2018 STEM Projects

Adegoke - The Effects of Cryostimulation on Inflammatory Cytokines and Hematological Parameters

Anderson - Overexpression of the AtDREB1A gene in almonds with respect to drought tolerance

Bersley - Investigating the effectiveness of bacteriophage therapy on antibiotic resistant bacterial infections

Bumbarger - The Effect of 3G Artificial Turf and Natural Grass on Knee Injuries in High School Football

Burr - Purification of Sediment Contaminated Water Using Opuntia basilaris and its Possible Implementation in Developing Countries

Corley, C - Effects of Ocean Conditions on the Production of Domoic Acid from P. nitzschia

Corley, M - Efficiency of Graphene Electrical Conductivity when Adhered to Copper and Nickel

Corley, R - BCL-2 Proteins and Outer Mitochondrial Membrane Permeabilization

Crivier - The Effect of NSAIDs on the Bone Healing Process in Rats

Dawley - Prevention of Marine Entanglement Using Autonomous Underwater Fishing Gear Through Designed Simulation

Ellison - Examining relationships between on-target efficiency and specificity of ZFNs, TALENs, and CRISPR/Cas9 on editing the CCR5 gene

Fogel - Alternative Fuels to Reduce Lead Emissions from Piston Engine Aviation

Givvin - Investigating open surgical and arthroscopic surgical treatments and non-surgical alternatives for femoral acetabular impingement and torn acetabular labrum

Harman - Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Silver Nanoparticles in Treating Oral Bacterial Biofilms

Jung - The Correlation Between Sugar Sweetened Beverages and Cardiovascular Diseases

Lee - The Effects of Rising Ocean Temperatures on Ecklonia cava

Lott - Identification of specific plastics which do not release estrogenic activity causing chemicals

Luc - The Role of Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells in the Heart Muscle Tissue Repair

Mayer - The Synergistic Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Mayhue - Analyzing the Ability of Chroococcidiopsis and Anabaena to Terraform A Martian Environment

Montes - The Effect of Carbon Nanotubes on the Tensile Strength of Aluminum in the Automobile Industry

Razal - Analyzing the Effects of Hip and Knee Exercises on Patellofemoral Joint Pain Recovery

Richards - The Effect of Energy Drinks on Sleep Deprivation in College Students

Rothschild - Role of Dams in Depleting Nutrients from the Sediments in Amazon River

Sandstrom - Economic impact of blended wing bodies in transport aircraft

Stovall - The Role of Amygdalin in Treating Cancer In Vitro

Tamura - Investigating a hybrid nanoparticle system that aids in the detection and treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis

Turqueza - Investigating the Permeation of Methylphenidate and Rivastigmine using Various Enhancer Groups

Vardeleon - The links between human gastrointestinal microbiome composition and systemic Lupus erythematosus