Next Event: Wednesday Feb 14, 2018
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Sortable Table of 2018 Presenters:

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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 Dept. Student Hometown County Time Poster No. Poster Title AR Funding
UAPB BIOL Donae' Poindexter Toilette, AR Howard 11a-12p 1 Water quality assessment at the Grand Prairie farming & water company irrigation system AR EPSCoR, Arkansas Delta Water Management Resource Unit
UAPB BIOL Oluwayinka Iseyemi 11a-12p 1 Water quality assessment at the Grand Prairie farming & water company irrigation system AR EPSCoR, Arkansas Delta Water Management Resource Unit
UAPB BIOL Arlene Adviento-Borbe 11a-12p 1 Water quality assessment at the Grand Prairie farming & water company irrigation system AR EPSCoR, Arkansas Delta Water Management Resource Unit
UAPB BIOL Michele Reba 11a-12p 1 Water quality assessment at the Grand Prairie farming & water company irrigation system AR EPSCoR, Arkansas Delta Water Management Resource Unit
OBU FDSC Elizabeth Fast Bolingbrook, IL Clark 11a-12p 2 Ten Year Longitudinal Study Measuring Body Mass Index, Body Mass Index-for-Age Percentile and Weight Status Category of Children in a Rural Southwest Arkansas Community Patterson Summer Research Program
OBU FDSC Sydney Van Scyoc Valley Center, KS Clark 11a-12p 2 Ten Year Longitudinal Study Measuring Body Mass Index, Body Mass Index-for-Age Percentile and Weight Status Category of Children in a Rural Southwest Arkansas Community Patterson Summer Research Program
HSU CHEM Carlie Clem Texarkana, TX Clark 11a-12p 3 Use of cytosine-based tautomerically ambiguous nucleosides for induction of viral mutagenesis
OBU FDSC Sydney Van Scyoc Valley Center, KS Clark 11a-12p 4 Comparison of BMI, BMI-for-Age Percentile, Weight Status Category, and Z-Score between an Intervention Group and Control Group Patterson Summer Research Program
OBU FDSC Elizabeth Fast Bolingbrook, IL Clark 11a-12p 4 Comparison of BMI, BMI-for-Age Percentile, Weight Status Category, and Z-Score between an Intervention Group and Control Group Patterson Summer Research Program
OBU PHYS Dillon Wester Rockwall, TX Clark 11a-12p 5 Passive Tracking of a Solar Panel with Shape Memory Alloys Patterson Summer Research Program
OBU PHYS Keeley Johnson Little Rock, AR Pulaski 11a-12p 5 Passive Tracking of a Solar Panel with Shape Memory Alloys Patterson Summer Research Program
HSU BIOL Quincy Gragg Malvern, AR Hot Spring 11a-12p 6 Incorporation of SNP mutations in integrin's alpha subunit to alter function
ATU BIOL David Williams Hot Springs, AR Garland 11a-12p 7 Large Scale Expression of Ligated pGEX Vector with Sodium Toxin-654 in Escherichia coli Expression Cell Lines Rosetta, BL21, and Origami to Produce Centruroides vittatus Scorpion Sodium-Toxin 654 Arkansas INBRE
ATU BIOL Mallory Heft Charleston, AR Franklin 11a-12p 7 Large Scale Expression of Ligated pGEX Vector with Sodium Toxin-654 in Escherichia coli Expression Cell Lines Rosetta, BL21, and Origami to Produce Centruroides vittatus Scorpion Sodium-Toxin 654 Arkansas INBRE
ATU BIOL Sara Eagle White Hall, AR Jefferson 11a-12p 7 Large Scale Expression of Ligated pGEX Vector with Sodium Toxin-654 in Escherichia coli Expression Cell Lines Rosetta, BL21, and Origami to Produce Centruroides vittatus Scorpion Sodium-Toxin 654 Arkansas INBRE
ASU BIOL Parker Knapp Hot Springs, AR Garland 11a-12p 8 Improving the Health Benefits of Muscadine Grape through Genetic Engineering USDA and AR Biosciences Institute
HSU BIOL Brooke Johnson Hot Springs, AR Garland 11a-12p 9 Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Communities in Blanchard Springs Caverns, Arkansas and an Investigation of Low Temperature Tolerance in Cave-adapted Invertebrates
HSU BIOL Caitlyn Gosch Greenwood, AR Sebastian 11a-12p 9 Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Communities in Blanchard Springs Caverns, Arkansas and an Investigation of Low Temperature Tolerance in Cave-adapted Invertebrates
HSU BIOL Brooke Jones Bismarck, AR Hot Spring 11a-12p 9 Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Communities in Blanchard Springs Caverns, Arkansas and an Investigation of Low Temperature Tolerance in Cave-adapted Invertebrates
HSU BIOL Quincy Gragg Malvern, AR Hot Spring 11a-12p 9 Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Communities in Blanchard Springs Caverns, Arkansas and an Investigation of Low Temperature Tolerance in Cave-adapted Invertebrates
HSU CHEM Emily Williford Hot Springs, AR Garland 11a-12p 10 In pursuit of a family of Antimalarial medicines
ASU BIOL Madalyn Weiner Little Rock, AR Pulaski County 11a-12p 11 Improving Aquaculture Catfish Health with a Novel Plant-Produced Therapeutic Protein AR Biosciences Inst. Biotech. Summer Internship
ASU EnvSci Haylee Campbell Bryant, AR Saline 11a-12p 12 Validation of Insect Control Termination Timing in Arkansas Cotton
UALR ENG Shelby Wingate Bauxite, AR Saline 11a-12p 13 Characteristics of Pattern Recognition Classifiers for EMG Signal Analysis ADHE Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
UAM BIOL John Mitchell East End, AR Saline 11a-12p 14 Analysis of a Drosophila melanogaster Ribosomal Protein Gene
PSC BIOL Damiesha Bryant Tulsa, OK Pulaski 11a-12p 15 Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Mice Kidney Reveals an Effect of High Fat Diet on Protein Expression
PSC CSc Calvin Moten MI Pulaski 11a-12p 16 Application of machine learning algorithm on Voice Rehabilitation Dataset
PSC CSc Tia Barten TN Pulaski 11a-12p 16 Application of machine learning algorithm on Voice Rehabilitation Dataset
PSC CSc Kenisha Lewis Pulaski 11a-12p 17 Automated Course Advising System for PSC: ACAS
PSC CSc Briana Baily Pulaski 11a-12p 17 Automated Course Advising System for PSC: ACAS
PSC CSc Ashton Hall Pulaski 11a-12p 17 Automated Course Advising System for PSC: ACAS
PSC CSc Royshawn Mcclain Pulaski 11a-12p 17 Automated Course Advising System for PSC: ACAS
UALR CHEM Paloma Salazar Little Rock, AR Pulaski 11a-12p 18 Copper-Based Nanocatalyst for Hydrogen Production UALR Research Cluster Seed Grant NASA Res. Infrastructure Development ASTA/AEDC AR LSAMP Prog.
UALR CHEM Sakr Elsaidi 11a-12p 18 Copper-Based Nanocatalyst for Hydrogen Production UALR Research Cluster Seed Grant, NASA Res. Infrastructure Development, ASTA/AEDC, AR LSAMP Prog.
UALR CHEM Marina Avram 11a-12p 18 Copper-Based Nanocatalyst for Hydrogen Production UALR Research Cluster Seed Grant, NASA Res. Infrastructure Development, ASTA/AEDC, AR LSAMP Prog.
UALR CHEM Daniel Nde 11a-12p 18 Copper-Based Nanocatalyst for Hydrogen Production UALR Research Cluster Seed Grant, NASA Res. Infrastructure Development, ASTA/AEDC, AR LSAMP Prog.
UALR BIOL Kristen Gregory Jacksonville, AR Pulaski 11a-12p 19 Investigations into the Effects of Caffeine on Cell Death in Dictyostelium discoideum ASTA/AEDC AR LSAMP Program & Ronald McNair Program
UAPB EnvSci Kennedy Smith Little Rock, AR Pulaski 11a-12p 20 Using Geological Facies to Estimate Chromate Sorption to Soils
UALR CHEM Sylvia Szwedo Little Rock, AR Pulaski 11a-12p 21 Isolating Exosomes Using Tumor-Specific Antibodies in the Serum and Ascites of Cancer Patients UAMS Summer Undergraduate Res. Fellowship
UALR CHEM Karen Abbott 11a-12p 21 Isolating Exosomes Using Tumor-Specific Antibodies in the Serum and Ascites of Cancer Patients UAMS Summer Undergraduate Res. Fellowship
UAM BIOL Rachel Knight Little Rock, AR Pulaski 11a-12p 22 Soil Crust Algal Communities of Warren Prairie Natural Area Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
UAM BIOL Caleb Lamb Monticello, AR Drew 11a-12p 22 Soil Crust Algal Communities of Warren Prairie Natural Area Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
UAM BIOL Ashton Gray Monticello, AR Drew 11a-12p 22 Soil Crust Algal Communities of Warren Prairie Natural Area Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
UCA BIOL Taylor Dague North Little Rock Pulaski 11a-12p 23 Bottom-up vs. Top-down Processing in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
UCA CHEM Christopher L. Emmerling Little Rock, AR Pulaski 11a-12p 24 Iron-Induced Decomposition of Greenhouse Gases with Significant Global Warming and Ozone Depleting Potentials
UCA MATH Kara Graham Jacksonville, AR Pulaksi 11a-12p 25 Eye tracking and Calculus Videos
UCA MATH Will Gloster Texarkana, AR Miller 11a-12p 25 Eye tracking and Calculus Videos
UAPB CHEM Shamara Lawrence Portland, Jamaica Jefferson 11a-12p 26 The Regulation of CYP1B1 by Inflammation in Human Hepatocytes
UAPB BIOL Taylor Hill Jefferson 11a-12p 27 Plant Cell Secreted Growth Factors Targeted to Ex Vivo Production of Red Blood Cells from Hematopoietic Stem Cells AR EPSCoR
UAPB BIOL Xiaoting Wang 11a-12p 27 Plant Cell Secreted Growth Factors Targeted to Ex Vivo Production of Red Blood Cells from Hematopoietic Stem Cells AR EPSCoR
UAPB BIOL Malcolm Anderson Pine Bluff, AR Jefferson 11a-12p 28 Thymoquinone induces apoptosis in murine squamous cell carcinoma (SCC VII) cells through ROS induction and glutathione depletion AR INBRE
UAPB CHEM Jordan Iverson Pine Bluff, AR Jefferson 11a-12p 29 Phenomics Study of Arabidopsis Lines Overexpressing Genes in Myo-Inositol Pathway to Ascorbate under Water Deficit Stress AR EPSCoR
UAPB CHEM Jessica P. Yactayo-Chang 11a-12p 29 Phenomics Study of Arabidopsis Lines Overexpressing Genes in Myo-Inositol Pathway to Ascorbate under Water Deficit Stress AR EPSCoR
UAPB CHEM Nirman Nepal 11a-12p 29 Phenomics Study of Arabidopsis Lines Overexpressing Genes in Myo-Inositol Pathway to Ascorbate under Water Deficit Stress AR EPSCoR
UAPB CHEM Zachary Campbell 11a-12p 29 Phenomics Study of Arabidopsis Lines Overexpressing Genes in Myo-Inositol Pathway to Ascorbate under Water Deficit Stress AR EPSCoR
UAM MATH Allie Wynn Star City, AR Lincoln 11a-12p 30 Classification of Noise Color on Audio Signals via an Infinite-Valued Logic System and Neuro Network Learning
UALR CSc Zaire Husband Monticello, AR Drew 11a-12p 31 Adapting Snipe-It to Manage An Equipment Inventory System "ASTA/AEDC & AR LSAMP Program
UAM BIOL Leila Henning Mesquite, TX Drew 11a-12p 32 Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of Arkansas Twistflower Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
UAM BIOL Jose Magana Star City, AR Lincoln 11a-12p 32 Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of Arkansas Twistflower Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
UAM BIOL Ben O'Neal III Stuttgart, AR Arkansas 11a-12p 32 Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of Arkansas Twistflower Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
UAM BIOL Freddie Rivera Horatio, AR Sevier 11a-12p 32 Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of Arkansas Twistflower Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
UAPB BIOL Shontiara Johnson Monticello, AR Drew 11a-12p 33 Neuronal Differentiation For Transplantation Therapy: Role of Matrix Components AR EPSCoR
UAPB BIOL Chetan Pandanaboina 11a-12p 33 Neuronal Differentiation For Transplantation Therapy: Role of Matrix Components AR EPSCoR
UAPB BIOL Dustin Rhoads 11a-12p 33 Neuronal Differentiation For Transplantation Therapy: Role of Matrix Components AR EPSCoR
OBU BIOL Alyson Cole El Dorado, AR Union 11a-12p 34 Exosomes and their Role in Neuron DifferentiationAR EPSCoR
OBU BIOL Rachel Bacon Bryant, AR Saline 11a-12p 34 Exosomes and their Role in Neuron DifferentiationAR EPSCoR
OBU BIOL Madison Crosby Sheridan, AR Grant 11a-12p 34 Exosomes and their Role in Neuron DifferentiationAR EPSCoR
OBU BIOL Mason Clay El Dorado, AR Union 11a-12p 35 Effects of Hypobaria with Added O2 and CO2 Concentrations on Arabidopsis thaliana Development
UCA CSc Recep Erol Fayetteville, AR Washington 12-1p 1 Arkansas Telemedicine Platform Design and Developmentfor Dermatology: A Secure Cloud Based Skin Cancer Melanoma Detection System for Arkansas
UCA CHEM Emily H. Trinh Fort Smith, AR Sebastian 12-1p 2 The Synthesis of a Fluorophore for the Diagnosis of Neglected Tropical Diseases
UCA CHEM Kayla B. Vinh Barling, AR Sebastian 12-1p 2 The Synthesis of a Fluorophore for the Diagnosis of Neglected Tropical Diseases
UCA BIOL Randall Rainwater Fort Smith, AR Sebastian 12-1p 3 Regulation of symbiotic gene expression in rice
ATU BIOL Elvys Ferrufino-Mejia Dardanelle, AR Yell 12-1p 4 How Many Lives Can We Save? Isolation of Antibiotic Enhancing Microbes and New Antibiotics from Soil ATU Institutional Research Award
ATU BIOL Thomas Spencer Russellville, AR Pope 12-1p 4 How Many Lives Can We Save? Isolation of Antibiotic Enhancing Microbes and New Antibiotics from Soil ATU Institutional Research Award
ATU BIOL Cody Campbell Russellville, AR Pope 12-1p 4 How Many Lives Can We Save? Isolation of Antibiotic Enhancing Microbes and New Antibiotics from Soil ATU Institutional Research Award
ATU BIOL Courtney Stockton Greenwood, AR Sebastian 12-1p 4 How Many Lives Can We Save? Isolation of Antibiotic Enhancing Microbes and New Antibiotics from Soil ATU Institutional Research Award
ATU BIOL Nicholaus LaRoe Havana, AR Yell 12-1p 5 Potential Coexpression of Heterodimeric Thiosulfate Dehydrogenase in Halothiobacillus neapolitanus Arkansas INBRE
ATU BIOL Christopher Fleming Harrison, AR Boone 12-1p 5 Potential Coexpression of Heterodimeric Thiosulfate Dehydrogenase in Halothiobacillus neapolitanus Arkansas INBRE
ATU BIOL Megan Hand Monticello, AR Drew 12-1p 5 Potential Coexpression of Heterodimeric Thiosulfate Dehydrogenase in Halothiobacillus neapolitanus Arkansas INBRE
Lyon BIOL Alice Bewley Russellville, AR Pope 12-1p 6 Generation of a loss of function mutant library by error prone PCR and gap repair to aid in structure-function studies of the Yvh1p protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Lyon BIOL Luke Shackelford Strawberry, AR Lawrence 12-1p 6 Generation of a loss of function mutant library by error prone PCR and gap repair to aid in structure-function studies of the Yvh1p protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
ATU BIOL Malynn McKay Vilonia, AR Faulkner 12-1p 7 A Comparison of the Composition of Japanese and American Children's Diets and a Literature Review of Diet's Effect on Disease Development.
ATU BIOL Garrett Lawson Greenbriar, AR Faulkner 12-1p 8 How to fingerprint a lizard by mapping unique patterns of scalation
ATU BIOL Chris Kellner Russellville, AR Pope 12-1p 8 How to fingerprint a lizard by mapping unique patterns of scalation
ATU BIOL Sarah Tomke Sussex, WI Pope 12-1p 8 How to fingerprint a lizard by mapping unique patterns of scalation
ATU BIOL James Noble Russellville, AR Pope 12-1p 8 How to fingerprint a lizard by mapping unique patterns of scalation
ASU CHEM Kristiana Watson Conway, AR Faulkner 12-1p 9 Removal of an endocrine disrupting contaminant by clay-like oxides. AR State Univ. ELF program, AR LAMP program
HDX BIOL Graham Harris Portland, OR Faulkner 12-1p 10 Understanding the mechanisms that regulate the dissociation of FACT from genes following transcription
HDX CHEM Emma C. Sward St. Louis, MO Faulkner 12-1p 11 Measurement of the activation parameters for fragmentation at penultimate proline in three tetrapeptides
HDX BIOL Heather Prowse Vilonia, AR Faulkner 12-1p 35 The Role of DNA Sequences in Controlling Interaction Between a Transcription Factor and Genes in Budding Yeast
UCA BIOL Mason Rostollan Conway, AR Faulkner 12-1p 12 Characterizing Environmental Health Risks in Kanembwe, Rwanda
UCA CHEM Rachel Haislip Conway, AR Faulkner 12-1p 13 FD&C Dye Content of Children's Beverages
UCA PHYS Sidney Freyaldenhoven Conway, AR Faulkner 12-1p 14 Effect of Hind-Limb Suspension and X-Ray Irradiation on the Mechanical and Chemical Properties of Rat Femur and Tibia Bones
UCA BIOL Chance Garrett Conway, AR Faulkner 12-1p 15 Response of riffle fish communities to stream morphology changes resulting from stream degradation
ATU BIOL Chloe Fitzgerald N. Little Rock, AR Pulaski 12-1p 16 Relative Gene Expression Study on Centruroides vittatus Investigating Sodium Toxin Gene Activity
ATU BIOL Ashlyn Tedder Pottsville, AR Pope 12-1p 16 Relative Gene Expression Study on Centruroides vittatus Investigating Sodium Toxin Gene Activity Arkansas INBRE
ATU BIOL Alyssa Kool Plano, TX Pulaski 12-1p 16 Relative Gene Expression Study on Centruroides vittatus Investigating Sodium Toxin Gene Activity Arkansas INBRE
PSC CSc Briana Heath Dallas, Texas Pulaski 12-1p 17 Usability Evaluation of Mobile Apps: The Application of Usability Heuristics Arkansas INBRE
PSC CSc Dominique Mattlock Little Rock, AR Pulaski 12-1p 17 Usability Evaluation of Mobile Apps: The Application of Usability Heuristics
PSC CSc Andrea Rendel Boston, MA Pulaski 12-1p 17 Usability Evaluation of Mobile Apps: The Application of Usability Heuristics
PSC CSc Brittany Walker Little Rock, AR Pulaski 12-1p 17 Usability Evaluation of Mobile Apps: The Application of Usability Heuristics
HDX BIOL Anna Sharabura Little Rock, AR Pulaski 12-1p 18 Collagen Increases Proliferation and Drug Resistance of Papillary Thyroid Cancer Cells Harboring BRAFV600E Mutations
ASU CHEM Robert Rogers Little Rock, AR Pulaski 12-1p 19 Applying Nano Sensors Using Reduced Graphene Oxide to Detection Phosphate ASTA
UALR CHEM Nathan Taylor Cabot, AR Lonoke 12-1p 20 Analysis of Animal Kidney Stones Through Infrared Spectroscopy
UALR CHEM Russ Summers 12-1p 20 Analysis of Animal Kidney Stones Through Infrared Spectroscopy AR Veterinary Diagnostic Lab.
UCA BIOL Kori Maloy Cabot, AR Lonoke 12-1p 21 Cognitive and Motor Task Switching Networks in Parkinson's Disease AR Veterinary Diagnostic Lab.
UAF PHYS Jack Freeland Searcy, AR White 12-1p 22 Effect of Elastic Bending Energy on protein-DNA interactions
ASU PHYS Anna Anders Beebe, AR White 12-1p 23 Microlens Array Laser-Ablation Spectroscopy for Measuring Elemental Composition of Solid Samples AR Biosciences Inst. and Defense Threat Reduction Agency
UAPB CHEM Jeremiah Jeffers Brinkley, AR Monroe 12-1p 24 Producing and Studying Stilbenoids AR EPSCoR
UAPB CHEM Patrick Roberto 12-1p 24 Producing and Studying Stilbenoids AR EPSCoR
UAPB CHEM Abbas Karouni 12-1p 24 Producing and Studying Stilbenoids AR EPSCoR
HDX BIOL Lindsey Barrett Batesville, AR Independence 12-1p 25 Fiber-type composition of bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) locomotor muscle
Lyon Math Ashley Green Cave City, AR Independence 12-1p 26 A Length of Instructions with Technology in Teacher Training Programs: What Student Teachers Say?
Lyon CHEM Brian Bumpous Newport, AR Jackson 12-1p 27 Probing Interactions of Rifamycins and Mycobacterium tuberculosis RNA Polymerases AR INBRE
Lyon CHEM Natalie Milligan Jonesboro, AR Craighead 12-1p 28 Fighting Drug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Modified Rifamycins AR INBRE
Lyon CHEM LaShawana Miller Searcy, AR White 12-1p 28 Fighting Drug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Modified Rifamycins
Lyon CHEM Tanner Duty Jonesboro, AR Craighead 12-1p 29 Utilizing a Mutated Taxus Benzoyltransferase (mTBT) as a Biocatalyst
Lyon CHEM John Sifford Jonesboro, AR Craighead 12-1p 29 Utilizing a Mutated Taxus Benzoyltransferase (mTBT) as a Biocatalyst
ASU BIOL Amanda Trusty Jonesboro, AR Craighead 12-1p 30 Does frequently visiting a bluebird nest increase predation risk?
ASU BIOL Michael Trusty Jonesboro, AR Craighead 12-1p 31 Does axle grease effectively protect bluebird nests from predators?
ASU CSc Kyoosik Kim South Korea Craighead 12-1p 32 The Analysis of Try-Catch Block Usagesin Java open source projects
ASU CSc Jordan Freier Jonesboro, AR Craighead 12-1p 32 The Analysis of Try-Catch Block Usagesin Java open source projects
ASU CSc Phat Nguyen Vietnam Craighead 12-1p 32 The Analysis of Try-Catch Block Usagesin Java open source projects
ASU PHYS Patrick Tribbett Kingman, AZ Craighead 12-1p 33 Observing the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse from the Stratosphere AR Space Grant Consortium
ASU BIOL Krishna Vellanki Jonesboro, AR Craighead 12-1p 34 Peanut Hairy Roots: A Sustainable Production Platform of Bioactive Compounds for Agriculture and Human Health
ASU BIOL Kennith Swafford Beebe, AR White 12-1p 34 Peanut Hairy Roots: A Sustainable Production Platform of Bioactive Compounds for Agriculture and Human Health