Papers: 2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium

Title	Symposium	Category	Presentation Format	People
4th generation Ground Scout for swarm testing robot	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Vu Nguyen (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Ferat Sahin (Rochester Institute of Technology, Dr.)
A Decision Model for Distributed Denial of Service Attacks	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors Timothy Fratangelo (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Shanchieh Yang (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
A Haloacid Dehalogenase Superfamily Member from Yeast	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Kimbria Blake (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Suzanne O'Handley (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
A Novel Method to Determine Hydraulic Conductivity (K) in Aquifers	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Robera Tasissa (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Josh Goldowitz (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
A Portable, Inexpensive Materials Classification Device	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Kevin Dickey (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jinwei Gu (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
A Robotic Wheelchair Arm to Assist with Transfers	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Lauren Cummings (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors
A Statistical Analysis and Approach to Protein Surface Modeling	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Luticha Doucette (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Paul Craig (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
A computational linguistics approach to distinguishing distressed vs. non-distressed affect state in text	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Michael Lehrman (Rochester Institute of Technology, Alumnus May 2011) Mentors Cecilia O. Alm (Rochester Institute of Technology, Department of English) Rubén Proaño (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Abstract	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Yaw Donkor (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Christopher Greene (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Alternatives to Desktop Interface	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors Alex Mantoura (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Lukas Hillmer (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Elouise Oyzon (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
An Examination of Gamification in Education and the Motivational Techniques Used to Garner Student Interest in Learning	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	Poster	Authors Angelic Brown (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Elizabeth Lawley (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Analysis of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Conesus Lake	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors A. Christy Tyler (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Annemarie D. Ross (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Gloria Wink (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Matthew Forsythe (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Morgan Bida (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Susan B. Smith (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Todd Pagano (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Mentors Todd Pagano (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Application Specific I/O Optimization Utility	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors Ben Paretzky (SUNY Oswego / REU@RIT / Student) Mentors Hans-Peter Bischoff (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Are Students' Misconceptions about Key Concepts in Meiosis a Result of Misconceived Textbooks?	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Christina Catavero (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Dina Newman (Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor)
Artwork Evolution	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Paul Solt (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Matt Newton (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Ryan Murphy (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors
Assignment of Probable Function to Proteins Using 3D Visualization	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Chantelle Brown (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Carly Keenan (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Paul Craig (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Avifauna as Indicators of Wetland Function: Evaluating the Success of Wetland Restoration at RIT and High Acres Nature Area	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Samantha DeSando (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors John Waud (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor of Environmental Sciences)
BEHAVIOR MODELING OF INSIDER THREATS: TERRORIST WATCH LIST SCENARIO	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Stephen Moskal (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Shanchieh Yang (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Bifurcation of the Roots of the Binding Polynomials	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Lauren Kelley (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors David Ross (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor) George Thurston (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Biofilm formation of Streptococcus in Non-Defined, and Chemically Defined Media.	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Saiyda McDonald (Onondaga Community College/Student) Mentors Robert Osgood (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Birefringence in Polyvinyl Alcohol	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Sean O'Neill (REU Imaging Science, Stonybrook University) Meghan Dorn (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Grover Swartzlander (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Building a Tablet-Based Remote Eye Tracker	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Corey Engelman (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Anne Haake (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Jeff Pelz (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Pengcheng shi (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
CHARACTERIZING SPECTRAL RESPONSE PERFORMANCE OF QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS ACROSS MULTIPLE TOOL PLATFORMS.	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Aymeric MAROS (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Seth Hubbard (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor) Michael Slocum (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student)
CIVX	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Nathaniel Case (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Remy Decausemaker (Rochester Institute of Technology, Lab for Technological Literacy, Research Associate)
CONDUCTIVE ADDITIVE FOR LiCoPO4 CATHODE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	Poster	Authors Garry Clarke (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Brian Landi (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Matthew Ganter (Rochester Institute of Technology, Ph.D. Student) Reginald Rogers (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Categorization of Vibration Feedback at Different Levels: A Study with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Consumers	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Kenneth Hertzog (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Wendy Dannels (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Characterization of P-Type ZnO Sol Gel and Spray Pyrolysis Samples	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Steven Christopher (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Seth Hubbard (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Comparative Recovery Rates of Mutans Streptococci on Various Selective Isolation Media	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Jamar Frater (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Robert Osgood (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Comparison of NTHI Biofilm Formation over a pH range using Chemically Defined Media and Traditional Non-defined Medium	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Natasha Tellis (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Robert Osgood (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Computer Assisted Translation in Emergency and Clinical Medical Situations	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Taylor Rose (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Scott Mengel (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Stephen Jacobs (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Conditions for Fairness in Transactional Message Passing	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Edward Amsden (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Matthew Fluet (Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor)
Contact lens medical sensing platform	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Ting Lik To (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Robert Bowman (Rochester Institute of Technology, Bowman)
Container Bases Housing and Retail Relief	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Business	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Wilbert Rogers (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Carl Lundgren (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Converting analog signals to digital signals from a neurofax EEG machine with a compact RIO 9022 microcontroller	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Travis Walker (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Daniel Phillips (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Cooling flow of Galaxy Clusters	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Robert Zimmerman (REU Imaging Science / Siena College) Mentors Jacob Noel-Storr (RIT Insight Lab, Director) Rupal Mittal (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Christopher O'Dea (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Preeti Kharb (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Stefi Baum (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Counting and Sampling Minimum s-t Cuts in Planar Graphs	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors Zach Langley (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Ivona Bezakova (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student)
Creating focus-stacked MicroGigaPan images from original microscope slides for future comparison	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Kaitlyn Rubin (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Dina Newman (Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor) Jeff Pelz (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Crustacean Frustration	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Patrick McVeety-Mill (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Patrick McDermott (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Gary Lake (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Kelli Nogle (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Daniel Wild (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Matthew Kissel (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Michael Keck (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Stephen Jacobs (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF InGaP SOLAR CELLS ON A GaAs SUBSTRATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF BETA-VOLTAIC BATTERIES.	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Elias Fernandez (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Steve Polly (Rochester Institute of Technology, Graduate Student) Seth Hubbard (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
DISTRIBUTION OF PREFRONTAL CORTICAL CELLS PROJECTING TO THE ROSTRAL STRIATUM	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Rebecca Sanders (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Suzanne Haber (University of Rochester, Faculty )
Design of an Ankle Foot Orthotic	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Christopher Sullivan (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Elizabeth Debartolo (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Determination of Anti-Malarial Drug Interactions with Hematin	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	Poster	Authors Avani Sudhakar (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Katherine Valentine (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Scott Williams (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Determining Malignancy of Lung Nodules: A Quantitative Approach for Reducing the Need for Risky Proceedures	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Meagan Kuhfahl (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Nathan Cahill (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Developing a Synthetic Route for Phenothiazin-5-ium Analogues for the Potential Photodynamic Therapy Treatment of Cancers	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Christian Larrabee (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jeremy Cody (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Development of a characterization technique to measure dark series resistance in quantum dot enhanced solar cells	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Hao Shi (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Seth Hubbard (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Diadenosine Polyphosphatases from the Nudix Hydrolase Superfamily	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Kelsey Williford (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Suzanne O'Handley (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Mentors Suzanne O'Handley (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Digital and Microscope Image Comparison	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Erika Bliss (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Kaitlyn Rubin (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Dina Newman (Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor) Jeff Pelz (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Dispersions of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes in Organic Co-solvents to Fabricate Enhanced Lithium Ion Battery Composites	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Amanda Doucett (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Brian Landi (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
ELECTROLYTE IMPACTS ON PERFORMANCE OF LiCoPO4 CATHODE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Olivia N. Matthew (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Garry Clarke (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Brian Landi (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Effect of Discussion on Rumor Accuracy	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	Poster	Authors Kristen Cummings (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Nicholas DiFonzo (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Effects of temperature on mechanical properties of biodegradable biaxially oriented Poly (lactic acid) (PLA) film	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Fredrik Chien (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Spencer Kim (Rochester Institute of Technology, Mentor)
Energy Efficiency in Kosovo	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Miguel Adames (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Maxwell Scott (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors James Myers (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Enhancement of Bulk Carbon Nanotube Network Conductivity through Superacid Processing	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Timothy Maher (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Brian Landi (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Evaluation of the Performance of Change Detection Tools in ENVI	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Lauren Ryan (REU Imaging Science/Muhlenberg College) Mentors Don McKeown (Rochester Institute of Technology, Ph.D.)
Evidence of diagnostic styles in doctors’ verbalized descriptions	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Wilson McCoy (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Cecilia O. Alm (Rochester Institute of Technology, Department of English) Jeff Pelz (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Pengcheng shi (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor) Anne Haake (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
FAMILY SCIENCE LEARNING AND OUTREACH IN THE GREATER ROCHESTER COMMUNITY	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	Poster	Authors Greg Wyllie (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jacob Noel-Storr (RIT Insight Lab, Director)
FLUID FLOW VISUALIZATION: FRICTION AND ENERGY BALANCE APPARATUSES PROJECT	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Christian Fortuna (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Larry Villasmil (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Feature-based Classifier for Dragonflies and Damselflies	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Kyle Ryan (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Carl Salvaggio ( Mentor)
Feedback from AGN in the Intracluster Medium	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	Poster	Authors Christopher Fallon (Cornell University, REU Imaging Science) Mentors Christopher O'Dea (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Jacob Noel-Storr (RIT Insight Lab, Director) Preeti Kharb (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Rupal Mittal (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Stefi Baum (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Fluorescence Anisotropy as a Diagnostic for Structural Order in P3HT Thin Films in Application to Organic Photovoltaics	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Christopher Grieco (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Christopher Collison (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Food nutrition impacts fitness of Daphnia spp. (freshwater microcrustacean) exposed to acute UV-A (320 – 400nm) radiation	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Maria Tobias (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Sandra Connelly (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Free-Standing Germanium Nanoparticle Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Melissa Thone (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Roberta DiLeo (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Brian Landi (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Furthering studies on NTHi to define the localization and orientation of P6	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Joy Snyder (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Jennifer Milillo (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Sharad Sharma (RGH) Michael Pichichero (RGH) Katerina Czup (RGH) Mentors Lea Michel (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Geometrically cohesive granular materials: rheology of staple piles	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Patrick Battaglia (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Scott Franklin (Rochester Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Physics)
Geometry vs. motility: flocking in self-propelled triangluar organisms	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Andrew Loheac (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Scott Franklin (Rochester Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Physics)
Gesture Recognition for Camera Control	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors Brandon Owens-Collie (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Cory Ilo (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) D' Artist Vaughn (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Hans-Peter Bischoff (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor) Reynold Bailey (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student)
Gorbachev: "Andropov's Creature"	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Adam Allocco (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Tatyana Bakhmetyeva (Rochester Institute of Technology/University of Rochester, Faculty)
Granular Shear: Earthquakes and Avalanches	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Alec Kirkley () Mentors Scott Franklin (Rochester Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Physics)
Green Plastics in Manufacturing	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Sean Sparrow (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Jesse RADZIKOWSKI (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) PARTH SHAH (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Mario Castro (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
HCCI	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Bianelis Liriano (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Cesario Mendez (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) George Zheng (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Jon Weddington (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) OMARI Bookal (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Thierry Mizero (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Ya-Haddy Salla (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Robert Garrick (Rochester Institute of Technology, Associate Professor)
HL-60 Cell Interactions	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Jonathan Zimmermann (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Kayla Cole (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Karen Soule (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors David Gee (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
High Performance Liquid Chromatography Method Development for Quantification of Vitamin D3 Uptake in Daphnia pulex	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Joy Valerie Carrera (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Loraine Tan (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
How Mentoring Impacts Students in their Professional and Personal Development	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Maribel Rodriguez (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors DeLois "Kijana" Crawford (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student)
Human listeners can recognize objects from multiple orientations using dolphin echoes	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Amanda Heberle (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Caroline DeLong (Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Psychology) Mentors Caroline DeLong (Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Psychology)
IS THE HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN (HLA) LOCUS A GENETIC FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGE-RELATED HEARING LOSS?	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Terry Solomon (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Dina Newman (Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor)
Identifying Best Practices for University Eat-Local Initiatives	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Kate Macken (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Christine Kray (Rochester Institute of Technology, Dept. Chair International Studies)
Improving and Optimizing a Software System for Protein Structure Comparison	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Gregory Dodge (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Cyprian Corwin (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Paul Craig (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Inhibition and Over-expression of Prion Particles Affecting Genetic Systems in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Brandy-Lee Dennis (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Edward Antonio (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Prashanti Patil (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Irene Evans (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Insight Lab Evaluation Services Project	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	Poster	Authors Jeffrey Schmidt (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Joseph Kaplan (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Pete Biancaniello (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jacob Noel-Storr (RIT Insight Lab, Director)
Insight Lab Management	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Business	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Tyler Wozniak (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Drew Lierheimer (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jacob Noel-Storr (RIT Insight Lab, Director)
Integrating Mobile Devices with Cluster Computing	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors Daniel Bokser (SUNY Albany, Student) Daquanne Dwight (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Kevin Broberg (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Hans-Peter Bischoff (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor) Minseok Kwon (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor) Rajendra Raj (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor) Xumin Liu (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
InteracTable	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Forrest Marvez (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Lorin Petersen (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Eliza Hammer (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Alex Jones (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Patrick Lupiani (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jon Schull (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Introduction to clinical trials	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Ravien Moorehead (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Christopher Ritchlin (University of Rochester, Faculty ) Rick Barrett (University of Rochester, Faculty)
Investigation into the effect of adding Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) into post-consumer High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Jordan Kosow (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Spencer Kim (Rochester Institute of Technology, Mentor)
Investigation of Stellar Rotation Periods	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Gregory Shute (REU Imaging Science University of Massachusetts Amherst) Mentors Roger Dube (RIT Center for Imaging Science, Professor)
Isolation and identification of bacterial endophytes from Saccahrum sps. (Sugar-cane)	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Peatros Haile (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Steve Rutagarama (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Andre Hudson (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
K-rankings of Path and Cycles	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Meridángela Gutiérrez Jhong (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Darren Narayan (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Kosovo Wind Gardens Photovoltaic Supply Chain	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Business	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Gideon Boateng (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Carl Lundgren (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Language Bias in News Media	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Matthew Rogers (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Cecilia O. Alm (Rochester Institute of Technology, Department of English)
Language, Bioethics and Objectivity in the Treatment of Intersex Infants	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Ashley Aberg (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Deborah Blizzard (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Learning while playing.	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Conner Fraser (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Kai Ito (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Stephen Jacobs (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Lithium Titanate Nanotubes	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Andre Berwin (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Charles Pueschel (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Taylor Gosselin (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Christiaan Richter (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Making Ideas Happen	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Business	15 Minute Presentation	Authors sean petterson (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Justin Hillery (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Carl Lundgren (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Mapping inspiral sensitivity of the LIGO detectors	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Anthony Castiglia (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors John Whelan (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Massive Reconfigurable Hardware Array	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Sean Bourke (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Dorin Patru (Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor)
Mechanical Properties of Alkali-Activated Fly Ash Geopolymers	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Valeria Gonzalez (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Benjamin Varela (Rochester Institute of Technology, Dr. )
Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Thermoplastic Corn Starch (TPS) Hybrids.	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Ariele Murph (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Spencer Kim (Rochester Institute of Technology, Mentor)
Metrics of Automated Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Segmentations	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors Stephen Scorse (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Elizabeth Cherry (Rochester Institute of Technology, Mentor) Nathan Cahill (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Microarray Analysis to Probe Gene Expression in [PSI+], a Prion-Containing Yeast Cell.	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Prashanti Patil (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Brandy-Lee Dennis (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Edward Antonio (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Irene Evans (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Mentors Irene Evans (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Mobile Remote Motorized Wheelchair Control	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors David Olney (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Luticha Doucette (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Carl Lundgren (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Modification of Plant Cell Walls: Engineering fiber for Biofuels	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Danielle Chambers (Syracuse University, Student) Mentors
Multiwavelength Imaging of Planetary Nebulae: ChanPLaNS	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Dan Goldberg (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Joel Kastner (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Non-destructive Ultrasound Characterization of Geopolymers	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Jessica Yuan (REU Imaging Science/ Carnegie Mellon University) Mentors María Helguera (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Non-uniqueness of Curve Fitting to Sparse Experimental Data: Implications for the Dynamics of Cardiac Electrophysiology Models	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Benjamin Liu (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Elizabeth Cherry (Rochester Institute of Technology, Mentor)
OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THIN FILMS PREPARED FROM SEPARATED METALLIC AND SEMICONDUCTING SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Alysha Helenic (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Brian Landi (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Jamie Ellis (Rochester Institute of Technology, Staff)
On an Inverse Problem of Parameter Identification in Fourth-Order Partial Differential Equations	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Geoff Hotchkiss (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Akhtar Khan (Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor)
Optimization of an In-Fire, 3-Dimensional Air Flow Diagnostic Device	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Matthew Hart (University of Notre Dame / REU Imaging Science) Mentors Robert Kremens (Rochester Institute of Technology, Associate Research Professor)
Optimizing performance for code implementations of mathematical models of cardiac electrophysiology	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors Andrew Filipski (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Elizabeth Cherry (Rochester Institute of Technology, Mentor)
Organizational Factors as Antecedents of Human Error in Healthcare	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	Poster	Authors Sandy Francois (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Esa M. Rantanen (Rochester Institute of Technology) Joe L. Deeter (Rochester Institute of Technology, Graduate Student)
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF VARIOUS MASTERMIXES FOR USE IN SYBR GREEN MULTIPLEX PCR	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Paule Boli (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Robert Osgood (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Participation in and Analysis of RAWR Quizzes	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Stephanie Dymek (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Scott Franklin (Rochester Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Physics)
Photorealistic Rendering of Astronomical Data	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors Chelsey Krol (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Jabari Jordan (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Joel Ogden (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Tanya Papazian (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Hans-Peter Bischoff (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor) Reynold Bailey (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student)
Phylogeographic Study of Ctenosaura similis	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Zoe Kostarellis (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Larry Buckley (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student)
Physiologically Controlled Therapeutic Video Game	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors Ivy Ngo (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Jack McDonald (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Kenneth Stewart II (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors
Pilot Ignition of an Ethanol Fueled Diesel Engine.	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Tyler Bigham (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Robert Garrick (Rochester Institute of Technology, Associate Professor)
Planned obsolescence	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Business	Poster	Authors Tyrone King (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors
Polynomial Texture Mapping within the field of Dermatology	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Ashley Miller (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jeff Pelz (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Predicting Sociolinguistic Characteristics of Fictional Characters via Computational Linguistic Analysis	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	Poster	Authors Zachary Bordonaro (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Cecilia O. Alm (Rochester Institute of Technology, Department of English)
Programmable, Adaptive Aperture Imaging with a LCD Modulator	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Huaijin Chen (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jinwei Gu (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Proteinase K Digestion Experiment: Determining the Orientation of P6 in NTHi	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Rachel Schmidt (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Lea Michel (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Quantification of Microbubble Susceptibility	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Saleh Zeidan (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Steven Day (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
R.chester	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Business	Poster	Authors Justin Hillery (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Andrea Geer (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty )
RF Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Aalyia Shaukat (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Brian Landi (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Paul Jarosz (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
RIT Campus Analytics: An Innovative & Sustainable Information Aggregator	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Richard Latham (Student) Mentors Jon Schull (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Rapid Assessments and Web Reports Project	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Nathan Popham (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Scott Franklin (Rochester Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Physics)
Results from NTHi Growth Studies Help to Elucidate the Biological Signficance of c-heme Covalent Attachment	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Breanna Kalmeta (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Kyle Grimaldi (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Arooj Iqbal (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Danielle Weekes (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Lea Michel (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Rochester Nonprofit Survival	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Business	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Josh Torrey (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Don Boyd (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Rochester’s Active Transportation System	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors John Kennedy (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jon Schull (Rochester Institute of Technology)
SAE Baja Vehicle Autonomous Rear Wheel Steering	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Michael Gebrian (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Robert Garrick (Rochester Institute of Technology, Associate Professor)
SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS OF LOW-LUMINOSITY RADIO GALAXIES: QUANTIFYING ACTIVITY IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Marc Magagnoli (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Christopher O'Dea (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Rupal Mittal (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Preeti Kharb (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Stefi Baum (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Jacob Noel-Storr (RIT Insight Lab, Director)
STUDIES TOWARD DETERMINING THE FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF NITRIC OXIDE IN BACTERIA THROUGH PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS.	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	Poster	Authors Michelle Kesel (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Thomas Kim (Rochester Institute of Technology, Associate Professor)
Simplified Optical LED Lighting Control	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Josh DeRosa (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jon Schull (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes as Anodes for Lithium Ion Battery Cells	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Daniel Sacchitella (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jason Staub (NanoPower Research Labs)
Spin Cast Plastic Telescope Mirrors	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Michael Every (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Carl Lundgren (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) Michael Richmond (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Static vs. Non Static Biofilm Formation by Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi)	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Shartrice Roberts (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Robert Osgood (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Student Explorations on Virtual Planetary Surfaces	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Physics and Astronomy	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Casey Burns (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jacob Noel-Storr (RIT Insight Lab, Director)
Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of Trocheliophorolide A	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	Poster	Authors Anthony Carestia (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Christina Collison (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Suction Feeding Fish Emulator	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Alex Bandoski (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Steven Day (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Survey of Botnet use of Social Networking	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors Ryan Peck (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Bo Yuan (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student)
Survival of Inferior Products in the Marketplace	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Laura Rolston (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Bharat Bhole (Rochester Institute of Technology) Brid Gleeson Hanna (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Sustainable Polymers for Fuel Cell Applications and Renewable Polymers	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Laura Parisi (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Massoud Miri (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Synthesis of Adhesives and Coatings Using Single-Site Catalysts	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Dieter Scheibel (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Massoud Miri (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Synthesis of Novel Squariane Dyes	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Cameron Gallivan (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Andy Watson (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jeremy Cody (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Synthesis of Structured Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrode Geometries	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Matt Purcell (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Denis Cormier (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
THE PHOTOPROTECTIVE PROPERTIES OF VITAMIN D3: A BIOCHEMICAL STUDY OF VITAMIN D UPTAKE BY DAPHNIA (MICROCRUSTACEAN)	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Kelly Walling (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Sandra Connelly (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Techniques & Methods for Improving the Efficiency of a Data Center.	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Saurabh Bhutani (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jon Schull (Rochester Institute of Technology) Carl Lundgren (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
The Association of the Big Five Personality Traits with Maladaptive Alcohol Use	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	Poster	Authors Shaina Halperin (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Joseph Baschnagel (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
The Dynamic Interplay between Stress and Productivity	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors William Resch (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors
The Effects of Information Technologies on the Learning Outcomes of African American College Students	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	Poster	Authors Domenique Malone (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Danielle Smith (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
The Redesign Of Hand Splints Used By Spinal Cord Injury Patients	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Paula Garcia (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Kim Sherman (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
The Unmet Needs Women Face in Jail and the Barriers they Face when Reentering into Society	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Rose Campbell (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Janelle Duda (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty) John Klofas (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
The Use of Biofilm Index to Compare Biofilm formation of Clinical Isolates with Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae 86-028 NP under Aerobic, Microaerophilic, and Anaerobic Environments.	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Uchenna Azogu (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Robert Osgood (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
The effect of different novel squaraine dyes on the efficiency and molecular packing in Organic Photovoltaic Devices	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Chemistry and Material Science	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Victor Murcia (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Christopher Collison (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Training Goldfish (Carassius auratus) to Discriminate Between Objects	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Humanities and Social Sciences	Poster	Authors Amanda Heberle (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Susan Keenan (Rochester Institute of Technology) Caroline DeLong (Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Psychology) Mentors Caroline DeLong (Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Psychology)
Tunneling Devices: Diodes and Transistors	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Kyle Tomsic (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Christopher Ritchie (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Sean Rommel (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
UNITI Services Profile	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Business	15 Minute Presentation	Authors John Seabrook (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors George Daddis (SSS Mentor) Richard DeMartino (Director, Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship) Richard Notargiacomo (Business Development Manager, Venture Creations ) William Reeves ( Boylan, Brown, Code, Vigdor & Wilson, LLP, Partner)
Understandability of Measurements and Metrics in User Interface Design	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Jason Smith (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Scott Hawker (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Using Ant Colony Optimization on Spectral Image Data	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Information, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Luca Ashok (University of Rochester, Student) Mentors David Messinger (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
Viewing Planetary Surfaces in 3-D	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Brandon Cole (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Jacob Noel-Storr (RIT Insight Lab, Director)
Virtual Reconstruction of Largemouth Bass Jaw Structure	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Allan Andranikian (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Steven Day (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
Water in Oil Sensor Utilizing Interdigitated Finger Capacitor with Polyimide coating	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Joseph Casey (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Ivan Puchades (Rochester Institute of Technology, Post Doctorate) Lynn Fuller (Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor)
eHealth Intelligence System	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Engineering and Technology	Poster	Authors Daniel Cheung (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Daniel Liu (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Sam Skalicky (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Kenneth Hsu (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student)
pH Mediated Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus pneumoniae Under Aerobic, Anaerobic, and Microaerophillic Conditions	2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: 2011-08-12	Biological and Environmental Sciences	15 Minute Presentation	Authors Alexandria Kelley (Rochester Institute of Technology, Student) Mentors Robert Osgood (Rochester Institute of Technology, Faculty)
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