2017 STEM Projects

Adams - The Effects of Photosynthesis on Martian Atmospheric Composition in a Closed System

Balcan - Analysis of Ethanol Content in Different Brands of Gasoline

Brazier - Azithromycin in Combination with Hamamelitannin as a Quorum Inhibitor for Common Bacteria in Surgical Site Infection

Cohen - Survival and adaptation of Mytilus Californianus at low pH and high temperatures in seawater

Dang - The Effects of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on Biofilms

Elkington - Detection of Hexavalent Chromium, Strontium- 90, and Tritium in the Groundwater in Four Southern California Cities

Feild - The Effects of Glyphosate on the Growth and Viability of Azotobacter vinelandii

Fetch - Maximizing Fixed Wing UAV Flight Time Through Computer Simulation

Geudeker - The Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on the Growth of Daucus carota

Gupta - Quantifying CRISPR/Cas9 as a method for preventing Geminivirus replication through virus replication site mutation.

Htway - Microbial Biodegradation of Used Motor Oil on Concrete Surfaces

Johnson - The Effects of Melatonin on Tau Hyperphosphorylation in Hypothermic SH-SY5Y Cells

Li - Creating A Peptide Drug Delivery System

Lin - Biodegradation of Solid Polyurethane by Pestalotiopsis microspora

Malilay - Assessing Antifouling Activity by Heteractis magnifica against Amphibalanus amphitrite and Escherichia coli

Moon - Thymoquinone inhibits growth of ampicillin resistant K12 E. coli

Pentis - Penetration of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate in the Gallus Gallus Domesticus Egg Shell

Reyes - Diffusion of Paraben Across a Synthetic Membrane and Caenorhabditis elegans After Multiple Cosmetic Applications

Schalyo - Evaluation of the Effect of Paraben Exposure on Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus Purpuratus) Fertility

Simmons - Comparison of Physarum Polycephalum Growth Rate on Various Nutrients

Witt - The Translation of Insecticide Resistance in Drosophila Hydei from Organophosphates to Carbamates

Zakowicz - The Effect of synthetic iron-chelators and flavonoids on siderophore-producing P. fluorescens

Zernik - Glyphosate persistence in cattle manure

Zhou – Metabolic Study of Ginsenoside Rb1 in Brine Shrimp (Artemia Salina)