SETGO Summer Research Scholars & Research Posters 2010

Biology

Chemistry

Computer Science

Physics and Astronomy

Neuroscience

Technology

Mentors
SETGO employs a cascading structure involving multiple layers of peer- and faculty partnerships. The mentor pool comprises faculty sponsors at the partner institutions, students in prior SETGO Scholar cohorts, junior/senior math and science majors, graduate students and post-doctoral researchers at BGSU, as well as a variety of educators and business leaders from the local community.

Heather Allamon

-- Senior at BGSU majoring in Ecology & Conservation with Dr. John Farver & Dr. Jeff Miner

Heather Allamon, Dr. John R. Farver, & Dr. Jeffrey G. Miner, Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Effects of Turbidity Level & Light Intensity on Zooplankton Consumption by Larval Bluegill

Adam Boulton

-- Senior at BGSU researching with Dr. Ronny Woodruff

Adam Boulton & Dr. Ronny Woodruff, Deprtment of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Heritability and the Effects of MicroRNAs

Dennis Collier

-- Senior at BGSU majoring in Biology & researching with Dr. Eileen Underwood

Dennis Collier & Dr. Eileen Underwood
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Reptilian Genetics: The Next Generations

Heather Conger

-- Senior at BGSU majoring in Biology & researching with Dr. Scott Rogers.

Heather Conger, Katie Heilman & Dr. Scott Rogers
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Developing Field Methods for DNA Extractions

Lizette Cooper

-- Junior majoring in Biology with Dr. Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls

Lizette Cooper & Dr. Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Investigation of the Role of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides hemT gene

Lauren Deininger

-- Senior majoring in Biology & researching with Dr. Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls.

Lauren Deininger & Dr. Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
In Vivo Analysis of a Putative Fecl-dependent Promoter of the hemT gene of Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Brandon German

-- Senior at BGSU researching with Dr. Paul Morris

Brandon German, & Dr. Paul Morris,
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Genetic Strategy for Identifying Homozygous T-DNA Insertion Mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana

Katie Heilman

-- Senior at BGSU researching in microbiology with Dr. Scott Rogers

Katie Heilman, Heather Conger & Dr. Scott Rogers
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Field Extraction of DNA: Salad Spinner Centrifuge

Brenden Jenks

-- Senior who is a double major in Biology and Bio-chemistry. He has been working on his current project with Dr. Ray Larsen.

Brenden Kenks & Dr. Ray Larsen
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
A Phylogenetic Study of the ExbD Protein: Complementation of ∆exbD Escherichia coli.

Jennifer Kistner

-- Junior majoring in Microbiology with a minor in Neuroscience at BGSU, currently working with Dr. Zhaohui Xu

Jennifer Kistner, Dr. Uksha Saina & Dr. Zhaohui Xu Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Rhodopsin and their Transducers

Kacey D. Mayer

-- Senior at BGSU majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry and working with Dr. Vern Bingman

Kacey D. Mayer & Dr. Vern Bingman
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, BGSU
The Effect of Forest Fragmentation on the Diversity of Breeding Birds in Wood County, Ohio

Andrea Minuto

-- Sophmore at Owens CC researching Microbiology in Dr. Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls lab..

Andrea Minuto, Maneewan Suwansaard & Dr. Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls,
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU & OCC
Bio Assay for extracellular ALA production of photosynthetic bacteria by Rhodobacter sphaeroides AT1

Erin Parchment

-- Senior Bio-chemistry major at BGSU, working with Dr. Sheryl Coombs

Erin Parchment, Joseph Coleman, Eric Bower, & Dr. Sherl Coombs
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
& Sachit Butail & Derek Paley from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland
The Effects of Flow Speed on Movement Patterns of the Giant Danio

Sarah Rossiter

-- Senior Biology and Bio-chemistry major at BGSU & doing research with Dr. Eileen Underwood

Sarah Rossiter & Dr. Eileen Underwood
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Incubation Temperature Effects in Rhacodactylus ciliatus

Elizabeth Shuler

-- Newly graduated Biology major at BGSU, staying in BGSU for graduate school in Dr. Carmen Fioravanti's lab.

Elizabeth Shuler & Dr. Carmen Fioravanti
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Transhydrogenase System of Hymenolepis diminuta

Adrienne Snyder

-- Junior at BGSU, majoring in Biology and researching in Dr. Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls lab

Adrienne Snyder & Dr. Helen Michaels
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Using Rhodobacter sphaeroides as a Model to Investigate Cellular Toxicity of Perfluorinated Compounds

Timothy Speegle

-- Junior transferring this fall to BGSU from OCC majoring in Ecology and working with Dr.Jeffrey Miner and Dr. John Farver

Timothy Speegle, Dr. Jeffrey Miner & Dr. John Farver
Departments of Biological Sciences and Geology, BGSU
Assessment of Stocked Yellow Perch in Upground Drinking-water Reservoirs

Elise Szuter

-- Junior at BGSU majoring in Biology and researching with Dr. Ray Larsen

Elise Szuter & Dr. Ray Larsen
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Characterization of Bacteriophage from the Environment

Erin Tucker

-- Senior at BGSU majoring in Biology / Conservation & Ecology and researching with Dr. Karen Root and the graduate students in the Root lab

Erin Tucker, Jessica Sewald & Dr. Karen Root
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Assessing the Relationship Between Available Roosts and Bat Activity

Christine Whorton

-- Senior at BGSU majoring in Biology and researching with Dr. Karen Root and the graduate students in the Root lab.

Christine Whorton, Amanda Kuntz & Dr. Karen Root
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
A Comparison of Two MethodsFor Assessing Tree Canopy Gap Fraction

Matthew Zielinski

-- Senior majoring in Bio-chemistry at BGSU.

Matthew Zielinski & Dr. Ray Larsen
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Growth Dynamics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Jonathan Catazaro

-- Junior majoring in Bio-chemistry at BGSU

Jonathan Catazaro, & Dr. Arthur Brecher
Department of Chemistry, BGSU
The Effect of Acetaldehyde Upon Nucleotides

Tia Collier

-- Junior majoring in Bio-chemistry at BGSU

Tia Collier, & Dr. Helen Michaels
Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU
Discovering the Ancestry of the Mysterious Plants Located in Resthaven Wildlife Area

Emily Fairbanks

-- Junior majoring in Bio-chemistry & researching with Dr. Michael Ogawa

Emily Fairbanks, Eric Chang & Dr. Michael Ogawa
Department of Chemistry, BGSU
The Effects of Acidic Peptides on the Mineralization of Brushite

Brienna Larrick

-- Senior majoring in Nutrition Science and minoring in Biology & Chemistry. Brienna has been a member of the AIMS program and researching with Dr. Arthur Brecher

Brienna Larrick & Dr. Arthur Brecher
Chemistry Department, BGSU
Comparative Effects of Glycosaminoglycans on Activity of Coagulation Factors Toward Antithrombin

Brianna Tomlinson

-- Junior majoring in Computer Science & Latin working on a research project with Dr. Laura Leventhal

Brianna Tomlinson & Dr. Laura Leventhal
Department of Computer Science, BGSU
Web Development for Empowering Student Learning in the Geologic Sciences with Three Dimensional Interactive Animation and Low Cost Virtual Reality

Alec Deitz

-- Senior majoring in Computer Science & researching with Dr. Ray Kresman

Alec Deitz, Jon Gear & Dr. Ray Kresman
Department of Computer Science, BGSU
BGSU Bus GPS System

Thomas Donahue

-- Senior majoring in computer science at BGSU researching with Dr. G. Michael Poor. Dr. Guy Zimmerman, Dr. Laura Leventhal

Thomas Donahue, Martez Mott, Dr. G. Michael Poor, Dr. Guy Zimmerman, & Dr. Laura Leventhal
Department of Computer Sciences, BGSU
Opening the Road to Northrend: An Experimental Study on an enhanced World of Warcraft UI

Jon Gear

-- Senior majoring in Computer Science and researching with Dr. Ray Kresman

Jon Gear, Alec Deitz & Dr. Ray Kresman
Department of Computer Science, BGSU
Automated GPS Tracking of Shuttle System

Randall Littlejohn

-- Junior majoring in computer science, and working on research with Dr. Rachelle Hippler at BGSU, Firelands campus

Randall Littlejohn & Dr. Rachelle Hippler
Department of Computer Science, BGSU, Firelands
Bowling Green Spatial Ability Testing System (BG SATS)

Martez Mott

-- Senior at BGSU majoring in Computer Science and researching with Dr. G. Michael Poor, Dr. Guy Zimmerman & Dr. Laura Leventhal

Martez Mott, Thomas Donahue, Dr. G. Michael Poor, Dr. Guy Zimmerman, & Dr. Laura Leventhal
Department of Computer Science, BGSU
Access-a-WoW: Building an Enhanced World of Warcraft UI for Persons with Low Visual Acuity

Allen Helfen

-- Senior at BGSU researching Physics and Astronomy with Dr. Andrew Layden.

Allen Helfen & Dr. Andrew Layden
Department of Physics & Astronomy, BGSU
A Comparison of Photometric Techniques on NGC 6624

Eric Bower

-- Junior at BGSU researching neuroscience with Dr. Sheryl Coombs.

Eric Bower, Joseph Coleman, Erin Parchment, Sachit Butail, Derek Paley & Dr. Sheryl Coombs, Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU & Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland
Modulating the Rheotactic Behavior of the Giant Danio

Joseph Coleman

-- Senior majoring in neuroscience at BGSU, researching with Dr. Sheryl Coombs.

Joseph Coleman, Eric Bower, Erin Parchment, Sachit Butail, Derek Paley & Dr. Sheryl Coombs, Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU & Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland
The Effect of Group Size on Flow-mediated Rheotaxis in Devario aequipinnatus

Emily West

-- Junior majoring in Visual Communications Technology and researching with Dr. Donna Trautman

Emily West & Donna Trautman
Department of Technology, BGSU
Sustainable Web Design

Ryan Brown

-- Senior in Electro-mechanical systems technology at BGSU. Ryan has worked on his research project with Dr. Sudershan Jetley

Ryan Brown & Dr. Sudershan Jetley
Department of Technology, BGSU
The Status of Commercialization of Compressed Natural Gas in Ohio

Charles Mayer

-- Senior in Aviation Studies and Flight Technology researching with Catherine Smith

Charles Mayer & Catherine Smith
Department of Aviation Technology, BGSU
Electroc Flight Bag Technology: Environmental Implications

Albert Powell

-- Sophomore in Electronics and Computer Technology researching with Erik Mayer

Albert Powell & Dr. Erik Mayer
Department of Technology, BGSU
Using LabVIEW to Measure the Current-Voltage Characteristics of a Solar Cell

Kevin Parrott

-- Senior majoring in Aviation Studies and Flight Technology at BGSU. Kevin has been researching with Catherine Smith.

Kevin Smith & Catherine E. Smith
Department of Aviation Technology, BGSU
Electronic Flight Bag Technology in Collegiate Aviation

David Smith

-- Senior in engineering technology at BGSU. David has researched with Dr. Todd Waggoner.

David Smith & Dr. Todd Waggoner
Department of Technology, BGSU
Reverse Engineering Wind Turbine Blades and Design Improvement