Within the field of organic chemistry, the stability of proteins and other organic molecules has always been factored into consideration for most reactions. Focusing on ortho-phenylenes, in this case ortho-sexiphenyl, we wanted to determine the effect of nitrogen substitution on its folding tendency. Polyphenylenes are well-known materials in chemistry due to their chemical stability, inherent conjugation, […]
C33-P: Practices and Perceptions of Coteaching in the Secondary Math Classroom
This study of a mixed methods approach of quantitative and qualitative features seeks to understand and analyze the opinions and beliefs of special education and general education students in the inclusive secondary education mathematics classroom with co-teachers Furthermore the study will examine the extent to which the co teachers implement high-leverage teaching practices.While the majority […]
C30-P: How Oxidative Stress Affects Arctic Communities
Justin and Pamela’s focus for microbiology research specifically looked at the microbial ecology of Antarctic lakes. They were working under the supervision of Dr. Rachael Morgan-Kiss of the Microbiology Department. Their research posed them with two questions focusing on the different types of microbes that can grow in varying Antarctic conditions and how adding oxidative […]
C27-P: MBI 475: Testing Heat Stress Resilience in Antarctic Microbial Communities Isolated from Lake Fryxell
As in various other natural environments, the mixed communities of microbes occupying the Antarctic lakes are marked by dynamic interactions between two important groups of microorganisms, the protists and the heterotrophic bacteria. The community structure in the lake habitat is composed of microorganisms that operate a simple food web in a physically and chemically stratified […]
C31-P: Fluorite and Calcite Melt Inclusions in Apatite from Carbonatitic Intrusions at the Schickler Occurrence and Dwyer Mine, Ontario, Canada
My research area encompasses the subjects of mineralogy and petrology in the study of unusual melt chemistries. This research involves investigation into fluorite and calcite melt inclusions trapped within apatite crystals from the Schickler Occurrence and Dwyer Mine, located in Ontario, Canada. We have investigated the textures and variable internal mineral assemblages of melt inclusions, […]
C32-P: High-Frequency Monitoring of Ice Cover Dynamics in Three Pennsylvania Lakes during Two Contrasting Winters
With climate change and warming temperatures, ice cover duration in lakes across the world is becoming shorter. Duration of ice cover is tightly linked to oxygen concentrations at lake bottoms, with longer periods of ice cover associated with lower oxygen concentrations, which are detrimental for biological processes and food web interactions. I researched how this […]
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 […]
C26-P: The Coronavirus Pandemic and its Impact on the Insurance Industry
This project was focused on estimating the overall economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the insurance industry and related fields. It is particularly relevant with respect to the new rollout of vaccines and large-scale infrastructure of prevention for the disease. The study primarily used a prevalence-based approach to determine the impact on a number […]
C28-P: Microbial Stress Resistance in Antarctic Lake Communities
The microbial communities of Antarctic lakes have evolved to thrive under the extreme conditions present in their niche habitats. Ranging from low temperatures to high salinity, a number of obstacles are present which these communities must overcome to survive. We exposed enrichment cultures isolated from two different Antarctic lakes, Lake Bonney, and Lake Fryxell, as […]
C34-P: MBI 223/224: Writing pages about phages: A genomic analysis of novel bacteriophages of Microbacterium foliorum and Mycobacterium smegmatis
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a smaller than usual Miami University Microbiology 223/224 class of 2020-2021 set out to culture, characterize, and annotate genomes of bacteriophages from Ohio and Pennsylvania soil and leaf samples capable of infecting the soil bacterium Microbacterium foliorum strain NRRL B-24224. In the fall semester of 2020, six lytic bacteriophages were isolated […]