Conference Schedule: Friday May, 8th 3-9pm

 

Time

Event

Location

3:00-3:05pm

Opening ceremony

OMH 109
3:10-4:20pm
Student Oral Presentations
See schedule below
4:30-5:45pm

Keynote Address:

Dr. Francis Su

"Voting in agreeable societies"

OMH 109
6:00-6:30pm

Dinner Break
(dinner provided for faculty and presenters)

OMH 127
6:30-8:00pm
Student Poster Presentations
(catered dessert provided for all attendees)
OMH Lobby
8:00-8:30pm
Awards Ceremony
OMH 109

 

Session A: Biology and Computer Science
OMH 245
Convener: Dr. Kevin Bartlett

3:10pm-3:25pm
Aristides Diamant
Deconvolution May Provide Quantitative Evidence of Zinc Co-localization in Hemocyte Lysosomes of the Pond Snail, Lymnaea stagnalis
(Sponsor - Dr. Rick Ridgway)
Biology
3:25pm-3:40pm
Ashley Gregoire Measuring recombination efficiency in Agrobacterium tumefaciens
(Sponsor - Dr. Derek Wood)
Biology
3:40pm-3:50pm
Break
3:50pm-4:05pm
Luke Davies
Using distance sampling to estimate population size of black-tailed deer on Blakely Island, WA
(Sponsor - Dr. Eric Long)
Biology
4:05pm-4:20pm
Mark Boatman, Tavis Bohne, Chris Carlson, Tara Hodges
oChem Hammer
(Sponsor - Dr. Elaine Weltz)
Computer Science


Session B: Engineering and Physics
OMH 127
Convener: Dr. John Lindberg

3:10pm-3:25pm
Yi Chen

Research on a permanent atomic electric dipole moment in mercury
(Sponsor - Dr. Stamatis Vokos)

Physics
3:25pm-3:40pm
Adam Winter Digital representation of sound from percussion instruments
(Sponsor - Dr. Lane Seeley)
Physics
3:40pm-3:50pm
Break
3:50pm-4:05pm
Jon Battershell, Nate Dupuis, Jordan Wirth, Brad Rogers, Austin Clark
The Engedi System: An Alarm Clock For Modern Living
(Sponsor: Don Peter)
Engineering
4:05pm-4:20pm
Kevin Binz, Ruth Sims, Hesam Mazandarani, Pavel Susin A Basic Data Logger
(Sponsor: Don Peter)
Engineering


Session C: Engineering
OMH 128
Convener: Dr. Melanie Plett

3:10pm-3:25pm
Elise Eccles
Examining Human Force Control: Adaptation to Deceptive Visual Feedback
(Sponsor: Melanie Plett)
Engineering
3:25pm-3:40pm
Mark Cotton, Daniel Johnson, Kathryn Imler Energy Vampires: Idle Power Elimination System
(Sponsor: Don Peter)
Engineering
3:40pm-3:50pm
Break
3:50pm-4:05pm
Jonathan Post, Luke Dietz, Joel Bradshaw, Chad Meis
Improve Your Home Garden
(Sponsor: Don Peter)
Engineering
4:05pm-4:20pm
Andrew Leslie, David Zelmer, Josh Weitz, Ryan Schield Mimicking Robotic Arm
(Sponsor: Don Peter)
Engineering


Session D: Mathematics
OMH 118
Convener: Dr. Robbin O'Leary

3:10pm-3:25pm
Alexander Eklund
An Introduction to Chaos Theory by means of the Logistic Equation
(Sponsor: Dr. Steve Johnson)
Mathematics
3:25pm-3:40pm
Marshall Brown Using Circle Packing to Illustrate Conformal Maps
(Sponsor: Dr. Brian Gill)
Mathematics
3:40pm-3:50pm
Break
3:50pm-4:05pm
Kelsey Partridge
Geographic Profiling
(Sponsor: Dr. Russ Killingsworth)
Mathematics
4:05pm-4:20pm
Lacey Shafer Infinity Study
(Sponsor: Dr. Robbin O'Leary)
Mathematics


Session E: Mathematics
OMH 124
Convener: Dr. Brian Gill

3:10pm-3:25pm
Nicole Seamans
Mathematics and "The Price Is Right"
(Sponsor: Dr. Robbin O'Leary)
Mathematics
3:25pm-3:40pm
Amanda Everett Ratio and Proportion
(Sponsor: Dr. Russ Killingsworth)
Mathematics
3:40pm-3:50pm
Break
3:50pm-4:05pm
Devin Goddard
Is Sudoku NP-Complete?
(Sponsor: Dr. Russ Killingsworth)
Mathematics
4:05pm-4:20pm
Anne-Marie Hunsaker Truth, Consistency, and the Crisis of Foundations
(Sponsor: Dr. Steve Johnson)
Mathematics


Session F: Mathematics
OMH 139
Convener: Dr. Wai Lau

3:10pm-3:25pm
Kaylee Linthicum
Large Scale Linear Programming and Heuristic Algorithms
(Sponsor: Dr. Wai Lau)
Mathematics
3:25pm-3:40pm
Brooke Beckwith Why a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics Should be a Requirement for our Secondary Teachers
(Sponsor: Dr. Sharon Young)
Mathematics
3:40pm-3:50pm
Break
3:50pm-4:05pm
Sachi Lopez
Projective Geometry: A look into its origins and development
(Sponsor: Steve Johnson)
Mathematics
4:05pm-4:20pm
Andrew Carson Deterring with Death: A Statistical Analysis of Capital Punishment
(Sponsors: Dr. Brian Gill, Dr. Russ Killingsworth)
Mathematics