Second Annual Trinity University Undergraduate Research Symposium  (Print Abstracts)
23rd Annual Chemistry Summer Research Symposium  (Print Abstracts)

Session A                                                                                                    8:30– 10:15 AM
Chair: Dr. Bachrach                                                                            Science Lecture Hall

• Theoretical Studies of Microsolvation of Cysteine - Thuy Nguyen (Bachrach Lab)

• Probing the effects of adding a single OH-S* hydrogen bond to the [2Fe-2S] cluster of the Rieske protein from Thermus thermophilus - Marilee Young (Hunsicker-Wang Lab)

• Dianions of derivatives of 1H-benzocycloheptene. The effect of benzannulation on antiaromaticity - Derek Swingle & Thomas Dailey (Mills Lab)

• Analysis of Changes Occurring upon Ultra-Violet Exposure To Cucumber and Arabidopsis Extracts - James Furr & Sunthosh Sivam (Bushey/Shinkle Labs)

• The Design and Synthesis of Ankyrin Repeat Proteins as Scaffolds for Molecular Recognition - Kelly Rainbolt (Hollenbeck Lab)

• Synthesis of Dendridic Micelles - Rachel Korkosz (Chandler Lab)

• Recognition of Peptides by a Self-Assembling Modular Receptor - Aimee Kennedy & Ray Skunda (Urbach Lab)

Session B                                                                                          10:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Chair: Dr. Urbach                                                                               Science Lecture Hall

• Dianions of 5H-benzocycloheptene coupled to fluorene and indene. A New Class of Aromatic/Antiaromatic Dianions - Asad Khalid & Ryan Stover (Mills Lab)

• Synthesis and Characterization of New Heterogeneous Acid-Base Catalysts - Suzi Kilgore &  Thomas Pickett (Chandler Lab)

• Chemical Modification of Ankyrin Repeat Protein - Clay Samples & David Kelly (Hollenbeck Lab)

• The effects of charge on viologen-cucurbit[n]uril complexes - Gretchen Vincil (Urbach Lab)

• Theoretical Studies of Conjugate Addition Inside a Host - Nicholas Main (Bachrach Lab)

• Determining the effect of removal of one OH-Sγ Hydrogen Bond to the cluster of the Rieske protein from Thermus thermophilus - Sarah Muellner (Hunsicker-Wang Lab)

• Designer Templates and Spectroscopic Rulers for Oxide Supported Catalysts - Brittni Scruggs (Chandler Lab)

Research Luncheon - Great Hall                                                                    12:15 - 1 PM
Reservation Required                                                                                              Great Hall
Buffet Menu: Choice of: Ham, Roast Beef or Smoked Turkey Assorted Sliced Domestic Cheeses Assorted Sliced Breads and Kaiser Rolls Relish Tray with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and onions Mayonnaise and Mustard Potato Chips
Vegetarian Options:  Tossed Salad with Ranch and Vinaigrette Dressings, Pasta Salad

Session C                                                                                                      1:15 – 3:15 PM
Chair: Dr. Hollenbeck                                                                        Science Lecture Hall

• Switchable Dimerization of Peptides by a Synthetic Host - Lisa Heitmann (Urbach Lab)

• Modeling the 6-electron Electrocylcization Reaction: Looking for Torquoselectivity - Derek Smith (Bachrach Lab)

• Solubility and the Effects of Magnetic MPCs on Nematic Liquid Crystals - John Anhalt (Chandler/Spiegel Labs)

• Determination of Phosphorylation Sites in the Tight Junction Protein ZO1 - Amod Timalsina (Bushey/King Labs)

• Antiaromatic dianions of benzylidene dibenzocycloheptenes. Use of a probe for electron density. - Mac Higbee and & Blake Tresca (Mills Lab)

• Functional and structural characterization of TtSco, a putative copper chaperone for cytochrome - Lindsey Handley & Porsha Shaw (Hunsicker-Wang Lab)

• Nucleophilic Substitution at Sulfur: Modeling the Activity of Ebselen - Constance Lee (Bachrach Lab)

• Adsorption of CO onto a 1% Au/TiO₂ Catalyst - Heather Hartshorn (Chandler/Pursell Labs)

Oral Presentations                                                                                       1:15 – 3:15 PM
Chair: Dr. Schettino                                                                                        Northrup 040

• Changes in surface Plasmon band gaps for alkanethiol coated silver nanogratings - Ian Foti-Landis (Steele Lab)

• The Effect of Charged Species on the Surface Plasmon Band Gap of Silver Nanogratings - Paul White (Steele Lab)

• Where We Came From: Elemental Processing in a Supernova Remnant - Timothy J. Satterfield (MacAlpine Lab)

• Conversion of Distributed Planetary Ring Simulation from C++ to Java - Jason Leezer (Lewis Group)

• Neuroscience Simulations - Nick Chretien (Schettino Lab)

• Heat Stress Induces both a Classic Heat Shock Response and an Unfolded Protein Response in Secretory Cells - Ben Baronne & Jonathan David (Brodl Lab)

• Metalloproteinase Mediated Barrier Dysfunction in Epithelial Cells - Andrew Ebers &  James Jenkins (King Lab)

Session E                                                                                                      3:30 – 5:15 PM
Chair: Dr. Hunsicker-Wang                                                                            Northrup 040

• Developing Methods for Rapid Analysis of Peptide Binding by Cucurbit[8]uril - Jordan Chinai (Urbach Lab)

• Expression and Purification of Designed Ankyrin Repeat Proteins - Madonna McManus &  Clint Samples (Hollenbeck Lab)

• Toward a Sensor for Insulin - Christopher Morris (Urbach Lab)

• Identification of the Thermus thermophilus homolog of Cox11, a copper chaperone for the CuB site of cytochrome c oxidase - Jenny Robicheaux (Healy/Hunsicker-Wang Labs)

• Identifying the Amino Acid Substrates of Streptomyces acidiscabies Thaxtomin Synthetase A and B - Prajit Limsirichai & Brandyn Dunn (Healy Lab)

• Effects of Peptide Length on Binding with Cucurbit[8]uril - David Stück (Urbach Lab)

• Synthesis of 3(2H)-furanones - Jessica Ungermann (Mills Lab)

Session D                                                                                                      3:30 – 5:15 PM
Chair: Dr. Chandler                                                                            Science Lecture Hall

• The Aromaticity/Antiaromaticity Continuum: Dianions and Dications of substituted 3-phenylindenylidene dibenzocyclohepatrienes - Kiran Patel & Jennifer Hartmann (Mills Lab)

• Pt-Cu Nanoparticles for Water Gas Shift Reaction - -Leigh Van Osselaer (Chandler Lab)

• Antiaromatic dications by oxidation:Use of spacers to avoid cyclization - Carrie Hurd &  Ambrose Lopez (Mills Lab)

• Intimately mixed Pt-Re nanoparticles - Kaitlin Elsenheimer (Chandler Lab)

• Antiaromatic dications by ionization with Magic Acid: Use of spacers to avoid cyclization - Clint Fuller (Mills Lab)

• CO Oxidation with Bimetallic Catalysts Containing Au - Andrew Tang (Chandler Lab)

• Competition between S_N2 and S_N2’: Addition to Vinyl Epoxide - Nhi Vu (Bachrach Lab)

Research Posters                                                                                         5:15  - 6:15 PM
                                                                                                                              Great Hall

• Evolutionary Analysis of Enzymes in the Carotenoid Biosynthetic Pathway - Stephanie Anderson (Livingstone Lab)

• γ-butyrolactone Autoregulatory Mutants sabA and sabS Exhibit Phenotypic and Metabolic  Variations in Streptomyces acidiscabies - Kevin Eaton (Healy Lab)

• The Genetic Mating System of Round-Eared Elephant-Shrews from Southern Africa - Madeline Griffin & Laney Redus (Ribble Lab)

• Pennisetum ciliare (Buffelgrass) Distribution in San Antonio, TX, U.S.A. - Huynh Nga Nguyen (Lyons Lab)

• Anesthesia hypothermia cancellation through ambient temperature modification in rat - Daniel Pulliam (Blystone Lab)

• Provenance Analysis of a Cretaceous Overlap Sequence: Pythian Cave Conglomerate, Northern California - Greg Augsburger (Surpless Lab)

• Provenance Analysis of the Cretaceous Hornbrook Formation, Eastern Klamath Mountains -  - Emily Beverly (Surpless Lab)

• Geophysical Investigation of a Proposed Ancestral Medina River Valley, Medina County, Texas - Nicholas Fordes & Evan Kochelek (Kroeger Lab)

• Partitioning Enzymatic Reactions with Flux Balance Analysis - Tim Nunamaker (Holder Group)

• Videogrammetry-based Position Monitoring Using Inherent Surface Targets - Sean Kienle & Aaron Sims (Leifer Lab)

• Dynamics of the Neural Basis of Grasping - Ricardo Gutierrez, René Santacruz & Lauren Wood (Schettino Lab)

• Do Children Use Structural Alignment in Verb Acquisition? - Cindy Luethcke, Ahra Cho, Marney Babbitt & Sara Champlin (Childers Lab)

• Memory Processes in Social Phobia - Leda McDaniel (Hertel Lab) - PTSD Treatment Choice in Law Enforcement Officers - Ashley Sumner (Meyer Lab)

Research Banquet                                                                             6:30 - 8:30 PM
Reservation Required                                                                                   Great Hall  
Menu:  Almond Encrusted Chicken served with a Thyme and Saffron Cream Sauce, Grilled Seasonal Vegetables, Garlic Mashers, Dinner Rolls, Strawberry Shortcake, Iced Tea, Water and Coffee
*     Alcohol will be served at the bar only to those with proper ID.
** Vegetarian meals have been ordered for those who requested them.  Please identify yourselves to the waitstaff.

Business attire is requested for all events.
Helpful Hints for preparing oral presentations and research posters.