Students from several departments applied for funding to attend conferences to present research, compete in academic competitions, and purchase supplies to complete research. The current semester of faculty sponsors, the students, and the title of the projects are listed by department below.
Fall 2018 Awards
Biological Sciences Department
Faculty Sponsor: Dianne Baker
Student: Rachel Summers– Embryonic development of the stress hormone axis in teleosts
Faculty Sponsor: Rosemary Barra
Student: Sara Fioretti– Combined Effects of Statins and Chemotherapeutic Agents on Cancer Cells
Faculty Sponsor: Lynn Lewis
Student: William Harrison– The Effects of Digoxin and Doxorubicin on a breast cancer cell line
Faculty Sponsor:Deborah O’Dell
Student: Olivia Blake– Dopamine Receptor Expression on Worker Honey Bees in response to Queen Mandibular Pheromone
Faculty Sponsor: Abbie Tomba
Student: Anna Ruuskanen– Trematodes of Cyprinids
Faculty Sponsor: Parrish Waters
Student: Sarah Balenger– Behavioral acquisition and analysis techniques in bilaterally bulbecomized CD-1 mice
Student: Anna Rinko- Patterns of Wheel-Running in Bulbectomized Mice
Faculty Sponsor: April Wynn
Student: Emily Contompasis –The Effects of Environmental Conditions on Expression of the ETTIN Gene in Perianthia Mutant Arabidopsis Thaliana
Chemistry Department
Faculty Sponsor: Leanna Giancarlo
Student: Daniel Arango –Metal Content of VA Reservoirs
Faculty Sponsor: Davis Oldham
Student: Lindsey Jones -Synthesis of piperidine-based inhibitors of KasA, an essential enzyme in M.tuberculosis
Faculty Sponsor: Randall Reif
Student: Catherine Zwemer – The Temporal Dynamics of the Extrinsic Process of Apoptosis
Faculty Sponsor: Kelli Slunt
Student: Catherine Zwemer –Investigating the Temporal Dynamics of the Intrinsic Process of Apoptosis
Classics, Philosophy, & Religion Department
Faculty Sponsor: Daniel Hirshberg
Student: Jarrett Ashby -Secularism in Nepal: Case Study on the Transition from Monarchy to Secular State
Earth & Environmental Science Department
Faculty Sponsor: Pam Grothe
Student: Kathleen Elliott – Isotope Hydrology: the seasonality of oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in meteoric, fluvial and groundwater
Student: Andrea Moore – Constraining the Mid-Holocene ENSO Minimum in the Central Pacific Using Geochemistry of a 5,000 year-old Porites Fossil Coral Student: Cheyenne Palmo -Water Isotope Semantics: A survey of paired salinity and ō180 in Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
Faculty Sponsor: Ben Kisila
Student: Grace Rihl –Sediment Accumulation and trace metal input in Lake Manassas and Lake Occoquan Students: Grace Rihl, Daniel Arango, & David Jett – Sediment accumulation and trace metal input history in Lake Manassas and the Occoquan Reservoir
Student: Lauren Chartier – The Effects of Sand Mining on Crop Quality Student: Thanh-Binh Duong –Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Micro plastics in the Lower Chesapeake Bay Basin, USA
Geography Department
Faculty Sponsor: Dawn Bowen
Students: Darby Libka & Jordan Chandler – Memorialization of World War II on the National Mall
Faculty Sponsor: Jackie Gallagher
Student: Eli McCleary– Earthquake Preparedness in Children and Young Adults in Northern Virginia
Faculty Sponsor: Joseph Nicholas
Students: SEDAAG World geography Bowl
Faculty Sponsor: Melina Patterson
Students: Lilly Lester, Hannah Woehrle, Lindsey Minges & Sarah Giuseppe– Exploring the Geographies of Children
Historic Preservation Department
Faculty Sponsor: Andrea Livi Smith
Student: Ilana Bleich– The First Competition: Environmental & Cultural Sustainability in the Olympics’ Built Environment
Faculty Sponsor: Lauren McMillan
Student: Elizabeth O’Meara– Wine Bottle Seals at Nomini Plantation Archaeological Site
Mathematics Department
Faculty Sponsor: Jeb Collins
Students: Makenzie Clower & Riley Anderson –Predicting Parameters for Bertini Using Neural Networks
Modern Languages and Literatures Department
Faculty Sponsor: Maysoon Al-Sayed Ahmad
Students: Gail Crunkhorn, Mackenzie Poust, & Chase Lacy-Capital Area Regional Model Arab League Conference
Music Department
Faculty Sponsor: Michael Bratt
Students: Arthur Dragone & Samuel Bradshaw – Electro Acoustic Barn Dance
Psychology Department
Faculty Sponsor: Hilary Stebbins
Students: Megan Jacobs – Sleep deprivation, circadian rhythm, cortisol, and stress
Theatre and Dance Department
Faculty Sponsor: Gregg Stull
Student: Patrick Regal – All the Fine Boys
Students: Aaron Hoffman, Victoria Fortune, Erin Foster, & Madeline Petroskey -First Year Showcase Festival
Previous Awarded Grants:
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| 2019 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| 2018 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
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| 2015 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| 2014 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
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