From research on bones to Superbowl commercials, nearly 100 undergraduates at NDSU shared their research and scholarly activity during the second annual NDSU EXPLORE held on Nov. 3 in the Memorial Union. Whether majoring in the sciences, engineering, business, arts or humanities, students showcased their creative projects.
Those receiving awards include:
Morning Session – Oral Presentation Winners
First Place
Lauren Singelmann
Graphical User Interface That Analyzes RNA Sequencing Data
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: Dan Ewert
Second Place
Emily Karkoska
Strategic Communication in College Newspapers: A Case Study of The Spectrum
Department: Communication
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: Charles Okigbo
Third Place
Brandt Berghuis
Phenotypic and genotypic diversity of Uromyces appendiculatus (common bean rust) in North Dakota
Department: Plant Pathology
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: Andrew Friskop
Afternoon Session – Oral Presentation Winners
First Place
Mariom Carvajal
Bebaeus: A Species or a Species Complex? Studying the Implications of Biodiversity in True Bugs
Department: Entomology
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: David Rider
Second Place
Erika Schneider, Morgan Klosterman
The Strategies Undergirding Those Spectacular Super Bowl Commercials
Department: Communication
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: Charles Okigbo
Third Place
McKenzi Shelton
Expression of receptor for nitric oxide (NO), soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) in ovine ovarian follicles: Effects of diet and arginine
Department: Animal Sciences
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: Anna Grazul-Bilska
Morning Session – Poster Winners
First Place
John Wells, Torie Jones, Luke Koran, Typhanie Schafer
Ellendale Public History Field School Project
Department(s): History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: Angela Smith
Second Place
Anne Gatzke
Impact of Various Mulches on Sweet Corn Germination, Plant Growth, and Yield
Department(s): Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: Xinhua Jia
Third Place (tie)
Augusto Moreira
Ruggedness Test for Density Measurements of Flax Fiber
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: Chad Ulven
Amy Scegura
Effect of Simulated Hail Treatment on Yield Loss in Chickpea
Department: Plant Sciences
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: Kevin McPhee
Afternoon Session – Poster Winners
First Place
Cooper Bierscheid
Utilizing Additive Manufacturing Processes for Medical Devices: Prosthesis
Department(s): Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: David Wells
Second Place
Glen Peterson
Oil Sorption of Non-woven Biological Mats
Department(s): Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: Sreekala Bajwa
Third Place
Ashlyn Nelson
Blood Flow Restriction Exercise Induced Muscle Swelling is Not Enhanced With Low Cuff Pressure-Small Cuff Width Prescription
Department: Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Science
Faculty Adviser/Mentor: Kyle Hackney
First place winners in each category who meet criteria will receive the opportunity for a travel award to present their research or creative activity at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Asheville, North Carolina being held April 7-9, 2016.
Research shows that undergraduates benefit from research experiences. Benefits include enhanced leadership and communication skills, as well as skills that employers seek such as problem-solving, innovation, communication, critical thinking, analytical reasoning and collaboration.
The annual event is sponsored by the Office of Research and Creative Activity at NDSU.