospheric
convection,whichnecessitatestheconsiderationofchaostheoryinweatherprediction.
LoganCornwall‐Brady,
BlakeHenderson,
LanceRohwedder.
Title:TheBlueWallofSilence:AnUnspokenCodeof
Presenter:RyannWoods
HH212
Presenter:SophiaPettis‐Infante
HH213
Misconduct.
Title:MaryTheMotherofGod:Deconstructing
Presenter:MelissaRoth
HH210,3:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.ShawnDuan
FemininityintheMedia.
Title:DevelopmentofaLunarSoilSimulantProductionProcess
Wearedesigningaprocesstoproduceasimulantthatmimicsthesoilonthemoon.Thesoil(regolith)
onthesurfaceofthemoonishighlyabrasive,sothetechnologysenttothemoondegradesquickly.This
isacriticalareaoflunarresearchthatiscurrentlynotbeingadequatelypursued.Oursimulantisbeing
gradedbyNASAtodeterminehowwellitemulatesthelunarsoil.
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CEBULAHALL3rdFloor
Session5:ScholarsDayAbstracts
Presenter:KyleSchaar
ConcurrentPosterSessionEvent 1:00‐2:00PM
HH212,3:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.RobertHauhart
Title:De‐escalationTraining:itsbene its,drawbacks,andimplementationproblems.
Therecentpoliceshootings,broadcastednationwidethroughnewssourcesandsocialmedia,havere‐
kindledaseeminglynever‐endingtensionbetweenourcitizensandthepolice.Ournationiscallingfor
changeandpoliceof icialsareturningtode‐escalationtrainingtoreachtherisingbarsetbyourciti‐
zens.
Title:PersonalityasPredictorofPolitical
OrientationandRelationshipOutcomes
Presenter:TaylorSaastad
Presenters:DestinyStegall
Title:SocialMedia&SelfEsteem
Presenter:JaelynLindsey
HH213,3:00PM
Facultysponsors:Dr.EmilyCoyle&Dr.SonaliniSapra
Title:HowMasculinityManifestsAcrossRacesinAmericanMedia
Title:ConsequencesofToxicLeadershipto
OrganizationalCommitmentintheUnited
StatesMilitary.
Presenter:DenisGaty
Racialminoritiesdisplaymasculinityinadifferentwaythanwhitemen.Howdovariousracesofmen
takeongenderrolesandthemaleschema?Thefocusisnottousewhitemenasabaselineora
standardbutrathertocritiquebasedonthembeingasocialmajority.
Title:DepressioninFemaleCollegeStudents Presenter:StephanieMattson
Presenter:AlyssaKageler
HH115,3:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.KatieBugyis
Title:UniversityPornography:OppressionofValuesInTheCaseofSaintMartin'sUniversity
Pornographyisadisputedissuethathascausedaneruptionofmoralcorrectnessinethics.Itisnecessarytode‐
cidewhetheritisethicaltopermittheviewingofpornographyonareligiouscampus.Althoughpornography
does,insomecases,eliminateharmtoindividuals,thereisexperimentalevidencethatprovespornographyhas
ledtothedegradationofwomen,rapeculture,andalackofcommunityonthecampusofSaintMartin'sUniversi‐
ty.AsaCatholicUniversity,havingpornographyaccessibleonstudentWi‐Fishouldbecalledintoquestiongiven
itsharmfuleffectsandthecontradictionitposesintoourBenedictinevalues
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Session5:ScholarsDayAbstracts
CEBULAHALL3rdFloor
Presenter:AndrewQuackenbush
HH116,3:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.StephenParker
ConcurrentPosterSessionEvent Title:PhysicsofSailing
Sailinghasrootsasoldastheglobalexpansionofmankind,buthowdoesitwork?Thewind,thewaves,
andtheoverallhulldesignaffectboththedirectionandmagnitudeofthevariousforcesthatactonthe
ship.Acombinationofalltheseforcesallowsonetosetsailontheopensea,regardlessofwhetheror
notthewindsareinthedirectionthatyouactuallywanttotravel.Thispresentationwilldiscussdiffer‐
enttypesofsails,hulls,andkeelsandexplorewhateffectstheyhaveontheship'spropulsionandstabil‐
ity.
Presenter:AnnaBelford
1:00‐2:00PM
Title:Riskfactorsassociatedwithteenruna‐ Presenter:KristinaTody
way
HH117,3:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.SamFox
Title:BarrierstoStableHousingforHome‐
lessVeterans
Presenter:DonovanShaw
MentalHealthStigmaAmongCollegeStu‐
dents.
Presenter:JonathanSanNicolas
Title:Characterizationofthelandscapeofwinterandspringwheatsundercoldstress
Plantsrespondtochangesintheirenvironment,suchasabioticstress,byalteringtheexpressionlevelsofawidearrayofgenes.Weconductedhigh‐
throughputgenesequencingtoidentifydifferentiallyexpressedgenesinwinterandspringwheatinresponsetocoldshockstress.Wemappedourdatatoa
referencegenome,annotatedthedataset,andgeneratedgeneexpressioncounts.Weestimateddifferentialgeneexpressionandranstatisticalanalyses,
identifying1521genesthatwereup‐regulatedandexhibitedanincreasedexpressionundercoldstressinthewinterwheat.Wealsoidenti ied928genes
thatweresubsequentlydown‐regulatedinthewinterwheat.Moreover,weidenti iedmanygenesthatweredifferentiallyexpressedinthewinterwheat
thatdidnot luctuateinthespringwheatinresponsetocoldstresstreatment.Thedataelucidatedfromthisstudycantranslatetodownstreamapplications
thataimtoexpandcropsustainabilityinsub‐optimalenvironmentalconditions.
Title:BarrierstoMentalHealthintheUnited Presenter:JimClark
StatesMilitary
Presenter:JoshGlitch
HH210,3:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.ShawnDuan
Title:RotaryDampenerDevice
Oftensmallermechanicalsystemsareoverlookedfromananalysisstandpointinengineering.Asmall,
rotarydampenerthatwillbeacustomdesignbyourseniordesigngroupwillhelpaidinrotationalmo‐
tionofcomputerdoorsandhatches.Throughouranalysisanddesigncriteriawewillcreateadevice
thatcan itinsmallerclearances,isscalable,andprovidesahighdegreeofabilitytoresistrotational
motionusingadampening luid.
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Session4:ScholarsDayAbstracts
Presenter:ClarindaMarion
ConcurrentPosterSessionEvent 1:00‐2:00PM
HH117,2:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.ChunSeong
Title:PurposedScienceCenterBuilding
Title:EffectsofSocialMediaonYoungAdultsPresenter:KristinaFlock
Title:CampusSexualAssault:Prevalence
andUnderreporting
Presenter:ShelbyDeMersDiaz
Title:Non‐TraditionalTherapeuticModels
forVeteranStudents
Presenter:AndresPerez
Title:FactorsAssociatedwithDepressionin Presenter:HannahFrakes
FemaleCollegiateAthletes.
Proposedthree‐storyScienceCenterbuildinglocatedalongthewesternedgebetweenHarnedand
Cebulahalls.Theproposedbuildingisintendedtoprovideadequatespacefortheinterrelatednatural
science,engineering,computerscience,andmathematicsprograms,currentandprojecteddemands.
ThebuildingwillhousetheSMUScienceCenterandprovideclassrooms,labsandarooftopgreenhouse
tosupporttheprograms.Thebuildingisthreestorieshigh,approximately30,600squarefeetandcost
approximately$13,000,000.
Presenter:ChristianYoro
HH212,2:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.RobertHauhart
Title:MethodstoReduceWrongfulConvictionsinFelonyCases
ThisPaperexaminestheprocessesandproceduresusedbythecriminaljusticesystemtoconvictthose
suspectedofcommittingcrimesoffelonies.Theseproceduresinclude:eyewitnessidenti ication,inter‐
rogations,forensicevidence,andunethicalactswithinthecourtroom.Mypaperconsistsofresearch
frombooks,peer‐reviewedarticles,onlinearticles,andcourtcases.Thecriminaljusticesystemdoes
notadequatelypreventwrongfulconvictions.Punishmentandaccountabilityneedtobeusedtodeter
improperuseofpowertocreatefalseandcontaminatedevidenceforconviction.
Presenter:JessBever
HH213,2:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.SonaliniSapra
Title:Fridging:TheUnfortunateHistoryofWomeninComicPlot
Thispaperlooksattheimpactofaconceptknownas“fridging”,oncomicculturebothinthepastandpresent.Fridg‐
ingwaspopularizedasatermin1994,bycomicauthorGailSimone.Simonenoticedanalarmingtrendoffemalecharacters
beingkilledasaplotdevice,orwhentheyweredeemednolongeruseful.Itwasveryimportantthatthispaperbewritten
becausethereisnotcurrentlyverymuchacademicworkonthisconcept.Fridgingisverydangerous,inthatitbecomesac‐
ceptableifitisnotchallenged.Itcannotbechallengedifreaderscannotidentifywhattheyareseeing.Oncesexismandfridg‐
ingincomicbooksisidenti ied,itcanbefought.Muchoftheresearchforthisthesiswasdoneusingtheexactcomicbooks
wherefridgingoccurs,withsomebackgroundresearchonthehistoryofcomicbooksandsexisminotherpopularculture
genres.
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CEBULAHALL3rdFloor
Presenters:SharmaineSebastian&McKennaJohnson
HH115,2:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.AaronCoby
ConcurrentPosterSessionEvent Title:Reducing the Magnitude of Soil Erosion Using Bacterial Biofilms Produced by Bacillus subƟlis and Bacillus cereus Erosionisanoccurrencethatoftenhappensasaresultofwind,rain,water low,andothernaturalagents.Inare‐
as prone to such cases, especially in the Paci ic Northwest where rain is a common occurrence, erosion can be
damagingandrepairscanbecostly.Ourstudydeterminedwhetherbacterialbio ilmssecretedbyBacillusspecies
havethepotentialtoreducethemagnitudeofsoilerosioncausedbyheavyrainfall.Soilmoundsinoculatedwith
bio ilm‐producing bacteria exhibited the lowest amounts of eroded soil, while soil mounds without bio ilm‐
producingbacteriaexhibitedthehighestamounts.Theseresultssupportthehypothesisthatbio ilmscanreduce
theeffectsoferosionbyholdingloosesoilstogether.
Presenter:AnnaAgloro
HH116,2:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.ArwynSmalley
WomenofColor
Presenter:Guadalupe
Flores‐Marin
Students’ChoiceonAthleticApparel
Presenter:Victor
Leronymidas
Title:EffectsofsilvernanoparticlesonthegerminationandgrowthofKale
Silvernanoparticles(AgNPs)aredemonstratedaseffectivebiocides,andthustheyareoneofthemostcommonlyapplied
nanomaterials.Despitetheirmanyuses,potentialrunoffofAgNPsraisesconcernsforenvironmentalsafety.Whilesome
studiesreportonthepositiveeffectsofAgNPs,therearealsostudiesthatindicatenegativeoutcomes.Theeffectsvaryde‐
pendingonthespeciesofplantsandtheAgNPs’characteristics.These indingsemphasizetheneedtofurtherunderstandthe
effectsofAgNPsoncropplantsasthedemandforlargercropyieldsincreaseswithourpopulation.Cappingagentsarebe‐
lievedtohelpstabilizeAgNPs.Eachcappingagentisassociatedwithitsowncharacteristicsthatwillplayaroleinthesize,
toxicity,aggregation,anddissolutionofAgNPs.Inthisstudy,weaimtofurtherinvestigatethecharacteristic‐basedeffectsof
AgNPsbyobservingtheeffectsofdifferentcappingagentsonthegerminationandgrowthofkale(Brassicaoleracea).
Presenters:ClairePalmiter
BelltowerContentOptimization
Presenter:AustinSpicer
HH210,2:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.ShawnDuan
Title:Tree‐Girdling:MechanizedInnovation
TheobjectiveinthedesignofthemechanizedtreegirdlingequipmentwastoimproveDepartmentof
NaturalResourcescurrentmethodofgirdlingtrees.Thecurrentprocessistimeconsumingandlacking
ergonomicbalancecausingtheDepartmentofNaturalResourcestorequestthatanewwaytohandle
thetaskbecreated.Assuchwe,theDNRSeniorDesignTeam,havecreatedasimple,functional,and
easytorepairgirdlingdevicedesignedtotackletheruggedPaci icNorthwestEnvironmentwhilstre‐
movingtheneedtosacri iceergonomicsforpower.
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Session3:ScholarsDayAbstracts
SessionThree:Presentations
Title:Effectsofinsectactivityoncadaversincasesof
poisoningordrugoverdose
Title:PeriodicParametersAppliedtoaDifference
2:00‐2:25PM
Presenters:HeatherByczynski
HH115
HH210,2:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.JeffBirkenstein
Title:TheFaultinourSocialMedia:ChangingrelationshipsbetweenWriterandReader
Presenter:SallyFletcher
HH116
Presenter:MadelineKnecht
HH117
Equation
Title:MullenRoadTransportationandSafety
Presenters:RoslynBuff
ImprovementProject.
ThispaperexamineshowauthorJohnGreen’suseofsocialmediachangesthewayhisreadersapproach
hisnovel“TheFaultinourStars.”ThefamiliaritythatreadersgainwithGreenasaresultofsocialmedia
affectsthewaytheyapproachhisnovelbygivingthemmoreofacontextwithinwhichtoreadthenovel.
ThisallowsthemtobetterunderstandGreen’sworkandtomorecloselyidentitywithit.Thepaperalso
pushesbackagainstRolandBarthes’sessay“TheDeathoftheAuthor”byarguingfora“rebirthofthe
author”thatbecomespossiblethroughsocialmedia.
Presenter:ZachStevenson
Title:TheFaultinourSocialMedia:TheChanging
Presenter:RoslynBuff
HH210
RelationshipBetweenReaderandWriter.
Title:Bene itsofRehabilitation
Presenter:ZachStevenson
HH212
Title:AnalyzingAutomobileAerodynamicsthrough
Presenters:BlakeCloward,
HiroshiKanno,
MohammedAlafaliq,MesharyAl‐
Doosary,SaadAl‐Jumah,
KimOhanLe
HH213
ANSYSSimulationsandCompositeManufacturing.
HH212,2:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.RobertHauhart
Title:Bene itsofRehabilitation
Thereisalotofresearchandstatisticaldatashowingthatthepunitiveapproachtocriminaljusticehas
failed,buttherehasnotbeenmuchresearchinvolvingthesuccess,orfailures,oftherehabilitativeap‐
proachtocriminaljustice.Thispaperanalyzesstatisticaldata/researchdoneonrehabilitativepro‐
grams,andtellsthepersonalaccountsofex‐consbehindbars.Italsoshowswhyincarceratingyoungor
non‐violentoffenderstendstohavenegativeeffects.
Presenter:BlakeCloward
HH213,2:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.IsaacJung
Title:AnalyzingAutomobileAerodynamicsthroughANSYSSimulationsandCompositeManufacturing.
Thepurposeofourdesignistoincorporateaircraftaerodynamicfeaturestobeimplementedonauto‐
mobiles.Suchdevicesincludevortexgenerators,variablewinggeometry,androof‐mountedspoiler.
Simulationswerewrittenandtestedtovidualrepresentair lowalteredbysuchaerodynamicimplica‐
tions.
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TimeSchedule
Presenter:HeatherByczynski
HH115,2:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.ArwynSmalley
Title:Effectsofinsectactivityoncadaversincasesofpoisoningordrugoverdose.
Forensicinvestigationsoftenincludelookingattheinsectactivityonthecadaver,andincasesofpoison‐
ingordrugoverdose,theinsectlarvaemaygivecluestothesechemicals.Here,blow lylarvaefeedon
pigliveremulsi iedwithglyoxylicacid,aby‐productofantifreezepoisoning.Uptakecanbedetermined
byasimpleUltraviolet‐visiblespectroscopymethod.
SessionFour:Presentations
2:30‐2:55PM
Title:ReducingtheMagnitudeofSoilErosionUsing
Presenters:SharmaineSebastian
HH115
BacterialBio ilmsProducedbyBacillussubtilisandBa‐ McKennaJohnson
cilluscereus
Presenter:AnnaAgloro
HH116
Title:Tree‐Girdling:MechanizedInnovation
Presenters:ClairePalmiter,Ian
Boyle,ScottClair,SirakChhao
HH210
Title:PurposedScienceCenterBuilding
Presenters:ClarindaMarion,Jon‐
athanCarp,AndrewPiccini,Na‐
thanielGazaway,CameronReece,
AlexanderHoveln,RobertBaldwin,
HeathClayton,RyanEgolf,Valeria
Zamano
HH117
Title:MethodstoReduceWrongfulConvictionsin
FelonyCases
Presenter:ChristianYoro
HH212
Title:Fridging:TheUnfortunateHistoryofWomenin
ComicPlot
Presenter:JessBever
HH213
Title:Effectsofsilvernanoparticleswithvarying
Cappingagentsonthegerminationandgrowthofkale
(Brassicaoleracea)
Presenter:SallyFletcher
HH116,2:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.CarolOverdeep
Title:PeriodicParametersAppliedtoaDifferenceEquation
Wewillapplyperiod‐twoparameterstoasecondorderrationaldifferenceequationandconductlocal
asymptoticstabilityanalysis.Wewillreportonsomeinteresting indingsandidentifyareasoffuture
study.
Presenter:MadelineKnecht
HH117,2:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.FlorilizaBornasal
Title:MullenRoadTransportationandSafetyImprovementProject
Thisseniordesignprojectincorporatesengineeringfundamentalsforaproposedroadwaysegment
whilebeingincompliancewithlocal,state,andfederalregulatoryrequirements.Maintainingcompli‐
ancetoexistingregulatoryconstraintsbyutilizingbestmanagementpracticesandemergingtechnolo‐
gieshasprovedchallenginginordertominimizethenegativeimpacttothesurroundingpropertyown‐
ers,improveoverallroadwaysafety,andimproveexisting ishpassages.
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Session2:ScholarsDayAbstracts
SessionFive:Presentations
Title:PhysicsofSailing.
3:00‐3:25PM
Presenter:AndrewQuackenbush
HH116
Presenter:RyanHaseman
HH210,1:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.IsaacJung
Title:TheSkookumCreekCutthroatCounterProject
Title:Characterizationofthetranscriptomelandscape Presenter:AnnaBelford
ofwinterandspringwheatsDV92andG3116under
conditionsofcoldstress.
HH117
Title:RotaryDampenerDevice
HH210
Presenters:JoshGlitch
RobertSnyder
Mergingwildliferesearchwithfundamentalengineeringprinciplesallowstheef iciencyoftechnology
toenhancethebene itsofsustainability.Thisprojectfocusesonimprovingconservationeffortsbyde‐
velopinganewcollectionmethodfortheWashingtonDepartmentofFishandWildlife.Usingsubmersi‐
bledetectorstomonitorparallel,sequentially iredlaserarrays,itispossibletoautomaticallyidentify
andrecord ishinsmallstreamsettings.SouthPugetsoundtributariesprovideanopportunityfortest‐
ingandimplementation.
Presenter:RyannWoods
LeeShouse
HH2121:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.RobertHauhart
Title:De‐escalationTraining:ItsBene its,Drawbacks, Presenter:KyleSchaar
andImplementationProblems.
HH212
Title:TheBlueWallofSilence:AnUnspokenCodeofMisconduct
Title:HowMasculinityManifestsAcrossRacesin
AmericanMedia
Presenter:DestinyStegall
HH213
Policemisconductisapersistentproblemthatisexacerbatedbythebluewallofsilence,anunspoken
codethatbothencouragesmisconductandpreventsdisciplinaryaction.Policemisconducthasresulted
inthewrongfuldeathsofnumerousunarmedmenandwomen.Throughinterviewsandanewsanaly‐
sis,thisresearchconnectsthepolicesubcultureandmentalitytopolicemisconduct.
Title:Title:UniversityPornography:OppressionofVal‐ Presenter:AlyssaKaegler
uesInTheCaseofSaintMartin'sUniversity
HH115
Presenters:SophiaPettis‐Infante
HH213,1:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.SonjaDeLaCruz
Title:MaryTheMotherofGod:DeconstructingFemininityintheMedia
MarytheMotherofGodistheembodimentoffemininityasviewedthroughtheChristianlens.Iargue
thatsheepitomizestheidealsoffemininitythatarelackingincontemporarymediarepresentationsbe‐
causesheisperfectlyreceptivetoGod’sgrace,isvirtuous,andwithoutsin.Asawaytoexaminetheidea
offemininityrepresentedthroughMary,Iaskthequestion:underwhatconditionscanMarytheMother
ofGod,beusedasanarchetypeforreestablishingthedignityofwomen?
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Session2:ScholarsDayAbstracts
TimeSchedule
Presenter:SamanthaMeek
HH115,1:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.BonnieAmende
SessionSix:Presentations Title:PersonalityasaPredictorofPolitical
3:30‐3:55PM
Presenter:MichaelHuttar
HH116
OrientationandRelationshipOutcomes.
Title:AnExplorationandAnalysisofMathematicsasaToolintheArts
Thisprojectexplorestheuseofmathematicsinart,focusingonlinearperspectiveand
Escher’spopular“CircleLimit”woodcuts.Usinglinearalgebra,hyperbolicgeometry,and
computerprogramming,weseehowmathematicscanbeusedtoreplicatethesestyles
and,moreover,howmathematicscanbeusedasatoolofimprovementandinnovationin
theartworld.
Presenter:JuliaForza
HH116,1:30PM
Facultysponsor:Fr.DavidPratt
Title:America’sWaronDrugs:MeanstoanEnd,orUnnecessaryCallforViolence&Divide?
Thecriminalizationandwaragainstdrugsisimmoralbytakingawaytheindividual’sfreewillandsense
ofmoralresponsibility.Itakeontheargumentthatthewarondrugsshouldbeendedandanewper‐
spectivetowardsdrugsshouldbeembracedwithincontemporaryAmericansociety.
Presenter:HollyReed
Title:ThePhysicsofClouds:BeyondtheWaterCycle Presenter:ArthurMills
HH117
Title:DevelopmentofaLunarSoilSimulant
Presenters:MelissaRoth,Vincent
Roux,JamieWiddowson
HH210
Title:TheEffectivenessofCriminalJusticeResearch
Distribution
Presenter:MichelleGross
HH212
Title:Ferro‐Fluidsasareplacementfortraditional
CPUcoolantsystems
Presenters:BrendanO’Donnell,
MaxwellHarvey,Andrew
Quackenbush,NeilMcCafferty,
ChrisMoffet.
HH115
ProductionProcess.
HH117,1:30PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.OliviaArchibald
Title:WhiteGirl,RedFather
Mypersonalessayexploresparticularchildhoodmemoriesinvividdetail,focusingonmyexposurestoracialidentityand
learningWhitenessandotherracialcategories.AsessaycriticPhillipLopatenotes,"Thepastisfrequentlyandoftenlyrically
visitedbypersonalessayists";Iexpandhisviewbyalsomakingmyexperiencesasocialcommentary.Notonlydescribing
scenes,Ievaluatewhatthoseexperiencesmeantanddidtomeatthoseagesthroughanadultlens.Myessayisin luencedby
theworksofE.B.White,AliceWalkerandCynthiaOzick.Thispiececontinuesthetraditionofthepersonalessaybyconnect‐
ingintimatelywiththereader,conveyingmythoughtprocessthroughmemorytocreatemeaning,andaddingtosocialcom‐
mentary.
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Session1:ScholarsDayAbstracts
Session1:ScholarsDayAbstracts
Presenters:CollinSilvernail
HH115,1:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.HeatherGrob
WiththefalloftheSovietUnion,Cubafacedmassiveeconomicuncertaintyandsoughttorelyonitsmonetarypolicytostabilizeitselfdur‐
inganeconomicandhumanitariancrisis.Inanattempttoshielditselffromthehyperin lationoftheCubanPeso(CUP),theCastroregime
introducedtheCubanConvertiblePeso(CUC).Althoughthisachieveditsshort‐termgoalofpoliticalandeconomicstability,theeffectsof
twolegalcirculatingcurrencieseffectivelybifurcatedtheCubaneconomyintotwosectorswhichwereseparatedbythetwocurrencies.
Thisseparationhadadisastrouseffectforthemostvulnerablewithintheeconomy.WiththedeathofFidelCastro,anewerawithinCuba
isbeginningandacrucialsteptowardsamoreprosperouseconomyisthegradualadoptionofauni iedcurrency.
HH116,1:00PM
Facultysponsor:Fr.DavidPratt
HH210,1:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.ShawnDuan
Title:Solo lexWholeBodyVibrationsResearchProject.
Title:Cuba’sdual‐currencymonetarypolicyanditseffectsoneconomicinequality.
Presenter:MarcusBufford
Presenter:MichaelNovak
Researchgroupshavefoundwholebodyvibrationstobebene icialtothebodyatspeci icfrequencies.
ThefrequencycontrollerusedintheSolo lexWholeBodyVibrationssystemhasbeenfoundtobeinac‐
curate.Thegoalofthisprojectistoprovideanaccuratedigitalfrequencycontrolleratalowcostforre‐
searcherstoachievepreciseresultswhenresearchingtheeffectsofWholeBodyVibrations.
Presenters:AlyssaSlate
HH212,1:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.RobertHauart
Title:Plato’sPerfectCity,andOtherAuthoritarianLies,aDefenseofJusticeasFreedom.
Title:Querry’sSearchforPeaceinGrahamGreene’sABurnt‐OutCase
ThispaperwillshowthatPlatohasforgottenhumanity,whenheiscreatingKallipolis,andbyforgetting
thegreatnessandfailuresofhumanityhehassetupKallipolisforfailure.PlatohascreatedthecityKal‐
lipolisandneglectshumanity.Platoattemptstocreateacityofjusticeandtocreateacitythatisrunby
justpeoplebuthehasinfactcreatedinhumanshellstorunthecityinsteadofacityrunbyfeelingloving
humans
GrahamGreene’sABurnt‐OutCasetellsthestoryifQuerry,aworldfamouschurcharchitect,whoissuf‐
feringaspiritualcrisis.HetravelstoaremoteAfricanleproserieafterleavinghishomeinorderto ind
peace.AfterhearingDeoGratias,aleperservant,describePendele—aplacewhereheandhismother
foundhappinessnearwater—Querryspendstherestofhistimetryingto indPendele.Basedonsubtle
cluesembeddedinthetext,Iarguehe indsPendeleattheendofthenovel,justbeforehisdeath,when
rainstartstofallfromthesky.
Presenters:HunterDorroughandAnaGarcia
HH117,1:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.JeremyNewton
Title:OccupationalandTraumaticStressesinFirstResponders:AComparisonandEvaluationof
Resiliency
Firstresponders,including ire ighters/EMTandpolice,facedifferenttypesofstressonadailybasisincludingstressorsstem‐
mingfromthejobanditsrelatedduties(occupationalstress)aswellasbeing“repeatedlydirectlyexposedtotraumaticsituations”which
bringsaboutabnormalamountsoftraumaticstresswhencomparedtootheroccupations.Thereisalackofresearchonthedifferencein
thesestressesandtheseverityofstressamong irstresponderswhichmakesitmoredif iculttounderstand.Inresponse,thesestressesin
irstrespondersandciviliansandtheirrespectiveresponsesandadaptationstostresswereanalyzed.Ratesofeachstressweremeasured
foreachpopulationandthenwerecomparedbetweenthemtodetermineifthereweredifferencesinthewaytheyexperiencestressand
howtheyrespondwithresiliency.Thisisexpectedtohelppsychologyinregardstochangingthewaystressistreatedtobemoreindividu‐
alized.
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HH213,1:00PM
Facultysponsor:Dr.AaronGoings
Title:LeadintotheDark:Race,Class,andCleanDrinkingWaterinFlint,Michigan.
Fortwoyears,theresidentsofFlint,Michigan,haveexperiencedacrisiswiththeirdrinkingwater.Like
manyenvironmentalproblems,theFlintwatercrisisdisproportionatelyeffectsthoseinmarginalized
communities,particularlypeopleofcolorandthoseexperiencingpoverty.TheFlintWaterCrisisclearly
demonstratesthatanynotionthattheU.S.hasbecomeapost‐racialsocietyisnaiveandcounterproduc‐
tive.WhenaddressingtheFlintWaterCrisis,largerhistorical,racial,andsocioeconomicfactorsmustbe
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