This publication provides a sample of sessions from Minnesota State University’s Undergraduate Research Conference, giving intriguing insight into each research project. It also offers a snapshot perspective of the Conference.
Conference Proceedings (2006)
College of Science, Engineering & Technology
Analysis of Banana Extract
Joshua M. Abraham (Organic Chemistry)
Stability and Structural Analysis of [Pt(CNC2H5)4][Pt(CN)4]
Jason Carver (Chemistry)
Examination of Proteins in Roundup Ready Soybean Seeds
Fiona Denge (Chemistry and Geology)
Characterization of Proteins Interacting with the Alpha Subunit of Actin Capping Protein
Angelique Ducharme (Biological Sciences)
Charity Zabel (Biological Sciences)
Detection of Lead in Bullet Wipe Using Sodium Rhodizonate
Heather Finch (Chemistry)
Morphological Characterization of Genetically Altered Murine Hearts Using Scanning Electron Microscopy
Gabriel Gehrke (Biological Sciences)
The Prevention of Inflammatory-Related Liver Damage by Tamoxifen in Rats Given Fish Oil
Renae Haycraft (Biological Sciences)
The Effects of Internal Curing On the Properties of Concrete
Ryan Henkensiefken (Civil Engineering)
Michael Krause (Civil Engineering)
Kromoscopic Instrument Development and Detection of Oxidation Damaged LDL and DNA
Ariel Howe (Chemistry)
Identification of the Correlation between Student Self-Efficacy and Final Course Percentage in a General Chemistry Course
Ian Lalich (Chemistry and Geology)
Michelle Taylor (Chemistry and Geology)
Effects of Thermal Boundary Condittions During Finite Element Modeling of Physical Vapor Transport
Wade Luhman (Mechanical Engineering)
Nitrogen and Noble Gas Content in Solar Wind Samples from the Genesis Spacecraft
Jacob Simones (Physics and Astronomy)
Affinity Purification of an Antibody
Aaron C. Peck (Biological Sciences)
Investigation of the Magnetic Properties of Strongly Correlated and Hybridized Electron Systems
Eric Raymer (Physics)
Implementation of a Segmented, Transactional Database Caching System
Benjamin J. Sandmann (Computer Science)
Conical Helical Antenna
Sumit Shrestha (Computer Engineering)
Finite State Grammar Representations of a Military Communications Task for Use in Automatic Speech Recognition
Ivan Marte (Computer & Information Sciences)
Tung Pham (Computer & Information Sciences)
Alex Thom (Computer & Information Sciences)
Converting Finite State Grammar Representations from XML to SLS Format for Use in Multiple Speech Recognition Systems
Tung Pham (Computer & Information Sciences)
Ivan Marte (Computer & Information Sciences)
Alex Thom (Computer & Information Sciences)
Comparisons of Language Network Representations for a Constrained Vocabulary Speech Recognition Task Using Commercially Available Software
Alex Thom (Computer & Information Sciences)
Ivan Marte (Computer & Information Sciences)
Tung Pham (Computer & Information Sciences)
Screening of Water for Fecal Contamination Using Human Fecal Anaerobe DNA as an Indicator
Lakmini Weeramantri (Biological Sciences)
Masahiro Kakizaki (Biological Sciences)
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Gendered Inequalities in Sex Education Curriclum
Jessica Friton (Sociology)
Ethnic Identity and Self-Esteem: the Moderating Effect of Self-Structure
Elizabeth A. Harsma (Psychology)
Are Women Getting the Lowest Price? Women’s Access to Low Cost Birth Control Pills in Minnesota
Julie Kent (Women’s Studies)
Economic Changes and Their Environmental Impacts on China
Phillip Hintz (Geography)
Japan and the U.S.: Two Free Nations, Two Versions of Free Press
Eliza Koch (Mass Communications)
Men Teaching Men: Peer to Peer Violence Prevention in University Residential Halls
Christal Lustig (Women’s Studies)
Community Assistance for Refugees and Gender Roles: What Could Make This C.A.R. Run Better?
Nathan E. Meyer (Anthropology)
Study of Poverty Distribution in the Twin Cities Metro Area using GIS
Je Moua (Geography)
An Investigation Into Human Decomposition in a Cold Climate Region: a Winter Ecosystem Effects On Postmortem Interval Estimates
Lecia Sims (Anthropology)
So, What Are You Going to Do with That? A Look At Activism in the Lives of Women’s Studies Students and Graduates.
Kristen A. Trippe (Women’s Studies)
Self-Examintation of Elders Who Have Transitioned Into an Assisted-Living Facility: A Pilot Study
Becca Van Otterloo (Psychology)
Katie Griep (Sociology)
Katie Hall (Health Science)
College of Business
Service Learning and Perceived Student Value
Jessica Albright (Management)
Melissa Radabaugh (Management)
Riba (Usury) and Islamic Modes of Finance
Yahye Ali (Accounting & Business Law)
Affinity Orientation in Employment and Labor Law
Heidi Anderson (Business Law)
Christopher Stone (Business Law)
Matt Hanson (Business Law)
Trang Mai (Business Law)
Religious and National Origin Diversity in the Workplace
Julie Dahanaike (Management and Business Law)
Assesment of the Mankato Area’s Young Adult Population’s Knowledge of Mall Video Mining for Marketing Research
Tyler S. Goodmanson (Marketing)
Brett E. Fleck (Marketing)
Emily A. Johnson (Marketing)
Fraud Forecast: Hot and Rising
Amber A. Hubbard (Accounting and Business Law)
Costs of Implementing Open-Source Software
Timothy Juliar (Accounting)
Sarbanes-Oxley, Investigating the Perceived Knowledge and Effectiveness of Financial Statement Fraud Penalties
Kirk Overaas (Accounting)
Jolene Sieben (Accounting)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Section 404 Compliance and Review Assessment.
Nida Sumar (Accounting)
How the 2003 Hipaa Laws Affected Chiropractic Clinics in the Mankato Area
Jessica Whitney (Biological Sciences)
Jason Schilling (Accounting)
Krista Gillen (Accounting)
College of Arts & Humanities
Drawing the Figure Using References for an Online Comic
Jill Fredrickson (Art)
Killing for Fun: A Study of the Effect Violent Videogames Have on the Player
Mike Goracke (Technical Communication)
Utopian Literature
Lisa Sikkink (English, Literature)
College of Allied Health & Nursing
A Normative Study for Voice Turbulence Index (Vti)
Caitlin J. Buchkoski (Communication Disorders)
The Nutritional Impact of Campus Kitchens
Erin Jaskulke (Family Consumer Science)
Mallory Zigan (Family Consumer Science)
Dietary Assessment of Underclass Students in Residence Halls
Rachel Valesano (Family Consumer Science)
Katherine Baier (Family Consumer Science)
Lucia Rhodes (Family Consumer Science)
The Use of Paralinguistics in Spontaneous Speech of Children with Williams Syndrome and Typically Developing Children
Emily Kruse (Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services)
Kelly Ritter (Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services)
Evan Panitzke (Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services)