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Seventh Annual Undergraduate Research and Discovery Symposium
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Keynote Speaker Dr. John Delaney
Technical Talk: Wednesday, April 13, Noon-1PM, RH 117
Keynote Address: Thursday April 14, 7:30-9PM, RH 101
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Next Generation Ocean Science
John Delaney is Professor of Oceanography and holds the Jerome M. Paros Endowed Chair in Sensor Networks at the University of Washington. Since 1997, he has directed development of the regional cabled ocean observatory in the northeast Pacific Ocean that evolved into the Regional Scale Nodes program within the National Science Foundation's Ocean Observatories Initiative. The construction phase of this observatory began in September 2009 with the announcement of an award to the University of Washington of $126 million over five-and-a-half years.
This distributed, remote, sensor-robotic network will convert a sector of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate and overlying ocean into an internationally accessible, interactive, real-time natural laboratory capable of reaching millions of users via the Internet. Such networks are at the leading edge of ocean and earth science research and education.
This event is co-sponsored by the UAA Community and Technical College and the UAA Complex Systems Group.
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Second Keynote Speaker Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
Friday, April 22, 7-9 PM
North & South Cafeteria, Student Union
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Lessons from Jonesboro, Littleton, and Vietnam: How Kids are Learning to Kill and Learning to Like It
LT. COL. DAVE GROSSMAN, U.S. Army (Ret.) Director, Warrior Science Group, www.killology.com: Member, American Board for Certification in Homeland Security; Member, American College of Forensic Examiners Institute. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker who is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime.
This event is co-sponsored by the UAA Psychology Department's Behavioral Sciences Conference of the North.
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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Friday, April 15, 2011
Gorsuch Commons
University of Alaska Anchorage
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (OURS) promotes
undergraduate scholarship and academic accomplishments through
inquiry, discovery, and creativity. OURS fosters undergraduate research
opportunities and presentations, encourages the integration of teaching
and research across the campus, and links students to both local faculty and
the global community of scholars. Every April, recipients of Undergraduate Research Grants present their research to the public, creating opportunities for dialogue between UAA faculty, staff, students, and the community.
Arts, Humanities, and SCUSA Session Commons 107
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Session Moderator: Shannon Donovan |
Time |
Title |
Speaker |
Mentor |
Grant |
9:00-9:15 |
Welcome |
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9:15-9:30 |
Applause Rising Talent Showcase |
Gloria King (Theatre and Dance) | Daniel Anteau | Undergradute Research Grant |
9:30-9:45 |
Winston S. Churchill's Autobiography: My Early Life |
Erica Chenoweth (Natural Sciences) | James Muller | Undergraduate Research Grant |
9:45-10:00 |
Report from SCUSA 2010 |
Erick Romig (Languages) and Kimberly Pitney (International Studies/Economics) | Faculty Representative: Susan Kalina | SCUSA Award |
10:00-10:15 |
Break |
Reception 2:00 - 3:00 PM Commons Lobby
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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH POSTER SESSION
2:00 - 3:00 PM, Friday, April 15, 2011
Gorsuch Commons
University of Alaska Anchorage
Students will be available from 2:00 - 3:00 PM on Friday, April 15, in the Gorsuch Commons to discuss their posters. The posters will be on display (unmanned) earlier in the week in the Conoco Phillips Integrated Sciences Building and Rasmuson Hall.
Title |
Presenter |
Mentor |
Probing Dynamics of Villin Headpiece Subdomain Protein |
Anastasia Khadjinova (Biological Sciences) | Liliya Vugmeyster |
Transgenic polyglutamine expression in Arabidopsis thaliana |
David Nash (Biological Sciences) | Benjamin Harrison |
Health Conditions of Immigrants in Anchorage, Alaska |
Nina Pastor (Nursing Science) | Gabriel Garcia |
Exploring 'Healthy Multiplicity': A Non-Disordered View |
Carolyn Tix (Sociology) | Zeynep Kilic |
The View on News: A Content Analysis of the News on The View |
Shana Roberson (Journalism and Public Communications) | Joy Mapaye |
Not Just for Show |
Nicole Aden (Journalism and Public Communications) | Joy Mapaye |
Improving Image Comp. via Evolutionary Comp. and GPUs |
Brendan Babb (Computer Science) | Kenrick Mock |
Is There a Place for Sharia Law in Western Nations? |
Michaela Hernandez (Philosophy) | Raymond Anthony and Bill Jamison |
Economic Significance of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District |
Kim Pitney (International Studies/Economics) | Alexandra Hill |
Generational Collaboration to Improve Distance Courses (Developed as part of SOC A487 Sociology Practicum) |
Sheila Oelrich (Psychology) | Ann Jache |
Mechanical Ankle (Phase I of III) |
Jens Jensen (Engineering) | Todd Petersen |
Mechanical Hand |
Sarah Aiken, Stephen Sutton, Jens Jensen (Engineering) | Muhammad Ali |
Mabel T. Caverly Senior Services: Raising Awareness and Bridging the Transportation Gap |
Elise Blomfield, Erica Carr, Ellie Farmer, Tapia Hansen, Sarah Kruse, Holly McCune, Jessie Westin (Nursing Science) | Elizabeth Campbell |
Nurse Practitioners and Primary Care: Medicare Beneficiaries in Anchorage and Mat-Su |
Erica Mitchell (Sociology) | Rosyland Frazier |
Developmental Changes in the Myosin Heavy Chain (MHC) expression in Harp Seals |
Mallory Givens (History) | Jennifer Burns |
Hydro Powered Fish Disposal on the Russian River |
Alexandra West (Engineering) | Tom Ravens |
Effects of testosterone on the synchoronization of activity rhythms to low amplitude zeitgebers in an arctic breeding songbird |
Brady Salli (Biological Sciences) | Loren Buck |
Award Ceremony Starts at 3:00 PM Commons 107
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