2008 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM AWARD WINNERS

1st Place
Justin Pool and mentor Dr. Amy Tuininga, Biological Sciences Department
"Environmental Effects on Virulence of Single or Combined Species of Entomopathogenic Fungi to Black-legged Ticks"

2nd Place
Marc Tambini and Evan Sheha, mentor Berish Rubin, Biological Sciences Department
"Alternative RNA Splicing and Alzheimer’s Disease"

3rd Place
Samantha Gons and mentor James MacDonall, Psychology Department
"Magnitudes of Reinforcers and the Stay/Switch Model"

Matthew Galligan and mentor Kunal Das, Physics Department
"Nano-Currents Without a Voltage Via Quantum Pumping: a Wave Packet Approach"