The overall quality of the applications demonstrated the high level of undergraduate research conducted at UMass Dartmouth
The Office of Undergraduate Research recently announced the winners of the 2019 Winter grants.
The winners include:
Aleksey Bourgoun, Mechanical Engineering - Supervisor: Professor Hangjian Ling
- Title: 鈥淎n experimental study of the life-time of underwater super-hydrophobic surfaces鈥�
Stefan Bruendl, Computer & Information Science - Supervisor: Professor Hua Fang
- Title: 鈥淩esearching 60 GHz communication with USRP machines鈥�
Sophia Costa, Chemistry & Biochemistry - Supervisor: Professor Shuowei Cai
- Title: 鈥淭owards understanding the neuronal protective effects of strawberries鈥�
Selines Diaz, Nursing - Supervisor: Professor Kathleen Elliott
- Title: 鈥淲hat are the benefits and barriers of seeking treatment for pregnant women with an addiction to drugs and the role of the healthcare support in this process.鈥�
Sarah Dulac, Mechanical Engineering - Supervisor: Professor Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh
- Title: 鈥淗arbor seal vibrissa morphology inspires studying footprints left behind moving hydrodynamic objects for future development of underwater sensors鈥�
Benjamin Guan-Kennedy, Animation & Game Arts - Supervisor: Professor Shawne Towne
- Title: 鈥淥f two worlds: the cross-cultural experience of immigrant artists鈥�
Jonathan Lake, Bioengineering - Supervisor: Professor Milana Vasudev
- Title: 鈥淓lectrical stimulation of neural progenitor cells on peptide nanotubes鈥�
Matthew Machado, Nursing - Supervisor: Professor Jennifer Viveiros
- Title: 鈥淩easons offered by heart failure patients for non-adherence with prescribed medication鈥�
Alana McGraw, Biology - Supervisor: Professor Mark Silby
- Title: 鈥淓xploring interspecies social spreading: analyzing the behavior of P. fluorescens and Pedobacter sp. V48 cocultured on plant roots鈥�
Grant Mooney, Political Science - Supervisor: Professor Robert Darst
- Title: 鈥淎merican Nightmare: Examining American Dystopias鈥�
Joshua Nickandros, Nursing - Supervisor: Professor Maryellen Brisbois
- Title: 鈥淪upportive therapy targeting depression and emotional distress in cancer patients鈥�
Nicholas Olson, Biology - Supervisor: Professor Kathryn Kavanagh
- Title: 鈥淒evelopmental mechanisms in the evolution of vertebral number鈥�
Maxwell Shangraw, Mechanical Engineering - Supervisor: Professor Hangjian Ling
- Title: 鈥淪tudy of the anti-biofouling properties of super-hydrophobic surfaces鈥�
Jennifer Woehl, Chemistry & Biochemistry - Supervisor: Professor Patrick Cappillino
- Title: 鈥淏io-inspired, high-stability, non-aqueous redox flow battery active material鈥�