Surfactants are amphiphilic molecules that can stabilize interfaces, notably between hydrophobic and hydrophilic environments. Interactions between surfactants and proteins play an important role in food processing, pharmaceuticals, cleaning agents, protein purification, and the characterization of membrane proteins. Characterizing these interactions and the structure of protein-surfactant complexes is necessary for proper product formation and development as […]
B08-P: A Morphometric Analysis of Leaf Shape Responses to Abiotic Stress
Soil salinity causes an estimated $27 billion in agricultural losses every year, and these losses are predicted to be exacerbated by climate change. Brassica rapa is an important oil seed and vegetable crop that includes leafy greens such as bok choy. How B. rapa reacts to abiotic stresses such as soil salinity could greatly affect […]
C21-P: Quantifying Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions in the Four Mile Creek Alluvial Buried Aquifer
Many municipal water supplies come from groundwater pumped from wells that are set near surface water to take advantage of induced infiltration. By inducing surface water to enter the groundwater system, drawdown in the wells is minimized and the pumping capacity is increased. There are two potential problems that can result, however. First, there is […]
A11-P: The Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Seafood Industry and the Implications on Human Health
Over the past 50 years, global seafood consumption has increased, with the most noticeable changes taking place in the least developed and food insecure countries. However, the threat of climate change and its effects on ocean chemistry, have the potential to seriously jeopardize the health of marine organisms and their consumers alike. The purpose of […]
C10-T: Facial Movements of Native-Signing Children with and without ASD
This study is an investigation of how different populations–specifically individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)–communicate and express themselves using American Sign Language (ASL). Previous research has found that hearing children with ASD produce more atypical, awkward, and slower facial expressions than typically developing (TD) children. Since sign language involves practice with facial expressions, we were […]
C29-P: Nutrient Deficiency Treatment on an Enrichment Culture from Lake Fryxell
Novel bacteria taken from the Antarctic lake, specifically from Lake Fryxell is tested under a nutrient deficient stress with the purpose of learning about the diversity of microbial communities. The goal of the research is to observe the community structure under nutrient deficient conditions and how these conditions affect the original enrichment culture. The growth […]
2021 URF Submission Form: Form submissions detected
Form Notifications (a Google Forms add-on) has detected that the form titled 2021 URF Submission Form has received 171 responses so far. Responses Summary of form responses You are receiving this email because an editor of this form configured Form Notifications to alert you every time this form receives 1 responses. To change this setting, […]
A27-P: Examining Intersectional Identity Threats Among Black Women
Experiences with stigma-induced identity threats (SIIT) – threats of discrimination based on a marginalized social identity – are associated with a wide array of negative consequences, like drops in self-esteem or greater risk for anxiety. However, to date, SIIT research has not done enough to center our understanding of intersectionality, the theory that the individual […]
A51-P: How Well do YouTube and Chemistry Mix? Evaluating Educational Videos with Mayer’s Multimedia Principles
YouTube videos are being used as an instructional support to lectures for students, especially in science subjects such as chemistry. A method was developed to quantitatively rate popular acid-base and bonding YouTube videos using Richard Mayer’s seven Multimedia Principles as a framework. A second method was developed to quantitatively rate the videos to specifically investigate […]
C07-P: Hcf106 and cpTatC Fusion Overexpression and Purification Using Liquid Chromatography
The twin-arginine protein translocation system (Tat) is a membrane-bound protein complex that transports folded proteins across the thylakoid membranes in plants and cytoplasmic membranes in bacteria. It is predicted that about 50% of the thylakoid lumen proteins use the cpTat pathway. For a precursor to pass the thylakoid membrane under this system, involves the association […]