2008 Undergraduate Research Forum Award Winners

Note: Due to scoring ties, there were two first-place winners, three third-place winners, and two honorable mentions in the 2008 competition.

First Place
Nicholas Kuypers
Psychology
Project: "Investigation into the Effectiveness of Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) Administration on Behavioral and Anatomical Outcome Following Unilateral CCI"
Faculty Mentor: Michael Hoane

First Place
Bryan McConomy
Psychology and Physiology
Project: "Traumatic Brain Injury: The Importance of Norepinephrine in Recovery of Function"
Faculty Mentor: Douglas Smith

Second Place
Amanda Rabideau
Physiology
Project: "Premature Luteinzation of Granulosa Cells Due to Constitutive Activation of the Luteinizing Hormone Receptor"
Faculty Mentor: Prema Narayan

Third Place
Jared Burde
Physics
Project: "Adsorption Kinetics of Diatomic Molecules on Carbon Nanotube Bundles"
Faculty Mentor: Mercedes Calbi

Third Place
Michael Burns
Zoology
Project: "Shape Analysis and Systemic Status of the Blenny Darter, Etheostoma blennius, a Percid Fish from the Tennessee River Drainage"
Faculty Mentor: Brooks Burr

Third Place
Krishna Pattisapu
Speech Communication
Project: "Beyond Essentialism: Re/presentations of Interracial Relationships in Paul Haggis's Crash"
Faculty Mentor: Naida Zukic

Honorable Mention
Nicholas Birky
Psychology
Project: "Modeling PTSD in an Animal Model of Traumatic Brain Injury"
Faculty Mentor: Michael Hoane

Honorable Mention
Jamie Douglas
Animal Science, Food and Nutrition
Project: "Effects of Ergotamine-D Tartrate on Bovine Oocyte Maturation"
Faculty Mentor: Karen Jones

Independent Researcher Award
Matthew Picchietti
Psychology
Project: "Effects of Nicotine on EEG and Performance of Male Smokers and Non-Smokers and ADHD Symptoms"
Faculty Mentor: David Gilbert

People's Choice Award
Katie Butera
Psychology
Project: "Cooperation Development in Young Twins"
Faculty Mentor: Lisabeth DiLalla