University of Michigan-Dearborn
Department of Natural Sciences
Fifteenth Annual Student Poster Session
April 20, 2007
Research
Presentations
(Click on poster images to
see larger version)
For
a list of all posters submitted and complete abstracts go
to
http://www.umd.umich.edu/casl/natsci/posters2008/2008posters-all.pdf
Characterization
of Copper Binding to Riboflavin Binding Protein
Authors: Kristen
Wasiukanis, Rebecca Shaw
Sponsors: Drs. Sheila R. Smith and Marilee Benore Parsons
BIOLOGY
A Review
of the Effects of Sounds on Plant Growth and Development
Author: Eva Abro
Sponsor: Dr. David Susko
Effects
of Sounds on Seed Germination in Local Plant Species
Author: Eric Vu
Sponsor: Dr. David Susko
Seed Germination
Ecology of Dame's Rocket, Hesperis matronalis
Author: Yara Hussein
Sponsor: Dr. David Susko
Phytoremediation
of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Author: Anna
Allie
Sponsor: Dr. John Thomas
Chino del
Tomate Infection of Tomato Plants
Author: Colette
Zack
Sponsor: Dr. John Thomas
Author: Rizwan Tahir
Sponsor: Dr. John Thomas
Metallothioneins
of the Ice Plant
Author: Sara
Vartanoff
Sponsor: Dr. John Thomas
Determination
of Chromium Concentrations in the Groundwater of the Lower Rouge
River Watershed
Authors: Richard Dobson, Christina
Nolte
Sponsor: Dr. Kent Murray
Chemometric
Determination for the Optimal Production, Recovery and Analysis
of Disinfection Byproducts
Authors: Andrew Ekstrom, Lakshmi Ramachandran
Sponsor: Dr. Thomas Snabb (Mathematics and Statistics Dept)
Detection
of Chloroethene Degrader Dehlococcoides Using Real-Time PCR (qPCR)
Author: Alma Zholi
Sponsor: Dr. Sonia Tiquia
Exploring
Microbial Diversity in a Uranium-Contaminated Site Using Libraries
of 16S rRNA Genes
Author: Kelly Cho
Sponsor: Dr. Sonia Tiquia
Antibiotic
Resistances of Halotolerant and Halophilic Microbes Characteristic
of the Rouge River
Author: Kevin Pettit-Pokora
Sponsor: Dr. Sonia Tiquia
Growth of
Halotolerant and Halophilic Isolates in Response to Varying Salinities
Authors: Jaehee Shim, Suki Singh
Sponsor: Dr. Sonia Tiquia
Vertically Aligned Carbon
Nanotupe Arrays as Platform for Electrochemical Detection of
DNA Hybridization
Authors: Rachel Wallen, Priscilla Bercea, Nirmal Gokarn
Sponsor: Dr. Krisanu Bandyopadhyay
d Orbital Effect Upon the
Aromaticity of Metallocyclobutadienes
Author: Tom Knisley
Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Lawson
The Interaction
of Aromatic and Antiaromatic Rings through Sigma and Pi Bonds
Author: Steven Spaulding
Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Lawson
Boric Acid
Catalyzed Amide Formation from 1,3-phenylene-diacetic Acid
Author: Mohamed Sayed
Sponsor: Dr. Sheila Smith
Using
Atomic Forces to Image Model Cell Membranes
Author: Lindsay Runyan
Sponsor: Dr. Vaman Naik
Synthesis,
Characterization and Gas Sensing Properties of SnO2-xFe2O3 Thin
Films
Author: Gabriel Setzler
Sponsor: Dr. Vaman Naik
