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 2014
Basic MOSFET Fabrication, Daniel A. Ivy
Periactin, Sarah A. Johnson
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin: Captured for Life by Chemistry and Crystals, Andrea L. Rice
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is Composed of Ammonia and Phosphine, Erika Rosenberger
Focalin XR: Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride, Andrea L. Sullivan
Water Purification through Ion Exchange, Brittany Webb
Presentations from 2013
Xenical, Megan Brown
Cymbalta, Ryann S. Elder
Lyrica, Shannon Hayward
Testosterone Use and Effects, Brandon Mills
Polymers and Cement?, Randee Newsom
Effects of Iodine on Radioactive Treatment, Jun Ho Park
Levothyroxine, Vanessa Powell
Lithium-Ion Batteries, Aaron Reed
Hideki Shirakawa: Synthesized Counductive Polymers, Erika Rosenberger
Multi-dimentional Use of MRI for Optimizing Reactions in Industries, Vyanti Sagram
Chlomid, Niki Smith
Drug Delivery via Nanoparticles, Laura Ward
Presentations from 2012
Polymers Used in Medicine: Common Types and Benefits of Drug Delivery Systems, Camille Andrews
Provera, Sarah Asklund
The Many Pharmaceutical Discoveries of Gertrude B. Elion, Alayna Bonse
Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Thanaporn Chittiphalungsri
Fluoride and Your Teeth: How Fluoride in Dental Products Protects Your Teeth from Cavities, Jacob Dickey
Zyrtec, Regan Ford
Ethanol from the Field to the Pump, Cameron Heiser
From the Lab into the Kettle, Anthony McCauley
Linus Pauling: Scientist of the 20th Century, Laura Ward
Mechanochemically Active Polymers, Laura Ward
Ketogenic Diets, Erin Wolfe
Caffeine and You, Maxwell Young
Presentations from 2011
Electrochemical Fuel Cell Detectors: Not Just Another Battery, Somer Andries
Virilon, Jenna Ault
Baking Chemistry: Differences in Uses among Chemical Leaveners, Diana Christopher
The Chemistry Behind Beer, Anna Coates
Rosalind Franklin and X-Ray Crystallography, Douglas Eddy
Xylitol vs. Aspartame, Melika Fini
A.T.P. and Calories: The Chemistry of the Body, Javed Hassan
Carbon Nanotubes for Radiation Therapy, Pratyush Kolli
Sickle Cell Anemia: Chemistry and Clinical Association, Nicole Lord
Blast Furnace and Iron Production, Xin Ma
The Importance of Hydrogen Bonds in DNA, Ashley McEntire
Porcelain Veneers, Brittany Orr
Biodiesel: Liquid Solar Energy, Leon Peters
The Lithium-Ion battery: The electrochemistry behind the world’s most popular rechargeable battery, William Samples
The Promising Future of Dendrimers, Jaimie Sanders
The Side Effects of Sleep Deprivation, Cameron Stuva
Why do Onions make You Cry?, Richard Sumitro
Self-Healing Polymers, Laura Ward
Agriculture's Fascination with Fermentation, Micah Zehr
Presentations from 2010
Histological Preparation of Tissue, Kelly Baxter
Emil Fischer and His Work on Biological Molecules, Molly Berger
Synthesis and Uses of Polycarbonate, Hai Bui
Samuel J. Danishetsky and the Synthesis of Globo-H Antigen, Chelsey Jones
