Welcome

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM

UC 312

Remarks by Dr. Katharine Cole, Vice Provost & Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs

and

Wisdom Institute Breakfast with Student Speakers

David Fialkow, Mia Rickenbach and Scott Sainz

and

recognition of UMBC Review Faculty and Student Editors

 

 

           

General Session

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

UC 312

 

Alumni Keynote Speaker Eric Grollman, ’07, Sociology and Psychology

and

Introduction of the 2018-2019

Undergraduate Research Award Scholars

 

 

• Adnan Baker-Agha | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Potential Antiviral Compounds For Influenza 
  Mentor(s): Paul Smith
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Karis Barnett | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Comparison Of Solvent Delivery Systems For Enhancing Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) Source 
  Mentor(s): William LaCourse
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Samar Behdin | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Biochemical And Structural Characterization Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 Spliced RNA 
  Mentor(s): Michael Summers
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

 :      Keynon Bell | Chemistry and Biochemistry 

• 4D Mapping Of Spatiofunctional Enzyme Droplets In Living Cells 
  Minjoung Kyoung(s): Name
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Emily Cannistraci | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Characterizing The Dynamic Capsid-SP1 Junction Helix Of The HIV-1 Gag Polyprotein And Maturation Inhibitor Interaction 
  Mentor(s): Michael Summers
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Kennedy Chioma | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Characterization Of The Thermodynamic Processes Of Nucleocapsid Binding To Viral Rna 
  Mentor(s): Michael Summers
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Autumn Cook | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  The Rheology And Dynamics Of Active Matter Suspensions 
  Mentor(s): Daniel L. Blair
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Anna Feerick | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Nitrogen Trichloride Detection In Indoor Pool Air Using Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry (PTR-MS) 
  Mentor(s): Thomas Jobson
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Garrett Freeman | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Biochemical And Structural Characterization Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 Spliced RNA 
  Mentor(s): Michael Summers
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Darin Gilchrist | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Structural Determination Of HIV-1 MAL Minimal Packaging Region 
  Mentor(s): Michael Summers
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Puneet Gill | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Distorted PerovskUC 204s For High Voltage Dielectric Capacitors 
  Mentor(s): Narsingh Singh
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Lauren Harris | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Photodegradation Of Sulfonamide Antibiotics: Apparentreaction Kinetics And Identification Of Transformation Products 
  Mentor(s): Lee Blaney
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Britany Lee | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  NanocomposUC 204s For Low Dose gamma-ray Sensor 
  Mentor(s): Narsingh Singh
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

 

• Avi Newman | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Assay development For N2-Ethylguanine Using Liquid Chromatography- Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Instrumentation 
  Mentor(s): William LaCourse
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Matthew Orellana | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Analyzing The Monomeric Conformation Of The HIV-1 5′-Leader RNA Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 
  Mentor(s): Michael Summers
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Angela Ossana | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Infrared Emission Spectroscopy Techniques 
  Mentor(s): Bradley Arnold
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Cheyenne Palm | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay Characterization Of The HIV-1 Matrix-tRNA Complex 
  Mentor(s): Michael Summers
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Dhruvil Patel | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Potential Antiviral Compounds For Influenza 
  Mentor(s): Paul Smith
  UC Ballroom |
• Saiprasad Ravi | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Regulation Of Glucokinase By Glucokinase Regulatory Protein In Hepatocytes 
  Mentor(s): Songon An
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• David Sachs | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Design Of Materials For IR Detectors Using High Z Elements For Highenergy Radiation Environment 
  Mentor(s): Narsingh Singh
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Manos Tzortzakakis | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  A Calorimetric Approach To Structure-Reactivity Correlation In Epoxide Crosslinking Reactions 
  Mentor(s): Lisa Kelly
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Mia Wessel | Chemistry and Biochemistry 
  Synthesis Of Gadolinium-Containing Dendrons For Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging 
  Mentor(s): Marie-Christine Daniel
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.