Summer Research Symposium Winners Named

Charlotte, North Carolina, July 21, 2014

Congratulations to the participants and presenters at the Third Annual Summer Research Symposium held by UNC Charlotte recently. As the culminating event of the Charlotte Research Scholars (CRS) summer research program, over 80 undergraduate students competed in a poster competition presenting scholarly inquiry in a broad range of topics.

This year’s winners are:

Best Posters

Category: Education, Humanities, Social Sciences and Social Work
A Study of the Princess Augusta Sophia (1768-1840) Collection at the Atkins Library
Presenter: Nadia Clifton
Mentors: Kirk Melnikoff and Alan Rauch

Category: Engineering, Technology and Computing
Effects of Cryosurgery on Breast Cancer Cell Viability in the Presence of an Adjuvant
Presenter: Hunter Reavis
Mentor: Charles Lee

Category: Natural Sciences and Public Health
Quantitative Stability/Flexibility Relationships in the Class-C b-Lactamase Enzyme Family
Presenter: Jenna Brown
Mentor: Dennis Livesay

Honorable Mentions

Using Children’s Literature to Teach the Holocaust in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Middle Schools
Presenter: Katherine Galindo
Mentor: Sarah Minslow

Fighters Now Farmers on the Front Lines: Agricultural Production of the British Expeditionary Force, 1917-1919
Presenter: Thomas Grover
Mentor: Heather Perry

Across the Bravo: US-Mexico Relations after the Mexican Revolution, 1920-1924
Presenter: Sean Kane
Mentor: Jurgen Buchenau

Private Subscription Libraries in Nineteenth Century England: Manchester, Leeds, and Newcastle
Presenter: Melanie Carty
Mentor: Alan Rauch

Utilizing Hybrid Nano-Composite Materials to Increase Specific Capacitance for Supercapacitor Applications
Presenter: James Mitchell
Mentor: Jordan Poler

Targeted Nanoparticle Therapy of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Cells Utilizing CAOV-3 Specific Aptamers
Presenter: Tien Truong
Mentors: Craig Ogle and Christine Richardson

The CRS was implemented in 2012 for high-achieving undergraduate students to gain research experience and professional development in their field of interest. The CRS provides funding to 50+ UNC Charlotte rising seniors to participate in a 9-week research program. Scholars receive one-on-one, faculty-guided research training, and also participate in weekly professional development sessions to better prepare them for graduate school and a future research career.

For more information on the Charlotte Research Scholars and the Summer Research Symposium, visit them on the web.
The CRS is supported by UNC Charlotte’s the Office of Academic Affairs, Charlotte Research Institute, the Duke Energy Special Initiatives Fund, and the Graduate School.
Media contact: Dr. Dennis R. Livesay, Director of the Charlotte Research Scholars, at 704-687-7995 or Karla Stanchina, Manager of Communications and Student Outreach, the Graduate School at 704 687-7236.