Program

Oral Presentations (3:20pm - 5:00 pm)

Otto Miller room 118

3:20-3:40 pm	Split Spinach: Fluorescent Monitoring of RNA Presenters: Grant Andrews and Tucker Rogers Advised by: Dr. Wade Grabow, Biochemistry * Best Oral Presentation awardee
3:40-4:00 pm	Electropolishing in Translation to Biodegradable Implants Presenter: Briana Helaine Clarke Advised by: Dr. Larry Gulberg, Chemistry
4:00-4:20 pm	Team ETC: DAAS Presenters: Everan Chaffee, Matthew Edel, Jameson Frykholm and Bartley Hallinan Advised by: Dr. Kevin Bolding, Engineering
4:20-4:40 pm	Ontologies, Simulations, and Discussions: How is a Substance Metaphor Reflected in Student Conversations About Energy? Presenter: Lisa Goodhew Advised by: Dr. Amy Robertson, Physics

Otto Miller room 128

3:20-3:40 pm	Suspect genes involved in Wnt pathway signaling and intestinal cell fate in C. elegans Presenters: Mary Anderson, Reed Hawkins and Reyn Kenyon Advised by: Dr. Derek Wood, Biology
3:40-4:00 pm	Estimating Density of Columbia Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) on Blakely Island, Washington Presenters: Jubilee Brenneman and Andrew Zeiders Advised by: Dr. Erik Long, Biology
4:00-4:20 pm	Manipulation of AVP and olfaction alters social behavior Presenters: Alexandrea M. Garcia, Melissa E. Rowe and Grace E. Mammarella Advised by: Dr. Janet Bester Meredith, Biology
4:20-4:40 pm	The humor gender gap: How gender and humor interact to influence social behavior Presenter: Carmen M. Hové Advised by: Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Biology * Best Oral Presentation awardee
4:40-5:00 pm	Gender Disparity in Effective Chest Compression Delivery during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Presenter: Claire G. Nieman Advised by: Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Biology

Otto Miller room 215

3:20-3:40 pm	Regression Analysis with Applications to the National Football League Presenter: Tara Walker Advised by: Dr. John Hossler, Mathematics
3:40-4:00 pm	The Search for the College Coaches of the Century Presenter: Anna Nygren, Kristen Knutson and Paul Dobyns Advised by: Dr. Wei Lau, Mathematics
4:00-4:20 pm	Exploring Noetherian Rings Presenter: Lydia Munoz Advised by: Dr. Steve Johnson, Mathematics
4:20-4:40 pm	You Shall Not Pass Presenter: Ainsley Hiegel, Nathan Fredrickson and Tara Walker Advised by: Dr. Wei Lau, Mathematics * Best Oral Presentation awardee
4:40-5:00 pm	The Long Road To Nowhere Presenter: Jessica Clark, Kristin Drinnon and Hannah Sabo Advised by: Dr. Wei Lau, Mathematics

Otto Miller room 245

3:20-3:40 pm	Modeling Terrorist Networks with Graph Theory Presenter: Ainsley Hiegel Advised by: Dr. Wei Lau, Mathematics
3:40-4:00 pm	Statistically Based Anomaly Detection Presenter: Jessica Clark Advised by: Dr. Brian Gill, Mathematics * Best Oral Presentation awardee
4:00-4:20 pm	Othello: A Brief Game Theory Analysis Presenter: Daniel McDonald Advised by: Dr. Steve Johnson, Mathematics
4:20-4:40 pm	Sudoku Puzzles: How Many Exist? Presenter: Jessica Trace Advised by: Dr. Robbin O’Leary, Mathematics
4:40-5:00 pm	Spherical Geometry And Navigational Applications Presenter: Chris Smucker Advised by: Prof. Russ Killingsworth, Mathematics

Poster Presentations (5:15 - 6:30 pm)

Otto Miller Lobby

Abate, Alex, Elisheva Zoolkoski, David Phillips and Andrea Alden-Glick. Nosquitoes. [Advised by Dr. Adam Arabian, Engineering]

Arnold, Luke and Rebecca Pedersen. Estimating the Age Structure and Survivorship of Black-tailed Deer on Blakely Island, Washington. [Advised by Dr. Eric Long, Biology]

Bergeron, Katya and Cheyenne Randolph. Antioxidants delay phototoxic effects of LysoSensor Green on gastropod hemocytes. [Advised by Dr. Richard Ridgway, Biology]

Boehnke, Emery, Alexandria Fancher and Nathaniel Ng. Effects of arginine vasopressin on maternal behaviors in Peromyscus californicus mothers. [Advised by Dr. Janet Bester-Meredith, Biology]

Carlson, Adam, Chris Li, Josh Lorenzen and Colin Wilkins. Thermoelectric Powered LED Running Hat. [Advised by Prof. Don Peter, Engineering]

Cayetano, Caroline. Identification of Bacterial Contaminants in Cosmetic Products. [Advised by Dr. Cindy Bishop, Biology]

Clarke, Briana Helaine. Electropolishing in Translation to Biodegradable Implants [Advised by Dr. Larry Gulberg, Chemistry] * Best Poster awardee

Cutting, Alli N. Fungal Fuel: Enhancing oil production of Debaryomyces hansenii. [Advised by Dr. Eric Long, Biology]

Elzinga, Taylor, Shelbie Davis, Kathryn Yancey and Bryan Hildebrandt. Wind4Water. [Advised by Dr. Adam Arabian, Engineering

Fredrickson, Nathan, Jonathan Kettenring, Chris Howard and Andrew Haskell. Autonomous Fire-fighting Robot. [Advised by Dr. Adam Arabian, Engineering

Frid, Ilya and Leena Adamian. Dopamine Localization by Immunoelectron Microscopy of Ulvaria obscura. [Advised by Dr. Richard Ridgway, Biology]

Gephart, Jamie. Discovering a Piwi-like gene in Tardigrades. [Advised by Dr. Jenny Tenlen, Biology]

Givens, Amber. The Role of MPZL3 in Hepatic Lipid Uptake and Synthesis. [Advised by Dr. Richard Ridgway, Biology]

Haas, Jonathan, Ellie Janzen, Ethan Moffat and Brian Gradin. The Anglerfish Game. [Advised by Prof. Elaine Weltz, Computer Science]

Kim, Mira. Parasites Fight Back! Inhibitor Stabilization of TgCDPK1 using the Thermal Shift Assay. [Advised by Dr. Benjamin McFarland, Biochemistry]

Kurita, Maya. Evolution of modern human bipedalism: evidence for an arboreal ancestor. [Advised by Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Biology]

Lobb, Timothy. Deep Green Sea. [Advised by Dr. Tim Nelson, Biology]

Lopez, Timothy, Erik Mauk and Jordan Stankowiak. Comparative Abundance of the Raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, in Urban and Rural Populations. [Advised by Dr. Cindy Bishop, Biology]

Maaske, Emily and Lisa Goodhew. Design and Testing of Small-Scale Wind Turbine Blades. [Advised by Dr. John Lindberg, Physics]

McNulty, Evan, Sam Walters, Boas Lee, and Matthew Leong. uBike Central. [Advised by Prof. Elaine Weltz, Computer Science]

Meis, Jon, Shawn Doi, Milos Pesic, and Ella Stefoglo. Red Pills. [Advised by Dr. Kevin Bolding, Engineering]

Morrow, Katie. Tissue nutrient concentrations in primary producers from two lakes on Blakely Island, WA. [Advised by Dr. Tim Nelson, Biology]

Nazario, Staci. Are Puget Sound Sea Stars Being Affected by Wasting Disease? [Advised by Dr. Ryan Ferrer]

Ouellette, Quinton, Kindra Fish and Erin Apple. Menstrual phase determined thermoregulation variation. [Advised by Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Biology]

Pagel, Abbie. The Relationship between Equine Management Practices and Intestinal Parasite Infection. [Advised by Dr. Cindy Bishop, Biology]

Pedersen, Rebecca. How travel time influences sexual dimorphism. [Advised by Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Biology]

Pitts, Angela, Hannah Johnson, David Smith and Doc Derwin. Pine Creek Quilting Website. [Advised by Prof. Elaine Weltz, Computer Science]

Podmayer, Julia. Refolding, Purification, and Binding of Human, Rabbit, and Gorilla MICA and NKG2D. [Advised by Dr. Benjamin McFarland, Biochemistry]

Preston, Kaitlyn J. General Rifling Characteristics: Fired versus Casted. [Advised by Dr. Benjamin McFarland, Biochemistry]

Spargo, Dylan and Jenna Herrman. Heterochrony in an Island Population of Mule Deer. [Advised by Dr. Eric Long, Biology]

Spoelstra, Kara L. Effect of Nitrogen Content in Browse Species on the Diet Selection of Black-Tailed Deer. [Advised by Dr. Tim Nelson, Biology]

Takata, Connor. Team Source. [Advised by Prof. Elaine Weltz, Computer Science]

Vokos, Caroline and Jennifer Burns. Olfactory disruptions and social behavioral changes in Peromyscus californicus mice. [Advised by Dr. Janet Bester-Meredith, Biology] * Best Poster awardee

Wang, Isaac. Anreal: Android Virtual Reality. [Advised by Dr. Aaron Dingler, Computer Science] * Best Poster awardee

Will, Evan, Derek Ricard and Jonathan Miller. Advisor SPU. [Advised by Dr. Adam Arabian, Engineering]