Posters/ Exhibits,
SAC Ballroom A, 10 -4

Welcome remarks. 12:30:

Dr. David Bynum, Director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Education
Dr. Charles Robbins, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Dr. Dennis Assanis, Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

*LUNCHES available at ~ 12:45/1 pm

Closing remarks/announcements, 3:45:

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Oral Presentations:

CEAS Nanotechnology (SAC 304, 9-10:30 )
CEAS Senior Design (SAC Ballroom B, 10:30 -12:30 )

English (SAC 304, 12:40 -2:10)
History (SAC 305, 10:00-3:00)
Psychology (SAC 302, 11:40 -1:45)

 

CEAS Nanotechnology Presentations, SAC 304, 9:00-10:30 am

9 am, Welcome & Introductory remarks, Gary Halada, Materials Science & Engineering

Schedule TBA

 

 

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CEAS Senior Design Presentations, SAC Ballroom B, 10:30-12:20

Biomedical Engineering
Portable smart electrocardiograph garment and measurement
Margaret Evans, Sumaiya Iqbal, Pias Malaker; Maria Stupnikov.
Faculty advisor: Yi-xian Qin, Biomedical Engineering

Chemical & Molecular Engineering
Design and fabrication of a miniature PEM fuel-cell car using on-board hydrogen and chemically triggered stopping mechanism
Joseph Imbrogno, James Messina, Jovan Kamcev;
Faculty advisors: Tadanori Koga, Miriam Rafailovich, CME Program, Materials Science & Engineering

Electrical & Computer Engineeering
Energy harvesting by piezoelectric materials and application
Dongsoo Choung, Namhee Kang, Sunwoong Kim
Faculty advisor: Milutin Stanacevic, Electrical & Computer Engineering

House Away:  A Home Management System
Justin Mandurano and Nicholas Haber, Faculty advisor: Kenneth Short, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Engineering Science
Portable Energy Generating Speed Bump
Thomas Kirschenheiter, Deanna Quickle, Kayleigh Reamy, Matthew Ross;
Faculty advisor: Frank Szalajda, Materials Science & Engineering.

Modular Energy Harvesting Floor Mats
Daniel Migliorino, Daniel Ross; Faculty advisor: T.A. Venkatesh Materials Science & Engineering.

Indoor Environmental Analyzer
Andy Hsiao, Tim Ela; Faculty advisor: Kenneth Trelewicz Materials Science & Engineering.

Mechanical Engineering
TBA

*Note: order of presentations may vary.

 

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English, SAC 304, 12:40-2:210

Moderator: Bente Videbaek, English Department

Humanity and Nature in Hamlet
Aneela Ashraf; Faculty advisor: Bente Videbaek, Department of English

The implications of the true name in the Bible, Paradise Lost, and A Wizard of Earthsea
Sheena Johnson; Faculty advisor: Bente Videbaek, Department of English

The Table Is Turned, and the Tamer is Tamed
Deborah Machalow, Faculty advisor: Bente Videbaek, Department of English

From double-consciousness to invisibility: DuBois, Ellison, and Invisible Man
Priya Misra; Faculty advisor: Helen Choi, Department of English

Sex and money in the cities: the power wtruggle in William Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew ‘ and John Fletcher’s ‘The Woman’s Prize or the Tamer Tamed’”
Tatiana Pawelec; Faculty advisor: Bente Videbaek, Department of English

Portrayal of Women in Starship Troopers
Melissa Piccininno; Faculty advisor: Bente Videbaek, Department of English

Evolution Towards Repetition
Cynthia Stegman; Faculty advisor: Bente Videbaek, Department of English

 

History, SAC 305, 10:00-3:00

Welcome: 10:00
Opening Remarks:  Joel Rosenthal

10:10-10:30
United or Divided - Three National Commemorations of the Civil War
Christine De Sio; Faculty advisor: Bill Miller

10:30-10:50
Elbridge Gerry: Early American Middleman and Conciliator
Andrew Carrieri; Faculty advisor: Ned Landsman

10-50-11:10
'The Illustrious Fathers” “As Sinful as Ourselves”: Abolitionist Discourse on the Founding Fathers
Megan Flynn; Faculty advisor: Ned Landsman

11:10-11:30
The American Revolution: The Failure of Reconciliation & the Disintegration of British Empire
Michelle Vessio; Faculty advisor: Ned Landsman

11:30-11:50
The Nature and Causes of the Nika Riots
Mason Maggio; Faculty advisor: Sara Lipton

11:50-12:10
Plotting the Perfect Campaign: The Campaigns of      American Female Presidential Candidates
Debbie Machalow; Faculty advisor: Helmut Norpoth

12:10-12:30
The Survival of Mayan Tradition through Innovation and Adaptation
Justin Hahn; Faculty advisors: April Masten and Elizabeth Newman

Lunch Break 

1:30-1:50
Time and the American Revolution: The Development of an American Community
Emily Cooper ; Faculty advisor: Ned Landsman

1:50-2:10
Violence or Votes: An Examination of the McKinley Assassination and Anarchy
Doug Sheahan; Faculty advisor: Nancy Tomes

2:10-2:30
'Imagine John Lennon Dead': A Comparative Look at the Murder of Lennon and the Assassination of an American President
Joan Rosenthal; Faculty advisor: Nancy Tome

2:30-2:50
Cautious Optimism: Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union
Karissa Povey; Faculty advisor: Michael Barnhart

Closing Remarks and Presentation of Certificates: Professor Rosenthal

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Psychology - SAC 302

Introductory remarks,  Psi Chi Coordinator, Fatima Vali

11:40-11:55am
The face of consistency: Human faces reduce irrational delay discounting preferences
Christine Sewack; Faculty advisor:  Faculty advisor: Christian Luhmann, Department of Psychology

12:00-12: 15pm
Evaluating the Effects of Masculinity on Women's Psychological Adjustment
Nadia Jafari Faculty advisor: Bonita London, Department of Psychology

12:20-12:35pm
Neural Correlates of Inequality Aversion
Bart Massi Faculty advisor: Christian Luhmann, Department of Psychology

12:40-12:55pm
Attentional Deployment Modulates Neural Activation to Aversive Stimuli
Bilal Asif Faculty advisor: Turhan Canli, Department of Psychology

1:20pm-1:35pm
Student Debt and Perceptions of Preparedness for Employment or Higher Education as Predictors of Emotional and Physical Health of College Students
Arun John Faculty advisor: Anne Moyer, Department of Psychology

 

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