Each Fall and Spring semester, the Natural Sciences Department sponsors a student research presentation session, which gives students in the natural sciences the opportunity to create and present a research presentation or poster and talk about their work.
Presentations from 2022
Soil & Forensic Analysis, Devan Bianchini
Soil Literature Research Project, Kathryn Currey
Soil Health, Laini Flessner
Soil Project, Gabriella Hopkins
Soil Contamination due to Nuclear Testing, Animesh Jha
Soil Health, Laszlo Meredith
Soil Health and The Effects of Nanoparticles, Elijah Mock
Soils Project, Kelsie Pitcher
Soils Project, Corinne Wolf
Soils Project, Teagan Wuethrich
Presentations from 2021
Soil Research Project, Kate Donaldson
Soils Varying Importance and Differences, Kylie Fouss
Effects of Soil Pollution on Human Health, Jaylen L. Haynes
Chemistry 141 Fall 2021 Soils Project, Josh Li
Soils Project, Angela Maligaya
Semester Soil Project, Eden McAvoy
Cancer and Soil Pollution, Stephanie Thomas
Presentations from 2020
The Link Between Soil and Cancer, Adrianna (Annie) Althaus
Preservation of Soil Macro-Nutrients by Varying Plant Species, Harrison Pierce Hall
Soil Degradation and Erosion, Anthany Ravanh
Presentations from 2019
Radium Dial Watches, Zainab Alzoubi
TA Systems: The Key to New Antibacterial Strategies?, Nathan A. Baker
Gemini, Michael Dalton
Discovering Chemical Structure with Linus Pauling, Jin H. Kim
Carl Bosch and the Haber-Bosch Process, Jacob Larkin
Robert J. Lefkowitz and Discovery of the G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Family, Clarence Lee
Anthocynanins, Lily Lincoln and Maxkenzie Taticek
Presentations from 2018
Improvement of Emissions of internal Combustion Engines Using Reduction in Weight, Javier Alanis
Robert Robinson's Contributions to Organic Chemistry, Ben Albrecht
The Scientific Contributions of Donald J. Cram, Leiah Carney
Water Oxidation: Replicating the Power of Photosynthesis, Flora Denton
Propafenone (Rythmol), Maria Figueiredo
Metformin, Andrea Frizzell
Buspirone Hydrochloride, Jaslene Garcia
Richard Smalley and the Materials of Tomorrow: The Discovery and Science of Fullerenes, Creighton A. Jackson
Richard Smalley and the Materials of Tomorrow: the discovery, properties, and science of fullerenes, Creighton A. Jackson
Science in Music, Joy Lee
Performance and Emissions of Spark Ignited Fuels, Kerry L. Lippold
Polar Ozone Depletion: Mario J. Molina, Kirsten Oberg
How the Carbon to Nitrogen Ration Affects Soil Microorganisms, Logan M. Stenger and Morgan R. Hobgood
Solid Electrolytes for Better Batteries: A Report on Current Research, Jonathan D. Young
Presentations from 2017
Zoloft/Sertraline HCl, Loretta Banks
Prednisone, Donna K. Broderick
Percy Lavon Julian, Kaitlyn M. Camp
Naloxone Therapy in Opioid Overdose Patients: Intranasal or Intravenous?, Leiah Carney
Isotopes and Horses, EvyJo M. Compton
Sertraline Hydrochloride, Michelle L. Fehr
Nortriptyline Hyrdochloride, Israel R. Gomez Raffoul
Dan Shechtman and His Discovery of Quasicrystals, Emma C.B. Gray
Effects of Nitrogen on Soil and Corn Yields, Doug W. Hughes
Wilhelm Ostwald, Kori K. Johnson
Clozaril, Gillian Jones
Short Term Effects on Symptoms of Atopic Dermatitis in Children by Weather and Polution, Paolo Kinsella
Irene Joliot-Curie, Erick J. Klein
Emend, Melissa Kramer
Lunesta, Mary Kreie
Benazepril Hydrochloride, Tuan A. Nguyen
The Applications of Rate Constants in Commercial Methane Digesters, Alyssa Nuñez
Methane Flammability, David Sky Nunez
Citalopram Hydrobromide, Maria Parks
Robert Burns Woodward, Cody J. Reeley
Uses for Graphene, Marcus R. Schmidt
Demerol, Christena G. Stephens
Zyrtec, Ebru Tasken
Aricept, Colleen M. Westburg
The Science Behind Popcorn, Tori R. Witruck
Presentations from 2016
The Danger of Scented Candles, Shahad Alsayyad
Bupropion Hydrochloride, Cylie A. Couch
Aprepitant, Emily Defend
Mirtazapine, Cassidy Hicks
Decoding the Double Helix: Frederick Sanger and Sanger Sequencing, Creighton A. Jackson
Vladimir Prelog and His Contribution to Stereochemistry, Kevin Jiang
Zoloft, Hannah Kollross
Aprepitant, Genesis N. Pagan
Development of Multicolored Fluorescent Proteins, Kimberle E. Pillow
Jacobus H. van't Hoff: Osmotic Pressure and Chemical Equilibrium, Jonathan Rosales
Aminosalicylic Acid (Paser), Vilas B. Vekaria
Mario Molina and the Threat of CFCs to the Ozone Layer in the Stratosphere, Dan Y. Watanabe
Isotretinoin, Gina Wojnar
Presentations from 2015
Kapvay, Russell E. Anderson
ORAP, Sophie A. Catlin
Gabapentin, Chelsea L. Eads
Paxil, Allyson M. Hadfield
Drug Design and Effectiveness of Tramadol, Morgan J. Hickman
Glymbaxi: A New Drug Designed to Assist Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Glycemic Control, Samantha J. Holderfield
Cordarone, Miriana McCombe
Zyban, Shawna R. Meadows
Uses and Effects of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (Antidepressants) on Felines, Danielle T. Outlaw and Gema Herrera
The Link between ADHD and Chemical Exposures, Lily Rong
How Different Drug Delivery Methods Affect One's Ability to Quit Smoking, Harin Shah
Lamictal, Jessica L. Sherman-Corbett
Ketoconozole, Jeremy M. Wood
Prozac, Taylor M. Zirkle
Presentations from 2014
Gertrude B. Elion, Kelli N. Brost
Murchison Chondrite, Marisol Chirinos
Injectable versus Inhalational Anesthesia in Veterinary Medicine, Samantha D. Christ
Is Your Wine Breathing Too Much?, Madison L. Cooper
Caffeine + L-Theanine: Uses and Effects, Julia Dueease
How Environmental Conditions Affect Cattle Diets, Kalynne R. Ewerks
Leukeran, Leslie R. Hunt
