2011 Berea College Research Symposium
The Berea Undergraduate Research Symposium (BURS), held each fall the same weekend that the Berea College Trustees visit campus, is an opportunity for the students and faculty to share research work with each other as well as these important
campus visitors. This has been organized by the science departments in the past but participation is open to
all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster
presentations as well as a plenary session.
The program for Fall 2011 will be held on Friday, October 21st. The 2011 BURS will start in the afternoon with student oral presentations, continue with student poster presentations, and and with a plenary talk by Dr. Doug Stickle. Dr. Stickle is Professor and Director of Chemistry & Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) at Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia. Dr. Stickle's talk is titled, “Clinical Chemistry, and Clinical Applications of Mass Spectrometry”.
We will start at 2:30 PM with two simultaneous oral presentation sessions (15 minutes each) in rooms 101 and 106 of the Science Building. The sessions are grouped by theme as much as possible. The poster session starts at 3:30 and is held in the lobby of the science building with posters from various fields (previous posters from chemistry, biology, physics, psychology, sociology, education, African American Studies, economics, industrial arts, computer science, physical education & health, and mathematics). All students who pursued substantial research projects over the previous year are encouraged to present their research.
Students and faculty interested in attending or participating in the 2017 BURS should either contact Jay Baltisberger or Anes Kovacevic of the chemistry program. Alternatively a student may elect to register online via the link on the Chemistry department web server.
Registration for the 103rd Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting should follow this link KAS Registration
The program for Fall 2011 will be held on Friday, October 21st. The 2011 BURS will start in the afternoon with student oral presentations, continue with student poster presentations, and and with a plenary talk by Dr. Doug Stickle. Dr. Stickle is Professor and Director of Chemistry & Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) at Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia. Dr. Stickle's talk is titled, “Clinical Chemistry, and Clinical Applications of Mass Spectrometry”.
We will start at 2:30 PM with two simultaneous oral presentation sessions (15 minutes each) in rooms 101 and 106 of the Science Building. The sessions are grouped by theme as much as possible. The poster session starts at 3:30 and is held in the lobby of the science building with posters from various fields (previous posters from chemistry, biology, physics, psychology, sociology, education, African American Studies, economics, industrial arts, computer science, physical education & health, and mathematics). All students who pursued substantial research projects over the previous year are encouraged to present their research.
Students and faculty interested in attending or participating in the 2017 BURS should either contact Jay Baltisberger or Anes Kovacevic of the chemistry program. Alternatively a student may elect to register online via the link on the Chemistry department web server.
Registration for the 103rd Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting should follow this link KAS Registration
The following students have registered to do presentations for 2011
Oral Presentations
| # | Name | Title | Major |
| 1 | Ericka Berge, Bailey King, Michon Martin, Juliana Dolan, & Franceska Mehmeti | Proterometra macrostoma (Trematoda: Azygiidae): Location of the Redia and Emergence Path from the Snail Intermediate Host, Elimia semicarinata (Gastropoda: Pleuorceridae). abstract | biology |
| 2 | Imelda Hot | Blood Plasma Coagulation Induced by Poly(ethylene glycol) Materials abstract | chemistry |
| 3 | Marceline G. Aengwanama | Runx1 Interacts with Delta Np63alpha to Regulate Target Genes abstract | chemistry |
| 4 | Kelly Mouapi | Epitope Mapping of Vimentin in Arthritis-susceptible HLA-DRB1* 0401 and resistant *0402 mice abstract | chemistry |
| 5 | Premila Samuel | The mechanism of action of Prevotella histocola in the immunomodulation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). abstract | chemistry |
| 6 | Chido Hambira & Michael Bertucci | Combinatorial synthesis of a thiourea library for the aminolysis of N-acyl homoserine lactones abstract | chemistry |
| 7 | Lydia Joiner | Berea College Gardeing Project abstract | child and family studies |
| 8 | Tommy O. Boykin | Synthesis of Copper-Based Superconductors abstract | physics |
| 9 | Rohan Isaac, Tommy Boykin, Marissa Brown, & Mackenzie Endres | Synthesis and characterization of Half-Metallic Heusler Alloys abstract | physics |
| 10 | Rachel Krebs | The effects of gender and writing assignments on implicit attitudes of gender roles abstract | psychology |
| 11 | Raven Weaver | Perception of Aging: The Power of Knowledge & Action abstract | psychology |
Poster Presentations
| # | Name | Title | Major |
| 1 | Juliana Dolan, Franceska Mehmeti, Ericka Berg, Bailey King, & MIchon Martin | Proterometra macrostoma (Trematoda: Azygiidae): Effect of Serotonin and Melatonin on Redial Movement and Emergence of the Cercaria from the Redia and the Snail, Elimia semicarinata (Gastropoda: Pleuorceridae). abstract | biology |
| 2 | Karen Reynolds | Understanding SERF function: Creation and behavioral analysis of dSERF deletion mutants abstract | biology |
| 3 | Katherine Webb | Detection and mapping of invasive plant species and hiking trails at Indian Fort Mountain in Berea, KY. | biology |
| 4 | Cecilia Albers | The Role of Activated Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule in Triple Negative Breast Cancer abstract | biology |
| 5 | Charli Bobbitt | The Role of Bone Morphogentic Proteins in Mammary Gland Differentiation | biology |
| 6 | Horton Li | LKB1 effect on MicroRNA expression in lung adenocarcinoma abstract | chemistry |
| 7 | Dallas Cook, Russell Hammond, & Horton Lin | Synthesis of Fluorescent Derivatives of Lysine and Glutamic Acid abstract | chemistry |
| 8 | Trena Payton & Amanuel Tefamichael | Synthesis of Enantioenriched β-Ketoesters via a Quinine-Catalyzed Ketene-Claisen Condensation. abstract | chemistry |
| 9 | Chelsey Lloyd & Michelle Bloom | Synthesis of Enantioenriched β-Ketoesters via an Azaferrocene-Catalyzed Ketene-Claisen Condensation abstract | chemistry |
| 10 | Amanuel Tesfamichael & Trena Payton | Synthesis of Enantioenriched β-Ketoesters via a Ketene-Claisen Condensation. | chemistry |
| 11 | Diego Moya, Elijah Whitaker, Melanie Burt, & Julianna Dolan | Characterization of Internally-Quenched Fluorescent Peptide Substrates for the Peptidase Neurolysin. abstract | chemistry |
| 12 | Chyna Johnson | Design and Synthesis of STAT3 Inhibitor abstract | chemistry |
| 13 | Marceline G. Aengwanama | Runx1 Interacts With DeltaNp63alpha to Regulate Target Genes abstract | chemistry |
| 14 | Dipendra Sharma Chapagain | Influence of Boundary Conditions on Metastable Lifetimes for The Ising Model on the Hyperbolic Plane | chemistry |
| 15 | Kristina Carter, Sara Dean, Valerie Frost, & Alena Gordienko | From Anecdote to Assessment: the Robust Beauty of Using Multiple Regression and Path Analysis to Explore Retention, Graduation, and Academic Performance at a Small Liberal Arts College | chemistry |
| 16 | Stacey Roberts & Brittany Stowers | African American Families and their Heritage in Garrard County Kentucky--Phases I and II abstract | child and family studies |
| 17 | Aaron Meadows | Taiji Improves Kinetic Link Coordination abstract | other |
| 18 | Marissa Brown, Mackenzie Endres, Rohan Isaac, & Tommy Boykin | Laser Ablation of Boron Fullerenes abstract | physics |
| 19 | James Perrugia & Fidel Tewolde | Ground State Energies and Isomer Configurations of Nanoclusters abstract | physics |
| 20 | Christopher B. Yaluma | The Identification of Few Layer Graphene and the Growth of Nanoribbons on Silicon Nitride Substrates abstract | physics |
| 21 | Andrew Miller | Structural Analysis of integrin Beta 1. | physics |
| 22 | Joshua Callahan, Yuta Katsumi, Chido Matara, & Shelby Williams | Neurophysiological Indices of Cognitive Style abstract | psychology |
| 23 | Brian Easterday, Tierah Ellard, Matthew Jenkins, & Jordan Monger | Design of a flexible research vehicle for future studies at Berea College abstract | technology & industrial arts |
| 24 | Sam Hawes | The History, the Music and the Construction of the Kentucky Dulcimer | technology & industrial arts |