9th Annual Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium University of California, Merced

Friday, August 07, 2015

8:00 AM Continental Breakfast - Classroom Building (COB) 120 8:30 AM Welcome and Introduction - Dr. Thomas W. Peterson, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor 8:45 AM Overview of Presentation Schedule - Mr. Jorge Arroyo, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Center

Coordinator

PRESENTATION ROOM - KL 296 Time Student Participant Program Major Faculty Mentor 9:00 AM Ramon Barragan MHSE History Dr. Mario Sifuentez 9:15 AM Joshua Melendez MHSE History Dr. Mario Sifuentez 9:30 AM Michael Steele MHSE History Dr. Mario Sifuentez 9:45 AM Julie Van Berckefeldt UC Merced Psychology Dr. Matthew Zawadzki 10:00 AM Jaspreet Johal CAMP Biological Sciences Dr. Eric Walle 10:15 AM Adam Brown MHSE History Dr. Mario Sifuentez 10:30 AM Joshua Lourence MHSE History Dr. Mario Sifuentez 10:45 AM Sarah Spoljaric MHSE History Dr. Mario Sifuentez 11:00 AM Michael George CSU Stanislaus Geology Dr. Julia Sankey 11:15 AM Kyle Kabasares CAMP Physics Dr. Linda Hirst 11:30 AM-12:15 PM Research Poster Session A & Lunch

Poster Session Exhibit in Library Lantern (KL 155) 12:30 PM-1:15 PM Research Poster Session B & Lunch

Poster Session Exhibit in Library Lantern (KL 155)

PRESENTATION ROOM - KL 296

Time Student Participant Program Major Faculty Mentor 1:30 PM Alejandra Preciado MARC Biological Sciences Dr. Laura Suggs 1:45 PM David Delgadillo CAMP Biological Sciences Dr. Ryan Baxter 2:00 PM Ramon Martinez CAMP Chemistry Dr. Ryan Baxter 2:15 PM Susana Calderon MARC Chemistry Dr. Hrant Hratchian 2:30 PM Sophia Ortiz ECHS High School Student Dr. Erik Menke 2:45 PM Bryan Rangel CAMP JGI Biological Sciences Dr. Tanja Woyke

9th Annual Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium University of California, Merced

Friday, August 07, 2015

8:00 AM Continental Breakfast – Classroom Building (COB) 120 8:30 AM Welcome and Introduction - Dr. Thomas W. Peterson, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor 8:45 AM Overview of Presentation Schedule - Mr. Jorge Arroyo, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Center

Coordinator

PRESENTATION ROOM - KL 362 Time Student Participant Program Major Faculty Mentor 9:00 AM Carter Brown CAMP Mechanical Engineering Dr. Yanbao Ma 9:15 AM Lourdes Diaz UC LEADS Mechanical Engineering Dr. Ala Qattawi 9:30 AM Rodolfo Barranco UC LEADS Mechanical Engineering Dr. YangQuan Chen 9:45 AM Ashley Cato CAMP LBL Computer Science & Eng. Dr. Benjamin Bowen 10:00 AM Natalie Azevedo CAMP LBL Computer Science & Eng. Dr. Benjamin Bowen 10:15 AM Elizabeth Arikawa CAMP LBL Computer Science & Eng. Dr. Benjamin Bowen 10:30 AM Cristhian Gutierrez CAMP JGI Applied Mathematics Dr. Zhong Wang 10:45 AM Jose Rubalcava-Cruz UC LEADS Mechanical Engineering Dr. Gerardo Diaz 11:00 AM Paulo Jeremias IIE Engineering Dr. Gerardo Diaz 11:15 AM Keith Saechao CAMP Mechanical Engineering Dr. Gerardo Diaz

11:30 AM-12:15 PM Research Poster Session A & Lunch Poster Session Exhibit in Library Lantern (KL 155)

12:30 PM-1:15 PM Research Poster Session B & Lunch

Poster Session Exhibit in Library Lantern (KL 155)

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM NOTE: No afternoon session in this room. Morning

presenters, please report to one of the other presentation rooms to support your peers!

9th Annual Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium University of California, Merced

Friday, August 07, 2015 !

8:00 AM Continental Breakfast - Classroom Building (COB) 120 8:30 AM Welcome and Introduction - Dr. Thomas W. Peterson, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor 8:45 AM Overview of Presentation Schedule - Mr. Jorge Arroyo, Undergraduate Research Opportunity

Center Coordinator

PRESENTATION ROOM - KL 396 Time Student Participant Program Major Faculty Mentor 9:00 AM Ryan Torres CAMP Biological Sciences Dr. Andrea Joyce 9:15 AM Stephanie Gamboa UC LEADS Public Health Dr. Andrea Joyce 9:30 AM Kylie McMillian Cal Poly SLO Agriculture Systems

Management Dr. Andrea Joyce

9:45 AM Marcos Lucero SeCURE Chemical Sciences Dr. David Pollock 10:00 AM Jocelyne Fadiga SeCURE Applied Mathematics Dr. Jan Novak 10:15 AM Jesus Partida UC LEADS Bioengineering Dr. Jun Ueda 10:30 AM Iris Montes SeCURE Biological Sciences Dr. Jennifer Pollock 10:45 AM Haword Cha SeCURE Biological Sciences Dr. Edward Inscho 11:00 AM Amy Hang CAMP Biological Sciences Dr. Rudy Ortiz 11:30 AM-12:15 PM Research Poster Session A & Lunch

Poster Session Exhibit in Library Lantern (KL 155) 12:30 PM-1:15 PM Research Poster Session B & Lunch

Poster Session Exhibit in Library Lantern (KL 155)

PRESENTATION ROOM - KL 396

Time Student Participant Program Major Faculty Mentor 1:30 PM Lillian Horin APS Biochemistry Dr. Rudy Ortiz 1:45 PM Pablo Juarez CAMP Biological Sciences Dr. Rudy Ortiz 2:00 PM Benny Escobedo NIH MARC Biological Sciences Dr. Rudy Ortiz 2:15 PM Jose Garcia UC LEADS Biological Sciences Dr. Rudy Ortiz 2:30 PM Guillermo Najarro CAMP Biological Sciences Dr. Clarissa Nobile 2:45 PM Joshua Cazares MARC Biological Sciences Dr. Jose Romero

9th Annual Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium University of California, Merced

Friday, August 07, 2015 !

8:00 AM Continental Breakfast Classroom Building (COB) 120 8:30 AM Welcome and Introduction - Dr. Thomas W. Peterson, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor 8:45 AM Overview of Presentation Schedule - Mr. Jorge Arroyo, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Center

Coordinator

PRESENTATION ROOM - KL 397 Time Student Participant Program Major Faculty Mentor 9:00 AM Julia Afeltra

Theresa Morrison David Hesslink Alina Levine

ARCHIMEDES Applied Mathematics Dr. Mayya Tokman and Dr. Francois Blanchette

9:30 AM Victoria Arias CAMP Applied Mathematics Dr. Roummel Marcia 9:45 AM Aramayis Orkusyan CSU Fresno Applied Mathematics Dr. Roummel Marcia 10:00 AM Dustin Story

Michael Siozios Austin Sagan Colton Bryant

ARCHIMEDES Applied Mathematics Dr. Arnold D. Kim and Dr. Boaz Ilan

10:30 AM Christian Montes CAMP Applied Mathematics Dr. Arnold D. Kim 10:45 AM Ho Chan AiMM REU Physics Dr. Jing Xu 11:00 AM Megan Halkett AiMM REU Chemical Sciences Dr. Patricia LiWang 11:15 AM Edwin Betady AiMM REU Aerospace Engineering Dr. Sayantani Ghosh 11:30 AM-12:15 PM Research Poster Session A & Lunch

Poster Session Exhibit in Library Lantern (KL 155)

12:30 PM-1:15 PM Research Poster Session B & Lunch

Poster Session Exhibit in Library Lantern (KL 155)

PRESENTATION ROOM - KL 397

Time Student Participant Program Major Faculty Mentor 1:30 PM Elizabeth Avelar AiMM REU Physics Dr. Jay E. Sharping 1:45 PM June Park AiMM REU Chemical Engineering Dr. Anand Bala

Subramaniam 2:00 PM Peter Meisenheimer AiMM REU Materials Science & E Dr. Michael Scheibner 2:15 PM Jocelyn Ochoa AiMM REU Chemical Sciences Dr. Benjamin Stokes 2:30 PM Phillip Smith AiMM REU Biochemistry Dr. Andy LiWang 2:45 PM Michael Montoya UC Merced Biological Sciences Dr. Andy LiWang