2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) is a competitive program of the College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences STEM departments – Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Computer Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Technology, and Physics. SURP allows undergraduate students to develop their research and problem solving skills over a 10-week period. Each student works closely with a faculty mentor and is compensated for their research work. The annual SURP Symposium provides a venue for the student/faculty teams to present their projects in poster form.

The 2021 SURP Symposium was held on July 30, 2021. To view the collection of past SURP Symposium programs, click here.

Schedule
Friday, July 30th
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2021
11:00 AM	Welcome & Keynote Marcy M. Seavey, University of Northern Iowa Selena Losee, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Riley (Mullins) Plagge, GHD, Des Moines Nicole (Bishop) North, Ohio State University Event Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM	Analog Studies of Organic Pathways in Wind Cave through Cave Water and Crystals Wilson McNaughton, University of Northern Iowa Joshua Sebree Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Characterization of the Intestinal Mucin Role in Colonization of the Spodoptera frugiperda Midgut Noah Bond, University of Northern Iowa Jerreme Jackson Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Chemical Substitution Induced Half-Metallicity in CrMnSb0.5Si0.5 Lukas Stuelke, University of Northern Iowa Pavel Lukashev Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Comparison of Chalk Types and Their Ghosting Effects Felicienne Alexandre, University of Northern Iowa Shoshanna Coon, University of Northern Iowa Kirk Manfredi, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Comparison of Expiring CP-25 and 3-Year Old CP-42 Plantings for Monarch Habitat Quality Schuyler Hop, University of Northern Iowa Laura L. Jackson Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Correlation between Forb Frequency and Grass Frequency in Expiring CP-25 Plantings Gretchen Steffensmeier, University of Northern Iowa Laura L. Jackson Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Curating a Global Collection of Fiddler Crabs for the American Museum of Natural History, NYC Dee Dee Pitzen, University of Northern Iowa Samantha Heyer, University of Northern Iowa Amber Finke, University of Northern Iowa Frank H. Barnwell Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Carl L. Thurman Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Curating a Global Collection of Fiddler Crabs for the American Museum of Natural History, NYC Samantha Heyer, University of Northern Iowa Dee Dee Pitzen, University of Northern Iowa Amber Finke, University of Northern Iowa Frank H. Barnwell, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Carl L. Thurman Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Developing New Yeast Strains to Investigate Gene Looping Caitlyn Nuehring, University of Northern Iowa Justin P. Peters Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Diffusion of Gold on WSe2 Colin Gorgen, University of Northern Iowa Andrew Stollenwerk Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Electrical Transport Measurements on Ni Films Deposited on MoS₂ Young Moua, University of Northern Iowa Paul Shand Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Colin Gorgen, University of Northern Iowa Andrew Stollenwerk Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Electronic, Magnetic, and Structural Properties of CoMnVSb Adam Ramker, University of Northern Iowa Pavel Lukashev Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Enterococcus faecalis Colonization of the Helicoverpa zea Midgut Epithelium Sierra Hill, University of Northern Iowa Jerreme Jackson, University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Evaluation of Pre-Lysis Rinses To Improve DNA Yield and Purity Joseph Correa, University of Northern Iowa Emma Pellegrino, University of Northern Iowa Marek K. Sliwinski Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Exploring Mesh Networks for Smart Buildings Brandon Purvis, University of Northern Iowa Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Sarah Diesburg Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Haroon Rashid, University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Fiddler Crabs from the Shore of the Western Atlantic Ocean Claire Kipp, University of Northern Iowa Carl L. Thurman Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Identification of Fungi and Their Secondary Metabolites from Wind Cave [Poster] Kyle J. Biscoglia, University of Northern Iowa Kirk Manfredi Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Implementation of a Nanocellulose 3D Printer Nathan P. Schmidt, University of Northern Iowa Tim Kidd Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Investigating Fractal Properties of Stochastic Financial Data Dhruv Patel, University of Northern Iowa Ali Tabei Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Investigating the Unknown Purple Substance from Newsprint Paper Briyana Carter, University of Northern Iowa Shoshanna Coon, University of Northern Iowa Kirk Manfredi, University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Measuring the Microbial Limit of Detection for a Modified DNA Extraction Protocol Emma Pellegrino, University of Northern Iowa Marek K. Sliwinski Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Meskwaki Nation Food Sovereignty Program Natural History and Soil Study Gerardo Jacobo, University of Northern Iowa Chad Heinzel Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Christina Blackcloud, Meskwaki Nation Food Sovereignty Program Luke Kapayou, Meskwaki Nation Food Sovereignty Program Stephanie Snow, Meskwaki Nation Food Sovereignty Program Felix Navarrete, AmeriCorps Green Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	On the Vulnerability of OpenThread to Agile Denial of Service Attacks Casey Cronin, University of Northern Iowa Sarah Diesburg Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Raman Spectroscopy: Investigation of Acidic Azure B on Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Cobey Heinen, University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Selecting for Durability in Bacillus cereus/anthracis Bacteriophages Alexis J. Moore, University of Northern Iowa Michael H. Walter Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	SocioApp: Detecting Your Sociability Status with Your Smartphone Aaron Walker, University of Northern Iowa Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Sarah Diesburg Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation in Restored Native Prairies Over Time [Poster] Samrin Shahnaz, University of Northern Iowa Kenneth J. Elgersma Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Stochastic Monte Carlo Simulations of Competing Nucleoproteins on Single-Stranded DNA Aaron Kirchman, University of Northern Iowa Ali Tabei Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Structure of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer During PM2.5 NAAQS Exceedances in Iowa Madison Mckenna, University of Northern Iowa Alan Czarnetzki Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Sustainable and Biodegradable Nanocellulose Composite Materials Jacob Scheel, University of Northern Iowa Tim Kidd Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	The Mitochondrial Genome of the Spiny-Wristed Fiddler Crab, Leptuca Spinicarpa Rathbun 1900 Amber Finke, University of Northern Iowa James Demastes Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa J. Antonio Baeza, Clemson University Carl Thurman Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	The Phosphorescence of Wind Cave Cavern, and the Level of Organics Associated with it Steven Gomez, University of Northern Iowa Joshua Sebree, University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	The Solar Eclipse of 1869 as seen in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky Trishyan Anthony, University of Northern Iowa Thomas A. Hockey Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Virtual vs. In-Person Instruction: The Impact of Teachers' Understanding of Physics Madelyn Johnson, University of Northern Iowa Jeff Morgan Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Lawrence Escalada Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Open Access Poster Presentation Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Visibility of Lattice Points Sydney Hauser, University of Northern Iowa Adrienne Stanley Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
11:30 AM	Visualizing Human RAD51 Protein Binding to Single-Stranded DNA Using Atomic Force Microscopy Rose Perksen, University of Northern Iowa Justin P. Peters Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only) Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM

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