PENN STATE BEHREND - SIGMA XI 2015 TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENT CONFERENCE ABSTRACT BOOK ORAL PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS BIOLOGY I RUNNER-UP - Adele Bish and Stephanie Krofcheck (Frederic Brenner), Grove City College – Biology WINNER - Andrew Crofford (Tricia Humphreys), Allegheny College – Biochemistry Olivia D’Annibale (Michael Campbell), Penn State Behrend – Biology Miller and Ryan Tarto (Matthew Gruwell), Penn State Behrend – Biology Amanda Spadaro (Kristen Webb), Allegheny College – Biology Tischler (Tricia Humphreys), Allegheny College – Biology Zhang-Jingyi and Aziz Yousif (Om Singh), University of Pittsburgh-Bradford – Biology BIOLOGY II WINNER - Maria Bozzo (Kristen Webb and Ann Kleinschmidt), Allegheny College – Biology
George Tomoiaga (Mary Grace Galinato and Jason Bennett), Penn State Behrend – Chemistry ECONOMICS RUNNER-UP - Phoenix Cooke (Stephanie Martin), Allegheny College – Economics Joe Dawida (Stephanie Martin), Allegheny College – Economics RUNNER-UP - Nicholas Hollinger (Stephanie Martin), Allegheny College – Economics Eric Jorgensen (Stephanie Martin and Eric Palmer), Allegheny College – Economics and Philosophy Ashley Keenen (Stephanie Martin), Allegheny College – Economics RUNNER-UP - Stephen Kukunas (Stephanie Martin), Allegheny College – Economics Romulus Marino (Stephanie Martin), Allegheny College – Economics Jaime Parke (Stephanie Martin), Allegheny College – Economics WINNER - Theodore Wisinski (Kenneth Louie), Penn State Behrend – Economics ENGINEERING Sean Dodds, Zachary Reese, and Brandt Ruszkiewicz (John Roth and Ihab Ragai), Penn State Behrend – Mechanical Engineering Daniel Doleiden (Adam Hollinger), Penn State Behrend – Mechanical Engineering
Nicholas Erich and Chris Conklin (Chetan Nikhare and David Loker), Penn State Behrend – Mechanical Engineering RUNNER-UP - Jesse Jarrett (Chetan Nikhare), Penn State Behrend – Mechanical Engineering RUNNER-UP - Matthew McCormick (John Roth, Stephen Strom, and David Loker), Penn State Behrend – Engineering Johnathan Moody (Shraddha Sangelkar), Penn State Behrend – Mechanical Engineering Randy Redfield (Chetan Nikhare), Penn State Behrend – Mechanical Engineering WINNER - Brandt Ruszkiewicz (John Roth and David Johnson), Penn State Behrend – Engineering Spalla (Shraddha Sangelkar), Penn State Behrend – Engineering William Trozzo (Chetan Nikhare), Penn State Behrend – Mechanical Engineering COMPUTER ENGINEERING/SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS Nick Angelo (George Walters), Penn State Behrend – Computer Engineering Nicholas Hainsey (C. David Shaffer), Westminster College – Computer Science Ben Parker (C. David Shaffer), Westminster College – Computer Science Steven Rose (George Walters), Penn State Behrend – Computer Engineering RUNNER-UP - Timothy Sam and Shambhavi (Javed Siddique), Penn State York – Mathematics
WINNER - Jessie Lamb (Barbara Shaw), Allegheny College – History Matthew Lesnett (Joseph Beilein), Penn State Behrend – History Alexander Neal (Joe Tompkins and Emily Yochim), Allegheny College – Communication Arts Has America Learned its Lesson? The Treatment of Modern Veterans Compared to Vietnam Veterans Danielle Ropp (Leigh-Ann Bedal), Penn State Behrend – History Lee Scandinaro (Julie Wilson), Allegheny College – Communication Arts POSTER PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS BIOLOGY I RUNNER-UP - Balik (Scott Wissinger), Allegheny College – Biology and Environmental Science Kelly Cowher, Erin Eperthener, Caitlin Goncz, Brendan McCreath, and Stephanie Judd (Fred Brenner), Grove City College – Biology Jennifer Diethelm (Matthew Venesky), Allegheny College – Biology WINNER - Jordan Gaston1, Carolyn McPhee2, and Mayu Uemura2 (Matthew Venesky1 and Mizuki Takahashi2), 1Allegheny College and 2Bucknell University – Biology Nicole Kingston, Shane Baker, Michelle Hornedo, Hasan Khan, Brenton Maloy, Nesve Ozsoy, Paul Ruiz-Pelet, and Laura Wheeler (Beth Potter), Penn State Behrend – Biology Allie Lundell (Matthew Venesky), Allegheny College – Biology Josh Paradise (Richard Bowden), Allegheny College – Environmental Science
Khyati Patel and Richa Patel (William Mackay, David Fulford, and Craig Steele), Edinboro University – Biology Ciara Petrick (Mathew Gruwell), Penn State Behrend – Biology RUNNER-UP - Jason Turba (Om Singh), University of Pittsburgh at Bradford – Biology Lauren Wind (Rich Bowden), Allegheny College – Environmental Science BIOLOGY II Mohammed Al Shibar (Michael Campbell), Penn State Behrend – Biology Jason Brandl and Stephen Hart (Catherine Mattinson), Gannon University – Biology Sourabh Goyal (Greg Andraso and Kelly Grant), Gannon University – Biology Julia Leix (Mike Ganger and Sarah Ewing), Gannon University – Biology RUNNER-UP - Nicole McAllister (Mike Ganger and Ewing), Gannon University – Biology Mitchell and Katelyn Reisenauer (James Warren), Penn State Behrend – Biology RUNNER-UP - Corrie Olson, Bradley Nowosielski, and Sofiya Bychkova (Greg Andraso and Kelly Grant), Gannon University – Biology Alexander MacFarlane and Robert Ramirez (Quyen Aoh), Gannon University – Biology RUNNER-UP - Lara Stein (Lisa Whitenack), Allegheny College – Biology
Miranda Thompson Aoh), Gannon University – Biology WINNER - Toth, Julia Girouard, and Kara Norman (Mike Ganger and Sarah Ewing), Gannon University – Biology ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY RUNNER-UP - Dave Alexander and Alex (Steve Ropski), Gannon University – Biology Brynya Bowden (Eric Pallant and Eleanor Weisman), Allegheny College – Environmental Studies Brittni Cumberland, Megan Foster, James Horwedel, Ashley Maxton, Sarah Peacock, and Kristin Smithmyer (Denise Piechnik), University of Pittsburgh at Bradford – Biology WINNER - Hillary Krill (Eric Pallant), Allegheny College – Environmental Science Nichole Latimer (Michael Campbell and Ann Quinn), Penn State Behrend – Biology WINNER - Rachel Masciarelli, Stephanie Pitman, Amanda Hutzelmann, Amy Lind, Ryan Braumann, Amanda Everett, Abigail Cleveland, and Fort (Tracy Farone, Heather Barton, and Frederic Brenner), Grove City College – Biology Khalia Thompson (Caryl Wagget), Allegheny College – Environmental Science BUSINESS, HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH Melinda Aley (Huan Chen), Penn State Behrend – Communication Assessment of Food Security and Barriers to Healthy Eating in the Meadville Community Alyssa Brindle (Caryl Waggett), Allegheny College – Global Health Studies An Investigation of Wage Discrimination in the NBA: Foreign Born vs. U.S. Born Player Salary
Adam Bronson (Stephanie Martin), Allegheny College – Managerial Economics WINNER - Nicolas Carbo (Ann Quinn and Phyllis Mansfield), Penn State Behrend – Sustainability/Business Cailyn Lingwall (Caryl Waggett), Allegheny College – Global Health Studies RUNNER-UP - Sara Schwartz Waggett), Allegheny College – Environmental Studies Kimberly Tarosky, Erin Stroup, Amanda Balos, and Andrea Bogert (Melanie Ford), Penn State Behrend – Engineering CHEMISTRY WINNER - Issaka Agbere (Jason Bennett), Penn State Behrend – Chemistry Anita Brkic (Michael Justik), Penn State Behrend – Chemistry Zak Ekstrom (Michael Justik), Penn State Behrend – Chemistry Jessica Kuehne, Connor Link, and Ivonne Schneider (Amy Danowitz), Mercyhust University – Chemistry Johnny Lorigan (Michael Justik), Penn State Behrend – Chemistry Emily Luteran (Mary Grace Galinato), Penn State Behrend – Chemistry RUNNER-UP - Pierre Mott III (Jay Amicangelo), Penn State Behrend – Chemistry Anthony Rodland and Jaclyn Gowen (Mary Grace Galinato), Penn State Behrend – Chemistry
Grant Schirmer and Ryan Deutschlander (Lisa Nogaj), Gannon University – Chemistry Matthew Silbaugh (Jay Amicangelo), Penn State Behrend – Chemistry WINNER - Susanne Simkovitch (Jason Bennett and Scott Simpson), Penn State Behrend – Chemistry Angelina Sprecher (Alan Jircitano), Penn Behrend – Chemistry Maddie VanDyke, Nolf, Olivia Webb, Kayla White, Dan Rzewnicki, Andrew Claffey, and Benjamin Ivan (Charles Kriley), Grove City College – Biochemistry COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Ben Buckholtz (Ihab Penn State Behrend – Engineering Erica David1 (Robert Weissbach1 and Robert Speel2), 1Penn State Behrend, School of Engineering and 2Penn State Behrend, School of Humanities and Social Sciences – Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology William and Kevin Nelen (Papiya Bhattacharjee), Penn State Behrend – Computer Science RUNNER-UP - John Griebel (C. David Shaffer), Westminster College – Computer Science Kelsey Karpinski, Walker, and Brennen Kelly (Syed Rizvi), Penn State Altoona – Security and Risk Analysis Joseph Neu (Matthew White), Penn State Behrend – Software Engineering WINNER - Dylan Poljak (Matthew White), Penn State Behrend – Computer Science and Software Engineering
Cara Barnes, Julie Brustle, Elizabeth Flaherty, Nickolas Forsberg, Dhavalkuamr Patel, Riddhi Patel, Omayra Rivera, Jay Shah, and Olivia Sweger (Mary Mino), Penn State University Park – Social and Behavioral Sciences Erin Cox, Becky Haritnovich, Michelle Winwood, Hannah Rae and Jessica Braymiller (Matthew Weaver), Mercyhurst University- Psychology RUNNER-UP - Wesley Dorrenbacher and Jessica Dylewski (Victoria Kazmerski and Dawn Blasko), Penn State Behrend – Psychology RUNNER-UP - Erica Edwards, Cherylann Carter, Desmond Kane, Alysha Simmons, and Rachel Zimmerman (Victoria Kazmerski and Dawn Blasko), Penn State Behrend – Psychology Marissa Kelley (Matthew Weaver), Mercyhurst University – Psychology Katelyn Pegher and Gwendolyn Dryer (Melanie Hetzel-Riggin), Penn State Behrend – Psychology Trista Musich (Allison Connell Pensky), Allegheny College – Neuroscience and Psychology David Ohmer and Steven Savoy (Victoria Kazmerski), Penn State Behrend – Psychology WINNER - Jason Shultz, Mary Meckley, Jessica Stoker, Kayla Beatty, and Parrish Brown (Carol Wilson), Penn State Behrend – Psychology Elizabeth Sever, Daniel Daugherty, and Adam Brandner (Rodney Clark), Allegheny College – Psychology and Neuroscience