Undergraduate research opportunities program

UROP Assistantship Awards

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Assistantship Awards for Spring Semester 2008

Ann K. Volkman Health Science Assistantship

The Ann K. Volkman Health Science Assistantship is awarded to the most outstanding UROP student and highest scored program proposal in the health science area for spring semester 2008 has been awarded to:

Jared Thorley, Junior, (Patricia Pearce) Nursing

The Children's Computerized Physical Activity Reporter: Reliability and Validity

Tony Cummings UROP Assistantship for Undergraduate Students

The Tony Cummings UROP Assistantship for Undergraduate Students is awarded to the most outstanding UROP student and highest scored program proposal from all spring semester 2008 UROP applicants. The Cummings Assistantship has been awarded to:

Brin Bon, Senior, (Bruce Landesman) Philosophy

The Moral Force of Citizenship

The Bamberger Foundation UROP Assistantships for Undergraduate Students

The Bamberger Foundation UROP Assistantships for Undergraduate Students is awarded to three students for their outstanding academic records and research proposals. Spring semester 2008 Bamberger Assistantships have been awarded to:

Scotti Hill, Junior, (Paul Paret) Art History
Andy Warhol's Utah Hoax: Pop Art Identity & the Aesthetics of Indifference

Shontol Torres-Burkhalter, Senior, (Teresa Martinez) Sociology
Affirming Equity: Creating Access to College Careers Among First Generation Students and Students of Color in Elementary Schools

Deisy Ramirez-Aguilar Senior, (Teresa Martinez) Sociology
Affirming Equity: Creating Access to College Careers Among First Generation Students and Students of Color in Elementary Schools

Afton B. Bradshaw Assistantship in the Humanities

The Afton B. Bradshaw Assistantship in the Humanities is awarded to the most outstanding UROP student and highest scored program proposal in the Humanities area for spring semester 2008. This assistantship has been awarded to:

Tori Ballif, Senior, (Mary Dickson, KUED and Steve Roens, UROP) History
Beyond Compensation: Inadequacies of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA)

Zinovi Abolnik, (Anthea Letsou) Human Genetics
Involvement of the Gene keph in Dorsal Closure

Dong Hwi Bae, (Darryl Kropf) Biology
Effects of 1-butanol and R59022 on Signaling Pathways in Silvetia Compressa

Christopher Barrus, (Frank B. Sachse) Bioengineering
Characterization of the Transverse Tubular System in Ventricular Myocytes

Tori Ballif, (Mary Dickson) KUED
Beyond Compensation: Inadequacies of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA)

Josh Bell, (Joel Miller) Chemistry
Organic Based Magnets

Brin Bon, (Bruce Landesman) Philosophy
The Moral Force of Citizenship

Faris Chebib, (Matt Haber) Philosophy
The Epistemology of New Biological Models of Evolution

Megan Crump, (Chris Pantelides) CVEEN
Repair of Prestressed Concret Girder Ends and Girder Collision Repair

David Davis, (Boreth Ly) Art and Art History
Laid Bare: The (T)race of Authorship in Interpretation

Steven Dien, (Rob O’Neill) Special Education
The Impact on Medication on an Individual with Developmental Disabilities

Tonya Edvalson, (Rebecca Utz) Sociology
Familial Relationships: Real and Perceived Risk for Heart Disease

Julia Engar, (Rob Mayer) FCS
Identity Theft: an International Problem with an International Solution

Eric Fish, (Nassir Marrouche) Cardiology
Semi-Automatic Segmentation of the Left Atria from Delayed Enhancement MRIs

Derrick Gale, (J. David Symons) ESS
Ceramide Accumulation Might Contribute to Arterial Dysfunction and Systemic Hypertension in Diet-Induced Obesity

Lauren Gehrke, (Ann Engar) English
Storytelling Unraveled: An Analysis of Oral Stories, Past and Present

Justin Grisham, (J. David Symons) ESS
Ceramide Reduces Arterial Nitric Oxide Production in Mouse Arteries

Khadija Guet, (Therese De Raedt) French
Representation of Women in Islam

Kimberly Hall, (Jim Martin) ESS
Does Mood State Directly Influence Muscular Power?

Tiffany Han, (Grzegorz Bulaj) Biology
Engineering Conopeptide-Based Therapeutics for the Treatment of Pain

Shane Hawthorne, (Alan Light) Anesthesiology
Exercise Effects on Sensory Receptors and Cutokines in Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Matthew Hedberg, (James Metherall) Human Genetics
Prenatal Death Rates Due to Smith Lemli-Opitz Syndrome

William Hewitt, (Thomas Richmond) Chemistry
Activation of Fluorine-Carbon Bonds through Manganese (I) Coordination

Scotti Hill, (Paul Paret) Art History
Andy Warhol's Utah Hoax: Pop Art Identity & the Aesthetics of Indifference

Sharlei Hsu, (Michael Bastiani) Biology
Determining the Role Unc-44: Ankyrin Plays in Neurological Development and Maintenance in C. Elegans

Issac Hunsaker, (Robert Hitchcock) Biomedical Engineering
Advanced Bioreactor with Integrated Force Measurement

Reilly Jensen, (Bradley Parker) History
Imported Microarchaeology

Jamie Johnson, (Rachel Hayes-Harb) Linguistics
Intelligibility of Bosnian Accented Speech

Sandy Jones, (David Richerson, Patrick Tripeny) MSE, Architecture
A Structural, Material, and Architechtural Analysis of the Charles de Gualle Airport Terminal Collapse

Noah Kastelowitz-Lieberman, (Valeria Molinero) Chemistry
Distance Dependent Structure and Phase Stability of Confined Low Temperature Water

Cody Larson, (Alan Light) Anesthesiology
Effects of Exercise on Cellular Regulation of Sensory Molecular Receptors in Chronic fatigue Syndrome and Fybromyalgia

Jaeyeon Lee, (J. David Symons) ESS
Insulin-mediated Phosphorylatin of eNOS Occurs Predominantly in the Endothelial Layer of the Blood Vessel

Igor Limansky, (Donald Revell) English
Creative Annotations of the Western Mystics

Jason Losee, (J. David Symons) ESS
Limiting Ceramide Accumulation Lessens Vascular Dysfunction in Response to Lipid Infusion in Mice

Justin Lyons, (Ryan Smith) Architecture
Prefabrication in Architecture

Betty Maier, (Susie Porter) History
Women's World and the Emergence of Modern Middle-Class Feminism in Post-Revolutionary Mexico"

Dylan McCreedy, (Patrick Tresco) Bioengineering
Modulation of the Normal Brain Tissue Response by Olfactory Ensheathing Cell Transplantation in the Crebral Cortex of Rats

Ashley Miller, (Michael Shapiro)Biology
The genetic Basis of Pelvic Reduction in a Nine Spine Stickleback Population

Katie Miller, (Benjamin Cohen) History
The Influence of British Colonialism on Indian Medical Practices

Andrew Murphy, (Matt Basso) Gender Studies
Paddle Politics:  Fraternities, Hazing, and Masculinity

Hannah Nam, (Pradip Bandyopadhyay) Biology
Phylogenetic Analysis of Mollusk-hunting conus Species based on ITS-

Serena Pearce, (Kent Bachus) Orthopaedics
Designing and Testing a Sheep Prosthetic Foot

Kathy Phan, (A. Villu Maricq) Biology
Identifying Essential Components to GLR-3, GLR-6 Kainate Receptors

Deisy Ramirez-Aguilar, (Theresa Marinez) Sociology
Affirming Equity: Creating Access to College Careers Among First Generation Students and Students of Color in Elementary Schools

Jamie Sue Rankin, (Orest Symko) Physics
Optimization of Piezoelectric and Electromagnetic Devices for Converting Sound to Electricity in Thermo Accoustic Engines

Swati Rao, (Robert MacLeod) Bioengineering, Internal Med
Quantification and Characterization of the Deposition of Fribrosis in the Left Atrium with Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Whitney Shaw, (Maureen O’Hara Ure) Art
Symbolic Portrayal of Women in Myth

Tatyana Silva, (Kenneth Jameson) Economics
A Study of the Interaction of Regional Currencies with respect to exchange rate determinants

Scott Simpson, (J. David Symons) ESS
Endogenous Production of Ceramide Inhibits eNOS Phosphorylation

Daniel Smith, (Jason Watson, Sarah Creem-Reghr) Psychology
Individual Differences in Imagined Perspective Switching

Esther Smith, (Maria Newton) ESS
Physical Therapists' Perceptions of the Psychology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Jason Stoker, (Ashutosh Tiwari) MSE
Superhard and Tough Nanocomposites

Jared Thorley, (Patricia Pearce) Nursing
The Children’s Computerized Physical Activity Reporter: Reliability and Validity

Shontel Torres-Burkhalter, (Theresa Marinez) Sociology
Affirming Equity: Creating Access to College Careers Among First Generation Students and Students of Color in Elementary Schools

Zhu Wang, (Nicholas Korevaar) Mathematics
Investigating a Variational Model for the Tree Structures

Carmela Willden, (Lynette Danley) Education
Black Butterflies Program

Jung Hwan Woo, (Ian Harvey) Electrical Engineering
A MEMS Device Using Energy from Electrons Injected by a Scanning Electron Microscope

ARUP SCHOLARS

Truston Bodine, (Elaine Lyons) ARUP/Pathology

Teah Caine, (Pinar Bayrak-Toydemi) ARUP/Pathology

Justin Caron, (Harry Hill) ARUP/Pathology

Matthew Hillam, (Rong Mao) ARUP/Pathology

Hanna Jenkins, (David Grenache) ARUP/Pathology

Melissa McDonald, (Friederike Gedge) ARUP/Pathology

Natalie Morlan, (Marzia Pasquale) ARUP/Pathology

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Assistantship Awards for Fall Semester 2007

Ann K. Volkman Health Science Assistantship

The Ann K. Volkman Health Science Assistantship is awarded to the most outstanding UROP student and highest scored program proposal in the health science area for fall semester 2007 has been awarded to:

Jared Thorley, Junior, (Patricia Pearce) Nursing

The Children's Computerized Physical Activity Reporter: Reliability and Validity

Tony Cummings UROP Assistantship for Undergraduate Students

The Tony Cummings UROP Assistantship for Undergraduate Students is awarded to the most outstanding UROP student and highest scored program proposal from all fall semester 2007 UROP applicants. The Cummings Assistantship has been awarded to:

Brin Bon, Senior, (Bruce Landesman) Philosophy

The Moral Force of Citizenship

The Bamberger Foundation UROP Assistantships for Undergraduate Students

The Bamberger Foundation UROP Assistantships for Undergraduate Students is awarded to four students for their outstanding academic records and research proposals. Fall semester 2007 Bamberger Assistantships have been awarded to:

Nicholas Augustus, Senior (Steven Burian) Civil Engineering
The Effects of Urbanization on Groundwater Recharge: A Water Budget & GIS-Based Modeling Approach

Scotti Hill, Junior, (Paul Paret) Art History
Andy Warhol's Utah Hoax: Pop Art Identity & the Aesthetics of Indifference

Shontol Torres-Burkhalter, Senior, (Teresa Martinez) Sociology
Affirming Equity: Creating Access to College Careers Among First Generation Students and Students of Color in Elementary Schools

Deisy Ramirez-Aguilar Senior, (Teresa Martinez) Sociology
Affirming Equity: Creating Access to College Careers Among First Generation Students and Students of Color in Elementary Schools

Afton B. Bradshaw Assistantship in the Humanities

The Afton B. Bradshaw Assistantship in the Humanities is awarded to the most outstanding UROP student and highest scored program proposal in the Humanities area for fall semester 2007. This assistantship has been awarded to:

Tori Ballif, Senior, (Mary Dickson, KUED and Steve Roens, UROP) History
Beyond Compensation: Inadequacies of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA)

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Assistantships Awards for Fall Semester 2007

Safia Ahmed, Junior, (Lance Miller) Pediatric Nephrology
Role of GATA3 in Kidney Development

Chris Amundsen, Junior, (Kurt Albertine) Pediatrics
Prolonged mechanical ventilation alters chromatin structure in the liver of premature lambs

Tim Barber, (James Guilkey) Mechanical Engineering
PIV and PLIF Measurements of Turbulent Dispersion of Contaminant in Piping Networks

Christopher Barrus, Senior (Frank Sasche) Bioengineering
Characterization of the Transverse Tubular System in Ventricular Myocytes

Joshua Bell, Freshman (Joel Miller) Chemistry
Organic Based Magnets

Tamra Birch, Senior (Carl Sansone) Psychology
Increasing Student Motivation Without Compromising Performance in Online Classes

Cierra Blair, Sophomore (Kurt Albertine) Pediatrics
Prolonged mechanical ventilation alters IGF signaling in the liver of premature lambs

Brittany Burt, Senior (Kenneth Jameson) Economics
A Global Study of the Interaction of Regional Currencies with Respect to Exchange Rate Determinants

Judd Cahoon, Senior (J. David Symons) Exercise and Sport Science
Ceramide levels on vessels of mice with diet-induced obesity

Elizabeth Clark, Senior (Bradley Parker) History
A Typology of Microarchaeological Findings

Benjamin Clayton, Senior (Kurt Albertine) Pediatrics
Prolonged mechanical ventilation alters toll-like receptor expression in the brain of premature lambs

Michael DeLisi, Senior, (Ganesh Gopalakrishnan) Computer Science
Designing a Microprocessor with Murphi

Steven Dien, Sophomore, (Rob O’Neill) Special Education
The Impact of Medication on an Individual with Developmental Disabilities

Tonya Edvalson, Senior (Rebecca Utz) Sociology
Familial Relationships: Real and Perceived Risk for Heart Disease

Arash Farhang, Junior, (Neal Patwari) Electrical Engineering
Cognative Geolocation

Morgan Fischer, Senior, (Margaret Yu) Hematology
Risks of Second Cancers with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Jim Gaines, Senior, (Neal Patwari) Electrical and Computer Engineering
Entropic Analysis of Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio

Lauren Gehrke, Senior (Ann Engar) English and Honors
Storytelling Unraveled

Justin Grisham, Junior (J. David Symons) Exercise and Sport Science
Ceramide Reduces Arterial Nitric Oxide Production in Mouse Arteries

Megan Hancock, Senior (David Strayer) Psychology
The Effects of Cellular Phone Use on Pedestrian Attention

William Hewitt, Senior, (Thomas Richmond) Chemistry
Activation of Flourine-Carbon Bonds through Manganese (I) Coordination

Austin Hill, Senior, (Robert Hitchcock) Bioengineering
Development of Microminiature Pressure Probe for Measurement of Institial Muscle Pressure

Sharlei Hsu, Senior (Michael Bastiani) Biology
Determining the Role of Unc44: Ankrin Plays in Neurologica Development and Maintenance in C. elegans

Benjamin Jensen, Senior (Alan Light) Anesthesiology
Exercise Effect on Sensory Receptors & Cytokines in CF & FM Syndromes

Bradley Johnson, Senior (Aurelian Trandafir) Geology and Geophysics
Geotechnical Analysis of the Mechanism of an Active Landslide along the State Route 226, Weber County, Utah

Jamie Johnson, Junior (Rachel Hayes-Harb) Linguistics
Intelligibility of Bosnian-accented English

Elliott Karren, Senior (Patrick Kiser) Biomedical Engineering
Lactobacillus and Vaginal Health: A New Assay to Determine the Safety of Women's Health Problems

Manpreet Kaur, Senior (Patrick Kiser) Biomedical Engineering
Vaginal Ring for Dual Delivery of Anti-HIV Agents: Merck 167 and TMC 120

Devin Kearns, Senior, (J. David Symons) Exercise and Sport Science
Ceramide reduces insulin-mediated nitric oxide production in bovine aortic endothelial cells

Dylan McCreedy, Senior (Patrick Tresco) Bioengineering
Modulation of the Normal Brain Tissue Response by Olfactory Ensheathing Cell Transplantation in the Cerebral Cortex of Rats

Makeda Meeks, (Lynette Danley) Education
A Reckoning: The Reclamation of Black Women's Bodies Nationally and Internationally

Tim Mulvihill, Freshman, (Guy Zimmerman) Human Molecular Biology
Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation

Hannah Nam, Senior (Pradip Bandyopadhyay and Baldomero Olivera) Biology
Phylogenetic Analysis of Conus species based on ITS2 region of rDNA

Ryan Perkins, Senior (Carol Sogard) Art and Art History
An Interpretation of Victorian Graphic Design

Azadeh Poursaid, Junior (Patrick Kiser) Bioengineering
A Novel Intravaginal Ring Device: Controlled Delivery of a Wide Range of Therapeutics

Jamie Sue Rankin, Sophomore, (Orest Symko) Physics
Optimization of Piezoelectric and Electromagnetic Devices for Converting Sound to Electricity in Thermal Acoustic Engines

Todd Ransom, Senior (Russell Stewart) Bioengineering
Characterization of the Adhesive Protein PC5 of Phragmatopoma californica

Zachary Sanders, Senior, (Yan-Ting Shiu) Bioengineering
Screening Drugs for the Inhibition of Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation Under Flow

Whitney Shaw, Senior, (Maureen O’Hara-Ure) Art and Art History
Symbolic Portrayal of Women in Mythology

Tatyana Silva, Senior (Kenneth Jameson) Economics
A Global Study of the Interaction of Regional Currencies with Respect to Exchange Rate Determinants

Esther Smith, Senior (Maria Newton) Exercise and Sport Science
Physcial Therapists' Perceptions of the Psychology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Daniel Smith, Junior (Jason Watson) Psychology
Individual Differences in Imagined Perspective Switching

Adam Smoot, Senior (Steven Poelzing) Biomedical Engineering
X-Ray Techniques for Measuring Myocardial Activity

Tyler Squire, Senior (Cameron Charles) Electrical and Computer Engineering
Reference Spur Reduction in Charge Pump PLLs

Jason Tanner, Junior (J. David Symons) Exercise and Sport Science
Prevention of Ceramide Accumulation Attenuates Hypertension in a Mouse Model of Diet-Induced Obesity

Darren Walker, Junior (Andrea Bild) Pharmacology and Toxicology
Identifying the Core Set of Genes Reflective of Breast Cancer Disposition

Zhu Wang, Sophomore (Nick Korevaar) Mathematics
Investigating a Variational Model for Tree Structures

Daryl Wasden, Junior (Behrouz Farhang) Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cognitive Radio/SDR Challenge

Roger White, Senior (Cameron Charles) Electrical and Computer Engineering
Reference Spur Reduction in Charge Pump PLLs

Carmela Willden, Junior (Lynette Danley) Education
Mentors Matter

Jung Hwan Woo, Senior (Ian Harvey) Engineering
Implementation of CMOS Circuitry in a SEM-driven Power Supply

Muhammad Adeel, Senior (Dan Margalit) Mathematics
Geometry of Mobius Transformation

Safia Ahmed, Sophomore (Lance Miller) Pediatric Nephrology
Role of GATA3 in Kidney Development

Christopher Andersen, Junior (Masaaki Yoshigi) Biomedical Engineering
Identifying the Composition of the Subendothelial Extra Cellular Matix, Eventually Facilitating the in vitro Engineering of Artificial Blood Vessels

Tim Barber, Sophomore (James Guilkey) Mechanical Engineering
Beyond Compensation: Inadequacies of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA)

Christopher Barrus, Senior (Frank Sasche) Bioengineering
Characterization of Transverse Tubular System in Ventricular Myocytes

Teryn Bird, Junior (J. Magda, M. Alcoutlabi) Chemical Engineering
Rheology and Osmotic Pressure for HA & HA Derivatives for Remediation of OA

Kai Carter, Junior (Kevin Perry) Meteorology
Development of Analytical Tools for Use in the Weather Derivatives Market

Denise Castaneda, Sophomore (Caitlin Cahill) Family and Consumer Studies
Growing Up in Salt Lake City

Marindi  Clark, Senior (Beth Krensky) Art & Art History
Art Works

Daniel Duersch, Senior (Robert Mayer) Family and Consumer Studies
Consumer Well-being Index

Chanel Earl, Senior (Melanie Rae Thon) Creative Writing
True Memories

Julia Engar, Junior (Robert Mayer) Family and Consumer Studies
Identity Theft:  An International  Problem with an International Solution

Arash Farhang, Sophomore (Neal Patwari) Electrical Engineering
Cognitive Geolocation

Jim Gaines, Senior (Neal Patwari) Electrical Engineering
Entropic Analysis of Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio

Austin Hill, Senior (Robert Hitchcock) Bioengineering
Microminiature Probe for Direct Measurement of Interstitial Muscle Pressure

Benjamin Jensen, Senior (Alan Light) Anesthesiology
Exercise Effects on Sensory Receptors and Cytokines in Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndromes

Amanda Johnson, Sophomore (Stacy Bamberg) Mechanical Engineering
Satellite Capture - Bring Science to Students through Space Education

Elliott Karren, Junior (Patrick Kiser) Bioengineering
Lactobacillus and Vaginal Health: A New Assay to Determine the Safety of Women's Health Products

Manpreet Kaur, Junior (Patrick Kiser) Biomedical Engineering
Microbicide Vaginal Rings for Dual Delivery of TMC120 and MRK167

Devin Kearns, Senior (J. David Symons) Exercise and Sport Science
Ceramide Reduces Insulin-Mediated Nitric Oxide Production in Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells

Joseph Kingston, Junior (Randal Dull) Anesthesiology
Acute Lung Injury in a Mouse Scald-Burn Model

Justin Kirkham, Senior (Richard Siegler) Pediatrics
A Long-Term Follow Up Study of Individuals with HUS: Does HUS Cause Pre-eclampsia?

Cory Klein, Freshman (Debra Mascaro) Mechanical Engineering
Assembly of Micro-Pixel Arrays by Self-Organization of Organic Semiconductors

Ryan Landvatter, Junior (Beth Krensky) Art & Art History
Art Works

Matthew Lindsey, Junior (Randal Dull) Anesthesiology
Biomechanical Characterization of the Endothelial Surface

Dylan McCreedy, Junior (Patrick Tresco) Bioengineering
Modulation of the Normal Brain Tissue Response by Astrocyte Transplantation in the Cerebral Cortex of Rats

Caitlin McDonald, Senior (Janet Theiss) History
Abandoning Tradition: The Women of China and Their Own Revolution

Tim Mulvihill, Freshman (Guy Zimmerman) Internal Medicine
Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation in Inflammatory Cells

Lydia Potekhina, Junior (Richard Norman) Bioengineering
Electrical Stimulation of Peripheral Nerves to Control Micturition

Asadeh Poursaid, Sophomore (Patrick Kiser) Bioengineering
A Novel Intravaginal Ring Device: Controlled Delivery of a Wide Range of Therapeutics

Brianna Proctor, Junior (Keith Roper) Chemical Engineering
Tapered Optical Capillaries for PCR

Jamie Sue Rankin, Freshman (Orest Symko) Physics
Study of Piezoelectric and Electromagnetic Devices For Converting Sound to Electricity in Thermal Acoustic Engines

Todd Ransom, Senior (Russell Stewart) Bioengineering
Characterization of the Adhesive Protein PC5 of Phragmatopma Californica

Michelle Reed, Senior (Dale Clayton) Biology
The Influence of Host Habitat Quality on Ectoparasites

Amie Reynolds, Junior (Cynthia Berg) Psychology
Examining Gender Differences in the Experience of Spousal Support in Effective Type 2 Diabetes Management

Zachary Sanders, Junior (Yan-Ting Shiu) Bioengineering
Screening Drugs for the Inhibition of SMC Proliferation Under Flow

Katherine Sargent, Junior (Scott Summers) Endocrinology
The Role of PKC as a Mediator of Ceramide-Induced Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Lipogenesis

John Schell, Senior (Dale Abel) Biochemistry
Determination of Mitochondrial Function Using JC-I Fluorescent Dye and Flow Cytometry

Daniel Seely, Senior (Aurelian Trandafir) Geology and Geophysics
Investigations on Nonlinear Strength Envelopes of Silty Soils and Related Implications in Slope Stability Analysis

Adam Smoot, Junior (Steven Poelzing) Biomedical Engineering
X-Ray Techniques for Measuring Myocardial Activity

Tyler Squire, Senior (Cameron Charles) Electrical Engineering
Reference Spur Reduction in Charge-Pump PLLs

Shawn Standing, Senior (Miguel Chuaqui) School of Music
Integrated Biofeedback and Interactive Computer Music (IBICM)

Darren Stirland, Senior (Russell Stewart) Bioengineering
Noninvasive and Nonpharmacological Approach to Preventing Neointimal Hyperplasia in ePTFE Grafts

Jason Tanner, Junior (J. David Symons) Exercise and Sport Science
Prevention of Ceramide Accumulation Attenuates Hypertension in a Mouse Model of Diet-Induced  Obesity

Matthew Tanner, Freshman (Keith Roper) Chemical Engineering
Energy Amplification in Tapered Optical Fibers

Jeremy Tidwell, Junior (Robert Hitchcock) Bioengineering
Ophthalmic  Alignment Model for Implantable Magnets

David Toledo, Freshman (Ashutosh Tiwari) Material Science and Engineering
ZnO Nanoplant Based Solar Cells

Darren Walker, Sophomore (Andrea Bild) Pharmacology
Identifying the Core Set of Genes that Underlie Breast Cancer Risk

Daryl Wasden, Sophomore (Behrouz Farhang) Electrical Engineering
Cognitive Radio

Roger White, Senior (Cameron Charles) Electrical Engineering
Reference Spur Reduction in Charge-Pump PLLs

ARUP Assistantship Recipients:

Truston Bodine, Biology (Elaine Lyon)

Justin Caron, Medical Lab Science (Harry Hill)

Melissa McDonald, Biology (Friederike Gedge)

Natalie Morlan, Biological Chemistry (Marzia Pasquali)

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Assistantship Awards for Spring Semester 2007

Ann K. Volkman Health Science Assistantship

The Ann K. Volkman Health Science Assistantship is awarded to the most outstanding UROP student and highest scored program proposal in the health science area for 2006-2007 has been awarded to:

Antonio Bucio, Senior, (Alexa Doig) College of Nursing
Effects of Simulator Training on the Evaluation of a Graphical Display for Patient Monitoring

The Tony Cummings UROP Assistantship for Undergraduate Students is awarded to the most outstanding UROP student and highest scored program proposal from 2006-2007 UROP applicants. The Cummings Assistantship has been awarded to:

Samuel L. Dickman, Freshman, (Eric Pardyak) Mechanical Engineering
Using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) to Predict Pollution Dispersion Around Buildings

The Bamberger Foundation UROP Assistantships for Undergraduate Students

The Bamberger Foundation UROP Assistantships for Undergraduate Students is awarded to three students for their outstanding academic records and research proposals. Spring semester 2007 Bamberger Assistantships have been awarded to:

Marie Grudzien, Senior, (Miguel Chuaqui) Music
Electronics as a Transcendental Medium

Taylor Meacham, Senior (Ian Harvey) Mechanical Engineering
Testing and Characterization of a Surface Micromachined Micro-deployable Structure

Milda Palionyte, Junior, (J. David Symons) Exercise Physiology
Ceramide Inhibition in Vivo Attenuates Hypertension in a Rodent Model of Type II Diabetes

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Assistantships Awards for Spring Semester 2007

Muhammad Adeel, Senior, (Dan Margalit) Mathematics
Geometry of Mobius Transformation

Chase Andreason, Senior, (Brad Farr) Medical Informatics
Using UHIN to  Reduce the Cost of Billing in a Dental Office

James Blakemore, Senior (Howard Horwitz) English

Immigration and American Identity

Thomas Brooks, Senior (Frederick Rhodewalt) Psychology
The Effect of Negative Feedback on Individuals High in Unmitigated Communion

Michael Burchell, Junior (Anne Moon) Human Molecular Biology and Genetics
The Effects of miRNA on the TBX3 Gene

Judd Cahoon, Junior (J. David Symons) Exercise and Sport Science
Ceramide Levels in Vessels of Mice with Diet Induced Obesity

McKenzie Carlisle, Senior (David L. Strayer) Psychology
Conversing on a Cell Phone While Driving

Michael Carroll, Junior (Cynthia Furse) Electrical Engineering
Analysis of Optical Sequence Time Domain Reflectometry for Wire Fault Location

Vasily Chernyshev, Senior (Yan-Ting Shiu) Bioengineering
Effect of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor on Angiogenesis in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

Jeremy Chidester, Senior (Ivor Benjamin) Cardiology
HSF1 Isoform Provides Additional Protection from Oxidative Stress of Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Elizabeth Clark, Senior (Bradley Parker) History
A Typology of Microarchaeological Findings

Travis Currit, Senior (Ronald Doel) History
Screening Totalitarianism: Polish Newsreel Propaganda and Cold War Ideological Conflict, 1945-1958

Hannah Davidson, Senior (Lisa Hunter) Communication Sciences and Disorders
Wideband Reflectance in Cleft Lip and Palate Children

Daniel Duersch, Junior (Robert Mayer) Family and Consumer Studies
Consumer Well-being Index

Bradlee Duncan, Senior (J. David Symons) Exercise and Sport Science
The Role of Ceramide in Vascular Dysfunction

Chanel Earl, Junior (Dan Emery, Melanie Rae Thon) Writing Program, English
The Application of Creative Writing Workshop Strategies in Academic Tutoring;
True Memories

Thomas Ferrill, Senior (Stephen Downes) Philosophy
Lessons in Human Behavior from Biology and Common Sense

Megan Frederick, Senior (Cari Johnson) Geology & Geophysics
Phase I: The Implications of Tectonic Development of the East Gobi Fault Zone During the Mesozioc through the Early Cenozoic; Southeastern Mongolia

Jonathan Gallimore, Senior (David Strayer) Psychology
Attention Deficits of Cell Phone Use on Pedestrians

Michael Gates, Senior (Brady Allred) Music
Choral Literature Through Collaborative Technology

Rachel Goldman, Senior (Satu Hummasti) Modern Dance
Campus Rediscovered

Melissa Hanson, Sophomore (Patrick Kiser) Bioengineering
Ph Responsiveness of Reversible, Covalently Crosslinked Hydrogels

Samantha Harker, Senior (Elizabeth Clement) History
Gay Community and Family in Post-War America

Will Hawkins, Senior (Robert McDermott) Center for High Performance Computing
Interactive Polyhedral Computer Model

Amber Heaton, Senior (Maureen O’Hara Ure) Art and Art History
The Flexagon Project

Carla Hickenlooper, Senior (Rebecca Utz) Sociology
The Next Generation of Caregivers

William Hoang, Sophomore (Shannon Odelberg) Cardiology
Analysis of Cell Dedifferentiation in the Degenerative Processes of Newts

Eric Hu, Senior (Thunder Jalili) Nutrition
Anti-oxidant Treatment to Prevent Cardiachypertrophy in Mice Lacking GLUT-4 Receptors in the Heart

Nathan Jacobs, Senior (Jeffrey Weiss) Bioengineering
Characterization of the Contributions of Proteoglycans to the Viscoelastic Material Properties of the Human MCL

Matthew Jacobsen, Junior (Dale Clayton) Biology
The Secret Behind the Lousebuster

Stephen Jeffries, Senior (Cal Boardman) Business
Research Cost Analysis of Green Building Practices

Cameron Jennings, Senior (Suzanne Mansour) Human Genetics
Fgf 3 and 4 Have Redundant Functions in the Embryonic Development of the Outer Eear and Vasculature

Jeff Jensen, Junior (Jordan Gerton) Physics
Broadband Radial Polarization Generator for High Resolution Optical Microscopy

Amanda Johnson, Sophomore (Stacey Bamberg) Mechanical Engineering
Satellite Capture - Bringing Science to Students Through Space Education

Cambria Judd, Senior (George Rodgers) Internal Medicine
Regulation of ADAMTS-13 in Endothelial Cells

Stephen Kasteler, Junior (Paul Reynolds) Internal Medicine
The Role of RAGE in Lung Disease

Brooke Kawaguchi, Junior (Ray Bloebaum) Orthopedics
Understanding the Relationship Between  Loading History and Travecular Architecture in the Sheep Calcaneus

Justin Kirkham, Junior (Richard Siegler) Nephrology
Health Status of Those Who had Post-Diarrheal Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (Flus) 20 or More Years Ago

Erin Larsen, Junior (Rachel Hayes-Harb) Linguistics
Intelligibility of German-accented English Speech

Dan Laxman, Senior (Russ Isabella) Family and Consumer Studies
Parent-Child Interaction as a Mediator Between Marital Conflict and Cchildren's Emotional Security

J.C. Liljenquist, Senior (J. David Symons) Exercise and Sport Science
The Contribution of Protein Kinase A in Phosphorylating Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase in Response to Acute Exercise

Kevin Marett, Junior (Meredith Metzger) Mechanical Engineering
Aerodynamic Performance of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Katie Miller, Sophomore (Darryl Kropf) Biology
PLD Signaling to Microtubules in Sivletia Compressa

Jim Morgan, Junior (Dale Poulter) Chemistry
Synthesis of a Possible M.E.P. Synthase Inhibitor

Stephany Murguia, Senior (Mary Ann Villareal) History
Fighting for an Education

Glenn Newman, Senior (Daniel Emery) Writing Program
ESL Tutoring Protocols: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Tutoring English Language Learners

Yvonne Nkwen-Tamo, Senior (Raymond Kesner) Psychology
Effect of Inactivation of Prefrontal cortex and ventral hippocampus on encoding and retrieval of memory

Olafur Olafsson, Junior (Bradley Greger) Bioengineering
Multi-electrode Array Stimulation and its Effects on the Auditory Cortex

Jennifer Paynter, Senior (Patricia Murphey) Nursing
Utah Women's Health Status Report

Jonathan Powers, Junior (Kris Koford) Writing Program
Medcontrast UROP Proposal

Michelle Reed, Senior (Dale Clayton) Biology
The Influence of Host Habitat Quality on Ectoparasites

Amie Reynolds, Junior (Cynthia Berg) Psychology
Gender Differences in Coping with Type II Diabetes

Cory Richardson, Senior (Susie Porter) History
Gender and Class Identity in Postrevolutionary Mexico

Daniel Seely, Senior (Aurelian Trandafir) Geology and Geophysics
Investigations on Non-linear Strength Envelopes of Some Utah Soils and Related Implications on Slope Stability Analysis

Joshua Smith, Senior (J. David Symons) Exercise and Sport Science
Acute Exercise increases AMPK and eNOS Phosphorylation in the Vasculature of Mice

Shawn Standing, Senior (Miguel Chuaqui) Music
Integrated Biofeedback and Interactive Computer Music (IBICM) for Therapeutic Applications

Darren Stirland, Junior (Russell Stewart) Bioengineering
Non-invasive and Nonpharmacological Approach to Preventing Neointimal Hyperplasia in Eptfe Grafts

Archana Subbiah, Sophomore (Anthea Letsou) Human Genetics
The CG9109 Gene Product is Required for Dorsal Closure in Drosophila Melanogaster

Jeremy Tidwell, Junior (Robert Hitchcock) Bioengineering
Ophthalmic Alignment Model for Implantable Magnets

David Toledo, Freshman (Ashutosh Tiwari) Material Science and Engineering
Zn0 Nanoplant Based Solar Cells

Julie Tran, Junior (David Stillman) Pathology
Screen for Histone Mutations that Allow Activation of the HoGene in Absence of  SWi5 Activator

Lisa Verzella, Senior (David Whiteman) Meteorology
Identification and Understanding of Valley Exit Jets

Scott Waltman, Senior (Alan Fogel) Psychology
Engendering Change Through Feldenkras Lessons

Ninkung Wang, Junior (Dale Poulter) Chemistry
Proposal for UROP Program in Poulter Lab

Keith Warner, Senior (George Rodgers) Internal Medicine
Regulation of ADAMTS-13 in Endothelial Cells

Matthew Weinstock, Senior (Thomas Richmond) Chemistry
Exploration of New Crystalline Sources of Protons

Alex Wilford, Senior (Leslie Francis) Philosophy
The Takings Clause

John Worsencroft, Senior (Elizabeth Clement) History
Gay Community and Family in Post-War America

Yimin Zhao, Junior (Cynthia Burrows) Chemistry
Investigation of the Repair of Oxidatively Damaged DNA by UDET and 2-OH-Datp by HMTH1

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Assistantship Awards for Fall Semester 2006

Ann K. Volkman Health Science Assistantship

The Ann K. Volkman Health Science Assistantship is awarded to the most outstanding UROP student and highest scored program proposal in the health science area for fall semester 2006 has been awarded to:

Antonio Bucio, Senior, (Alexa Doig) Nursing
Effects of Simulator Training on the Evaluation of a Graphical Display for Patient Monitoring

Tony Cummings UROP Assistantship for Undergraduate Students

The Tony Cummings UROP Assistantship for Undergraduate Students is awarded to the most outstanding UROP student and highest scored program proposal from all fall semester 2006 UROP applicants. The Cummings Assistantship has been awarded to:

Samuel L. Dickman, Freshman, (Eric Pardyak) Mechanical Engineering
Using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) to Predict Pollution Dispersion Around Buildings

The Bamberger Foundation UROP Assistantships for Undergraduate Students

The Bamberger Foundation UROP Assistantships for Undergraduate Students is awarded to three students for their outstanding academic records and research proposals. Fall semester 2006 Bamberger Assistantships have been awarded to:

Marie Grudzien, Senior, (Miguel Chuaqui) Music
Electronics as a Trancendental Medium

Taylor Meacham, Senior (Ian Harvey) Mechanical Engineering
Testing and Characterization of a Surface Micromachined Micro-deployable Structure

Milda Palionyte, Junior, (J. David Symons) Exercise Physiology
Ceramide Inhibition in Vivo Attenuates Hypertension in a Rodent Model of Type II Diabetes

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Assistantships Awards for Fall Semester 2006

Faisal Ahmed, Sophomore (Colleen Farmer) Biology
Hormone Response To Thermregulation In Alligator Mississipiensis

Natasha Ball, Senior, (William Smith) Education Culture & Society
Race Related Stress in Historically White Environments

Jonathan Balzotti, Junior (Craig Dworkin) English
The Debate over Intellectual-Property on the Web and the Economics of Student use of Online Text Databases

Matthew Beutler, Senior, (Kieth Roper) Chemical Engineering
Co-localization of Gold Nanoparticles and Oligonucleotides on a Fused Quartz Surface

Akela Bellazetin, Junior (Lee Ellington) Nursing
Cancer Genetic Counseling Communication and the Latino Community

Chris Brammer, Senior, (Lee Ellington) Nursing
Hispanic Perspectives on Genetic Counseling

Thomas Brooks, Senior, (Frederick Rhodewalt) Psychology
The Effect of Negative Feedback on Individuals High in Unmitigated Communion

Michael Burton, Senior, (Cheryl Wright) Family & Consumer Studies
Content of Preschool Children's Storytelling

MacKenzie Carlisle, Senior, (David Strayer) Psychology
Driving and Conversing on a Cell Phone

Jeremy Chidester, Senior, (Ivor Benjamin) Cardiology
HSF1 Isoform Provides Additional Protection from Oxidative Stress Generated During Normal Physiological Function of Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Spencer Blake Dowdle, Junior, (Roy Bloebaum) Orthopedic Surgery
Postmortem Retrieval Analysis of Total Knee Replacements

Bradlee Duncan, Senior, (J. David Symons) Exercise Physiology
The Role of Ceramide in Vascular Dysfunction

Jonathan Gallimore, Senior, (David Strayer) Psychology
The Attentional Deficits of Cell Phone Use on Pedestrians

Michael Gates, Senior, (Brady Allred) Music
Choral Literature Through Collaborative Technology

Will Hawkins, Senior, (Robert McDermott) Center for High Performance Computing
Modern Classical Geometry Programming

Amber Heaton, Junior, (Maureen O’Hara Ure) Art & Art History
Outside In

Carla Hickenlooper, Senior, (Rebecca Utz) Sociology
Caregiver Burden, Respite, and Paid Employment

Linda Ho, Senior, (Russell Belk) Marketing
Diverse Viewpoints on Consumerism, Possession, and Materialism Due to Different Cultures

William Hoang, Sophomore, Internal Medicine & Cardiology
Analysis of Cell Dedifferentiation in the Regenerative Processes of Newts

Dennis Hood, Senior (Hinderacker, Borgwardt) History, Political Science
The Old China Trade

Cameron Jennings, Junior, (Susie Mansour) Human Genetics
Fgf3 and 4 have Redundant Functions in the Embryonic Development of the Outer Ear and Vasculature

Yun Jin Kang, Junior, (Matthew Flatt) Computer Science
Quickcheck for Testing Drscheme Programs

Brooke Kawaguchi, Junior, (Roy Bloebaum) Orthopedic Surgery
Understanding the Relationship Between Loading History and Trabecular Architecture in the Sheep Calcaneus

Daniel Laxman, Senior, (Russ Isabella, Marissa Diener) Family & Consumer Studies
Parent-child Interaction as a Mediator between Marital Conflict and Children's Emotional Security

Kevin Marett, Junior, (Meredith Metzger) Mechanical Engineering
Aerodynamic Performance of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Mikaela Martineau, Junior, (Kristen Keefe) Pharmacology & Toxicology
Activation of Parafascicular Nucleus Neurons by Behaviorally Relevant Stimuli

Brandon McDonald, Senior, (J. David Symons) Exercise Physiology
Arterial Dysfunction is Exacerbated in Mice that Lack Vascular Insulin Receptors and Consume High-Fat Diets

Adam McKnight, Senior, (Ramesh Goel) Environmental Engineering
Microbiological Source Tracking

Angela Eve Miller, Senior, (David Strayer) Psychology
Brains and Chips: A System for Analyzing Imagery

Katie Anne Miller, Sophomore, (Darryl Kropf) Biology
PLD Signaling to Microtubules in S. Compressa

Pamela Murray, Senior, (Don Herin) Family & Consumer Studies
Understanding Female Aggression in Family Violence and Why Men Don't Speak Out

Glenn Newman, Senior, (Daniel Emery) University Writing Program
ESL Tutoring Protocols

Yvonne Nkwen-Tamo, Senior, (Ray Kesner) Psychology
Effect of Lidocaine Inactivation of the Prefrontal Cortex and Ventral Hippocampus on Encoding and Retrieval of Memory

Mark Ogilvie, Senior, (Peter Flynn) Chemistry
Properties of Encapsulated Proteins in Mg (AOT)2, KAOT, and LiAOT

Olafur Olafsson, Junior, (Bradley Gregor) Bioengineering
Multi-electrode Array Stimulation and its Effects on the Auditory Cortex

Brenda Robles, Junior, (Mary Ann Villarreal) History & Ethnic Studies
Oral Histories of "Westside" Latino Residents

Akiko Saito, Senior, (David Blair) Biology
Organization of the Switch Complex Components in the Flagellar Motor of Escherichia Coli Using Site-directed Cross-linking

Geof Sawaya, Junior, (Ganesh Gopalakrishnan) Computer Science
Extracting HPC Program Models for Verification

Archana Subbiah, Sophomore, (Anthea Letsou) Human Genetics
Identifying the Role of Beclin, rox8, and CG5986 in the Dorsal Closure Stage of Embryogenesis in Drosophila Melanogaster

Kathleen Tedford, Senior, (Lynnette Land) Education & Leadership
Unseen Talent: The Educational Disparities in the Salt Lake City Extended Learning Program

Michael Thornton, Senior, (Karl Lins) Finance
Qualitative Risk Factors of FDI: An Exercise of Discovery, Mitigation, and Analysis

Lisa Verzella, Senior, (C. David Whiteman) Meteorology
Identification and Understanding of Valley Exit Jets

Scott Waltman, Junior, (Alan Fogel) Psychology
Engendering Change Through Felderkra's Lessons: Movement, Communication, and Social Behavior in Non-verbal Adults with Autism

Ninkung Wang, Sophomore, (C. Dale Poulter) Chemistry
Fluoresence Studies of the Active Site Tryptophan Reaction in E. coli Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerase

Andrew Ward, Junior, (Paul Lastayo) Exercise Physiology
Resistance Exercise via Negative-Eccentric Work (R.E.N.E.W.)

Robert Joel Welch, Senior, (Yan-Ting Shiu) Bioengineering
Silico Model of Oxygen, Glucose, and Insulin Transport in Vascular Smooth Muscle

John Worsencroft, Junior, (Elizabeth Clement) History
We are Family: Gays and the American Family

Yimin Zhao, Sophomore, (Cynthia Burrows) Chemistry
Repair of Oxidatively Damaged Purine Triphosphates by MutT/hMTH1

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Assistantship Awards for Summer Semester 2006

Faisal Ahmed, Sophomore (Colleen Farmer) Biology
Leptin Effects on Thermoregulation in Alligator Mississippiensis

Akela Bellazetin, Junior (Lee Ellington) Nursing
Gold-quenched Quantum Dots as a Method to Monitor Polymerase Chain Reaction

Matthew Beutler, Junior (Keith Roper) Chemical Engineering
Cancer Genetic Counseling Communication and the Latino Community

Joshua Blauer, Senior (Masaaki Yoshigi) Biomedical Engineering
Proliferation Mechanisms of Embryonic Cardiomyocytes

Terika Buchanan–Moon, Sophomore (Ilya Zharov) Chemistry
Preparation of Crown Ether Derivative for Opal Surface Modification

Mike Burton, Junior (Cheryl Wright) FCS
Content of Preschool Children's Storytelling

Benjamin Butler, Junior (Anne Mooney) Architecture
Architectural Design Research: Heuristic Devices

Lindsay Clark, Senior (Christine Jones) Lang. & Lit.
The French Garden: Reading the Language of the Landscape in Design Practice

Laura Cotter, Freshman (Matthew Sigman) Chemistry
Enantioselective Crotylation of Ketones

Sarah Custen, Sophomore (Beth Clements) History
We are Family

Megan Frederick, Senior (Cari Johnson) Geology & Geophysics
"Phase I: The Implications of Tectonic Development of the East Gobi Fault Zone During the Mesozioc through the Early Cenozoic; Southeastern Mongolia "

Neil Goebel, Junior (Patrick Kiser) Biomedical Engineering
Optimization of PSA Degradable Nanofibers for the Delivery of Anti-HIV Drugs

Taylor Halford, Senior (A. K. Balaji) Mechanical Engineering
Computer Controlled Proportionate Coolant-lubricant Application System

Bryndon Hatch, Senior (Michael Howard) Human Genetics
Functional Characterization of a Highly Conserved RNA Structure

Linda Ho, Junior (Russell Belk) Marketing
Consumerism, Materialism, and Possession

Michael Hoepfner, Senior (Keith Roper) Chemical Engineering
Detect DNA Hybridization of oligonucleotide-modified gold nanoparticles using colorimetry

Dennis Hood, Senior (Hinderacker, Borgwardt) History, Poli - Sci
The Old China Trade

Stephen Jeffries, Senior (Ryan Smith) Architecture
Research and Cost Analysis of Green Building Practices

Jacob Jensen, Junior (Yan-Ting Elizabeth Shiu) Bioengineering
Reactive Oxidative Species (Ros) as an Inhibitor of Endothelial Wound Closure Under Cyclic Stretch

Micah Kohutek, Freshman (Stephan LeBohec) Physics
Determining Angular Diameters of Stellar Objects by Use of Intensity Interferometry

Dan Lauritzen, Junior (Marissa Diener) FCS
Association of Quality of Marital Interaction and Other Dimensions of Family Interaction: An Update 4/22/06

Daniel Laxman, Senior (Russell Isabella, Marissa Diener) FCS
Parent-Child Interaction as a Mediator Between Marital Conflict and Children's Emotional Security

Yunqi (Amy) Li, Junior (Donald Hartmann) Psychology
Insecure Attachment and its relation to Early Adolescent Friendship Networks

Sarah Liljefelt, Senior (Leslie Francis) Philosophy
Wasted Water in the Deserts of the American West

Brandon McDonald, Senior (J. David Symons) Health
Arterial Dysfunction is Exacerbated in Mice that Lack Vascular Insulin Receptors and Consume High-Fat Diets

Olafur Olafsson, Sophomore (Bradley Gregor) Bioengineering
Multielectrode Array Stimulation and its Effects on the Auditory Cortex

Katie Price, Senior (Craig Dworkin) English
"Modern Medievalists, Medievalist Moderns: Understanding, Utilizing, and Exposing the Apparatus for which we View the Middle Ages"

Zac Rasmussen, Senior (Rachel Hayes Harb) Languages & Lit.
Arabic Distributional Learning

Hana Sabic, Senior (Jared Rutter) Biochemistry
Biochemistry of Pas Kinase Regulation

Akiko Saito, Senior (David Blair) Biology
"Structural Relationship of FliM Protein and FliG Protein in the Flagellar Motor of Escherichia Coli Using Site-directed Crosslinking"

Geof Sawaya, Junior (Ganesh Gopalakrishnan) Computer Science
Extracting HPC Program Models for Verification

Paul Slusser, Junior (Ashutosh Tiwari) Mat. Sci. & Engineering
ZnO/LSMO Superlattice with Ferromagnetic La2O3 or CeO2 Instulating Layer for Spintronic Applications

Robert Welch, Junior (Yan – Ting Shiu) Biomedical Engineering
In Silico Model of Oxygen, Glucose, and Insulin Transport in Vascular Smooth Muscle

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Assistantships Awards for Spring Semester 2006

Jeremy Alvord, Sophomore (Kurt Albertine M.D.) Pediatrics
Analyses of Programmed Cell Death in Ventilated Brain Tissue

David Anderson, Senior (Jordan Gerton) Physics
High Resolution Optical Microscopy and Spectroscopy

Mariann Bacharach, Senior (Dave Pendell) Art
Treasury Cataloguing

Jonathan Balzotti, Junior (Craig Dworkin) English
The Debate over Intellectual-Property on the Web and the Economics of Student use of Online Text Databases

William Chatwin, Senior (Thure Cerling) Urban Planning
Interviewing Campus Recycling Stakeholders

Lindsay Clark, Senior (Christine Jones) Lang. and Lit.
Restorative Garden Space: Can a Sustainable Garden be Beautiful?

Michael Clark, Senior (J. David Symons) Exercise Medicine
Can Shear Forces Increase Protein Kinase B and Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthace Phosphorylation?

Rachel Clarke, Senior (Bert Uchino) Psychology
Qualitative Differences of Ambivalent and Supportive Relationships

Denise Crane, Senior (Beth Krensky) Art
Developing a Non-toxic Classroom

Sarah Custen, Sophomore (Elizabeth Clement) History
Gay Community and Family in Post-War America

Hannah Davidson, Junior (Lisa Hunter) Comm. Sci. and Disorders
Wideband Reflectance in Cleft Lip and Palate Children

David DeMill, Sophomore (Bryan Jones) Ophthalmology
Zebrafish Retinal Stem Cell Project

Victor Dokukin, Junior (Eric Hegg) Chemistry
Acetyl Coenzyme a Synthase Chemical Synthesis of a Model of the Bimetallic Active Site

James Freasier, Senior (Susan Bock) Biomedical Engineering
Investigating the Role of Mass Transport in Differential Binding of Flowing Antithrombin III to Heparin-Coated Surfaces

Shadie Ghaibi, Senior (Thunder Jalili) Nutrition
Examining the Use of Antioxidants to Prevent Cardiac Hypertrophy in the Insulin-Resistant Heart

Jason Gough, Senior (James Hannon) ESS
Relationship of Obesity and Activity Levels of Pre-school Children

Taylor Halford, Senior (A. I. Balaji) Mech. Eng.
Dual Reservoir Minimum Quantity Cutting Fluid Device Introduction

Spencer Hall, Senior (Paul Florsheim) Psychology
A Systematic Evaluation of the Young Parenthood Program: Comparison of Data Collected at Prenatal Assessment and First Follow-up

Bryndon Hatch, Senior (Michael Howard) Human Genetics
Functional Characterization of a Highly Conserved RNA Structure

Michael Hoepfner, Senior (Keith Roper) Chem. And Fuels Eng.
Detect DNA Hydridization of Oligonulectide-modified Gold Nanoparticles using Colorimetry/SPR

Dennis Hood, Senior (Liz Borgwardt) History
Legal Responses to State-Sponsored Violence

Daniel Jarvis, Senior (Margaret Battin) Philosophy
Cultural Concepts of Suicide- Islamic Focus

Jacob Jensen, Junior (Yan-Ting Elizabeth Shiu) Bioengineering
Reactive Oxidative Species (ROS) as an Inhibitor of Endothelial Wound Closure Under Cyclic Stretch

Kirk Jorgensen, Senior (Jane Hacking) Languages and Lit.
The Influence of Prior Language Study on the Acquisition of a Second Foreign Language: A Study of Adult Learners of Russian

Kevin Kau, Senior (Maureen O'Hara Ure) Art and Art History
Exploration of Fine Arts Application of Infrared Photography

Dan Lauritzen, Sophomore (Marissa Diener) FCS
Association of Quality of Marital Interaction and other Dimensions of Family Interaction

Yunqi Li, Junior (Don Hartmann) Psychology
Empirical and Conceptual Distinctions between Friendship and Popularity

Henry Ma, Sophomore (Keith Roper) Chem Eng.
Detect DNA Hydridization of Oligonulectide-modified Gold Nanoparticles using Colorimetry/SPR

Wendy McCarter, Senior (Paul White) Psychology
Source Effects in the Revelation of Positive Information

Rebecca Mielnik, Junior (Robert Marc) Ophthalmology
Computational Molecular Phenotyping in Retinal Degenerations

Taylor Moore, Senior (Yan-Ting Shiu) Bioengineering
Effect of Fluid Shear Stress on the Differentiation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells

Paul Oblad, Senior (Thomas Richmond) Chemistry
Continued Research in to the Chemical Nature of Transition Metal Carbonyl Complexes

Kelli Oborn, Senior (Daniel Adams) Mech. Eng.
Self Healing Sandwich Composites

Mark Ogilvie, Junior (Peter Flynn) Chemistry
Properties of Encapulated Proteins in Mg(AOT)2 and KAOT

Brian Olsen, Senior (Cynthia Berg) Psychology
The Effect of Similar Perceptions on Diabetic Outcomes

Hannah Pope, Senior (Boreth Ly) Art and Art History
The Politics of Display: The Travail and Travel of Art Objects from Asia

Katie Lynn Price, Junior (Craig Dworkin) English
Modern Medievalists, Medievalist Moderns

Zachary Rasmussen, Junior (Rachel Hayes-Harb) Linguistics
Arabic Distributional Learning

Robert Rock, Senior (Dennis Downey) Sociology
Tracking Changing Meanings of Multiculturalism: Content Analysis of Print Media Representations, 1992-2004

Tim Sanford, Junior (Kuberan Balagurunathan) Medicinal Chem.
Enzymatic Synthesis of Dermatan Sulfate for Use as an Anticoagulant

Craig Schumann, Junior (J. David Symons) ESS
Does Insulin Produce Coronary Artery Vasorelaxation?

Jared Singer, Senior (Thure Cerling) Geology
Hydrogen Isotope Analysis of Tooth Enamel: Something New for the Paleoecological Tool-kit

Paul Slusser, Junior (Ashutosh Tiwari) MSE
ZnO Based Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors for Ultra-Sensitive Read Heads and Sensors

Seth Swank, Senior (Misty Smith-Yockman) Pharm/Toxology
Anesthesia and Effects on Convulsant Current Curves

Claire Taylor, Senior (Marnie Powers-Torrey) Art and Art History
Character Broadsides

Michael Taylor, Junior (Anne Mooney) Architecture
The Epiphany System

Vy Tran, Senior (Kuberan Balagurunathan) Medicinal Chem.
Chemoenzymetic Synthesis of Heparin and Heparan Sulfate

Teresa Tuan, Senior (Mario Capecchi) Biology and Human Genetics
Zoo-fish Alignment of the Myotis Lucifugus Genome Using Human Chromosome Specific Paims to Generate a Physical Map of the Myons Lucifugus Genome

Scott Walker, Senior (James Martin) ESS
The Effects of Torso Stabilization on Single Arm Cranking Power

Brandon Wilcock, Senior (Sheila David) Chemistry
Structural Analysis of Mut Y Bound to Substrate and Transition State Analogs

Alex Wilford, Senior (Stephen Downes) Philosophy
The Animal Within: Biology of Human Behavior

Recipients of UROP Assistantships

2005

UROP Assistantship Awards, Fall semester 2005

Ann K. Volkman Health Science Assistantship Fall 2005. The Ann K. Volkmann Health Science Assistantship is awarded to the most outstanding UROP student and highest scored program proposal in the health science area has been awarded to:
Seth Swank, Senior (Misty Smith-Yockman) Pharmacology and Toxicology
Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury on Siezure Threshold

Tony Cummings UROP Assistantship for Undergraduate Students Fall 2005. The Tony Cummings UROP Assistantship for Undergraduate Students is awarded to the most outstanding UROP student and highest scored program proposal from all fall semester 2005 UROP applicants. The Cummings Assistantship has been awarded to:
Claire Taylor, Senior (Maureen O'Hara Ure, Marnie Powers-Torrie) Fine Arts
Artists Book of Characters

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Assistantship Awards for Fall Semester 2005

Jeremy Alvord, Sophomore (Kurt Albertine M.D.) Pediatrics
Analyses of Programmed Cell Death in Ventilated Brain Tissue

Candice Baker, Senior (Raymond Kesner) Psychology
Effects of the Ventral Dentate Gyrus and Medial Caudate Nucleus on Spatial Pattern Separation

Adam Bowen, Junior (Carolan Ownby) Undergraduate Studies
Musical Protest and the Downfall of Apartheid

William Chatwin, Senior (Maged Senbel) Urban Planning
Interviewing Campus Recycling Stakeholders

Rachel Clarke, Senior (Bert Uchino) Psychology
Qualatative Differences of Ambivalent and Supportive Relationships

Joanne Devereaux, Senior (Patrck Kiser) Bioengineering
Optimization of Semenogelase Substrates for Application to Semen Triggered Microbicide

Victor Dokukin, Junior (Eric Hegg) Chemistry
Acetyl Coenzyme A Synthase Chemical Synthesis of a Model of the Bimetallic Active Site

Steve Elmer, Senior (James C. Martin) Exercise and Sports Science
Functional Muscular Performance Following a Contusion Injury

Michelle Endo, Senior (Lee Ellington) College of Nursing
Genetic Counseling Communication Analysis

Monica Forsman, Senior (Monisha Pasupathi) Psychology
Acknowledgement vs. Non-Acknowledgement of Crises in Narrative Storytelling: Defense Mechanisms of Difficult Events in Individual Lives

James Freasier, Senior (Susan Bock) Bioengineering
Investigating the Role of NMass Transport in Differential Binding of Flowing Antithrombin III to Heparin - Coated Surfaces

Jason Gough, Senior (James Hannon) Exercise and Sports Science
Relationship of Parnts and Child BMI to Daily Activity Levels of Pre-School Children

Treaven Grant, Senior (Harry Hill M.D., Tim LaPine) Pathology
Chemotaxis of Neonatal Neutrophils

Spencer Hall, Senior (Paul Florsheim) Psychology
A Systematc Evaluation of the Young Parenthood Program: Comparison of Data Collected at Prenatal Assessment (T1) and First Follow-up (T2)

Earl Healy, Senior (J. David Symons) Exercise and Sports Science
Insulin Resistance and Coronary Function

Brenda Hill, Senior (Kristen Hawkes) Anthropology
Behavioral and HormoAnalysis of the Effects of Stress on Fertility in a Breeding Pair of Cotton-Top Tamarins at Utah's Hogle Zoo

Lindsay Holloman, Senior (Ryan Smith) College of Architecture and Planning
Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Dennis Hood, Senior (Liz Bogwardt) History
War Crimes Tribunals in Comparative Perspective

David Allen Hulsberg, Senior (David Scheer) College of Architecture and Planning
Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Daniel B. Jarvis, Junior (Margaret Battin) Philosophy
Historical Sources of the Ethics of Suicide: Islamic Material

April Mancuso, Senior (David Bradshaw Ph.D.) Anesthesiology
Pain Report During Muscle Analgesia

Augustino Mayai, Junior (Rebecca Utz) Sociology
Living With War Aftermaths: The Health of the Lost Boys of Sudan

Wendy McCarter, Senior (Paul H. White) Psychology
Source Effects in the Revelation of Positive Information

Emily Moore, Senior (Jack Simons) Chemistry
Nucleas Charge Stabilization in Characterization of Metastable-State Energies of Anion in Dissociative Electron Detachment (DEA)

Taylor Moore, Senior (Yan-Ting Shiu) Bioengineering
Effect of Fluid Shear Stress on the Differentiation of endothelial Progenator Cells

Grant Myers, Senior (Joel Harris) Chemistry
Optical Trapping Raman Microscopy to Monitor the Enzymatically Controlled Release of Drug Analogues from Phospholipid Vesicles

Kelli Oborn, Senior (Dan Adams) Mechanical Engineering
Self Healing Sandwich Composites

Brian Olsen, Senior (Cynthia Berg) Psychology
The Effect of Similar Perceptions on Diabetic Outcomes

Bryce Peterson, Senior (Richard Ernst) Chemistry
The Synthesis and Characterization of Vanadocene Alkoxides and Amides

Timothy Sanford, Senior (KuberanGalagurunathan) Medicinal Chemistry
Enzymatic Synthesis of Dermatan Sulfate for use as an Anticoagulant

Louise Saw, Senior (Leslie Sieburth) Biology
BYPASS1 Mutants

Jared Singer, Senior (Thure Cerling) Geology
Chemical Substitution in Tooth Enamel and its Effects on Hydrogen Isotope Analysis

Michael Taylor, Junior (Anne Mooney) College of Architecture and Planning
The Epiphany System

Brandon Wilcock, Senior (Sheila David) Chemistry
Structural Analysis of MutY Bound to Substrate and Transition State Analogs

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Assistantship Awards for Summer Semester 2005

Aaron Andrus, Senior (Jeffrey Kentor) Sociology
The Military Ascendancy in the Power Elite

Jonathan Balzotti, Sophomore (Anita Kinney) Huntsman Cancer Institute
Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Surveillance Among Adults and Adolescents at High Risk for FAP

Adam Bowen, Sophomore (Carolan Ownby) Undergraduate Studies
Musical Protest and the Downfall of Apartheid South Africa

Joanne Devereaux, Junior (Patrick Kiser) Bioengineering
Optimization of Semenogelase Substrates for Application to Semen Triggered Microbicides

Michelle Miyoshi Endo, Junior (Lee Ellington) College of Nursing
Prenatal and Cancer Genetic Counseling Communication

Luis Cheng, Junior (Yan-Ting Shiu) Bioengineering
How Shear Stress Regulates Traction Forces of Vascular Endothelial Cells

Corey Fry, Senior (Stephanie Richardson) College of Nursing
To Thirty and Beyond: decreasing VAP Through Patient Positioning

Earl Healy, Senior (J. David Symons) College of Health
Impaired Insulin Signaling and Vascular Function

Cody Jensen, Senior (William Marchand M.D.) Psychiatry
Uncovering Bipolar Disorder Using fMRI

Eun Yong Kang, Senior (Ganesh Gopalakrishnan) School of Computing
Application of Light hashing to Model Checking using the Murphi tool

Adam Kreutzer, Senior (Mike Howard) Human Genetics
Location of +1 Frameshifts in Human Genome

Daniel Kidd, Junior (Anne G. Mooney) College of Architecture and Planning
Architectural Design Research: Building Conceptualization

Emily Moore, Senior (Jack Simons) Chemistry
Nuclear Charge Stabilization in Characterization of Metastable-State Energies of Anion in DEA

LeGrand Olsen, Senior (Justin Diggle) Fine Arts-Printmaking
Salt Lake City Woodcuts

Jillian Ries, Junior (Erich U. Petersen) Geology & Geophysics
Paleoclimates and Evaporite Sequences of the Great Salt Lake

Louise Saw, Senior (Leslie Sieburth) Biology
Bypass 1 Mutants

Michaele Smith, Senior (Elizabeth Clement) History
Gay Community and Family in Post-War America

Seth Swank, Senior (Misty Smith-Yockman) Pharmacology & Toxicology
Establishing a Foundation to Enable Evaluation of the Interactions Among Age, Neurologically Active Medications and Synaptic Plasticity After Traumatic Brain Injury

Edward Stevenson, Senior (Judith Miller M.D.) Psychiatry
Autism Severity in Regressive vs. Non-regressive Autism

Stefan Turkula, Junior (Ken Horch) Bioengineering
Method for Non-surgical Implantation of Small Stimulating Electrodes in Human Peripheral Nerves on a Semi-chronic Basis

Karen Willis, Senior (Mary Francey) Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Cultural Ideas/Symbolic Interpretations: Visual Forms of the Kuba Peoples

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Assistantship Awards for Spring Semester 2005

Riyad Ali-Adeeb, Senior (John Bowman) Geology & Geophysics
Amounts and Spatial patterns of fluid flow accompanying prograde metamorphism in the outer Alta Aureole, Alta, Utah

James Ambrosek, Senior (Keith Roper) Chemical Engineering
A Sustainable Approach to Hydrogen Production

Jennifer Andelin, Senior (Peter Beal) Chemistry
Finding a Small Molecule and Binding Site on the HCV IRES

Aaron Andrus, Senior (Jeffrey Kentor) Sociology
The Military Ascendancy in the Power Elite

Jacob Bailey, Senior (Harry Hill M.D.) Pathology
Analyses of Antiphagocytic Properties of Group A Streptococcal Strains in the Presence or Absence of Collagen via Flow Cytometry: Concomitant Phagocytic-Oxidative Burst Assay

Candice Baker, Junior (Raymond Kesner) Psychology
Effects of the Ventral Dentate Gyrus and Medial Caudate Nucleus on Spatial Pattern Separation

Luis Cheng, Junior (Yan-Ting Shiu) Bioengineering
How Shear Stress Regulates Traction Forces of Vascular Endothelial Cells

Daniel Clegg, Senior (J. David Symons) College of Health
Vascular function in insulin receptor null mice

D. Wade Daniels, Senior (J. David Symons) College of Health
Is vascular function altered by insulin resistance?

Travis Dinsmore, Junior (Paul Stout) Fine Arts
Heuristics

Colby Dobson, Senior (J. David Symons) College of Health
Vascular disfunction in mice with targeted deletion of the insulin receptor

Thomas T. Evans, Junior (Cynthia Furse) Electrical Engineering
Wireless Site Assessment and Evaluation in Aircraft Structures

Monica Forsman, Junior (Monisha Pasupathi) Psychology
Acknowledgement versus Non-Acknowledgement of Crises in Narrative Storytelling: Using Conversational Interviews to Study Defense Mechanisms of Difficult Events in Individual Lives

Corey Fry, Senior (Stephanie Richardson) Nursing
To Thirty and Beyond: decreasing VAP Through Patient Positioning

Holly Gates, Senior (Glenn Brown) Theatre
Birdcatcher In Hell

Eric Grundhauser, Senior (Erin O'Connell) Languages & Literature
The Homeric Ideal In Modern Lyric Poetry

Pat Hadley, Junior (Todd Reeser) Languages&Literature
Translating Platonic Sexuality in the Renaissance

John Mark Hale, Senior (Kristine Pankow) Geology & Geophysics
Utilizing New Seismological Techniques to Analyze the December 27, 2003 Levan-Nephi Earthquake Sequence, Central Utah

Luke Hanley, Senior (Monisha Pasupathi) Psychology
Integrating Agency and Communion

Erik Haslam, Junior (A.K.Balaji) Mechanical Engineering
A Study on Green Machining of Aerospace Aluminum Alloy

Elaine Hunter, Senior (Jim Martin) Exercise & Sports Science
Biomechanics in Children During Maximal Cycling

Loren Jack, Senior (A. Villu Maricq) Biology
Genetic Approach to Understanding Acetylcholine Receptor Field Localization

Trevor Jacobson, Senior (James Martin) Exercise & Sports Science
Maximal Neuromuscular function: The Effect of Temperature on Performance

Cody Jensen, Senior (William Marchand M.D.) Psychiatry
Uncovering Bipolar Disorder Using fMRI

Eun Yong Kang, Senior (Ganesh Gopalakrishnan) School of Computing
Application of Light hashing to Model Checking using the Murphi tool

Daniel Kidd, Junior (Anne G. Mooney) College of Architecture and Planning
Architectural Design Research: Building Conceptualization

Warren Lake, Senior (James Martin) Exercise & Sports Science
Maximal Neuromuscular Function: The Effect of Temperature on Performance

Cheryl Laxton, Senior (Mary Ann Villarreal) History
Urban Space, Race and Relation: Using Oral Histories to Investigate Mexican American Cantantes' Lives and Careers

Anne Looser, Senior (Claudio Holzner) Political Science
The Homelessness in Downtown Salt Lake City: Citizenship and Resistance

Susan Madden, Senior (Ronald Coleman) History
African Americans in Utah

Augustino Mayai, Junior (Rebecca Utz) Sociology
Sudanese Civil War and It's Effects on Lost Boys' Health

Kristen McDermaid, Senior (David Pendell) Fine Arts-Ceramics
Slip Glaze Research

Catherine Mihlfeith, Senior (Darryl Kropf) Biology
Roles of Microtubules and Actin Filaments in Establishing Polar Endocytosis in Silvetia compressa Zygotes

Paul Oblad, Senior (Tom Richmond) Chemistry
The Effect and Change on the Behavior of Transistion Metal Carbonyl Complexes

LeGrand Olsen, Senior (Justin Diggle) Fine Arts-Printmaking
Salt Lake City Woodcuts

Edward Pultar, Senior (Paul Torrens) Geography -Computer Science
Mapping Urban Data Clouds

Casey Rathunde, Senior (Ellen Bromberg) Modern Dance
Ceci n'est pas une nue

Stephanie Rock, Senior (Diane Nicholson) Physical Therapy
The Feasability of 2-3 mph Treadmill Training In Children with Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy

Michaele Smith, Senior (Elizabeth Clement) History
Gay Community and Family in Post-War America

Edward Stevenson, Senior (Judith Miller M.D.) Psychiatry
Autism Severity in Regressive vs. Non-regressive Autism

Trina Sudweeks, Junior (Keith Roper) Chemical Engineering
A Sustainable Approach to Hydrogen Production

Brett Teran, Senior (Kent Bachus) Orthopedics
Development of an Osteoporatic Bone Model for Biomechanical Testing

Jana Thomas, Senior (Brian Snapp) Fine Arts-Ceramics
Slip Masking Resists

Lisa Corine von Koch, Senior (Maureen O'Hara Ure) Fine Arts
Negotiating with the anti-aesthetic Monster of Beauty

Yana Walton, Junior (Elizabeth Clement) History
We Are Family

Matthew Weinstock, Freshman (Bruce Yu M.D.) Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Synthesis and Purification of Peptide Modules for Drug Delivery Applications

Daniel Wiest, Senior (Harry Hill M.D./Tim LaPine M.D. ) Pathology
Effects of Interferon & IL-18 & IL-12 on Necuate PMNs

Karen Willis, Senior (Mary Francey) Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Cultural Ideas/Symbolic Interpretations: Visual Forms of the Kuba Peoples

Carin White, Senior (David Dynak) Theatre
Nickeled and Dimed Play Production

Jordan Wright, Junior (E. Dale Abel) Human Molecular Biology & Genetics
Role of High Fat Diet in Causing Cardiac Insulin Resistance

Yinni Yu, Senior (Bruce Yu M.D.) Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Synthesis, purification and characterization of dogopeptide modules for the assembly of biomaterials

Qing Zhang, Senior (Juliana Freire) Computer Science
XQery- to-SQL Translation

Spring Semester 2005* (PDF)

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