UMSS17: Full Schedule

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!

9:15am EDT

Oral Presentations – Physical Sciences

Speakers

Samuel Borer

Honors Undergraduate Student, Physics, Mathematics

Characterizing Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers for Neutrino Physics When particle physicists want to study the fundamental particles of the universe, they cannot flip through a catalog to find the scientific instrument perfect for the task. They must develop their own tools... Read More →

Muhammad R Hossen

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Chemistry

Dry & Wet Stiffness Increase and Structure Stabilization of Cellulose Nanofibrils (CNF) Aerogels in Aqueous Environment (Room 4 Presenter 3, 9:15AM-10:30AM) Porous cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) based aerogels are capable of absorbing and storing a significant amount of liquid inside... Read More →

Courtney King

Earth and Climate Sciences, 9:15AM-10:30AM

A climate history: Using glacial geologic landforms to understand past behavior of the Antarctic Ice Sheet During the last glacial period, the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) expanded across what today is the Ross Sea. This grounded Ross Sea Ice Sheet (RSIS) caused inflowing outlet glaciers... Read More →

Session Chair

Muhammad R Hossen

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Chemistry

Judges

Paul Millard

Monday April 24, 2017 9:15am - 10:30am EDT
Room 4

Oral Presentations

9:15am EDT

Oral Presentations – Social Sciences

Speakers

Anne St. Amand

Quaternary and Climate Studies, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Spatial and spectral analysis of a buried archaeological site on the North Coast of Peru: implications for climate change and human adaptation El Niño, a complex climatic phenomenon, has shaped both the environment and human behavior on the North Coast of Peru for thousands of... Read More →

Nicole Bernsen

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Forest Resources

Linking labor supply and demand in Maine’s forest industry: An assessment of workforce needs and readiness in an industry in transition Major changes in the forest products industry in the state of Maine coupled with an aging and declining population has created an industry in... Read More →

Aeleah Granger

Psychology, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Muslim and Arab Prejudice: Understanding Emotions A socio-functional approach to prejudice posits that different out-groups are perceived to pose different types of threats (e.g., physical safety/security, economic, moral, etc.), which elicit different emotional responses from in-group... Read More →

Carter Hathaway

Journalism, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Studying shellfish harvest: Engaged digital media research with Clam Cam Clam Cam is a literal lens into the worlds of clam harvesters. Designed to package the experiences of clammers into video episodes, Clam Cam uses GoPro cameras strapped to harvesters’ chests to replicate... Read More →

Angelina Iannazzi

Psychology, Neuroscience minor, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Longitudinal Imagined Interactions Between Christians and Atheists Social contact has been found to reduce bias and stereotypes between groups of people who have differing religions or races. However, contact is not always possible due to location or lack of motivation for interaction... Read More →

Sara Lowden

Anthropology, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Ecuador's misappropriation of "buen vivir" This paper examines the epistemological tension surrounding the concept of "buen vivir" and its implications for the governance of natural resources in Ecuador. Rooted in Andean cosmology, "buen vivir" is an emergent philosophy akin to... Read More →

Molly Masters

English, political science, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Major Classism: Intertextual Binaries Among CLAS and STEM Ideologies This project is constructed around three presenters’ semester-long ethnographic research studies on the development of STEM writers’ identities and overcoming classism specific to academic disciplines. Our... Read More →

Daniel Mistro

Resource Economics & Policy, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Window Inserts and the Communities Adopting Them Weatherizing homes for the winter has become a common practice in the state of Maine as many residential homes are fitted with older, single-pane windows which are inefficient for keeping heat inside. There is a growing trend of community... Read More →

Anna Olsen

International Affairs with a concentration in culture, conflict and globalization, minors in archaeology, biology, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Ottoman Archaeology at Nadin-Gradina, Croatia, 2016 The Ottoman era remains an under-explored component of Mediterranean archaeology, despite its place as one of the great world empires. This era of history, however, is the key to linking prehistory to the modern landscape. The... Read More →

Amelia Reinhardt

Secondary Education, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Misinterpreting English: Inclusive Tutoring Practices in the Writing Center Our interactive presentation details the sociocultural understanding sought in collaborative writing. We examine tutoring paradigms (current traditional rhetoric, expressivism, and social constructionism... Read More →

James Robe

Mass Communication, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Fostering Scientific Discourse on the Internet: Scientific information and data have become more readily available to populations that may not have had easy access to science content prior to increases in internet use and availability. Website creation platforms continue to be democratized... Read More →

Malik Robinson

Philosophy, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Overlapping Otherness: A Phenomenological Approach to Black Sexuality The American Black community exhibits abnormally intense homophobia towards its own members. By examining “the lived experience of the Black man” through the phenomenological lens of Jean-Paul Sartre, Frantz... Read More →

Ben Scuderi

Resource Economics and Policy, 9:15AM-10:30AM

An Examination of Production Effiency in New England's Oyster Aquaculture Industry Shellfish aquaculture is a widespread practice in New England, but few economic studies have focused on this industry. Several different production methods are currently employed in this region to... Read More →

Mackenzie Tefft

Psychology, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Dyadic Interactions as They Relate to Emotional Adjustment in Adolescents. I AM A CUGR FELLOWSHIP AWARDEE. It is mandatory for me to attend, and I was unsure this was needed as well. I will be completing my project under the guidance of Rebecca Schwartz-Mette Ph.D. in the Peer Relations... Read More →

Andrew Tomer

Psychology, 9:15AM-10:30AM

"They need to get over it": Native American mascot protest leads to social discounting There is a current gap in the stigma literature of what leads to prejudice and discrimination against Native Americans (NAs). However, existing literature does inform us about ambivalent stereotypes... Read More →

Session Chair

Aeleah Granger

Psychology, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Anna Olsen

International Affairs with a concentration in culture, conflict and globalization, minors in archaeology, biology, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Ben Scuderi

Resource Economics and Policy, 9:15AM-10:30AM

Judges

Patrick Cheek

Co-Presenter

Robert Dana

Kreg Ettenger

Emily Haddad

Nancy Lewis

Laura Rickard

Co-Presenter

Jonthan Rubin

Kelley Strout

Mario Teisi

Kristin Vekasi

Monday April 24, 2017 9:15am - 10:30am EDT
Rooms 1-3

Oral Presentations

10:45am EDT

Oral Presentations – Business

Speakers

Kayla Leland

Business Management&Finance, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Why you should Travel to Uruguay Our booth will be all about the country of Uruguay and why one should travel there. We will have a lot of information involving the country and tourism. Our goal is to increase the leisurely travel to Uruguay because it is a beautiful company that... Read More →

Judges

Sharron Klein

Brian Silverman

Patrick Womac

Monday April 24, 2017 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 1

Oral Presentations

10:45am EDT

Oral Presentations – Education

Speakers

Brandon Clark

Mathematics, Physics, 10:45AM-12:00PM

ODE to Applied Physics: The Intellectual Pathway of Differential Equations in Mathematics and Physics Courses: Existing Curriculum and Proposed Instructional Strategies Research on the learning and teaching of STEM topics has traditionally focused on large-enrollment introductory... Read More →

Yarissa I. Ortiz-Vidal

PhD in Higher Education, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Pushing Boundaries and Redefining Cultural Wealth Latinos’ cultural wealth in the United States has been looked at from a perspective of deficit, one of cultural poverty and disadvantages. As the US Latino population continues to increase, so does the need to ensure this ethnic... Read More →

Betsy Trenkman

Master of Science in Teaching, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Collaborating Across the University of Maine System to Improve Student Understanding of the Role of Energy and Matter in Photosynthesis A recent assessment of 715 undergraduate biology students from six campuses in the University of Maine System revealed that they struggle to understand... Read More →

Paul Wilson

Master of Science in Teaching, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Self-Efficacy of Secondary Teachers Regarding the Teaching of Energy Concepts Aside from having specialized and pedagogical content knowledge, successful teachers must also have a degree of self-efficacy in their ability to teach the subject matter. This presentation will describe... Read More →

Session Chair

Betsy Trenkman

Master of Science in Teaching, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Judges

Sharron Klein

Brian Silverman

Patrick Womac

Monday April 24, 2017 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 1

Oral Presentations

10:45am EDT

Oral Presentations – Natural Sciences

Speakers

Amy Baron

Ecology and Environmental Sciences, School of Biology and Ecology, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Bird Abundance in the Rockweed Habitat along the Maine Coast Along the Maine coast, rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) is the dominant primary producers in the sheltered rocky intertidal areas and provides many essential ecological services to the intertidal ecosystem. Rockweed biomass... Read More →

Robert Boenish

Marine Biology, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Dynamics of effective effort in a dynamic trap fishery: Maine American lobster (Homarus americanus) Utilization and interpretation of fishery-dependent data presents issues due to statistical difficulties associated with non-random sampling. A standardized framework is developed... Read More →

Adrianus Both

Marine Science, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Sourcing and evaluating detritus as a supplemental diet for bivalve aquaculture using stable isotopes and fatty acids biomarkers Conventional bivalve aquaculture relies on areas with high natural abundances of phytoplankton to be successful. Since bivalves are known to ingest detritus... Read More →

Zakkary Castonguay

Food Science and Human Nutrition, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Phytonutrient Assessment of Locally Grown Cold Hardy Plum Cultivars Prunus salicina Lindl., stone fruits more commonly known as the Japanese plum are naturally rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. Locally grown plums can be a healthful, low-calorie snack option... Read More →

Kate Coupland

Oceanography, 10:45AM-12:00PM

What's controlling pH in the Damariscotta River? As climate change continues to alter marine ecosystems through temperature and salinity changes, acidification, and sea level rise, understanding how the estuaries and aquaculture may respond to these changes is critical to sustainable... Read More →

Caroline Curtis

Biology, Neuroscience Minor, 10:45AM-12:00PM

mTERT as a Novel and Unique Marker for Adult Neural Stem Cells Neurodegeneration and brain injuries are incurable problems that stem from the death of neurons, without replacement. One potential avenue of treatment could be stimulation of adult neural stem cells (ANSCs), but at... Read More →

Samantha Davis

Wildlife Ecology, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Seasonal survival and harvest rates of ruffed grouse in central Maine, USA Individual survival is a fundamental component of population dynamics, and knowledge of factors that influence survival is important for understanding fluctuations that occur within populations. Ruffed grouse... Read More →

Amber Elwell

Food Science and Human Nutrition, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Consumer Acceptability of Cold Hardy Plums Did you know that the State of Maine’s population increases by over 30 million people during the tourist season? This influx of people provides an increase in revenue through all areas of the economy during summer months, which can be... Read More →

Andrew Galimberti

Entomology, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Mineral Oil as a Tool in Integrated Pest Management of Potato Mineral oil is an organic petroleum-based pesticide which has a variety of uses in pest management. It has been used as an insecticide in several crops, primarily against small, soft-bodied insects. It is also used as... Read More →

Amanda Gavin

Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Linking climate variability to population wide increases of dissolved organic carbon in acid-sensitive high elevation lakes Porous cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) based aerogels are capable of absorbing and storing a significant amount of liquid inside the 3D structure. As the porosity... Read More →

Andrew Goode

Oceanography, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Implications of expanding thermal habitat to settlement-based forecasts of American lobster landings The American lobster, Homarus americanus, fishery is the most valuable single-species fishery in the USA and Canada, and more than 90% of the USA share comes from the Gulf of Maine... Read More →

Savannah Haines

Forestry, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Fungi and tree response: Determining how the fungal pathogen, Caliciopsis pinea is altering eastern white pine compartmentalization. Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) is historically, ecologically, and economically significant in both Maine and New Hampshire. Not only used commercially... Read More →

Mohammed Nayeem Ibnul

Chemistry, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Fabrication of Thermoelectric Film of Bismuth Telluride Nanocomposites for High Efficiency Thermoelectric Generators Fabrication of Thermoelectric Film of Bismuth Telluride Nanocomposites for High Efficiency Thermoelectric Generators Mohammed Nayeem Ibnul Laboratory for Surface... Read More →

Jonas K. Insinga

Graduate Student (Master's), Entomology

Insects as potential vectors of Dickeya dianthicola in Maine potato agrosystems Maine makes on average $300 million annually from its potato. A new bacterial pathogen, Dickeya dianthicola, has been introduced to the state and has spread to neighboring states through trade in seed... Read More →

Bouhee Kang

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Food Science

Recovery of functional proteins from invasive green crabs (Carcinus maenas) by isoelectric solubilization/precipitation Growing populations of invasive green crabs (Carcinus maenas) have negatively affected marine habitat, molluscan aquaculture, and commercially important fisheries... Read More →

Amy Lamore

Molecular and Cellular Biology, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Comparison of Clearing Methods to Visualize Diabetic Neuropathy in BTBR Ob/Ob Mice Clearing methods are used to render a tissue completely transparent by removing the light scattering lipids. Many of these methods have been optimized for mouse brains, the fattiest organ in the body... Read More →

Trevor Lessard

Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Understanding Ecosystem Changes in the Falkland Islands Across Time The Falkland Islands are a biodiversity hot spot with endemic species of plants and animals, and a unique assemblage of seabirds and marine mammals that are threatened by land use practices and climate change. To... Read More →

Joelle Manglinckx

Wildlife Ecology, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Reproductive status affects summertime resource selection and survival of ruffed grouse in Maine, USA. Theory suggests that animals should select resources based on perceived fitness benefits. Because life-history traits differentially contribute to fitness and are constrained by... Read More →

Dhriti Nayyar

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Food and Nutrition Sciences

Effects of blanching and freezing on antioxidant capacity of dulse (Palmaria palamata), gracilaria (Gracilaria tikvahiae), sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) and winged kelp (Alaria esculenta) A lot of attention has been given to analyzing antioxidants present in sea vegetables... Read More →

Margaret Pickoff

Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Improving Green Manure Intercropping in Small Grains: An Evaluation of Alternative Termination Techniques The practice of intercropping small grains with leguminous green manures (GMs) can provide an affordable, on-farm source of nitrogen (N) for subsequent grain crops when GMs... Read More →

Rebecca Rivernider

Zoology, Animal Science minor, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Timothy grass, a pollen forage for Bumble bees Bumble bees in Maine, USA were surveyed during the spring, summer, and fall of 2016 in the major geographic regions in the state to assess bumble bee health, diversity, and the flora that they visit to acquire food. During the survey... Read More →

Kisei Tanaka

Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Mesoscale climatic impacts on distribution of Homarus americanus in the US inshore Gulf of Maine. The American lobster (Homarus americanus) supports commercially valuable fisheries throughout the northeastern USA and the Canadian Maritime Provinces. Climate change is speculated to... Read More →

Jonathan Watson

Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Dam Removal and Fish Passage Improvement Influence Fish Assemblages in the Penobscot River, Maine Dams and their impoundments disrupt river habitat connectivity to the detriment of diadromous fishes. Removal of dams is assumed to improve riverine connectivity and lotic habitat for... Read More →

Session Chair

Amy Lamore

Molecular and Cellular Biology, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Joelle Manglinckx

Wildlife Ecology, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Jonas K. Insinga

Graduate Student (Master's), Entomology

Samantha Davis

Wildlife Ecology, 10:45AM-12:00PM

Judges

James Beaupre

Eric Blomberg

Sue Erich

Thorsten Hahmann

Heather Hamlin

Pauline Kamath

Co-Presenter

Jordan LaBouff

Anne Lichtenwalner

University of Maine Veterinary Diagnostic Lab

Cynthia Loftin

Rebecca MacAulay

Dan Sandweiss

Jennifer Seeale

Denise Skonberg

Karen Sporer

Han Tan

Monday April 24, 2017 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Rooms 2-6

Oral Presentations

1:00pm EDT

Oral Presentations – Allied Health

Speakers

Olivia Bogucki

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Clinical Psychology

The role of comorbid trait anxiety symptoms in the relationship between chronic depressive symptoms and cardiovascular disease in older adults: Findings from the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study Previous research has suggested that anxiety and depressive symptoms are independently... Read More →

Judges

Ian Mette

Michael A. Robbins

Faculty, UMAINE

Mary Tedesco-Schneck

Monday April 24, 2017 1:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
Room 1

Oral Presentations

1:00pm EDT

Oral Presentations – Arts

Speakers

Alicia Champlin

Graduate Student (Master's), Intermedia

MOTIVE: Considerations of a Research-based Performance This presentation explores lessons learned and distills outcomes from a performance installation instigated by a research-based creative practice. The performance, "MOTIVE," took place in December, 2016, and was intended to... Read More →

Alan Estes

Theatre, 1:00PM-2:15PM

(sign) or A Staged Collection of Experiences in the Deaf Community "(sign)" is a one-act play performed in American Sign Language. Using ASL on the stage provides a social commentary on the stigma towards the deaf community and elicits a conversation on communication beyond vocalization... Read More →

Catherine Gottwalk

English, Journalism, 1:00PM-2:15PM

Creative and Communicative Integrity Our research is a combination of two ethnographic, qualitative case studies. Our research objective focuses on incentivizing creative writers to utilize the Writing Center, constructing tutoring sessions specifically designed to focus on the... Read More →

Eleanor Kipping

Intermedia MFA, 1:00PM-2:15PM

Eleanor Kipping Despite the success of the The Civil Rights movement in bringing issues of segregation, violence and racial discrimination to the forefront of national attention, generations later many still confront racism, oppression, and marginalization that is systematically... Read More →

Judges

Ian Mette

Michael A. Robbins

Faculty, UMAINE

Mary Tedesco-Schneck

Monday April 24, 2017 1:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
Room 1

Oral Presentations

1:00pm EDT

Oral Presentations – Biomedical Sciences

Speakers

Lindsey (Avery) Fitzsimons '06

PhD Candidate, Biomedical Science, University of Maine, Instructor of Gross Anatomy and Histology, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Biography:Lindsey Fitzsimons (Avery; SM ’06; 3rd generation St.Marker) is a fourth year doctoral student at the University of Maine and holds a dual-appointment with the University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she teaches first-year medical students in... Read More →

Sarah Alamer

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Cellular and Molecular biology

Cordell Beaton

Major Biology, Minor Chemistry, 1:00PM-2:15PM

How Dietary Fats and Lipid Metabolites Affect Metabolic Health There are many different types of dietary fats consumed by people each day. Saturated fatty acids (SFA), omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA-06), and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA-03) all have different... Read More →

Magdalena Blaszkiewicz

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Biomedical Science

Erin Carter

Elizabeth Coffey

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Biological Sciences

Elucidating the Effects of Aging on Muscle Skeletal muscle serves many physiological functions; therefore, progressive loss of muscle with age, known as sarcopenia, negatively impacts health. Sarcopenia affects 50 million people, is associated with increased fracture risk and functional... Read More →

Ana Eliza Souza Cunha

Honors Undergraduate Student, Biology, Pre-med, Neuroscience, Psychology

Neuro-Immune Cross Talk And The Regulation Of Energy Balance Neuronal plasticity is the brain’s ability to undergo changes in neurogenesis, neuron survival, and neurite outgrowth from birth through adulthood, and is vital to both development of the brain and in recovery after... Read More →

Jeanne DuShane

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry

MAPK-ERK Regulates Transcription of JC polyomavirus JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) infects more than half of the human population and presents as a persistent, lifelong infection in the kidney. In individuals who are immunosuppressed, JCPyV infection can lead to the onset of the fatal... Read More →

Elisabeth Kilroy

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Biomedical Science

Sigrid Koizar

Biology, Pre-Med, Chemistry minor, 1:00PM-2:15PM

Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor in Adipose Tissue Obesity and type 2 diabetes are conditions that lead to adipocyte hypertrophy and inflammation due to metabolic dysfunction. Proper neural innervation of adipose tissue is important for metabolic control. Brain-derived neurotrophic... Read More →

Conner Lajoie

Biochemistry, 1:00PM-2:15PM

Identification and characterization of 5-HT2 receptor scaffolding proteins in JC polyomavirus infection The majority of the human population is infected with JC polyomavirus, which establishes an asymptomatic infection in the kidney. In immunosuppressed individuals the virus spreads... Read More →

David Maridas

Biomedical Sciences, 1:00PM-2:15PM

Parathyroid Hormone rescues bone loss induced by calorie restriction Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) can stimulate bone remodeling and increase bone density in humans and mice. In addition, when the PTH receptor was knocked out, mice accumulated marrow fat and PTH could also prevent adipogenesis... Read More →

Zach Marin

Mathematics, 1:00PM-2:15PM

Wavelet-Based Particle Tracking In Unreconstructed, Off-Axis Holograms Ocean moons and planets, warmed by tidal forces, are a likely place to find extraterrestrial life. As such, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is conducting a search for life on Europa starting... Read More →

Colleen Mayberry

Microbiology, 1:00PM-2:15PM

JC Polyomavirus Utilizes Clathrin-mediated Endocytosis for Infectious Entry JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) establishes a lifelong, persistent, asymptomatic primary infection in the kidney in the majority of the human population. In immunocompromised individuals JCPyV disseminates to secondary... Read More →

Kathy Morelli

Ashley Soucy

Undergraduate Student, Biochemistry

Intracellular Ca2+ Flux is Required for a Post-Attachment Step in JCPyV Infection JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) establishes an asymptomatic infection in the kidney of healthy individuals through peroral transmission. In severely immunocompromised individuals, JCPyV migrates to the central... Read More →

Ella Sulinski

Psychology, 1:00PM-2:15PM

Oxytocin Response to Infant Stimulation is Impaired in Opioid Dependent Mothers Treatment for opioid dependence (MMT) affects the quality of the maternal-infant bond (Heller, 2013). In this study, mother-infant dyads (N=14) with MMT (n=7) and non-exposed dyads (n=7) from the same... Read More →

Session Chair

Erin Carter

Kathy Morelli

Magdalena Blaszkiewicz

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Biomedical Science

Judges

Lynn Atkins

Christopher Baker

Faculty, The Jackson Laboratory

Ben Harrison

Faculty, UNE

Charlene Ingwell-Spolan

Leonard Kass

Joshua Kelly

Erin Owen

Alan Rosenwasser

Thomas Schwartz

Karissa Tilbury

Faculty, UMAINE

Robert Wheeler

Faculty, UMAINE

Clayton Wheeler

Monday April 24, 2017 1:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
Rooms 2-5

Oral Presentations

1:00pm EDT

Oral Presentations – Engineering

Speakers

Libby Gorse

Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1:00PM-2:15PM

Quantifying aquaculture’s effect on nutrient flux at the sediment-water interface in the Damariscotta estuary in Maine The importance of developing a sustainable aquaculture industry has been realized in the state of Maine. An extensive, interdisciplinary EPSCoR-funded project... Read More →

John Larsen

math major, physics minor, 1:00PM-2:15PM

Homotopy Type Theory, Univalent Foundations of Mathematics Homotopy type theory (HoTT) is a foundation to mathematics alternative from the standard Zermelo-Frankel set theory with the axiom of choice (ZFC set theory). It stems from ideas in type theory as well ideas in homotopy... Read More →

Zhilong Liu

Graduate Student (PhD/iPhD), Coasting Enginnering

Quantification of Aquaculture Farm Drag Based on the Momentum Sink Method The demand of aquaculture will increase in the future, which presents an economic opportunity for farm expansion. In order to ensure sustainable growth for both the industry and the ecosystem, an important... Read More →

Anin Maskay

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1:00PM-2:15PM

SAW Static Strain Sensor for High Temperature Applications The measurement of static strain in harsh environment, in particular at temperatures beyond 100ºC, is highly desirable in multiple applications such as power plants, industrial manufacturing, and aerospace. The aforementioned... Read More →

Chitra Manjanai Pandian

Electrical Engineering, 1:00PM-2:15PM

WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND DATA ANALYSIS USING SOLAR POWERED WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS Storm water runoff pollution has been identified as a major environmental and health safety issue worldwide. In order to ensure health safety, water quality monitoring is necessary. Traditionally... Read More →

Berkay Payal

Undergraduate Student, Electrical Engineering, Honors College

Determining Honey Bee Colony Health Using RF and Radar Techniques Determining Honey Bee Colony Health Using RF and Radar Techniques Berkay Payal Advisor: Nuri W. Emanetoglu Herbert Aumann, Frank Drummond Abstract The sudden disappearance of honey bees, commonly referred to as Colony... Read More →

Mark Royer

Computer Science, 1:00PM-2:15PM

A Java class loading extension to support units-of-measurement error detection This project investigates dynamic class-loading techniques for integrating units of measurement in Java. Software errors can manifest themselves in any programming language due to semantic (or syntactic... Read More →

Razieh Zangeneh

Mechanical Engineering, 1:00PM-2:15PM

Design and Construction of a Froude Scaled Model DTMB 5415 Hull Form at University of Maine The Marine, Ocean, and Offshore Research Group at the University of Maine, in cooperation with faculty and students from the University of Maine, the University of Southern Maine, Maine Maritime... Read More →

Session Chair