Browsing 2020 Symposium on Undergraduate Research by Title

Browsing 2020 Symposium on Undergraduate Research by Title

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  • Ascendance to Schengen: How Did the Schengen Area Effect Finland's Economy 
    Reyes Escalona, Daniela; Suggs, Bryce; Johnson, Sadie (2020)
    While a member of the European Union since January 1, 1995, Finland made a significant step toward greater openness when it joined the Schengen Area on March 25, 2001. The Schengen Area is the world's largest VISA free ...
  • The ASL Learning App 
    Martin, Zoe R. (2020)
    For this research project, I have built the prototype for an Android app that helps people effectively learn American Sign Language (ASL). ASL is the communication method for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. It is ...
  • Assessing Avifauna at West Nile Virus Surveillance Site 
    Griffin, Kelsey; Holley, Amber; Youngblood, Sarah (2020)
    West Nile virus (WNV) is an avian pathogen that is transmitted by mosquito vectors to susceptible birds and dead-end hosts such as humans and horses. WNV was first detected in Georgia in 2001 and has become endemic in the ...
  • Association of Lung Capacity with Playing Instruments and Singing 
    Daquila, Cydney E. (2020)
    Many hospitals have introduced music therapy programs for their patients with respiratory issues. But the question is raised, is it effective? Our research is looking at the association of lung capacity’s with musicians ...
  • Blessed or Stressed 
    Rivera, Elizabeth R. (2020)
    Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency is a relatively recent theory/diagnosis which has been posited as the underlying cause of various conditions such as migraines, fibromyalgia, and even irritable bowel syndrome. As a ...
  • Characterization of Cherry Pigment Extract and its Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 
    Grady, Jamie L. (2020)
    Solar cells gather energy from the sun and convert it to electrical energy. A dye-sensitized solar cell uses molecules with strong absorption characteristics in the visible range to broaden the absorption spectrum of ...
  • Chatbots and their Applications in E-Commerce 
    Turner, Markus L. Jr.; Hardy, Zaniecia K.; Lee, William J. (2020)
    With the growing use of mobile instant messengers around the world, chatbot, a system that automatically communicates with people based on artificial intelligence on a messenger, is drawing attention for its versatility ...
  • Cheryl Donegan vs. the Feminist Art World 
    Taylor, Anna C. (2020)
    Cheryl Donegan’s feminist video art of the 1990s explores sexuality, the media, and culture. While critics tend to categorize the work as anything but feminist, I will argue that her work is full of historically feminist ...
  • College Athletes and NCAA Regulations 
    Larry, Kaleb Artaz (2020)
    The NCAA was formed in 1906, it was previously known as the Intercollegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) of the United States, its goal was to guide students to the best possible institutions for their skillsets. Shortly ...
  • Comparing Spore Collection Techniques of Nothopassalora personata 
    Farmer, Gaylyn W. (2020)
    Nothopassalora personata is a fungal pathogen that causes late leaf spot of peanut. Because this fungus does not sporulate on media, laboratory inoculation studies rely on spores collected from field-infected peanuts as ...
  • A Comparison of Traditional Science Pedagogy to Active Learning Experiences 
    Broadie, Jarrett (2020)
    People tend to teach the way the way they were taught, and as a biology major about to begin teaching high school, I would have been very likely to lecture. Since 1995, TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science ...
  • A Comparison of Vertebrate Usage of Gopher Tortoise and Nine-Banded Armadillo Burrows in a Mixed Hardwood Pine Stand 
    McGlynn, Corey J.; Westbrook, Emaya A. (2020)
    Throughout the coastal plain of the southeastern United States the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) and nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) are sympatric burrowing vertebrates whose burrows are used by other ...
  • Construction of a Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell 30 using Plum Pigment Extract 
    Mills, Kayla R. (2020)
    Plums (Prunus Salicina) are darkly colored fruits which are known to contain anthocyanin pigments. During photosynthesis, anthocyanins are what protects the fruits from UV light and help attract pollinators to them such ...
  • The Controversy of Ethical Use from Nazi Medical Experiments 
    Finney, Savanna M. (2020)
    This paper examines the different human experiments Nazi medical officials conducted on concentration camp prisoners without their consent. The following medical experiments were conducted: genetic studies, survival and ...
  • Conversion Advances in Renewable Energy: Focusing on Unusual Methods of Energy 
    Pearce, Meredith L. (2020)
    Advances in unusual types of renewable energy are expanding the possibilities for different types of resources that can be used to power electronics, power plants, smartphones, and other technology. Resources such as solar ...
  • Corals Meet Oysters: The Optimum Geometric and Chemical Design for Restoration 
    Wilson, W. Taylor; Cowan, Matt (2020)
    Worldwide coral reefs and oyster bars are under attack by human generated chemical and physical parameters, ranging from ocean acidification and pollution to tourism and overharvesting. In order to bring back these reefs ...
  • Creating Biodiesel from Used Coffee Grounds 
    Eaves, Carly M. (2020)
    Many people in today’s world rely heavily on fossil fuels, primarily coal and oil, to provide their energy or power. However, scientists have since discovered that fossil fuels release carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that ...
  • Cytochrome c-Based Detection of Superoxide 
    Warren, Abbey N. (2020)
    Superoxide (O2-) is a free radical produced by the one-electron reduction of oxygen. It is produced as a side product of the reduction of oxygen to water, but also by immune cells as a chemical weapon to fight infection. ...
  • A Deliberative Conception of Reproductive Politics: Georgia House Bill 481 
    Johnson, Emily (2020)
    This quantitative study investigates the research question, “What economic, political, and cultural factors explain the voting behavior of Georgia House Bill 481?” Georgia House Bill 481 (HB 481) is a proposed anti-abortion ...
  • Design and Analysis of an Engineering Structure for Fluid Dynamics Applications 
    Herb, Jackson (2020)
    This study focuses on the design process and analysis of stress testing on a hydraulic valve. Using Autodesk Inventor, a valve was designed to regulate the flow of fluids such as gasses or liquids with the use of mechanical ...

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