All Oral Projects | Behrend Sigma Xi 2022

Fabrication of Flexible Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide Microelectrodes Platinum-Iridium Wires

Joseph Francis – (Jason Bennett) – Penn State Behrend – Biochemistry & Chemistry – 01-01O

Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Comparison of Δ9-THC, CBD, the Respective Quinones Produced After Reacting with Hypervalent Iodine Complex

Lia Totleben – (Jason Bennett, Michael Justik) – Penn State Behrend – Biochemistry & Chemistry – 01-02O

Synthesis of rhodium mononuclear phosphine complexes for development of heterogenous catalyst for hydrogenation

Sadie Olrogg – (Allan Cardenas) – SUNY at Fredonia – Biochemistry & Chemistry – 01-03O

Comparison of Antimicrobial Activity in Home-brewed and Store Bought Kombucha Using the Specimen Escherichia coli

Sydney Rankin – (Jessica Sarver) – Westminster College – Biochemistry & Chemistry – 01-04O

QM/MM Analysis of the Small Drug Molecule, TAK-285, and Relative Binding Energies with HER2 and HER1

Olivia Pericak – (Ronald Brown) – Mercyhurst University – Biochemistry & Chemistry – 01-05O

Constructing Artificial Globin-like Active Sites Using Human Serum Albumin Heme and Testing for their Nitrite Reductase Activity

Christopher Wyant – (Mary Grace Galinato) – Penn State Behrend – Biochemistry & Chemistry – 01-06O

Isatin-Linked 4,4-Dimethyl-5-Methylene-4,5-Dihydrothiazole-2-Thiols for Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase

Sydney Davis – (Todd Eckroat) – Penn State Behrend – Biochemistry & Chemistry – 01-07O

Synthesis of Oxindole Alkaloids and Investigation of Their Biological Activity

Kristin Reiland – (Todd Eckroat) – Penn State Behrend – Biochemistry & Chemistry – 01-08O

When a Duck Nests on Your Greenroof

Cassandra McLaughlin – (Steven Ropski) – Gannon University – Biology – 02-01O

Examination of Dental Histology in the Extinct Shark Archaeolamna kopingensis

Lauren Barmore – (Todd Cook) – Penn State Behrend – Biology – 02-02O

Effects of Lactobacillus vaginalis on Haemophilus ducreyi

Olivia D’Andrea – (Tricia Humphreys, Mahita Kadmiel) – Allegheny College – Biology – 02-03O

Induction of ER-stress Affects Myelin Sheath Production and Extracellular Vesicle Release in Oligodendrocytes

Madison Jones, Samantha Manioci – (Ashley Russell) – Penn State Behrend – Biology – 02-04O

Understanding the Effects of Continuous Rap1 Sumoylation on Cell Senescence in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Gannon McDonough – (Yee Mon Thu) – Allegheny College – Biology – 02-05O

Feeling a s-midge depressed?: Intergenerational effects of SSRIs on Chironomus dilutus

Kaylin Currier, Dachoda Jones – (Samuel Nutile, Lynne Beaty) – Penn State Behrend – Biology – 02-06O

Dose dependent effect of CPMA on Kv4.2 channel activity

Khalid Mohamed – (Lauren French) – Allegheny College – Biology – 02-07O

Census of the Bat Population of Gannon University, Erie, PA

Sarah Till – (Steven Ropski) – Gannon University – Biology – 02-08O

Juvenile Drift of Round Gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) in the French Creek Watershed as a Means of Range Expansion

Grace Hemmelgarn – (Casey Bradshaw-Wilson) – Allegheny College – Environmental Science – 03-01O

Determining the Presence of the Invasive Rusty Crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) in Erie County Utilizing a GIS Model

Angela Laier – (Lynne Beaty, Michael Naber) – Penn State Behrend – Environmental Science – 03-02O

Impacts of Spatial Resolution on Land Cover Mapping: A Watershed-Scale Case Study

Emily Clarvit – (Chris Shaffer) – Allegheny College – Environmental Science – 03-03O

WITHDRAWN – Analyzing stream discharge peaks during storm events upstream of a restoration project on Little Arnot Creek, Allegheny National Forest

Isaac Unruh – (Chris Dempsey) – Gannon University – Environmental Science – 03-04O

WITHDRAWN – Effects of Diameter and Crown Class on Ash (Fraxinus spp.) Mortality from Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) in Northwestern Pennsylvania

Hayden Petrick – (Christopher Dolanc) – Mercyhurst University – Environmental Science – 03-05O

Effect of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QACs) Upon Mineral Nanoparticles in a Model Environmental System

Cameron Canonaco, Trevor Sheckler, Zheyuan Andy Zhuang, Sloan Selden – (Deborah Aruguete) – Penn State Behrend – Environmental Science – 03-06O

The Sustainability of Certified Organic Coffee in Costa Rica

Megan Swing – (Beth Choate) – Allegheny College – Environmental Science – 03-07O

Sexual Displacement

Madisyn Simington – (Jutta Gsoels-Lorensen) – Penn State Altoona – Humanities – 04-01O

Imperial Gamble: The Internal Corrosion of Napoleon’s Liberal Empire

Connor Perry – (Glenn Kumhera) – Penn State Behrend – Humanities – 04-02O

Development of STEM teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge of SocioScientific Issues and SocioTransformative Constructivism

Gabrielle Ialacci – (Joseph Johnson) – Mercyhurst University – Humanities – 04-03O

Super Bowl commercials’ effectiveness in creating a diverse and inclusive brand image: A neuromarketing approach

Arigun Bayaraa, Danae Fowler – (Gaia Rancati) – Allegheny College – Marketing & Economics – 05-01O

State of The American Healthcare System: The Failure of our Time

Nabil Agag – (Michael Michaelides) – Allegheny College – Marketing & Economics – 05-02O

Customer Experience in Vietnamese Coffee Stores: A Multidisciplinary Study

Thi Thu Thao Nguyen – (Gaia Rancati) – Allegheny College – Marketing & Economics – 05-03O

Gender Pay Gap Analysis Using Regressions

Tyler Hall – (Mark Ownes) – Penn State Behrend – Marketing & Economics – 05-04O

Analyzing Manufacturing Employment Decline in Western Pennsylvania

Raymond Englert – (Gaia Rancati) – Allegheny College – Marketing & Economics – 05-05O

To What Extent is the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax an Effective Government Intervention Towards Public Health? Reviewing Discrepancies Between Sales and Consumption

Khalid Mohamed – (Michael Michaelides) – Allegheny College – Marketing & Economics – 05-06O

Primitive Pythagorean Triples & Trig

Samuel Shannon – (Michael McConnell) – Clarion University of Pennsylvania – Physics, Mathematics & Engineering – 06-01O

Analyzing the Stability of Lagrange Points

Dylan Free – (Darren Williams) – Penn State Behrend – Physics, Mathematics & Engineering – 06-02O

Radio Frequency Topographic Imaging Using a Wireless Sensor Network

Zachary Dickinson, Tyler Seelnacht – (Ramakrishnan Sundaram) – Gannon University – Physics, Mathematics & Engineering – 06-03O

Effect of Heterogeneity and Mobility on a Model for Propagation of Epidemics

Michael McMahon – (Chuck Yeung) – Penn State Behrend – Physics, Mathematics & Engineering – 06-04O

Minimal Configurations of Points on Closed Curves

Brandon Boyce – (Richard Ligo) – Gannon University – Physics, Mathematics & Engineering – 06-05O

WITHDRAWN – Friction Reducers Performance Applied to the Marcellus Shale Region

Cayman Kelly – (Viacheslau Kudrashou) – Slippery Rock University – Physics, Mathematics, Engineering – 06-06O

Exploring Undergraduate Research: A College Students Personal Experience

Annalina Reis – (Tania Reis) – Gannon University – Physics, Mathematics & Engineering – 06-07O

Online Learning: A New Age In Academic Dishonesty

Jasmine Lewis, Michal Bosek, Monica Burke, Isaac Fileger – (Melanie Hetzel-Riggin) – Penn State Behrend – Psychology & Social Sciences – 07-01O

“Was Just Very Glad to Get Those Goddamn Things Out” Women’s Experiences Accessing Reconstructive Breast Surgery: Practicalities and Selfhood

Fiona Barrett – (Pamela Runestad) – Allegheny College – 07-02O