5th Annual Student Showcase
Over 485 students presented 238 projects at the 5th annual Student Showcase on May 2, 2014. Abstracts of the projects are available in the Student Showcase 2014 Proceedings
The Student Showcase is an annual event highlighting student work, involving creativity, discovery, research, innovation and/or entrepreneurship, presented by the Colorado Mesa University and Western Colorado Community College undergraduate students.
Congratulations to the 2014 Winners and to their Faculty Mentors
Mathematics & Computer Science
Track 1A - Computer Science
THERMABOT - REMOTE TEMPERATURE MONITOR SYSTEMS
Presenter(s): Jesse Blagg, Paul Jensen, Chrystal Keane
Faculty Mentor: Warren MacEvoy
Track 1B - Computer Science
LISTER
Presenter(s): Cody Herrick, Kyle Parker, Sophat Sem, Samuel Van Pelt
Faculty Mentor: Waren MacEvoy
Track 1C - Mathematics
THE UNKNOWN MATHEMATICS OF ECONOMICS
Presenter(s): Allison Theobold
Faculty Mentor: Phil Kavanaugh
Biological Sciences
Track 2A
A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF POPULATION GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION IN A MARINE SPECIES: EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COASTAL RESERVES
Presenter(s): Kiley DeSanto
Faculty Mentor: Aparna Palmer
Track 2B
MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF CONIATUS SPP. POPULATIONS USING CYTOCHROME OXIDASE I DNA SEQUENCING AND INSIGHT INTO ITS LIFE CYCLE
Austin Hadley, Katharyn Woodard
Faculty Mentor: Zeynep Ozsoy
Track 2C
SELF AWARENESS IN AVIAN SPECIES
Presenter(s): Laken Hyson, Andrzej Ogrodny, Andreas Schmalz
Faculty Mentor: Susan Longest
Physical & Environmental Sciences
Track 3A
SYNTHESIS OF A SELECTIVELY IODINATED ISOQUINOLINE CARBOXYLIC ACID
Presenter(s): Erin Nissen
Faculty Mentor: Joe Richards
Track 3B
RESTORATION OF URANIUM MINES IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO
Presenter(s): Jared Emmert, Tyge Larson, Tyra Monger, Danielle Wolff
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Kennard
Track 3C
USING MAGNETO-HYDRODYNAMICAL COMPUTATIONAL METHODS TO SIMULATE THE INTERSTELLAR GAS CLOUD G2 AS IT ENCOUNTERS THE SUPER MASSIVE BLACK HOLE AT THE CENTER OF OUR GALAXY.
Presenter(s): Thomas Morrison
Faculty Mentor: Jared Workman
Track 3D
ALKALIC EPITHERMAL GOLD MINERALIZATION, SOUTHWESTERN PLATORO CALDERA, CO
Presenter(s): Jeffrey Hrncir
Faculty Mentor: Andres Aslan
Track 3E
PROVENANCE AND AGE OF THE BROWNS PARK FORMATION AND BISHOP CONGLOMERATE BASED ON NEW DETRITAL ZIRCON STUDIES, NORTHWEST COLORADO
Presenter(s): Douglas Nichols
Faculty Mentor: Andres Aslan
Professional Programs
Business - Track 4A
THE ETHICAL AND REGULATORY COMPONENTS OF THE 2008 FINANCIAL MELTDOWN
Presenter(s): Chad Davis, Tyler Ellsworth, Christopher Hedges, Jacob Raymond, Xujing Zhang
Faculty Mentor: Suzanne Lay
Business - Track 4B
MOVIN' ON DATABASE
Presenter(s): Heidi Gruber, Ruth Schramm
Faculty Mentor: Gayla Slauson
Business - Track 4C
THE DICHOTOMY OF CAPITAL STRUCTURES IN THE GLOBAL SPORTS EQUIPMENT & APPAREL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Presenter(s): Justin Malloy, Jason Parise, Emily Pritchard, Kade Robinson, Landon Vermeer
Faculty Mentor: Morgan Bridge
Business - Track 4D
ELEMENTS OF COLORADO WINERY
Presenter(s): Tyler Geerdes, Laurel Kasel
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Parman
Business - Track 4E
SHOULD ORGANIZATIONS DEAL WITH SUBCULTURES?
Presenter(s): Brooke Lucas, Tela Robinson
Faculty Mentor: Donald Carpenter
Health Sciences - Track 4F
BENEFITS OF EARLY END-OF-LIFE EDUCATION: FAMILIES OF PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
Presenter(s): Lindsey Cox, Erika Winkenhofer
Faculty Mentor: Courtney Kasun
Health Sciences - Track 4G
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER AND EFFICIENT NURSE-NURSE SHIFT REPORT
Presenter(s): Liam Harrell, Paige Markley, Colleen Thliveris
Faculty Mentor: Genell Stites
Kinesiology - Track 4H
THE EFFECTS OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURE ON OXYGEN UPTAKE IN SUBMAXIMAL CYCLING
Presenter(s): John Dawson, Keonimana Shigematsu, Ryan Teal
Faculty Mentor: Gerald Smith
Mass Communication - Track 4I
CINEMATIC COMIC CULTURE & CULTIVATION THEORY
Presenter(s): Kelsey Burns, Stephanie Cochran
Faculty Mentor: Jessica Peterson
Teacher Education - Track 4J
THE ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS OF LITERACY
Presenter(s): Tabitha Butterbaugh, Karlie Euler, Amy Hurshman
Faculty Mentor: Cynthia Chovich
Teacher Education - Track 4K
THE FIELD OF TEACHING FROM CURRENT EDUCATORS
Presenter(s): Laura Andersen
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Daniels
Teacher Education - Track 4L
THROUGH THE EYES OF A TEACHER
Presenter(s): Cassandra Park
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Daniels
Languages, Literature, & Social Sciences
Track 5A - English
PAST PLACES: PERSONAL STORIES OF THE YOUNG AMERICAN
Presenter(s): Rachel Boschen
Faculty Mentor: Rhonda Claridge
Track 5B - English
GRAPPLING WITH DEATH: MORTALITY IN THREE EPICS
Presenter(s): Amy Hollingsworth
Faculty Mentor: Jason Reddoch
Track 5C - Spanish
THE LITERATURE OF "LO FANTASTICO" AND THE LITERARY TRANSLATION
Presenter(s): Torrey Steves
Faculty Mentor: Mayela Vallejos Ramirez
Track 5D - Social Sciences
THE PROJECTED FRONTIER: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WESTERN FILM
Presenter(s): Claire Kempa
Faculty Mentor: Steve Schulte
Track 5E - Social Sciences
GENDER NONCONFORMITY IN CHILDREN
Presenter(s): Jean-Louise Reichman
Faculty Mentor: Brenda Wilhelm
Track 5F - Social Sciences
ENGAGING IN ROMANTIC AND SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS: INFLUENCING FACTORS FOR COLLEGE AGE ADULTS
Presenter(s): Brittney Barks, Erin Holl, Sarah Zwetzig
Faculty Mentor: Jake Jones
Honors
Track 6
THE VIRTUES OF ALPHA CHI IN THE LIVES OF ITS MEMBERS
Presenter(s): Clarissa Blackmer
Faculty Mentor: Adam Rosenbaum
Fine & Performing Arts
Track 7A - Music, Art, & Theatre
"CARBON" - FOR PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Presenter(s): Joseph Moher
Faculty Mentor: Darin Kamstra
Track 7B - Theatre, Dance
"LIKE IT HERE"
Presenter(s): Ethan Knowles
Faculty Mentor: Jeremy Franklin
Track 7C - Theatre, Dance
EXCERPTS FROM "THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES"
Presenter(s): Jordan Hoyle
Faculty Mentor: Jeremy Franklin
Career & Technical Education
Track 8A - Culinary Arts, Visual Communications
TESS AND SAGE DESTROY A CITY
Presenter(s): Jessica Malone
Faculty Mentor: Dan McClintock
Track 8B - Manufacturing Technology
USING PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING
Presenter(s): Ryan Menapace, Clinton Pruitt
Faculty Mentor: Martin Chazen
Mechanical Engineering
Track 9A - Senior Design
MESA COUNTY ENERGY INITIATIVE
Presenter(s): Steven Beaulieu, Skyler Ogden, Kristopher Sharpe
Faculty Mentor: Francisco Castro
Track 9B - Open Design
BSM IN-LINE VISCOMETER
Presenter(s): Sean Bizer, Oscar Madrid, Ty Sickels
Faculty Mentor: Francisco Castro
Track 9C - Open Design
EFFECT OF A RANGE OF VARIABLE STIFFNESS FOOTWEAR DESIGNS ON EXTERNAL KNEE ADDUCTION MOMENT DURING WALKING
Presenter(s): Alex Zemezonak
Faculty Mentor: Scott Bevill
Track 9D - First-Year Design Expo
MINI STEAM POWER PLANT
Presenter(s): Alain Bucio Barrios, Keenan Jewkes, Jack MacDonald, Lance Matosky, Joshua McGarity
Faculty Mentor: Ruth Powell
Track 9E - First-Year Design Expo
AUTONOMOUS MULTI-ROTOR SUPPORTS UNMANNED VEHICLE APPLICATIONS
Presenter(s): Jack Bryan, Jake Chiddix, Daniel Lionberger, Cesar Reyes, Cameron Seele
Faculty Mentor: Frank Kustas
2014 Student Showcase Planning Committee
Andres Aslan, Physical and Environmental Sciences
Jessie Barnett, Academic Affairs
Scott Bevill, Mechanical Engineering
Blake Bickham, Teacher Education
Lisa Driskell, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics
Carol Futhey, Academic Affairs
Suzie Garner, Art
Jennifer Hancock, Languages, Literature and Mass Communication
Kristin Heumann, Kinesiology
Darin Kamstra, Music
Cindy Lueb, Sponsored Programs
Beverly Lyne, Health Sciences
Bill McCracken, Manufacturing Technology, Western Colorado Community College
Deborah Parman, Business
Brian Parry, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Timothy Pinnow, Theatre
Steve Werman, Academic Affairs; Biological Sciences