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Tier One Scholars Present at Undergraduate Research Day 2013
October 10, 2013 – Tier One Scholars joined 130 undergraduates who presented their research at the annual UH Undergraduate Research Day. Tier One Scholars Stacy Nguy and Cara Riffe were among those who received Outstanding Poster Awards. Six of the eight Tier One Scholar presenters were also recipients of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. All Tier One Scholars receive a $1,000 Research Stipend for conducting research with a faculty mentor. Current scholars who are interested in exploring research opportunities should visit the Research Benefits page.
List of Presenters:
Continuous Hematocrit Monitoring Using Optical Coherence Tomography
Thomas Hsu, Scholar, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)Kirill Larin, Mentor
Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Smartphone User Authentication
Christopher Krivik, Tier One Scholar, SURF FellowWeidong Shi, Mentor
Computer Science, College of Natural Science and Mathematics
Effect of Nicotine Exposure on Fetal Development
Sruthi Mathews, Tier One Scholar, SURF FellowKirill Larin, Mentor
Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Imaging and Electrophysiological Characterization of Cortical Spreading Depression
Varun Potluri, Tier One Scholar, SURF FellowJokūbas Žiburkus, Mentor
Biology and Biochemistry, College of Natural Science and Mathematics
Behavioral Effects of CPA on Dravet Syndrome
Cara Riffe, Tier One Scholar, SURF FellowJokūbas Žiburkus, Mentor
Biology and Biochemistry, College of Natural Science and Mathematics
Food Intake Similarities and Differences among Food Insecure Households
Boston Yoder, Tier One Scholar, SURF FellowDaphne Hernandez, Mentor
Health & Human Performance, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Characterization of Behavioral Deficiencies in FMR 1 – Knockout Female Mice
Stacy Nguy, Tier One ScholarMaria Tejada-Simon, Mentor
Pharmacological & Pharamaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
Discrete Calculus on a Scaled Number Line
Sarah Stanley, Tier One ScholarWilliam Ott & Allan Peterson, Mentors
Mathematics, College of Natural Science and Mathematics, University of Lincoln Nebraska, Affiliate