CBEE Students at URCAD
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 · 10 AM - 2:30 PM
April 26, 2017
Presenters from Chemical,
Biochemical, and
Environmental Engineering
University Center
Agenda:
Welcome
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
UC 312
Remarks by Dr. Philip Rous, Provost and recognition of UMBC Review Faculty and Student Editors
General Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
UC 312
Remarks by Dr. Simon Stacey: Interim Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
Alumni Keynote Speaker Michelle Margolis Chesner, ’06, History, Minor Ancient Studies and Introduction of the 2017-2018 Undergraduate Research Award Scholars
Presenters in Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Elise Adamson | CBEE
Optimization of Biomaterial Microenvironment for Motor Neuron Tissue Engineering
Mentor(s): Jennie Leach
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 15
Hannah Aris | CBEE
Maximizing Phosphorus Recovery from Chicken Litter in a Continuous Process
Mentor(s): Lee Blaney
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 68
April 26, 2017
Shayan Borhani | CBEE
Production of Human Pro-insulin using Escherichia Coli cell-free Expression System
Mentor(s): Chandrasekhar Gurramkonda
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 39
Justin Hosten | CBEE
Drug Delivery in the Eye
Mentor(s): Erin Lavik
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 3
Sean Najmi | CBEE
Non-Invasive Fiber Optic Biosensor for Detection of Glutamine
Mentor(s): Leah Tolosa
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 17
Daniel Ocasio | CBEE
UV-Driven Antibiotic-to-Antibiotic Transformation Pathways and Kinetics of Sulfonamides
Mentor(s): Lee Blaney
UC 204 | 10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Chimdiya Onwukwe | CBEE
Using Physiological Data to Explore the Relationship between Nanoparticle Surface Charge and Complement Activation
Mentor(s): Erin Lavik
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 49
Julian Paige | CBEE
Development of a Low Cost Automated Sensor for the Simultaneous Measurement of Gas and Particle-phase Ammonia
Mentor(s): Christopher Hennigan
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 72
Andreas Seas | CBEE
The Effect of Stenting on the Shape of the Human Femoropopliteal Artery
Mentor(s): Alexey Kamenskiy
UC 204 | 1:45 – 2:00 p.m.
Emily Slaby | CBEE
Enhancing Anti-tumor Responses through Membrane-inserting TLR2 Ligands
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 51
Savannah Steinly | CBEE
Direct and Indirect Photolysis of Organometallic Compounds
Mentor(s): Lee Blaney
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 50
Georgina Stephanie | CBEE
Analyzing the Dynamics of Intracellular Trafficking and Processing of Lipid-tailed Peptides in Immune Cells
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC Ballroom | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 83
Mekha Thomas | CBEE
Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome Causes PFKL Complex Assembly in Macrophages
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC Ballroom | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Poster 50
