(Image courtesy of Aaron Cress. Pictured (left to right): Nadia Clifton, Hunter Reavis, Jenna Brown)
Two of the three winners for best research posters at the third annual Summer Research Symposium are students in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and students from throughout the college earned honorable mentions. Over 80 undergraduate students, including the students in the Charlotte Research Scholars summer research program, competed in the poster competition, presenting scholarly inquiry in a broad range of topics.
This year’s winners are:
Best Posters
A Study of the Princess Augusta Sophia (1768-1840) Collection at the Atkins Library
Presenter: Nadia Clifton, English, University Honors
Mentors: Kirk Melnikoff and Alan Rauch
Category: Education, Humanities, Social Sciences and Social Work
Quantitative Stability/Flexibility Relationships in the Class-C b-Lactamase Enzyme Family
Presenter: Jenna Brown, Biology, University Honors and Crown Scholar
Mentor: Dennis Livesay
Category: Natural Sciences and Public Health
Effects of Cryosurgery on Breast Cancer Cell Viability in the Presence of an Adjuvant
Presenter: Hunter Reavis
Mentor: Charles Lee
Category: Engineering, Technology and Computing
Honorable Mentions
Using Children’s Literature to Teach the Holocaust in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Middle Schools
Presenter: Katherine Galindo, English
Mentor: Sarah Minslow
Fighters Now Farmers on the Front Lines: Agricultural Production of the British Expeditionary Force, 1917-1919
Presenter: Thomas Grover, History
Mentor: Heather Perry
Across the Bravo: US-Mexico Relations after the Mexican Revolution, 1920-1924
Presenter: Sean Kane, History Honors
Mentor: Jurgen Buchenau
Private Subscription Libraries in Nineteenth Century England: Manchester, Leeds, and Newcastle
Presenter: Melanie Carty, Religious Studies
Mentor: Alan Rauch
Utilizing Hybrid Nano-Composite Materials to Increase Specific Capacitance for Supercapacitor Applications
Presenter: James Mitchell, Chemistry
Mentor: Jordan Poler
Targeted Nanoparticle Therapy of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Cells Utilizing CAOV-3 Specific Aptamers
Presenter: Tien Truong, Biology
Mentors: Craig Ogle and Christine Richardson
About Charlotte Research Scholars
The Charlotte Research Scholars initiative 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.
The CRS receives support from the Duke Energy Special Initiatives Fund, UNC Charlotte’s Office of Academic Affairs, Charlotte Research Institute, and the Graduate School.
