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| Photo courtesy of Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence (LSMRCE), a project funded by NSF HRD-1826626 (IUPUI) and HRD-1826719 (CSU). |
The Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence 2019 Annual Conference was held this year in Indianapolis during October 25-27. Students from IU South Bend researching in the STEM fields of biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics attended this conference to showcase posters describing their summer research - most of which was funded by the LSAMP program coordinated on our campus by analytical chemist Grace Muna. She and ecologist Deb Marr(also director of our sustainability program) accompanied our hard-working students at the conference. The summer research experience and opportunity to present their work is a valuable experience that will help to elevate our students' resumes for graduate school and industry. Here is a list of the students and their research titles. You can read abstracts of their work HERE.
Ebenezer Pacifique Barinda (Computer Science, with Hossein Hakimzadeh )
Hybrid Parcel Services (HPS): Application to Improve Courier Services
Grace Berney (Biological Science, with Murli Nair)
Understanding molecular signatures associated with IPS cells and their cell of origin
Humberto Chavarria (Chemistry, at Biosphere 2)
Biosphere 2: The Changes of Soil Composition and Properties in Time in the Rainforest Biome
Angel Garcia-Simental (Physics, with Jerry Hinnefeld)
St. George Detector Simulation
Alexia Glasper (Biochemistry, with Deb Marr)
Effect of Antidepressant Drugs on Aquatic Plants and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from Nectar
Brianna Jones (Chemistry, with Grace Muna)
Phenolic Compounds and Mineral Content Determination in Organic and Conventional Blueberries: A Comparison Stud
Patricia Medrano (Biological Science, with Andy Schnabel)
Pollinator diversity, pollen limitation, and nectar microbial divers
Christopher Mochel (Chemistry, with Grace Muna)
Method Development for Detection of Aminothiols in Biological Samples
Amber Owens (Biological Science, with Deb Marr)
The effect of paroxetine, an SSRI drug, on Gammarus, a freshwater crustacean
Andrew Vila (Biological Science, with Grace Muna)
Optimization of Bismuth Deposition Conditions on Glassy Carbon Electrode for Detecting Lead in Water and Soil Samples
