Fall 2008 Grants Recipients (A-F)

Fall 2011 Grant Recipients - (A-F)

Student Name	Major(s)	Faculty Mentor(s)	Project Title
Andres Aguirre	Chemical Engineering	Professor Nancy Da Silva	Bioethanol Production from D-xylose by Using Genetically Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Brian R. Agustin	Biological Sciences	Professor John P. Fruehauf	Effect of Black Raspberry Components and Extracts on Differentiation and Proliferation of HL60 Leukemia Cell Line
Angela M. Allen	Biological Sciences	Professor John C. Fox Professor Elizabeth Turner	Implementation and Assessment of a Formal Curriculum for Bedside Ultrasound Training
Jaime N. Allen	Anthropology	Professor Keith Murphy	How Children Use Money Despite Restrictions on Their Earning and Spending
Christina Amato	Biomedical Engineering	Professor James Earthman	A Novel Coating for NiTi alloy: PDMS with ZnO Particles
Imer Arnautovic	Psychology & Social Behavior	Professor Peter Ditto	Formal versus Intuitive Reasoning on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Thomas S. Assali	Biological Sciences	Professor Kenneth J. Shea Professor Yusuke Yonamine	Enhancing Stability and Suppressing Non-Specific Adsorption of Synthetic Polymer Nanoparticles using a Zwitterion Monomer
Nada Awad	Biological Sciences	Professor Jennifer Martiny	Exploring Infectivity Patterns of Myoviruses on Unknown Synechococcus Strains
Cameron S. Bader	Biological Sciences	Professor David Camerini	Characterization of HIV Protease from Rare Viremic Non-Progressors
Rahaf Baker	Biological Sciences	Professor Ron Frostig	The Effect of Stimulation on the Infarct Size Directly after Temporary Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in an Adult Rat Ischemic Stroke Model
Timothy Banh	Psychology & Social Behavior	Professor Wendy A.. Goldberg	Internalizing Symptoms and Sleep Quality in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Rene J. Barcenas	Sociology	Professor David Snow	The Affects of Neighborhood Changes and Gentrification on Downtown Santa Ana Residents
Chesca Barrios	Biological Sciences/ Women's Studies Minor	Professor Lisa Flanagan	Generating Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells and Measuring their Dielectric Properties
Galia Barsever	Biological Sciences	Professor Lisa Pearl	Understanding the “Less is More” Effect in Language Development: A Look at Word Segmentation
Markie Bear	Anthropology/ Minor in Global Cultures	Professor Michael Montoya	Current Trends in Chocolate
Kyle A. Bishop	Quantitative Economics	Professor Gary Richardson	A Comparison of Long-Term Unemployment in the United States During the Great Depression and the Aftermath of the 2007 Financial Crisis
Allyson E. Blackstone	Chemistry/ Dance	Professor Jeffrey A. Russell	Relationship Between Lower Body Muscular Power and Incidence of Injuries in Dancers
Samantha D. Bondi	Urban Studies/ Political Science and Social Ecology	Professor David L. Feldman	Relationship between Air Pollutants and Water Quality in Southern California
Eddie Bonilla	Psychology & Social Behavior/ Chicano/Latino Studies	Professor Rodolfo D.. Torres	Taking a Left at the Chicano Movement
Rao Borden	Psychology & Social Behavior	Professor JoAnn Prause	The Relationship between Loan Modification and Homeowners’ Psychological
Giovanni A. Botten	Microbiology & Immunology	Professor Michelle Fortier	Differences in Parental Response to Pain between White and Hispanic Parents of Pediatric Oncology Patients in the Home Setting
Myles D. Brady	Business Economics	Professor Jiawei Chen	Analysis of the 2008 SAFE Act: The Effect of Broker Licensing Requirements on Employment Outcomes for Loan Officers and Market Outcomes for Consumers
Marissa Brown	Dance-Performance/ Dance-Choreography	Professor Loretta Livingston	Creating a Concert
Nina Butingan	Psychology	Professor Ron D. Frostig	The Aged Cortex Is Capable of Sensory-Induced Recovery from Ischemic Stroke
Everardo Camacho	Biomedical Engineering	Professor An H. Do Professor Zoran Nenadic	Interfacing of a Brain Computer System with a Motorized Wheelchair
Tracy T. Cerda	Psychology/ Social Science	Professor Jodi A. Quas	Stress and Child Mental Health
Sebastien R. Cervantes	English	Professor Rebecca A. Davis	The Test within the Journey: Ritual and Game and the Effects of Failure in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Michelle K. Chan	Nursing Science	Professor Alison Holman	Social Environment Interacts with Genes to Predict Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress and Cardiovascular Disease
Jane T. Chang	Biological Sciences	Professor Peter Kaiser	Methionine Stress in Breast Cancer Cells Induce Intrinsic Apoptosis
Vincent C. Chang	Biological Sciences	Professor Mark Langdorf Professor Shahram Lotfipour	Timeliness of Consultation in the Emergency Department
Philip Chao	Biomedical Engineering	Professor Robert Edwards Professor Elliot Hui	Optimization of Microfabricated In Vitro Culture Environment for Explanted Colon Crypts
Kevin Cheng	Chemistry	Professor Zhibin Guan	Utilization of Hydrogen Bonds to Prepare Dynamic Nanocomposites
Francesca B. Cheng	Sociology	Professor Stanley R. . Bailey	Ethnic Church Effects on Second Generation Chinese American Protestants
Vickie Cheng	Chemistry/ Biology	Professor Shiou-Chuan Tsai	Elucidating the role of HedE in the Biosynthesis of the Hedamycin Aromatic Core
Silviu Cherloaba	Economics	Professor Gary Richardson	A Look into the Factors that Determine Commercial Bank Lending during Periods of Great Financial Stress
Edgar Cheung	Economics/ Minors: Digital Arts, Information & Computer Science	Professor John Crawford	Experience In The Honors Program
Heyzel F. Chevez	Psychology/ Chicano/Latino Studies	Professor Belinda Campos	Pregnancy Intention: The Influence of Unintended Pregnancy on Pregnancy Experience and Postpartum Adjustment in Latinas
Linett M. Chevez	Psychology/ Chicano/Latino Studies	Professor Belinda Campos	Culture, Stress and Social Support: Can Culture Buffer the Effects of Stress on Health and Academic Outcomes?
Chanel N. Chew	Biological Sciences	Professor Frances M. Leslie	The Effect of Adolescent Nicotine Self-Administration on Alcohol Reinforcement during Adulthood
Kent Chiu	Psychology & Social Behavior	Professor Wendy A.. Goldberg	The Broader Autism Phenotype (BAP) in College Students: Associations with Individual Well-Being
Nicole N. Chmielewski	Women's Studies/ Chemistry	Professor Marek Kaminski	The Political Outcome of the Smolensk Tragedy in Poland
Joseph H. Choe	Biological Sciences	Professor Steven Gross	Regulation of Kinesin Light Chain by JIP
Ellen Y. Choi	Biological Sciences	Professor Olivier Civelli	The Role of Melanin-Concentrating Hormone in Regulation of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Kenneth Chow	Environmental Engineering	Professor Sunny Jiang	Analysis of Flow Cytometry for Real-Time Virus Monitoring in Waste Water Treatment Processes
Jane Y. Chung	Political Science/ Religious Studies	Professor Cecelia Lynch	Ideology Survival through Propaganda
Jennifer L. Condas	Art History	Professor Alice Fahs Professor Jon Wiener	The Emancipation of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller through Modern Art Matronage and Museum Building in Manhattan
Alexandra G. Coombs	Public Health Policy/ Sociology	Professor Tom Boellstorff	From Local to Global: How the Spatial Scaling of Globalization Impacts the Functioning of NGOs in their Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Alexandra Crampton	Biomedical Engineering	Professor Steven George	Optimization and Standardization of the Experimental Protocol for Calcium Ion Oscillations in Human Airway Smooth Muscle Cells
Rachel Danielson	Earth & Environmental Science	Professor Ann K. Sakai Professor Stephen G. Weller	Importance of Hybrid Zones in Breeding System Evolution
Chase T. Davis	Biomedical Engineering	Professor Wendy F. Liu	Analysis of Complement Protein Absorption on Cationic Polymer Coatings
Vileana L. De La Rosa	Comparative Literature	Professor Tiffany Willoughby-Herard	Recreating and Rethinking La Voz: Analysis of Ethnic Student Media at UC Irvine and Beyond
Jason Del Rio	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Professor Steven P. Gross	Regulation of Kinesin-1 Activity Through RanBP2: Control of Cytosolic Localization?
Anthony B. DeNicola	Chemical Engineering	Professor Nancy Da Silva	Optimization of Growth Conditions for Yeast Cells Producing Human Collagen III
Ahmed T. Dessouki	Electrical Engineering	Professor Michael M. Green	Phase Locked Loop
Jason Q. Dinh	Mechanical Engineering	Professor David Reinkensmeyer	Integrating Technology with Motor Learning and Rehabilitation
Sang X. Do	Psychology & Social Behavior	Professor Eric D. Knowles	Speaking Without Words: Nonverbal Communication in Intergroup Interactions
Kathleen L. Dooley	Biomedical Engineering	Professor Elliot Hui	Demonstration of Gap Junction Formation on Novel Co-Culture Platforms
Kelsey L. Duckstad	Political Science	Professor Anthony McGann	Can NATO learn from the Taliban? A Study of Drug Interdiction in Afghanistan
Natasha T. Duell	Psychology & Social Behavior	Professor Elizabeth Cauffman	Change Over Time in Risk Judgments Among Adolescents and Adults
Alyssa Marie A. Dy	Public Health Sciences/ Sociology	Professor Roxane C. Silver	Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer and their Parents: Parent Perceptions and Post-traumatic Growth
Samantha A. Elliott	Criminology, Law & Society	Professor Donna Schuele	Is the Rise of Gender Equality in the Work Place Contributing to an Increase in White-Collar Crime Committed by Women?
Horacio M. Estabridis	Biomedical Engineering	Professor Elliot Botvinick	Fiber Matrix Analysis With Confocal Microscopy and Space Time Image Correlation
Chad D. Eyerly	Chemistry	Professor Sergey Nizkorodov	Analysis of Mass Changing, Photochemical Reactions Occurring in the Atmosphere
Ryan T. Farraro	Biomedical Engineering	Professor Bernard H. Choi	The Use of the Dorsal Window Model in Assessing Appropriate PDL+PDT Protocol
Kathryn Y. Felsinger	Dance	Professor Loretta Livingston	Creating a Dance Concert: the Value of Collaborative Processes in Dance-Making
Christine A. Feng	Biological Sciences	Professor Frances M. Leslie	The Effect of 5-HT1A Antagonism on Behavioral Alterations Elicited by Nicotine on the Developing Dopamine System in Adolescence
Craig S. Flath	Biological Sciences	Professor David Gardiner	Expression of Cell-Surface Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans in the Regenerative Blastema of Ambystoma mexicanum (Axolotl)
Matthew E. Foerster	Political Science	Professor Patrick Morgan	Sharing Deterrence: “Origins of Unevenly Bolstered Security Arrangements and their Detrimental Effects on Northeast Asian Security”
Earl E. Foust	Comparative Literature/ History	Professor Adriana Johnson	Placeholders: The Native in, and out of, the Philippine Nationalist Imaginary
Lauren R. Freschauf	Biomedical Engineering: Premedicine	Professor Michelle Khine	Shrink-Induced Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Wesley T. Fuhrman	Physics	Professor Alexander L. Chernyshev	Magnon Decay Dynamics in the Quasi-2D Heisenberg Antiferromagnet
Wesley T. Fuhrman	Physics	Professor Sarah Eichhorn	Game Theory in the Quantum Regime: Routes to Resolution of Prisoner's and Traveler's Dilemma