The 2019 Arts & Sciences Exposition |
Bioinformatics |
Rachel Pelsang ‘19: “Co-Expression between Non-Coding RNAs and Notochord Protein Genes in Zebrafish.”
Mentor: Dr. Joel Benington |
Biology |
Nithya Santhosh ’21 & Keshav Seetharaman ‘20: “Identifying Tissue-Specific Gene Regulatory Regions in Notochord Development of Zebrafish.” Research presented at the 3rd Annual Central NY Zebrafish Meeting in Syracuse, NY.
Mentor: Dr. Sean Ryan |
Aparna Naik ’19 & Sam Holloway ‘19: “The Effect of Endocrine Disruptors on Thyroid Hormone Synthesis In Zebrafish (Danio Rerio) Embryos.” Research presented at the 3rd Annual Central NY Zebrafish Meeting in Syracuse, NY.
Mentor: Dr. Sean Ryan |
Erin McNell ’20 & Kyra Yanusas ‘19: “Comparing the Effects of Dbps on the Development of Zebrafish Embryos with or without Chorions.” Research presented at the 3rd Annual Central NY Zebrafish Meeting in Syracuse, NY.
Mentor: Dr. Sean Ryan |
Hyun (Harrison) Song ‘19: “Translation of infA Sequence in Plastid Genomes of Monotropa uniflora.”
Mentor: Dr. Peter Schneible |
Simran Kalsi '19, Kelly Gao '19, Jaya Manjunath '20, & Melina Recarey '21: “Investigation of NarH and Interacting Protein Partner Localization in Pseudomonas aeruginosa NorC Mutants.”
Mentor: Dr. Johanna Schwingel |
Geoffrey Broadbent ‘19, Colleen Corrado '19, & Joshua McGraw '19: “My Shiny Teeth and Me: Identification of Bacteria via Biochemical and Genetic Testing.”
Mentor: Dr. Johanna Schwingel |
Lauren Anderson '19, Sayuri Gurusinghe '19, & Christian Kostowniak '19: “A Bacterial Organism’s Journey to Identification.”
Mentor: Dr. Johanna Schwingel |
Kaylee Brabham '19, Sabrina Basile '19, Josh McGraw '19, & Kathryn Yoder '19: “Effects of SR45 and SAP18 on Vegetative Growth of A. thaliana.”
Mentor: Dr. Xiaoning Zhang
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Joseph Hong '20, Brandon Chin '19, Heath Stewart '20, & Kush Shah '20: “You Know You Want to Make Me Sprout: The Examination of Flower Reproductive Stages.”
Mentor: Dr. Xiaoning Zhang
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Andrew Hietanen '19, Ciara Heister '19, Tanya Gupta '20, & Nikita Immaneni '20: “Effects of Abiotic and Biotic Stress on wild-type Col-0 and mutant Arabidopsis thaliana.”
Mentor: Dr. Xiaoning Zhang
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Sam Chen '19 & Arpitha Pamula '21: “Making Serotonin Salad: Introduction of Novel Serotonin Synthesis Pathway in Arabidopsis.”
Mentor: Dr. Xiaoning Zhang
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Mike Makutonin '20: “An analysis of Cattaraugus County SPARCS hospital admissions data.”
Mentor: Dr. Xiaoning Zhang
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Anna Hu '21: “Expressing A. thaliana SR45 and SR45 RRM in E. coli.”
Mentor: Dr. Xiaoning Zhang
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Abhisri Ramesh '22, Connor Meyers '21, Sam Chen '19: “A computational analysis on DG3-induced and SR45-dependent transcription and alternative splicing changes.”
Mentor: Dr. Xiaoning Zhang
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Chemistry |
Tara Austin ‘20: “Concentration of NO2 & SO2 in the Air at St. Bonaventure University.”
Mentor: Dr. Ashley Evanoski-Cole |
Tanya Gupta ‘20: “Inorganic Species in PM2.5 and PM10 and Gases Measured in St. Bonaventure, NY.”
Mentor: Dr. Ashley Evanoski-Cole |
Tara Austin ‘20: “Detection of Common Pharmaceuticals in the
Allegheny River Using 3D Fluorescence.”
Mentor: Dr. Ashley Evanoski-Cole |
Joshua Little ‘20: “Analysis of Bisphenol A Diffusion into Water from Recyclable Bottles.”
Mentor: Dr. Ashley Evanoski-Cole |
Madeleine Wedvik ‘20: “Makeup Remover Efficiencies By UV-Vis with Integrating Sphere.”
Mentor: Dr. Ashley Evanoski-Cole |
Kaylee Stanbro ‘20: “Analysis of White Paint with Raman Spectroscopy.”
Mentor: Dr. Ashley Evanoski-Cole |
Alexandra Izydorczak ‘19: “Testing the Efficiency of Cleaning Grapes to Remove Pesticides Determined through GC/MS.”
Mentor: Dr. Ashley Evanoski-Cole |
Joshua Jacob ’20 & Nam Tran Nguyen ‘21: “Understanding the Mechanism for the Oxidation of Selenorhodamines at Various pHs through Reaction Rates.”
Mentor: Dr. Kellie Gast
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Brianna Little ’20 & Joshua Little ‘20: “Enhancing the Efficiency of Free Amino Dye Synthesis Applied in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells.”
Mentor: Dr. Kellie Gast
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Alexandra Izydorczak ‘19: “Prediction of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Retention Times via Density Functional Theory Calculations.”
Mentor: Dr. Scott Simpson
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Computer Science |
Michael Makutonin ‘20 & Sam Chen ‘19: “IT-280B: Results of a Student-Taught Credit-Bearing Programming Course.”
Mentors: Dr. Chris Hill & Dr. David Hilmey |
Ante Zovko ‘22: “Using GitHub as an ePortfolio in Software Engineering.”
Mentor: Dr. David Levine
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English |
Courtney Opeka ‘21: “The Theme of Self Worth in Victorian British Literature.”
Mentor: Dr. Lauren Matz |
Morgan Wahl ‘21: “The Theme of Independent Women in Victorian British Literature.”
Mentor: Dr. Lauren Matz
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Mathematics |
Alex DePlato ‘19: “Understanding Fourier Series.” Senior Mathematics Project.
Mentor: Dr. Chris Hill |
Modern Languages |
Stephanie Barry ‘20: “Censorship during Argentina’s Dirty War: 1976-1983.” SPAN 303 project.
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Eastman |
Jamie Carlson ‘21: “Colombia’s Contemporary Violence through Art & Literature.” SPAN 303 project.
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Eastman |
Elizabeth Somelofske ‘21: “A Historical Analysis of Rigoberta Menchú’s Fight against Poverty in Rural Central America.” SPAN 303 project.
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Eastman |
Leah McCluskey ‘19: “The Art of Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso during the Spanish Civil War.” SPAN 303 project.
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Eastman |
Victoria Wangler ‘21: “The Spanish Romantic Poetry of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer.” SPAN 303 project.
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Eastman |
Erin Zlockie ‘21: “Social Expectations of Spanish Women in the Theater of Federico Garcia Lorca.” SPAN 303 project.
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Eastman |
Political Science |
Geoffrey Broadbent ‘19: “The Great American Rip-off? A Look at the Paradoxical Nature of American Healthcare.”
Mentor: Dr. Mary Rose Kubal |
Psychology |
Jonathan Nguyen ‘20, Hamaad Khan ‘20, & Alyson Honaker ‘20: “It’s Electric! An Initial Exploration of EEG at St. Bonaventure.”
Mentor: Dr. Althea Kaminski
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Soquania Henry ‘19, Alexandra Wynn ‘20, Jeniffer Minaya ‘20, Kaitlyn Engdahl ‘20, Ankur Jain ‘20, & Ramya Sreeramoju ‘19: “Cell Phone Notifications During Lecture: Effects on Attention and Memory.”
Mentor: Dr. Althea Kaminski |
Sofia Walsh ‘19: “Does History Have to Stay History? Music Aiding in Memory Retrieval.”
Mentor: Dr. Robin Valeri |
Visual and Performing Arts |
Lauren Barry ‘21: “‘A Christmas Carol’ (Fall 2018) – Properties Design” and “’Dead Man's Cell Phone’ (Spring 2019) – Properties Design.”
Mentor: Dr. Becky Misenheimer |
Emma L. Kostenbader ‘21: “Set Design for Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie.”
Mentor: Dr. Becky Misenheimer |
Rachel A. Newton ‘19: “Top Girls Theatrical Design Concept.”
Mentor: Dr. Becky Misenheimer |
Caitlin Rooney ‘21: Mixed media work.
Mentor: Anne Mormile, M.F.A. |
Joseph Aldridge ‘19: Oil painting on board.
Mentor: Anne Mormile, M.F.A. |
Margaret Lukas ‘20: Oil painting on board.
Mentor: Anne Mormile, M.F.A. |
Chasity Garcia ‘21: India inks/mixed media on paper.
Mentor: Anne Mormile, M.F.A. |
Michael Quigley ‘22: India inks on paper.
Mentor: Anne Mormile, M.F.A.
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Kevin Hamzik ‘19: Oils on canvas.
Mentor: Anne Mormile, M.F.A.
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Alexa Full ‘20: Underglaze on ceramics; India inks on paper; charcoal on paper.
Mentor: Anne Mormile, M.F.A.
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