2017 Student Research Conference:
30th Annual Student Research Conference

Program

Program-At-A-Glance

7:30 a.m. • MG Cyber Cafe & VH Lobby
Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. • University Art Gallery
Juried Student Art Exhibition

9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. • MG Cyber Cafe & VH Lobby
Break

9:30-10:45 • MG 2090
SESSION 207
Oral Paper -
Women's and Gender Studies

Presiding: Dr. Monica Barron

10:30

207 - 5 THERESA HOWE
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor

Ecofeminism and Why it Matters

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9:30-10:45 • VH 1212
SESSION 209
Oral Paper -
Political Science

Presiding: Dr. John Quinn

10:15

209 - 4 JARED C. HEERN
Dr. Candy Young, Faculty Mentor

Net Metering and Other Solar Energy Incentives: A Multivariate Synthesis of a Disparate Literature

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11:00 a.m. - 12:15 a.m. • VH 1000
Plenary Session: All Disciplines

Dr. Julio F. Turrens, Associate Dean, College of Allied Health Professions, University of South Alabama

1:00-2:15 • MG 1096
SESSION 303
Oral Paper -
Chemistry IV

Presiding: Dr. Barbara Kramer

1:00

303 - 1 KYLE J. ANGLE
Dr. Amy Fuller and Dr. Tim Humphry, Faculty Mentors
Making and Breaking Global Coolants: Analysis of Structure and Hydrolysis of Sulfate Esters

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1:00-2:15 • MG 2050
SESSION 306
Oral Paper -
Astronomy/Astrobiology

Presiding: Dr. Vayujeet Gokhale

1:45

306 - 4 ERIC D. HILKER* and JORDAN N. GOINS
Dr. Vayujeet Gokhale and Prof. David Caples (MACC), Faculty Mentors

Measuring Light Pollution Using Light Sensors

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1:00-2:15 • MG 2090
SESSION 307
Oral Paper -
Interdisciplinary Studies Major I

Presiding: Dr. Marilyn Yaquinto

1:30

307 - 3 REBECCA ELDER
Dr. Marilyn Yaquinto, Faculty Mentor

Cultivating an Environmentally-Conscious Campus through the Office of Sustainability

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2:00

307 - 5 KAITLYN L. MEYER
Dr. Michael Seipel and Dr. Marilyn Yaquinto, Faculty Mentors

Conscious Eating Workshops: Providing an Alternative to the Current Food System

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2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. • MG Cyber Cafe, OP Lobby, & VH Lobby
Break

2:30-3:30 • MG 2050
SESSION 405
Oral Paper -
Environmental Studies/Mathematics

Presiding: Dr. Franta Majs

2:30

405 - 1 SARAH L. LARARA
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor

One Drink for Man, One Drink for Environmental Inequality and Lead Poisoning

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2:45

405 - 2 TOMMY J. FIESER
Dr. Franta Majs, Faculty Mentor

TruHut: a Natural Building Project

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3:00

405 - 3 EMILY C. WREN* and ASHLEY K. HERDMAN
Dr. Vayujeet Gokhale, Faculty Mentor

Light Pollution Outreach in Kirksville

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3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. • Student Union - Georgian Room
Reception