Undergraduate  Research  Opportuni0es  Program  

POSTER  PRESENTATION  AND  INFORMATION  SESSION:  WEDNESDAY,  February  24th  in  the  Woodbury  Campus  Center  Amphitheater.    This  year’s  UROP  research  fellows  will  be  showcasing  their  projects,  and  will  be  available  to  talk  with  students  who  may  be  interested  in  applying  to  the  program.      

UROP  funds  student-­‐faculty  collabora0on  across  ALL  disciplines.  Each  year  students  are  awarded  fellowships  that  fund  a  one  year  research  project.      

Devon  Colella  –  The  Cylinder  Phonograph  and  its  Legacy:  Turn-­‐of-­‐the-­‐Century  Edison  Cylinder  Recordings,  Popular  Culture,  Science,  and  the  Importance  of  Sound  Preserva0on    

Colin  Cundy  –  Pontypool:  Zombies,  Contagion,  and  Language    

Alexander  Knight  –  Characterizing  the  physics  of  a  magne0c  torsion  pendulum    

THIS  YEAR’S  UROP  SCHOLARS  

Elizabeth  Henderson  -­‐    Physiochemical  Proper0es  and  Structure  of  the  Cocoon  for  the  Introduced  Pine  Sawfly  Diprion  similis  (Har0g)  (Hymenoptera:  Diprionidae)    

Kris0ne  Costello  –  Are  Maine  Public  Schools  Compliant  with  Federal  Law  in  Providing  Free  Drinking  Water  in  Food  Service  Areas?  

Jessamine  Huang  -­‐  Changes  in  content  of  total  acidity,  caffeine  and  ethanol  during  green  tea  kombucha  fermenta0on  

Mark  Jacobs  -­‐  Suppor0ve  exoskeleton  aides  for  the  physically  challenged:    An  ini0al  inves0ga0on  into  the  fundamentals  of  building  a  full  body  exoskeleton    

Greg  Mills  -­‐  Using  social  cogni0ve  theory  as  a  model  for  undergraduate  achievement:    Self-­‐efficacy,  mo0va0on,  family  rela0onships,  and  socioeconomic  status  

Tim  Sprague-­‐  The  Deep  Structure  of  Bullshit:  A  Discourse  Analysis  of  Bullshi]ng  as    Social  Ac0on  

Jazmyn  Sylvester-­‐  Cross  -­‐    How  language  produc0on  pressures  affect  wh-­‐ques0on  structures:  A  cross-­‐linguis0c  study  

Lisa  Willey  -­‐  The  diel  migra0on  of  zooplankton  and  their  rela0onship  to  alewives  in  Highland  Lake,  Windham,  Maine  

Emma  Wynne-­‐Hill  -­‐  Transgender  older  adults  and  healthcare:    A  qualita0ve  study    

 The  UROP  Poster  Session  will  be  FEBRUARY  24,  2016  

WOODBURY  CAMPUS  CENTER  AMPHITHEATER  UROP  fellows  will  be  available  from  11:30  –  1pm  and  their  posters  will  be  on  view  all  week.  

Peter  Kyros  -­‐  Microfluidic  device  fabrica0on  and  applica0on:    A  new  method  of    controlling  extracellular  environment  and  distribu0on  of  cultured  neurons  in  toxicological  studies  

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

There will be a POSTER PRESENTATION AND INFORMATION SESSION on WEDNESDAY, February 24th in the Woodbury Campus Center Amphitheater. This year’s UROP research fellows will be showcasing their projects, and will be available to talk with students who may be interested in applying to the program.

UROP funds student-faculty collaboration across ALL disciplines. Each year students are awarded fellowships that fund a one year research project.

Devon Colella – The Cylinder Phonograph and its Legacy: Turn-of-the-Century Edison Cylinder Recordings, Popular Culture, Science, and the Importance of Sound Preservation

Colin Cundy – Pontypool: Zombies, Contagion, and Language

Alexander Knight – Characterizing the physics of a magnetic torsion pendulum

THIS YEAR’S UROP SCHOLARS

Elizabeth Henderson - Physiochemical Properties and Structure of the Cocoon for the Introduced Pine Sawfly Diprion similis (Hartig) (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae)

Kristine Costello – Are Maine Public Schools Compliant with Federal Law in Providing Free Drinking Water in Food Service Areas?

Jessamine Huang - Changes in content of total acidity, caffeine and ethanol during green tea kombucha fermentation

Mark Jacobs - Supportive exoskeleton aides for the physically challenged: An initial investigation into the fundamentals of building a full body exoskeleton

Greg Mills - Using social cognitive theory as a model for undergraduate achievement: Self-efficacy, motivation, family relationships, and socioeconomic status

Tim Sprague- The Deep Structure of Bullshit: A Discourse Analysis of Bullshitting as Social Action

Jazmyn Sylvester- Cross - How language production pressures affect wh-question structures: A cross-linguistic study

Lisa Willey - The diel migration of zooplankton and their relationship to alewives in Highland Lake, Windham, Maine

Emma Wynne-Hill - Transgender older adults and healthcare: A qualitative study

The UROP Poster Session will be FEBRUARY 24, 2016

WOODBURY CAMPUS CENTER AMPHITHEATER UROP fellows will be available from 11 – 1pm and their posters will be on view all week.

Peter Kyros - Microfluidic device fabrication and application: A new method of controlling extracellular environment and distribution of cultured neurons in toxicological studies