Undergraduate Research Day 2014
Over 150 undergraduate researchers from colleges across the University of Houston participated in the Office of Undergraduate Research’s 10th annual research day. The event took place on Thursday, October 9th at 4 p.m. in the Rockwell Pavilion, M.D. Anderson Library, and the Honors College. Hundreds of attendees celebrated the achievements of our student researchers by touring the posters and oral presentations.
Images from UH Undergraduate Research Day 2014
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Undergraduate Research Day 2014
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Dr. Stuart Long, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Research and The Honors College, addressing the gathering
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Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Mary Ann Ottinger, addressing the gathering
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Exceptional undergraduate researchers recognized by Dr. Ottinger
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Cullen College of Engineering Video
Outstanding Poster Award Winners
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Research Title |
| Radhini Abeysekera | Preethi Gunaratne | Investigating the anti-metastatic role of microRNA in osteosarcoma |
| Ola Al Hatem | Gregg Roman | The ethanol binding protein unc13 is regulator of ethanol sedation sensitivity in Drosophila melanogaster |
| Mercedes Anderson | Samuel McQuillan | Measurement of Career Self-Efficacy in STEM Fields for Middle School Adolescents |
| Haley Body | Carla Sharp | The dynamics of psychopathy: Affective versus cognitive theory of mind |
| Timothy Burt | Margaret Cheung | Heterogeneous Gō-model captures robust folding nucleus of wild-type LysM domain and circular variant |
| Hadill Calderon | Elizabeth Simas | Partisanship and the Gender Dynamic: Their roles in electoral campaign strategies |
| Ismela Correa Gabriela Cruz Casey Hall Christian Madison Fatemeh Mirghassemi Tyler Swensen |
Dan Price Peggy Linder |
Summer of Apps: Data and Community |
| Stephanie Erickson | Wendy Nelson | FTIR Analysis of Ethiopian Xenoliths: Water Abundance Evidence for an Unaltered, Ancient Mantle Source |
| Zachary Garvey | Daniel Onofrei | Local Control of the Heat Equation |
| Emily Keller Roni Kop |
Gregory Marinic | Dead Mall Syndrome: An Exploration of American Shopping Malls through the Lens of Time |
| Eunjin Grace Kim | Ziad Qureshi | Travelife: A Stable Life in a Mobile Family Home |
| Dalia Lezzar | Sergey Shevkoplyas | Stability of the Paper-based Assay for Sickle Cell Disease |
| Lydia Liou | Sujata Sirsat | Reducing Cross Contamination at a Farmers Market |
| Tam Nguyen | Jeffrey Rimer Peter Vekilov |
Investigation of Hematin-Antimalarial Drugs Complexation in a Biomimetic Solvent |
| Staci Ouch | Hanako Yoshida | New Perspectives on Early Verb Learning |
| Nancy Shenoi | Rick A. Wetsel | C5a and C3a Suppress Type 1 Interferon Beta Signaling |
| Cesar Vasquez Flores | Yashashree Kulkarni | Thermal Conductivity of Graphene from Atomistic Simulations |
Audience's Favorite Award Winners
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Research Title |
| Radhini Abeysekera | Preethi Gunaratne | Investigating the anti-metastatic role of microRNA in osteosarcoma |
| Haley Boyd | Carla Sharp | The dynamics of psychopathy: Affective versus cognitive theory of mind |
| Ton La, Jr. | Ryan Kennedy | The Politics of Fear: Biology, Environment, and Public Opinion |
| Rosie Ortiz | Ali Kamrani | Understanding Development and Interpretation of Phase Diagrams |
| Staci Ouch | Hanako Yoshida | New Perspectives on Early Verb Learning |
We thank the Office of the Provost, the Division of Research, and the Honors College for their support of the Office of Undergraduate Research.
For more information regarding Undergraduate Research Day, contact Karen Weber, Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, 713.743.3367.