Biochemistry
The disposal of hydrogen peroxide is crucial for organismal health as hydrogen peroxide is a toxin that causes necrosis, apoptosis, gangrene, ulcers, susceptibility to other medical conditio…
Microbiology
Third Award
The first observation of Xanthomonas vasicola pathovar vasculorum, commonly known as bacterial Leaf Streak being in the United States occurred in Nebraska. As of August 2016, was identified…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Plastic, one of the most commonly used materials in everyday products, has been piling up in landfills all over the world. The purpose of the experiment was to accelerate the biodegradation…
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) currently affects over 5 million people. As this number continues to rise, it becomes increasingly important to study AD and find therapeutic targets. The beta-amylo…
Plant Sciences
Purpose: Coronatine (COR) is a phytotoxin produced by Pseudomonas syringae. This research tests the effects of COR at low concentrations have on drought stress in varieties of maize to creat…
Biochemistry
The purpose of this experiment was to test whether exercise could mitigate neuroinflammation, epigenetic dysregulation, and memory loss caused by high-fat diet. Diets high in fat cause decre…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This experiment focuses on the effect that increasing temperature has on plant development and nutritional content. By using Wisconsin Fast Plant Astro Plants and Broccoli Microgreens grown…
Plant Sciences
Due to the depletion of the ozone layer, many plants are exposed to high amounts of ionizing radiation. Glycine max (soybean) plants in particular have prominent industries around the world.…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Insomnia is a condition occurring in 30% of Americans and it is known to significantly impair a person’s cognitive function (Pirone et al., 2016). While the benefits of lithium on memory and…
Animal Sciences
Monk parakeets are multi-decade inhabitants of Brooklyn that contribute to noise pollution; they make loud social calls in their communal nests atop trees, telephone poles, and utility struc…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not multilingualism had an effect on working memory capacity and retention of information. The null hypothesis was that there would be n…
Microbiology
Third Award
Antibiotic misuse has caused bacteria to evolve resistance, raising the potential for widespread, devastating health crises. Novel therapeutic alternatives to antibiotics seek to target viru…
Animal Sciences
One of the predominant insect disease vectors, the Aedes aegypti mosquito has been recorded in both fresh and salt water environments. Understanding the relationships between Ae. aegypti and…
Energy: Chemical
This experiment examined the effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate as a nutrient for algae growth and oil production. The algae was grown in three different concentrations of sodium bicarbonat…
Microbiology
Third Award
The gut microbiome plays an essential role in human health. Sugar substitutes and food preservatives were tested for their effects on the microbiome, specifically their effect on the growth…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this experiment is to determine if HisKPC-3 mutated beta-lactamase proteins are more antibiotic resistant than HisKPC-2 proteins, and what is occurring at a molecular level th…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This study investigated expression of genes correlated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia on the vocal and auditory pathways of a zebra finch, a model for unde…
Mathematics
First, the number of pairs of consecutive quadratic residues modulo an odd prime p are counted, using sums of the Legendre symbol. We then extend this to triples of consecutive quadratic res…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Fourth Award
Aquaporin1a1 is an integral membrane protein that facilitates the transportation of water molecules across a cell. Previous research showed that morpholino knockdowns showed reduced transfer…
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the feasibility of creating a polyethylene-degrading bacterial gel. The larva of Galleria mellonella, also known as wax worms, was discovered r…
Engineering Mechanics
Third Award
The purpose of this research is to create a better body armor by testing different woven patterns and creating a loom for the textile. Body armor plays a huge factor in the vitality rate of…
Physics and Astronomy
The Hofstadter Butterfly is a distinct fractal pattern in quantum physics that describes the energy eigenvalues of electrons subject to a magnetic field in a two-dimensional (2D) lattice. As…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This experiment aims to discover how the omnipresence of media in today’s society influences a person’s perception during social situations. Given that the processes of emotion and social pe…
Chemistry
The effect of various solution preparation methodologies on the aggregation of P3HT is studied. The aggregation of P3HT was induced by the use of a chloroform:dichloromethane binary system a…
Animal Sciences
Ocean acidification is a stark reality and is only predicted to increase. This research will evaluate how future increase in acidification will affect organism’s reproductive abilities. Sea…
Engineering Mechanics
Since the late 1700’s engineers all over the world have been working on ways to create pneumatic pod and train like systems to move passengers. One of the foremost projects related to this i…
Physics and Astronomy
First Award
Collective motion has attracted increasing interest in recent years as it is observed in a wide variety of applications such as the flocking behavior of birds or self-assembling nanoparticle…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
First Award
Facial expressions, particularly smiles, have implications for debilitating psychiatric disorders such as autism, depression, and schizophrenia, which make them a critical area for study. As…
Energy: Physical
Current transportation systems lose efficiency and contribute to greenhouse gas emission. Solutions through photonic propulsion are plausible and testable, but uncertain. Initial experiments…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
Little is known about the potential effects of “GenX’s” release into the Cape Fear River Basin. As stated by Rachel Carson “If we are going to live so intimately with these chemicals - eatin…