Program

Welcome and Introductions (3:00 - 3:20 pm)

Otto Miller room 109

We will be welcomed by Dr. Bruce Congdon, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Division of STEM and Social Sciences.

Oral Presentations (3:30 - 5:10 pm)

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetics, Otto Miller room 118

3:30 - 3:45 pm

Uncovering novel genetic Wnt-associated pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans
Presenters: Leah Bouterse, Christina Childs, Elayna Boot and Marina Kovic
Advised by: Dr. Derek Wood and Dr. Jenny Tenlen [abstract]

3:45 - 4:00 pm

Characterization of a novel RNA tertiary interaction found in THF riboswitches
Presenter: Laura DeWald
Advised by: Dr. Wade Grabow [abstract]
* Best Oral Presentation awardee

4:00 - 4:15 pm

Hybrid genome assembly and analysis of Agrobacterium rhizogenes A4
Presenter: Genny Roberts
Advised by Dr. Derek Wood [abstract]

4:15 - 4:20 pm

Break

4:20 - 4:35 pm

F5R19 Genome Closure
Presenter: Loa Griesbach
Advised by Dr. Derek Wood [abstract]

4:35 - 4:50 pm

Proline gene evolution in Agrobacterium
Presenter: Navarre Freeman
Advised by: Dr. Derek Wood [abstract]

4:50 - 5:05 pm

Proline quantification in Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58
Presenter: Katya Bergeron and Grace Andrews
Advised by: Dr. Derek Wood [abstract]

Ecology and Physiology, Otto Miller room 126

3:30 - 3:50 pm

Thermoregulation variation between humans while walking stairs
Presenter: Peder Erickson
Advised by: Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler [abstract]

3:50 - 4:10 pm

Adverse soil conditions contribute to plant palatability on Blakely Island
Presenter: Chelsea D. Spaniel
Advised by: Dr. Tim Nelson [abstract]

4:10 - 4:30 pm

Impaired olfaction and AVP manipulation lead to changes in aggression, maternal care, and pup survival in California mice
Presenter: Grace Mammarella, Mariah Conley and Maya Swineheart
Advised by: Dr. Janet Bester-Meredith [abstract]

4:30 - 4:50 pm

Blakely Island deer, developmental heterochrony and the Island Rule
Presenter: Julia Lippert, Brendan McMillen, Trevor Hildebrand and Karissa Courtney
Advised by: Dr. Eric Long and Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler [abstract]
* Best Oral Presentation awardee

4:50 - 5:10 pm

Old growth forest vs transmission powerline right-of-ways: variation in avian populations based on habitat differences on Blakely Island, WA
Presenter: Eliot Orando and John McAuley
Advised by: Dr. Eric Long [abstract]

Mathematics (Session 1), Otto Miller room 215

3:30 - 3:50 pm

Illustrating Calculus Concepts with Sagemath
Presenter: Leah Wurst
Advised by: Dr. John Hossler [abstract]

3:50 - 4:10 pm

Valuating Stock Option Prices Through the Binomial Tree Model
Presenter: Tiffany Chen
Advised by: Dr. Brian Gill [abstract]

4:10 - 4:30 pm

The Power of Sharing: A Look into the Statistical Analysis of Passing in Basketball
Presenter: Jennie Martin
Advised by: Dr. John Hossler [abstract]

4:30 - 4:50 pm

Mathematical Analysis of Chutes and Ladders
Presenter: Tasha Harris
Advised by: Dr. John Hossler [abstract]
* Best Oral Presentation awardee

4:50 - 5:10 pm

Mathematical model of advection and diffusion of lead throughout the human body in relation to the permeability surface-area product of the toxin being transported
Presenter: Andrea G. Negrete
Advised by: Dr. John Hossler [abstract]

Mathematics (Session 2), Otto Miller room 245

3:30 - 3:50 pm

Hierarchical Data Clustering: Replicating Human Intuition
Presenter: Jonathan D. Van Schenck
Advised by: Dr. Wei Lau [abstract]

3:50 - 4:10 pm

The Concept of Infinity at an Earlier Age
Presenter: Nikki Hallberg
Advised by: Dr. Robbin O’Leary [abstract]

4:10 - 4:30 pm

Rubik's Cube - The in's and out's and how it works
Presenter: Dean Joshua David
Advised by: Dr. Steve Johnson [abstract]

4:30 - 4:50 pm

Image Compression Using Singular Value Decomposition
Presenter: Ashley Sonan
Advised by: Dr. Wei Lau [abstract]

4:50 - 5:10 pm

Hyperbolic Geometry
Presenter: Kristin Drinnon
Advised by: Dr. Robbin O’Leary [abstract]
* Best Oral Presentation awardee

Chemistry and Engineering, Otto Miller room 225

3:30 - 3:50 pm

The application of many-body decomposition schemes to the local mode vibrations of water clusters and larger solvated systems
Presenter: Joseph Heindel
Advised by: Dr. Daniel Schofield [abstract]
* Best Oral Presentation awardee

3:55 - 4:15 pm

Hive Mind
Presenter: Nathan Fredrickson, Ashley Sonan, Matt Christiansen, Jon Kettenring and Spencer Marshall
Advised by: Dr. Kevin Bolding [abstract]

4:20 - 4:40 pm

Open Source Water Testing Device
Presenter: Hunter McSwain, Wylie Louie, O'Connor Griffith, Brannon Molvik, and Michaela Fraser
Advised by: Professor Don Peter [abstract]

4:45 - 5:05 pm

Smart Garden
Presenter: Nina Botis and Barrett Estep
Advised by: Professor Don Peter [abstract]

Poster Presentations (5:15 - 6:30 pm)

Otto Miller Lobby and 2nd Floor

Biochemistry

Grace Andrews. Biological Information: The Curious Case of RNA. Advised by: Dr. Wade Grabow, Biochemistry [abstract].

Biology

Aly Adams and Emma DeBoer. Soil metagenomic analysis of forested and deforested areas. Advised by: Dr. Ryan Ferrer, Biology [abstract].

Andrea Belleville. Environment Specific Adaptation of Antiviral Genes in Threespine Stickleback Fish. Advised by: Dr. Catherine Peichel, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center [abstract].

Gailynn Benjamin. Human locomotion: examining energy costs and human behavior associated with load carrying. Advised by: Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Biology [abstract].

Katya Bergeron and Grace Andrews. Proline Quantification in Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58. Advised by: Dr. Derek Wood, Biology [abstract].

Julian M. Conn Busch. Core components of the RNA silencing machinery are conserved in tardigrades. Advised by: Dr. Jenny Tenlen, Biology [abstract].

Kyle Davies. Sexual dimorphism in human gait efficiency: An EMG analysis. Advised by: Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Biology [abstract].

Melissa Doja and Isabelle Yalowicki. Isolation and Identification of Bacterial Contaminants in Cosmetic Products. Advised by: Dr. Cynthia Bishop, Biology [abstract].

Navarre Freeman. Proline Gene Evolution in Agrobacterium. Advised by: Dr. Derek Wood, Biology [abstract].

Nellie Hannah. Underwater videographic analysis of ulvoid distribution in the Puget Sound. Advised by: Dr. Tim Nelson, Biology [abstract].

Simone Helzberg. The effect of sex hormones on ACL injuries in Women. Advised by: Dr. Jeanne-Marie Guise, Oregon Health & Science University.

Julia Lippert, Brendan McMillen, Trevor Hildebrand, and Karissa Courtney. Blakely Island deer, developmental heterochrony and the Island Rule. Advised by: Dr. Eric Long, Biology and Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Biology [abstract].

Charlotte Niauw. Comparison of salinity with nitrogen and carbon content of ulvoid algae in the Puget Sound region. Advised by: Dr. Tim Nelson, Biology [abstract].

Angie Pell. Quantification of copper and lead in moss from Seattle, Washington and Deception Pass State Park using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy and the standard addition method. Advised by: Dr. Ryan Ferrer, Biology and Dr. Karisa Pierce, Chemistry [abstract].

Sierra Sanders. Identifying and characterizing the germline protein Vasa in the tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini. Advised by: Dr. Jenny Tenlen, Biology [abstract].

Jessica Soderquist. Dopamine Production and Storage Correlate with Acidic Compartments in Living Cells of the Marine Alga, Ulvaria obscura. Advised by: Dr. Rick Ridgway, Biology [abstract].

Kendall Vignaroli, Anne Mueller and Evan Simpson. Microglial Motility and Neuron Regeneration is Inhibited by Zinc Chloride in the Pond Snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. Advised by: Dr. Rick Ridgway, Biology [abstract].

Madison Webster. Chemosensory Responses and Predator Avoidance in Pacific Northwest Aves. Advised by: Dr. Ryan Ferrer, Biology [abstract]. * Best Poster awardee

Tayler Wyss and Thao Nguyen. A dopamine-PABA adduct assay enables spectrophotometric quantification of dopamine release by the marine alga, Ulvaria obscura. Advised by: Dr. Rick Ridgway, Biology [abstract]. * Best Poster awardee

Chemistry

Joseph Heindel. The Application of Many-Body Decomposition Schemes to the Local Mode Vibrations of Water Clusters and Larger Solvated Systems. Advised by: Dr. Daniel Schofield, Chemistry [abstract].

Elizabeth Knodel. Vibrational Spectra of Hydrogen Bound Dimers. Advised by: Dr. Daniel Schofield, Chemistry [abstract].

Computer Science

Kyle Dimalanta, Jon Hall, Stephen Dupre and Louis Morrison. Electronic Medical Patient Record Software. Advised by: Professor Elaine Weltz, Computer Science [abstract].

Matthieu Grieger, Brendan Murphy and Marshall Pelissier. VideoLocale -- Discover the World of YouTube. Advised by: Professor Elaine Weltz, Computer Science [abstract].

Brandon Hill, Eric Grant and Jon Jo. SquadUp. Advised by: Professor Elaine Weltz, Computer Science [abstract].

Benjamin Stout, Julia Foote and Nathaniel Kaldor. SixPence. Advised by: Professor Elaine Weltz, Computer Science [abstract].

Engineering

Abdul Almogbil, Byron Kim, Hannah Kim, Ha Nguyen and Nolan Smurro. Sea.V.T. Advised by: Dr. Kevin Bolding, Engineering, and Dr. Adam Arabian, Engineering [abstract].

Jordan Banks and Jon Lewis. Power Distribution System for Jordanian Refuge Camp. Advised by: Dr. Kevin Bolding, Engineering [abstract]. * Best Poster awardee

Daniel Berendsen, Kevin Snyder, Josiah Zering and Zach Wagner. Skaters Gonna Skate. Advised by: Professor Don Peter, Engineering [abstract].

Nina Botis and Barrett Estep. Smart Garden. Advised by: Professor Don Peter, Engineering [abstract].

Brendan Bryant, Brinlee Finzel, Sarah Grace and Case Visser. Self-Powered Exhaust Filtration System. Advised by: Dr. Adam Arabian, Engineering [abstract].

Nathan Fredrickson, Ashley Sonan, Matt Christiansen, Jon Kettenring and Spencer Marshall. Hive Mind. Advised by: Dr. Kevin Bolding, Engineering [abstract].

Douglas Hansen, Steve Banin, Calvin Ibrahim and Sean Muir. RE-3D. Advised by: Dr. Daniel Keene, Engineering [abstract]. * Best Poster awardee

Brandon Holper, Jacob Young, Matthew Leavens, Josh Haugen and Bryan Emanuel. Reinventing the Wheel. Advised by: Professor Don Peter, Engineering [abstract].

Sierra Jessup, Amy Sprossig, Max Osgood and Ian Grissom. Wood Fired Pizza Oven - Junior Design Project. Advised by: Dr. Daniel Keene, Engineering [abstract].

Tyler Kehret. x86 Undergraduate Research. Advised by: Dr. Aaron Dingler, Computer Engineering [abstract].

Tyler Kehret, Neal Eaden, Ben Smith, Mitchell Wall and Ronald Lopez. Senior Design Project - The Electroband. Advised by: Dr. Kevin Bolding, Engineering [abstract].

Yuri Koval, Thaibinh Nguyen, Jordan Kollars and Jenifer Pitts. Powered Longboard Drive System. Advised by: Dr. Daniel Keene, Engineering [abstract].

Zach Lustyk, Omar Almuhanna, Yisel Navarro, Connor O'Kinsella and Ben Stout. Team SolBeat. Advised by: Dr. Kevin Bolding, Engineering [abstract].

Hunter McSwain, Wylie Louie, O'Connor Griffith, Brannon Molvik and Michaela Fraser. Open Source Water Testing Device. Advised by: Professor Don Peter, Engineering [abstract].

Caleb Meyer, Elbethel Kelemu, Andrew Erne and Eric Bryant. Remote Control Water Bottle Launcher. Advised by: Dr. Daniel Keene, Engineering [abstract].

David Wu, Tin Nguyen, Cameron Griffith, Dan Al Haidan and Yuki Matsubayashi. HUDDLE (Heads-Up Display Data Link Experience). Advised by: Dr. Kevin Bolding, Engineering, and Dr. Adam Arabian, Engineering [abstract].

Mathematics

Meghan Clark, Dean David. Bathematics. Advised by: Dr. Wei Lau, Mathematics [abstract].

Ashley Sonan, Brittany Dygert and Tiffany Chen. Bath Time Meets Math Time: A Not-So-Wishy-Washy Guide to Washing. Advised by: Dr. Wei Lau, Mathematics [abstract].

Laura Wood and Leah Wurst. Orbital Debris: Will Space Run Out of Space? Advised by: Dr. Dr. Wei Lau, Mathematics [abstract].

Keynote Address (7:30 - 8:30 pm)

Otto Miller room 109

Our keynote speaker is Dr. Robert Lerch, Senior Director at Pfizer Vaccine Research & Development, who will discuss "Applying a Christian education to working for a drug company."

Awards Ceremony and Door-prize drawing (8:30 - 9:00 pm)

Otto Miller room 109

During the Awards Ceremony, Theresa Britschgi, Director of STEM Support Services for the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (one of our sponsors), will recognize Washington State Opportunity Scholars who are presenting their research at the Erickson Conference this year.