Poster Schedule
Poster sessions will take place on Saturday, April 6, in the Stubblefield Center. A pdf version of the schedule is available by clicking the Poster Session Schedule button.
Discipline Key: AG = Agriculture, Food & Renewable Resources; BI = Biological Sciences; CH = Chemistry; EN = Engineering, Industrial Science & Technology; GE = Geology & Geography; IN = Information, Computing & Communication; PH = Physics; SO = Societal Impacts of Science & Engineering
Poster Session A: Odd Numbered Posters 10:20 - 11:15 a.m.
Poster Number | Discipline | Title | Author(s) |
1 | AG | In Vitro Establishment and Micropropagation of Ipomoea batatas: An Arkansas Relevant Crop to Establish a Genomic Library for the Detection of Pathogens. | Alexandra Barnett, Prcila Tinajero, & Arturo Ferrer |
3 | BI | An updated distribution of Usazoros hubbardi (Caudell) (Insecta: Zoraptera, Zorotypidae) in Arkansas | David E. Bowles |
5 | BI | Infectious diseases and cancers likely have one common enemy: autophagy inducers | Christian Dunger & Mohammad Goodarzi |
7 | BI | Internal Temperature on Embryonic Development in the 9-Banded Armadillo | Jackson Frederick |
9 | BI | Energy Content of Acorns of Shinnery Oak (Quercus havardii) in the Diet of Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata) in Southeastern New Mexico | John L. Hunt, Matthew E. Grilliot, Troy L. Best, Isaac C. Castillo, Dixie Lozano-Lopez, & Emily R. Neilson |
11 | BI | Investigating Galectin Glycoprotein Interaction with Sialoglycans and Nanoparticles | Luke Jodoin, Lyndsie Hicks Archana Mishra, & Rahul Yadav |
13 | BI | Intracellular Metal's two way Impact on DNA Damage and Toxicity when related to doses of antibiotics in Escherichia coli | Tyler Melton & Mohammad Goodarzi |
15 | BI | The Effects of Tallgrass Prairie Restoration on Microbial Diversity | Cecilia Perez, Camelia Vela, & Jeff Shaver |
17 | BI | C. elegans and Vitamin D supplementation as a means of understanding proteostasis | Joey Sharp, London Blackwell, J.T. Roscoe, & Mindy Farris |
19 | BI | The Genetic Diversity of Warea amplexifolia | Joseph Stroupe, Carson Craft, Christin Pruett, & Cheryl Peterson |
21 | BI | Implications of Artificially Induced Schooling on Problem Solving and Behavior: The Inclination of Socialization Over Hunger in Wild Type D. rerio | Joseph Stroupe, Carson Craft, Christin Pruett, & Cheryl Peterson |
23 | BI | Exploring Genetic and Environmental Factors that Control Differentiation of Pseudoplasmodium in Dictyostelium discoideum | Evan Wittig & Sandhya N Baviskar |
25 | CH | Computational Study of CDC42 Inhibitors for Therapeutic Interventions in Triple Negative Breast Cancer | Emily Esquivel, Ross S. Hunter, & Djamali Muhoza |
27 | CH | Development of Novel Rifamycins Using Complex Rifamycin Chemistry with Simple Click Chemistry | Catherine Hunter, Zane Fountain, Hannah Davidson, Natalya Kaza, Jessie Parchman, Rachel E. Tyler, Braden L. Glenn, Wyatt Treadway, Isabella Beasley, Nikkolette Perkins, Daniel Armstrong, Samir V. Jenkins, Marissa Fullerton, Amir Mortazavi, Daniel Voth, Ruud Dings, & Irosha Nawarathne |
29 | CH | Investigating the Salt Bridge Stability of the Novel Growth Factor FGF1-FGF2 Dimer | Samuel Lannutti |
31 | CH | Microplastic Identification in Rural North Central Arkansas’ Water Sources | Hannah Reynolds, William Howerton, Sabrina Lowe, & Irosha Nawarathne |
33 | CH | AI-Driven Discovery and Evaluation of Potent AND Selective TNAP Inhibitors for CKD associated Mineral and bone disorder Therapy | Alyssa Teague, Emily Esquivel, Stacy Hunter, & Djamali Muhoza |
35 | CH | Working Towards the Determination of Bifenthrin in Arkansas Waters | Caleb Wooten, & Sara E. Hubbard |
37 | EN | Molecular Dynamics Simulations of NiCr Alloys with Ti3SiC2 Inclusions | Brendan Crutchfield & Robert A. Flemi |
39 | EN | Thermodynamic characterization of a novel, biomass-fueled, fluidized-fixed bed reactor for green energy implementation | Taylor Lackey, Ogooluwa P. Ojo, & Ashokkumar M. Sharma |
41 | EN | A Novel Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm for Economic Dispatch in Power Systems | Partho Das Neer, Ehsan Naderi, & Shubhalaxmi Kher |
43 | EN | Empowering Sustainable Mobility: Solar-Powered Wireless EV Charging Stations with IoT Integration | Mohammad Abidur Rahman, & Ali Abushai |
45 | EN | Enhancing Disease Detection in South Asian Freshwater Fish Aquaculture Through Convolutional Neural Networks | Hayin Tamut & Robin Ghosh |
47 | GE | A Darcy column for research and demonstration in hydrogeology | Abigail Carico, Juan Lopez, Kendal Dixon, & Dave Mayo |
49 | GE | Testing the accuracy of Polycam® 3D Scanning software on LiDAR and Optical Photogrammetry devices in field research | Abigale Kelly, Perla Romero, Lisa Cady, & Maurice Testa |
51 | GE | Distribution of Detrital Sediment Captured in McKay Bay Member Knoll Reef, Upper Peninsula, Michigan | Kaleb McLaughlin, Perla Romero, Abigale Kelly, Erik Larson, & Maurice Testa |
53 | IN | Analyzing Website Fingerprinting (WF) Attacks on Tor: Closed vs. Open World Environments | Andrew Booth & Donghoon Kim |
55 | IN | Identification of key genes and major pathways involved in suppression of tumorigenesis by CREB3L1 in breast cancer | Melissa Walker, Carvis Campbell, & Vinay Raj |
57 | PH | Design and Implementation of 3D-Printable Optomechanical Components | Harry Lance, Jacie Hill, Julie Schwartz, Bill Gunderson, & Julie Gunderson |
59 | PH | Spatial & Temporal Features of Northern Hemisphere Particle Precipitation | Miah Adel |
61 | SO | Image Classification for Impaired Vision using Deep Learning Tool | Yaqub Suleymanov |
Poster Session B: Even Numbered Posters 11:15 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
Poster Number | Discipline | Title | Author(s) |
2 | AG | An innovative gasification technique for the production of green energy using diverse solid waste | Ogooluwa P. Ojo, Taylor Lackey, & Ashokkumar M. Sharma |
4 | BI | Snacking with the racket: Does urbanization lead to a trade-off between foraging and vigilance behavior in American Robins (Turdus migratorius)? | Andrew T. Clark, Quynh H. Nguyen, Katherine C. Nierstheimer, Hannia C. Valero, Zachary J. West, Elizabeth C. Williams, Kirsten P. Bartlow, Christopher R. Middaugh, Kimberly L. Sparks, & Maureen R. McClung |
6 | BI | Temporary sodium chloride treatment influences germination of activated and unactivated Bacillus anthracis spores | Taylor East, Avery Martin, Macie Carter, & Andrew Roser |
8 | BI | Differing soil moisture treatments: the effects on seed germination, root and shoot length in three plant species | Romone Gantt & Veronica Rauls |
10 | BI | Effects of vitamin supplementation on the short-term memory of Caenorhabditis elegans | Paola Ibarra, Levi Friddle, & Mindy Farri |
12 | BI | New Record of Leucistic Blue Catfish, Ictalurus furcatus (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae) from The Black River, Lawrence County, Arkansas | Chris T. McAllister & Henry W. Robison |
14 | BI | The Effect Of New Generation Inhibitors On mTOR Signaling Using Western Blotting | Oyekemi Oyetoro & Mohammad Goodarzi |
16 | BI | Lifespan and stress resistance of four strains of C. elegans treated with rapamycin | Robert Redditt, Alexis Brown, Trey Thurman, & Mindy Farris |
18 | BI | The interactive effects of defoliation and fertilization on fine root growth and stomatal density: Does fast recovery come at the expense of reduced drought tolerance? | Harper Sobel, Emiley Purvis, & Erin Wiley |
20 | BI | Investigating Waxworm Larvae Diet to Maximize Plastic Waste Biodegradation | Carli Tackett, Claire Greene, R. Shea Harris, & Maureen C. Dolan |
22 | BI | Investigating the impact of the March 2023 Central Arkansas tornado on mammal species richness and activity | Elizabeth C. Williams, Andrew T. Clark, Quynh H. Nguyen, Katherine C. Nierstheimer, Hannia C. Valero, Zachary J. West, Kirsten P. Bartlow, Christopher R. Middaugh, Kimberly L. Sparks, & Maureen R. McClung |
24 | CH | Enhancing Light Emission in Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskites through Polymer Composite Integration | Maoding Cheng & Qingling Jiang |
26 | CH | Central Arkansas Water Quality: Assessment and Monitoring | Abigail Howell, Maggie Greer, Walker Hendricks, Andrew Headley, & Jaime Murphy |
28 | CH | The Pursuit of Coordination Polymers with Transition Metals and Thione Heterocycles | Shannon Keyser, Audrey Lawrence, & Jaime Murphy |
30 | CH | Exploring the Role of Hydroperoxidase II (HPII) as a Key Player in Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms through Purification using Experimental Design | Ava Voke Ogboriaphien |
32 | CH | Molecular Dynamics Study of Organochlorine Ligand Interaction with Human Serum Albumin | David S. Sanford, Rahul Yadav, & Archana Mishra |
34 | CH | Towards the Measurement of Permethrin in Arkansas Surface Waters | Alex Treadway & Sara E. Hubbard |
36 | EN | Design, development, and study of the wastewater recirculation system for a hydraulic ram pump | Mohammad Ashikul Alam, Trevor Dady, & Ashokkumar M. Sharma |
38 | EN | The effect of a multi-inlet pipe flow system on the performance of a hydraulic ram pump | Trevor Dady, Mohammad Ashikul Alam, & Ashokkumar M. Sharma |
40 | EN | CubeSat Testing Apparatus | Jake Martinez |
42 | EN | Optimizing Campus Chat-bot Experience: Integrating Large Language Model (LLM) into University AI Assistants | Sijan Panday, Clayton Jensen, & Zurab Sabakhtarishvili |
44 | EN | A Portable, Affordable, Open Source Incubator for Temperature Control | Landon Rogers, Jacob Oster, R. Shea Harris, Paul Minor, Maureen Dolan, & Robert A. Fleming |
46 | EN | Multi-pad Launch Controller for Low-, Mid-, and High-Power Model Rockets | Sean X. Thomas & David J. Thomas |
48 | GE | Morphological comparison of Mulinia congesta and Mulinia lateralis (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Mactridae) from the Neogene and Quaternary Periods of Florida | Michelle Johnston , Braeden Hurley , Roger W. Portell , & Shamindri Tennakoon |
50 | GE | A benchtop model of a groundwater piezometer nest | Juan Lopez, Abbie Carico, Kendal Dixon, & Dave Mayo |
52 | GE | X-Ray Diffraction and Petrographic Analysis of Magnet Cove Carbonatite Core, Arkansas | Emily Mero, Cassaundra Huggins, Dave Mayo, & Maurice Testa |
54 | IN | Deep Learning-Based Sports Image Classification Using Transfer Learning | Musfikur Rahaman & Robin Ghosh |
56 | PH | SAA Anomaly during 1984-86: EXOS-C Observation | Miah M Adel & Rezwana K Roza |
58 | PH | Low loss InP/GaP Waveguides for Sapphire-based Photonic Integrated Circuits Platform | Joel Ruzindana, Kennedy Abanihe, Wisdom Ariagbofo, Manoj Shah, & Mansour Mortazavi |
60 | SO | Implementation of a Classroom Compatible Incubator for K-12 Citizen Science Outreach | Paige Fithen, R. Shea Harris, Robert Fleming, & Maureen C. Dolan |
62 | SO | Korean Language Character Recognition Using Convolutional Neural Network | Minsoo Kim |