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Online Gallery (2021)

April 19, 2021 3:00-4:00 pm (Live Zoom)

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

1.) Algal Mimic Filament Length Affects Microplastic Capture

Samantha Baker

Mentors: Dr. Jay Hodgson and Dr. Michele Guidone

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2.) Investigating the roles of human genes in Drosophila melanogaster

Ashley Avila, Lily Paculis, Rozana Gonzalez Tascon, Susan Ihejirika

Mentor: Dr. Dongyu Jia

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3.) Inverse Design of Surface Electromagnetic Waves at Vacuum-Biansotropic Material Boundary

Tonilynn Holtzz

Mentor: Dr. Maxim Durach

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

4.) Formation of Warps in Galactic Disks by Galactic Encounters

Brandon Ramirez

Mentor: Dr. Jorge Villa-Vargas

April 20, 2021 10:00-11:00 am (Live Zoom)

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

1.) Effects of Synthetic Estrogen (17-Ethinyl Estradiol) on Male Fiddler Crab Aggression

Micayla Shirley

Mentor: Dr. Risa Cohen

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2.) Identification and source characterization of Bacteria associated with failed loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) eggs in Wassaw Island, GA.

Katrina Harvey, Sierra Bartlett, and Abigail Gallagher

Mentors: Dr. Jennifer Brofft Bailey and Dr. Kathryn Craven

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

3.) The Search for Surface Electromagnetic Waves at Boundaries of Bianisotropic Materials

Jacob Adams

Mentor: Dr. Maxim Durach

Video Recording and Poster

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

1.) Determining if the neuroprotective extracellular-signal-regulated kinase 1&2 (ERK1/2) cascade in the telencephalon of zebrafish is dependent on the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor.

Laura Loera-Lopez and Sydney O’Rourke-Walker

Mentor: Dr. Robert Mans

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2.) Antipredator behavior of house cricket prey (Acheta domesticus) in response to non-lethal chemical cues of predatory wolf spiders (Hogna carolinensis).

Hannah Kelehear, Riley Moore, and Jacob Parrish

Mentor: Dr. Alexander Collier

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3.) Characterizing the phenology and fecundity of Spartina alterniflora in Georgia coastal salt marshes.

Isabelle Husted

Mentor: Dr. Heather Joesting

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4.) Using microsatellite loci to establish colonial matrilineages in order to better understand the multiqueen behavior of the Southern Yellowjacket.

Alex Snyder

Mentor: Dr. Kevin Loope

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5.) Examination of False Oleander Scale (Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli) Infestation on Magnolia grandiflora Across Habitat Types.

Ellen K. Goza

Mentor: Michele Guidone

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6.) Vascularization of LSO in Fragile X Model Mice.

Enoch David Johnson

Mentor: Dr. Sarah Rotschafer and Dr. Robert Mans

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7.) DNA Methylation in the Response to Stress of Channel Catfish.

Ashley Brown

Mentor: Dr. Aaron Schrey

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

1.) Upregulation of heat stress genes of ribbed mussels in exposed areas of the salt marsh on Tybee Island, GA.

Jody E. Erber and Sophia B. George

Mentor: Dr. Worlanyo Eric Gato amd Dr. Sophie B. George

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2.) Preparation, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activity of 6-ethoxy-6-phenyl-6H-chromeno[3,4-b]quinoxaline.

Hannah Watkins and Ashley Brown

Mentors: Dr. Sara Gremillion and Dr. Brandon Quillian

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3.) Synthesis of Disulfide-Linked Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) Monomers.

Adara Bacon

Mentor: Dr. Nathaniel Shank

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4.) Preparation of new polydentate, multi-coordinate ligands for examining coordination chemistry.

Alexandra Bryant

Mentor: Dr. Brandon Quillian

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY

1.) Investigating the sensitivity of cross-strata set thickness statistics to section alignment with flow direction.

Meredith Duncan

Mentor: Dr. Travis Swanson

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

1.) Impacts of anharmonic terms in a dual-Sagnac atom interferometer.

Andrew Smith, Stephen Thomas, and Colson Sapp

Mentor: Dr. Mark Edwards

Poster Only

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

1.) Investigating the roles of human genes in Drosophila melanogaster.

Ashley Avila, Lily Paculis, Roxana Gonzalez Tascon, and Susan Ihejirika

Mentor: Dr. Dongyu Jia

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2.) A Genetic Screen to Identify the Roles of Human Genes in Drosophila.

Lily Paculis

Mentor: Dr. Dongyu Jia

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3.) Identification of bacterial endosymbionts within the fungal sea turtle pathogen Fusarium keratoplasticum.

Jasmine Grant and Anthony Kochensparger

Mentors: Dr. Kathryn Craven, Dr. Sara Gremillion, and Dr. Jennifer Brofft Bailey

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4.) Drought effects on consumer-mediated ecosystem processes using experimental ponds.

Montana Carter

Mentor: Dr. Checo-Colon-Graud

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5.) Sizing Up the Sea Wasps: Chiropsalmus quadramanus in Geogria Waters.

Zaria Robinson

Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Craven

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

1.) Expanding an iFREE Student”s Biochemical Toolkit.

Ke’Anthony Kendrick

Mentor: Dr. Michele McGibony

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2.) Synthesis of Novel Tris-Indolyl Amines for Cancer Screening.

Maegan Morrow, Amelia Marsh, and LeAndra Wonnum

Mentor: Dr. Christine Whitlock

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3.) Photodynamic Therapy Agents: The potential of Metalloporphyrins in Cancer Research.

Sidney Hopper

Mentor: Dr. Michele McGibbony

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4.) Investigating the Biological Activity of 1, 2, 3-Triazole Derivatives.

Victoria E. Smith, Grace Blount, Arneshia Henderson, Alexis Stewart, Brandon Sellers, Rebecca Kocerha, Karelle Aiken, and Ria Ramoutar

Mentors: Dr. Ria Ramoutar, Dr. Karelle Aiken, and Dr. Rebecca J. Kocerha

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5.) Removal of an Emerging Organophosphorus Containing Environmental Contaminant from Aqueous Sources Using Modified Biochar as an Adsorption Medium.

Logan Moore, Emily Steele, and Justin Lennox

Mentors: Dr. Arpita Saha and Dr. Prakashbhai R. Bhoi

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6.) Initial investigation of using picolinic acid N-oxide in making new single-molecule magnets along with rarely explored carboxylate as co-ligands.

Jocelyn G. Guerra and Chelsea N. Miller

Mentors: Dr. Arpita Saha, Dr. Clifford W. Padgett, and Dr. Will E. Lynch

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7.) Preliminary Investigation of the Photophysical Properties of a Triazole Molecule in a Cationic Micelle as a Vessel for Drug Delivery.

Elizabeth Dobson, Christian Freeman, Karelle Aiken, Shainaz M. Landge, and Debanjana Ghosh

Mentor: Debanjana Ghosh

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

1.) Partitioning Geometric Structures

Gabriel Loos

Mentor: Dr. Hua Wang

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2.) Mathematical Modeling of the Stock Market

Kylie Hannafey

Mentor: Dr. Hua Wang

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

1.) Fresnel surfaces for elctromagnetic waves at high momentum i optical metamaterials.

Pooja Bhatt and Rebecka Moreno

Mentor: Dr. Maxim Durach

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