2015 SURF Projects

Projects and Papers

 

Collaborators Projects

Student: Jason An

Mentor: Dequan Xiao

Investigating the Binding Interactions between Inhibitors and Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolases for Parkinson Disease Research
Poster | Paper

Student: Elvia Baca

Mentor: Byungik Chang

Computer-aided numerical modeling for a structure on the Moon
Poster | Paper

Student: Andrew Belanger

Mentor: Kagya Amoako

A Simple Flow Cell System for Evaluating the Stability of non-Fouling Medical Coatings
Poster | Paper

Student: Brittany Carver

Mentor: Donna Rhoads-Frost

An Observation of the Exoproducts in Media of Uropathogenic E. coli
Poster | Paper

Student: Brian Cherrington

Mentor: Maria-Isabel Carnasciali

Building and Validating a Rotational Viscometer
Poster | Paper

Student: Brandon Cruz

Mentor: Melanie Eldridge

The effect of heavy metal exposure on Parhyale hawaiensis
Poster

Student: Chengde Cui

Mentor: Junhui Zhao

Steady-State and Dynamic Study of PV Systems University of New Haven: Towards to a Green and Secure Campus
Poster | Paper

Student: Jessica Damon

Mentor: Dequan Xiao

Fabrication of Photo-Deformable Polymer Nanosphere Using Bicompatible Molecules
Poster | Paper

Student: Andre DeCarmine

Mentor: Amy Carlile & Jean-Paul Simjouw

A Simple Flow Cell System for Evaluating the Stability of non-Fouling Medical Coatings
Poster

Student: Kayla Delano

Mentor: Amy Carlile & Jean-Paul Simjouw

Analysis of ulvoid blooms in New Haven Harbor using molecular tools
Poster

Student: Daniel Delgado

Mentor: Nikodem Poplawski

Can linear motors revolutionize electric trains operating on the Northeast Corridor?
Poster | Paper

Student: Antonio Di Vita

Mentor: Maria-Isabel Carnasciali & Nikodem Poplawski

A More Efficient Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
Poster | Paper

Student: Lauren Ebersol

Mentor: Robert Powers

Investigation on ethanol-mediated inhibition of transferrin sialyltransferase
Poster | Paper

Student: Ema Graham

Mentor: Michael Adamowicz

Effects of Different Types of Water on the Degradation Rate of Human DNA in Bone and Tissue
Poster | Paper

Student: Robert Granoth Jr.

Mentor: Chris Haynes

How Online Socialization Moderates Polarization's Effect on Political Reasoning
Poster | Paper

Student: Kylie Henderson

Mentor: Eddie Luzik

The Auditory Evaluation of Chemical Spectra and its Application in Exploring an Alternative User Interface
Poster

Student: Mark Herde

Mentor: Jon Aktas

Extracting Water and Energy from the Air: A Quantitative Study
Poster | Paper

Student: Ashlee Junier

Mentor: Charles Vigue

Alzheimer's Disease - Detection of Mutations psen2 Gene
Poster | Paper

Student: Jenni Kantor

Mentor: Eddie Luzik

The Effect of Solvent on Lithium Halogen Exchange and Preparation of Ketone
Poster

Student: Kyla Kelly

Mentor: Amy Carlile

Quantification of the Filtering Activities of Hard Clams (Mercenaria mercenaria)
Poster

Student: Phylicia Kidd

Mentor: Melanie Eldridge

Detection of estrogenic compounds in the Quinnipiac River
Poster

Student: Amina Kunovac

Mentor: R. Christopher O'Brien

Morphological Classification of Dorsal Fins and its Application to Forensic Science
Poster | Paper

Student: Dylan Landry

Mentor: Saion Sinha

Development of a Graphene-based DNA Hybridization Sensor
Poster

Student: Nathan Lanning

Mentor: Jean-Paul Simjouw & Amy Carlile

Dynamics of Ulvoid Blooms in New Haven Harbor
Poster

Student: Jongsung Lee

Mentor: Byungik Chang

Feasibility of Solar Power Systems Installation on the University of New Haven Buildings
Poster | Paper

Student: Stephen Longbook

Mentor: Donna Rhoads-Frost

Increasing the Rate of Ethyl Alcohol Production
Poster

Student: Manette Macias

Mentor: Art Gow

Gmic-SAFT Equation of State Development for Aqueous Nonionic Suractant Systems
Poster | Paper

Student: Krystopher Maingrette

Mentor: Jean-Paul Simjouw

Estrogenic Compounds in the West River
Poster

Student: Gaitlyn Malone

Mentor: Carmela Cuomo

Effects of Habitat Size and Temperature on Success and Growth of Larval Horeshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus)
Paper

Student: Sarah Markland

Mentor: Claire Glynn

Investigating Simultaneous Extraction of RNA and DNA from Forensically Relevant Body Fluids
Poster | Paper

Student: Anthony Mastromarino

Mentor: Saion Sinha

Development of a Graphene-based DNA Hybridization Sensor
Poster | Paper

Student: Teresa Navarro

Mentor: Mary Isbell

Prejudice Within a Microcosm: Tackling Key Sociological Questions by Transcribing The Young Idea
Poster | Paper

Student: Christopher Ong

Mentor: Maria-Isabel Carnasciali

Airfoil Design at Low Reynolds Number
Poster | Poster

Student: Charles Peterson

Mentor: Nikodem Poplawski & Chris Haynes

Was our Universe Created by a black hole?
Poster | Paper

Student: Nicole Richard

Mentor: Peter Massey

Metal detector vs. thermographic imaging in the search of shell casings
Poster | Paper

Student: Stephanie Rosbach

Mentor: Carmela Cuomo

Identification and Description of "Square Objects" from Bear Gulch Limestone
Paper

Student: Robert Rousseau

Mentor: Dr. John Roberts

Patient Perceptions of an Adult Sickle Cell Program
Paper

Student: Jack Rothstein

Mentor: Maria-Isabel Carnasciali

Building and Validating a Rotational Viscometer
Poster | Paper

Student: Katelyn Sahagian

Mentor: Mary Isbell

Who Wrote What? Discovering the Writers of The Young Idea
Poster | Paper

Student: Anthony Saitta

Mentor: Peter Valentin

Touch DNA recovery from fired and unified shotgun shells
Poster | Paper

Student: Tyler Schlagetter

Mentor: Claire Glynn

The interpretation of body fluid mixtures using Raman Spectroscopy in forensic investigations
Poster | PaperPaper

Student: Navjot Singh

Mentor: Brian Marks

The Effectiveness of Advertising in Positioning a Politician
Poster | Paper

Student: Briana Smith

Mentor: R. Christopher O'Brien

Applicability of Isoelectric Focusing in Wildlife Forensics
Poster | Paper

Student: Antonietta Sollazzo

Mentor: Melissa Whitson

The Relationship between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Academic Self-Efficacy, Academic Motivation, and Performance in Veteran College Students
Poster | Paper

Student: Jonathan Spiegel

Mentor: Judi Randi & Maria-Isabel Carnasciali

Promoting Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Poster | Paper

Student: Angela Tharp

Mentor: Randall Horton

A Critical and Creative Discourse Regarding the Gender Spectrum Theory
Poster | Paper

Student: Torres Pagan Bronte

Mentor: Kendell Coker

Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - 5th Edition to Identify Prevalence Rates of Psychiatric Disroders in a National Sample of US Adolescents
Poster | Paper

Student: Yinle Wu

Mentor: Jing Li

A Computational Model Study of Fire Accident and Evacuation Plan in Buckman Hall @ the University of New Haven

Student: Kayla Wyant

Mentor: Kendell Coker

Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - 5th Edition to Identify Prevalence Rates of Psychiatric Disorders in a National Sample of US Adolescents
Poster | Paper

Student: Yilan Zhu

Mentor: Andrew Fish

Matlab Simulation Model on Chaotic Asynchronous Transmitter and Receiver
Poster | Paper