School of Science and Engineering Research Day
Tulane University Uptown Campus
Lavin-Bernick Center
April 12, 2007
“Push button putter” Brandy Alvarez, Bryan Bell and Selma Hokenek
“Characterization of clonal variance in transgenic stem and progenitor cells from human bone marrow stroma” Bonnie Barrilleaux, Donald G. Phinney, Wen Lai, Iryna Isakova, Benn Fischer-Valuck, Ross Gonzalez, Darwin J. Prockop and Kim O’Connor
“Regulation of dentate gyrus granule cell excitability by kappa opioid receptor agonists” C. M. Bridgeman, D. Karhso and L. A. Schrader
“Calming therapy for autistic children” Cameron Charbonnet, David Siet, Preston Smith and Rachael Dula
“School desk with motorized slant board” Justin Cooper, Samy Abdelghani, Beth Doughty and Grace Ledets
“Signaling cascades and epigenetic mechanisms in chronic stress” C. L. Ferland, N. Theiler and L. A. Schrader
“Kids interactive sensory system” Sarah Flanders, Elliot Hardy, Helen Witt and Kimberly Bordeaux
“Painting ‘Easely’” Emily Florine, Caroline Haas, Cole Johnson and Sara Thorson
“Development of a two-color fluorescent tracer technique to study aqueous outflow patterns and outflow resistance in human eyes” Steven J. Folz, Haiyan Gong and Darryl R. Overby
“Barrier properties of nanocomposites” Kyle Joseph Frederic and Daniel De Kee
“Speech therapy for autistic children” Paul George, Jonathan Byrd, Will Glindmeyer and Ziev Moses
“Workstation for professional with disability” Jenae Guinn, Adam Herder and Brett Weiner
“Characterization of a novel membrane glucocorticoid receptor in rodent hypothalamic tissue” Jebun Nahar and Jeffrey G. Tasker
“Glutamatergic plasticity in magnocellular neurons in rat hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus” Sen Wang, Eduardo C. Echeverry, Thomas C. Stuart, Cherif Boudaba and Jeffery G. Tasker
“Custom workstation” David Welch, Stephanie Fiebrink, David Lipps and David Simon
“Effect of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone on magnocellular neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus” Feng-Ju Weng and Jeffrey G. Tasker
“Design and characterization of a novel glaucoma drainage device” Natalie R. Guthrey, Elliot T. Hardy, David A. Rice and Ramesh S. Ayyala
“Synthesis, photophysics and gel formation of terpyridyl pt(II) complexes covalently linked to naphthalene diimide” Duraisamy Kumaresan, Kristi Lebkowsky and Russell H. Schmehl
“Bourbon cowboy” Nicole Lehrer, Anna Brahm, Amy Levelle and Justin Lipner
“Pole transfer aid” Cindy Lumby, Billy Heim, Kara Tellio and Dena Wiltz
“Oxygen saturation mapping of the optic nerve head by hyperspectral image analysis: effects of raising IOP” Jinfeng Ning, James M. Beach, David A. Rice, Hilary W. Thompson, Claude F. Burgoyne and Bahram Khoobehi
“The experimental evaluation of asymmetric ventilation waveforms on surfactant transport during airway reopening” Jerina Pillert
“An in vitro perfusion/microscopy system to visualize aqueous humor transport dynamics across Schlemm’s canal endothelium” A. Reed, S. J. Folz and D. R. Overby
“Communication device for anoxic brain damage” Matt Riser, Sam DeStefano, Jeremy McShane and Robbie Whitman
“Electrochemistry and spectroelectrochemistry of a soluble silicon phthalocyanine” Kothanda Rama Pichaandi, Jacobsen Heiko, James Bollinger, Kumaresan Duraisamy, Russell H. Schmehl and Mark J. Fink
“Synthetic design controls the excited state photoprocesses in tetrametallic ruthenium(II) terpyridyl complex” Kalpana Shankar, Xian-yong Wang and Russell H. Schmehl
“A meta-analysis of the effects of plant chemistry on herbivores” Angela M. Smilanich and Lee Dyer
“Airway reopening: the pulsatile propagation of a finger of air through a fluid-occluded cylindrical tube” Bradford J. Smith and Donald P. Gaver III
“Hydration effects on skin microstructure and implications to enhanced transdermal delivery of biomacromolecules” Grace Tan, Peng Xu, Louise Lawson, Lucia Freytag, John D. Clements and Vijay T. John
“Chemical vapor sensing and luminescence pH sensing using dimethylaminostyryl terpyridine derivative (MNpvpt)” Srivathsa Vaidya, Xian-yong Wang and Russell H. Schmehl
“Nanostructured materials for environmental remediation of chlorinated hydrocarbons” Jingjing Zhan, Tonghua Zheng, Jibao He, Gerhard Piringer, Gary L. McPherson and Vijay T. John
“Molecular analysis and long-term study of expression-targeted gene therapy used to reat transitional cell carcinoma” Xiujuan Zhang and W. T. Godbey
“Optical modes in linear arrays of dielectric spherical particles: a numerical investigation” Gail Blaustein
“Increased daily handling of ovariectomized rats enhances performance on a radial-maze task and obscures the effects of estradiol replacement” J. Bohacek, A. M. Bearle, C. L. Greene and J. M. Daniel
“Surface structure and reactivity of the TiO2(011)-2x1 surface” Olga Dulub
“Mechanochemical synthesis of surface functionalized silicon nanoparticles” Andrew H. Heintz, Mark J. Fink and Brian S. Mitchell
“Material transfer in the formation of manufactured nanoparticles” Cindy M. Littleton Hetzer and Brian S. Mitchell
“Effect of compatiblizer blends on mechanical and thermal properties of HDPE/wood/clay nanocomposites” Max Hetzer and Daniel De Kee
“Adsorption of catechol on TiO2 surfaces” Peter Jacobson and Ulrike Diebold
“Near net-shape manufacturing of nafion and nafion/ceramic membranes for fuel cell applications” Amanda L. Moster and Brian S. Mitchell
“Double carrier systems as novel drug delivery vehicles” Edith C. Rojas, Nurettin Sahiner, Louise B. Lawson, Vijay T. John and Kyriakos D. Papadopoulos
“Induction of instability in W/O/W double emulsions by freeze-thaw cycling” Edith C. Rojas, Vijay T. John and Kyriakos D. Papadopoulos
“Blending immiscible polymers in the solid state” Ryan J. Schexnaydre and Brian S. Mitchell
“Gas hydrates: from energy recovery to hydrogen storage” Joy St. Dennis, Pradeep Venkataraman and Vijay T. John
“Changes in the developmental profile of CA1 SK channel proteins linked to decreased excitability” Steven Springer, H. L. Gill, Anne Anderson and Laura Schrader
“Improved accuracy of numerical solutions of Stokes and Darcy Flows based on boundary integrals” Svetlana N. Tlupova
“Preimages of planar continua” Patrick Vernon
“Novel application of molecular population genetics to dispersal and conservation in a tropical bird” Stefan Woltmann and Thomas W. Sherry
“Ego-resiliency, hypemasculinity and depressive symptoms” Charles S. Corprew
“Infants’ use of multi-surfaced objects” S. Ashley Neal, Sarah A. Fontenelle, Sascha Kahrs, A. Taylor Newton and Jeffrey J. Lockman
“Where we live: the impact of neighborhood challenges and supports on the academic resilience of African American adolescents” Samantha Francois
“Pediatric somatization and anxiety sensitivity following Hurricane Katrina” Lauren Hensley
“Spatial location and task relevance: an auditory ERP study” John L. Holmes “Reactive metals on the tin oxide(101) surface” Khabibulakh Katsiev
“Neural mechanisms of the emotional stroop” Bernice Kaufman and David Corey
“Parenting practices and adjustment: a comparison of Mexican, Latin American (U.S.) and European American children” Sarah E. Vetter, Juan Jose Sanchez-Sosa, Timothy M. Luis, Kathryn Moore and R. Enrique Varela
“Auditory evoked potentials and processing of speech and musical sounds during passive listening and target detection” Laura K. Manning
“The academic performance of children exposed to community violence: the mediating role of PTSD and associated attention problems” Tara Matthews
“A comparative study of In2O3 and Sn-doped In2O3 thin films in (100), (110) and (111) orientations”
E. H. Morales, M. Batzill and U. Diebold
“Look mom! No differential equation theory!” Espen Sagvolden
“DNA interaction with solvent” Yuriy Sereda
“Sex differences in the disfluency-inducing effects of delayed auditory feedback” Lauren Smith
“Dual control volume grand canonical molecular dynamics (DCV-GCMD) simulation of hydrogen diffusion in palladium -- How can it be related to DFT?” Jianwei Sun
“The association of stressful events, parental monitoring and future expectations in African American adolescents” Angelique Trask
“Stigma consciousness, ethnicity identity and cultural mistrust predict perceived stereotype threat for African American college students” Devin L. Wallace