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Welcome to the 2017 UMaine Student Symposium: Research and Creative Activity electronic event program. This electronic program includes student abstracts, student presentation style descriptions, and presentation schedules. It also includes a map of the venue layout, schedule of the entire day’s events and programs, as well as details and information regarding our sponsors and selected university programs.

We hope you enjoy a full day of student presentations, guest speakers, award ceremonies, and the chance to network with UMaine students, faculty, staff, as well as local and state industry and community leaders! 
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Monday, April 24 • 9:15am - 10:30am
Exhibits/Performances – Natural Sciences

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Speakers
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Zachary Applebee

Co-Presenter, 9:15AM-10:30AM
Analysis of Brown Seaweed Nutrient Uptake and Capacity River pollution has become a widespread problem in recent years. This pollution comes in many forms, but one form is excess nutrients in the water. This nutrient pollution often includes common elements like nitrogen, carbon... Read More →
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Benjamin Becker

Zoology, 9:15AM-10:30AM
Territorial Behavior In Song Sparrows Influenced By Human Development For many indigenous animal species, human development has drastically altered their native habitats through destruction of their environments, food sources or natural cover. For many, this change in environment... Read More →
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Grace Chavis

Animal and Veterinary Science, Pre-Veterinary Concentration, 9:15AM-10:30AM
The Eastern Coyote: The Missing Link? Sylvatic (genotype 8; G8) Echinococcus granulosus (EG) was recently identified as lung cysts in Maine moose, which can act as an intermediate host for this cestode parasite. The definitive host, in which the adult cestode reproduces, is most... Read More →
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Corey Halliday

Biochemistry, 9:15AM-10:30AM
RNAseq Analysis Reveals Effects of Arsenic on Neuronal and Immune Gene Expression in Danio rerio Arsenic in drinking water has been linked to developmental issues in utero, resulting in a decrease in IQ. Maine wells contain, on average, 23 ppb arsenic, which is higher than the national... Read More →
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Katrina Lapham

Communication Sciences & Disorders, 9:15AM-10:30AM, 10:45AM-12:00PM
Cerebral Palsy and Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Important Components and Considerations for AAC Implementation (Table 26 Side L, 9:15AM-10:30AM)Cerebral palsy is often associated with expressive language deficits, and many children with cerebral palsy require the use... Read More →
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Stephen Moore

Oceanography, 9:15AM-10:30AM
A Model Study of the Saco and Casco Bays in Response to Winter Storms As part of an ongoing effort to develop a hydrodynamic model of the Saco and Casco bays, this study aims to simulate physical responses of the bays to winter storms. The model has been built based on the Finite... Read More →
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Han Nguyen

Chemistry, 9:15AM-10:30AM
Cellulose – based hydrogel for marine anti – biofouling applications A novel hydrogel based on carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) was developed to serve as a marine anti-biofouling coating. The synthesis of this hydrogel involves reacting a thiol-functionalized CMC (cysCMC) with... Read More →
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Hannah Stefl

Human nutrition and dietetics, 9:15AM-10:30AM
Exploring the Nutritional Value of Carrots and Determining Attributes that are Favored by Consumers Hannah Stefl, Barbara Cole, PhD, Department of Chemistry, Melissa Chisholm PhD, Department of Chemistry, Angela Myracle, MPH, PhD Abstract: Carrots, the most popular vegetable of... Read More →
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Lukas Wotton

Biology, chemistry minor, anthropology minor, 9:15AM-10:30AM
Contrasting fire histories from coastal and inland Maine, U.S.A, since deglaciation Two statewide fires in 1825 and 1947, combined to burn millions of acres across Maine, mediating extensive vegetation changes at locations such as Acadia National Park. Little is known about fire-climate-vegetation... Read More →

Judges
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Shawn Brackett

Engineering Physics, 10:45AM-12:00PM
Integrated Environment & Proximity Sensing for UAV Applications As the realm of drone applications expand new methods for sensing, navigating and avoiding obstacles need to be developed. The project applies an Extended Kalman Filter to a simulated quadcopter vehicle though Matlab... Read More →
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Monday April 24, 2017 9:15am - 10:30am EDT
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