Next Event: Wednesday Feb 15, 2017
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Sortable Table of 2017 Presenters:

Click the header of the table to sort the column. This makes it easy to find all the poster presentation times or an alphabetical listing of the student's (or university's) home county. The number at the end of the poster title is the poster's number which is displayed on the poster board.

School Department Student Hometown County Time Poster No. Poster Title
UAM CHEM Donnell White Monticello, AR Drew 10-11am 1 Determination of Fatty Acid Concentrations in Algae
UAM CHEM Beth Justice Monticello, AR Drew 10-11am 1 Determination of Fatty Acid Concentrations in Algae
UAM CHEM M. Drake Palazzi Rison, AR Cleveland 10-11am 1 Determination of Fatty Acid Concentrations in Algae
UAM CHEM Jessica Lester Bearden, AR Ouachita 10-11am 1 Determination of Fatty Acid Concentrations in Algae
ASU BIOL Hannah Kling Monticello, AR Drew 10-11am 2 Regeneration in the Nervous System: Possible Cure for Paralysis?
UALR CSC Zaire Husband Monticello, AR Drew 10-11am 3 Modifying Snipe It to Organize Inventory
UAM MATH Allie Wynn Star City, AR Lincoln 10-11am 4 Fuzzy Signal Matching
UAM MATH Rebekah DeWitt Star City, AR Lincoln 10-11am 4 Fuzzy Signal Matching
UAM BIOL Alice Cardona-Otero Puerto Rico Drew 10-11am 5 DNA Sequence Analysis of Freshwater Eustigmatophyceae from Diverse Locations Reveals Exciting New Taxa
UAM BIOL Destiny Boullie Little Rock, AR Pulaski 10-11am 5 DNA Sequence Analysis of Freshwater Eustigmatophyceae from Diverse Locations Reveals Exciting New Taxa
UAPB BIOL Tredijah Sykes Lake Village, AR Chicot 10-11am 6 Impact of Neighborhood Disorder amongst African American Women in Baltimore, MD
UALR BIOL Dustin Brown Hermitage, AR Bradley 10-11am 7 Effects of Short-term Oral Metformin on Tumor Biomarkers in Endometrial Carcinoma
UCA CHEM Shelby Margis El Dorado, AR Union 10-11am 8 Improving the Synthesis of Scorpionates Using Cheaper Faster Methods
UAPB BIOL Annette Hall-Craig Pine Bluff, AR Jefferson 10-11am 9 The Genetic Code: Pathways of the 20 Standard Amino Acids
UAPB BIOL Makonnen A. Morehead Pine Bluff, AR Jefferson 10-11am 9 The Genetic Code: Pathways of the 20 Standard Amino Acids
UAPB CHEM Tia'Asia James Pine Bluff, AR Jefferson 10-11am 10 Synthesis and Analysis of Superparamagnetic Bridged Lanthanide (III) Complexes
UAPB ENVSC Malachi Miller Kansas City, MO Jefferson 10-11am 11 Earthworm Soil Preference
UAPB CHEM Kenan Dzide Pine Bluff, AR Jefferson 10-11am 12 Lectin affinity chromatography and immunoextraction as a tool to study the effect of glycosylation on drug binding property of α1-acid glycoprotein (AGP)
OBU BIOL Jake Edmonson Benton, AR Saline 10-11am 13 Understanding the Role of Exosome Signaling on Cell Growth
OBU BIOL Buzz Hardin West Memphis, AR Crittendon 10-11am 13 Understanding the Role of Exosome Signaling on Cell Growth
ATU BIOL Jacob Pinkerton Benton, AR Saline 10-11am 14 The use of ligation independent cloining to generate escherichia coli vectors capable of producing scorpion toxin, as seen in centruroides vittatus, to allow for further structural and physiological analysis
ATU BIOL Sara Warrick Russellville, AR Pope 10-11am 14 The use of ligation independent cloining to generate escherichia coli vectors capable of producing scorpion toxin, as seen in centruroides vittatus, to allow for further structural and physiological analysis
ATU BIOL David Ryan Williams Russellville, AR Pope 10-11am 14 The use of ligation independent cloining to generate escherichia coli vectors capable of producing scorpion toxin, as seen in centruroides vittatus, to allow for further structural and physiological analysis
OBU BIOL Lizzy Adams Conway, AR Faulkner 10-11am 15 Antibiotic Production by Soil Bacteria
OBU BIOL Lainey Weatherford Hot Springs, AR Garland 10-11am 15 Antibiotic Production by Soil Bacteria
OBU BIOL Devin Price Ruston, LA Clark 10-11am 15 Antibiotic Production by Soil Bacteria
UCA CHEM Angela Eden Ward, AR Lonoke 10-11am 16 Evidence of Fe+-Induced Decomposition of Two Significant Greenhouse Gases
ASU PHYS Justin Barnes Cabot, AR Lonoke 10-11am 17 Evaluation and Development of Secondary BalloonSAT Payloads
PSC BIOL Brittany Lognion Opelousas, LA Pulaski 10-11am 18 Sewer Effluent in Our Streams : Can aquatic communities survive?
PSC CSC Mnsa Maat Cathedral City, CA Pulaski 10-11am 19 Usability Heuristics for Visualization Systems
PSC CSC Antwane, Lewis Chicago, IL Pulaski 10-11am 19 Usability Heuristics for Visualization Systems
PSC CSC Jasmine DeHart Jennings, MO Pulaski 10-11am 19 Usability Heuristics for Visualization Systems
PSC CSC Trishawna Kelly Nassau, Bahamas Pulaski 10-11am 19 Usability Heuristics for Visualization Systems
PSC CSC Seneza Gaston Little Rock, AR Pulaski 10-11am 20 When Random numbers Meet Piet Mondrianace
OBU BIOL Kesley Brown Rogers, AR Benton 10-11am 21 Investigating Neuronal Differentiation and Growth on Extracellular Matrices
OBU BIOL Will Hanna Russellville, AR Pope 10-11am 21 Investigating Neuronal Differentiation and Growth on Extracellular Matrices
OBU BIOL Kori Bullard Hots Springs, AR Garland 10-11am 21 Investigating Neuronal Differentiation and Growth on Extracellular Matrices
OBU BIOL Nolan Games North Little Rock, AR Pulaski 10-11am 21 Investigating Neuronal Differentiation and Growth on Extracellular Matrices
HSU CHEM Carlie Clem Texarkana, TX Miller 10-11am 22 Synthesis and Analysis of Tautomerically Ambiguous Cytosine-Based Analogs to Induce Viral Mutagenesis
OBU DIET Alex Bradley Texarkana, TX Miller 10-11am 23 Assessment of Body Mass Indices of Children Participating in a Nutrition and Physical Activity Program
OBU DIET Laura Prince Arkadelphia, AR Clark 10-11am 23 Assessment of Body Mass Indices of Children Participating in a Nutrition and Physical Activity Program
HSU BIOL Hannah Deputy Kirby, AR Pike 10-11am 24 Characterization of Collagen of the Extracellular Matrix of Freshwater Sponge
OBU ENVSC Amanda Brooks Midlothian, TX Clark 10-11am 25 Biocubes: Cubic Foot Biodiversity Surveys
OBU DIET Laura Prince Arkadelphia, AR Clark 10-11am 26 Analysis of Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs and Assessment of Children's BMIs, BMI-for-Age Percentiles and BMI z-scores
OBU DIET Alex Bradley Texarkana, TX Miller 10-11am 26 Analysis of Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs and Assessment of Children's BMIs, BMI-for-Age Percentiles and BMI z-scores
Lyon CHEM LaShawna Miller Mena, AR Polk 10-11am 27 Finding novel treatments for tuberculosis using deoxygenation reactions
Lyon CHEM Jordan Trant Mckinney, TX Independence 10-11am 27 Finding novel treatments for tuberculosis using deoxygenation reactions
UALR ENVSC Elizabeth Haralson Little Rock, AR Pulaski 10-11am 28 Variations in water quality through an urban watershed and wetland: Fourche Creek in the Little Rock Metropolitan Area
UCA GEOG Kristen E. Barré Maumelle, AR Pulaski 10-11am 29 Using GIS to Map Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Features Surrounding Forest Park Elementary and Ida Burns Elementary
UCA GEOG Aubree R. Charette North Little Rock, AR Pulaski 10-11am 29 Using GIS to Map Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Features Surrounding Forest Park Elementary and Ida Burns Elementary
UCA BIOL Caitlyn Barthol Little Rock, AR Pulaski 10-11am 30 The Effects of Glucose on the Lifespan of Long-lived Caenorhabditis elegans
UCA BIOL Ha Ram Kim Conway, AR Faulkner 10-11am 31 Using genomics approaches to study formation of nodule-like structures in land plants
UCA PHYS Russell Jeffery Conway, AR Faulkner 10-11am 32 Student-Built High-Altitude Balloon Payload with Sensor Array and Flight Computer
Harding CHEM Madison T. Everett Greenbrier, AR Faulkner 10-11am 33 Collection, Separation, and Assay of a Fat Mobilizing Substance
Harding CHEM Lance N. Benson Highlands Ranch, CO White 10-11am 33 Collection, Separation, and Assay of a Fat Mobilizing Substance
Harding ENG Shelby Sorrells North Little Rock, AR Pulaski 10-11am 34 Android Control of a Robotic Arm
Harding CHEM Jessica Johnson Prairie Grove, AR Washington 10-11am 35 A Versatile Raman Spectrometer Design
ATU BIOL Aimee Bowman Russellville, AR Pope 11am-noon 1 Relative Gene Expression Study on Centruroides vittatus Investigating Sodium β Toxin Gene Activity
ATU BIOL Taylor Bishop Russellville, AR Pope 11am-noon 1 Relative Gene Expression Study on Centruroides vittatus Investigating Sodium β Toxin Gene Activity
ATU BIOL Joshua Sumers Russellville, AR Pope 11am-noon 2 Expression of Mycoplasma genes in the Striped Bark Scorpion, Centruroides vittatus
ATU CHEM Wallace Williamson Perry, AR Perry 11am-noon 3 An obligate heterodimeric thiosulfate dehydrogenase
ATU CHEM Fy'Nisha Oliver Russellville, AR Pope 11am-noon 3 An obligate heterodimeric thiosulfate dehydrogenase
Lyon MATH Morgan Webb Perryville, AR Perry 11am-noon 4 Differential Equations as Physical Models
Lyon MATH Jacob Perkins Brookland, AR Craighead 11am-noon 4 Differential Equations as Physical Models
ATU BIOL Elvys Ferrufino-Mejia Dardanelle, AR Yell 11am-noon 5 Isolation of Antibiotic Converting/Enhancing Microbes From Soil
ATU BIOL Katie Crawford Danville, AR Yell 11am-noon 5 Isolation of Antibiotic Converting/Enhancing Microbes From Soil
ATU BIOL Joyce Kuykendall Lamar, AR Johnson 11am-noon 5 Isolation of Antibiotic Converting/Enhancing Microbes From Soil
ATU BIOL Cody Campbell Russellville, AR Pope 11am-noon 5 Isolation of Antibiotic Converting/Enhancing Microbes From Soil
ATU BIOL Melanie Norman Oden, AR Montgomery 11am-noon 5 Isolation of Antibiotic Converting/Enhancing Microbes From Soil
HDX ENVSC Kendall Davis Fort Smith, AR Sebastian 11am-noon 6 A comparison of the impacts of wind energy and unconventional gas development on land-use and ecosystem services: An example from the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma, USA
HDX CHEM Mouad Abdulrahim Fort Smith, AR Sebastian 11am-noon 7 Synthesis of 2-substituted Quinoline-4-carboxylic acids: Potential Anti-viral, Anti-cancer, and Anti-bacterial Compounds
UAFS ENG Tyler White Poteau, OK Sebastian 11am-noon 8 The Mars Rover Project (MRP)
UAFS CSC David Hotz Fort Smith, AR Sebastian 11am-noon 9 Beginning Programing for Arkansas High Schools
UALR CHEM Neden Yacine Fort Smith, AR Sebastian 11am-noon 10 Few-layered, Nanosized Tungsten (IV) Disulfide Antioxidant and Its ROS Scavenging Abilities
HDX BIOL Michelle Huynh Fort Smith, AR Sebastian 11am-noon 11 Charged residues located on a small region on the side of the nucleosome influence proper interactions between the transcription elongation factor Spt16 and transcribed genes in S. cerevisiae.
HDX CHEM Kylie A. Dickerson Greenwood, AR Sebastian 11am-noon 12 Gas-phase measurement of the barrier to cis-trans interconversion of proline in a tetrapeptide
HDX CHEM Annlee-Taylor E. Glass Beebe, AR White 11am-noon 12 Gas-phase measurement of the barrier to cis-trans interconversion of proline in a tetrapeptide
HSU BIOL Caitlyn Gosch Greenwood, AR Sebastian 11am-noon 13 Metagenomic DNA sequencing of bacteria from cave crickets reveals diverse and complex ecological relationships in an extreme environment
HSU BIOL Brooke Johnson Hot Springs, AR Garland 11am-noon 13 Metagenomic DNA sequencing of bacteria from cave crickets reveals diverse and complex ecological relationships in an extreme environment
HSU BIOL Brooke Jones Bismarck, AR Hot Spring 11am-noon 13 Metagenomic DNA sequencing of bacteria from cave crickets reveals diverse and complex ecological relationships in an extreme environment
ASU BIOL Christine Matei Hot Springs, AR Garland 11am-noon 14 Peanut: A Source of Bioactive Compounds for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
ASU BIOL Alexis Philippe St. Louis, MO Craighead 11am-noon 14 Peanut: A Source of Bioactive Compounds for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
ASU BIOL Carson Day Cave City, AR Independence 11am-noon 14 Peanut: A Source of Bioactive Compounds for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
UALR BIOL Kristen Gregory Jacksonville, AR Pulaski 11am-noon 15 The Toxicity of Nanomaterials in Breast Cancer Cells
UCA BIOL Ashley Henderson Maumelle, AR Pulaski 11am-noon 16 Steroid Signaling Mediates Longevity Responses to Dietary Restriction in C. elegans
UCA BIOL Kaitlynn Butler Mountain View, AR Stone 11am-noon 16 Steroid Signaling Mediates Longevity Responses to Dietary Restriction in C. elegans
PSC CSC Dominuqe Crawford St. Louis, MO Pulaski 11am-noon 17 A Better CAPTCHA: Are We There Yet?
ASU BIOL Erin Langley Beebe, AR White 11am-noon 18 Uses and Benefits of the MultispeQ to Better Understand the Physiology of Arabidopsis Plants Grown Under Abiotic Stress Conditions
UCA CHEM Haley E. D. Kay Beebe, AR White 11am-noon 19 Using cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) to measure optical properties of non-ideal aerosols
UCA CHEM Jessica DeYoung Lamar, AR Johnson 11am-noon 19 Using cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) to measure optical properties of non-ideal aerosols
ASU CSC Christopher Saldivar Marion, AR Crittendon 11am-noon 20 The Adoption Rate of Lambda Expressions in Java Open Source Projects
ASU CSC Clay Reddick Brookland, AR Craighead 11am-noon 20 The Adoption Rate of Lambda Expressions in Java Open Source Projects
UALR CHEM Dave Soni Blytheville, AR Mississippi 11am-noon 21 Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of cellulose-based carbonaceous nanocomposites toward organic pollutants
ASU BIOL Ania C. Welman Jonesboro, AR Craighead 11am-noon 22 Analysis of the Acute Toxicity of Shark Defense Repellent
ASU CHEM Devin Allison Poplar Bluff, MO Craighead 11am-noon 23 Synthesis and antimicrobial studies of pyrazole-derived hydrazones against Acinetobacter baumannii
ASU ENG Dylan Howell Piggott, AR Clay 11am-noon 24 Design and Development of a Safety System with Bluetooth Capability to Alert the Parent for Unattended child in car Seat
HDX BIOL Nathan T. Taylor Alma, AR Crawford 11am-noon 25 Land-use and Ecosystem Services Costs of Unconventional Oil and Gas in the U.S.
JBU ENG Mark Spiropoulos Texarkana, TX Benton 11am-noon 26 JBU Wind Turbine Design
JBU ENG Kyle Blush Fayettville, AR Washington 11am-noon 26 JBU Wind Turbine Design
JBU ENG Israel Hernandez Morelia, Mexico Benton 11am-noon 26 JBU Wind Turbine Design
UAF ENG Rachel Holmer Rogers, AR Benton 11am-noon 27 Dynamic Decision Modeling for Inland Waterway Disruptions
UAFS BIOL Brianne Smith-Brown Fayetteville, AR Washington 11am-noon 28 American Military Children: Discovering Consequences of Trauma and its Biological Effects upon Brain Development
ASU BIOL Samantha M. Richter Berryville, AR Carroll 11am-noon 29 Mangroves as Nurseries for Caribbean Coral Reef Fish?
UAPB BIOL Aliyah Glover Little Rock, AR Pulaski 11am-noon 30 Characterization of an influenza infection model in porcine airway epithelial
UAPB BIOL Aliyah Glover Little Rock, AR Pulaski 11am-noon 30 Characterization of an influenza infection model in porcine airway epithelial
UCA CHEM Adam T. Hargis Jacksonville, AR Pulaski 11am-noon 31 The synthesis of natural product-based drugs to treat a neglected tropical disease: Leishmaniasis
UAF PHYS Kylie McClanahan Little Rock, AR Pulaski 11am-noon 32 The computational tradeoff between dynamic range and stimulus discrimination in neural circuits near criticality
UCA MATH Andrea Weaver Conway, AR Faulkner 11am-noon 33 First Integrals of a Monge-Ampere Equation
HDX BIOL Brianna LeBoeuf Houma, LA Faulkner 11am-noon 34 Assessing the Efficacy of MAPK, AKT, and mTOR Inhibitor Treatments in Novel Cellular Models of Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancer
HDX PHYS Michael Williams Little Rock, AR Pulaski 11am-noon 35 Robotics Odyssey at Hendrix
HDX PHYS Jackson Gakundi Rwanda Faulkner 11am-noon 35 Robotics Odyssey at Hendrix
HDX PHYS Eric Huynh Fort Smith, AR Sebastian 11am-noon 35 Robotics Odyssey at Hendrix