Posters/ Exhibits,
SAC Ballroom A, 10 -4

Welcome remarks. 12:40 pm :
David Bynum, Professor of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, and
Provost Eric W. Kaler, SAC Ballroom A

*LUNCHES available at ~ 1 pm

Closing remarks/announcements:
Dr. Mark Aronoff, 3:40

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Oral Presentations:

CEAS Nanotechnology (SAC 304, 9am-10:15 am)
CEAS Senior Design (SAC 304, 10:30 -12:30 pm)
College of Business (SAC 303, 11 am - 3:30pm)
English (SAC 309, 10 am-11:30 am)
History (SAC 305, 10:45am-3:30 pm)
Psychology (SAC 302, 10 am-11:30 am)

CEAS Nanotechnology Presentations, SAC 304, 9:00-10:15 am

9 am, Welcome & Introductory remarks, Gary Halada, Materials Science & Engineering

I. ORAL PRESENTATIONS (to be announced)

 

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CEAS Senior Design Presentations, SAC 304, 10:30-12:30

Biomedical Engineering
Portable cell incubator? Aseem Das, Kaitlin Clifford, Kunal Jagota, Omair Siddiqui, Hero Ozagho; Faculty advisors: Helmut Strey, Balaji Sitharaman, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Wireless biosignal monitor. Matt Mancuso, Bridget Matikainen, Hala Mostafa, Tee Pamon, Vyacheslav Rubinsky; Faculty advisor: Wei Lin, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Chemical & Molecular Engineering
Design and fabrication of a miniature pem fuel-cell car with on-board hydrogen generation and chemical triggered stopping mechanism. Sean Moore, Thu Vi, Shuang Chen, Sean Burgess, Kenny Hoang, Fong Wong, Mikhail Kuchuk, Vadim Pozin. Faculty Advisors: Miriam Rafailovich, Tadanori Koga, Chemical & Molecular Engineering Program

Electrical & Computer Engineering
TUKI: A Voice-Activated Information Browser. Raam Yarden, Chris Surage, Jr., Chong il Kim ; Faculty advisor: Alex Doboli, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department

Robot Navigation in an Indoor Complex Environment. Jason Lolong, William Chau; Faculty advisor: Sangjin Hong, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department

Engineering Science
System for studying flow rate in the microvasculature: “Haemamix”. Johanna Sisalima, Jason Hamilton; Faculty advisors: Mary D. (Molly) Frame,,Department of Biomedical Engineering; Christopher Weyant (ESG instructor), Materials Science & Engineering

Solar Water Agitation Device. Muhammed Hussain, Kevin Li, and Jawad Rana; Faculty advisors: Christopher Weyant, Department of Materials Science & Engineering; Liliana Davalos, Department of Ecology & Evolution
Mechanical Engineering
Design of energy harvester for vehicle suspension. Brian Scully, Jurgen Shestani, Faculty advisors: Yu Zhou, Lei Zuo, Department of Mechanical Engineering

JES riser, removable stand-up walker. Eddie Zheng, Sriya Adhya, and Jincheng Wu. Faculty advisors: Yu Zhou, Anurag Purwar, and Jeffrey Ge. Department of Mechanical Engineering
*Note: order of presentations may vary.

 

 

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College of Business, SAC 303, 11 - 3:30

11 am - Sweatshops: are they necessarily evil?

11;25 - Investment Research Challenge

11:50 - Investment Stock Analysis

12:15 - Movie Case Analysis

12:40 - Analysis of the e-textbook as an all-in-one Teaching Medium

1:05 - Amazon Kindle - a revolutionary new method to read

1:30 - Cereal Sales and Cost

1:55 - Vitamin Competitor Analysis

2:20 - A Market for Tween Girls

2:45 - Target Case Study: How can Target fulfill guests' wants to support sustainability through its Product Offerings?

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English, SAC 309, 10 -11:30

Moderator: Bente Videbaek, English Department

The honor system in life and literature
Nancy Filingeri; Faculty advisor: Susan Scheckel, Department of English

The forbidden tree of science
Geeta Malieckal; Faculty advisor: Stacy Olster, Department of English

The Great War and the Red Cross nurses: how women writers redefined womanhood
William Meehan; Faculty advisor: Celia Marshik, Department of English

Haywood’s ideal of proper female conduct in Miss Betsy Thoughtless and the dangers of excessive vanity  Victoria Muñoz; Faculty advisor Heidi Hutner: Department of English

 

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History, SAC 305, 10:40-3:30

SESSION ONE (10:45-12:45)    

10:45-11:           The great European famine of 1315-1317 and the survival of the thief
                        Cristina Hernandez, Faculty Advisor Sara Lipton, Department of History

11:05-11:25       The allure of the opium trade in British Imperial policy, circa 1800s
                        Dan Rader; Faculty advisor: Eric Beverley, Department of History

11:25-11:45       The battle against tuberculosis in India —the transition from a colonialistic health care system to an international health care system
                        Sana Hava; Faculty Sponsor: Nancy Tomes, Department of History

11:45-12:05       Explaining Korean-American history through hip-hop
                        Jessica Kim ; Faculty advisor: April Masten, Department of History

12:05-12:25       Television and film: transforming the face of AIDS
                        Catherine Kavanagh, Faculty advisor: Kathleen Nutter, Department of History

12:25-12:45       Unconventional church: the emergence of the Grateful Dead diaspora
                        Russell S. Glowatz, Faculty Advisor: Kathleen Banks-Nutter, Department of History

LUNCH (12:45-1:30)

SESSION TWO (1:30-3:30):

1:30-1:50           Sobering thoughts: conservatism in the 70's
                        Blake Wind; Faculty advisor: Kathleen Banks Nutter, Department of History

1:50-2:10           Military socialization in the pre-modern world: the training of the legionary and Mamlūk
                        Daneyal Akhtar; Faculty advisor: Robert Goldenberg, Department of History

2:10-2:30           Perceptions of the Cuban Revolution within the Radical US   Periodicals  Studies on the Left and New Left Notes
                        Kyle Lawton; Faculty advisor: Janis Mimura, Department of History

2:30-2:50           Students for Columbia University: conservative student groups counteract radical groups
                        Sana Hashmi ; Faculy advisor: Janis Mimura, Department of History

2:50-3:10           Striped politics: a political study of the Flying Tigers
                        Gregory L Woody; Faculty advisor: Michael Barnhart, Department of History

3:10-3:30           Macy’s and morality: pre-war sales clerks and social reformers
                        Felisa Illene Fine; Faculty advisor: Susan Hinely, Department of History

Psychology - SAC 302 - 10 - 11:30

10:10-10:25       Conflict resolution is impaired in currently withdrawn cocaine addicted individuals
Baaba Blankson; Faculty Advisor: Rita Goldstein, Medical Dept., Brookhaven National Laboratory
10:25 am - 10:40 am      The up-regulation of love and positive emotions
Man Chi Ngan; Faculty Advisor: Arthur Aron, Dept of Psychology
10:40 am - 10:55 am      Effects of prior collaboration on later individual memory: does delay matter?
Kayla Young; Faculty Advisor: Suparna Rajaram, Dept of Psychology
10:55 am - 11:10 am      Cross-cultural examination of romantic love as an emotion or motivation
Zorammawii Ralte; Faculty Advisor: Arthur Aron, Dept of Psychology

 

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