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Undergraduate Research: From Discovery to Application

A Letter from the Chancellor

May 31, 2008

Dear Colleagues and Guests,

Welcome to the 15th annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium, an event that has become a campuswide tradition representing some of the very best in faculty-mentored undergraduate research and creative projects. This annual event reflects the University of California, Irvine’s commitment to excellence, both within and beyond the academy.

I invite you to celebrate with our student scholars as they share knowledge discovered through their research journeys. Each year, the Symposium is a powerful reminder, not only of the process of discovery, but also of how each new breakthrough provides a building block for overcoming future challenges. UCI encourages its students and helps them pursue their dreams by providing excellent skills and techniques for further inquiry and continued intellectual growth. I cannot express enough my thanks to the dedicated faculty mentors who help instill these values and skills in our students.

My appreciation also goes to the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program team for organizing this sympo-sium, and for their continuing efforts in fostering undergraduate research at UCI. This year marks the publication of Volume X of The UCI Undergraduate Research Journal, a sampling of the most outstanding undergraduate research pro-jects presented at last year’s Symposium. UCI’s continuing effort to undergraduate research has become a national model for how a research university can effectively enhance the educational experience of its undergraduates.

To further celebrate creativity and research, it is my distinct pleasure to sponsor the Chancellor’s Award for Excel-lence in Undergraduate Research for the twelfth consecutive year. This award recognizes the outstanding contribu-tions of one student and faculty member from each school. Along with the entire UCI community, I offer my congratulations to this year’s talented award recipients, and to all students and faculty participating in the 2008 UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Thank you for joining us in this celebration of the learning that accompanies research.

Sincerely,

Michael V. Drake, M.D. Chancellor


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Table of Contents

Schedule of Events ....................................................................................2

A Welcome from Undergraduate Education ...........................................3

Keynote Speaker .......................................................................................4

Performances ............................................................................................5

Oral Presentations ...................................................................................7

Poster Presentations ...............................................................................35

Index of Presenters .................................................................................52

Thanks & Acknowledgments .................................................................73

Notes .......................................................................................................77

Symposium Location Map .....................................................................78

Fifteenth Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium

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Schedule of Events

Saturday, May 31, 2008

7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Registration

7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. Oral Presentations - Session I

10:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Keynote Address and Awards Ceremony Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100

12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Lunch/Dance Performance Performance Studio 1100

1:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Poster Session Humanities Hall Building, Second and Third Floors

3:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Oral Presentations - Session II


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A Welcome from Undergraduate Education

May 31, 2008

Dear UCI Community Members and Guests:

Welcome to the 15th annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of California, Irvine. This event is an exciting opportunity to experience the best in faculty-mentored undergraduate research and creative projects at UCI. Students will share their discoveries, whether they are explorations into the newest frontiers of science and technology, interpretations of our past and surroundings, or insights into our inner selves. This year’s theme, “Undergraduate Re-search, from Discovery to Application,” reflects the research process, through which concepts and observations are de-veloped into applications for the benefit of all.

The Symposium is a celebration of much of what the UCI Community has to offer—from the accomplishments of our students to the efforts of its world-renowned faculty. We hope that this year’s symposium will inspire continued scholarly and creative achievement, both in the students presenting today and in those who may be newly motivated by what they see and hear. To that end, we hope that students will recognize the benefits of collaborating on projects and sharing ideas, that faculty will be rewarded by the atmosphere of inquiry and exchange they were instrumental in creating, and that guests will gain an appreciation for the community of insight and collaborative curiosity fostered at UCI.

The accomplishments of the students presenting here today have made us extremely proud. Each has contributed to the growth of our collective body of knowledge. Through the Symposium, UCI students and faculty continue, each year, to raise the standards for excellence in leadership, achievement and success. It is our hope that by sharing their knowledge today, they will realize how far their accomplishments have taken them and will be inspired to pass along the tradition of undergraduate research and creative projects to future generations of UCI scholars.

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) in the Division of Undergraduate Education assists UCI’s students by facilitating and funding their involvement in faculty-mentored undergraduate research and creative activities. As the organizer of today’s symposium, UROP has provided research assistance and funding to many of today’s present-ers. UROP programs also include advising undergraduate students about on- and off-campus research opportunities, and publishing The UCI Undergraduate Research Journal, an annual multidisciplinary publication. In addition, the Summer Under-graduate Research Program (SURP) allows students to become fully immersed in a research project or creative activity under the guidance of UCI faculty members. More recently, UROP has collaborated with other units on campus to spon-sor three additional summer undergraduate research programs: the Integrated Micro/Nano Summer Undergraduate Re-search Experience (IM-SURE); the Inter-Disciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (ID-SURE); and the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship on Information Technology (SURF-IT). UROP is part of a campuswide network of faculty, departments and programs dedicated to supporting the undergraduate research enterprise at UCI.

Thank you for participating and for supporting the undergraduate researchers presenting here today. We especially thank all the faculty mentors who have devoted so much of their time and effort mentoring these students. We look forward to following these outstanding individuals as they continue their quest for knowledge, and hope that today’s program leaves you inspired to ask new questions, seek answers, and to celebrate each discovery.

Sincerely,

Sharon V. Salinger Said M. Shokair Dean, Division of Undergraduate Education Director, UROP


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Keynote Speaker

Hans S. Keirstead, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology

Dr. Hans S. Keirstead is an Associate Professor at the Reeve-Irvine Research Center and Co-Director of the Stem Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine. The Canadian-born neuroscientist received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada; his doctoral thesis concerned his invention of a novel method for regenerating damaged spinal cords, and formed the basis of several worldwide patents and the formation of a company. This work constituted the first demonstration of functional regeneration of the injured adult spinal cord, and for his achievements he received the Cameron Award for the outstanding Ph.D. thesis in Canada. Dr. Keirstead then moved to Cambridge, England, where he conducted four years of Post-Doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge, furthering his studies of spinal cord injury and beginning studies of multiple sclerosis. He received the distinct honor of election to two senior academic posts, Fellow of the Governing Body of Downing College, and Senate Member of the University of Cambridge, and was the youngest member to be elected to those positions.

In 2000, Dr. Keirstead joined the Reeve-Irvine Research Center, a leading center for spinal cord injury research, at the University of California, Irvine. He has founded or partnered with biotechnology companies to fund and con-duct pre-clinical and clinical development. Dr. Keirstead was recently awarded the Distinguished Assistant Professor of UCI Award, the UCI Academic Senate’s highest honor, and, in 2005, was awarded the UCI Innovation Award for innovative research leading to corporate and clinical development. He is also Vice Chancellor of Academic Devel-opment at UDECOM (University of Community Development, in French) situated in Guinea, Africa.

Dr. Keirstead has testified at Federal and California Senate Hearings on several occasions regarding the potential of stem cells, is an avid scientific correspondent for public education, was an advisor to the California government on stem cell policy, was a Scientific Advisory Committee Member of the California Stem Cell Initiative that authored Proposition 71, and maintains working relationships with several stem cell companies, venture capital groups, and government economic development offices in the United States, Sweden and Norway.

The focus of the Keirstead laboratory is the development of strategies to limit degeneration and enhance regenera-tion after spinal cord injury and disease. The Keirstead Research Group is investigating strategies to reduce or elimi-nate the post traumatic enlargement of spinal cord injury sites that normally occurs after traumatic injury. The Group also investigates cell transplantation therapy for spinal cord injury, and was the first laboratory in North America to gain access to human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) for CNS trauma research.


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Performances The performances will showcase the quality of faculty-mentored undergraduate creative projects from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. From late afternoon, on into the early morning hours, many UCI Dance majors are in the rehearsal studios preparing for projects and performances outside of their ordinary curriculum. Bare Bones Dance Theater and the UCI Etude Ensemble are two such dance groups; the former, a student-run organization, and the latter, an esteemed modern dance ensemble working under the artistic direction of Professor Donald McKayle. Together, these two groups of hard-working undergraduate artists participate in activities including master classes, dance concerts, dance exchange projects, and outreach programs.

Awards Ceremony Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100

Title: The Impossible Dream From The Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh Performed by: Glenn Ellington, Baritone

Lunch Performance Performance Studio 1100

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Title: Bella Siccome un Angelo Aria from Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti

Performed by: Glenn Ellington, Baritone Lukas Swidzinski, Piano

Title: Observations Choreographed by: Julie Ann Minaai Music: “Beginning” by Michael Wall

Danced by: Jay Carlon, Julie Ann Minaai, Marc Nunez, Jenna Otter and Kari Richardson

Title: Mechanics of Absence Choreographed by: Will Johnston Music: “So Comfortable” by Sissy

Danced by: Liane Aung, Will Johnston, Janelle Junio, Krystal Matsuyama

Title: A.F.R.I.C.A Choreographed by: Kimiko Johnson Music: “Misunderstood” by Common

Danced by: Kimiko Johnson, Jessica Rabanzo-Flores


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Performances (cont’d)

Title: twenty-1 Choreographed by: Jenna Otter

Music: “Gong” by Sigur Ros Danced by: Liane Aung, Julian DeGuzman, Julie Ann Minaai, Marc Nunez,

Marissa Osato, Jenna Otter, Phil Vicars, Ching Ching Wong

Title: Untried Terrain Choreographed by: Rachel Pace

Music: “Red Light Means Go” and “The Academy” by Massive Attack Danced by: Jeanette Abell, Summer Bowie, Jenny Mundy, Megan Williamson

Title: Vanity Fair: That’s What He Said Choreographed by: Marissa Osato

Music: “Silver Screen Shower Scene” by Felix da Housecat Danced by: Jay Carlon, Francine Espiritu, Will Johnston, Sarah Michener, Marc Nunez, Marissa

Osato, Andy Pearson, Jessica Rabanzo-Flores, Kaitlyn Shipley,

Title: Syncopated Gambol Choreographed by: Professor Donald McKayle

Music: “In the Mood” arranged and orchestrated by Doug Richards for the great American Music Ensemble

Danced by: The UC Irvine Etude Ensemble Liane Aung, Steven Diaz, Nick Hendricks, Kimiko Johnson, Will Johnston, Janelle Junio,

Sharon Kung, Shannon Kurashige, Krystal Matsuyama, Marc Nunez, Marissa Osato, Jenna Ot-ter, Jessica Rabanzo-Flores, Kari Richardson, Kaitlyn Shipley, Randall Smith, Phil Vicars,

Ching Ching Wong


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Oral Presentations Each presentation is allotted 15 minutes followed by a 3-minute question and answer period. Each session has a faculty moderator who is assisted by a student room monitor. Participants and guests are asked to adhere to the Symposium Etiquette Guidelines and not to enter or leave the rooms during presentations.

Abstracts for the presentations at this year’s Symposium are available on the UROP Web site:

http://www.urop.uci.edu/symposium.html

Humanities Hall, Room 105 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)

Oral Session I 8:30 AM Mark Combs

Psychology The Psychological Qualities of Leading a Virtual Second Life

Daniel Stokols Planning, Policy, & Design

8:50 AM Heather Diaz Environmental Analysis & Design/ Sociology

The Influence of Commuter Status on College Stu-dents’ Organization Involvement and Identification with their University

H.C. Clitheroe Daniel Stokols Planning, Policy, & Design

9:10 AM Victoria Liu Criminology, Law & Society

Electronic Waste at the University of California, Irvine

Joseph Dimento Planning, Policy, & Design

9:30 AM Kimberly Balazs Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Caffeine Degradation by Pseudomonas putida in Freshwater and Salt Water

Oladele Ogunseitan Environmental Health, Science, & Policy

9:50 AM Wei Sang Chen Earth & Environmental Sciences

Engineering Advanced Oxidation Treatment for Disinfection Byproducts in Water Reuse

William Cooper Civil & Environmental Engineering

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Navid Doktormomtaz

Biological Sciences Comparative Analysis of Pacing-Induced Heart Failure in Drosophila Populations

Michael Rose Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

3:20 PM Dan Ho Tim Ngo Biological Sciences

Heat Shock Proteins and Life History Traits in Dro-sophila melanogaster

Michael Rose Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

3:40 PM Christopher Hardy Biological Sciences Aurora Leport Psychology & Social Behavior

Bacterial Infection in Drosophila melanogaster Michael Rose Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

4:00 PM Cynthia Thai Plant Biology

Can Nitrogen and Phosphorus Explain Invasive Success?: A Test of the Importance of these Re-sources in the Coastal Sage Scrub Community

Katharine Suding Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

4:20 PM Gregory Dickinson Microbiology & Immunology

The Occurrence of Vibrio Species in California Rec-reational Marine Environment

Sunny Jiang Civil & Environmental Engineering

4:40 PM Yazeed Ibrahim Biological Sciences

The Abundance of Phages Infecting Synechococcus spp. along the Newport Coast

Jennifer Martiny Ecology & Evolutionary Biology


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Matthew Alecock

Social Ecology California’s Failed Attempts at Physician-Assisted Euthanasia Legislation

John Dombrink Criminology, Law & Society

8:50 AM Anet Badali Criminology, Law & Society

A Spatial Analysis of Domestic Violence: A Study of Santa Ana

James Meeker Criminology, Law & Society

9:10 AM Timothy Schowe Sociology

The Labeling and Emotions of Organizational Mis-takes

Calvin Morrill Sociology

9:30 AM Geoff Thorne Sociology

A Study of Attorney-Attorney Relationships in a Self-Regulating Profession

Calvin Morrill Sociology

9:50 AM Claudia Mendoza Criminology, Law & Society

A Spatial Analysis of Gang Crimes in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Al Valdez Social Sciences

10:10 AM Barbara Escobar Chicano/Latino Studies/ Psychology

Reintegra A.C: An Analysis on Prevention of Recidi-vism and Social Reintegration of Minors in Conflict with the Law in Mexico City and California

James Vigil Criminology, Law & Society

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Quan Nguyen

Microbiology & Immunology Lipopeptide Immunization Combined with CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells Depletion and CTLA-4 Blockade Protect Against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

Lbachir Benmohamed Ophthalmology

3:20 PM Rebecca Paquette Biological Sciences

The Temperature Dependence and Energetics of Lymphocyte Motility

Michael Cahalan Physiology & Biophysics

3:40 PM Shiney Koshy Zachary Richardson Biological Sciences

Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone: A Novel Target for Melanoma Chemoresistance

Anand Ganesan Dermatology

4:00 PM Mei-Chuan Margret Yu Biological Sciences

Molecular Analysis of a Patient with a Complex I Enzyme Deficiency Resulting in Leigh Syndrome

Vincent Procaccio Pediatrics

4:20 PM Sara Ritchie Biological Sciences

Integrons and Antibiotic Resistance in Environ-mental Bacterial Isolates

Luis Mota-Bravo Toai Nguyen Ecology & Evolutionary Biology


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Aman Bedi

Jillian Jesalva John Phan Psychology

An Analysis of the Influences of Family, Self-Efficacy, and Acculturation on the Traditionality of Career Choice of Asian American Undergraduates

Caesar Sereseres Political Science Jonathan Flojo Social Sciences

8:50 AM Visa Phraphilom Political Science/ Sociology

Comparative Case Study of Post-1980s Southeast Asian Refugees: Assessing Acculturation Outcomes of Laotian Refugees in the United States

John Liu Asian American Studies

9:10 AM Leyna Vo Psychology

A Qualitative Examination of East Asian Relation-ship Norms

Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences

9:30 AM Nicole Moshfegh Psychology & Social Behavior

Iranian Female Undergraduates’ Body Image Per-ceptions: A Psychosociocultural Perspective


9:50 AM Liliana Gonzalez Chicano/Latino Studies/ Spanish Literature

El NarcoMacho: Representations of Mexican Mas-culinity in Narcocorridos

Raul Fernandez Chicano/Latino Studies

Oral Session II 3:00 PM William Wright

Economics A Comparison of Multiple and Single Attribute Auc-tioning Methods in the California Department of Transportation

Volodymyr Bilotkach Economics

3:20 PM Joel Madero Economics/ Political Science

Were Smaller Banks More Likely to Fail During the Great Depression?

Gary Richardson Economics

3:40 PM Alejandro Komai Economics/ Mathematics

Declaration of Dependence: An Interdisciplinary Investigation into the American Banking Crises of the Great Depression

Gary Richardson Economics Caryl Margulies Mathematics Joanne Christopherson Social Sciences

4:00 PM Samantha Kao International Studies

A Socio-Economic Case Study of Tourism, Fisher-ies, and Environmental Issues in the Turks and Caicos Islands: South Caicos & Providenciales

Michael Burton Anthropology

4:20 PM Mike Delay Sociology

Screenwriters: Survival in a Freelance Market and Evolving Business Model

Samuel Gilmore Sociology

4:40 PM Joel Montano Economics/ Sociology Carla Osorio-Veliz Sociology

21st Century Proletariat: Class-Analysis of Low-Wage UCI Service Worker Oral Histories

Rodolfo Torres Planning, Policy, & Design


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Jan-Mitchell Zerrudo

Political Science The Seldom-Known Stories of Supreme Court Jus-tices

Sherilyn Sellgren Political Science

8:50 AM Cristian Martinez International Studies

Comparative Analysis of United States and Mexico Security Strategies

Caesar Sereseres Political Science

9:10 AM Diego Solares International Studies

Violence as an Impediment to the Provision of Health Services in Slums Of Port-au-Prince, Haiti


9:30 AM Sevana Sammis Political Science

Regional Cooperation in the South Caucasus Yuliya Tverdova Political Science

9:50 AM Yvette Shirinian Political Science

Fair Trade Coffee: A Cup of Joe with a Taste of Jus-tice

Alison Brysk Political Science


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Kathryn Farrar

Art History French Artist, Italian Spirit: Deconstructing Nicolas Poussin’s Role in Art Historical Methodology

Jane Newman Comparative Literature

8:50 AM Jamie Carter Comparative Literature/ European Studies

Court Art and Royal Patronage: An Affirming and Ambivalent Representation of Power in Calderón’s El sitio de Bredá


9:10 AM Kathryn Fore English/ Psychology & Social Behavior

Baron’s Historiography: Humanist Values and the Public Sphere in 20th Century Interpretations of Renaissance Humanism


9:30 AM Joel Breuklander English

Contemporary Short Fiction Through the Lens of Literary Theory; Ethics of Creative Writing Peda-gogy (2 projects)

Michelle Latiolais English

9:50 AM Clare Greene English/ European Studies

Universal Obligations of Alain Badiou’s Political Militant

Steven Mailloux English

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Valerie Dao

Political Science We the People: Examining Regional Political Cul-ture in Educational Policy

Mark Petracca Political Science

3:20 PM Shahrzad Radbod Political Science

Assimilation of Iranian Jewish Immigrants from the Islamic Revolution


3:40 PM Xenia Tashlitsky Political Science

The Politics of Powerlessness: How and Why the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Employ the Internet to Establish the Legitimacy of their Cause and Ensure the Success of their Movement


4:00 PM Stefanie Vidarte Political Science/ Sociology

Cuban-American Foreign Policy: Influence of Inter-est Groups and Public Opinion on the Policy Proc-ess

Mark Petracca Political Science Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences

4:20 PM Tracy Wu Global Cultures/ Spanish

Child Trafficking Prevention in Guatemala: From Sandy Shores to a Firm Foundation

Carol Burke English

4:40 PM Lynly Lumibao Criminology, Law & Society/ Political Science

Urban Policy and Multiculturalism in the Nether-lands: Integration or Conflict?

Scott Bollens Planning, Policy, & Design


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Jacqueline Andrade

Psychology The Long-Term Effects of Learned Educational Tools in Latino Families

Virginia Mann Cognitive Sciences

8:50 AM Aysha Cohen Psychology & Social Behavior

Positive Peer Relationships are Not Enough: The Role of Student-Staff Relationships in the Develop-ment of College and Career Orientations

Deborah Vandell Education

9:10 AM Manal Hanna Criminology, Law & Society Kevin Chicas Political Science Enrique Gracian Psychology

A Day in the Life: Inventing Engineers Katherine Carpenter Carroll Seron Criminology, Law & Society

9:30 AM Timothy Grigsby Psychology & Social Behavior

Computer Versus Paper-Pencil Questionnaires: An Evaluation of Test Administration, Test Setting, and Social Desirability

Eric Knowles Psychology & Social Behavior

9:50 AM Jessica Wearing Psychology & Social Behavior

Cultural Effects on the Health Benefits of Personal Disclosure

Eric Knowles Psychology & Social Behavior

10:10 AM Dorothy Pirtle Social Science

Black Scholars: Issues Concerning Adjusting to and Prospering in the Academic Community

Alford Young, Jr. Sociology


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Thong Nguyen

Mathematics/ Physics Stellar Occultation Light Curves Asantha Cooray

Physics & Astronomy

8:42 AM Justin Feng Physics

Limitations for Monte-Carlo Reconstruction of In-flationary Potentials

Asantha Cooray Physics & Astronomy

8:54 AM Cheryl Johnson Physics

Comparison of Temperature and Density in an Ar-gon Plasma Created by RF Coil and Tungsten Filament Sources

Roger McWilliams Physics & Astronomy

9:06 AM Jingxuan Wang Mathematics/ Physics

Behaviors of a Two-Dimensional Wet Foam Under Oscillatory Shear

Michael Dennin Physics & Astronomy

9:18 AM Michael Champion Mathematics/ Physics

Bead Rafts Under Transverse Linear Oscillations Michael Dennin Physics & Astronomy

9:30 AM Jarod Hicks Physics

An Exploration of High School Physics Teachers’ Pre-Professional Preparations


9:42 AM Dillon Cone Physics

Structure Formation with Non-Gaussian Initial Conditions

Manoj Kaplinghat Physics & Astronomy

9:54 AM Ryan Trainor Physics

Improving Galaxy Mass Estimates by Accounting for Binary Systems


10:06 AM Alexander Grant Physics

Characterization of a Fiber Based Probe for Quanti-tative Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy of Cutaneous Melanoma

Anthony Durkin Biomedical Engineering

10:18 AM Matthew VanSteenwyk Physics

Economic Evaluation of a Distributed Generation Cascading Solar Thermal Energy Production and Storage System



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Humanities Hall, Room 156 (cont’d) Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Eric Barbour

Physics Resolving Damped Lyman Alpha Systems at High Redshift: Probing Correlation with Quasars and Geometric Distribution

Elizabeth Barton Physics & Astronomy

3:12 PM Vishnu Vivek Mittapalli Physics

Quartz Crystal Microbalances as a Probe of Friction at the Microscale Level

Peter Taborek Physics & Astronomy

3:24 PM Randolph Anderson Physics

Correlation Function and Power Spectrum of the Spitzer 160 Micron Source Catalog of the Lockman Hole

Asantha Cooray Physics & Astronomy

3:36 PM Nick Rumbaugh Physics

Constraints on Deviations from Lorentz Invariance Using the Cosmic Microwave Background


3:48 PM Joseph Duris Physics

Photo Multiplier Tube Calibration for MINERvA David Casper Physics & Astronomy

4:00 PM Justin Little Aerospace Engineering/ Physics

Simulation of Transport Phenomena in the Plume of Stationary Plasma Hall Thrusters

Manuel Gamero-Castano Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

4:12 PM Daniel Imbach Physics

Macro- and Micro-Rheology at a Lipid-Actin Inter-face


4:24 PM Alexander Lamb Information & Computer Science/ Physics

Passing Gas: Is Ethanol the Solution to our Energy Crisis?


4:36 PM Daniel Su Physics

A Method for Tissue Discrimination via Fluores-cence Spectroscopy


4:48 PM David Fischer Physics

Acoustically Driven Super-Heated Bubble Chamber Peter Taborek Physics & Astronomy


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Sharon Kung

Dance/ Economics Choreography and Beyond: 7th Nexus Molly Lynch

Dance

8:50 AM Randall Smith Dance

UCI/UCSB Dance Exchange Donald McKayle Dance

9:10 AM Denise Li Comparative Literature/ Humanities & Arts

Absence and Presence in the “Poethics” of Per-formance Art (in “Theory” and “Practice”)

Stephen Barker Drama

9:30 AM Michael Morales Drama

Godspell Daniel Gary Busby Drama

9:50 AM Kevin Pease Psychology & Social Behavior

Addressing Pertinent Social Issues Through the Medium of Playwriting

Keith Fowler Drama

10:10 AM Elyse Wietstock Film & Media Studies

Sound Design with the Ensemble Theatre of Cin-cinnati

Vincent Olivieri Drama

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Alexander Ring

Biological Sciences Eyeblink Startle Reactivity During Presentation of Happy and Fearful Facial Expressions

Mark Geyer Psychiatry & Human Behavior

3:20 PM Megan Ikeda Neurobiology

Is Contextual Fear Memory Supported by Different Brain Networks at Recent and Remote Time Points?

John Guzowski Neurobiology & Behavior

3:40 PM Joseph Seif Biological Sciences

BDNF/TRKB Signaling Pathway Altered by Six Weeks of Exercise in the Aged APOE4 Alzheimer’s Mouse Model

Carl Cotman Kathryn Nichol Neurobiology & Behavior

4:00 PM Pascal Krotee Biological Sciences

Interaction of the Mixed Lineage Leukemia 4 Pro-tein with the JNK MAP Kinase

Lee Bardwell Jeffrey Rogers Developmental & Cell Biology

4:20 PM Ernesto Lujan Biological Sciences

FRT 42D and ovoD: Using a New Genetic Tool for a Large Scale Maternal Effect Screen in Drosophila melanogaster

Rahul Warrior Developmental & Cell Biology


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Yeo-Joo Kim

Biological Sciences Cell-Free Expression of Mouse and Bovine γS-crystallin

Rachel Martin Chemistry

8:50 AM Xuan Li Biological Sciences

Up-Regulation of Renal and Vascular Scavenger Receptor SRA1 and Down-Regulation of HDL Re-ceptor ABCA-1 in Kidney and Vascular Issues

Zhenmin Ni Nosratola Vaziri Physiology & Biophysics

9:10 AM Belinda Dao Biological Sciences

Cigarette Smoke Condensate Induces a Dose-Dependent Morphological and Physiological Change in Organotypic Skin Models

Brian Wong Otolaryngology

9:30 AM Allison Zemek Biomedical Engineering

Applying the Generalized Maxwell Model to Char-acterize the Effects of Thermal Damage on Uni-formly Heated Cartilage by Radiofrequency Generator


9:50 AM Zlatko Devcic Koohyar Karimi Biological Sciences

The Use of a Genetic Algorithm and Facial Morph-ing Technology to Define Ethnic-Specific Ideal Fa-cial Aesthetics in Anterior-Poster and Lateral Facial Portraits


10:10 AM David Chang Josephine Le Biological Sciences

The Space Cycle: A Possible Countermeasure for Microgravity

Vincent Caiozzo Orthopaedic Surgery

Oral Session II 3:00 PM David Hadiprodjo

Neurobiology The Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor (nAChR) Antagonist, Mecamylamine, on the Nico-tine-Enhanced Acquisition of Cocaine Self-Administration

James Belluzzi Pharmacology

3:20 PM Kathryn Bordonaro Biological Sciences

Age Effects in Tranylcypromine Enhancement of Nicotine Self-Administration

Frances Leslie Pharmacology

3:40 PM Lesly Martinez Biological Sciences

Age Differences in the Expression of D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptor Synergy


4:00 PM Anna Khalaj Biological Sciences/ Literary Journalism

Sex and Age Differences in Dopamine-Mediated Behaviors


4:20 PM Laura Buntrock Biological Sciences

Age Differences in D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptor Agonist-Induced Locomotion and Stereotypy



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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Roula Saleem

Biological Sciences Ladan Khoddam Biological Sciences/ English

Emergency Physician Patient Satisfaction Interven-tion Survey (EPPSIS)

Shahram Lotfipour Michael Menchine Lynduh Soldavini Emergency Medicine

8:50 AM Samer Roumani Biological Sciences Sarahi Loya Public Health Science

Cross Border Health Utilization Shahram Lotfipour Michael Menchine Emergency Medicine

9:10 AM Nassim Lashkari Anthropology/ Biological Sciences Anjali Bhatt Biomedical Engineering

Barriers to Obtaining Health Insurance Among Pa-tients Presenting to a University-Based Emergency Department and the Efficacy of Patient Education on Access to Health Insurance

Tareg Bey Doug Brosnan Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine

9:30 AM Sepehr Shojaei Wanchi Zeng Biological Sciences

A Prospective Evaluation of Bedside Ultrasound in the Emergency Department for Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis

John Christian Fox Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine

9:50 AM Jesse Chou Biomedical Engineering

The Accuracy of Emergency Department Sonogra-phy for Acute Conditions of the Scrotum (ED SACS)

John Christian Fox Emergency Medicine

10:10 AM Tina Kapadia Biological Sciences Ashleigh Menhadji Neurobiology/ Psychology & Social Behavior

Prospective Evaluation of Ultrasonographic Meas-urement of the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter and Invasive Monitoring of Intracranial Pressure


Oral Session II 3:00 PM Samantha Balasubrama-

nian International Studies

How State Sovereignty Affects Human Rights in a State of Emergency


3:20 PM Carla Rodriguez-Gonzalez Sociology

Border Enforcement and Undocumented Immigra-tion in the 21st Century

Caesar Sereseres Political Science Ricardo Chavira Social Sciences

3:40 PM Brett Reid Criminology / Political Science/ Psychology & Social Behavior

A Review of Margaret Gilbert’s A Theory of Political Obligation

Margaret Gilbert Philosophy

4:00 PM Brett Reid Criminology / Political Science/ Psychology & Social Behavior

Possible Explanations for American Protest Ineffi-cacy: The Supreme Court, Issue Fractionalization, and Competition for Attention

Tony Smith Political Science

4:20 PM Nicholas Woo Political Science

The Moral Justifications of Torture: The United States’ War on Terror

Martin Schwab Philosophy


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Dorothy Pirtle

Social Science The Sisterhood: Black Female Community College Upper Division Transfers Discuss their University Experience at the University of California, Irvine

Leticia Oseguera Education

8:50 AM Dorothy Pirtle Social Science

Roses that Grow from Concrete Frank Wilderson African American Studies

9:10 AM Danielle Kirkwood African-American Studies

Afro-Pessimism and Black Masculinity in Film: Representations of Black Men in Cinema from 1967–2005

Frank Wilderson African American Studies

9:30 AM Tameyka Love Sociology

African Americans in Higher Education at Major Non-African American Universities, Issues of At-tendance and Coping Mechanisms

Belinda Robnett Sociology

9:50 AM Julian Eison Sociology

Media Take Out: The Effects of Black Sitcoms on African American Cultural Values and Socialization

Thomas Parham Psychology & Social Behavior Samuel Gilmore Sociology

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Colin Devane

European Studies Allegory and Idolatry in Early Christian Martyrdom: A Benjaminian Perspective

John Smith German

3:20 PM Trinh Luu Comparative Literature

Strategic Humor in Vietnamese Re-Education Camp Memoirs

Charles Wheeler History

3:40 PM Kevin Li History

The Effectiveness of Vietnamese Strategic Hamlets Charles Wheeler History

4:00 PM Kevin Peng History

American Exceptionalism and the Iraq Conflict Emily Rosenberg History

4:20 PM Jeffrey Schauer Anthropology/ History

An Exemplary Life Posthumously on Show: Freder-ick Courteney Selous, Imperial Masculinity, and the Nascent Conservation Movement

Laura Mitchell History


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Barbara Escobar

Chicano/Latino Studies/ Psychology

Latina/o Students’ College Adjustment and Cultural Congruity Process: A Psychosociocultural Analysis


8:50 AM Veronica Lopez Criminology, Law & Society

Academic Families Among Latina/o Undergradu-ates

Caesar Sereseres Political Science Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences

9:10 AM Uriel Varela Chicano/Latino Studies/ History

Political Knowledge and Media Use of UCI Latino Students

Louis DeSipio Chicano/Latino Studies

9:30 AM Graciela Arguelles Chicano/Latino Studies/ Sociology

Walk Out! A Retrospective Study of the Motivations for Walking Out Among Latina/o High School Stu-dents in the Midst of HR4437 in Spring 2006


9:50 AM Audrey Au International Studies/ Literary Journalism

Surviving America and Striving for Higher Educa-tion: What Happens to the Asian Children of Un-documented Immigrants and what Policies May Help them Succeed?


Oral Session II 3:00 PM Adisa Anderson

Psychology African American Undergraduates and Academic Persistence: A Psychosociocultural Analysis


3:20 PM Kimberly Snodgrass Public Community Service/ Social Science

A Former Foster Youth’s Journey and Acceptance into a University: A Qualitative Research Design

Thurston Domina Education Jeanett Castellanos Social Sciences

3:40 PM Snehal Pathak Sociology

Ethnic Identity Among Second Generation Indian American Immigrants

Jennifer Lee Sociology

4:00 PM Yvette Shahinian Sociology

Armenian Immigrants and their Use of Social Net-works

Susan Brown Sociology

4:20 PM Amy Cooper English/ Philosophy

Solving Racial Identity Conflict: Interracial Play as Interpretive Revision

Linda Bauer Art History


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Vladimir Ochoa

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

A Pan HIV Proteomic Chip for Subtype Specific Diagnosis of Viral Infection

David Camerini Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

8:50 AM Bonnie Lo Art History/ Biological Sciences Bryan Chow Biological Sciences

Expression and Purification of Novel Human β-Defensins


9:10 AM Shushmita Ahmed Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Crystals and Compounds: Understanding an Impor-tant Acyl-CoA Carboxylase Subunit in Mycobacte-rium tuberculosis

Sheryl Tsai Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

9:30 AM Oliver Kamari-Bidkorpeh Biological Sciences/ Chemistry

Mutational Analysis of Actinorhodin Polyketide Ke-toreductase


9:50 AM Tiffany Tu Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Structural Enzymology of Lovastatin Polyketide Synthase



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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Jessica Broadfoot

Sociology A Closer Look at the College Coaching Profession: An Examination of Gender Equity and the Factors Contributing to a Lack of Female College Coaches

Catherine Bolzendahl Samuel Gilmore Sociology

8:50 AM Jennifer Yanni History/ International Studies

iAm an Egyptian Woman: Asserting Egyptian Iden-tity Through Blogs

Victoria Bernal Anthropology Etel Solingen Political Science

9:10 AM Luis Sarmiento Sociology

Cultural Organization and Community Empower-ment

Victoria Beard Planning, Policy, & Design Samuel Gilmore Sociology

9:30 AM Ana Urzua Anthropology

Gentrification and Displacement: Assessing Re-sponses in Santa Ana, California

Michael Montoya Anthropology

9:50 AM Sarah Seif Anthropology/ International Studies

Oral Histories of Coptic Orthodox Christians Perse-cuted in the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries

Thomas Douglas Anthropology

10:10 AM Adriana Lira International Studies

Brazil’s Ethanol in the Global Perspective Caesar Sereseres Political Science


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Joanne Yao

International Studies/ Literary Journalism

Choosing for Others: The Time of AIDS in China and its Relation to Policy, Media, and Education

Feng Wang Sociology

8:50 AM Audrey Au International Studies/ Literary Journalism

China’s Strange Bedfellows: How Do its Commu-nist Rule and Economy Affect the Nation in an In-creasingly Global World?

Feng Wang Sociology

9:10 AM Kent Boydston Political Science

Encounters with Koreanness: Chinese Security Concerns with the Korean Diaspora

Robert Uriu Political Science

9:30 AM Steven Rao International Studies

China’s Internal Challenges and the Relationship to U.S. National Interests


9:50 AM Yuia Chang International Studies/ Political Science

Mental Health Care in the New China Dorothy Solinger Political Science


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Michael Tran

Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering

CFD Investigation of Carbon Burnout in a Full-Scale Coal-Fired Boiler

Derek Dunn-Rankin Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

8:50 AM Matt Bennett Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering

Proposed Study of Hydrocarbon Flames Aboard the International Space Station

Derek Dunn-Rankin Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

9:10 AM Helen Chen Chemical Engineering

Molecular Encapsulation Within an Engineered Protein Cage for Drug Delivery

Szu-Wen Wang Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

9:30 AM Bao Dinh Biomedical Engineering

The Role of Lysyl Oxidase in Collagen Production and Stabilization in Extracellular Matrix of Asth-matic Airway Using Multi-Photon Microscopy

Steven George Biomedical Engineering

9:50 AM Sylvia Pham Biological Sciences

Three-Dimensional Optical Coherence Tomogra-phy Imaging of Retinal Transplants in Photorecep-tor Degenerate Rats

Zhongping Chen Biomedical Engineering

10:10 AM Katie Pickrahn Chemical Engineering

Synthesis and Characterization of Monodisperse Colloidal Silica with Tailored Optical and Surface Properties

Ali Mohraz Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Sanda Cea

Sean O’Rourke Electrical Engineering

Remote Sensing Imagery: Acquisition, Transmis-sion, and Analysis

Glenn Healey Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

3:20 PM Hwanmoon Lee Shao-Ping (Henry) Sung Li-Cheng (Jerry) Tsung Andrew Yang Electrical Engineering

Fall-Safe: Design of a Wireless Fall Monitoring Sys-tem

Mark Bachman Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

3:40 PM Geethika Alapati Biomedical Engineering/ Materials Science

Characterization of Biomimetic Microfluidic-Based Tactile Sensors to Be Used in Advanced Prosthetic Arm

Abraham Lee Biomedical Engineering

4:00 PM Yu Hua Tseng Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering

Two-Phase Flow and PEM Fuel Cell Flow Field Plate Designs

Yun Wang Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

4:20 PM Jonathan Glassman Civil Engineering

Correlating Electromagnetic Properties of Cement Mortar with Compressive Strength

Maria Feng Civil & Environmental Engineering

4:40 PM Amber Greer Civil Engineering

Residual Strengths of Bridge Girders After Lateral Impact

Ayman Mosallam Civil & Environmental Engineering


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Donat Racz

Aerospace Engineering Optimization of Symmetric Mixed MLPG Method for Bernoulli-Euler Beams

Satya Atluri Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

8:50 AM John Boyd Thang Pham Jeffrey Wilschke Leah Zaragoza Aerospace Engineering Raul Martinez Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering Mark Epelbaum Electrical Engineering Kevin Launglucknavalai Anthony Rossi Mechanical Engineering James Costanzo Hong-Hoa Do Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering

2007–2008 UCI Rocket Project Kenneth Mease Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

9:10 AM Keita Imai Aerospace Engineering Andria Welsh Aerospace Engineering/ Materials Science Matthew Bennett James Hu Viviana Villareal Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering Maria Petrosyan Computer Engineering/ Piano Performance Erik Rubow Robert Woo Computer Science & Engineering Arya Ahmadi-Ardakani Kyle Chang Leon Wen Electrical Engineering Peter Hall Electrical Engineering/ Mathematics Antony Abinader Derek Lee Mechanical Engineering

UCI Satellite Benjamin Villac Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

9:30 AM Lawrence Alexander Chad Maynard Aerospace Engineering

AIAA Design/Build/Fly Robert Liebeck Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering


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Humanities Hall, Room 242 (cont’d) Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s) 9:50 AM Daniel Brahan

Miles Chen Roland Chen Henry Lang David Millar Tavis Werts Po-Tsung Wu Mechanical Engineering

Chainless Challenge James Bobrow Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

10:10 AM Yaron Alfi Travis Colesen Allan Eggleton Philip Stahlhuth Patrick Viste Aerospace Engineering Salvador Mayoral Aerospace Engineering/ Materials Science Brian Walker Literary Journalism

UC Irvine Aero Design 2008: Team Pigasus John LaRue Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Zaki Hmaydani

Political Science Breaking The Alliance Structure Lina Kreidie

Social Sciences

3:20 PM Katharine Keith International Studies

The Role of Non-State Actors in U.S.-Iranian Rela-tions

Caesar Sereseres Political Science Lina Kreidie Social Sciences

3:40 PM Regina Park Anthropology/ International Studies

The Relationships Between Shiite Actors in Tehran and Basra: The Consequences for Iraq

Bojan Petrovic Caesar Sereseres Political Science

4:00 PM Nick Masellis Political Science

Military Institutional Culture in an Era of Counter-insurgency


4:20 PM Edward Gonzales Environmental Analysis & Design/ International Studies

U.S.-Mexico Border Security Technology: Interna-tional and Borderland Implications



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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Ardeshir Rahman

Biological Sciences Investigation of Neuronal Abnormalities Due to Dosage Alterations of Intersectin (ITSN) as a Re-sult of Trisomy on Chromosome 21 in Down’s Neu-rons

Jorge Busciglio Neurobiology & Behavior

8:50 AM Jacqueline Seiglie Neurobiology

Mitochondrial Functional Alterations in Down’s Syndrome Lymphoblastoid Cells

Jorge Busciglio Neurobiology & Behavior

9:10 AM Samantha Luk Neurobiology

Mutations that Cause Abnormal Connections in the Development in the Auditory Brainstem

Karina Cramer Neurobiology & Behavior

9:30 AM Yas Sanaiha Biological Sciences

Long Term Potentiation Induces the Phosphoryla-tion of Focal Adhesion Kinase

Christine Gall Anatomy & Neurobiology

9:50 AM Anupam Sharma Biomedical Engineering

Adenosine Blocks the Phosphorylation of an Actin Filament Binding Protein: Implications for Synaptic Plasticity


10:10 AM Bryan Pham Biological Sciences

The α3 Na+/K+ ATPAse Regulates Neuronal Re-sponse to Glutamate

Lutz Hilgenberg Martin Smith Anatomy & Neurobiology

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Cassandra Diaz

Criminology, Law, & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior Andrea Johnston Psychology & Social Behavior

Self-Conscious Emotions in Primary and Secondary Psychopathy

Sally Dickerson Jennifer Skeem Psychology & Social Behavior

3:20 PM Benjamin Gillig Psychology & Social Behavior

Examining the Effects of Early Criminal Justice and Mental Health System Involvement

Jennifer Skeem Psychology & Social Behavior

3:40 PM Anh Ho Psychology

Recidivism of Offenders With and Without Mental Illness


4:00 PM Jada Bittle Criminology, Law & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior

Predicting Recidivism from Internalizing and Ex-ternalizing Behaviors


4:20 PM Cynthia LaCoe Psychology & Social Behavior

Moderators in the Relationship Between the Socio-economic Status and Health Behaviors of Individu-als in Early Adulthood

JoAnn Prause Psychology & Social Behavior

4:40 PM Jason Molina Economics/ International Studies

Health Insecurities and Deficiencies Affect the U.S.-Mexico Border



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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Ryon Graf

Genetics The Effects of Retinoblastoma and Hec1 Protein Interaction on Genomic Instability

Wen-Hwa Lee Biological Chemistry

8:50 AM Aamer Javed Biological Sciences

Role of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) in the Dorsal Midline

Edwin Monuki Pathology

9:10 AM Marielle Reataza Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Endocannabinoid-GABA System in the Ventro-lateral Periaqueductal Gray Is Involved in the At-tenuation of Sympathoexcitatory Cardiovascular Reflexes During Electroacupuncture

John Longhurst Stephanie Tjen-A-Looi Medicine

9:30 AM Amir Shbeeb Biological Sciences

Complement Proteins Overcome Myelin Inhibition of Neurite Outgrowth

Aileen Anderson Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

9:50 AM Marie Trinidad Public Health Policy

Evaluating the Efficacy of Hygiene Improvement Frameworks Using Existing Cultural Beliefs

Zuzana Bic Environmental Health, Science, & Policy

10:10 AM Alejandro Perez Biomedical Engineering

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Associated Risk Factors and the Impact of Acculturation among Multiethnic U.S Adolescents

Nathan Wong Medicine

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Lisa Grosvenor

English The Hierarchy of the Beautiful: Burkean Sublimity in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic Work

Jayne Lewis English

3:20 PM Clare Greene English/ European Studies

Eve’s Recreation: Milton Remembered by Female Writers

Jayne Lewis English

3:40 PM Clara Asuncion English

The Reading Within Reading: Considering Tarot Cards and Literature

Jayne Lewis English

4:00 PM Sarah Abegglen English

“War for a Placket”: Montaigne’s Skepticism and Shakespeare’s Troy

Victoria Silver English

4:20 PM Jessica Newman English/ Women’s Studies

The Performance of Hegemonic Masculinity: “Zu-luness” and the Jacob Zuma Rape Trial

Victoria Silver English Robert Moeller History

4:40 PM Heather Bridges English/ Women’s Studies

Neoliberalism and the Paradox of Equality: How Dominant Representations of Dependency Con-struct Contemptible Subjects

Jennifer Terry Women’s Studies


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Amanda Janesick

Genetics Bioinformatics Identifies Cis-Regulatory Elements in Retinoic Acid-Responsive Genes of the Xenopus Embryo

Bruce Blumberg Developmental & Cell Biology

8:50 AM Stephanie Hua Biological Sciences

Identifying Genes Affecting TGF-β Mediated Cell-Cell Adhesion

Ken Cho Developmental & Cell Biology

9:10 AM Kimberly Nguyen Biological Sciences

OPA1-Mediated Optic Atrophy in Drosophila Model Taosheng Huang Developmental & Cell Biology

9:30 AM Aditi Iyengar Biological Sciences

Development of New Drosophila Models of Poly-glutamine Disorders to Characterize Common Pathomechanisms

J. Lawrence Marsh Developmental & Cell Biology

9:50 AM Sherine Yassa Biological Sciences

The Role of Gas11 in Golgi Apparatus Morphology, Dynamics and Function

Christine Suetterlin Developmental & Cell Biology

10:10 AM Wesley Chin Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Effects of Reforestation on Arthropod Diversity in Degraded Tropical Soils in Costa Rica

F. Lynn Carpenter Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Phillip Haralson

Electrical Engineering/ Physics Improving Carbon Nanotube Transistors Through Needle-Like Contacts

Philip Collins Physics & Astronomy

3:20 PM Eric Richard Chemical Engineering

A Self-Assembly Mediator for Divalent Gold Nanoparticles

Zhibin Guan Chemistry

3:40 PM Jeffrey Kagan Chemical Engineering

Hydrogen Sensing with a Single Palladium Nanowire

Reginald Penner Chemistry

4:00 PM Travis Kruse Biomedical Engineering

Patterning Gold Nanowires on Flexible Substrate Reginald Penner Chemistry

4:20 PM Jimmy Vo Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science Engineering Satoru Emori Brian James Materials Science Engineering

Ultrahigh Vacuum Instrumentation for Scanning Probe Microscopy Studies of Noble Metal Catalysts at the Nanoscale

Regina Ragan Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

4:40 PM Laura Innes International Studies/ Physics

Preparation of Nanoporous Ion Current Oscillator Zuzanna Siwy Physics & Astronomy


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Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)

Oral Session I 8:30 AM Elena Briber

Dance Dance and Media Performance: Interaction of the Past and Present

John Crawford Lisa Naugle Dance

8:50 AM Candice Cross Rachel Pace Dance

Transcendence Art Theatre Presents “Prisms: An Interdisciplinary Art Show”

Lisa Naugle Dance

9:10 AM Rachel Pace Dance

Wide Awake: Dance and Video John Crawford Dance

9:30 AM Candice Cross Dance

Splashes to Smoke: A Prayer to Lamenja John Crawford Lisa Naugle Dance

9:50 AM Krystal Matsuyama Dance

San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and Jírí Kylián Jodie Gates Dance

10:10 AM Krystal Matsuyama Dance

Staatsballett Berlin Assistance Project Jodie Gates Dance


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Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Jacob Knobel

Informatics The Vagina Monologues Don Hill

Drama

3:20 PM Negin Singh Ariana Lambdin Drama Nick Refuerzo Film & Media Studies

The Living Room Tour: Slow Through Eden Don Hill Drama

3:40 PM Denver Vaughn Drama

Fallujah Good Don Hill Drama

4:00 PM Robert Ashmore English

When Good Soldiers Go Bad: Juvenile Delinquency in the Hollywood Films of Audie Murphy

Jerome Christensen English

4:20 PM Maureen Chesus Aysha Wax Drama

Making the Transition from College Actor to Pro-fessional Actor

Myrona DeLaney Drama

4:40 PM Ana Macias Dance

Paul Taylor Summer Intensive Loretta Livingston Dance


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Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 Time Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)

Oral Session I 8:30 AM Sevan Torossian

Public Health Policy Regulation of CNS Autoimmunity through β1,6GlcNAc Branched N-Glycan Alterations by 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3

Michael Demetriou Neurology

8:50 AM Amanda Ruiz Biological Sciences

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Detection of the m2A10 Transgene Location in the Mosquito Vector, Anopheles stephensi

Anthony A. James Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

9:10 AM Marlene Morcos Biological Sciences

Evaluating α-Lipoic Acid as a Candidate Anti-Aging Compound

Mahtab Jafari Pharmaceutical Sciences

9:30 AM Pamela Ny Biological Sciences

Screening Rhodiola rosea as a Potential Anti-Aging Drug in Drosophila melanogaster by Determining RNA and DNA Oxidation by HPLC-ECD


9:50 AM Omar Abuzaineh Biological Sciences

The Effect of Music on Fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster


10:10 AM Agnesa Avanesian Biological Sciences

Protection of Human Fibroblasts against Oxidatvie Stress by Rhodiola rosea


Oral Session II 3:00 PM Zane Taylor

International Studies Going, Going, Gone: The Rise and Decline of Base-ball in the Philippines

Thomas Douglas Anthropology

3:20 PM Natasha Mirc Sociology

Soccer and Fan Identity: A Fan Typology Edwin Amenta Sociology

3:40 PM Joshua Gladieux Political Science

Whose Land? Unitary and Adversary Democracy in the Territory of Nunavut, Canada

Carole Uhlaner Political Science

4:00 PM Sheilamae Reyes Anthropology/ Sociology

Framing California’s Proposition 187: A Comparison of Conceptual and Keyword Coding Analyses of Newspaper Data

David Meyer Sociology

4:20 PM Maria Corazon Garaniel Political Science/ Sociology

The Global Warming Movement: The City of Ir-vine’s Plans for Change

David Meyer Sociology


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Patricia Bauler

Chemistry Molecular Dynamics Study of Charge Separation in an Electric Field and Nanoscale Environment

Craig Martens Chemistry

8:50 AM Michael Todhunter Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Purification of Catalytically Active APOBEC3G from Escherichia coli

Gregory Weiss Chemistry

9:10 AM Denise Der Biology/ Chemistry

Mutagenesis, Overexpression, and Purification of DNase for Single Molecule Studies

Gregory Weiss Chemistry

9:30 AM Dante Podesto Chemistry

Modification of the Duff Formylation Reaction Scott Rychnovsky Chemistry

9:50 AM Amy Blackmon Jantammy Vargas Biological Sciences Christina Neino Chemistry

Iso-Butane and N-Butane Ratios Indicate Chlorine Chemistry in the Air Above Hot Tubs

Donald Blake Chemistry

10:10 AM Allen Chau Earth & Environmental Sciences

Wind and Oceanic Energy in Electricity Generation Zoltan Mester Civil & Environmental Engineering

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Aaron Abajian

Biological Sciences/ Computer Science & Engineering/ Mathematics

ProfileGrids: New Visual Representation of Multiple Sequence Alignments

Alberto Roca Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

3:20 PM Gabriela Marcu Informatics/ Psychology & Social Behavior

Reactions to the Use of Wearable Recording Tech-nology for Aiding People with Memory Impair-ments

Gillian Hayes Informatics

3:40 PM Angelo Pioli Informatics

Mobile Audio Knowledge Sharing Ban Al-Ani Andre van der Hoek Informatics

4:00 PM Maxim Lazarov Computer Science

Efficient Representation of Photometric Properties in a Projector-Camera Pair

Aditi Majumder Computer Science

4:20 PM Samuel Kaufman Informatics

Nomatic*IM Donald J. Patterson Informatics

4:40 PM Cameron Lewis Information & Computer Science

Internet Reputation Systems Tatsuya Suda Ariffin Yahaya Computer Science


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Nicole Moshfegh

Psychology & Social Behavior Hardiness and Psychological Well-Being in College Students

Salvatore Maddi Psychology & Social Behavior

8:50 AM Rozan Khalil Psychology & Social Behavior

The Role of Health Education and Hardiness in Perceived Wellness


9:10 AM Sean Fleming Psychology & Social Behavior/ Sociology

Sexual Deviance and Psychosexual Development Salvatore Maddi Psychology & Social Behavior Danielle Rudes Sociology

9:30 AM Ashley Boal Psychology

Assessment of Sexual Victimization and Intimate Partner Violence at the University of California, Ir-vine

Manuel Gomez Education Mandy Mount Sociology

9:50 AM Motunrayo Akinmurele Political Science/ Women’s Studies

Comfort Women: Transnational Activism and Global Norms

Claire Kim Political Science

Oral Session II 3:00 PM Madihha Ahussain

Psychology & Social Behavior/ Sociology Allina Hightower Psychology & Social Behavior

The Association Between Stressful Life Events and Violence Among Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders

Elizabeth Cauffman Psychology & Social Behavior

3:20 PM Elizabeth Munoz Psychology & Social Behavior

Control Beliefs when Faced with the Uncontrolla-ble: Perceptions Influence Emotional Outcomes

Susan Charles Psychology & Social Behavior

3:40 PM Shabnam Moghbeli Roy Taggueg Anny Yang Psychology & Social Behavior

Coping After a National Tragedy Using Web 2.0 Roxane Cohen Silver Psychology & Social Behavior

4:00 PM Eddie Erazo Psychology & Social Behavior

The Effect of Burnout on Cortisol Reactivity to a Laboratory Stressor Task

Sally Dickerson Psychology & Social Behavior

4:20 PM Rose Alapat Biological Sciences

Does High Trait Hostility Correlate to Diets High in Protein and Low in Carbohydrate for Young Adult Males?

Larry Jamner Psychology & Social Behavior


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Oral Session I 8:30 AM Troy Campbell

Psychology & Social Behavior Puppy Pictures! The Role of “Irrelevant” Visceral Cues on Moral Decisions

Peter Ditto Psychology & Social Behavior

8:50 AM Zheng Bi Psychology & Social Behavior

A Drop in the Bucket?—The Analytic System of Thinking on Donation to Identifiable and Statistical Victims

Peter Ditto Psychology & Social Behavior

9:10 AM Sabrina Grondhuis Psychology & Social Behavior

Autism Spectrum Disorders and Family Function-ing

Wendy Goldberg Psychology & Social Behavior

9:30 AM Nairi Mathewsian Psychology

The Impact of a Working Memory Load on Problem Solving by Analogy

Lindsey Richland Education

9:50 AM Albert Kang Psychology

Effects of Videogame Expertise on Spatial Attention Networks

Ramesh Srinivasan Cognitive Sciences

10:10 AM Reno Bowen Psychology

Peripheral Motion Based Stimuli: Specially Func-tioning Exogenous Cues?

Charles Wright Cognitive Sciences


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Poster Presentations Posters will be displayed throughout the second and third floors of the Humanities Hall Building. Students will be available to answer questions regarding their projects during the Poster Session from 1:30 – 2:50 PM.

Abstracts for the presentations at this year’s Symposium are available on the UROP Web site:

http://www.urop.uci.edu/symposium.html

Individual Poster Presentations

Poster # Student Presenter(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor(s)

129 Ani Abrahamyan Biological Sciences

Mitochondrial Function and Antioxidant Defenses in Rhodiola rosea Fed Fruit Flies


118 Shushmita Ahmed Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Crystals and Compounds: Understanding an Impor-tant Acyl-CoA Carboxylase Subunit in Mycobacte-rium tuberculosis


210 Matthew Alecock Social Ecology

California’s Failed Attempts at Physician-Assisted Euthanasia Legislation

John Dombrink Criminology, Law & Society

75 Jessica Alvarez Biological Sciences

Variation of Disk Morphology in Gobiesocidae from Two Distinct Environments

Adam Summers Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

9 Mariam Amini Biological Sciences

Changes in Water Content Following Seizures As-sessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Tissue Analysis

Devin Binder Neurosurgery

244 Adisa Anderson Psychology

African American Undergraduates and Academic Persistence: A Psychosociocultural Analysis


3 Janetta Arellano Biological Sciences

Role of AQP-4 on the Neuron Cell Death and De-generation in the Formation of Epileptic Networks in the Brain


211 Clara Asuncion English

The Reading Within Reading: Considering Tarot Cards and Literature

Jayne Lewis English

131 Sahar Ataii Biological Sciences

Effect of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides on Mortality of Drosophila melanogaster


192 Malerie Ayala Chemistry

Synthesis of Novel Cross-Linking Reagents for the Study of Protein Interactions

Scott Rychnovsky Chemistry

52 Jaclyn Barrera Neurobiology

An Optical Approach to the Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

Jae-Ho Baek Petra Wilder-Smith Beckman Laser Institute

46 Henrissa Bassey Biological Sciences

Barriers to Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Healthcare Workers

Behnoosh Afghani Pediatrics

65 Pooja Bhojak Biological Sciences

Detection of Bacteria in Ice Used for Consumption in Fast Food Restaurants


234 Reno Bowen Psychology

Peripheral Motion Based Stimuli: Specially Func-tioning Exogenous Cues?

Charles Wright Cognitive Sciences


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164 Jakob Bredsguard Chemical Engineering

The Effect of Fractal Dimensions on Optical Prop-erties

Vasan Venugopalan Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

110 Jessica Bruystens Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Structure Determination and Analysis of Terminal Uridylyltransferases by Means of X-Ray Crystallog-raphy for Trypanoside Development

Hartmut Luecke Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

239 Andrea Bui Economics

Survival Models of Bank Failure During the Great Depression

Gary Richardson Economics

193 Xuyen Caponera Chemistry

Examination of the Scope of the Zincke Ring Open-ing Reaction of Pyridines

Christopher Vanderwal Chemistry

56 Maureen Chand Biological Sciences

Multiple Shoot Formation from Dissected Embryos of Strelitzia reginae (Bird of Paradise)

Franz Hoffmann Shyun-shyun Tsay Developmental & Cell Biology

47 Christina Chang Biological Sciences

Comparison of the Use of Hand Gel Versus Hand Washing Before and After Patient Care


74 Michelle Chang Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Interactions Between Plants and Microbes: A Mechanism for Invasion of Exotic Grasses in Cali-fornia?


172 Allen Chau Earth & Environmental Sciences

Wind and Oceanic Energy in Electricity Generation Zoltan Mester Civil & Environmental Engineering

171 Wei Sang Chen Earth & Environmental Sciences

Engineering Advanced Oxidation Treatment for Disinfection Byproducts in Water Reuse

William Cooper Civil & Environmental Engineering

27 David Cheng Biological Sciences

Zn2+ Induced Changes in and Interaction with Dysfunctional Mitochondria Related Apoptotic Cell Death

John Weiss Neurology

104 Vivian Chinn Biological Sciences

A Pan HIV-1 Proteomic Chip for Subtype Specific Diagnosis of Viral Infection


223 Erik Christensen Criminal Justice, Law & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior

Anger and Psychological Adjustment of Soldiers who Have Sought Health Care

Roxane Cohen Silver Ray Novaco Psychology & Social Behavior

213 Christine Chu Political Science/ Psychology & Social Behavior

Are Australians Concerned About Terrorism? A Na-tionwide Study

Alison Holman College of Health Sciences Roxane Cohen Silver Psychology & Social Behavior

226 Megan Clark Anthropology

The Last Frontier: Neocommodification, Neoliber-alism and the Trafficking of Nepalese Girls into Indian Brothels

William Maurer Sheila O’Rourke Anthropology

37 Bita Cyrus Biological Sciences

The Role of Lhx2 in Neurogenesis in the Cerebral Cortex


57 Frankie Daniel Biological Sciences

Assessment of Seed Production and Identification of a Pollinator of a South African Species (Strelitzia reginae) in Southern California

Franz Hoffmann Developmental & Cell Biology

235 Alexander Davis Psychology

Functional Differences in Visual Motion Judgments Charles Chubb Charles Wright Cognitive Sciences


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216 Cindy De La Cruz Psychology

Physiological and Psychological Responses: Latinos in a Socially Evaluative Setting

Sally Dickerson Psychology & Social Behavior

205 Judy De La O Political Science

The California Community College System: Patterns in Latino Student Transfer Rates to the University of California


94 Amish Doshi Biological Sciences

Further Development of 18F-FBM for detecting of β-Amyloid Plaques and Neurofibrillary Tangles in Alzheimer’s Disease

Jogeshwar Mukherjee Psychiatry & Human Behavior

169 Alexander Edwards Computer Engineering

Automatic Collection of Software Faults Brian Demsky Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

247 Jennifer Evans Political Science

Modern French Protests Dorothy Solinger Political Science

144 Jamie Evora Biomedical Engineering

μ-Fluid Flow Induction of Endothelial NO Produc-tion

Elliot Botvinick Biomedical Engineering

45 Maryam Fakhrai Neurobiology

Comparison of Drug Sensitivities of Staphylococcus aureus in Adult vs. Pediatric Populations


148 Youssef Farhat Biomedical Engineering

Monte-Carlo-Based Study of Depth-Resolved Laser Speckle Imaging with Spatially Modulated Light

Bernard Choi Beckman Laser Institute

229 Charles Felix Psychology

The Effects of Priming on the Interpretation of Am-biguous Idioms

Mary Louise Kean Cognitive Sciences

242 Cristina Flores Psychology & Social Behavior

Latina/o Parents’ Attitudes Towards Higher Edu-cation


138 Amanda Franciscus Genetics

Antibody Blockade of Potassium Channels in the Thalamus Reverses Desflurane-Induced Uncon-sciousness in Rats

Michael Alkire Anesthesiology

159 Raymond Fung Biomedical Engineering/ Materials Science

Strain Sensitive Array for the Study of Muscle Sur-face Mechanics

William Tang Biomedical Engineering

49 Kristina Garma Biological Sciences

Is Hand Hygiene Compliance Optimal Among Health Care Workers?


105 Bunnee Goldberg Biological Sciences

An Immunohistochemical Study Analyzing the Re-lationship Between CD31 and Thrombospondin-1 in Early Stage Breast Cancer

Dana Chase John Fruehauf Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

182 Evan Gorski Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering

UC Irvine 2008 Formula SAE Derek Dunn-Rankin Michael McCarthy Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

33 Alexander Grant Physics

Characterization of a Fiber Based Probe for Quanti-tative Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy of Cutaneous Melanoma

Anthony Durkin Biomedical Engineering

76 Mary Greas Biological Sciences

The Effects of Nitrogen Addition at Different Stages of Decomposition

Kathleen Treseder Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

198 Amanda Grummon Mathematics

The Mathematical Modeling of Language Acquisi-tion from Inconsistent Input

Natalia Komarova Mathematics


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95 Iman Hadaya Biological Sciences

Relations Among Menstruation, Sleep and Mal-adaptive Behaviors in Individuals with Develop-mental Disabilities

Paul Touchette Pediatrics Curt Sandman Psychiatry & Human Behavior

35 Alex Hamil Genetics

Trimerization of JSRV Envelope Protein Is not Necessary for Transformation

Hung Fan Cancer Center

31 Ann Hana Biological Sciences

Monitoring Breast Tumor’s Responses to Avastin Using a Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy

Albert Cerussi Beckman Laser Institute

151 Joseph Hazani Biomedical Engineering

A Design and Method to Remove Excess Glucose in the Small Intestine for Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity


150 Joseph Hazani Biomedical Engineering

Removal of Excess Fatty Deposits via a Targeting Microbubble Delivery System


224 Brittany Hendricks Psychology & Social Behavior

Age Differences in Preschoolers’ Ability to Discern Fantasy and Reality

Jodi Quas Psychology & Social Behavior

128 Jon Heston Neurobiology

The Depressive-Like Effect of Nicotine in Tranyl-cypromine Pretreated Adolescent Male Rats

James Belluzzi Pharmacology

120 Danny Ho Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

The 2.6Å Crystal Structure of hp53R2: A Novel p53-Inducible Ribonucleotide Reductase


26 Andy Hoang Comparative Literature/ Neurobiology

Mutation in the Drosophila Calcium Channel Gene cac/Dmca1A Reduces Sustained Calcium Currents in Cholinergic Projection Neurons

Diane O’Dowd Anatomy & Neurobiology

6 Christina Hoang Biological Sciences

Glial Cell Changes Following the Onset of Sponta-neous Seizures in Wild-Type vs. Aquaporin-4-Deficient Mice


152 Kinman Hong Biomedical Engineering

Introduction of Cholesterol to Increase Microbubble Lipid Shell Stability


187 Chun-Ching Huang Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Making Various Shapes of Macrocycles Using Fmoc-Abc2k(Boc)-OH as Monomers

James Nowick Chemistry

181 Karen Hung Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering

Formula Hybrid Race Car Michael McCarthy Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

69 Yazeed Ibrahim Biological Sciences

The Abundance of Phages Infecting Synechococcus spp. along the Newport Coast


92 Megan Ikeda Neurobiology

Is Contextual Fear Memory Supported by Different Brain Networks at Recent and Remote Time Points?

John Guzowski Neurobiology & Behavior

55 Amanda Janesick Genetics

Bioinformatics Identifies Cis-Regulatory Elements in Retinoic Acid-Responsive Genes of the Xenopus Embryo

Bruce Blumberg Developmental & Cell Biology

228 Nicole Jardine Psychology

Neural Adaptation Reveals Viewpoint Independ-ence in the Human STS

Emily Grossman Cognitive Sciences

135 Nelson Jen Biomedical Engineering

Investigation of the Biological Roles of Adrm1 Phosphorylation

Lan Huang Physiology & Biophysics


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36 Karanjodh Johal Biological Sciences

Action of Low Dose Resveratrol and Cetuximab on Wnt and MAPK Pathways in RKO Colon Cancer Cells

Randall Holcombe Medicine

30 Kameran Johnson Developmental & Cell Biology

The Role of SXR in Breast Cancer Stem Cells Bruce Blumberg Developmental & Cell Biology

43 Nathan Kamel Psychology

Interaction Between Endocannabinoid and GABA Systems in the vlPAG During Electroacupuncture to Modulate Sympathetic Cardiovascular Response


194 Jacob Kanady Chemistry

Synthetic Studies Towards Polychlorinated Sulfolip-ids

Christopher Vanderwal Chemistry

183 Samuel Kaufman Informatics

Nomatic*IM Donald J. Patterson Informatics

44 Ramni Khattar Biological Sciences

HAPPY Shaista Malik Jagat Narula Medicine

202 Eunice Kim Studio Art

The Ephemeral Visual Shelby Roberts Studio Art

99 Juliet Kim Biological Sciences

Differential Temperature Susceptibility and Survival of Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia hermsii

Alan Barbour Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

153 Michael Klopfer Biomedical Engineering

Detector Characterization and Detective Quantum Efficiency (DQE) Measurement of a Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) X-Ray Detector for Medical X-Ray Imaging Applications

Sabee Molloi Biomedical Engineering

161 Michael Klopfer Biomedical Engineering

Comparison of Understanding of Reversed Speech in Different Listening Conditions

Fan-Gang Zeng Biomedical Engineering

238 Alejandro Komai Economics/ Mathematics

Declaration of Dependence: An Interdisciplinary Investigation into the American Banking Crises of the Great Depression

Gary Richardson Economics Caryl Margulies Mathematics Joanne Christopherson Social Sciences

217 Nory Kotrasa Psychology & Social Behavior

Social Support and Cognitive Appraisals Sally Dickerson Psychology & Social Behavior

12 Shan Kuang Neurobiology

The Effects of Ephrin-B2 on Synaptic Connections and Myelin Development in the Auditory Brainstem


59 Eric Kuo Biomedical Engineering

In-Depth Study of Neural Stem Cell Apoptosis and Chemotaxis in a Microfluidic BMP4 Gradient

Noo Li Jeon Biomedical Engineering Edwin Monuki Pathology

73 Marlyse Labordo Biological Sciences/ Economics

Presence of Native Perennial Grass Decreases Inva-sive Success of an Annual Exotic Grass


81 Andrew Laguna Biological Sciences

The Sensitivity of Focused Assessment of Sonogra-phy for Trauma (FAST) in Detecting Clinically Sig-nificant Injury in Pediatric Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma


156 David Lai Biomedical Engineering

Synergistic Effects of Haptotactic and Chemotactic Attractants on Osteoprogenitor Cell Invasion

Andrew Putnam Biomedical Engineering


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77 Jason Lam Biological Sciences/ International Studies

The Effects of Assortative Mating by Flowering Time on other Phenological and Morphological Traits

Steven Franks Arthur Weis Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

155 Trevor Law Biomedical Engineering

Large-Network Cortical Model for Generation of Realistic Local Field Potentials and Action Poten-tials

Zoran Nenadic Biomedical Engineering

123 Annie Lay Biological Sciences

High Resolution Three-Dimensional Reconstruc-tion of the Optic Nerve Head Using Second Har-monic Generation (SHG) and Confocal Microscopy

Donald Brown Ophthalmology

100 Darrick Lee Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Endonuclease G Plays a Role in Immunoglobulin Class Switch DNA Recombination and Somatic Hypermutation

Paolo Casali Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

190 Brian Leon Chemistry

Progress Towards the Synthesis of Sieboldine A Larry Overman Chemistry

130 Veronica Lewis Public Health Policy

The Effect of Rhodiola rosea on Drosophila melanogaster Fecundity and Number of Progeny


137 Xuan Li Biological Sciences

Up-Regulation of Renal and Vascular Scavenger Receptor SRA1 and Down-Regulation of HDL Re-ceptor ABCA-1 in Kidney and Vascular Issues

Zhenmin Ni Nosratola Vaziri Physiology & Biophysics

245 Kimberly Liang International Studies

The Emergence of Civil Society in Mexico: The Im-portance of Grassroots Organizations in the Spread of Civic Culture and Citizen Participation

Ricardo Chavira Social Sciences

62 Saif Liswi Biological Sciences

A McDonal Kreitman Test of Selection Using the Blue Opsin Gene of Liminitis Butterflies

Adriana Briscoe Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

140 Justin Little Aerospace Engineering/ Physics

Study of the Plasma Structure in the Plume of Hol-low Cathodes


141 Justin Little Aerospace Engineering/ Physics

Simulation of Transport Phenomena in the Plume of Stationary Plasma Hall Thrusters


174 Leslie Liu Informatics

Distributed and Fractal Pixel Sensors Joerg Meyer Biomedical Engineering

24 Yu Liu Biological Sciences

Electro Acupuncture Activates Glutamatergic Neu-rons in Arcuate Nucleus (ARC), which Project into Ventral Lateral Periaqueductal Gray (vlPAG)

John Longhurst Medicine

60 Itamar Livnat Biological Sciences

Analysis of Two Post-Translational Modifications, Polyglutamylation and Polyglycylation During Mouse Spermatogenesis

Grant MacGregor Developmental & Cell Biology

16 Richard Liwanag Biological Sciences

Endogenous GluR1 Surface Expression in Acute Slices

Christine Gall Ching-Yi Lin Anatomy & Neurobiology

158 Edward Lo Biomedical Engineering

The Effect of Carbon Doping on PDMS and its Role in the Heart Strain Gauge

William Tang Biomedical Engineering

13 Samantha Luk Neurobiology

Mutations that Cause Abnormal Connections in the Development in the Auditory Brainstem


15 Gregory Lull Biological Sciences

Assessment of Axon Guidance by Neurotrophic Growth Factors in 3-D Gradients

Lisa Flanagan Pathology


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201 Annie MacDougall Dance

A Study in Dance Improvisation Lisa Naugle Dance

189 Katherine Mackenzie Biological Sciences/ Chemistry

Facilitating In Situ “Isotagging” of Sugars in the NMR Tube Using Selective TBDPS Protection of Primary Hydroxyl Groups

A.J. Shaka Chemistry

133 Mona Malakouti Biological Sciences

The Potential Anti-Aging Effects of (-) Epigallo-catechin gallate (EGCG) from Green Tea on Droso-phila melanogaster


136 Erick Maravilla Biomedical Engineering

Muscle Activity Patterns and Feeding Kinematics in Atlantic Hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)

Adam Summers Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

195 Yannika Marrs Chemical Engineering

Surface Tension Measurements of Alkali Halides Salts Dissolved in Ethylene Glycol

John Hemminger Chemistry

230 Nancy Martinez Psychology

Verbal Working Memory in Spanish-English Bilin-guals

Mary Louise Kean Cognitive Sciences

112 Stephen Mayclin Biological Sciences

Search for Silver Bullets: 3- to 5-mer Peptides as Crystallization Additives

Alexander McPherson Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

101 Vikram Mehta Biological Sciences

Role of Anti-TLR2 Ligands in Increasing Adriamy-cin’s Breast Cancer Apoptosis

Sastry Gollapudi Medicine

102 Kimia Menhaji Genetics

Generation of a Targeted Insertion Model of Hunt-ington’s Disease in Drosophila

J. Lawrence Marsh Developmental & Cell Biology

116 Todd Metzger Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

C5a Receptor Expression in C5a Antagonist Treated Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Models

Andrea Tenner Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

149 Wael Mismar Biomedical Engineering

Generation of Concentration Gradients Using Mi-crofluidic Devices

Noo Li Jeon Biomedical Engineering

86 Shamik Mukherji Biological Sciences

Ethnic/Racial Differences in Medication Adherence Due to Cost Among Patients with Type II Diabetes

John Billimek Quyen Ngo-Metzger Dara Sorkin Medicine

139 Au Co Nguyen Biological Sciences

Yttrium-90 Therasphere® as a Therapeutic Modality for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

David Imagawa Surgery

18 Jennifer Nguyen Biological Sciences

Theta Burst Stimulation Increases Phosphorylation of Ampa Receptors in Dendritic Spines


157 Minh Guong Nguyen Biomedical Engineering

Single-Cell Platforms for Microbiomechanics William Tang Biomedical Engineering

79 Nhu Nguyen Biological Sciences

The Significance of Inbreeding Depression in the Evolution of Distyly in Oxalis alpina

Ann Sakai Stephen Weller Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

84 Tuong Van Nguyen Biological Sciences

Assessing Methodology in a Comparative Study Between Tigecycline and Ceftriaxone Sodium Plus Metronidazole in Treating Patients with an Intra-Abdominal Infection

Michael Burns Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine

22 Miriam Nojan Neurobiology

The Role of Valosin Contain Protein (VCP) Muta-tion in Frontotemporal Dementia: Characterization of a Novel Transgenic Mouse Model of FTD

Frank LaFerla Neurobiology & Behavior


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222 Guita Nouranian Psychology & Social Behavior

Would You Give your Memories a Facelift? Atti-tudes Toward Cosmetic Neurology

Kally Nelson Psychology & Social Behavior

132 Pamela Ny Biological Sciences

Screening Rhodiola rosea as a Potential Anti-Aging Drug in Drosophila melanogaster by Determining RNA and DNA Oxidation by HPLC-ECD


113 Roxanna Ochoa Developmental & Cell Biology

Analysis of Dinitroaniline Resistance: The Effects of Double Mutations in Toxoplasma Alpha-tubulin

Naomi Morrissette Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

29 Yu Ong Biological Sciences

Angiogenic Levels in Glioma Xenografts from Modified Expression of PAX6 and Putative Anti-Angiogenic Gene EFEMP1

Yi-Hong Zhou Neurobiology & Behavior

108 Laura Ortiz Biological Sciences

The Effect of Benzo(a)pyrene on Testes of Nrf2 Deficient vs. Wild-Type Mice

Ulrike Luderer Medicine

67 Sneah Pathak Biological Sciences/ Political Science

Fungal Diversity in Salt Marsh Sediments Jennifer Martiny Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

97 Lindsay Peltz Biological Sciences

Ampakine CX929 Increases Levels of BDNF and DARPP-32 in the Striatum of HD Mutant Mice

Danielle Simmons Psychiatry & Human Behavior

208 Laura Perez Psychology

Educating Latino Parents in Supporting College Pathways


237 Huy Pham Economics

America’s Indebtedness Fabio Milani Gary Richardson Economics

114 Kevin Pham Biological Sciences

Functional Conservation of Exon 19 Between CLOCK and NPAS2

Saurabh Sahar Paolo Sassone-Corsi Pharmacology

115 Kevin Pham Biological Sciences

Drosophila CLOCK Is a Histone Acetyltransferase Saurabh Sahar Paolo Sassone-Corsi Pharmacology

160 Minhthy Pham Biomedical Engineering

Imaging of Fibroblast Migration and Collagen For-mation in a Modified RAFT Using Multiphoton Microscopy

Tatiana Krasieva Beckman Laser Institute Bruce Tromberg Biomedical Engineering

111 Tiffany Pham Biological Sciences/ Chemistry

In Vitro Selection of Metabolite-Dependent Self-Cleaving Ribozymes from the Mouse Genome

Andrej Luptak Chemistry

40 Jessica Pharar Biological Sciences

Effectiveness of Toluidine Blue as an Aid to Biopsy in the Diagnosis of DMBA-Induced Hamster Pouch Dysplasia and Carcinoma

Petra Wilder-Smith Beckman Laser Institute

89 Jenny Phung Biological Sciences

The Effects of Maternal Depression and Anxiety on the Development of Behaviorally Inhibited Tem-perament in Two-Year-Old Children

Elysia Davis Psychiatry & Human Behavior

88 Andrew Pourmoussa Biological Sciences

Premorbid Social Interaction Correlation with In-creased Quality of Life of Schizophrenic Individuals

Rimal Bera Psychiatry & Human Behavior

11 Mohsin Rajani Biological Sciences

A Cysteine Rich Neurotrophic Factor (CRNF) in Aplysia californica: Cloning and Characterization

Thomas Carew Neurobiology & Behavior

109 Ramyadeepika Rao Biological Sciences

Solving the Structure of Alpha-19 Giardin Using X-Ray Crystallography

Hartmut Luecke Molecular Biology & Biochemistry


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199 Krishanu Ray Physics/ Quantitative Economics

The Quantum Mechanics of Billions of Fermions Kieron Burke Physics & Astronomy

42 Marielle Reataza Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Endocannabinoid-GABA System in the Ventro-lateral Periaqueductal Gray Is Involved in the At-tenuation of Sympathoexcitatory Cardiovascular Reflexes During Electroacupuncture


207 Melissa Rico Psychology/ Sociology

Latina Students’ Graduate School Decisions: A Psy-chosociocultural Analysis


91 Alexander Ring Biological Sciences

Eyeblink Startle Reactivity During Presentation of Happy and Fearful Facial Expressions

Mark Geyer Psychiatry & Human Behavior

63 Ashley Russell Applied Ecology

Potential for Bioremediation of Costa Rican Soil F. Lynn Carpenter Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

206 Sobia Saleem English/ Global Cultures

Weaving through Film and Literature: Lahiri’s & Nair’s The Namesake with Gogol’s “The Overcoat”

Beheroze Shroff Asian American Studies

8 Kaivan Salehpour Biological Sciences

Epileptic Seizures Regulate the Expression of AQP4 in the Brain


191 Rina Salurialam Chemistry

Studies of the Duff Formylation on Phenolic Sub-strates

Scott Rychnovsky Chemistry

17 Yas Sanaiha Biological Sciences

Long Term Potentiation Induces the Phosphoryla-tion of Focal Adhesion Kinase


177 Michael Schatzmann Chemical Engineering

Developments in the Characterization and Practical Applications of Lanthanum Phosphate

Martha Mecartney Peter Morgan Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

38 Rachel Schreyer Biological Sciences

A Novel BMP Activity Readout Mouse Edwin Monuki Pathology

25 Joseph Seif Biological Sciences

BDNF/TRKB Signaling Pathway Altered by Six Weeks of Exercise in the Aged APOE4 Alzheimer’s Mouse Model

Carl Cotman Kathryn Nichol Neurobiology & Behavior

93 Mary Seif Biological Sciences

Seizure Disorder in Adults with Down Syndrome and Alzheimer Type Dementia: Effects on Rate of Progression of Dementia

Ira Lott Pediatrics

4 Marcus Seldin Biological Sciences

Expression of Aquaporin-4 in the Adult Mouse Brain


1 Amir Shbeeb Biological Sciences

Complement Proteins Overcome Myelin Inhibition of Neurite Outgrowth

Aileen Anderson Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

220 Kulwinder Singh Psychology & Social Behavior

Home Alone: Why Do Adolescents Smoke Most while Alone in the Home Environment?


72 Amanda Siu Biological Sciences

Genetic Correlations of Multiple Measures of Sex Allocation for Schiedea salicaria (Caryophyllaceae)


241 Lauren Smith Sociology

Building the Farm Team: The Role of Local Women’s PACs

Catherine Bolzendahl Sociology

106 Sylvia Soo East Asian Cultures/ Genetics

Methodology to Purify M. tuberculosis Native Se-creted Hemophore for Crystallography Studies

Celia Goulding Molecular Biology & Biochemistry


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66 Stanley Sowy Biological Sciences

Cricket Antennae Are Mechanically Damped (Acheta domesticus L.)

Catherine Loudon Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

54 Kulginder Sran Biological Sciences

A Non-Invasive Optical Approach to In Vivo Perio-dontitis Under Diabetes Mellitus


53 Kulginder Sran Biological Sciences

In Vivo Optical Monitoring and Diagnosis of Hu-man Periodontitis


14 Andrew Sumarto Biological Sciences/ Biomedical Engineering

Neuronal Differentiation of Human Adipose Tis-sue-Derived Stem Cells for Peripheral Nerve Regen-eration In Vivo

Gregory Evans Thomas Scholz Surgery

147 Hien Tang Biological Sciences

Photoactivation of Circulating Rose Bengal to In-duce Ischemic Stroke


240 Xenia Tashlitsky Political Science

The Politics of Powerlessness: How and Why the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Employ the Internet to Establish the Legitimacy of their Cause and Ensure the Success of their Movement


232 Rochelle Telebrico Psychology

Discrete Objects vs. Continuous Quantity: Chil-dren’s Use of Number Words

Barbara Sarnecka Emily Slusser Cognitive Sciences

184 Roy Tiburcio Information & Computer Science

Filtering and Visualization of User Story Cards in Software Development

Susan Sim Informatics

107 Rodrigo Torres Biological Sciences

Structural Characterization of RipA, RipB and RipC from Yesinia pestis

Celia Goulding Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

23 Christina Tran Biological Sciences

Preventing Aβ42 Accumulation Delays the Onset and Development of Tau Pathology

Frank LaFerla Salvatore Oddo Neurobiology & Behavior

204 Connie Tran Anthropology

Increasing Girls’ Access to Advanced Technology Use: Lessons from Community-Based High-Tech Classes

Mark Warschauer Education

80 Mike Tran Biological Sciences

Levels of Inbreeding Depression as a Determinant of Mid-Styled Morph Frequency in Oxalis alpina


71 My Hanh Tran Biological Sciences

Response to Two Generations of Artificial Selection for Floral Biomass Allocation in Schiedea salicaria, a Gynodioecious Species


39 Phuong Tran Biological Sciences

Lhx2 Induces Precursor Hippocampus Cells to Re-spond to Wnt Signaling


176 Sandy Tran Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science Engineering

Incorporation of Plant-Derived Agents into Silicone Coatings for Marine Applications

James Earthman Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

2 Tracy Tran Biological Sciences

Effects of Exercise on Learning and Memory via Modulation of CB1 Signaling

Nicole Berchtold Neurology

48 Vy-van Tran Biological Sciences

Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Different Groups of Healthcare Workers


7 Andrew Treister Biological Sciences

Differences in Seizure Presentation Between Wild-Type and Aquaporin-4 Knockout Mice



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122 Hung Truong Biological Sciences

In Vivo Comparative Study of Vessel and Ureteral Seal Strengths and Pathologic Examination of Tis-sue Margins Between Ligasure V and Harmonic Ace in the Porcine Model

Ralph Clayman Urology

58 Stephanie Tse Biological Sciences

Increased ROS Production in OPA1-Mediated Optic Atrophy and Prospects for Antioxidant Treatment

Taosheng Huang Developmental & Cell Biology

168 Yu Hua Tseng Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering

Two-Phase Flow and PEM Fuel Cell Flow Field Plate Designs

Yun Wang Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

20 Will Tsu Biological Sciences

Alpha4 Beta2 Nicotine Acetylcholine Receptor’s Role as a Presymptomatic Marker for Alzheimer’s Disease

Elizabeth Head Neurology

21 Michelle Tu Biomedical Engineering

Comparison of Current Techniques for Deriving Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells from Mouse Em-bryonic Stem Cells

Hans Keirstead Anatomy & Neurobiology

68 Mani Vahidi Biological Sciences

Effect of Salinity on the Diversity of Arbuscular My-corrhizal Fungi (AMF) in Marshes


90 Elizabeth Vega Biological Sciences

The Effect of Parenting Style on Cotinine Levels in Individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Jean Gehricke Psychiatry & Human Behavior

243 Lindsey Vo Biological Sciences/ Business Economics

Vietnamese Americans and their Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help


50 Andrew Vu Biological Sciences

The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medi-cine to Control Type 2 Diabetes among Vietnamese, Non-Hispanic White, and Hispanic Patients

John Billimek Quyen Ngo-Metzger Dara Sorkin Medicine

225 Lisa Van Vu International Studies

The Learning and Motivating Power of Environ-mental Cinema


61 Roger Vu Biological Sciences

Border Refinement Between the Cortex and Dorsal Midline by Lhx2


28 Kaivalya Vyas Neurobiology/ Psychology

The Effects of BMAA on Glial Glutamate Trans-porter in Motor Neuron Surrounding Astrocytes

Shin Lin Developmental & Cell Biology John Weiss Neurology

233 James Waite Psychology

The Effects of Eccentricity on the Discrimination of Dynamic Textures

Charles Chubb Charles Wright Cognitive Sciences

200 Jingxuan Wang Mathematics/ Physics

Behaviors of a Two-Dimensional Wet Foam Under Oscillatory Shear


196 Stacy Wilkinson Chemistry

Stoichiometry of Ozonation of Olefins in Organic Solvents

Sergey Nizkorodov Chemistry

214 Amy Williams Psychology & Social Behavior

Examining Experiences of Loss Among College Students

Roxane Cohen Silver Psychology & Social Behavior

10 Adalbert Wong Biological Sciences

Characterization and Analysis of Two New Lines of Knockin Mice Carrying a Fluorescent Tag in the Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptors

Emiliana Borrelli Microbiology & Molecular Genetics


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117 Steven Wong Biological Sciences

Determination of the Structure and Function of ZhuI, an ARO/CYC Domain in the Aromatic R1128 Polyketide Synthase


34 Susan Wong Biological Sciences

Nutrient Transporter Down-Regulation and its Role in FTY720-Induced Cell Death

Aimee Edinger Developmental & Cell Biology

236 William Wright Economics

A Comparison of Multiple and Single Attribute Auc-tioning Methods in the California Department of Transportation

Volodymyr Bilotkach Economics

121 Joanne Wyrembak Neurobiology

Mitochondrial Energetics in Triple Transgenic Alz-heimer Model Mice

Douglas Wallace Biological Chemistry

98 Gi Eun Yang Biological Sciences

The Impact of Dendritic Cells on Human Aging Anshu Agrawal Medicine

119 Jessica Yang Biological Sciences

Discovering and Developing: Crystallization of Hec1 and the Promise for Future Drug Design


145 Owen Yang Biomedical Engineering

Use of Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) in the Analysis of Arterial Blood Flow from Laser Speckle Imaging


5 James Yeh Biological Sciences

Using Density Gradients to Measure Changes in Water Content of Brain Regions After Seizure Onset


127 Mei-Chuan Margret Yu Biological Sciences

Molecular Analysis of a Patient with a Complex I Enzyme Deficiency Resulting in Leigh Syndrome

Vincent Procaccio Pediatrics

185 Philip Yuen Chemistry

Intelligent Design of Synthetic Resveratrol Deriva-tives for Cancer Prevention and Treatment

Patrick Farmer Chemistry

212 Henna Zaidi Public Health Policy

Corporate Wellness Guidelines: “Winning at Work” Managing Diabetes for a Healthy Workplace

Zuzana Bic Environmental Health, Science, & Policy

209 Laura Zavala Chicano/Latino Studies/ Sociology

The Punk Generation in Mexico City, Mexico Ana Rosas Chicano/Latino Studies

154 Paul Zelaya Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering

Design of Test Bench for Biopotential IC Richard Nelson Electrical Engineering & Computer Science John LaRue Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering


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Group Poster Presentations


142 Lawrence Alexander Chad Maynard Aerospace Engineering

AIAA Design/Build/Fly Robert Liebeck Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

126 David Chang Josephine Le Biological Sciences

The Space Cycle: A Possible Countermeasure for Microgravity

Vincent Caiozzo Orthopaedic Surgery

218 Beatriz Bello Nicole Shoraka Psychology & Social Behavior

Differences Among Asian Americans and Cauca-sians in Nicotine Sensitivity


134 Aide Soria An-Ha Tran Biological Sciences

Age Differences in Behavioral and Neural Re-sponses to Acute and Subchronic Nicotine Admini-stration


231 Nairi Mathewsian Leyna Vo Psychology

Variation in Subjective Trust with Changing Hu-man Features

Michael Lee Cognitive Sciences

103 Chirag Gandhi Biological Sciences Amanda Shin Environmental Analysis & Design

Proteomic Assessment of Mercuric Ion Toxicity in Bacillus cereus

Oladele Ogunseitan Environmental Health, Science, & Policy

32 Joseph Doan Duc Nguyen Biological Sciences

The Topology of Nrf1 Transcription Factor in the ER Membrane and how its Loss of Function in the Liver Leads to ER Stress

Jefferson Chan Pathology

70 Andrew Nguyen Biological Sciences Thien-Toan Tran Biomedical Engineering

Physiology of Late Life in Drosophila melanogaster Michael Rose Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

78 Amit Karmur Ronny Le Biological Sciences

Affects of Assortative Mating on the Genetic Varia-tion of Flowering Time in Brassica rapa

Arthur Weis Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

227 Kathryn Recker Cho Yan Yam Psychology

Effect of the Perceived Horizon on the Perception of Velocity Change

Myron Braunstein Cognitive Sciences

203 Teresa Leung Film & Media Studies Erik Homsapaya Political Science

2006 AIM Strategy for the National Student Adver-tising Competition

Robert Mancuso Graduate School of Management

162 Ralph Ocampo Michelle Yuen Materials Science Engineering

Processing Nanocrystalline Nickel by Pulsed Elec-trodeposition

Farghalli Mohamed Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

41 Pantea Farahmand Biological Sciences Denise Lu Biomedical Engineering

Fontan Arrhythmia Study Anjan Batra Pediatrics


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96 Tuong Nguyen Biological Sciences Graciela Perez Public Health Sciences

Length of Day Correlates with Frequency of Mal-adaptive Behaviors and Sleep Efficiency in the De-velopmentally Disabled

Paul Touchette Pediatrics Mohammad Lenjavi Curt Sandman Psychiatry & Human Behavior

188 William Nguyen Biology/ Chemistry Solongo Batjargal Chemistry

Catalyst Induced Acetylation of Sugar for Better Elucidation of Molecular Structure Through NMR Spectroscopy

A.J. Shaka Chemistry

87 Jennifer Le Allison Leung Biological Sciences

Demographic Survey of Emergency Department Patients with “Spider Bite” Lesions

Shahram Lotfipour Jeffrey Suchard Emergency Medicine

83 Erin Carr Bhakti Patel Biological Sciences

Comparison of the Visual Function Index to the Snellen Visual Acuity in Predicting Self-Restricted Driving Habits of Older Adults

Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine

82 Sepehr Shojaei Wanchi Zeng Biological Sciences

A Prospective Evaluation of Bedside Ultrasound in the Emergency Department for Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis


163 Ricardo Komai Andrew Marquez Materials Science Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering

Investigation of Boundary Sliding During Deforma-tion of Nanocrystalline Metals

Farghalli Mohamed Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

64 Andrew Lazo Biological Sciences Behshad Matin Biology/ Philosophy

Harmful Algal Blooms in Response to Temperature and Nutrients in Costal Oceans


197 Stephanie Ho Richard LeClair Earth & Environmental Sciences

Contributions of Phytoplankton to the Global Car-bon Cycle: Analysis Using 13C Method

Adam Martiny Earth System Science

19 Abhishek Chadha Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Nicholas Olivas Biological Sciences

Analysis of Dendritic Spine Densities in a YFP-Expressing Fragile X Mouse Model

Christine Gall Julie Lauterborn Anatomy & Neurobiology

85 Nassim Lashkari Anthropology/ Biological Sciences Anjali Bhatt Biomedical Engineering

Barriers to Obtaining Health Insurance Among Pa-tients Presenting to a University-Based Emergency Department and the Efficacy of Patient Education on Access to Health Insurance

Tareg Bey Doug Brosnan Shahram Lotfipour Emergency Medicine

175 Kevin Bujo Biomedical Engineering Teresa Alejandrino Materials Science Engineering

Synthesis and Assessment of Porous Titanium Compacts as an Optimal Biomaterial

James Earthman Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

167 Evan Gorski Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering Dylan Klee Mechanical Engineering

E85 Ethanol for Formula SAE Derek Dunn-Rankin Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

219 Robyn Wellerstein Peria Zandi Psychology & Social Behavior

Evidence of Adolescent Repressive-Defensiveness on Experience of Everyday Emotions: An Ecologi-cal Examination



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170 Nadia Nabulsi Computer Engineering Mohsen Rafizadeh Electrical Engineering

Distributed Denial of Service Attacks: Implementa-tion of Systematic Distribution of Filters

Athina Markopoulou Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

146 Angelica Byrne Richard McClure Biological Sciences Charles Stoianovici Chemistry

In-Vitro Evaluation of Topically Applied Optical Clearing Agents


165 Alex Chung Donson Liu Jackie Young Civil Engineering

UCI Steel Bridge Ayman Mosallam Civil & Environmental Engineering

124 Daniel Rosenbaum Biological Sciences Kelly Le Biological Sciences/ Psychology Nancy Luu Biological Sciences/ Psychology & Social Behavior

Visual Rehabilitation Using the Luebeck Software in Subject with Left Homonymous Hemianopia

Edward Wong Ophthalmology

178 Jimmy Vo Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science Engineering Satoru Emori Brian James Materials Science Engineering

Ultrahigh Vacuum Instrumentation for Scanning Probe Microscopy Studies of Noble Metal Catalysts at the Nanoscale

Regina Ragan Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

246 Aman Bedi Jillian Jesalva John Phan Psychology

An Analysis of the Influences of Family, Self-Efficacy, and Acculturation on the Traditionality of Career Choice of Asian American Undergraduates

Caesar Sereseres Political Science Jonathan Flojo Social Sciences

180 Lawrence Alexander John Shaver Aerospace Engineering Rhett Roback Public Health Sciences

I-14 Foil Design Robert Liebeck Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

221 Dulce Chavez Wilson Figueroa Monica Sharif Psychology & Social Behavior

Hardiness and Achievement in Transfer vs. Non-Transfer Students


186 Desirae Lau Atitkumar Patel Justin Willey Chemistry

Aromaticity, Electronic Structures, Partial Atomic Charges, and Singlet-Triplet Gaps of Heterocyclic Carbenes

Fillmore Freeman Chemistry

51 Olivia Nguyen Diana Pham Aerospace Engineering Andrew Vu Diana Vu Biological Sciences

Oral Care Hygiene for Underserved Population of El Testerazo, Mexico

Jae-Ho Baek Petra Wilder-Smith Beckman Laser Institute


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166 Yosuke Arai Joseph Carbajal Andrew Kim Nathan Nguyen Civil Engineering

2007–2008 ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition Ayman Mosallam Civil & Environmental Engineering

173 Irene Chang Civil Engineering Vidal Cortes Erika Martinelli Eric Poomiwatracanont Environmental Engineering

Laboratory Model of Anaerobic Manure and Food Waste Treatment for Energy Recovery

Betty Olson Jan Scherfig Civil & Environmental Engineering

215 Maria Martinez Stephanie Sullivan Criminology, Law, & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior Mariah Josefovsky Usme Khusbu Psychology & Social Behavior

Copycat Episodes Following Media Exposure of the Virginia Tech Shooting

Roxane Cohen Silver Psychology & Social Behavior

125 Kathleen Dang Daniel Rosenbaum Biological Sciences Kelly Le Biological Sciences/ Psychology Nancy Luu Biological Sciences/ Psychology & Social Behavior Hung Truong Neurobiology

A New Animal Model for Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Edward Wong Ophthalmology

179 Daniel Brahan Miles Chen Roland Chen Henry Lang David Millar Tavis Werts Po-Tsung Wu Mechanical Engineering

Chainless Challenge James Bobrow Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering


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143 Keita Imai Aerospace Engineering Andria Welsh Aerospace Engineering/ Materials Science Matthew Bennett James Hu Viviana Villareal Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering Erik Rubow Robert Woo Computer Science & Engineering Arya Ahmadi-Ardakani Kyle Chang Leon Wen Electrical Engineering Peter Hall Electrical Engineering/ Mathematics Antony Abinader Derek Lee Maria Petrosyan Computer Engineering/ Piano Performance Mechanical Engineering

UCI Satellite Benjamin Villac Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering


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Index of Presenters Session Student

Oral Session II Humanities Office Building II, Room 129 3:00 PM

Aaron Abajian Biological Sciences/ Computer Science & Engineering/ Mathematics

Oral Session II Humanities Hall, Room 254 4:00 PM

Sarah Abegglen English

Poster Session ~ #143 1:30 - 2:50 PM

Antony Abinader Mechanical Engineering

Oral Session I Humanities Hall, Room 242 9:10 AM

Antony Abinader Mechanical Engineering


Ani Abrahamyan Biological Sciences

Oral Session I Humanities Office Building II, Room 128 9:50 AM

Omar Abuzaineh Biological Sciences


Arya Ahmadi-Ardakani Electrical Engineering


Arya Ahmadi-Ardakani Electrical Engineering


Shushmita Ahmed Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Shushmita Ahmed Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Madihha Ahussain Psychology & Social Behavior/ Sociology


Motunrayo Akinmurele Political Science/ Women’s Studies


Rose Alapat Biological Sciences

Session Student


Geethika Alapati Biomedical Engineering/ Materials Science


Matthew Alecock Social Ecology


Matthew Alecock Social Ecology


Teresa Alejandrino Materials Science Engineering


Lawrence Alexander Aerospace Engineering






Yaron Alfi Aerospace Engineering


Jessica Alvarez Biological Sciences


Mariam Amini Biological Sciences


Adisa Anderson Psychology


Adisa Anderson Psychology


Randolph Anderson Physics


Jacqueline Andrade Psychology


Yosuke Arai Civil Engineering


Janetta Arellano Biological Sciences


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Session Student


Graciela Arguelles Chicano/Latino Studies/ Sociology

Oral Session II Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110 4:00 PM

Robert Ashmore English


Clara Asuncion English


Clara Asuncion English


Sahar Ataii Biological Sciences


Audrey Au International Studies/ Literary Journalism


Audrey Au International Studies/ Literary Journalism


Agnesa Avanesian Biological Sciences


Malerie Ayala Chemistry


Anet Badali Criminology, Law & Society


Samantha Balasubrama-nian International Studies


Kimberly Balazs Ecology & Evolutionary Biology


Eric Barbour Physics


Jaclyn Barrera Neurobiology


Henrissa Bassey Biological Sciences

Session Student


Solongo Batjargal Chemistry


Patricia Bauler Chemistry


Aman Bedi Psychology


Aman Bedi Psychology


Beatriz Bello Psychology & Social Behavior


Matt Bennett Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering


Matthew Bennett Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering


Matthew Bennett Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering


Anjali Bhatt Biomedical Engineering


Anjali Bhatt Biomedical Engineering


Pooja Bhojak Biological Sciences


Zheng Bi Psychology & Social Behavior


Jada Bittle Criminology, Law & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior


Amy Blackmon Biological Sciences


Ashley Boal Psychology


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Session Student


Kathryn Bordonaro Biological Sciences


Reno Bowen Psychology


Reno Bowen Psychology


John Boyd Aerospace Engineering


Kent Boydston Political Science


Daniel Brahan Mechanical Engineering


Daniel Brahan Mechanical Engineering


Jakob Bredsguard Chemical Engineering


Joel Breuklander English

Oral Session I Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100 8:30 AM

Elena Briber Dance


Heather Bridges English/ Women’s Studies


Jessica Broadfoot Sociology


Jessica Bruystens Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Andrea Bui Economics


Kevin Bujo Biomedical Engineering

Session Student


Laura Buntrock Biological Sciences


Angelica Byrne Biological Sciences


Troy Campbell Psychology & Social Behavior


Xuyen Caponera Chemistry


Joseph Carbajal Civil Engineering


Erin Carr Biological Sciences


Jamie Carter Comparative Literature/ European Studies


Sanda Cea Electrical Engineering


Abhishek Chadha Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Michael Champion Mathematics/ Physics


Maureen Chand Biological Sciences


Christina Chang Biological Sciences


David Chang Biological Sciences


David Chang Biological Sciences


Irene Chang Civil Engineering


Kyle Chang Electrical Engineering


Kyle Chang Electrical Engineering


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Session Student


Michelle Chang Ecology & Evolutionary Biology


Yuia Chang International Studies/ Political Science


Allen Chau Earth & Environmental Sciences


Allen Chau Earth & Environmental Sciences


Dulce Chavez Psychology & Social Behavior


Helen Chen Chemical Engineering


Miles Chen Mechanical Engineering


Miles Chen Mechanical Engineering


Roland Chen Mechanical Engineering


Roland Chen Mechanical Engineering


Wei Sang Chen Earth & Environmental Sciences


Wei Sang Chen Earth & Environmental Sciences


David Cheng Biological Sciences


Maureen Chesus Drama


Kevin Chicas Political Science

Session Student


Wesley Chin Ecology & Evolutionary Biology


Vivian Chinn Biological Sciences


Jesse Chou Biomedical Engineering


Bryan Chow Biological Sciences


Erik Christensen Criminal Justice, Law & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior


Christine Chu Political Science/ Psychology & Social Behavior


Alex Chung Civil Engineering


Megan Clark Anthropology


Aysha Cohen Psychology & Social Behavior


Travis Colesen Aerospace Engineering


Mark Combs Psychology


Dillon Cone Physics


Amy Cooper English/ Philosophy


Vidal Cortes Environmental Engineering


James Costanzo Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering


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Session Student


Candice Cross Dance


Candice Cross Dance


Bita Cyrus Biological Sciences


Kathleen Dang Biological Sciences


Frankie Daniel Biological Sciences


Belinda Dao Biological Sciences


Valerie Dao Political Science


Alexander Davis Psychology


Cindy De La Cruz Psychology


Judy De La O Political Science


Mike Delay Sociology


Denise Der Biology/ Chemistry


Colin Devane European Studies


Zlatko Devcic Biological Sciences


Cassandra Diaz Criminology, Law, & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior

Session Student


Heather Diaz Environmental Analysis & Design/ Sociology


Gregory Dickinson Microbiology & Immunology


Bao Dinh Biomedical Engineering


Hong-Hoa Do Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering


Joseph Doan Biological Sciences


Navid Doktormomtaz Biological Sciences


Amish Doshi Biological Sciences


Joseph Duris Physics


Alexander Edwards Computer Engineering


Allan Eggleton Aerospace Engineering


Julian Eison Sociology


Satoru Emori Materials Science Engineering


Satoru Emori Materials Science Engineering


Mark Epelbaum Electrical Engineering


Eddie Erazo Psychology & Social Behavior


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Session Student


Barbara Escobar Chicano/Latino Studies/ Psychology


Barbara Escobar Chicano/Latino Studies/ Psychology


Jennifer Evans Political Science


Jamie Evora Biomedical Engineering


Maryam Fakhrai Neurobiology


Pantea Farahmand Biological Sciences


Youssef Farhat Biomedical Engineering


Kathryn Farrar Art History


Charles Felix Psychology


Justin Feng Physics


Wilson Figueroa Psychology & Social Behavior


David Fischer Physics


Sean Fleming Psychology & Social Behavior/ Sociology


Cristina Flores Psychology & Social Behavior


Kathryn Fore English/ Psychology & Social Behavior


Amanda Franciscus Genetics


Raymond Fung Biomedical Engineering/ Materials Science

Session Student


Chirag Gandhi Biological Sciences


Maria Corazon Garaniel Political Science/ Sociology


Kristina Garma Biological Sciences


Benjamin Gillig Psychology & Social Behavior


Joshua Gladieux Political Science


Jonathan Glassman Civil Engineering


Bunnee Goldberg Biological Sciences


Edward Gonzales Environmental Analysis & Design/ International Studies


Liliana Gonzalez Chicano/Latino Studies/ Spanish Literature


Evan Gorski Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering


Evan Gorski Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering


Enrique Gracian Psychology


Ryon Graf Genetics


Alexander Grant Physics


Alexander Grant Physics


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Session Student


Mary Greas Biological Sciences


Clare Greene English/ European Studies


Clare Greene English/ European Studies


Amber Greer Civil Engineering


Timothy Grigsby Psychology & Social Behavior


Sabrina Grondhuis Psychology & Social Behavior


Lisa Grosvenor English


Amanda Grummon Mathematics


Iman Hadaya Biological Sciences


David Hadiprodjo Neurobiology


Peter Hall Electrical Engineering/ Mathematics


Peter Hall Electrical Engineering/ Mathematics


Alex Hamil Genetics


Ann Hana Biological Sciences


Manal Hanna Criminology, Law & Society

Session Student


Phillip Haralson Electrical Engineering/ Physics


Christopher Hardy Biological Sciences


Joseph Hazani Biomedical Engineering


Joseph Hazani Biomedical Engineering


Brittany Hendricks Psychology & Social Behavior


Jon Heston Neurobiology


Jarod Hicks Physics


Allina Hightower Psychology & Social Behavior


Zaki Hmaydani Political Science


Anh Ho Psychology


Dan Ho Biological Sciences


Danny Ho Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Stephanie Ho Earth & Environmental Sciences


Andy Hoang Comparative Literature/ Neurobiology


Christina Hoang Biological Sciences


Erik Homsapaya Political Science


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Session Student


Kinman Hong Biomedical Engineering


James Hu Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering


James Hu Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering


Stephanie Hua Biological Sciences


Chun-Ching Huang Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Karen Hung Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering


Yazeed Ibrahim Biological Sciences


Yazeed Ibrahim Biological Sciences


Megan Ikeda Neurobiology


Megan Ikeda Neurobiology


Keita Imai Aerospace Engineering


Keita Imai Aerospace Engineering


Daniel Imbach Physics


Laura Innes International Studies/ Physics


Aditi Iyengar Biological Sciences

Session Student


Brian James Materials Science Engineering


Brian James Materials Science Engineering


Amanda Janesick Genetics


Amanda Janesick Genetics


Nicole Jardine Psychology


Aamer Javed Biological Sciences


Nelson Jen Biomedical Engineering


Jillian Jesalva Psychology


Jillian Jesalva Psychology


Karanjodh Johal Biological Sciences


Cheryl Johnson Physics


Kameran Johnson Developmental & Cell Biology


Andrea Johnston Psychology & Social Behavior


Mariah Josefovsky Psychology & Social Behavior


Jeffrey Kagan Chemical Engineering


Oliver Kamari-Bidkorpeh Biological Sciences/ Chemistry


Nathan Kamel Psychology


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Session Student


Jacob Kanady Chemistry


Albert Kang Psychology


Samantha Kao International Studies


Tina Kapadia Biological Sciences


Koohyar Karimi Biological Sciences


Amit Karmur Biological Sciences


Samuel Kaufman Informatics


Samuel Kaufman Informatics


Katharine Keith International Studies


Anna Khalaj Biological Sciences/ Literary Journalism


Rozan Khalil Psychology & Social Behavior


Ramni Khattar Biological Sciences


Ladan Khoddam Biological Sciences/ English


Usme Khusbu Psychology & Social Behavior


Andrew Kim Civil Engineering

Session Student


Eunice Kim Studio Art


Juliet Kim Biological Sciences


Yeo-Joo Kim Biological Sciences


Danielle Kirkwood African-American Studies


Dylan Klee Mechanical Engineering


Michael Klopfer Biomedical Engineering


Michael Klopfer Biomedical Engineering


Jacob Knobel Informatics


Alejandro Komai Economics/ Mathematics


Alejandro Komai Economics/ Mathematics


Ricardo Komai Materials Science Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering


Shiney Koshy Biological Sciences


Nory Kotrasa Psychology & Social Behavior


Pascal Krotee Biological Sciences


Travis Kruse Biomedical Engineering


Shan Kuang Neurobiology


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Session Student


Sharon Kung Dance/ Economics


Eric Kuo Biomedical Engineering


Marlyse Labordo Biological Sciences/ Economics


Cynthia LaCoe Psychology & Social Behavior


Andrew Laguna Biological Sciences


David Lai Biomedical Engineering


Jason Lam Biological Sciences/ International Studies


Alexander Lamb Information & Computer Science/ Physics


Ariana Lambdin Drama


Henry Lang Mechanical Engineering


Henry Lang Mechanical Engineering


Nassim Lashkari Anthropology/ Biological Sciences


Nassim Lashkari Anthropology/ Biological Sciences


Desirae Lau Chemistry


Kevin Launglucknavalai Mechanical Engineering


Trevor Law Biomedical Engineering

Session Student


Annie Lay Biological Sciences


Maxim Lazarov Computer Science


Andrew Lazo Biological Sciences


Jennifer Le Biological Sciences


Josephine Le Biological Sciences


Josephine Le Biological Sciences


Kelly Le Biological Sciences/ Psychology


Kelly Le Biological Sciences/ Psychology


Ronny Le Biological Sciences


Richard LeClair Earth & Environmental Sciences


Darrick Lee Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Derek Lee Mechanical Engineering


Derek Lee Mechanical Engineering


Hwanmoon Lee Electrical Engineering


Brian Leon Chemistry


Aurora Leport Psychology & Social Behavior


Allison Leung Biological Sciences


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Session Student


Teresa Leung Film & Media Studies


Cameron Lewis Information & Computer Science


Veronica Lewis Public Health Policy


Denise Li Comparative Literature/ Humanities & Arts


Kevin Li History


Xuan Li Biological Sciences


Xuan Li Biological Sciences


Kimberly Liang International Studies


Adriana Lira International Studies


Saif Liswi Biological Sciences


Justin Little Aerospace Engineering/ Physics






Donson Liu Civil Engineering


Leslie Liu Informatics


Victoria Liu Criminology, Law & Society


Yu Liu Biological Sciences

Session Student


Itamar Livnat Biological Sciences


Richard Liwanag Biological Sciences


Bonnie Lo Art History/ Biological Sciences


Edward Lo Biomedical Engineering


Veronica Lopez Criminology, Law & Society


Tameyka Love Sociology


Sarahi Loya Public Health Science


Denise Lu Biomedical Engineering


Ernesto Lujan Biological Sciences


Samantha Luk Neurobiology


Samantha Luk Neurobiology


Gregory Lull Biological Sciences


Lynly Lumibao Criminology, Law & Society/ Political Science


Nancy Luu Biological Sciences/ Psychology & Social Behavior


Nancy Luu Biological Sciences/ Psychology & Social Behavior


Trinh Luu Comparative Literature


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Session Student


Annie MacDougall Dance


Ana Macias Dance


Katherine Mackenzie Biological Sciences/ Chemistry


Joel Madero Economics/ Political Science


Mona Malakouti Biological Sciences


Erick Maravilla Biomedical Engineering


Gabriela Marcu Informatics/ Psychology & Social Behavior


Andrew Marquez Materials Science Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering


Yannika Marrs Chemical Engineering


Erika Martinelli Environmental Engineering


Cristian Martinez International Studies


Lesly Martinez Biological Sciences


Maria Martinez Criminology, Law, & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior


Nancy Martinez Psychology


Raul Martinez Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering


Nick Masellis Political Science

Session Student


Nairi Mathewsian Psychology


Nairi Mathewsian Psychology


Behshad Matin Biology/ Philosophy


Krystal Matsuyama Dance


Krystal Matsuyama Dance


Stephen Mayclin Biological Sciences


Chad Maynard Aerospace Engineering


Chad Maynard Aerospace Engineering


Salvador Mayoral Aerospace Engineering/ Materials Science


Richard McClure Biological Sciences


Vikram Mehta Biological Sciences


Claudia Mendoza Criminology, Law & Society


Ashleigh Menhadji Neurobiology/ Psychology & Social Behavior


Kimia Menhaji Genetics


Todd Metzger Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


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Session Student


David Millar Mechanical Engineering


David Millar Mechanical Engineering

Oral Session II Performance Studio 1100 3:00 PM

Julie Ann Minaai Dance


Julie Ann Minaai Dance


Natasha Mirc Sociology


Wael Mismar Biomedical Engineering


Vishnu Vivek Mittapalli Physics


Shabnam Moghbeli Psychology & Social Behavior


Jason Molina Economics/ International Studies


Joel Montano Economics/ Sociology


Michael Morales Drama


Marlene Morcos Biological Sciences


Nicole Moshfegh Psychology & Social Behavior


Nicole Moshfegh Psychology & Social Behavior

Session Student


Shamik Mukherji Biological Sciences


Elizabeth Munoz Psychology & Social Behavior


Nadia Nabulsi Computer Engineering


Christina Neino Chemistry


Jessica Newman English/ Women’s Studies


Tim Ngo Biological Sciences


Andrew Nguyen Biological Sciences


Au Co Nguyen Biological Sciences


Duc Nguyen Biological Sciences


Jennifer Nguyen Biological Sciences


Kimberly Nguyen Biological Sciences


Minh Guong Nguyen Biomedical Engineering


Nathan Nguyen Civil Engineering


Nhu Nguyen Biological Sciences


Olivia Nguyen Aerospace Engineering


Quan Nguyen Microbiology & Immunology


Thong Nguyen Mathematics/ Physics


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Session Student


Tuong Nguyen Biological Sciences


Tuong Van Nguyen Biological Sciences


William Nguyen Biology/ Chemistry


Miriam Nojan Neurobiology


Guita Nouranian Psychology & Social Behavior


Marc Andrew Nunez Dance


Pamela Ny Biological Sciences


Pamela Ny Biological Sciences


Ralph Ocampo Materials Science Engineering


Roxanna Ochoa Developmental & Cell Biology


Vladimir Ochoa Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Nicholas Olivas Biological Sciences


Yu Ong Biological Sciences


Sean O’Rourke Electrical Engineering


Laura Ortiz Biological Sciences


Carla Osorio-Veliz Sociology


Jenna Otter Biological Sciences/ Dance

Session Student


Rachel Pace Dance


Rachel Pace Dance


Rebecca Paquette Biological Sciences


Regina Park Anthropology/ International Studies


Atitkumar Patel Chemistry


Bhakti Patel Biological Sciences


Sneah Pathak Biological Sciences/ Political Science


Snehal Pathak Sociology


Kevin Pease Psychology & Social Behavior


Lindsay Peltz Biological Sciences


Kevin Peng History


Alejandro Perez Biomedical Engineering


Graciela Perez Biological Sciences/ Public Health Sciences


Laura Perez Psychology


Maria Petrosyan Computer Engineering/ Piano Performance


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Session Student


Maria Petrosyan Computer Engineering/ Piano Performance


Bryan Pham Biological Sciences


Diana Pham Aerospace Engineering


Huy Pham Economics


Kevin Pham Biological Sciences


Kevin Pham Biological Sciences


Minhthy Pham Biomedical Engineering


Sylvia Pham Biological Sciences


Thang Pham Aerospace Engineering


Tiffany Pham Biological Sciences/ Chemistry


John Phan Psychology


John Phan Psychology


Jessica Pharar Biological Sciences


Visa Phraphilom Political Science/ Sociology


Jenny Phung Biological Sciences


Katie Pickrahn Chemical Engineering


Angelo Pioli Informatics

Session Student


Dorothy Pirtle Social Science






Dante Podesto Chemistry


Eric Poomiwatracanont Environmental Engineering


Andrew Pourmoussa Biological Sciences


Donat Racz Aerospace Engineering


Shahrzad Radbod Political Science


Mohsen Rafizadeh Electrical Engineering


Ardeshir Rahman Biological Sciences


Mohsin Rajani Biological Sciences


Ramyadeepika Rao Biological Sciences


Steven Rao International Studies


Krishanu Ray Physics/ Quantitative Economics


Marielle Reataza Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Marielle Reataza Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


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Session Student


Kathryn Recker Psychology


Nick Refuerzo Film & Media Studies


Brett Reid Criminology / Political Science/ Psychology & Social Behavior


Brett Reid Criminology / Political Science/ Psychology & Social Behavior


Sheilamae Reyes Anthropology/ Sociology


Eric Richard Chemical Engineering


Zachary Richardson Biological Sciences


Melissa Rico Psychology/ Sociology


Alexander Ring Biological Sciences


Alexander Ring Biological Sciences


Sara Ritchie Biological Sciences


Rhett Roback Public Health Sciences


Carla Rodriguez-GonzalezSociology


Daniel Rosenbaum Biological Sciences


Daniel Rosenbaum Biological Sciences

Session Student


Anthony Rossi Mechanical Engineering


Samer Roumani Biological Sciences


Erik Rubow Computer Science & Engineering


Erik Rubow Computer Science & Engineering


Amanda Ruiz Biological Sciences


Nick Rumbaugh Physics


Ashley Russell Applied Ecology


Roula Saleem Biological Sciences


Sobia Saleem English/ Global Cultures


Kaivan Salehpour Biological Sciences


Rina Salurialam Chemistry


Sevana Sammis Political Science


Yas Sanaiha Biological Sciences


Yas Sanaiha Biological Sciences


Luis Sarmiento Sociology


Michael Schatzmann Chemical Engineering


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Session Student


Jeffrey Schauer Anthropology/ History


Timothy Schowe Sociology


Rachel Schreyer Biological Sciences


Joseph Seif Biological Sciences


Joseph Seif Biological Sciences


Mary Seif Biological Sciences


Sarah Seif Anthropology/ International Studies


Jacqueline Seiglie Neurobiology


Marcus Seldin Biological Sciences


Yvette Shahinian Sociology


Monica Sharif Psychology & Social Behavior


Anupam Sharma Biomedical Engineering


John Shaver Aerospace Engineering


Amir Shbeeb Biological Sciences


Amir Shbeeb Biological Sciences


Amanda Shin Environmental Analysis & Design

Session Student


Yvette Shirinian Political Science


Sepehr Shojaei Biological Sciences


Sepehr Shojaei Biological Sciences


Nicole Shoraka Psychology & Social Behavior


Kulwinder Singh Psychology & Social Behavior


Negin Singh Drama


Amanda Siu Biological Sciences


Lauren Smith Sociology


Randall Smith Dance


Kimberly Snodgrass Public Community Service/ Social Science


Diego Solares International Studies


Sylvia Soo East Asian Cultures/ Genetics


Aide Soria Biological Sciences


Stanley Sowy Biological Sciences


Kulginder Sran Biological Sciences


Kulginder Sran Biological Sciences


Philip Stahlhuth Aerospace Engineering


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Session Student


Charles Stoianovici Chemistry


Daniel Su Physics


Stephanie Sullivan Criminology, Law, & Society/ Psychology & Social Behavior


Andrew Sumarto Biological Sciences/ Biomedical Engineering


Shao-Ping (Henry) Sung Electrical Engineering


Roy Taggueg Psychology & Social Behavior


Hien Tang Biological Sciences


Xenia Tashlitsky Political Science


Xenia Tashlitsky Political Science


Zane Taylor International Studies


Rochelle Telebrico Psychology


Cynthia Thai Plant Biology


Geoff Thorne Sociology


Roy Tiburcio Information & Computer Science


Michael Todhunter Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Session Student


Sevan Torossian Public Health Policy


Rodrigo Torres Biological Sciences


Ryan Trainor Physics


An-Ha Tran Biological Sciences


Christina Tran Biological Sciences


Connie Tran Anthropology


Michael Tran Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering


Mike Tran Biological Sciences


My Hanh Tran Biological Sciences


Phuong Tran Biological Sciences


Sandy Tran Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science Engineering


Thien-Toan Tran Biomedical Engineering


Tracy Tran Biological Sciences


Vy-van Tran Biological Sciences


Andrew Treister Biological Sciences


Marie Trinidad Public Health Policy


Hung Truong Biological Sciences


Hung Truong Neurobiology


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Session Student


Stephanie Tse Biological Sciences


Yu Hua Tseng Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering


Yu Hua Tseng Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering


Will Tsu Biological Sciences


Li-Cheng (Jerry) Tsung Electrical Engineering


Michelle Tu Biomedical Engineering


Tiffany Tu Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Ana Urzua Anthropology


Mani Vahidi Biological Sciences


Matthew VanSteenwyk Physics


Uriel Varela Chicano/Latino Studies/ History


Jantammy Vargas Biological Sciences


Denver Vaughn Drama


Elizabeth Vega Biological Sciences


Stefanie Vidarte Political Science/ Sociology

Session Student


Viviana Villareal Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering


Viviana Villareal Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering


Patrick Viste Aerospace Engineering


Jimmy Vo Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science Engineering


Jimmy Vo Chemical Engineering/ Materials Science Engineering


Leyna Vo Psychology


Leyna Vo Psychology


Lindsey Vo Biological Sciences/ Business Economics


Andrew Vu Biological Sciences


Andrew Vu Biological Sciences


Diana Vu Biological Sciences


Lisa Van Vu International Studies


Roger Vu Biological Sciences


Kaivalya Vyas Neurobiology/ Psychology


James Waite Psychology


Brian Walker Literary Journalism


Jingxuan Wang Mathematics/ Physics


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Session Student


Jingxuan Wang Mathematics/ Physics


Aysha Wax Drama


Jessica Wearing Psychology & Social Behavior


Robyn Wellerstein Psychology & Social Behavior


Andria Welsh Aerospace Engineering/ Materials Science


Andria Welsh Aerospace Engineering/ Materials Science


Leon Wen Electrical Engineering


Leon Wen Electrical Engineering


Tavis Werts Mechanical Engineering


Tavis Werts Mechanical Engineering


Elyse Wietstock Film & Media Studies


Stacy Wilkinson Chemistry


Justin Willey Chemistry


Amy Williams Psychology & Social Behavior


Jeffrey Wilschke Aerospace Engineering


Adalbert Wong Biological Sciences


Steven Wong Biological Sciences

Session Student


Susan Wong Biological Sciences


Nicholas Woo Political Science


Robert Woo Computer Science & Engineering


Robert Woo Computer Science & Engineering


William Wright Economics


William Wright Economics


Po-Tsung Wu Mechanical Engineering


Po-Tsung Wu Mechanical Engineering


Tracy Wu Global Cultures/ Spanish


Joanne Wyrembak Neurobiology


Cho Yan Yam Psychology


Andrew Yang Electrical Engineering


Anny Yang Psychology & Social Behavior


Gi Eun Yang Biological Sciences


Jessica Yang Biological Sciences


Owen Yang Biomedical Engineering


Jennifer Yanni History/ International Studies


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Session Student


Joanne Yao International Studies/ Literary Journalism


Sherine Yassa Biological Sciences


James Yeh Biological Sciences


Jackie Young Civil Engineering


Mei-Chuan Margret Yu Biological Sciences


Mei-Chuan Margret Yu Biological Sciences


Michelle Yuen Materials Science Engineering


Philip Yuen Chemistry


Henna Zaidi Public Health Policy

Session Student


Peria Zandi Psychology & Social Behavior


Leah Zaragoza Aerospace Engineering


Laura Zavala Chicano/Latino Studies/ Sociology


Paul Zelaya Aerospace Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering


Allison Zemek Biomedical Engineering


Wanchi Zeng Biological Sciences


Wanchi Zeng Biological Sciences


Jan-Mitchell Zerrudo Political Science


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Thanks & Acknowledgements Many thanks to the following individuals and groups for supporting faculty-mentored undergraduate

research and creative activities at the University of California, Irvine. Chancellor Michael V. Drake Executive Vice Chancellor Michael R. Gottfredson

Vice Provost Michael Clark Vice Provost Herbert P. Killackey Vice Chancellor David N. Bailey, Health Affairs Vice Chancellor Wendell C. Brase, Admin. & Business Services Vice Chancellor Susan V. Bryant, Research Vice Chancellor Roy Dormaier, Planning & Budget Vice Chancellor Manuel N. Gomez, Student Affairs Vice Chancellor Thomas J. Mitchell, University Advancement

Dean Nicolaos Alexopoulos, Henry Samueli School of Engineering Dean Albert F. Bennett, School of Biological Sciences Dean Carolyn P. Boyd, Graduate Studies Dean Barbara Dosher, School of Social Sciences Dean Nohema Fernandez, Claire Trevor School of the Arts Dean John C. Hemminger, School of Physical Sciences Dean C. Ronald Huff, School of Social Ecology Dean Gary Matkin, University Extension University Librarian Gerald Munoff, Library Dean Andrew J. Policano, The Paul Merage School of Business Dean Debra Richardson, The Donald Bren School of Information

& Computer Sciences Dean Vicki Ruiz, School of Humanities Dean Sharon V. Salinger, Division of Undergraduate Education

Associate Dean Rudi Berkelhamer, Undergraduate Education Associate Dean Linda Cohen, School of Social Sciences Senior Associate Dean Dennis Cunningham, School of Medicine Associate Dean Robert J. Doedens, School of Physical Sciences Associate Dean Michael Goodrich, The Donald Bren School of

Information & Computer Sciences Associate Dean Vijay Gurbaxani, The Paul Merage School of

Business Associate Dean L. Robin Keller, The Paul Merage School of

Business Associate Dean John C. LaRue, Henry Samueli School of Engineering Associate Dean Rodrigo Lazo, School of Humanities Associate Dean Michael Leon, School of Biological Sciences Associate Dean Frances Leslie, Graduate Studies Associate Dean James Meeker, School of Social Ecology Senior Associate Dean Frank Meyskens, College of Health

Sciences Associate Dean Michael Mulligan, School of Biological Sciences Associate Dean Dimitri Papamoschou, Henry Samueli School of

Engineering Associate Dean James Penrod, Claire Trevor School of the Arts Associate Dean Colleen Reardon, Claire Trevor School of the Arts Associate Dean Amelia Regan, The Donald Bren School of

Information & Computer Sciences Associate Dean Jill Robbins, School of Humanities Associate Dean Karen Rook, School of Social Ecology Associate Dean Carlton Scott, The Paul Merage School of Business

Associate Dean Caesar Sereseres, School of Social Sciences Associate Dean James Steintrager, School of Humanities Associate University Librarian Deborah Sunday, Library Associate Dean William Tang, Henry Samueli School of

Engineering

UROP Faculty Advisory Board Wendy Goldberg, School of Social Ecology Donald Hoffman, School of Social Sciences John C. LaRue, Henry Samueli School of Engineering Richard Lathrop, The Donald Bren School of Information &

Computer Sciences Hartmut Luecke, School of Biological Sciences Jane O. Newman, School of Humanities James Nowick, School of Physical Sciences James Penrod, Claire Trevor School of the Arts Richard Robertson, School of Medicine

Faculty Mentors Behnoosh Afghani, Pediatrics Anshu Agrawal, Medicine Ban Al-Ani, Informatics Michael Alkire, Anesthesiology Edwin Amenta, Sociology Aileen Anderson, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Satya Atluri, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Mark Bachman, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Jae-Ho Baek, Beckman Laser Institute Alan Barbour, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Lee Bardwell, Developmental & Cell Biology Stephen Barker, Drama Elizabeth Barton, Physics & Astronomy Anjan Batra, Pediatrics Linda Bauer, Art History Victoria Beard, Planning, Policy, & Design James Belluzzi, Pharmacology Lbachir Benmohamed, Ophthalmology Rimal Bera, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Nicole Berchtold, Neurology Victoria Bernal, Anthropology Tareg Bey, Emergency Medicine Zuzana Bic, Environmental Health, Science, & Policy John Billimek, Medicine Volodymyr Bilotkach, Economics Devin Binder, Neurosurgery Donald Blake, Chemistry Bruce Blumberg, Developmental & Cell Biology James Bobrow, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Scott Bollens, Planning, Policy, & Design Catherine Bolzendahl, Sociology Emiliana Borrelli, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Elliot Botvinick, Biomedical Engineering Myron Braunstein, Cognitive Sciences


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Adriana Briscoe, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Doug Brosnan, Emergency Medicine Donald Brown, Ophthalmology Susan Brown, Sociology Alison Brysk, Political Science Carol Burke, English Kieron Burke, Physics & Astronomy Michael Burns, Emergency Medicine Michael Burton, Anthropology Daniel Gary Busby, Drama Jorge Busciglio, Neurobiology & Behavior Michael Cahalan, Physiology & Biophysics Vincent Caiozzo, Orthopaedic Surgery David Camerini, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Thomas Carew, Neurobiology & Behavior F. Lynn Carpenter, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Katherine Carpenter, Criminology, Law & Society Paolo Casali, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry David Casper, Physics & Astronomy Jeanett Castellanos, Social Sciences Elizabeth Cauffman, Psychology & Social Behavior Albert Cerussi, Beckman Laser Institute Jefferson Chan, Pathology Susan Charles, Psychology & Social Behavior Dana Chase, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Ricardo Chavira, Social Sciences Zhongping Chen, Biomedical Engineering Ken Cho, Developmental & Cell Biology Bernard Choi, Beckman Laser Institute Jerome Christensen, English Joanne Christopherson, Social Sciences Charles Chubb, Cognitive Sciences Ralph Clayman, Urology H.C. Clitheroe, Planning, Policy, & Design Philip Collins, Physics & Astronomy William Cooper, Civil & Environmental Engineering Asantha Cooray, Physics & Astronomy Carl Cotman, Neurobiology & Behavior Karina Cramer, Neurobiology & Behavior John Crawford, Dance Elysia Davis, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Myrona DeLaney, Drama Michael Demetriou, Neurology Brian Demsky, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Michael Dennin, Physics & Astronomy Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino Studies Sally Dickerson, Psychology & Social Behavior Joseph Dimento, Planning, Policy, & Design Peter Ditto, Psychology & Social Behavior John Dombrink, Criminology, Law & Society Thurston Domina, Education Thomas Douglas, Anthropology Derek Dunn-Rankin, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Anthony Durkin, Biomedical Engineering James Earthman, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Aimee Edinger, Developmental & Cell Biology Gregory Evans, Surgery Hung Fan, Cancer Center Patrick Farmer, Chemistry Maria Feng, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Raul Fernandez, Chicano/Latino Studies Lisa Flanagan, Pathology Jonathan Flojo, Social Sciences Keith Fowler, Drama John Christian Fox, Emergency Medicine Steven Franks, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Fillmore Freeman, Chemistry John Fruehauf, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Christine Gall, Anatomy & Neurobiology Manuel Gamero-Castano, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Anand Ganesan, Dermatology Jodie Gates, Dance Jean Gehricke, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Steven George, Biomedical Engineering Mark Geyer, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Margaret Gilbert, Philosophy Samuel Gilmore, Sociology Wendy Goldberg, Psychology & Social Behavior Sastry Gollapudi, Medicine Manuel Gomez, Education Celia Goulding, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Emily Grossman, Cognitive Sciences Zhibin Guan, Chemistry John Guzowski, Neurobiology & Behavior Gillian Hayes, Informatics Elizabeth Head, Neurology Glenn Healey, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science John Hemminger, Chemistry Lutz Hilgenberg, Anatomy & Neurobiology Don Hill, Drama Franz Hoffmann, Developmental & Cell Biology Randall Holcombe, Medicine Alison Holman, College of Health Sciences Lan Huang, Physiology & Biophysics Taosheng Huang, Developmental & Cell Biology David Igler, History David Imagawa, Surgery Mahtab Jafari, Pharmaceutical Sciences Anthony A. James, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Larry Jamner, Psychology & Social Behavior Noo Li Jeon, Biomedical Engineering Sunny Jiang, Civil & Environmental Engineering Manoj Kaplinghat, Physics & Astronomy Mary Louise Kean, Cognitive Sciences Hans Keirstead, Anatomy & Neurobiology Claire Kim, Political Science Eric Knowles, Psychology & Social Behavior Natalia Komarova, Mathematics Tatiana Krasieva, Beckman Laser Institute Lina Kreidie, Social Sciences Frank LaFerla, Neurobiology & Behavior John LaRue, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Michelle Latiolais, English Julie Lauterborn, Anatomy & Neurobiology Abraham Lee, Biomedical Engineering Jennifer Lee, Sociology Michael Lee, Cognitive Sciences Wen-Hwa Lee, Biological Chemistry Mohammad Lenjavi, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Frances Leslie, Pharmacology


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Jayne Lewis, English Robert Liebeck, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Ching-Yi Lin, Anatomy & Neurobiology Shin Lin, Developmental & Cell Biology John Liu, Asian American Studies Loretta Livingston, Dance John Longhurst, Medicine Shahram Lotfipour, Emergency Medicine Ira Lott, Pediatrics Catherine Loudon, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Ulrike Luderer, Medicine Hartmut Luecke, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Andrej Luptak, Chemistry Molly Lynch, Dance Grant MacGregor, Developmental & Cell Biology Salvatore Maddi, Psychology & Social Behavior Steven Mailloux, English Aditi Majumder, Computer Science Shaista Malik, Medicine Robert Mancuso, Graduate School of Management Virginia Mann, Cognitive Sciences Caryl Margulies, Mathematics Athina Markopoulou, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science J. Lawrence Marsh, Developmental & Cell Biology Craig Martens, Chemistry Rachel Martin, Chemistry Adam Martiny, Earth System Science Jennifer Martiny, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology William Maurer, Anthropology Michael McCarthy, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Donald McKayle, Dance Alexander McPherson, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Roger McWilliams, Physics & Astronomy Kenneth Mease, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Martha Mecartney, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science James Meeker, Criminology, Law & Society Michael Menchine, Emergency Medicine Zoltan Mester, Civil & Environmental Engineering David Meyer, Sociology Joerg Meyer, Biomedical Engineering Fabio Milani, Economics Laura Mitchell, History Robert Moeller, History Farghalli Mohamed, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Ali Mohraz, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Sabee Molloi, Biomedical Engineering Michael Montoya, Anthropology Edwin Monuki, Pathology Peter Morgan, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Calvin Morrill, Sociology Naomi Morrissette, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Ayman Mosallam, Civil & Environmental Engineering Luis Mota-Bravo, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Mandy Mount, Sociology Jogeshwar Mukherjee, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Jagat Narula, Medicine Lisa Naugle, Dance Kally Nelson, Psychology & Social Behavior Richard Nelson, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Zoran Nenadic, Biomedical Engineering

Jane Newman, Comparative Literature Quyen Ngo-Metzger, Medicine Toai Nguyen, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Zhenmin Ni, Physiology & Biophysics Kathryn Nichol, Neurobiology & Behavior Sergey Nizkorodov, Chemistry Ray Novaco, Psychology & Social Behavior James Nowick, Chemistry Diane O’Dowd, Anatomy & Neurobiology Sheila O’Rourke, Anthropology Salvatore Oddo, Neurobiology & Behavior Oladele Ogunseitan, Environmental Health, Science, & Policy Vincent Olivieri, Drama Betty Olson, Civil & Environmental Engineering Leticia Oseguera, Education Larry Overman, Chemistry Thomas Parham, Psychology & Social Behavior Donald J. Patterson, Informatics Reginald Penner, Chemistry Mark Petracca, Political Science Bojan Petrovic, Political Science JoAnn Prause, Psychology & Social Behavior Vincent Procaccio, Pediatrics Andrew Putnam, Biomedical Engineering Jodi Quas, Psychology & Social Behavior Regina Ragan, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Gary Richardson, Economics Lindsey Richland, Education Shelby Roberts, Studio Art Belinda Robnett, Sociology Alberto Roca, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Jeffrey Rogers, Developmental & Cell Biology Ana Rosas, Chicano/Latino Studies Michael Rose, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Emily Rosenberg, History Danielle Rudes, Sociology Scott Rychnovsky, Chemistry Saurabh Sahar, Pharmacology Ann Sakai, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Curt Sandman, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Barbara Sarnecka, Cognitive Sciences Paolo Sassone-Corsi, Pharmacology Jan Scherfig, Civil & Environmental Engineering Thomas Scholz, Surgery Martin Schwab, Philosophy Sherilyn Sellgren, Political Science Caesar Sereseres, Political Science Carroll Seron, Criminology, Law & Society A.J. Shaka, Chemistry Beheroze Shroff, Asian American Studies Roxane Cohen Silver, Psychology & Social Behavior Victoria Silver, English Susan Sim, Informatics Danielle Simmons, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Zuzanna Siwy, Physics & Astronomy Jennifer Skeem, Psychology & Social Behavior Emily Slusser, Cognitive Sciences John Smith, German Martin Smith, Anatomy & Neurobiology Tony Smith, Political Science


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Lynduh Soldavini, Emergency Medicine Etel Solingen, Political Science Dorothy Solinger, Political Science Dara Sorkin, Medicine Ramesh Srinivasan, Cognitive Sciences Daniel Stokols, Planning, Policy, & Design Jeffrey Suchard, Emergency Medicine Tatsuya Suda, Computer Science Katharine Suding, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Christine Suetterlin, Developmental & Cell Biology Adam Summers, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Peter Taborek, Physics & Astronomy William Tang, Biomedical Engineering Andrea Tenner, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Jennifer Terry, Women’s Studies Stephanie Tjen-A-Looi, Medicine Rodolfo Torres, Planning, Policy, & Design Paul Touchette, Pediatrics Kathleen Treseder, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Bruce Tromberg, Biomedical Engineering Sheryl Tsai, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Shyun-shyun Tsay, Developmental & Cell Biology Yuliya Tverdova, Political Science Carole Uhlaner, Political Science Robert Uriu, Political Science Al Valdez, Social Sciences Andre van der Hoek, Informatics Deborah Vandell, Education Christopher Vanderwal, Chemistry Nosratola Vaziri, Physiology & Biophysics Vasan Venugopalan, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science James Vigil, Criminology, Law & Society Benjamin Villac, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Douglas Wallace, Biological Chemistry Feng Wang, Sociology Szu-Wen Wang, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Yun Wang, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Rahul Warrior, Developmental & Cell Biology Mark Warschauer, Education Arthur Weis, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Gregory Weiss, Chemistry John Weiss, Neurology Stephen Weller, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Charles Wheeler, History Petra Wilder-Smith, Beckman Laser Institute Frank Wilderson, African American Studies Brian Wong, Otolaryngology Edward Wong, Ophthalmology Nathan Wong, Medicine Charles Wright, Cognitive Sciences Ariffin Yahaya, Computer Science Alford Young, Jr., Sociology Fan-Gang Zeng, Biomedical Engineering Yi-Hong Zhou, Neurobiology & Behavior

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